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Breath of Fire : Sol's Legacy

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This is a BoF I + II fangame, it takes place in the year 2621. It follows the main character Ryu but may branch off and follow others from time to time.[/FONT]

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In the year 2621 people have expanded far beyond the domain of Earth. There are two main superpowers in the galaxy and each of them controls different technologies. The first is Earth, Earth controls all geographical technologies that involve earth and ground, they have been able to dig into the earth and uncover all the ancients technologies. They have also discovered facts about the people who roamed the land before they did and their technology. The second is the people of Windia, in Windia they control all the technologies of the sky and space. They were the first to go into space and have since inhabited a planet deeper in space. They have since discovered people that inhabit planets far from Earth, they have come to live in peace with them and they have shared their technology with them further enhancing Windia's technology. Windia were the first to discover Sol and have been living in peace with them for many years. The last superpower is Sol, they have the technologies in the creation of weapons and manipulating energy such as fire. Before they were discovered by Windia they were quite primitive but Windia's technology has allowed them to use the ores on their planet to begin the art of making weapons.

Important events in the last 70 years


In the year 2547 Earth has discovered the planet Sol, they know of Windia but they do not know of their association with Sol. Earth sent a messenger to sol to demand a peace treaty so that they could share knowledge with them.

Two years later in 2549 Sol comes to an agreement with Earth and decides to take up their offer, they send a group of researchers and soldiers as a precaution.

Two years furthermore Earth is in full control by a group that call themselves the "Allied Stars", they send over a fleet of ships to Sol. To Sol's surprise the ships are full of soldiers. They storm the space port and take it over all space traffic is then controlled by the soldiers. They take hostages and send out a small infantry to take over a nearby town. News of this reaches the parliament in Sol and they send out a large amount of troops.

The Earth troops arrive at the village and are stopped in their tracks by a cry from overhead. They look up and see that a group of thirty dragons are swooping down on them, not knowing what to do they try to fight them off but are quickly disposed of. The dragons then move to the space port and destroy all 2000 troops that Earth sent. They declare war on Earth and wait for their next move.

Fifty years later Earth is losing the war and Sol are consistently pushing back the Earth troops, they are winning the war but Earth is not finished.

In the year 2605 a child is born with dark green hair, the parents of this child know what the colour of his hair signifies and after making a deal with the doctors involved go into hiding, they live in a small town named Aurelian.

Twelve years later in 2617 there is a turning point in the war, after studying the people that were sent over from Sol they have created a weapon that is highly destructive against people from Sol. This weapon is a mixture of the ancient’s technology and recently developed technology. It is a walking statue that is charged with moonlight, once charge it can create a radiation that is as dangerous against people from Sol as Gamma rays are against humans. These create a large gap in power between Sol and Earth and Sol's soldiers are swiftly defeated.

Ten years prior to this in 2607 the child with green hair was found by the parliament of Sol, they as followed the ancient text that existed about the child and christened him Ryu. He was taken from his parents and adopted by a member of the Parliament named Minerva, in the following fourteen years leading up to 2621 he was trained in the castle of Sol, he was taught multiple battle techniques leading up to his "Dies Solis", when he would obtain the power of the Dragon.

Our story starts on the 29th of August 2621 on Ryu's birthday, when he is going to obtain the power of the dragon...

Characters



Ryu

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He is the child that is marked with green hair, it is said that he is the one that will lead Sol to victory in this war so he was adopted by Minerva. He is very serious for his age and has a very calculative manner.

Age: 16
Gender: Male
Class: Lieutenant
Weapon: Swords
First Weapon: Vertumnus
Race: Solite
Special Skill: Sol Indiges, the power to transform into a dragon at will, has to be obtained
Element: Fire

Nina

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Nina is from Windia, she has not obtained her wings yet although they should have come through a long time ago. She has pure white hair a sign that she is from Windia, she has risen quickly through the army despite not having wings and is well respected at captain level. She has a very serious nature and is dedicated to her work, she will complete a mission without failure and her reports are always flawless. She doesn't have many friends due to her work and having no parents she has never let her feelings out to anyone. She is sent to Sol to investigate the situation between Earth and Sol and allow the government in Windia to decide whether to joins sides or stay out of it.

Age: 15
Gender: Female
Class: Captain
Weapon: Rapiers
First Weapon: Concordia
Race: Windian
Special Skill: When her wings come through she will have the ability to take flight, this will give her further control over her element
Element: Ice/Water

Mikazuki

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A vagabond Samurai/Ninja who is on a quest to find the meaning behind the seven codes of bushido. He travels across the world in search of the reason why he is who he is and why he does what he does. He has a very carefree nature and never troubles over anything or anyone. He wishes to return the Earth to the peace that existed before the "Allied Stars" took over, he loved peace and it also allows him to move around more easily. He also has a sister who disappeared when he was thirteen.

Age: 24
Gender: Male
Class: Samurai
Weapon: Katanas
First Weapon: Goryou
Race: Earthling
Special Skill: Has mastered his katana and can implement his element his attacks
Element: Wind

Kattelyn


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She is a human who still has part of her ancient roots powers in her. She has increase strength and agility and also has feline/beast type features on her face. She is the last survivor of an ancient civilisation as the rest of the survivors mysteriously disappeared when she was eight. She survived due to her beast like instincts and has lived off them ever since. She is very young and is not fully aware of what is happening in the world around her. She has a very playful and fun nature so she can always ease up a tense situation.

Age: 14
Gender: Female
Class: Warrior
Weapon: Gauntlets
First Weapon: Felicitas
Race: Earthling/Beastwoman
Special Skill: Has greatly enhanced agility and strength due to her beast like side
Element: Fire

The bad guys


The Eight Allied Stars


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They are the organisation that are now in control of the Earth's government and military. They appeared recently and their influence quickly spread through the general public. It consists of eight people that have separate ranks. Nearly nothing is known about them as they are rarely seen by normal people but one thing that a few people higher up in the system especially the military have noticed is that although they have been in control for seventy years, the original members remain and they look the same as when they first came into control.

Ares Urana

Not much is known about him as he is rarely seen in public and he has never spoken out to them. He commands all the others below him.

Nyx

He is second in command after Ares, Ares tells him what is to be done and he does it. He seems to be a dark character as he is always in black or dark blue clothing, he is the person who address' the public when the rare occasion occurs.

The rest are all equal in authority:

Khaos

He looks very young and is always dressed in white, it is said that he can warp time and space.

Gaia Mater

He is a teenager around 17 - 19 he is always with his sister Terra, it is said that they are incest. He looks smart but has a very laid back nature.


Terra Mater


She is a teenager around 17 - 19 she is always with her brother Terra, it is said that they are incest. She looks very business like and is always serious when it comes to everything but her brother, which she is very laid back about.

Orpheus

He is a strange man who is always seen with his flute, it is a very strange flute that does not seem to play music. He is very quiet and has never been seen talking.

Artemis

She has a very ruthless nature and is believed to have already killed many, she has a very rough dress sense and is believed to wear ripped or dirty clothing. She is also the half-sister of Hermes.

Hermes

He is believed to be able to move at insane speeds far faster than any other being in the galaxy. He is said to be very competitive and cunning. He is also the half-brother of Artemis.

Screenshots


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Credits


I have quite a lot of people to credit, of course this is only so far:

Prexus, Cybersam, Deadhunter and Noobitron - BoF battle system
Prexus - FFX map teleport system
Selwyn (did I spell that right? I preferred Squall...) - Passability minimap
SephirothSpawn - Vehicle script, Party and Class changing system, Advanced movement (run, sneak jump etc...), intro and splash
ccoa - Weather script
dubealex - Advanced Message Script R4
Trikster - Display animations, Advanced individual battle comands, Lufia II style battle result window (I think)
Wachunga - Map autoscroll
NearFantastica - Day and Night script (and Deke), Light effects
Rataime - Destruction engine
sandgolem - Transfer player music fix
Diego - CMS(fixing by ccoa)
Drago del fato - Level up point spend system
Dark Akiko - Autolife script
Blizzard - Soulrage system v1.2 script
FOMAR0153 - Random Battle Music

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These are only for the scripts, I will research the graphics as there are too many to write now and I need to get to bed -_-. Off my head I can say Game rage for Ryu's head and Queed I believe for the BoF battlers but a lot were from other sources of Ragnorak sprites. I can't think of anyone else to credit atm but if you think that anything is wrongly credited PM me or write it in the thread.

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Personal notes
This should be updated regularly as I'm working on some sprites Mikazuki atm I nearly finished the first row and my GIMP crashed on me':| not fun. This is my first (well third technically) serious project but this one I stopped lived in wikipedia (literally) for ages gathering info and then decided to release it again, if anyone remembers what this was before forget about it XD.

~RoaringSasuke (That took forever and I really got to abuse the "~")
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Maybe he just wanted to build a hype for it, new project forums aren't supposed to be posted complete.

I skimmed over the storyline, as i am about to go to work and ive come across something im a bit curious/confused about.

You said that the "Windia" super power were the first to go into space? I was just a little curious as to how they got into space and where it is excactly they came from to get there. From reading the story, i assumed they came from earth and went into space from there. But, if this is the case then wouldn't have all the people on earth has access/knowledge of this technology?

I, of course could have missed something as it was a brief skim. So, feel free anyone to correct me if he already stated these. I will of course edit this post once im home from work and able to give a full review :).

The game certainly has interested me though. Keep it up :D
 
Windia is a very isolated society so they do not normally mix with people, they are one of the few civilisations that survived until this time so they will have their own system and own way of doing things. Also this is a beta~ish story so it is bound to have a few bugs. In BoF II (Favourite BoF of all time) They were initially an isolated society that didn't let you near the castle were all the technology was kept (correct me if I'm wrong) also they have wings (which I think I forgot to mention) so they are already familiar with the sky, they just needed one push to get to space.

Because I've put off posting this for a very long while and thought that I may as well do it now, I'll get some screen shots when I do few more maps also I need to work out the destruction script (it's very long and complex) and It's a bit neccesary for the start. Also "Des" what do you think of the actual game?

~RoaringSasuke
 
Ah, i understand now. (apparently i didnt have to work today so here i am lol :|). I completely understand that the story is beta, thats why i pointed out the thing with the Windia so you knew that you might need to go into more depth with their explanation which you have :).

I've read over the whole topic now, apart from the thing with the windia i can't locate any more problems with the storyline, except for something with the characters. Well, mainly the samurai lol. I see that you put samurai/ninja and that he was in search of the meaing behind "bushido".

My little tidbit is that ninja and samurai held different beliefs and skills, most seeing them as enemies. Of course, the game is completely fantasy so he of course can be both i was just stating for the "historians" that it would make no sense for their to be samurai-ninja.

Of course, it is not a major character flaw just something that stood out to me personally (most likely due to my game). Apart from that, i really like the story. Can't wait to see more of the story and some screenshots :)
 
Ninja was added on a whim because of what his battler looks like, he will mainly be a samurai but for comic relief and a bit of the story he will prounce around as a ninja. If I find a Ragnorak samurai (doesn't look like it) then I can change that little part. The looking for the Bushido also has a little twist in it.

P.S Because of what you said before about a Bleach fangame I may steal a few (very few) Ideas from it hehehe!

P.S.S. I've been meaning to ask you for a while did you make that sig yourself?

P.S.S.S. I'm going to be using that samurai charset you have in your game just need to edit a bit XD!

~RoaringSasuke
 
your going to be using my samurai character set? Oh well, it isnt mine so do what you wish :). Of course, you will have to change it XD.

Also, thats cool about the bleach ideas for the samurai character, it will build my interest alot more thats for sure.

Yeh, i did make that signature for :). Although, that was like 2 or so months ago when i actually still had paint shop pro (and some knowledge on how to use it lol). I just found it the other day so i was like cool lol.
 
@>Meadow: I have a reason for it don't worry...

@>grave: It's not as dark as the charset...? I might edit that later I'm workin on the bad guys right now...

~RoaringSasuke
 
Beside the over-sized to-be-completed it looks quite nice and it's always nice to see someone using one of my scripts.

Do all the characters I take it have their own skill systems?
 
Kinda but not exactly, Ryu has the powers of the dragon obviously so that will be done using Trikster's AIBC, also each of them have their unique traits so that will be expressed through their skills (You just reminded me to do those lol).

P.S The random music is sooooo useful because I recall BoF II had two different bgm's for battle a fast one and the normal pace one...

~RoaringSasuke
 

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