Hartacon 1.5 - Multiplayer Online RPG Arena

[Charlie Fleed]

Presentation

Hartacon is an online game that allows people to challenge each other in multiplayer battles. It is not a MMORPG.
Each player will have the opportunity to create one or more parties with a given amount of Upgrade Points (UPs). Adding characters to a party and buying equipments consumes the party's UPs. UPs can be gained by winning online battles.

Demo

Demo

In this demo:
- the new tactical battle system
- five classes available
- three unlockable classes
- animated battlers
- exp system
- development system
- gold and treasures assigned at the end of each online battle
- lots of skills, weapons, armors, accessories

Instructions

Inside the demo.

IF YOU HOST A ROOM, YOU MUST HAVE PORT 55556 FORWARDED ON YOUR ROUTER, OTHERWISE PEOPLE WON'T BE ABLE TO JOIN YOUR ROOM.

Remember that your password will travel in clear text on the Internet and that the administrator will be able to see it, so don't use a password you use on sites, forums, email and so on. You will need to enter this password only if you will have to recover your profile after a deletion of the savefile.

Video(s)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTTZQdZm36U

Spoiler: MORE VIDEOS

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K__2YKzGXDs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwX5Vri6Uzw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_J_HoN3ohp4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KX0Ztcmeqlk

Screenshots



Features

• 1024 x 768 resolution
• Multi-player tactical battles
• Character development (stat points distribution system, skills shop)
• Isometric maps with 4 orientations
• Alliances
• LAN game mode
• Network game mode
• Chat in LAN room, Web channel, battle setup room, and battle.

Classes

Spoiler

Warrior

Skills: Sword Tech, Sword Tech Lv2, Sword Tech Lv3, Death Blade, Slash, Wide Slash, Reaction

Priestess

Skills: Heal, Heal Lv2, Heal Lv3, Heal Omega, Heal Omega Lv2, Heal Omega Lv3, Remedy, Remedy Omega, Raise, Doomed Love, Deathly Love

Fire Witch

Skills: Fire, Fire Lv2, Fire Lv3, Fire Omega, Fire Omega Lv2, Fire Omega Lv3

Gunner

Skills: Gun Tech, Gun Tech Lv2, Gun Tech Lv3, Leg Shot, Execution, Leg Shot Lv2

Ice Witch

Skills: Ice, Ice Lv2, Ice Lv3, Ice Omega, Ice Omega Lv2, Ice Omega Lv3

Archer

Skills: Bow Tech, Bow Tech Lv2, Bow Tech Lv3, Long Range Arrow, Arrows Rain, Arrows Storm

Enchanted Armor

Skills: Fire, Fire Lv2, Fire Lv3, Sword Tech, Sword Tech Lv2, Sword Tech Lv3, Line of Fire, Cross of Fire

Lancer

Skills: Lance Tech, Lance Tech Lv2, Lance Tech Lv3, Thrust, Half Whirl, Whirl

Skills

Spoiler

Spoiler: full size version (very large image)

Credits

I implemented almost every bit of the game from scratch.
I want to thank the people behind the Netplay project and Blizzard for his RMX-OS from which I have learned a lot, but I'm coding my own classes for everything.
I'm using Selwyn's Resolution Script.
The animation system for the battlers is provided by DerVVulfman.
The notifier is provided by Dark32.

Userbars

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Spoiler

Code for your signature:

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More:

 

[Spoo]

I like this; it reminds me of a game I used to play that I can't recall the name of.

DL'ing now.

 

[Eriol Clowphengire]

I wish this PWNs Gunrox and the likes :3 Will DL this :D

 

[Charlie Fleed]

First post updated with some new info.

 

[gRaViJa]

I love how you pulled of the isometric view, good work. By the way, wasn't this project called Charlie's Arena on rmrk?

 

[Charlie Fleed]

mhm, not exactly, I switched the name before posting it on rmrk.

EDIT: Version 1.5 is available.

 

[Charlie Fleed]

Development screens.

New isometric tileset being made by Moy Studio.


Height influence on movement, attacks and skills.

 

[Charlie Fleed]

There won't be any new release for this game on RMXP, and that's because I'm working on the XNA version.
I have an isometric tileset and map editor ready (video), and I'm working on the actual game.
Check this out:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cp077F2KcAM

 

[Charlie Fleed]

A new video: Hartacon XNA - Attack and Skill Animations and Damage
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gXwdza8x7k

 

[Charlie Fleed]

A new video: Hartacon XNA - Projectiles
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXgpsy35ABY

 

[Juan J. Sánchez]

I thought the Final Fantasy X Battle System was amazing (which, by the way, I'm using for my project), but this is absolutely incredible. Charlie Fleed, you are the man now, dog.

 

[Charlie Fleed]

Thank you, I'm working hard on this. I saw your game's thread, it's going to be great, very very good job.

 

[Virtuoso]

From what I've seen, this looks promising. How long has this been in development for?

 

[Charlie Fleed]

The RPG Maker XP version is final, not in development anymore. I worked on it for a few months.
The XNA version has been in development for a few weeks.

 

[Charlie Fleed]

Time for a little update, I guess a video is more explicative than words.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1hmFNpQTbg

 

[Sephiron]

When I saw "Multiplayer online arena" I thought more of league of legends or Bloodline champions. Not a TBS arena.

It still looks amazing and I've got to check it out! Love the LAN feature!

 

[Charlie Fleed]

Thanks Sephiron. Another video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kniziELdPH0

 

[Juan J. Sánchez]

You know, your Hartacon XNA is, so far, the RPG Maker engine resembling most Final Fantasy Tactics. You should think about eventually releasing a stand alone.

 

[Ellie]

This is looking great so far especially the new video. I'm surprised this topic isn't much more popular.

 

[Charlie Fleed]

Thanks. Btw, I hired a new artist that is working on character design and artworks for the menu, while my tileset artist is going to finish exams and will be more focused on the game very soon. I'll post new screens when I get rid of those RTP trees.