Whispers of Eternity

[WoE_Designs]

Whispers of Eternity v1.02 - Alpha Testing video: UPDATED: 03/29/12 - Extended Alpha v.1.02 video

Spoiler

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c21vCHs46vI...eature=youtu.be

Story

In the town of Korin, a mysterious and deadly illness has befallen the children, and no one knows the cause. At the nearby Guardian shrine, a man suddenly appears, though he cannot remember his past, or even his name. In the deepest and darkest corners of Erythia, something begins to stir...



Characters(incomplete)

UPDATE: I've found a character concept artist who has agree to do designs for Lyson, Elania, and Raelan. He has also agreed to be available for future character designs. Woot, woot!

These character sprites and facesets are merely placeholders until original artwork and sprites and be procured.

Lyson: - Is there a reason why I can't remember anything? - The last thing, or rather the first, that Lyson can remember is waking up at the Guardian shrine. Everything else is a complete blank. Where did he come from? Where was he going? He remembers nothing. As fate would have it, he is discovered at the Guardian shrine by Elania, a local Wisdom's apprentice. She recommends that he follow her back to town, in hopes someone there can help shed some light on his situation.

Elania: - My only goal is to someday be a strong as my sister - When the children of Korin began to fall ill, the town's Wisdom called for her apprentice, Elania, to head to the Guardian shrine in search of herbs and flora to ease their suffering. Along the way, she has a fateful encounter with Lyson, a man with an identity crisis. He decides to join her back to Korin in search of answers.

Raelan: - Never again will I fail to protect those I hold dear - A few years ago, a terrible tragedy resulted in the death of someone very close to Raelan's heart. Blaming it all on himself, he vowed to learn how to protect his friends and family, and subsequently joined the Korin Defence Force. He is a childhood friend of Elania, and was angered when she left to go to the Guardian shrine alone.

Gameplay Features

Painstakingly hand-crafted Parallax Mapping. Never before has Erythia looked this good!

Custom Battle System implementing scripts created by some of your most beloved RPG Maker Ace scriptors!
Strategy plays a huge role in combat - blindly reapeating Attack could end up costing you dearly.
Take advantage of the Skill Combo + Skill Charging system to exploit enemy weaknesses and turn the tide of battle to your favor.
Visually pleasing thank's to Yanfly's Ace Battle Engine + Victor's Animated Battles - each attack, skill, and magic has been uniquely customized for WoE.
(Not completely implemented) Time powerful Area of Effect attacks when enemies have moved into a vunerable position. Or use the Taunt ability to have them surround you, and take the guess work out of it!

Not strategic enough for you yet? Customize your party member's equipment and abilities with additional bonuses in order to get that extra edge with the Crystsphere system!
Credit Kread-Ex for his Grathnode and Runic Equipment scripts.

And introducing Challenge Mode. Standard battle strategy not cutting it for you? Need that extra challenge? In Challenge Mode, you can return to previously beaten areas and activate the Challenge Cryst, resetting the dungeon and imposing various challenging limitations; such as Skill Block, Magic Block, Item Block, Level Restriction, and much more!

Screenshots!

from build v.1.02

Updated: Now includes screenshots of the implemented Party Banter System. Works as intended. I'm a happy panda.

Spoiler

Want to see more?!?!

Whispers of Eternity is the culmination of many years of RPG Maker experience. I've been around for every iteration of RPG Maker since RPG Maker 2000, and with each release I've grown more and more as a game designer.
That being said, crafting a professional looking game is more than just a hobby; it becomes almost like a job. It takes time, effort, and a lot of frustration - but with dedication, the end result is worth it.
However - in order to achieve the quality of game that I hope Whispers of Eternity can be, I won't be able to do it alone. This section of the topic is reserved for recruitment purposes. If I can even find dedicated people for even half of what I'm looking for in the following section, we'll be off to a great start!

What I Need

Experienced Parallax Mapper, Custom Spriter, Battle Design/Battle Planner, Music Composer


Out of all the RPG Maker engines released over the past couple of years, Enterbrain has finally seen fit to give us their most powerful engine to date. I've only briefly begun to dabble in it, but it's quite clear that they've put a lot forward at our disposal. This is an opportunity that should be taken full advantage of, and I intend to do just that. It has taken many years, but RPG Maker has finally reached a point in which professional quality games can be made. Don't be fooled, however. The ideas that I plan to put forth, and the standard of quality I look for in my projects will make Whispers of Eternity quite the endeavor. But...oh my god...the pay-off would be so totally worth it.

And that's it for my post (and shameless recruitment plug). Hopefully I've made my point clear, and you can see how dedicated I am to this project. If you're looking for a project to be just as dedicated to, as well, there's no better time than now. Whether you have years of experience, or just starting out, let me know how you'd be interesting in helping, and let me know what your RPG Maker strengths and weaknesses are! Hope to see you all in Erythia soon!

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EDIT : Including a list of used scripts in order to give proper credit

Many of Yanfly's scripts, including, but not limited to: Yanfly's Ace Core Module, Yanfly's Ace Battle Engine, Yanfly's Ace Message System, Yanfly's Ace Menu System, plus the many add-ons that come with each.
Victor Sant's Core Engine, Victor Sant's Animated Battlers, Victor Sant's Actor Battlers, Victor Sant's Fixed Parallax
Kread_Ex's Grathnodes, Kread_Ex's Runic Equipment
Kread_Ex's Skill Fusion
Yami's Charging Attack

A huge thank you to the above mentioned scripters, without which Whispers of Eternity would never be possible (or it would at least be an entirely different beast altogether. Thank you for the countless hours I'm sure you've slaved away looking at lines and lines of coding. I don't know if you're aware of how grateful the community is for your contributions, but at least I can show you how grateful I am.

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[WoE_Designs]

Minor Update:

Since it's hard to juggle with keeping all my different forum posts updated, especially with the conflicting forum software between them, I have created a wordpress site to be my official site for the project. For those who were interested and who may be out of the loop, the project is still going on strong.

Please visit the wordpress site at:

whispersofeternity.wordpress.com

for up to date info on the development of Whispers of Eternity!

And if you wish to support the project, visit Whispers of Eternity's kickstarter.com profile at:

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/187 ... ?ref=email

Thanks!