The Magi Chronicles [Back to ACE!]

JacobM · 2013-04-12T15:57:59+0900

Facebook Page RMN Page Official Website The Magi Chronicles Original Soundtrack The Magi Chronicles follows the story of an 18 year old boy, Daryl, in his quest with an unlikely party of heroes to solve the mystery of a great evil that threatens the continent of Raethol, and the world itself. This evil revolves around a single a man who is referred to as a "Dark Lord." Though the party does not know his true name they will travel the world attempting to break his hold over it. Prologue: During the time of war many ways of the past were lost and the six Spirits of the Realm were forgotten. These Spirits were the creators of this world and protectors the its Aura. Now that the Spirits are no longer being worshiped by the majority of the population, they have grown weak, thus weakening the world's Aura and leaving it vulnerable. Major updates incoming [05\11\2016]: Spoiler We will be finishing the game in VX ACE, sorry for the confusion! The game will be FREE! Setting: Spoiler The Magi Era After the wars of the Sensou Era there was a great peace. Many ways of the past were forgotten. Magic was now the means of everything, solving the worlds greed and poverty. Though some prejudice may still exist, this peace has been long lasting. It is the year 1522. Raethol is divided into three nations; Brathea, Theocia, and Protia. These three nations were born from three very diverse races. Bratheans, stuborn in their ways, are known for their strength and hardiness and are typically frontline warriors. Though Daryl is of Brathean decent he does not fit this typical mold.His parents moved to Friasia, a small city located in Theocia, two years prior to his birth. Daryl's mother had passed away shortly after giving birth to him. Much like the Theocians he lives among Daryl took to magic at a very young age and developed skills faster than most of his peers. He is one of few Bratheans in the world to possess such abilities and has grown up with the grief of his father wishing he was more like him. Character: Spoiler Daryl - 18 year old mage that attends the school of magic in Friasia, a small town in the nation of Theocia. Born and raised among Theocians, this Brathean boy has taken more quickly to magic than his peers. A rare gift that many Bratheans lack. Corran - The Captain of the 9th regiment of the Brathean army has come to Friasia to recruit Daryl on a secret mission across Raethol. Knowing Daryl's father from long ago, Corran feels that he can trust Daryl with the task while not arousing too much suspicion. Little is known about the mission and what Corran's goal is. Naomi - A cast away from her nation of Protia (Cat-Like Nation of Monks) has traveled to Vincia (a rural town in Theocia) to study as a nun. Her boisterous and rude demeanor provides the party with some frustration while her abilities as a cleric are well needed. Demo Download: Spoiler NEW DEMO COMING SOON [UPDATED 3/29/2016] OLD Demo Links: No RTP: 244MB With RTP: ~430MB Screen Shots [Edited 03/29/2016]: Spoiler Fan Art: Spoiler Some sweet fan art by Makio_Kuta! Daryl Burning Everything! XD Here's one from Palladinthug! Thanks to theadellie for giving us this! Ashlynn is so cute chibi! Minty has drawn this amazingly awesome version of Naomi <3 Thanks so much! Hows bout this awesome remix of the title theme done by CashyCat! Supporter Banner: Spoiler Credits: Spoiler Tilesets/Characters/Edits: Celianna Mack Enterbrain Archeia Lunarea Timmah - Battle Animations Scripts: Yanfly Yami Khas Moghunter MGC SeeR UK & OriginalWij Estriol Nicke Kread-EX Modern Algebra Lanthanum Entertainment: adiktuzmiko - Slip Damage and Elements Scripts Galv - Camera Control & Region Effects Zeus - Lights and Shadows Hime - Custom Even Triggers Acezon - F12 Fix f0mar Music: Gyrowolf Enterbrain Overlay Imagery: Archeia Testers: Seita Stevie LoneWolfDon Kain Omega Asuka Jarrad Jef299 Mad Autumn Studio MagicMagor Dalph DeathSpark FleetingInfinity PalladinThug Harmill HuntingSwan Dark_Metomophosis

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JacobM

#121 Jul 3, 2013, 05:35 AM Source

Here's a sneak peek at a new area I'm working on :)
Engr. Adiktuzmiko

#122 Jul 3, 2013, 05:46 AM Source

wow... looks nice...
JacobM

#123 Jul 8, 2013, 05:30 AM Source

Hello Everyone!

Quick Update:

Mapping Mapping Mapping.... seems like that's all I do lately but hey, I love it! :)

We've been working on progressing the game, working on balance, and polishing up some things and so I've decided to make a little video preview of Elendyne for you all.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-hzo2CL92U

We hope you like it! Stick around for more news in the coming weeks!
JacobM

#124 Aug 3, 2013, 03:14 PM Source

Hey guys!

I know it's been a while since our last post but a lot of things have happened in our lives in the past few weeks that has temporarily stalled production. Though here and there I've been doing some things...

Firstly, I'd like to congratulate Saberwolfcdw on his very recent engagement! Woo woo!

My fiance and I are very happy for them as they are our best friends! Also, my fiance and I have come to find out that we are Pregnant! Omg! There's gonna be a mini me and I just cant wait. We are just over 12 weeks along now.

With all that you can imagine we've been a little busy with things but to add to it... I got a recent promotion at my place of work to Store Manager! So, yeah... work work work...

With all this, we do plan to continue work on our game soon and I really hope we can continue to have the same following and get more as well. Please stay tuned for some future updates and thank you kindly for your support of our project!
seita

#125 Aug 3, 2013, 05:16 PM Source

Congratulations to you both!!
Dalph

#126 Aug 4, 2013, 07:36 AM Source

Great news! And Congratulations!
JacobM

#127 Oct 6, 2013, 03:26 AM Source

Hello! Okay guys, I thinks it's time for me to fess up. I have not worked a shred on this game since my last post. Life has been getting in the way a tad (not to mention my untimely addiction to FFXIV:ARR with my fiance lol), BUT, I have some free time at this weekend and I've decided to use it to work on the game some.

With my mind refreshed, coming back to the game has made me realize that we really have something going here. I hope our time away has not discouraged you from wanting to play through Daryl's story!

Expect an update this weekend!

Much love!

Edit:

I have been working on the game some this weekend and have been making events like no other! I plan to make a bit of a Promotional Trailer for the game soon as well.

I wouldn't mind some more feedback for the game (new and old players) and the demo is still available for download.

I'll make sure to fill you all in as soon as I have more to share plus have an updated demo once it's ready! ;)
Dalph

#128 Oct 10, 2013, 04:26 PM Source

Played it till the Tower of Venus.

It was pretty good, polished and funny to play, with very nice mapping and well developed characters, I think Corran is my favourite.

Basically the game has no flaws, apart from the random battles (which are a little too frequent and frustrating), if you could put mapped enemies everywhere (like in the tower) the whole thing would be certainly better.

The game is mostly RTP but has some serious potential overall and (as I said) no real problems, I like it...good job.

I think I will support it, do you mind if I add the banner (with the link to this topic) in my signature? I like giving good games more visibility.
JacobM

#129 Oct 10, 2013, 08:44 PM Source

That is totally fine! Thanks so such for the positive feedback!

As far as the enemy encounters... I have been thinking of doing that and may still implement something along those lines in the future. The only issue I run into is map sprites for all of the monsters and for future monsters. But that seems to be a common request from people so it's definitely being considered. Thanks again!
Dalph

#130 Oct 10, 2013, 11:03 PM Source

Ok, finally I've finished it, it was a truly enjoyable experience.

I also added the banner in my signature, wish you good luck with your project!
JacobM

#131 Oct 16, 2013, 05:15 AM Source

Quick update!

So, I've been working a lot on eventing story line cut-scenes lately and I needed a little break from that. So, I decided to work on the visuals a little more. I decided I wanted to make everything flow better and since I was using a lot the RTP for the majority of the game it gave me the idea to use the same tilesets for battle backs. I'm really happy with the outcome and I hope you guys will enjoy it as well!

Oh, and since I purchased the DS+ Resource pack I felt the Chibi Style battlers would flow better with the art style! :D

What do you all think?
Engr. Adiktuzmiko

#132 Oct 16, 2013, 12:14 PM Source

well the chibi battlers fit better since they are made to fit as like the normal sprites in the RTP...

as for map enemy sprites, well you could just use a certain sprite for a certain range of enemies (like weak troops has the same sprite used in the map, or you could also use troop member count as the factor on what sprite to use etc) to cut up on sprite need in case you're thinking of 1 sprite per troop which will truly need a lot of sprites... XD
Dalph

#133 Oct 16, 2013, 12:24 PM Source

I personally use some sort of a modified ghost sprite for the mapped enemies, and a different sprite or the battler picture for the bosses (on map). It's very easy to implement, and still looks cool this way.

The custom background is nice.
JacobM

#134 Oct 16, 2013, 04:59 PM Source

Per request, we will be doing away with random encounters and hence forth all enemies will be mapped! I plan to release an updated demo with these changes in the near future. Stay tuned! :D

Edit:
Also, what would you think of a reward system, like a hunter's log, that rewarded the player for killing a certain amount of enemies based off enemy type and/or region?
Dalph

#135 Oct 16, 2013, 08:17 PM Source

drassray said:
Per request, we will be doing away with random encounters and hence forth all enemies will be mapped! I plan to release an updated demo with these changes in the near future. Stay tuned! :D

Edit:

Also, what would you think of a reward system, like a hunter's log, that rewarded the player for killing a certain amount of enemies based off enemy type and/or region?
That's a lot better, with mapped enemies everywhere (except for the world map), run away from monsters will make the game even more fun to play. About the reward system, I believe a conspicuous reward after beating some wanted\stronger\unique monsters around the world (like in FFXII) will be a very interesting addition.
JacobM

#136 Oct 17, 2013, 02:59 AM Source

That's not a bad Idea there Dalph! :D I'll definitely think it over. In the mean time here is another screeny!
Engr. Adiktuzmiko

#137 Oct 17, 2013, 10:59 AM Source

the way that those chibi battlers look downwards is quite off for a sideview battle... IMO...

if most of the sprite battlers look downwards, better yet put the actor battlers below and make them face upwards...
JacobM

#138 Oct 17, 2013, 02:32 PM Source

I see what you're saying. That may be what I end up doing. :) I'll play around with it a bit. Thanks for the feedback.
Engr. Adiktuzmiko

#139 Oct 17, 2013, 02:35 PM Source

or simply find more battlers looking to the right... though that might be harder than simply relocating the actor battlers and use the more abundant down-looking sprite battlers... anyway, it's looking great... XD
JacobM

#140 Oct 17, 2013, 02:48 PM Source

Lol I agree there are not nearly enough pre-made sideview battlers (chibi ones at that)! I say someone should make a resource pack with an abundance of them! Thanks again!