Updates March 30, 2009

I won't pretend like I've been working seriously.... I haven't x.x

I'd use school for a excuse, but that's really just because I've been too lazy as well. I will say I had a awesome weekend though, lol.

Life has been really fun these days, everything is great and I always seem to have something to look forward to.

That aside though, I updated the downloads section with the demo I released in feburary, as well as put up a few things that I thought I'd share, both my Magic Trailer and my evented shopping system, which is a bit flawed in the planning in that it's pretty lag heavy, but it is really noob friendly and super customizable, it is very nice though, 2k3 eventing style, lol.

Anyways, I have alot of work already planned and laid out for me, I can't say theres alot preventing me from getting it all done other than laziness, but thats that.


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Pseudo Animated Intro Remake	00%
Story Board & Script	85%
Custom Template Character Sprites	08%
Shopping System (Evented)	85%
Mercenary System (Evented)	05%
Game Length Completion	4%

Updates January 13, 2009

Ok, so I understand this might not sound like big news, but I finally finished my story board!

This isn't a revision or the fact that it's a rewrite either, this is great because it's the first serious time I've actually completely written out a story board XD

I know that it's not healthy to be a noob, but I decided to seriously stay down like I said, and aim for a short, epic, and impacting story, and I was able to actually meet those goals! After thinking alot by not paying attention in my classes, I did it <3

anyways, this is pretty good news for me, I've got all my planning pretty much done, the story board is 6 pages on looseleaf very very simple guidelines, and give or take, the entirety of this game shouldn't be longer than 5 hours at most, exactly what I wanted, so yes, I am happy XD

Updates November 09, 2008

    Alright, so all of you thats visiting from the RM world mostly likely, and I hope, have already seen the thread being renewed.

    That being the main focus publically, development is actually walking again >_>

    I'm sure seth will get on those maps, I'm sure... but less importantly the plans for the exploration system is also being carried out.

    The system is pretty similar to Ar Tonelico's, but it should look nice once it's done, and as far as RM world goes, it'll be very original.

    Now, as for the battle system, i'm in heavy debate as to what to do, so theres not much news, I might stick with minkoff's SVBS, but theres some chance I might be going over to a TBS, since if you know me closely, you'll know I'm a super huge Fire Emblem nut, and I've always wanted to make a FE game, even though my attempts on RMXP were futile.

    Anything else... right, HOORAY OBAMA!!!!! WOOT!!!! XD

Updates October 5, 2008

Holy hell, it's been two months since I last updated O_O

Ook....

well, um, been doing chess, did some MMO playing again, bad bad monkey... should not do that

bought even more manga, and work on the game has been... close... to none existent...>_>

alot of stuff has been going on I guess, I've been working on various projects here and there, alot of art and sprite working, but rest assured, this will not be abandoned, if only paused indefinably for stuff like Magic... x.x

Updates Augest 17, 2008

Well, after becoming once ago a complete Fire Emblem nut for the 10th Fire emblem: Radiant Dawn, school has begun, and I've finished my first playthrough.

anyways, progress will hopefully begin to show itself once again, the remake looks nice to me though, also, Dark Horizon is doing very well, and I'm currently trying to finish it's animated intro as well as work on the rest of it's cast sprites, so look forward to it.

as you can see, I also decided to put all the affiliates links and put them in the navigation menu, anyways, the three projects I'm affiliates with along with phanxgames are all places that should get more love, so check them out <3

oh, last thing, school starting sucks >_>

Updates July 13, 2008

Man, so I guess after over a month of not updating, a few things has happened.

First off, it's been decided that Celestias Ferrum will get a revamp, especially story wise, the intro will be remade, and the story will be replaned, the whole chapter will almost be remade.

Now, enough of that, it'll come as I work through it, for now, please visit a partner project of mine, Soul Raves!

After promising for a long time I would, I made soul raves a Animated Intro, evented in RMXP again, so watch and rate when you get the chance XD

Also, Tales of Faith is building a new website! so you can catch that soon as well :3

for the new site though, I've also made a affiliates button, lol, so cute XD



well, thats that, till next time.

Updates June 04, 2008
Big news, VERY VERY big news, the final version of chapter one is almsot done!

I have updated the demo for the fourth major time this year, the only thing it misses now sis the custom save/load screen, there still might be some grammer/spelling mistakes, but the testers have said theres nothing they really found bad at all.

Anyways, to those who've never played it before, I highly suggest it now XD

Thank you, and I can only hope chapter 2 production can get into gear soon.

Updates June 04, 2008
Yesterday was my birthday, but even happier was last week I had my last exams!

Though I'm not really one to celebrate birthdays, these days I've truely become an otaku. My manga collection has went from one book too 22, I've picked up yugioh again, and I've been doing nothing these days except play jrpgs. I jsut finished Tales of the Abyss about a month ago, and in the past month, I beat both Disgaea 1 AND Disgaea 2, both were amazing, the first one was way better however.

It might seem like nothing to some of you, but I'm usually lucky if I even finish one rpg per year, this is crazy for me, it's probably becuase I never have time to enjoy myself becuase I'm working on making games instead, but it's been pretty fun. Right now I'm going crazy on The World Ends With You and Ar Tonelico, both of which are very amazing, in just 5 days too, I've almsot beaten The World Ends With You and I'm about 13 hours into Ar Tonelico.

now then, about Celestias Ferrum, things are on hold as I can't seem to find Emidy, the writer, anywhere, I don't blame her, I've been completely blowing off game making for the past few months becuase of the fact I needed to seriously pull my grades back up and now I'm enjoying myself with games again. I should get in gear...

I'm currently helping Caro Ru Lushe with her project, Soul Raves, by making her a psudo-animated intro, which is going... worse than mine did. But thats to be expected I guess, as I heard the song the day before I started working, while I listened after picking out my song for over 2 months, just THINKING about it, doing absolutely nothing except think.

Anyways, nothing much else, summer has begun, hope this is going to be a productive time XD

Also, I'm trying to get back into Ro again, hope I find some interesting adventures again this year :3

Updates May 10, 2008
the final version of chapter one has been uploaded and posted.

The only thing, and I mean ONLY, is the menu...

anyways, I've hooked it up as well so that the save at the end of the game, that save file can be reused to start off the chapter 2 game.

I'm going to do this a bit different than others like Reives, in which I'm going to make a separate game for each and every chapter, 5 in all.

I might link them all together for separate purposes, but thats what I'm planning.

anyways, started anew the chapter 2 folder, after alot of map copy and pasting, resetting all of the teleporting commands, the chapter 2 manager is as neat as ever! :D

I'm working on the intro right now, I'm still debating as whether to go through the Sakuran story arc first or the Fukai one, I'm consulting both my team mates, Sithlord and emidy for help, but.... well, we'll work it on, I'm a little bit leaning on the Sewer maps one since Seth is more or less indifferent and emidy is saying to go through Fukai's first.

oh well.

anyways, enjoy the chapter one final version w/o menu. The battles have been made easier, and major bugs have been fixed, and there should be nothing left except maybe one or two unnoticed mapping errors and spelling mistakes.

Chapter One: Precious Memories

Updates April 20, 2008
    Ah, over TWO THOUSAND HITS!!!! lol...

anyways, the game is almost ready for release, the site has been updated, and I'm now looking for a web designer to make me and seth a site, as freewebs is getting old x.x

Updates April 03, 200

Update time! Some of you may know, but the release will be very very soon.

Anyways, the past todays, not today, was raining so there wern't any tennis practice, and I took the time to play around a bit, I added a juke box like feature to the bars, if you talk to the piano player int he bars, you'll get to hear some music XD

lets see... will the sprite battler is pretty much done, so right now, all I'm really waiting on is to make the custom menu graphics and Stihlord's world map.

but good news, I got a 96 on my science test XD lol, have to bring up a C from last quarter, it was my worst class, other than that, I'm getting straight A's becuase I'm not working at all, so yup yup, it's good. Instead of RMXP in my spare time, I'm doing some Concept art for an side project I pushed aside a while ago, as well as spriting XD it's a good time for me ^_^

Updates March 20, 2008
    I'm finnally moved in, the desktop is back on a desk, exam week is finally over! I'm now stalking the mailman inorder to intercept and BURN that report card.

ok, anyways, Phanxgames is going under alot of reformation right now under the leadership of Phantom, so lets cheer him on!

Also, a big special thanks to gladyfaith, awesomly talented artist, you have to visit him

*gladyfaith

I've commissioned him to do new art for the project, and their amazing, his style is so much better XD Pay him a visit for sure, and watch if you like.

anyways, some of you might know, that I've already set up the open beta's on Phanx and rmrk, hopeuflly, the prefinal demo will be ready this Monday, and after that it's just the loose ends, the final release of chapter one is close, feels good XD

Updates March 1, 2008
    Ah, so recently, my parents just bought a house, so now we're finnally going to move out of this little apartment, but becuase of that, the weekends are being filled with work. Last night I got home at 11, and stayed up till 4am in order to work on the project, I did get a good bit done though.

    Right now, progress is coming along very nicely, I'm still working alot of kinks out, but in truth it's all coming together. Hopefully I"ll be able to send a update to the team by next weekend. Well, I"m leaving this morning, we're going to move a few things into the new house and then start tearing down the cabinets in the kitchen, haha, till next time XD

Updates February 25, 2008
Hip hip! HORRAY!!!!

Emidy is still willing to help and omg her help is magical @_@

I just got the new scripts for her, I'll be busy but oh so happy, it's going to be awesome XD

*adds more cutscenes to the deleted scenes files*

lol, I've got quite the collection of nice but stupid scenes now. I don't think I can show any of them though, maybe just a few...

anyways, Seth is going to start working on the sewer maps, if he can get them in soon, I'll be motivated to hang on for a little more and finish the whole chapter before I release the game, but if not, I'm going to re-write all these events and release the demo since I'm very anxious about it XD

Anyways, lots of work again!

As for as progress, I got alot done over the weekend, the databasings pretty much organized now, I've got the C.A.R.D.S. system done, so yep, it's all good XD

Updates February 15, 2008
Ahh, it's finally friday. I'm very thankful to have Emidy aboard team, but I can not say for sure her permanence as she has alot of stuff in her life...

*prays for Emidy to stay and help*

Anyways, as you can see, the site went under a bit of change, just wanted to change the look a bit I guess :P

Theres been a good bit of progress no for chapter 1, and the only things really left to do is the little spriting that still nees to get done, the last bits of data basing, and hopefully, have Emidy make some awesome scripts XD

Other than that, it's just the plain old Maps and event Progression. Time to get down and start grinding *w*

Updates February 6, 2008

W00T!!! Happy Chinese New Years Everybady! (Yeah, say it with a A!!!)

Haha, new chinese year, new goals. Maine ones are to try and get better grades, and of course, GET THE DEMO OUT!!! YUP

Anyways, I'm very close to finally releasing a demo, short, but it'll be something for all to enjoy. I've completely re-written the character profiles, updated the features list, fixed some other things, updated the credits list, so WELCOME to the newest member of the team! EMIDY! My amazing co-writer XD

Now then, back to work ^__^

Updates January 26, 2008

ah, tis been a long time since I updated huh? Well it's been a long time since I actually worked as well...=_=

anyways, I'm not determined that I've got start getting off of aRo and start working on this dam projet. Anyways, I'll have to find some type of balance soon or else everything will just start collapsing on me. Now then, on to buisness as usual.

I see I've actually managed to get 1200+ page veiws now, idk, not as exciting as I would want to be. *sigh* Still, I guess it's a good thing, either way the new site is also on hold as Phantom has alot to work on. I havn't touched my rmxp folder in 2 weeks, so I'll need to start agaion, the first order of buisness is the spriting, especially the battlers. Yes, very important. Anyways, I'll be heavily working on my story line. This time, I swear I'll get something good up. Thanks for the support guys, really, I wouldn't have gotten this far....nvm.

anyways, time to get back into gear >:3

Updates January 10, 2008

Hm...well then, I'm now officially addicted to Ragnarok Online once again, Ro for short, server Anthem if you want to come and try knocking some sense into my lvl 95 preist....lol......*sigh*

ah well, in a desperate attempt to regain intrest in this project, I've decided to release an teaser/demo. All it is is baisically the opening movie of the game, then credits. As I said, an teaser, but still, something for ya'll to enjoy for now.

The new website is being made by the phantom, who is a frikkin Genious. Seriously, go commision him for some web design, or subscribe for cheap webhosting, I demand it! :3

it really is quite awsome. Personally, can't wait till it's done. Me and Sithlord999 have decided to come together and form "Chance Productions" so lets see how well our luck is. Hope this turns out good XD

You can download the new teaser in the downloads section.

last thing, I've updated several parts of the site with new or replaces info, and took out alot of stuff, so if you feel bored, feel free to check up on it.

If you want to support this site, please put my user bar in your sig wherever you go :3

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Updates January 5, 2008

NOOOOOOO!!!!!! Writer's block....

Updates January 3, 2008

HAPPY NEW YEARS!!!

late, but woot, the ball drop was fun. Well, I've gotten no work done at all for the past few days due to my vacation. didn't do the reveiws either...*sigh*

well, guess it's back to work, times a wasting!

Updates December 29, 2007

Wow,  quite frequent on updates now aren't I? Anyways, heres 5 new screen shots for you to enjoy.

Spent a couple of hours eventing the new title screen from scratch.

http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x268/monkeydlu/title.jpg

new quality time of day visuals, featuring morning, da, dusk, afternoon, and night.

http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x268/monkeydlu/screen2-1.jpg
http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x268/monkeydlu/screen4.jpg

Sweet new maps, remade by the talented Sithlord999, all maps were made by him. Other than the cut scene one.

http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x268/monkeydlu/Screen1-1.jpg

New dynamic cinimatic cut scenes with scrolling maps for amazing experience.

http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x268/monkeydlu/screen3.jpg

Also, I'll be going on vacaion for a few days, so I'll be using the time to do alot of spriting, and I'm going to take some time to also pick up the game reveiws as well. Currently I have 2 up, which isn't bad, but more would be better. So I'm going to reveiw Reive's Q-TBV next, and some quick looks at Dark Horizon and Tales of Faith, and also see if I can do a proper reveiw on some other commercial japanese RMXP games, probably gonna do Either Pledge to the Criss Cross, or Savior Cat

Updates December 26, 2007

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!

well, I know it's a bit late, but it's the though that counts right?
Anyways, the release of the new demo during january should be successful. I'm currently trying to find an chartagrapher to help me make the world map, other wise, I'll have to rely on my own crappy skills. anyways, 2 new screen shots showing the new stats system, and new improved maps for the forest of sleep.

http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x268/monkeydlu/screen2.jpg

http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x268/monkeydlu/Screen1.jpg

Ok, anyways, I've been working on some new spriting, and you can check it out on my deviant art, www.monkeydlu.deviantart.com.

I haven't been look lately, but surprisingly, I'm almost at 1000 hits for this site, I'll see if I can make something for the occasion, lol.

ok, some new things I expect for the new demo, World Map, new awesome maps by Sithlord, and other maps by Etori and other contributors.

Awsome new soundtrack. Great new library of items and icons. Great new menu, sweet new game over screen.

Some cool side quests, 2 complete dungeons and 2 bosses. also, a recruting side quest, and 2 minor side quests. Many cool unlockable cutscenes by having all characters recruited. Many new endings and conditional branchs, and an better credits ending. Anyways, till next time :D

Updates December 10, 2007

Woa, an update ALREADY??? O_O

yeah, lol, well, I'm making a novel as some of you may know, a prequel for my game. Anyways, I just found out free webs only lets you have 20 pages, and so it didn't work out so well. After only 7 pages, I've ran out of pages. But oh well, heres the first 7 pages of my novel. I've already written out pages in these lengths probably 40 of them. Thats right at the begging of chapter 3. This will be 4 chapters in all, so I'm going to geuss only around 70 or so pages in all.

Updates December 8, 2007 

 Ah...lets see. Well, christmas is right around the corner. Will this really be released by then I ask myself. I hope it will, but right now, another huge obstacle has just been put into view. Thats right, my addiction to Ro has come back....~_~

not good at all, I spend way to much time on it, but good news is, my commisions look great. Oh well. The novel will be worked upon soon, and hopefully, I can get the illustrations done for them during my classes at school over the next week.

Ok, on to development news. None. Yup. Well, wish me luck in getting myself away from Ro.

Also, the screen shots has been updated, so enjoy the new screenys!!!

Updates November 29, 2007 

 

Update time!

Now then, thanksgiving holidays are unfortunately over, but I've gotten some good work done. Not incredibly much, but enough. As of now, the plan of releasing a demo by christmas is looking weak. Production is very slow, but fortunately, I've cleared myself of alot of time. Though I do plan on using most of that time to pick back on studys, I also will get more work done.

Important  developments recently. I've decided to commision  sapphirez to make some art for me. She's really good, and I'm very excited to have quality exclusive art made for this project.

I've seen the new map from sithlord, hopefully, I'll be getting them soon. Still, the maps can wait as I have much much stuff to do. For the prequel novel, I will continue it most definetly. I'll be updating the current piece for a revisioned one soon.  Also, I'll be putting into page format so it'll be easier to read. Hopefully, also with illustrations. Also, Coyoty craft has been a great help for making me 2 exclusive sprites. Very appreciated.

Last of all, sprite work is very slow. Again currently, to most important things that need to be done is battle sprites as well as some RTP sprites. these will get done. Then is the menu. I do not wish to keep MogHunter's original layout, and so I will try to work hard on making new layouts for it. With the ways currently, it's unsure weather or not the demo for Christmas will include the first dungeon. right now, school takes priority dispite my laziness, and with tennis practice being more frequent, and I'll be participating in tornaments as well, so time is on crunch.

Anyways, thats all, hope for the best, and may a miracle happen for me on christmas.



Updates November 22, 2007 

 

The site is getting bigger!!! YAY!!!!

Anyways, I'm thinking about startling a small little novel, and I'm writting the second part of my prequel.

Anyways, the characters section is being clean up, and maybe you've noticed the new page? Yup, from now on, I'm hosting the best RMXP games thats been made, and give reviews on them all. Hopefully, this'll get rid of the ignorance of the vast majority of RMXP users. Anyways, hope you can check out some of the reviews soon.

As for the game, progress is slow right now. Sithlord is making vry good maps, but it going to take a bit time to convert them. But it'll be well worth it. The new menu layout is coming alog, but it's still very bad. Graphics arre still being made, but these days I'm just distracted to easily. Anyways, hope I can get things together, and finish stuff faster. Till the next update then.

Updates November 13, 2007 

 

Ok, good news. Me and Sithlord999 has been able to get in contact through aim recently, and now the info can go through alot faster. Anyways, I was finnaly able to get him a newer demo update. A few things about the new release on christmas, for one, it'll have a customizsed menu design. Also, it'll have the new battle system. A screeny can be found in the screenshot section. You might've noticed, but I recently added a prequel to the site. I've wrtten this for my workshop fiction class over the year. This being my recent major assigment. It will be updated with some pencil illustration. The new deom is still dated for release on christmas, before the new year will begin. Next week will be thanksgiving, so I'll have a good bit of time to work on the game.

Last thing, I've been working on character art recently, the pixel art of Ross has been done, but the original plan to use pixel art has been canceled. Although my cg skills are poor, I made Sean's using photoshop. Anyways I'll be remaking Ross's character art into cg quality, then I have Gabby, and finnally, Avion and Miho's should be pretty eas to do. Ok, thats all, wait paitently for the chapter one's release ^_^

 

Updates November 01, 2007

 

Ok, so holloween was yesterday, fun fun. Anyways, the demo has been put down for now, please wait till christmas o7' for the release. Also, for now, I've decided to keep all updates on this siate. So if anyone wants to check back, it'll be easier. It's been like 20 updates already so it's a bit late, but oh well, still good non-the less.

Someone important as well, I've already paid for the new webhosting from phanxgames, so the site will be moved soon. Once it does, the web url should be www.mingyangproductions.phanxgames.com

Till next time then.

 

Updates October 29, 2007 

Hm...Well, it's been a while since the last update. Alot have been done, and I'm going to try and keep my promise to get chapter one completed and released by the end of christmas.

Razril is almost complete, theres s till 1 or 2 maps to be made for it and quite a bit of npc's, but alot of the work has been dome already. I've begun working on the storyline events for it. I'll be waiting for the new maps from Sithlord soon.

The animated battlers are also being completed, so everything is go0ing very well. It's now to the point where the demo currently up is to my thoughts very bad. I might take it down, and simply wait to release chapter one all together once it's done.

Not only that, I'm also progressed on designing my own custom menue graphics. those will look sweet once it's done. Till the next update then.