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The year is 1864 on the world of Atlas, on the continent of Einhorn. Over the past century, two major powers have have risen up and eventually dominated the world scene. The Empire of Judec militarized and united half of a continent in endless feudal chaos, and the Rosevelt Alliance shaped a collection of nation states linked by trade into a military and economic powerhouse.

Thirty years ago, a discovery by the Alliance Archaeological Division changed the flow of world history forever. A temple, older than anything in recorded history, full of caches of machines and tools far beyond anything devised by modern hands.

Like a spark, this was only the beginning of discoveries of massive stockpiles of like technologies buried all over the world. As reverse engineering advanced relics from the distant past, known as the Agares Era, spurs the Second Industrial Revolution, and an inevitable arms race by the two superpowers soon unravels the continent.

The competitive and unrelenting search for these relics, and the magical mineral that powers them, Etherium, eventually escalates into full scale war. The world nervously watched, and then was dragged into, a massive clash of powers that felt as if it cleaved Einhorn in two. After a decade of fruitless conflict, both powers draft and sign the Paxus Treaty, a bilateral agreement to end the long war, now known as the Grand Campaign. However, old hatreds remain, as do the Agares relics, whether they lay scattered on the battlefields, buried under the earth, or in the hands of whoever are lucky or enterprising enough to find them, hero and villian alike.

Enter Callox Pallisade, Imperial Knight, ordered home from an overseas posting, back in the Empire of Judec to quell a post war uprising. This begins a chain of massive events of what will be known by future generations as the Chronology of the Last Era.

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Return of the Last Era

So I have been informed via Discord summoning that people still know I exist. Great!

Let's get to the interesting parts; A lot's happened. Well, sort of. Personally no, I'm just chugging along with life; no major changes there! I'm in a good place, so my disappearance was just happenstance, and not dramatic nor intentional.

As far as The Last Era, well, a good bit has actually changed. On a large note, nothing about the project's direction in a meta sense has really changed; the description you can read about it on the main page is still current, and so are the characters, general premise, and atmosphere.

So what's changed? Firstly, the graphical production has changed gears in a big way; as you last remember, I was working on graphical assets with the help of JosephSeraph. He's a wonderful artist and even a better person, but unfortunately he had other projects to commit to. Which is fine of course. Jo, if you're reading this, I love you man!

But this left me in a bind; now what do I do? Well, I could use the work he already did as a base, so over the course of a few months (and even now) I practiced my pixel art skills, fundamentals, and aimed to see if I could fill in the gaps where he left off. I've been editing on and off for years already, so I'm managing to catch on quickly. See if any of you can catch any of my anonymous submissions to Pixel Dailies on Twitter!

But then came the matter of Engine. You guys may already know that I moved on from RPG Maker to GameMaker. I messed around with it but a little bit, but on a whim I found out that Unity is what I want The Last Era to shine on. Not only is C# a widely used language unlike GML which is GameMaker specific (meaning I can learn C# on its own for any other reason and it can carry on to Unity, and vice versa. Looks good on a resume!), but it's just more powerful.

Not that I need Unity to make a sprite based game that this project is on. GameMaker would work, and the Last Era still isn't bigger or especially more ambitious than it ever was.

But unlike GML, C# is infinitely easier for me to learn (trust me, I put in the time in both), and unlike RPG Maker, unity is powerful, I mean god damn, and I can do exactly what I want to do. You can make even simple shit look, feel, and play good and undeniably unique and exactly what you want it to be.

So yeah, that's where we're at; I still actively work on the Last Era and no its not dead. I'd be lying if I made some blood oath to finish it in classic RMN fashion, but it is what I've wanted to do and make for like, ever.

Right now, I'm putting together all the bits and pieces, but soon, I'll have something to show for it. Thanks for reading!
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  • 05/28/2008 05:54 PM
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Craze
why would i heal when i could equip a morningstar
15150
When will there be a demo(n)?
It's definitely coming before September is over.
tardis
is it too late for ironhide facepalm
308
I want this bad. Release this puppy soon, Feld. :D
So I decided to play Chronology of the Last Era (as part of RS!Day VIII). So far I have to say that I like it! I've only just started the sewers but everything seems very polished, balanced and well presented. Lovin' the title screen. ;)

Also, I lolled a bit when the intro says "...the war ended as quickly as it started" and then followed with "...it took 50 years to start." (plus a bunch of backstory telling us that it took a long time for the tension to build into a war).

Will post more feedback as I progress...
Happy
Devil's in the details
5367
What. Kentona's actually playing an RM game?
FATHERHOOD CHANGES THINGS
I AM PLAYING AN RM GAME TOO
What's the point of the save points if you can save anywhere? Well not really, but I remember lot of the maps allow you to save. Also there are several passability error, mostly with crates, and in the rooftop in the upper left area of the city.

Great game btw, I haven't get far in the game, but so far it's good and very well presented. Looking for the completed version!
Much more balanced Feld. Well done. I'll try and write a review once I finish the demo.
i hope you don't mind but when you release this i am going to give it a graphic rehaul so it will be doubly excellent
I do love how it looks. The story seems very good as well. I'll be reviewing this for sure, though I'm not sure if it's completed or if it's still in the demo phase. Regardless, I'll tell you what I think,
tardis
is it too late for ironhide facepalm
308
just started the sewers


i'm sorry feld i can't play your game if there are sewer dungeons
tardis
is it too late for ironhide facepalm
308
just started the sewers


i'm sorry feld i can't play your game if there are sewer dungeons
i'm sorry feld i can't play your game if there are sewer dungeons
LouisCyphre
can't make a bad game if you don't finish any games
4523
Why doesn't this have CSS yet, Feld?
Yeah Feld get with the times bro
LouisCyphre
can't make a bad game if you don't finish any games
4523
Wait what

What have you done?