Crusaders [Battle Demo!!]

Spoiler for Updates:

17/06/07: Uploaded a demo. I will upload it at megaupload tomorrow when I have time.

12/06/07: Added a few screenshots of the KGC Active Count battle system.

09/6/07: I have fixed up the storyline a bit but it has been hard to give details about the game without spoiling anything or making a never ending story. I also added with "Updates" section to keep you informed with everything ^^

Spoiler for Team:

Major Mappers: Jalkson, Rune, SirJackRex and HowlingWinds.
Mappers: Winged,
Story: Winged and Suiko
Helpers: ChaosSpartan28, Horror BN and dollmage
Waiting for List: Rpg_Gnome (waiting for examples) and qwertyuiopboy (waiting for reply)

Spoiler for History:

Five-Thousand years passed without any records or ruins about anything. Those five-thousand years were known as the Dream Time which was left forgotten and unknown. One day, an organization known as the "Rare Hunters" found many ruins and treasures which have been proved to be over five-thousand years old. In less than a month, the royals gave the Rare Hunters fame and power, the only thing the royals asked in return was the research treasures that they found. With this power, the Rare Hunters quickly devoured the land and destroyed the land. After everything on land was found, they started moving into the seas, where massive amounts of treasure lay and protecting them were armies of sea monsters. The Rare Hunters stood no chance against the monsters for five years, they soon became desperate for resources and began to rob from the rich and passing ships. The royals family soon decided that the Rare Hunters were no longer useful to them and so they decided to abandon  every member of the Rare Hunters and took back everything that was theirs which included their weapons and gold. Thinking that the Rare Hunters would die at sea without any defense against bounty hunters, they left them alive on one single ship. This however did not stop the Rare Hunters, they split into different crews and robbed hundreds of ships while killing many people for their money. Soon they attacked the royals and spread the word that their new name were the "Pirates". That was the start of the eternal war against Pirates and Royals.

Spoiler for Story:

The royal family are planing to wipe out the entire pirate race with one single weapon. What is this weapon that they are so confident in and is there any chance of them escaping? The only hope for the pirates to survive is for them to put aside their differences and fight together. You play Kairo, a youthful pirate in training who would do anything to stop the Royals.

Spoiler for Characters:

~Kairo

Information: He was rescued by pirates after a storm. The captain of the pirates took a liking to him and after that he became a respected member. Nobody knows why the captain thinks he has any use, he lacks in maturity and is unbelievably lazy for someone his age.

~Shadow

Information: He is skilled...maybe too skilled. His crew often rely on him whenever the going goes tough but he sees nothing wrong with that.

Spoiler for Screenshots:

Spoiler for Credits:

KGC [Active Count Battle System Script]
Mog Hunter [Menu System Script & Title System Script + Resources]
Squall [Damage Display Script]
SephirothSpawn [Bars Script and Battle Switching & Summoning Script]
Minkoff and DerVVulfman [Minkoffs Animated Battlers Enchanted Script]

Canadianus [Music and Resources]
Tana [Resources]
Ccoa [Resources and Universal Message System]
Nemessis [Resorces]
Ragnarok Online [Resources]
Trickster Online [Music]
Sunchip [Graphics]
Jalkson [Mapping]
ChaosSpartan28 [Sprites]
Suiko [Sprites]
Kraft [Resources]
Mexento[Mapping]
http://ruruga.gozaru.jp/ [Resources]
Mea [Resources]

Spoiler for Battle Demo:

Download at Filefront

~Winged

Did you make those monsters? This projeect looks like it's going to be fantastic.

Did you make those monsters? This projeect looks like it's going to be fantastic.

Naa, I'm too nooby to make anything (apart from ragnarok sprites), all of them are from a listeed website somewhere....I will try to list every site or person asap.

Thanks alot for the positive comment and belive it or not, its my first game 

~Winged

Wow, pretty sweet! From what you've typed it seems like you put some effort into this instead of just trying to make a game as fast as you can.

I'll have to dl the demo after I finish merte's demo.

Wow, pretty sweet! From what you've typed it seems like you put some effort into this instead of just trying to make a game as fast as you can.

Thanks! I've worked on it for about 6+ months, changing alot of things on the way. This caused delays but with the help of the team I was able to catch up......and then it broke up so it changed to a personal project......

I have had some late nights making maps and trying to get my mapping the best I could get it but in the end, they looked like someone used a fly-swat and just smacked a fly....

I'm trying to get my drawing skills better so I can scan and CG some pictures for certain parts of the game (like the opening)

I'll have to dl the demo after I finish merte's demo.

Umm...dl? Btw, I did release a demo demo demo demo demo and month ago but that only showed a bit of the characters and battle system so I won't bother posing it....Updating after I finish this post....

I'm using alot of ragnarok online rips but making the character sheets is a pain...copy, paste, copy, paste, delete, paste, copy, move, deleate, paste, copy and so on. I'm planing to use the eight-way movement and fames system so the animation will be smoother....but that will mean more work 

Ok, just to say it again, this is my first game and the quality of events, pics and so on will be pretty poor. I plan to make diffrent versions of it when I become more skilled and make some of my own scripts which will only be avaliable for Island Crusaders (which is very unlikely cause I suck at scripting....all I know is like "exit" and "end" and so on...the basics....

~Winged

Your logo is the shit. How did you do that??

DL is short hand for Down Load.

lol, thanks 

Anyway, I have this awsome friend who is a pro with PS, he made it for me and yea...I'm not as skilled as him as I asked him to do it....

~Winged

Damn...Okay, was worth a shot. How's the PJ coming along?

PLEASE do not call your world Gaia.

yes I know Gaia is weird but in the end, I needed to temp name....I couldn't of have (Blank) so I typed in gaia cause I use Gaia online. Dw, its not gonna be Gaia. Also, if you want a Logo like that, I could direct to to my friends forum and you can request at his request shop, its all fre and he could have a member join who he doesn't have a clue who they are (most of the members were stolen from other forums...lol he is evil  )

Anyway, Alpha demo is gonna be released next month (thats if I get everything working like the animated battlers script I'm using or find a better one which doens't require as much work and if my notebooks fing internet gets up and going). Ok, I sugget no1 her downloads it but I'm putting it up here incase anyone wants it and it was made for those who don't have a clue what program im using so they know the basic stuff withing the game. Ok, if anyone has some spare time I would really like some help on random people in the towns made from ragnarok RIPs cause theres gonna people walking around and yea so its gonna be hard if I do it all myself. Credit will be given if required and yea....the more help and faster the real demos are gonna come out. (Alpha demo is the demo before the demo v1.0, v1.5, v2.0 and so on.)

~Winged

It's not that Gaia is weird, it's actually that it's overused...

It looks all custom and very nice... I like the Vast blob monster that needs its eye held open by imp's... Very cool...

what script did you use to make that type of battler thing, i can ask instead of searchinglol.

Sounds Kool, Love The Purple Monster Battler With The Eye, Looks Wikid

what script did you use to make that type of battler thing, i can ask instead of searchinglol.

I'm using the Non-Animated Sideview battle system (going to change to animated). Its listed in the credits at the bottom. Anyway, I'm having a hard time trying to figure how to get a script to work but its only for the battle system so it won't be much of a delay until the end. Also, I'm working an a science assignment and so I can't work on the game for a week or two.

@Crimson

Thanks, you can find more at a site I listed if your interresting in side view battlers 

Anyway, Imm be very slack with working on the game cause we got a science assignment on energy (gotta make our own car which can be moved without touching it, something to do with energy) so I don't have alot of time to spare now. Anyway, looking for people to help out and I switch to Minkoff's animated side-view battke system, so much sweeter but needs more work.

~Winged

Can I use the non animated side battle system for Soul Refrain Complete?

Can I use the non animated side battle system for Soul Refrain Complete?

Sure, I'll post it in the script's after asking for permission from el felixio. However, when you have more than one person in the party, they kinda overlap each other. You migth be able to find a way to fix it, but for now I dunno how to.

~Winged

If I could script I could try to find a way to arrage the battler's so they woudn't overlap.

Like so
X
 X
 X
X

Or something similar...... Any ways I can't script so I should shut up.

I clicked your new Sig... Like the clarity of the graphics... Your design skill is very nice...

Any new News on your game ?

Lol, I was gonna bump this topic up again when I release the demo v0.1 but anyway, heres something new

I'm gonna update the screens soon, I changed the battle system to Minkoff's Animated Side View Battle System - Enchanted and I've finished one of the battlers, I'm gonna post everything tomorrow if my internet doesn't stuff up again. Good night everyone *Yawn*

~Winged

Winged i love the idea im with you

im  going to write a manuel for this

I saw your topic about needed recuritments... I can compose for you. Add me on msn Joel_Jordan@hotmail.co.uk

Ooo, I locked thhat topic up cause of my...mechanical problem.

I hope to be in contact with you on msn ASAP, in the mean time, would you like to send a sample of work?

As for the project, I'll update the characters, story and screens ASAP, A LOT has changed since my last update.

~Winged

the Rognorak graphics look good. I just hope they blend in well with the tilesets your using

I don't think they will, thanks for the point, I might change that.

~Winged

OMGWTFBBQ! BUMP! I'm working on it again, yay 

Spoiler for:

The battle system demo is expected to come out in 2 weeks when I update my script [I've been away so long theres a version 8 while I've been using a version 2]

I MIGHT start making the faces for my characters after getting advice on how to CG. It mey be crappy at first but you all would know the expression =X

~Winged

Quite interesting battle and menu systems! Any screenshots or updates on actual in-game play though?

Great to know at least 1 person is interested 

I finished most of the monsters last night and started working on 1/5 playable character battlers. I made a new banner which will soon be my new sig, here



Hope you all like it and the Alpha Version of the demo which will be released to testers who signed up at the help forum will be ready in about 5 days or less.

~Winged

Ooo, original graphics. Nice.

That dog in my banner is named BoBo. Well what can I blab on about BoBo...She is a she and she belongs to me...ME.
The banner is a bit of a joke, I'll get an "official" one done by Sunchip (My Photoshop CS2 wizard) A.S.A.P

~Winged

BUMP (sorry for the double post)

I finished 2/5 battlers I'm going to use in the game, if you are happy with 2 sprites while playing and nothing else to do apart from looking at an unfinished menu and title screen, please reply saying the of luck written below:

OMGWTFBBQ I WANNA PLAY 

~Winged

Sorry for the triple post, but it seems nobody wanted a demo =/

Anyway, I have to bump and make some news....

I (with the help o Falcon) am now going to use an Active Time Battle System. Also, I'd like to make a note, the menu system in the screen shot is 100% made by Mog, I've yet to get my own resources yet.

I'll post a demo and bump again once I edit a few things here and there

~Winged

I would die if anyone could make a menu like you have! I hate the original menu system, and Im currently using the Ring Menu

Anyway, it looks good. Can't wait until I see some of you mapping skills.

I'm only doing minor maps, Jalkson is doing major. Thanks for the reply, and also, I think you might die after reading this because someone did make the menu. Mog, a very talented scripter from hbgames.org =P

~Winged

Then I will ask there.

By the way, do you have any screens from the maps in the game?

Jalkson finished a pirate ship map, I'll take a screen when he sends it over =]

~Winged

How's the public demo coming along? :]


Edit: And when are you finally going to update your first post? xDD  New screenies, 

Finally, someone to help me BUMP..

I cheated, I didn't change my sig for 2 days and I won't be for another 3 days.

EDITED First post =D

~Winged

Your game seems to be coming along fairly well, congrats. You might want to elaborate on your story a little though.

Wow, thanks! As for the storyline, I don't want to give spoilers...jk, I don't have anything to add on =P

~Winged

By the way, are you going to make your own graphics for the Mog menu?

Yea, I need to make a demo first though (this time I'll take out the menu)

~Winged

Ok, take your time

sounds like a really cool game

Any new updates? 

Hmm..I'm currently planning my progress. Here's the rough outline of what I need before I start actually working on it.

1. Resources [40% Done]
2. Storyline [30% Done (I'm writing a script)]
3. Team Members [Erm, I dunno]
4. Battle Demo [50% Complete, waiting for more reports]

Well, I guess thats all for now. Thanks for being curious everyone =D

~Winged

Sounds cool.

Let me know if there is anything I can help with.  You know I can map, but I can give resources a shot also if you'd like.  I'm not great at spriting, but I'll do my best.   :'(

Hmm..I think I need some help with battlers for the animated battler script. The basic thing you do is download/copy and paste heads, bodies and accessories of ragnarok sprites. You think you can do that?

~Winged

I can always give it a shot, just let me know what you need.

I will not allow this to be abandoned. xD

Sorry I haven't given you any of your sprites yet.  I completely forgot about them. 


I'll probably start doing them in the next couple days.

It's okay, everyone is being slack with their reports as well 


ALRIGHT, once I finish adding a few monsters, fix up some stats and add 1-3 more characters I'll be ready to make release the demo.

~Winged

Yeah, you make sure you do that, or else... 
Seriously, you can't let this freeze for months, it seems like such a cool game.

.....wow, I didn't know my game seemed this interesting 

ALRIGHT! Tomorrow or whenever I get better from my cold I'll force myself to make as many sprites as I can and then BAM! All those who haven't sent in a report will not go into the credits.

~Winged

@ Jalkson: You judging my game is already a lot of help and you're great at that ^^

UPDATE/NEWS:

1. I'm going on ahead without the people who were required to send a battle report, the only person who sent a report on the updated version was Jalkson...I think...so right now he's the only tester in the credits.

2. I'll whip up a public demo real soon because it's a long weekend...this weekend <3

3. I added an Updates bit in my first post....I hope I remember to edit it...

~Winged

I like the look of everything but the battle system. I just hate that default battle system, I'm a fan of the across the screen sprites.

Oh I forgot to say I'm using KGC's Active Battle count, I'll put up a new screen soon. Thanks for your comment =D

EDIT: Added 2 screenshots of the battle system, hope you like them =D

~Winged

Yay updates!

I think I told you on IRC, but I'm not sure.  I attempted the spriting, and I fail. =[

Spriting is obviously not my deal, I don't have the patience to do it. XD


Do you need anything to help with the demo? 

Actually, not in this demo, I'm gonna use the ship tileset you made me, it's time to show the whole world how awesome your mapping is =D

~Winged

Woo, nice game, ill play the demo when it comes out  i like the characters,
and the two facesets are nice, i love that it has RO themes in it haha,
(<3's RO, has a lvl 98 )
keep its up 

Thankyou for you feedback, knowing some people are actually going to look forward to this is great and makes me work harder ^^

~Winged

I uploaded a Battle Demo. The way it works:

Each map contains different monster groups so keep the Escape key (Z) handy when you are wondering in a new map. To obtain new armor and weapons you have to defeat monsters. However, most monsters drop items which are pretty handy when you don't feel like talking to the Sumo.

WARNING:
This demo is just a battle demo, there is no storyline to follow, do whatever you want. Please inform me if you know who the credit with the Music.

Hope you like the demo, however if you think the quality is poor please don't hesitate and tell me ^^

~Winged

i shall try it...
more later. (in an edit)

ok...

so it seems rmxp has trouble running on Vista.

: /

Aww what a shame =<

Thanks for the thought though, I was actually thinking about screwing up my game (...kinda...not really...well I felt depressed alright! ....Kinda...not really)

~Winged

as far as screenshots go, i dislike the side-facing sprites you have, as they appear head-on instead of at a perspective. Since i havent seen them in-game though, i cant really have  an opinion on it/them.

It's kinda like rm2k3 however the battle is a bit slower =P

~Winged

yeah, rm2k3 is great but the downfall is the restrictions :X
doing everything in 256 Color bitmap kills the graphics. Btw love your demo!

Thankyou, and also, I'll be sending over the "assignment" soon. You get first picks =D

~Winged

yeah, rm2k3 is great but the downfall is the restrictions :X
doing everything in 256 Color bitmap kills the graphics. Btw love your demo!

well, you can actually do more with the graphics than most people tend to think.

Also, there aren't restrictions, as you can achieve CBSs, CMSs, and alot more with eventing. But uh...

yeah.
Ill try a different computer

Wot! Lvl 16 xD
i cant... seem to... get that Freaken Chest XD
i've looked for a hidden passage every where ;_;

i hope that the battle system would have different casting animation.

and kinda some combo stuff in it. coz seing the same moved over and over again... well you get  my point.

you just dissed most Rpg games ever XD all only have about 5 moves for class's just with diffrent like flame/water elemets moving and stuff lol

You so gotta make this a class

is  that supposed to be shadow blade? or sadow?

Sadow lol 

@Yoruichi: That chest was there to tease you, in the actual game you can get it at a certain point however I won't tell you whats in it =P. With the Sadow Blade class, I'd need a full sprite sheet to make that class unless someone is kind enough to make it =P

@dollmage: Yea, I'd DEFINITELY get some different casting and attacking animation however I dunno about the battlers, I'll see if I can add an extra attack without making me pull my hair out =P

Also, I'd like to say the menu isn't done and I also finished editing Kairo's full body, I'll add it to the menu for the second demo =D

~Winged

that Tease got me XD i spent like a hour trying to get it lmfao, i could make the character sheet, but i'd take like a week lol kuz im lazy XD, i took parts from  LK and AC and i dont feel like it haha, so forget i said anything haha

It was a good idea, it's just there were no sheets for it =P

~Winged

duh, kuz its my custom edit haha, i could easily do one, but im too lazy XD
i got all the sheets tho

Same here, my friend was so kind he made a download package for me instead of giving me links and making me download then sheet by sheet =D

~Winged

Do you have EVERY one? kuz i do
if your missing any anyway just ask

@Winged~

ei have you seen Azark games

Spoiler for:

megalyps

I think that type of animation would make your game sweeter but I realy like the ragnarok tile sets
kewl

@Yoruichi- I'm pretty sure, I think I have too much already =O
Mind posting your fav ones in case I don't have them? I can't seem to find one good enough to be the Main Bad Guy (I got 2 semi villains but no bad ass villain yet).

@dollmage: I haven't but wit the power of google I shall find out more info about it! The current tilesets were RIPS from games I don't know however I'm hoping to use some textures from Ragnarok if I can find them on the net since my reformatted computer is...reformatted ^^"

~Winged

You Mean.... ALL of em?
i got like every moster and most class weapon sets and class'es and hairs . o.o i'd take forever
use this guy for a bad guy
do you need all the head gears too?
i got like. all of em xD

Oh my god, that looks frikkin AWESOME!

Why didn't my special package come with that? ;_;

Just in case I don't have all of them, do you mind sending over the monsters (if it isn't too much trouble)? =OOO

~Winged

Sure
o yeah, im worken on my character sprite, so you want it when i finish it?

so many monsters o-o

   

Awesome! Thanks a bunch, you're definitely going to get at least some credit and eternal thanks for this (I haven't been on the RO RIP site since like...I can't even remember @_@).

As for the sprite, that would be awesome, it'd be great to see some custom stuff =D

Also, I'll be working on a new battle demo soon (hopefully if I fix an error I'll get another party member or two) and make the message system more "exciting" =DDD

~Winged