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Sort of a big announcement, or at least potentially. Backstory: So I was chatting up my game and going over some design documents with some homies, and the sentiment came up more or less of "You've got a really good thing going on here. You ever think about selling it? on Steam or such?" And I thought about it, and...yeah. Maybe I should. I think I have a solid plot, mechanical design, framework, and I'm almost done! Putting Chronology on Steam would get the game to a far wider audience and invigorate me as a designer. However, I couldn't. Why? Well...asset wise, it needs a fresh coat of paint. In other words, it needs original assets and not the rips and edits I've been using. Do not get me wrong, I've been a staunch defender of rips and edits in the hobby design corner for like, ever! They allow a designer to build up something using something else (and this is a thing in the art world utilized by very famous artists, 're-contextualization') and focus on the meat while they free up assets to build it. Also, editing is a lot of fun, I liked doing it for its own sake. It served me well forever. If you're making a game and using rips, and rips are the difference between your game being released or unreleased, use those rips! Either way, that's here nor there and this isn't about the ethics of rips or whatever, so shush. However, I can't sell it, or more specifically, I can't sell Chronology as its with rips. And even if I didn't sell it, using FFVI assets and the like inherently limits my audience in the wider world. So I'm announcing that henceforth I'm taking Chronology forward to eventually transition all of its visual assets to original ones. What does this mean for you, the (hopeful) consumer? A few things. -This pushes the release date back until first quarter 2017 at the earliest, but this does NOT affect the mechanical development. It's still being developed in RM VX Ace, it's still being worked on as is, the plot is still being written and meat and bones of the game are still being chipped away at. In other words, this does not affect me opening up the program and working on the game. -This is ONLY the visual assets. The music, plot, mechanics, script, etc etc were all original to begin with. This does mean I'll need new tilesets, charactersets, battle animations, and other visual assets. This is a fair amount of work, but I'm not building anything else from scratch. -While replacing the visual assets will take a fair amount of work/time/some cash, in many cases its more of a one for one swap. Basically, the towns using FFVI chipsets will now be original, the forests using Rudra assets will now be original forests, the character and battle graphics will be similar in scale and appearance, just not FFVI edits, and so on and so forth. I don't have to recreate entire maps from scratch, I 'only' have to edit and fix graphical transition hiccups that comes from importing new assets and exporting the old ones. -By 'original' I am not willing to accept a drastic decrease in quality. My game WILL be differentiated from the many other VX Ace games, graphically. You're not going to see glossy, Alex, RTP stuff. The visual look and feel of my game won't depart from the one it has now as much as possible. -This won't be free, but I have some ideas (and some capital) to fund it, and I know of some talented people who I can ask around for to see if anyone is interesting in doing this. However if you know of anyone, please point me in their direction, or vice versa! -This isn't, nor is selling the game on Steam, absolutely set in stone, but I am leaning towards it heavily. Until then, like I said above, I'll continue to work on the game like I did before! Whew. That's a lot. Any questions or thoughts

Riots Break Out Across Judec in Protest of Coronation of Emperor Mikhail Veodor https://rpgmaker.net/games/555/blog/17723/ 'Mere weeks after the conclusion of the Imperial Civil War and the Homefront Liberation Army's victory over the Alexi imperial family, riots and protests are already breaking out across the Empire in opposition to the crowning of Duke Mikhail as Emperor in the wake of Emperor Cyril Alexi's death at the hands of Loyalist extremists. Although the Homefront rebel faction was supported by much of Judec's working class and disaffected military, many Loyalist forces remain across the Empire. With mixed reports of civil disturbances, peaceful protests, and violence erupting across the cities of Marzantium, Eskelgrad, and the Imperial Capital Constantine, the Imperial Army (much of which was formerly the rebel forces) find themselves in the ironic position of being on the other side of the same table they sat at just months ago. Among the most egregious of rumors floating around the Empire are the whispers that Duke Mikhail's ascension is in fact illegitimate, and the former Emperor Cyril was actually murdered by rebel forces, looking to boost the Homefront sympathetic Duke Mikhail onto the Imperial throne. As tensions with the Alliance rise, it remains to be seen how these developments will impact future events in the continent.'

Broken.

-Excerpt from 'Encyclopaedia Bestarium Compendium-Chapter IV' ...One of the most fundamental aspects of warfare is 'know thy enemy'. Individual combat against beasts is no different. In this chapter we examine the common classifications and manner of monsters and how to best them. Please keep in mind that these are general guidelines, and many a hunter has learned about exceptions in a fatal manner! Humanoids: While not a monster in the technical sense (although some philosophers may disagree), you may cross swords with your fellow man almost as frequently as with a feral beast. In these scenarios, humanoids have the widest variety in strengths, weaknesses, and vulnerabilities. Blinding warriors, hexing mages, to stunning quick warriors is effective, but poison remains the universally reliable method of whittling down human foes across the board. Beasts: Any fauna of the field, from wolves, to bears, to their more threatening, monstrous counterparts. Beast monsters usually share a common fear of fire, (although different subspecies may differ), and lacking in higher reasoning, fall prey to befuddlement or blindness. Beasts can bring much power to bear, often instinctively targeting their weakest quarry, but can be easily outwitted. Dragonoids: While usually associated with higher genus dragons, the dragonoid family can also be assigned to most lesser reptillian based monsters. While fearsome (especially higher dragons with their breath attacks), with many subspecies possessing thick, hard scales that resists direct assault, many dragonoids have an extreme aversion to lower temperatures, and a simple nervous system lends itself to easily being stunned. Be wary however of the incredible diversity in the elemental distribution of higher dragons, however. These are only a scant few of the various types of foes and monsters that exist in our world. Later chapters discuss and break down other subsets such as Ether monsters, Armored beasts, and Automata... 

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And of course, Dais has a few tricks up his sleeve when his allies need an extra oomph. So that's how Dais rolls! He's your straight up mage, but many times that's just what you need. Next up is one of my favorite characters gameplay wise, the crafty alchemist, Metis! Stay tuned.

The City of Schwartzenvald Jurisdiction: The Empire of Judec Population: Due to the lack of an official census, accurate numbers are unknown. However, believed to be about 50,000 Although nominally within the borders of the Empire, due its location nestled in the mountainous, no mans land of the Heimdall Massif, (where the border between the Empire and Alliance is frequently redrawn), Schwartzenvald hasn't known or felt the rule of law in over 50 years. Whatever the original city plan once was, it's now lost and buried under literal mountains of hastily erected and poorly maintained buildings, criscrossed and piled on top of one another. Fires lit in trash barrels and the light from lanterns dancing on the walls all night bathe the city in a hellish glow. All manner of vice and sin can be found here, and the city's 'economy' flourishes with illegal smuggling of weapons, drugs, and Etherium, and the criminal syndicate known as the Consortium's tight grip on the city ensures that this remains the case.

Just another Snatcher break. Don’t worry about it.

The world map is coming together, one piece of a code at a time.

Don't mind the clutter: just testing things out in the new, higher resolution.

At any point, you can review that book or note in the Item Menu at a later date. I especially like this from a lore and worldbuilding perspective, as a developer I can fill in much more lore and worldbuilding without the player feeling bogged down by it. The lore that isn't pertinent in the plot can be discovered by books in addition to NPCs and side quests and whatnot, and the Books can be reviewed later at the players leisure. Just something I wanted to share. Next up is another installment of the Character Gameplay Showcase, so I hope you guys are stoked!

Thanks for reading! I hope you're enjoying these and getting a little better idea of how the battle system and its characters operate! Dais Kruetz is next!