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Floors Completed: 6/95

Diabolica is a large dungeon-crawler RPG game that follows the story of Alder as he traverses the great Diabolica dungeon in an effort to appease their divine god, Adon, to grant the human race an era of prosperity for the next ten years. They are not alone however, different groups of creatures seek to attain this as well, in addition to another competing group of humans! Will you be able to conquer all 95 floors and complete Adon's Task?

Explore 95 pre-designed floors full of monsters, puzzles, and treasure; acquire ingredients to craft powerful weapons; fight tough monsters and bosses in a refreshing take on battle; chose from various Roles to fulfill in battle; and enjoy the story laced in every floor!


I plan on making a Spanish-language port and possibly a Brazilian Portuguese-language port of this game.

Latest Blog

greetings from the void

hello! i barely show my face around here and have actually kept this game page hidden for a few months... but i would like to make known that i still work on this game on a regular basis. that being said, it still isn't within short reach of being released :(

i have been battling perfectionism and not-good-enough-ism in various aspects of my life and especially with my creative endeavors, and so during the off days that i do work on it i have been going back through to test things and make sure that i would be proud to release them to the world. so expect a few updates here and there as more things start to materialize!

::begin rant::

even though there are games that aren't polished or refined that don't attempt to break away from the rpg-maker style in any way that still have success on the community in spite of this, i myself don't want to play safe and let the project drop too far into the mediocrity typically associated with the engine. even if my hobbyist project never breaks outside the realm of RMN, i would want it to be seen as one of the higher quality games available, and so i work with the intention of making it true.

i continue to work with VX Ace in spite of MV's or generally superior game engines' existence because Ace is what I started this project with, and any sort of engine change would inevitably spell out doom for the project. i have already done enough to make the engine suitable for my game, it will be finished with this game engine.

i have been working on and off on diabolica for years and as i become more mature and competent, i realize that there is potential to release a decent project as my first completed game. as such, i hope that i will receive a lot of harsh feedback as i begin to show more aspects of the game, as i need the views of other people to put the game in the right direction. expect demo testing requests and the like!!

::end rant::

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AtiyaTheSeeker
In all fairness, bird shrapnel isn't as deadly as wood shrapnel
5424
This game seems pretty neat. Will give it a shot when I can. :3
Adon237
if i had an allowance, i would give it to rmn
1743
I am afraid not! I have compiled free to use with credit resources to use for this game from various people across the community. For example, Celianna and Mack are two major map graphic makers.

I do however, make the maps more free-form in GIMP, or make edits and such. Once I release a demo or something, you can take a look at the credits and see who I gather them from.

The graphics are really nice, do ŷou make them yourself?
@ Adon237 – Reminds me when my old computer’s hard drive crashed last year and I was without a computer for a couple of months. What’s worse is I didn’t back up my files in a few weeks before that time so I lost a lot of work. Hopefully, you’ll get a new computer soon and get back on track shortly. But, hey, maybe you’ve been working so hard on this that maybe the RM gods are telling you to secretly take a break for the holidays. ^^
edchuy
You the practice of self-promotion
1624
Hopefully you get a new computer of your own for X-mas!
Adon237
if i had an allowance, i would give it to rmn
1743
Actually, I am without a computer until Christmastime so I cannot work on Diabolica until then. This is a very annoying obstacle that has been preventing me from doing any work at all for the last few months and will be for another one.

I apologize for that, as I had not intention to stop. Rather not put it on hiatus.
edchuy
You the practice of self-promotion
1624
That's great to hear Adon! I was starting to get worried ...
Adon237
if i had an allowance, i would give it to rmn
1743
School started like a month ago, so I work on this on the weekends, as I have been since school started! My usual computer is gone finally and work on this one is slower for me, but I have gotten a lot done! I have been waiting to update as I want it to be a worthwhile update, but I'll post some new stuff, just to make sure that you all know that the project is still up and running.

Thank you Shayoko, I am glad to have gotten your interest! If I were to choose a lead, it would be either Alder or Kara. I have 2 male mandatory characters, and 2 female mandatory characters, as well as 2 optional characters that are male and female. (not both, one is the first, another is the latter) Those trees were made by Celianna who most likely made them herself in Photoshop or something, they are available to the public. I used Photoshop to assemble the trees on the maps and such, yes.

Don't worry, I will finish this project, I have no doubt about that!
edchuy
You the practice of self-promotion
1624
Hey adon, still no computer?
shayoko
We do not condone harassing other members by PM.
515
ill selfishly say this looks interesting
tho i want more games where its female leads and even better full female teams
the maping looks great i love that forest picture
not many games haves trees that nice as you have to use a 3rd party program to make it (or get it from some1 else who did)

still subbed want to see more from this
Adon237
if i had an allowance, i would give it to rmn
1743
The demo is just for those who are most interested in seeing the game, want to use it for references in scripting or more likely event code, and most likely to take the graphics, which is fine. Thanks for the suggestion, I will make a standalone version that includes the portions of the RTP I use in the game, and version without any RTP files for those that have it.

Let me know what you think!

This spotlight has got me like 12 new subscribers :-) :-)
So I just want to say I'm downloading this game right now, and it's a sizable file (276MB), which I'm guessing includes the hefty RTP bloat (I don't need any of that). It might be nice to provide an option for those who already have RTP if that is the case, but if it's that size without the RTP then I would be malevolently surprised. I guess it's worth it to support the fellow developer. Let's play your game Adonkadonk.
Adon237
if i had an allowance, i would give it to rmn
1743
I got spotlight? The pressure! I got some major updating to do, so I'm off to doing that!

Thanks :-)
Adon237
if i had an allowance, i would give it to rmn
1743
There is an unsolved pass-ability problem on that cliff tile, I am not sure what is wrong. You are on the right track, good, but that is pretty much the end of the demo.

Sorry for all of the trouble, and thanks for all of the bug/error/problem reporting!
Ok after having the Rogues tell me the manager is somewhere else, I back track all the way to the abandonne3d mine entrance which is blocked. a bit to the left I can go up some vines. I think this will lead me to the figure to the far right. But the path only takes me halfway and then i cant go any farther. Am I in the right place and have to talk to that figure now?
Adon237
if i had an allowance, i would give it to rmn
1743
I will be sure to make this all much more apparent in the full game, I apologize again.

If the elder isn't talking to you... check your inventory for the key item "Elder's Permit." He won't talk to you again if you already have it, so look a path on the western side of Godtree that takes you on a different forest path.

Otherwise, looking at the Event code, I have no idea why not. You get the "Elder's Permit" item from speaking to him the first time in the cutscene, which makes the guard blocking the path go away, there is no need to elder again yet.
author=Adon237
Oh yes, forgot to mention, that is the end of the non-optional demo.

(Go to the Elder's house in the center of Godtree Village, and speak with him upstairs to unlock the Western path so you can do a little more of the optional content if you want.)
(but otherwise the demo is very short and yeah)

The elder wont talk to me at the moment...did getting Mia in the party have something to do with this?
Adon237
if i had an allowance, i would give it to rmn
1743
Oh yes, forgot to mention, that is the end of the non-optional demo.

(Go to the Elder's house in the center of Godtree Village, and speak with him upstairs to unlock the Western path so you can do a little more of the optional content if you want.)
(but otherwise the demo is very short and yeah)
after you pick up Mia(?) and go into the next section where the fork in the road is.....it freezes.
I dont remember where those game over places are but if I hit another one I will tell you.
This game slippage can be a real pain....if you are low on mp or healing items AND you know you must be near the end of the battle....you can be screwed if you cant heal enough to get past the point where it kills you.
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