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Title: The Healer
Post by: alexia on December 26, 2007, 11:51:14 AM

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Author's Note:
I've finally started working on this project again. For those of you who don't know me, this is my main project. The first project that I posted here was The Search for Thomas. I am happy to announce that I have a cohesive demo out now with about a half an hour of gameplay. I got a little lazy with two of the shops so they're just empty rooms right now but the characters in those rooms serve their purpose so that you can advance in the game. Well, I hope you enjoy the little demo and I'm hoping to keep things moving with this project.

NEW DEMO (http://www.mediafire.com/?5uv0dmqdwni)
This demo includes a save file for those of you who have played the first one. To use the save file, copy/paste it from the save folder into the main project folder. Please note that none of the npcs from the temple scene have dialogue yet.

Spoiler for Credits:

Title: Re: The Healer
Post by: Code Geass on December 26, 2007, 12:00:23 PM

Your games always look so awsome :D

I loved all is not lost btw, unfortunatly, I never tried search for tomas yet. I've tried the healer when you first had an demo out, and it's so nice to see you working on it again. You have my support, and I'll give you feed back on the demo as soon as I wake up XD

Title: Re: The Healer
Post by: modern algebra on December 26, 2007, 01:45:39 PM

This looks excellent alexia. I am quite impressed. I am going to download the demo and I will give you my impression once I finish it. Also, thanks for PMing me, it saves me some time :)

Title: Re: The Healer
Post by: alexia on December 26, 2007, 03:56:11 PM

Thanks for taking the time to look at this thread and I hope you both enjoy the demo.

@monkeydlu: There's not a lot of new content but all the events are tied together now for a more immersive experience. There are a total of two quests, two puzzles, one dungeon and one boss.

Title: Re: The Healer
Post by: Ruzu on December 26, 2007, 10:18:19 PM

I haven't gotten through the whole demo, mainly because i'm stuck on the boss ^^, i guess i better go and kill it now :P
But so far what i can tell this is one of the best ones out there.

Title: Re: The Healer
Post by: Code Geass on December 26, 2007, 11:54:52 PM

I played for about half an hour, I really like the story telling. I'm enjoying this very much. I'll tell you when I've finished the whole thing :D

Title: Re: The Healer
Post by: alexia on December 27, 2007, 12:06:47 AM

Thanks for the update. ;D I hope you enjoy the rest of it.

@ Ruzu: You're almost at the end of the demo. I'm still balancing battles and whatnot and I also have to give Cece some skills. That should help with the boss battle in the next installment.

Title: Re: The Healer
Post by: Leventhan on December 27, 2007, 01:10:47 AM

Nice topic. ;D
This game seems very nice, so I'll try to play it ASAP.

Title: Re: The Healer
Post by: modern algebra on December 28, 2007, 03:39:01 AM

That was great! I enjoyed it thoroughly.

I spent a little too much time on the nectar, as I kind of overcomplicated things, but all in all I really liked it, especially the dialogue and the characters. The spider boss was not too hard as he is, though that one skill is pretty powerful. But, with the abundance of healing items in the game, I think that it was a pretty balanced fight. Anyway, I liked it a lot and I am looking forward to the next demo.

Oh, and there was an error in the mining area that allowed you to run over one of the cliffs and run around in a pretty barren looking place. I can screenshot it if you need me to. It was near the entrance, and it was on a lower right corner of one of the cliffs.

Title: Re: The Healer
Post by: Pathbinder on December 29, 2007, 08:08:33 AM

Mediafire won't let me download the file(always page not found), could someone upload a mirror?

Title: Re: The Healer
Post by: alexia on December 29, 2007, 11:58:16 AM

@ modern algebra: I'm glad that you enjoyed the demo. Thanks for pointing out the mapping area in the downs - I would have never found it on my own. It was the yellow flower that messed up the priorities - anyway, it's fixed now and will be uploaded with the next release. Is it too difficult to find the nectar?

Spoiler for nectar:

@ pathbinder: Sorry you can't download the demo. I'll see what I can do about that but it won't be any time too soon.

Title: Re: The Healer
Post by: Pathbinder on December 29, 2007, 12:57:46 PM

Quote from: alexia on December 29, 2007, 11:58:16 AM

I'll see what I can do about that but it won't be any time too soon.

That's okay, I can wait.

Title: Re: The Healer
Post by: alexia on December 29, 2007, 04:55:36 PM

All right. I've uploaded it to savefile so hopefully this link will work for you. http://savefile.com/projects/808585036

Note: this demo is exactly the same as the one on media fire. All the bugs that have been mentioned still exist in this demo.

Title: Re: The Healer
Post by: Pathbinder on December 30, 2007, 08:56:59 AM

It's downloading now, thanks. I'm going to comment when I'm done playing.

Title: Re: The Healer
Post by: modern algebra on December 30, 2007, 08:06:04 PM

Yeah, that's what confused me: I figured I was done with it once I did the first thing. But, I think it is actually a good thing.

Title: Re: The Healer
Post by: Ruzu on December 30, 2007, 09:18:33 PM

It's great, it's just that spider's vixen special technique "Sword Assault" or whatever its called. Thats the problem. It does up to 90 - 100 damage so far. But then again i'm lvl 3, but i'm gonna go lvl grinding right now. Just throwing that peice in. Still a great game ;D

Title: Re: The Healer
Post by: alexia on December 30, 2007, 10:10:00 PM

I wanted to lull the player into a false sense of security before handing them a devastating blow. I recommend that the players be around level 5 to fight the boss.

Title: Re: The Healer
Post by: Ruzu on December 30, 2007, 10:15:03 PM

lol alright, i'm just going to ask this while i'm here at the moment.

Are you going to have random encounters or are we going to have to pass by certain spots(Like the spider web) to engage in a battle?

Title: Re: The Healer
Post by: alexia on December 30, 2007, 10:17:54 PM

It'll be a mix of spot encounters and visible enemies. I can't stand random encounters.

Title: Re: The Healer
Post by: Ruzu on December 30, 2007, 11:10:11 PM

Alright.
Finally beat the demo, it's pretty sad after the spider vixen. I would love to say i lost to the elder but i didn't lol, but how you ended the demo was kinda mean lol. Looking forward to this being finished ^^

Title: Re: The Healer
Post by: Dertt on December 31, 2007, 03:35:09 PM

Uhm, where the hell is Zayn?

Edit: Nevermind, I found him. :P

Title: Re: The Healer
Post by: alexia on December 31, 2007, 03:53:13 PM

Sorry for ending the demo so abruptly but hopefully it has whetted your appetite for more! The scene on the cliff, although a little sad, is supposed to foreshadow later events.

Title: Re: The Healer
Post by: Ruzu on December 31, 2007, 08:48:49 PM

lol i'm sure, i can kind of guess whats going to happen but i'll wait and see :lol:
I was kidding about how the demo ended a bit also, i lol'd irl. Looking forward to this being done
good luck Alexia.

Title: Re: The Healer [POTM]
Post by: Zylos on January 01, 2008, 05:29:17 PM

Congratz on Project of the Month!

Title: Re: The Healer [POTM]
Post by: modern algebra on January 01, 2008, 05:32:00 PM

Congratulations on your second Project of the Month award alexia. Excellent work.

Also, I forgot to mention this, but the scene with that musician (Jax?) was funny. Nice work :lol:

Title: Re: The Healer [POTM]
Post by: alexia on January 01, 2008, 07:30:04 PM

Yay! It's great to be nominated again.

Jax will play a bigger part later in the game. You'll just have to wait and see how.

Title: Re: The Healer [POTM]
Post by: Ruzu on January 01, 2008, 10:55:37 PM

Congratulations on winning project of the month Alexia. ;8

Title: Re: The Healer [POTM]
Post by: Brady on January 02, 2008, 03:22:49 AM

Yeah, as everyone else says, good goin' on the award. I was likin' the look of the game even beforehand. ;)

Title: Re: The Healer [POTM]
Post by: Pathbinder on January 02, 2008, 05:47:01 AM

Congrats on being Project of the Month! ;8

Title: Re: The Healer [POTM]
Post by: Helladen on January 03, 2008, 08:01:32 AM

Nice mapping, and window skin. I am downloading now.
Great job on winning POTM twice. :) Keep up the good work.

Title: Re: The Healer [POTM]
Post by: Erk64 on January 05, 2008, 05:58:10 AM

Congratulations on winning Project of the Month! I’m glad we have such a thing, because it was what drew my attention to your game. I am slightly disappointed, however, that hardly any of the people who congratulated you took the time to say much more about your game. I, for one, value feedback, so I can’t help but feel the need to give you my opinion on your game, considering I took the time to play it. So let’s see, where to begin...?

First off, the mapping in this game is downright beautiful. It’s some of the best I’ve seen. You’re really good at flushing out all the details of the maps, particularly the outdoor ones. The town of Bella was absolutely stunning. This is the sort of project that makes me feel seriously self-conscious about my own mapping. Meh, that’s why I focus mainly on the story anyway. And speaking of storytelling, “The Healer” really has a unique feel to it. The games plays out like any RPG would, but the cut-scenes read like an interactive storybook. It was cleaver to include the subtle descriptions of the characters’ actions and expressions within the dialogue boxes, as it adds a layer of depth to the characters. Not any game can pull this off, but it really feels appropriate in “The Healer.” In fact, I think it compliments the game. The same goes for the emotion animations that you make frequent use of...they really help the player understand what any given character is feeling, even without spoken dialogue. Considering you don’t use face-graphics in the dialogue boxes, this goes a long way.

There wasn’t a whole lot I disliked about the game. It was on the short side, but that’s not unusual for a demo. I did feel disappointed when I reached the end, but that’s only because I was ready for more. I was a little let down by the boss battle, but I think that’s mostly because none of my characters could damage the boss using normal techniques. I had to rely solely on skills to win, which is an iffy battle strategy at best. I don’t know if I was at the “proper” level when fighting the boss, and if I was at a higher level then perhaps I would not have run into that problem. With that said, I would not recommend that bosses be immune to standard attacks. Also, I think the Professor’s skill costs where just slightly too high. Slightly. Granted, they were powerful, so I guess that balances out. And while I’m on the subject of the battle system, let me say that I loved it. It was a lot of fun, and it ran very smoothly. I wish there were more enemies than just spiders, however.

The story is interesting, but I get the feeling that I have a little while to go before I can get the general idea of what it’s going to be about. The demo lacks any large-scale conflict, but at this point in the game that’s probably a good thing. In fact, I’m glad you didn’t rush into the main story too soon. I’ll be eagerly awaiting the next update to find out what happens. I would also like to compliment you on the enormous risk you took. Very few game are centered around a main character that is a healer, and I found that to be very intriguing. So far, she doesn’t appear to fall into any major cliches of her archetype, which is good. It’s hard to judge at this point whether you pull it off successfully or not, but if you continue to work at it I don’t foresee that being a problem.

All in all, this is a very solid demo, and it gets my highest of recommendations. Incredible mapping, a great battle system, and an orginal take on the RPG make this a game worth checking into. This is very deserving of the Project of the Month title it received. Good work. Keep it up.

Title: Re: The Healer [POTM]
Post by: alexia on January 05, 2008, 06:04:56 PM

Erk64, thank you so much for providing such detailed feedback! I really do appreciate it. It's what helps me determine what I am doing right and what I need to improve or change.

Depending on the direction this game takes, I might invest in purchasing face sets for the main characters. But that's not a priority right now. I know my battles need tweaking, as far as the boss goes, and that is something I'll go back and work on. I'm happy to say that I have just completed the second dungeon, though it's smaller in scale compared to Caspavum Caves. Here's a little sneak peak at the dungeon:

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It still needs some fine-tuning but the basic layout is done. The approach to this dungeon is also different. The character is given the choice of two paths: Path of the Mighty and Path of the Fleet. The names of the paths should give you enough of a hint as to what you would encounter in each path.

This project is focused on character development and therefore you will not encounter any large-scale conflict. Nobody is saving the world here. There still will be conflict but there isn't one archenemy or anything like that.

In addition to the second dungeon, I've also completed a major cutscene in which Aria officially becomes the Healer. The game turns a bit serious here but quickly goes back to a more lighthearted tone. The next demo will be released once I tie this event to the next major one.

**EDIT**
New Updated Demo!!!

NEW DEMO (http://www.mediafire.com/?5uv0dmqdwni)
This demo includes a save file for those of you who have played the first one. To use the save file, copy/paste it from the save folder into the main project folder. Please note that none of the npcs from the temple scene have dialogue yet.

Title: Re: The Healer [POTM]
Post by: dinger5 on January 06, 2008, 12:49:38 AM

Very nice. Keep up the good work!

Title: Re: The Healer [POTM]
Post by: Reives on January 06, 2008, 01:09:04 AM

(That dungeon is almost like an optical illusion! At first I thought I had the shape all figured out as it's just a twirl from the center, but when I traced it from start to end it ended up being a different thing! D: *is quite amused by it*)

Title: Re: The Healer [POTM]
Post by: alexia on January 06, 2008, 01:12:21 AM

You know, now that you mention it...you're right. It's funny because I had envisioned this swirly like thing a few months ago and it took me this long to map it. Originally I had wanted both paths to lead to the same place but I was having difficulty figuring out how to accomplish that while still obeying the laws of physics. Damn physics.

Title: Re: The Healer [POTM]
Post by: Zylos on January 20, 2008, 01:04:42 PM

How's the game coming?

BTW, I wouldn't advise using facesets for the characters if you're planning of showing the text above the characters. It usually doesn't work quite right.

Title: Re: The Healer [POTM]
Post by: alexia on January 20, 2008, 01:29:10 PM

Progress has slowed down again.

If I were to use facesets, I wouldn't have the text above the player - but that would only be during certain cutscenes. Right now, however, that's the least of my concerns. The next thing I need to work on is my sewer dungeon. I finished the plank system so I need to finish mapping and tweaking enemies. I'm still trying to figure out what to do about weapons. I only want aria and zayn to have the slingshot and boomerang in the beginning of the game. Afterward, they'll develop an affinity for one weapon type. However, this will not work for Aria, since certain circumstances will have her using different weapon types throughout the game.

Title: Re: The Healer [POTM]
Post by: Code Geass on January 20, 2008, 03:17:56 PM

Actually, it's not that bad if you did use face sets with the text above the player. Have you ever tried "nocturne"?

(https://rmrk.net/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi180.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fx268%2Fmonkeydlu%2FSceneScreen.jpg&hash=57f8169c79dbf30ce348cf831728d6d5e103f818) (http://www.mediafire.com/?0duihmt1mf9)

but it does depend on your style.

either way, good luck, your work is amazing, so don't give up :D

Title: Re: The Healer [POTM]
Post by: Erk64 on January 30, 2008, 08:55:48 PM

Personally, I think the game is fantastic without the facesets, but that's just my opinion. Personally, I wouldn't go through a whole lot of trouble to add them in, because I think you do an amazing job with characterization in their absence.

Title: Re: The Healer [POTM]
Post by: Zylos on January 31, 2008, 01:38:50 AM

Quote from: Erk64 on January 30, 2008, 08:55:48 PM

Personally, I think the game is fantastic without the facesets, but that's just my opinion. Personally, I wouldn't go through a whole lot of trouble to add them in, because I think you do an amazing job with characterization in their absence.

True, that. The game has a strangely simple but captivating way of telling it's story, and that's the most important aspect of any game. Good work so far, Alexia!

Title: Re: The Healer
Post by: modern algebra on February 01, 2008, 06:38:39 AM

I feel sorry unstickying this ;9

Such is life.

EDIT:: And wow, I hadn't even noticed the new demo.

*downloads

Title: Re: The Healer
Post by: alexia on February 02, 2008, 08:51:15 PM

Still dunno about the facesets but I'm going to leave everything as is for now. Right now progress has halted again and I'll pick up the project once I feel motivated but until then . . . you'll just have to wait and see.

Title: Re: The Healer
Post by: Myrzael on February 02, 2008, 09:15:47 PM

I love to test games, so I downloaded it, and I'll let you know my personal opinion on it quite soon.

Title: Re: The Healer
Post by: ReaperEX on February 03, 2008, 06:08:35 PM

Great game! ;D

Title: Re: The Healer
Post by: Mudducky on February 09, 2008, 09:46:38 PM

I've finally had the time to complete your demo fully and I have to say the demo itself really gives the player a feeling it is one of the best rpg maker games.

The mapping is superior compared to most. I can see clearly you must have spent a lot of time and effort to create the mapping and it’s beautiful. Bellea fits perfectly with the environment. Most RPG maker games fail to show any emotion without text, but I could see the general emotion of each character well with the animations you used. If you have any bugs or some odd mapping, I sure didn’t notice.

I enjoyed both your dungeons so far and thought the battles they had gave the game the final element it needed.

I would like to congratulate you so far on the healer and I’m looking forward to see more of your work.

As for the facesets you could try and do a few tests on a blank project and from there decided if you like it or not. I personally see no problem of not having facesets.

Title: Re: The Healer
Post by: alexia on February 09, 2008, 11:28:22 PM

Thank you so much for the nice comments. I've really grown attached to these characters and it's funny how sometimes I think about how they would react in certain situations. They really have come into their own, so-to-speak. I'm not sure where my motivation went, but once I get the sewer dungeon completed I'll upload a newer demo. But I can't give an eta on that because I haven't touched the project in over a month. Hopefully this drought will end soon. Thanks again for the uplifting comments. It helps to know that there are those waiting to see this project completed.

Title: Re: The Healer
Post by: Zylos on March 03, 2008, 11:38:25 PM

Hopefully your motivation will come back soon. Until then, I'll just look forward to the next demo.

Title: Re: The Healer
Post by: JJannem on July 30, 2008, 07:20:34 PM

umm i tried the demo but
i cant see the text when they are talking ???

Title: Re: The Healer
Post by: hagotis on July 30, 2008, 08:58:41 PM

The demo comes with a "font" folder. Inside copy and paste the given fonts into FONTS in Control Panel.

Title: Re: The Healer
Post by: JJannem on August 02, 2008, 04:52:47 PM

???....i see the folder but dont get what your saying.

Title: Re: The Healer
Post by: hagotis on August 02, 2008, 07:48:21 PM

First go to control panel on your computer. That is where you add/remove programs and such. There is a fonts folder in that section amongst all the other folders(not hard to find) and copy and paste the fonts given from "The Healer" folder into the FONTS folder in control panel.
That is what I have done and voila!

So:
1- press start
2- click on control panel
3- click on fonts folder
4- paste fonts into font folder
*this is after you have gone into "The Healer" font folder and copied the fonts by right clicking on the mouse.*

Title: Re: The Healer
Post by: mudi on November 12, 2008, 09:47:55 PM

hey guys! i'd really love to play through the whole game but i'm kinda stuck in the very beginning, i need some help cause i've already wasted too much time trying to figure it out on my own xD , well let's just start:

i'm stuck in the village cave to the east. i just can't find the nectar for the left statue in order to turn it. where is it? i think i've missed something pretty obvious and i'm sorry for bothering you guys...^^'

Title: Re: The Healer
Post by: JJannem on November 13, 2008, 01:16:59 PM

for the nectar :

Spoiler for:

for the fruit:

Spoiler for:

hope that helps ! ;D

Title: Re: The Healer
Post by: mudi on November 17, 2008, 07:03:07 PM

well i've already filled it with water to get the fruit but how am i supposed to get the nectar that way? o.O

Title: Re: The Healer
Post by: JJannem on November 18, 2008, 06:28:54 AM

fill it with water and give it to the statue

Title: Re: The Healer
Post by: mudi on November 18, 2008, 07:21:09 AM

god...thanks a lot for your help! seriously i didnt think i just had to do that -.-* now i kinda feel stupid about it xD , you really helped me out =)

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