VXAce - The N.E.X.U.S. Project (8.2.0)

lakeisgay · 2018-01-20T15:41:35+0900

(formerly Delta Origins - Rise of N.E.X.U.S.) Project is in slow development. Parallel post on itch.io: https://nightblade50.itch.io/the-nexus-project "Any planet is 'Earth' to those that live on it." - Isaac Asimov Click to expand... Announcement: I'm currently looking for voice actors. Click here for details if you're interested and PM me or comment on that thread! The N.E.X.U.S. Project is a sci-fi RPG that takes place in the year 3000, approximately a thousand years in the future. The human race has become highly advanced, and large portions of the universe have become charted. Yet there is still much out there to discover. Commander Eridanus sends three talented individuals out on a search for other planets. But while they are gone, a terrible event strikes. (spoiler free) Spoiler At the start of all, the beginning of everything that is, was, and will be, things were created. Not all of these creations are on Earth. Ever since man had thought, man had wondered about what the universe had hidden within its vast, cold expanse. What might be there, past the sea of shining stars. Desires like these have burned in the bellies of humankind, leading to discovery after discovery Man has uncovered more than could ever be counted. Finally, after so many turned to dust, burning away in the flames, chasing after the secrets of the universe, man’s dream has finally come true. Man has unlocked the door of the stars. It is the year 3000. Earth has placed their hopes in three brave explorers; hoping they can find and charter the mysteries of the universe. They are to find new planets, to explore them, to learn them, to charter them. This operation is known as "The Project for New Exploration of Unknown Systems" - Project N.E.X.U.S. Their names are Nova, Pandora, and Andromeda. Spoiler Fast-paced, action-filled sideview battle system of real difficulty that keeps you on your toes No RTP! (besides sound effects) Beautiful maps of a fiery alien world A dramatic storyline Hidden treasure! Custom menu system Gorgeous character busts And last but certainly not least... Squashable alien eggs! Spoiler Spoiler Every individual listed here was important to the game, but there are a few people who have encouraged me and/or generously have provided custom-made resources for my game specifically. Special thanks goes to... @SmashArtist , the artist behind the outstanding character busts and enemy graphics @Sauteed_Onion , who created music for my game and has supported me throughout @Jchurch9 , who did a whole lot of work on the dialogue for my game @Guiguimu , a great person who has motivated and supported me throughout development @Puruiro , who drew a fabulous battleback - appears in the fourth screenshot and in most of the game's battles @Starmage , who made some resources and has just been a huge supporter @BrandedTales , who helped write some of the dialogue too - specifically, the excellent first scene where they're told of their mission. (I only edited it very slightly.) @A-Moonless-Night , who wrote a script patch for me combining Neon Black and Galv's menu plugins - resulting in a completely unique menu And everyone else (in no particular order) Avery Hyde Sixth Dekita McTricky Dopan Neon Black ShinGamix Kevvviiinnn PandaMaru Allusion Apoc Usui TheBrogrammer OCS Yanfly Moghunter Nicke KilloZapit Galv TheTrueCyprien TheoAllen Maker Systems - RPG Maker Source Kadokawa/Enterbrain CoolText GaryCXJk Tsukihime Matseb2611 Celianna Sherman3D Soichi Jet Ms Littlefish Rabosion NoiseForFun.com (for a couple of sound effects) wanderer-arts (game icon) Firb Darren Curtis Lokif Guiguimu Victor Sant NeoFantasy DianteC JEIA_CORP Vlue Andy Chen Michael Galefire Joel Steudler Spoiler Nova Nova became a soldier almost as soon as he became an adult, but when he was discharged from the military, he became a mercenary. He left that life behind too, and now he's been recruited by the Commander as the "muscle" for the mission. Pandora Pandora is an outstanding pilot, one of the greatest on earth. She's flown numerous missions in the past, so she seemed the perfect candidate for the mission. Andromeda Andromeda is an expert mechanic and an overall tech whiz. She's coming on the mission in case any technical problems arise. Spoiler The N.E.X.U.S. Project by ts50 Epic sci-fi thriller made with RPG Maker. ts50.itch.io Proton Drive Securely store, share, and access your important files and photos. Anytime, anywhere. drive.protonmail.com Spoiler 1/19/2018 - Version 1.0.0 - Uploaded game. 1/21/2018 - Version 1.1.0 - Added option to squash alien eggs, expanded ship, added boss, made monsters tougher (slightly) 1/22/2018 - Version 1.2.0 - Changed one actor's skills, fixed one mistake, added some dialogue after boss 1/28/2018 - Version 2.0.0 - "Items" is now first option on menu, screen tint while in alien world, added more to the spaceship, fixed an accuracy issue. 1/28/2018 - Version 2.1.0 - Font color changed slightly, small glitch when leveling up, t…

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Starmage

#61 Feb 28, 2018, 12:34 AM Source

That's exactly what I'm thinking when I decided upon changing my game's icon xDD
lakeisgay

#62 Mar 4, 2018, 02:53 PM Source
Yay! It's another update! Here is what it has:
1. It now includes a new scene at the beginning. Eridanus comes back for a short appearance, but only a small one, as the commander.
Nothing else, but I was really excited to release this!
@BrandedTales wrote the scene :D
Starmage

#63 Mar 4, 2018, 02:55 PM Source

Niceee!! ^_^ Gonna check out the new scene! ;)
lakeisgay

#64 Mar 4, 2018, 02:55 PM Source

Starmage said:
Niceee!! ^_^ Gonna check out the new scene! ;)
I hope you like it :D
Starmage

#65 Mar 4, 2018, 03:13 PM Source

Yup! Very nice intro indeed, at least we got to know how the characters met and why they were assigned together! :D I also love the new battle music, sounds a lot more intimidating and fitting to the current setting in the demo. :)
lakeisgay

#66 Mar 4, 2018, 03:21 PM Source

Starmage said:
Yup! Very nice intro indeed, at least we got to know how the characters met and why they were assigned together! :D I also love the new battle music, sounds a lot more intimidating and fitting to the current setting in the demo. :)
Yes, I love the new battle music :)
Glad you liked the intro!
lakeisgay

#67 Mar 8, 2018, 02:55 PM Source
Another update is coming soon. It's not out yet, but here is what it WILL have.
1. More dialogue and content!
2. Improvements on the current dialogue (maybe)
3. A new map for the spaceship
4. And maybe more :)
Starmage

#68 Mar 8, 2018, 03:56 PM Source

Neato!!! ^__^ :D
lakeisgay

#69 Mar 9, 2018, 02:17 AM Source

Hey, @Starmage and @msazako! I thought I would go ahead and share a screenshot of the new map for the Falcon S7!

Spoiler

Ignore the events on the map xD

What do you think?
(BTW, @Rabosion made it :cutesmile:)
msazako

#70 Mar 9, 2018, 03:21 AM Source

@Thomas Smith Looks good! Seems like a map you'll be coming back to a lot, so it's a definite must to make it look like it holds significant importance.
Starmage

#71 Mar 9, 2018, 03:28 AM Source

Wow!!! That new ship looks awesome!! Now it looks more like a cozy place for the party to go back in and forth. ^_^ I am excited to play with that ship! XD
lakeisgay

#72 Mar 9, 2018, 03:46 AM Source

msazako said:
@Thomas Smith Looks good! Seems like a map you'll be coming back to a lot, so it's a definite must to make it look like it holds significant importance.

Starmage said:
Wow!!! That new ship looks awesome!! Now it looks more like a cozy place for the party to go back in and forth. ^_^ I am excited to play with that ship! XD
Thanks, both of you! ^^
Starmage

#73 Mar 9, 2018, 03:48 AM Source

Give us tehhh new demoooo!!! >.< hahaha just kidding, don't be pressured lol! xD But yeah, I'm very excited to try the new version :)
lakeisgay

#74 Mar 9, 2018, 03:56 AM Source

Starmage said:
Give us tehhh new demoooo!!! >.< hahaha just kidding, don't be pressured lol! xD But yeah, I'm very excited to try the new version :)
It'll be out soon, don't worry! ^_^
lakeisgay

#75 Mar 9, 2018, 11:15 PM Source
@Starmage and @msazako! I have a new demo for you!
Here is what it entails.
1. Changed the map for the Falcon S7.
2. Changed download to a ZIP file. Not everyone has WinRAR :)
3. Attached a guide on how to run the game on a Mac computer. The link to it can be found on this project thread, under the "Demo" section.
4. Added more game content! The demo ends after...
  May spoil story
  talking to the alien with the white skin after Andromeda is captured.
So what do you think?
msazako

#76 Mar 10, 2018, 01:28 AM Source

@Thomas Smith All I could really say is to continue the story some more haha. Do you at least have a roadmap of your development process? Would be awesome to see what to expect at a certain date.

Some of my nitpicks:
Are they going to use that mech that's sitting near the crates at some point? Or did it become dysfunctional when they landed? Lmao!

Also this:

Other than that, I'm looking forward to some more content!
lakeisgay

#77 Mar 10, 2018, 01:33 AM Source

msazako said:
@Thomas Smith All I could really say is to continue the story some more haha. Do you at least have a roadmap of your development process? Would be awesome to see what to expect at a certain date.

Some of my nitpicks:
Are they going to use that mech that's sitting near the crates at some point? Or did it become dysfunctional when they landed? Lmao!

Also this:

Other than that, I'm looking forward to some more content!
First of all - yes, I am working on the story in a Word document. When it is done, I will show you.
I don't know about that mech. XD Maybe I should remove it, it has no purpose.
Yes, I know about that issue with the crates. The characters are a tad bit taller than the default characters, so that happens. :( Maybe I will make the characters smaller, or else find a script to fix that. I found a couple of plugins for MV that would fix it, but none for Ace. ;_;
msazako

#78 Mar 10, 2018, 01:42 AM Source

@Thomas Smith The sprites are fine. Just that the top part of the crates don't necessarily need to be on the foreground. Either that or increase their heights so people wouldn't have to stumble across that immersion-breaking problem. Just my 2 cents.

I was gonna suggest, if you have mech sprites, to use them as vehicles at some point (I actually plan to do that for Lie of Caelum haha). It's okay if you don't have to. This is only an idea.

And I don't mind reading the story for the game. I've always wondered how other people approach fantasy sci-fi genres with their creative input!
lakeisgay

#79 Mar 10, 2018, 01:45 AM Source

msazako said:
@Thomas Smith The sprites are fine. Just that the top part of the crates don't necessarily need to be on the foreground. Either that or increase their heights so people wouldn't have to stumble across that immersion-breaking problem. Just my 2 cents.

I was gonna suggest, if you have mech sprites, to use them as vehicles at some point (I actually plan to do that for Lie of Caelum haha). It's okay if you don't have to. This is only an idea.

And I don't mind reading the story for the game. I've always wondered how other people approach fantasy sci-fi genres with their creative input!
Okay ^_^ But I don't understand what you mean when you say that the top part of the crates doesn't have to be on the foreground.
msazako

#80 Mar 10, 2018, 01:59 AM Source

@Thomas Smith Generally speaking...

These parts don't have to be "star" tiles, meaning, you can put them as impassable so players won't have to deal with them looking funky and overlapping their heads. Since you're now using a non-pixel based movement, it's safe to do that kinda thing.