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Announcement
Updates and call for Beta Testers.
Dark Gaia
18 post(s) 
- 08/21/2012 01:28 PM
- 4552 views
Tuesday, August 21st 2012
Hail, Legionwood fans!
As of this week, I'm resuming full time work on Chapter Two of Legionwood 2. Previously, I had university assignments as well as admin and publishing stuff with my novel to take care of, but I'm happy to say that I've got a few weeks coming up where I don't have any other matters to attend to, and I want to use this time to really push myself to work on the game and get the Beta 3.0 release closer to being in a playable condition.
At the moment, Chapter 2: Aftermath and Alliance is roughly 30% complete. I was aiming for a late September release of the new version of the game and if I can still meet that, it would be great. On the other hand, I'd like to continue working on the game at my own pace, and take my time making sure that the new content I release is properly tested and worthwhile instead of rushing it, so please don't hold me to that release date. I just wanted to post and say that yes, Legionwood 2 is still being worked on, and I do still have plans to finish this game, and I want to make sure that you guys get the best game possible.
Some info about what you can expect in Beta 3.0: Chapter 2: Aftermath and Alliance will see Lionel and the party travelling out of Trevelle into the neighbouring nation of Entoban to try and establish a peace treaty with the invading barbarians before full scale war engulfs the two nations. They'll also try to enlist the help of the king of Entoban in the quest to find out how to close the remaining Eternal Gates and discover more about who is behind the plot to infect Legionwood with the Darkness and their motives. Meanwhile, Lionel will continue to cope with the loss of Clara and forge bonds with his new friends. They'll race to stop the enemy from opening yet another Eternal Gate and, at the end of the chapter, one of the party members will die. In addition, you'll get to play with two new classes (Barbarian and Ranger), 20+ new Techs, and experience the consequences of Lionel's moral choices, with certain side quests, dungeons and bosses being sealed off in favour of others depending on the path you've chosen.
Call for live Beta Testers:
Also, I'm pleased to announce that, this time next week, I'll be taking advantage of RMN's "testers only" download option and uploading a "live beta" for selected beta testers to play. This will be a chance for beta testers to play the new content as it is created as I upload new builds weekly, allowing me to test new additions while Chapter 2 is still in development and correct issues as they arise. The best part is that you'll be able to experience the chapter as it unfolds before I release the "proper" Beta 3.0, containing the complete Chapter 2 to the public. If you're interested in being a live beta tester, please register now and reply to this blog post. Only six people will be chosen (I still want to have some people around to play the public release when it comes out), so post fast!
The selected beta testers are:
1. Crystalgate
2. edchuy
3. Hesufo
4. DOA_Hitomi
5. TheTrueShadow
6. Jomarcenter
7. InMooseWeTrust
8. demonlord5000
all of the slots are now full! If you're a beta tester, please stay tuned for PM updates.
Hail, Legionwood fans!
As of this week, I'm resuming full time work on Chapter Two of Legionwood 2. Previously, I had university assignments as well as admin and publishing stuff with my novel to take care of, but I'm happy to say that I've got a few weeks coming up where I don't have any other matters to attend to, and I want to use this time to really push myself to work on the game and get the Beta 3.0 release closer to being in a playable condition.
At the moment, Chapter 2: Aftermath and Alliance is roughly 30% complete. I was aiming for a late September release of the new version of the game and if I can still meet that, it would be great. On the other hand, I'd like to continue working on the game at my own pace, and take my time making sure that the new content I release is properly tested and worthwhile instead of rushing it, so please don't hold me to that release date. I just wanted to post and say that yes, Legionwood 2 is still being worked on, and I do still have plans to finish this game, and I want to make sure that you guys get the best game possible.
Some info about what you can expect in Beta 3.0: Chapter 2: Aftermath and Alliance will see Lionel and the party travelling out of Trevelle into the neighbouring nation of Entoban to try and establish a peace treaty with the invading barbarians before full scale war engulfs the two nations. They'll also try to enlist the help of the king of Entoban in the quest to find out how to close the remaining Eternal Gates and discover more about who is behind the plot to infect Legionwood with the Darkness and their motives. Meanwhile, Lionel will continue to cope with the loss of Clara and forge bonds with his new friends. They'll race to stop the enemy from opening yet another Eternal Gate and, at the end of the chapter, one of the party members will die. In addition, you'll get to play with two new classes (Barbarian and Ranger), 20+ new Techs, and experience the consequences of Lionel's moral choices, with certain side quests, dungeons and bosses being sealed off in favour of others depending on the path you've chosen.
Call for live Beta Testers:
Also, I'm pleased to announce that, this time next week, I'll be taking advantage of RMN's "testers only" download option and uploading a "live beta" for selected beta testers to play. This will be a chance for beta testers to play the new content as it is created as I upload new builds weekly, allowing me to test new additions while Chapter 2 is still in development and correct issues as they arise. The best part is that you'll be able to experience the chapter as it unfolds before I release the "proper" Beta 3.0, containing the complete Chapter 2 to the public. If you're interested in being a live beta tester, please register now and reply to this blog post. Only six people will be chosen (I still want to have some people around to play the public release when it comes out), so post fast!
The selected beta testers are:
1. Crystalgate
2. edchuy
3. Hesufo
4. DOA_Hitomi
5. TheTrueShadow
6. Jomarcenter
7. InMooseWeTrust
8. demonlord5000
all of the slots are now full! If you're a beta tester, please stay tuned for PM updates.
Progress Report
Legionwood 2 back in development.
Hi again, Legionwood fans.
I'm just popping in announce that work on Beta 3.0 of Legionwood 2 has resumed. I put the game on hiatus so that I could re-release an updated version of the original Legionwood with completely rewritten dialogue but now that this is done, I'm free to make some long-awaited progress on Legionwood 2.
I know better than to give a release date, but it should be out around October. Make sure you keep checking up at my website for more updates. For more information on Beta 3.0 of Legionwood 2, check out the previous update post: http://rpgmaker.net/games/3811/blog/7650/
Peace!
I'm just popping in announce that work on Beta 3.0 of Legionwood 2 has resumed. I put the game on hiatus so that I could re-release an updated version of the original Legionwood with completely rewritten dialogue but now that this is done, I'm free to make some long-awaited progress on Legionwood 2.
I know better than to give a release date, but it should be out around October. Make sure you keep checking up at my website for more updates. For more information on Beta 3.0 of Legionwood 2, check out the previous update post: http://rpgmaker.net/games/3811/blog/7650/
Peace!
Progress Report
Chapter Two Progress News!
Thursday, June 21st, 2012
Hey everyone!
If anyone's stuck, you can check out a video walkthrough of Chapter One made by Michaelkur. It goes all the way from start to finish and shows the sidequests, too, so it may help if you don't know what to do next. Find it here: http://rpgmaker.net/...3811/media/455/
In other news, Chapter Two is going along smoothly. I'm not far enough to set an exact release date yet, but I estimate that the next release should be done by August or September. Chapter Two: Aftermath and Alliance will add another four hours or so of gameplay to the game. The story sees you journeying out of Trevelle into Entoban to try and establish an alliance with the barbarians and find out who opened the Eternal Gates. There are two new towns to visit, five new dungeons, 20+ new Techs to try out and 2 new classes (Barbarian and Ranger) and a new character that you'll be able to unlock as you go through the story in this chapter. This chapter is also more non linear than Chapter One and will have multiple side quests to complete, as well as branching scenes and scenarios that are dependant on the moral choices you've been making in the game so far. You'll be able to face one of three distinct bosses at the end of the chapter, depending on Lionel's morality.
I'll bring more news as I get more done :)
Hey everyone!
If anyone's stuck, you can check out a video walkthrough of Chapter One made by Michaelkur. It goes all the way from start to finish and shows the sidequests, too, so it may help if you don't know what to do next. Find it here: http://rpgmaker.net/...3811/media/455/
In other news, Chapter Two is going along smoothly. I'm not far enough to set an exact release date yet, but I estimate that the next release should be done by August or September. Chapter Two: Aftermath and Alliance will add another four hours or so of gameplay to the game. The story sees you journeying out of Trevelle into Entoban to try and establish an alliance with the barbarians and find out who opened the Eternal Gates. There are two new towns to visit, five new dungeons, 20+ new Techs to try out and 2 new classes (Barbarian and Ranger) and a new character that you'll be able to unlock as you go through the story in this chapter. This chapter is also more non linear than Chapter One and will have multiple side quests to complete, as well as branching scenes and scenarios that are dependant on the moral choices you've been making in the game so far. You'll be able to face one of three distinct bosses at the end of the chapter, depending on Lionel's morality.
I'll bring more news as I get more done :)
Announcement
Beta Build 2.0 is now playing!
Thursday, May 3rd, 2012
Ready for more adventuring?
As of today, the second public release of Legionwood 2 (Beta Build 2.0) is available for download. You'll be able to experience re-balanced gameplay, polished bugs and an entire hour of whole new content taking place in the world of Westholm, extending Chapter One: Emergent Enemies to 4 - 5 hours in length, with 7 dungeons, 2 towns and 7 bosses.
And, with that... I think that's it for now. I'll be taking a few months off Legionwood 2 in order to work on writing my next novel (since publishers give deadlines and all) and running the literary journal that I edit. Apart from updates for bug fixes and little gameplay tweaks, you probably won't be seeing Chapter Two for a while.
But it will come. Eventually.
Thanks for playing.
P.S You can resume playing the game using your old save file. To do this, just download the 2.0 build of Legionwood 2 and copy and paste your save files (Savexx.rvdata2) from the old directory to the new.
However, there is a small caveat: it appears VX Ace handles events after saving differently than VX. In VX, upon game load, the events present on the map will continue as they have been programmed, whereas in VX Ace, the events that were running when the game was saved will play first, even if those events no longer exist. Thus, loading a save taken at the very end of the last release will simply take you back to the title screen. You need to reload a save that was made at any time before the Brennus fight to be able to continue.
I'm aware of the bug now, and have carefully designed the end of this release to allow maximum save file compatibility.
Ready for more adventuring?
As of today, the second public release of Legionwood 2 (Beta Build 2.0) is available for download. You'll be able to experience re-balanced gameplay, polished bugs and an entire hour of whole new content taking place in the world of Westholm, extending Chapter One: Emergent Enemies to 4 - 5 hours in length, with 7 dungeons, 2 towns and 7 bosses.
And, with that... I think that's it for now. I'll be taking a few months off Legionwood 2 in order to work on writing my next novel (since publishers give deadlines and all) and running the literary journal that I edit. Apart from updates for bug fixes and little gameplay tweaks, you probably won't be seeing Chapter Two for a while.
But it will come. Eventually.
Thanks for playing.
P.S You can resume playing the game using your old save file. To do this, just download the 2.0 build of Legionwood 2 and copy and paste your save files (Savexx.rvdata2) from the old directory to the new.
However, there is a small caveat: it appears VX Ace handles events after saving differently than VX. In VX, upon game load, the events present on the map will continue as they have been programmed, whereas in VX Ace, the events that were running when the game was saved will play first, even if those events no longer exist. Thus, loading a save taken at the very end of the last release will simply take you back to the title screen. You need to reload a save that was made at any time before the Brennus fight to be able to continue.
I'm aware of the bug now, and have carefully designed the end of this release to allow maximum save file compatibility.
Progress Report
What Comes Next
Sunday, April 29th, 2012
Well, initial reception of Legionwood 2 seems to have been fairly positive. The first comments about the game have been invaluable in balancing and refining the mechanics and story, and it's done a lot better than I thought it would.
Hence, I've been spurred on enough that I've decided to work on another Beta release that will become available some time within the next few weeks.
This new Beta (version 2.0) won't include Chapter 2, but it will be including about an hour of extra content beyond the end of the current release, as well as refined systems, cleaned up cutscenes and writing and more.
The second Beta of Legionwood 2 will allow you to see Chapter One: Emergent Enemies through to its thrilling end, as the story picks up with Lionel and the group coming to after the explosion in Ironrim Mine to find that they've been knocked into the Eternal Gate!
Now they've become stranded in a lifeless world of darkness and danger that exists on the other side of the Gate, and while they desperately try to survive in the wasteland of Westholm so that they can reopen the Gate and return home, they'll encounter a certain character from Legionwood 1 and start to learn about the nature of the Eternal Gates and why they pose a threat to Legionwood.
Well, initial reception of Legionwood 2 seems to have been fairly positive. The first comments about the game have been invaluable in balancing and refining the mechanics and story, and it's done a lot better than I thought it would.
Hence, I've been spurred on enough that I've decided to work on another Beta release that will become available some time within the next few weeks.
This new Beta (version 2.0) won't include Chapter 2, but it will be including about an hour of extra content beyond the end of the current release, as well as refined systems, cleaned up cutscenes and writing and more.
The second Beta of Legionwood 2 will allow you to see Chapter One: Emergent Enemies through to its thrilling end, as the story picks up with Lionel and the group coming to after the explosion in Ironrim Mine to find that they've been knocked into the Eternal Gate!
Now they've become stranded in a lifeless world of darkness and danger that exists on the other side of the Gate, and while they desperately try to survive in the wasteland of Westholm so that they can reopen the Gate and return home, they'll encounter a certain character from Legionwood 1 and start to learn about the nature of the Eternal Gates and why they pose a threat to Legionwood.
Announcement
Beta Build 1.1 is now available!
Saturday, 21st of April, 2012
The first ever public release of Legionwood 2 (Beta Build 1.1) is now available for download. This release contains the entire first chapter of the game, which represents roughly 3-4 hours of gameplay time, with 4 dungeons, 2 towns and 5 bosses.
This release has been tested and as far as I can tell, all bugs have been ironed out, though balancing and difficulty issues may be present. There are also some small bugs that occur as a result of this being made in the Japanese VX Ace (namely that random squares appear in battle text and in the status screen) though these will likely be fixed when I port the project over to the English version.
The first ever public release of Legionwood 2 (Beta Build 1.1) is now available for download. This release contains the entire first chapter of the game, which represents roughly 3-4 hours of gameplay time, with 4 dungeons, 2 towns and 5 bosses.
This release has been tested and as far as I can tell, all bugs have been ironed out, though balancing and difficulty issues may be present. There are also some small bugs that occur as a result of this being made in the Japanese VX Ace (namely that random squares appear in battle text and in the status screen) though these will likely be fixed when I port the project over to the English version.
