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Now I want, nay desire deeply, feedback: How else will I improve or get better? However what I want is substance.
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-If you have comments (positive and negative or both)
concerns (even of my sanity)
and or questions (i.e. How did you do...or why did you do...or why is character such and such a...)
I welcome them!
Enjoy^^

I am my own team ^^ So I appreciate help wherever and whenever I get it in the guise of C & C.

Wow, there nice screen you have, i will download it soon.

A well thought out and interesting story. I like plots that deal with memory and the past. Your characters are very realistic and obviously also well thought out. Also, I love the artwork, especially Merrik's. Great work on this, it looks like a very interesting game.

@Rusty: Thankies. Please tell me what you think if and when you do.

@GoldenGriffon: Bweehee.. that pic of Merrik is old >.> Ima going to have to update and finish his character soon. Thank you though! I love time travel or memory oriented stories myself. I really think that memories and how we grow or don't grow because of them make up who we are, more than we give 'em credit for.

This is very cool stuff, i havent read any of it, but the screens and art work is right upmy street
well, just finished downloading the demo, imnot ona try it tonight but will try it 2morrow, will give you update looks great from here though.

Wow, awesome. Just freak'n awesome. It's nice to see some SciFi games here. Especially ones about time travel. (Which I totally was not planning on doing by the way... >.>) But the characters and some of the settings look a lot more fantasy-ish. It gave me a very "Dragon Riders of Pern" feeling. I'm downloading the Demo now and will post my views on it after I've finished it.
Anyway, what I've loved so far is the art (nice av btw ) and the scifi settings (which I already mentioned in you topic in the resource section). The art looks gorgeous. But, I noticed some of them have a different style. Like the Isolde one. I suppose this has to do with when you made it?

@Tonk: Alright I await your feedback ^^

@Ankh;
It seems kinda fantasy-ish 'cause it's Scifi-Fantasy. More like Starwars or Farscape or Babylon 5 kinda versus Stargate or Star Trek.

Yes indeed, Isolde's graphic is different and so is Rowen, because this is the first and only game I've been working on so far (for over a year) and of course my skills as an artist has increased. Even now I'm thinking of doing a whole revamp now that my style is more like what you can see on my deviantart page. Alas the curse of an artist is to be never satisfyied with thine own art -_-;

EDIT not to mention I got a new wacom tablet and painter X somewhat recently so I can do much more ^^

Well, I've gotten through I bit of the demo, but I have to sleep now...

Here are somethings I noticed. Maybe be bugs, not sure:
- The Holoteles on the main floor appear over the Aqua, even if he's supposed to be in front of them.
- After Taelia joins you, her sprite is still there.
- If you go in front of the sliding doors and press enter/space again the door opening animation plays again.
- The vending machines don't have any choices and just take my money.
- Also the vending machines and the battle have some text missing and it doesn't show an indicator on which monster is selected. The Scan button also covers the action selection screen.
- The window (or door) Rowen goes out of seems to have the wall behind it, not a window-door-thing.
- The bored worker's name sign thing in the dialog in the room on the 2nd floor isn't working properly.
- When using the microscope, the Aqua still moves around.
- In the medical place, when you talk to the regretful knight, you also read the "don't take potions/herbs" thing.
- In the left most room in the inn, turn the lights on doesn't do anything.

I would also suggest that the choices in the dialog some how lop back on themselves if possible, so we don't have to start the conversation all over again if you want to ask another question. You also probably shouldn't put plants on the other side of the door, it kind of messes up the path. And the text in intro and some of the reading should have outlined letters or different colors or something so they stand out more.

Anyway, now that that's out of the way... the demo is really, really cool. The building looks really nice, the elevator and microscope effects are a nice touch. It even has a reference to Speaker for the Dead (sweet)! And the various other references I can't list right now.

I'll finish it tomorrow. Good night!

EDIT: Okay, got a bit further. But I have 2 questions:
1. Once I've bought the holopet, how do I give it to the sick girl?
2. Is it possible to be healed at the hospital, or do you have to go to the inn?

Thank you for playing my game ^^. Thank you even MORE for pointing out those bugs, I'll be fixing them over the weekend and re-doing some of the artwork >.> perhaps adding and refining some things I'm just noticing.

-the vending machines item giving, at the moment is random. I'm half deciding perhaps to do an interactive one with pics and events(design stages right now) or doing a random slot machine type thing.

Yes! Another Orson Scott Card fan ^_~

Ah, okay. I remember reading that somewhere in the first post. Well, now I do anyway.
Also, I should probably download that font, huh? (I mean, it's only right under the demo link. Who could miss that? ;>>) That's why I couldn't read some of the text. I think anyway. The game didn't crash, so I'll have to check.

The font can help...>.> and No, your absolutely right about the dialouge.

Okay, got it. I'm going to go play the demo now.
I have another question, though. That zip file (rgss102e), is it important for anything? Because I have no idea where to unzip it, and the game seems to be working fine without it.

EDIT: Well, I'm a little stuck now. I assume I need to get into the concert to find Merrik and, according to the bouncer, I need a ticket. Do you think you could give me a hint on how to find it? You don't have to tell me right out, but just a little help would be... er... helpful.

I think it's for those who don't have the RTP and want to play the game still.

wow, that overview of the city blow me away, looks like a good game, just started downloading the demo

Thanks, that helped. I thought I had checked all the boxes there, but I didn't after all.

So, I finished the demo, and I have to say, it was fun. A few bugs, but nothing game breaking. I love the art it's got a nice semi-realistic look. And the expressions on some of them make the portraits seem more alive than a simple pose. Like Aqua's. It's got a good sort of confused look to it, even though his face is rather expressionless, which ties into his character rather nicely.

Now onto the bugs!
- Some of the NPC titles overflow from the name box. Examples are the girl gamer in the arcade, the protectorate guard at the weapon shop, and the "not so innocent pirate" at the concert hall.
- I'd suggest having some way to skip the song. I like it well enough, but it's kind of long, and it might get kind of annoying to some.
- Are you supposed to be able to walk through the chess pieces at the arcade?
- Not so much a bug, and not really all that annoying, but it took me awhile to realize that


That's all I've got. I'll probably go through it again to check out if there's anything I missed. But it's really good so far.
Nice work.

ok i dont really knoqw whats going on but, iv downloaded iyt and when i try to play it, it crashes, i got through the ytitle screen, then at the menu it gives me a bar but no wighting, then i randomlypica selection and i start at this bar or something, then i try to chat to the guards blocking my way and the game crashes....it sucks cause as soon as i see the first bit it looks totaly diferent and i cant get past it help

@ TonkRogerio: Did you already do this?



@Ankh:Thanks for your comments and bringing the following points to my attention ^__^

-Thanks for noticing the name box thing, I'm fixing it.
-Yea, your more than likely right about the song being too long. A skip option like I did for the opening credit's is what I'll prob. end up doing.
-Chess pieces are holograms, perhaps if I made them more opaque it'd be more obvious.
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DARN IT!!
it don't work, iv put the text file in the main folder...nithing, in the text folder....nothing ARGHHH
ok when i start the game its fine, i can see the intro, i get a message when i try to leave (but no text shows up and i have tried puting the file in both main folder and text folder and testing it with both) but as soon as i talk to a guard...bang, this shows up
"script 'advanced message' line 660:rgsserror occurred
failed to create bit map"

help me!! i wana play lol

Did you put the font in the font folder on your computer? The font file shouldn't go in any of the game folders.

um...im not to good with computers but i will try and find some sort of...font folder

I am still working on this I promise!

I currently am not doing anything really other than mapping and revamping artwork yet AGAIN! But
I don't think I'll be doing any more revamping because I am at a level that I am completely happy with and a style I will stick with...tell me what you think
Lord Merrik Lune's revamped WIP
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and some new screenies
Enterance to the mining cave inside an active volcanic mountain

Some one's eavesdropping on a conversation >_>

Off we go to Full Games/Long Demos! This is quality gaming right here. Love the sci fi stuff, not often I see an RPG like this!

Thanks for the move and the compliment ^__^

Congrats on making Project Of The Month! Now you are pinned, courtesy of yours truly!

Wow, the art work and the mapping is amazing! It really makes me want to download the demo which I plan to do when I have time. Keep up the work, this looks VERY promising. Congrats on project of the month too!

I appreciate your interest in my project ^__^
I'd wait a few weeks or a month or so to try out the demo 'cause I am redoing it to "upgrade" it so to speak. I'm incorporating all the suggestions I've got as of yet and updating the artwork and adding some new "bells and whistles"

You can try out the demo now if you like, but I dunno if you'll want to replay it again when I update it or not.

This. Has. Not. Died. ....yet

I'm still working on this I promise! I'm currently still working on the art when I get the time out of my schedule, and little event systems here and there.

In the meantime some stuff to glance over


My style has changed a lot, even now it's still evolving

I've also changed the menu graphically,


Also the character info for the thread

(see first post under characters for the other two females. I'm still working on the males in the group)

anywho comments, questions, concerns: even of sanity! Welcome always!

I just want to say that this looks... well... amazing! And that's an understatement. Your character art is beautiful as is that menu! I shall download the demo and try it out after work just to see what it was like before.

Good to see this is still up and running. The menu looks really good. Well anyways, not much to add, but if you ever need my testing abilities, just let me know here or irc. I will post more whenever you get a new version up, and I have played through it.

Looks perfect. I still don't like that you do not use the RM2k/3, but I hope you will upload some playable stuff soon...

Yes, but you must stop trying to push rm2k3 on people. What maker they use should be irrelevant in your opinion of the game.

Well hello RRR, it's yet another looooong hiatus that I've come back from.

As always I've never stopped working on this and to show that there is indeed progress, see
the first post characters for a completed "Aqua" and "Merrik"
also I've evented two ideas that were tossed out by people and implemented them using pictures and events.


Enjoy, and comments or questions always appreciated.

I've been on a major roll here. Got a great deal of graphics almost completed and a few more events and evented systems close to the finish. I am planning to release this on a chapter basis because of how big the filesize might be and how much time this game is going to take until it's finished. That being said, I wish to release chapters one and two together in a month or two. I do not have a rigid date in mind to be honest because I find that those things are hard to predict accurately.

All that being said, if you have downloaded my demo and wish to give me feedback I will appreciate it. (Not looking for graphical feedback neccessarily because that stuff is already changed) I'd like feedback on story, pace, setting, etc. I'd love feedback on stuff that I can adjust before the release of my first two chapters.

Now time for some candy?

a sample of some of the Icons I've been working on


and the last character's battler

Thanks Warder ^^
Yes the items you can make will affect hp or mp. You will have to be careful however, sometimes the food you make will be rotten or spoiled. If you "eat" that, your MP or HP may go down and/or add a sick status. However, you'd still want to keep the spoiled/rotten items because you can use it for other things in the game.

omg this game looks fantastic!! i am downloading it right now!!! you got so many unique ideas which just forces me to download this game!!! keep up the good work! i will give you more feedback after i've played through the demo!!

This looks awesome youve got great skills ^^
Per chance do you want to team with me in the future for projects? I am a qualified graphic designer and pretty decent with rmxp. My project is on my Join link in my sig. PM me if your interested.

Thank yous ^^ I await any feedback you might give. I do want to make sure I meet everyone's concerns before putting out chapt 1 and 2, so I value feedback at this point, even more so.


It is slightly random, however the random result IS based on your cooking skill level.

There are four basic results
1. You succeed in baking, but it's spoiled or rotten (Food that adds sick status or subtract MP or HP)
2. You succeed in baking something edible and good (low to medium MP or HP recovery)
3. You succeed in baking something edible and great (think higher recovery of MP or HP)
4. You fail in baking.

How often those appear in the random event is dependent on your cooking level
i.e the lower level might have two extra random fails than say the next level and the higher you go the less they will pop up, and the higher you go the less you will cook something spoiled and rotten. I had wanted to add 5th result. Failing and burning down the kitchen, but I've decided to keep it basic this round of chapters. The having to push a button at a certain time during the timer's countdown/up has also been taken out.


Thank you and I can't see as much info as I'd like to (enough to decide yes or no at this point) for now my reply to that offer is neutral ;.

moin SP,

the last time I tried to download this the game always had an error on the first map. This time I downloaded it again and it couldn't extract all the files.

You told me to wait for the next version, but that was 1 year ago. So why not uploading a valid version NOW?

Looks very good, too bad I don't have the XP RTP anymore.
I'll have to get it sometime.
When I do I'll tell you what I think of it.

Again, I will say the same thing I told you last time.

Have....you read the red letters on the first page >_> i.e. have you installed the font? Perhaps I should make it a larger font size and uh...BOLD for you dear DB (this is assuming you already have the RTP which I did not include to keep the filesize down, it is rather large after all for a demo) EDIT: There ya go, bolded and enlarged the font warning just for you DB.

Also I plan to release chapters 1 and 2 soonish, so to me it'd be redundant to really update what will be considered chapter 2.

And remember patience is a virtue. ~_^

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@Harry: That'd be awesome ^^

First of all don't call me unpatient, because I already waited 1 fucking year.

Secondly I HAVE the dauphin font installed, but that it not the problem. Neither the RTP.

When I extract the game it says at about 80% ''Extract failed''. When I then try to start the game it says ''Unable to find the Graphics/Tiles/Tears of Ocean 3''.

I think meanwhile I hae to accept that I will never be able to play this... ;__;

Batisaberg- stop being so godamn rude to everyone, You have been told over and over again yet you continue.

You were told by Starscream to drop this attitude- you didn't - one month suspension.

First off I'd like to point out this...

The first time you were aware about my game was in March so technically not a year, a quite a while yes, but not a year. (we've had the exact discussion before in RRR chat, so why you bring them up here is beyond me >_>)

Secondly, You are the first to have that problem, or at least bring it to my attention. Makes me wonder DB what are you trying to get at..I do know you love your resources

Third, you said your first problem was an error on the first map, which is because again you didn't have the font installed. It wouldn't make sense that you'd get past the first title screen AND intro onto the first map (which is why you got the 1st error, the font wasn't needed until that first map) and THEN suddenly the game decides that you don't have the title needed to continue, although it didn't need it you know...at the begining when the game started...

And you also know that I said it was going to take me quite a while because of all the custom artwork I was doing...again...we've had this disscussion I'm sure in the RRR chat in the past..

So yes, unless you want to try again this time making sure you have the font and leaving the game file alone *ahem* Or waiting until I'm ready to release chapt one and two... Then yes I guess we'll have to accept that you will never be able to play this.

EDIT: NVM...

Man, this game looks great, kudos to you Sakura Phoenix. Your artwork...it's like godly...how do you do it...I'm like serious how can you be that good? I've always wanted to be able to draw (and I not that great) and you've pretty much inspired me to try again. All the features, story, characters, ect. it's all wonderful. Im gonna have to try this out. Great work

Awesome!
This game is still on!

Your drawings have really improved (really pro n_n) can`t wait for new releases
Merrik is still my fav character X3

@TheLawG14Thank you much ^^ My art is getting better because I took time off from making the game and focused on improving my art so that I don't have to always want to revamp the artwork/Graphics (I mean look at the characters, I've re done them two to three times -_-; ) I fig. that'd be easier instead of always doing it as I go along. I am now able to have some form of graphical consistancy with each chapter as the game continues. If it wasn't for people in RRR chat pushing me/inspiring me and making me try harder to improve my art, I may not be at the same level as I am today.

@Avadan:SQUEEE So awesome to see you Avadan! It's been awhile hasn't it? Everyonce in a while I'll open up your contest game to make sure I stay focused on this game. Thanks for the compliment and hope to see you around again!

i must say i like it alot!!! you put alot of love in your work! but after i caught that thief on lvl 4 or so ... how do i get back on lvl M ... i dont know what to do next and when i use the elevator it only shows floors 1,2,4,5 ...?

Thank you for playing my game

Hit cancel/esc/ 0.. it'll return you to the main floor. I think I had the secretary on the main floor should've told you that that is what is needed. However it's been awhile, so I'll be sure to double check it's in the chapters when they come out -_-;

The project looks really great. I'm downloading the demo and trying it out!

Simply put, the demo is an awsomeness of total awsome wrapped in a package of pure unfiltered awsome. By the way... did I mention the demo was awsome? lol. In my time in RRR (about 2 to 3 years) there are very very few games that have actually caught my attention, and your game is defiantly on my list of great RRR games, keep up the good work.