Major update!
Finalized Logo:
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New screenshots:
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Next I'll cover my plans for the menu. It will look like a cell phone, and as such, have features that real cell phones have incorporated into the features that all RPGs have.
*At the beginning of the game, the game will ask you if you are a boy or a girl. If you select girl, the menu will be pink, if you select boy, the menu will be blue. I may or may not include a feature where you can eventually unlock more looks for the outside border of the menu.
The menu is split into numerous parts. (For now I only have a picture of the equip menu.)
1. Items
2. Equip
3. Techs
4. Status
5. Party
6. Internet
7. Options
8. Save
9. Camera
I. Items
Items are organized in different tabs by category.
Categories: Items, Equipment, and Key Items.
II. The Equip Menu
(Click for larger size) (Also note that fonts aren't finalized and I know the white font looks funky. ^^; )
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(The green will be invisible and you'll be able to still see the map you're on. Also, as noted further below, the background is changeable.)
In Equip, you can change your party members equipment. As you change equipment, the equipment on the sprite representing the party member changes to. Though the in-game sprite of the party members transformed does not change based on equipment normally, there are special armors that can their appearance.
III. Techs
In Techs, you can check what techs you've learned, learn new techs, and level up techs you've already learned. Techs are learned by using TP (Tech Points) on a grid. You start with one tech and expand to other techs that in turn branch out to other techs.
Once you learn a tech, you can expend more TP to level them up to a max level of 10. As they power up, they increase in power, and sometimes can change in ways such as adding poison to the enemy/enemies affected.
Some techs can only be opened for acquiring once you've leveled up previous techs learned.
IV. Status
In Status, you can check your party members statistics, see what equipment they have equipped, what techs they've learned, and look at/change the outfit they are wearing.
V. Party
In Party, you can change party members and party order.
VI. Internet
In Internet, you can do the following:
1. Check text messages
-As you progress through the game, you will receive various text messages. Some are important to the story and others are just for fun.
-With certain text messages, you will be able to submit a fixed reply out of a few choices, up to 3 different ones.
2. Access your dictionary of people, places, terms, etc.
-With the dictionary, you can look up information on people you've met, places you've been, terms you've heard, and a few other categories.
-For those who are unfamiliar with certain names, every person, place, and term will have the name used in the game, also telling what name was used in the American Dub of the anime, the original manga/anime names, and the American translation of the manga.
3. Listen to music bought/found.
-Throughout the game you can buy and find CDs. You can listen to those CDs here. Some CDs are special and can only be acquired through side quests or stealing them from enemies in battle.
4. Play minigames that you've acquired.
-Through certain events you can acquire games to play in the menu through the TeletiaS company.
-These games can only be played when you're at a save point.
-The first minigame that is automatically unlocked during the course of the story is the "Sailor Soldier Quiz" minigame. You compete by answering questions on Sailor Moon trivia. There are various levels of difficulty for each character. Beating a level earns you a prize.
VII. Options
In Options, you can:
-Change the background of the menu
-Change how loud music/sound is
-Change whether or not you want to hear a confirmation sound when you receive a text message
-Change the confirmation sound if you have selected to hear one
-Change the look of the message window in dialogue
VIII. Save
In Save, you will be able to save the game if you are at a save point.
IX. Camera
In Camera, you will be able to look at pictures you've taken.
-At any time while you are walking around, you will be able to take a picture by pressing a specific button and it will be recorded in your phone.
-A maximum of 50 pictures can be saved.
And there you have it! ^^ Please look at the equipment menu picture to understand what it will look like, and let me know if you have any ideas for it, or if you really just don't like something. XD
*If there are any coders who would like to help, please PM me and let me know. I will provide all graphics you need and detailed instructions on how I want everything.