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DISCLAIMER: THIS GAME IS COMPLETELY FREE TO PLAY AND NOT TO BE SOLD, BORROWED, OR MODIFIED ANYWHERE OR FROM ANYONE!!






SYNOPSIS:

Estes was just fourteen years old and dealing with the loss of his father when The Calamity occurred. Objects of unknown origin had struck near Ignarosa, the capital of Autenon, with the force so great the dust blotted the sky out and led to three months of freezing and unrelenting snow. People died of cold and starvation, and only a few isolated enclaves lived to see the Months of Blizzard end as suddenly as they started. During this time, many plants and animals were also decimated or driven to extinction. In their place, new and dangerous creatures to fill the void, many with a mysterious link to The Calamity itself...

Ten years later, Estes and his friend Nikolai are sent out from their home town of Jupa to make contact with survivors further north, and learn what they know of Calamity. Estes also hopes to see Makal, his formerly beautiful birthplace, while Nikolai is searching for the man who betrayed his father. Their journey will take them halfway across the barren lands of Autenon and grow more complex than anyone had imagined...



Winner of 4 Misao awards, 2021:
"Eye Candy" Award

The "How Did They Do That?" Award

Star Stealing Prince Award

Most Promising Demo Award



Nominated for 9 Misao awards, 2021:
Best Game Profile Award

Summoner of Sounds Award

Excellence in Narrative Award

Not Dead Yet Award

Game of the Year Award




FEATURES:

- Completely fleshed out Custom Menu System w/upgradable gear, custom character stat modifier, current objective, optional quests, enemy intel, ammunition and explosives crafting, and much more -





- Heavily modified DBS (CTB) with entirely animated monsters, a unique limit break system, and thoroughly thought out battles that require strategic thinking-





- Heavy immersion, explorable objects and locations -




- A rich soundtrack with original and modified scores -




Latest Blog

Hiatus & Plans

Hello all, for anyone not aware, I have been working closely alongside Blind on his game Beloved Rapture, an awesome SNES inspired game in the works planned to release very soon! This has unfortunately taken much of my time away from working on Nihilo, but on a positive note has also made me reconsider the future of the game!

Beloved Rapture is a commercial project made in Rm2k3 v1.12 modified heavily with BigShan's Maniacs Patch. We've been able to achieve so many things using this patch that break the boundaries of the engine including modifying the battle system's UI and fully animating enemies, easily and conveniently putting together a modern style CMS, and converting the project to a 16:9 ratio. Widescreen support for a 2k3 game, who would've thought? It's barely recognizable as a game created in 2k3 anymore.

All of this work has made me realize the desire I have to take Nihilo to that next level and put that passion into a game that can be commercialized as well, whether it be using 2k3 or another engine entirely! (We'll cross that bridge when we get to it)

Long story short, Nihilo is currently on hiatus until we wrap up with Beloved Rapture, but once that's done, expect some very exciting news! I hope I can garner enough attention for Nihilo to start a Kickstarter and raise enough funds to hire a really great team!

Stick around for more updates and please let me know your feelings here on the topic as well.

-Giz

P.S.
Go check out Beloved Rapture and wishlist it on Steam now!
Blind has been pouring his heart and soul into this project since before 2007 and his vision is finally coming to fruition! Not to mention the sleepless nights of work I've put into it as well! ;)
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2017620/Beloved_Rapture/

Posts

author=Tw0Face
This game looks absolutely marvelous! When do you plan on releasing it?

Thank you!
Game is currently in the works, rebuilt from the ground up.
Hope to have a demo out within a month or two!
The game looks fantastic! Hey Giznads, are you using maniacs patch in this game?
author=KermexRPG
The game looks fantastic! Hey Giznads, are you using maniacs patch in this game?

Thank you!
No maniacs patch, as this is not the "official" rm2k3 release.
I am however using DYN Plugins created by members of the community here like, Cherry, AubryTheBard, PepsiOtaku, etc
Plus side is, this game will be free to play for everyone because of that!
This looks great! Excited to check this out when a demo is available
author=Megollyen
This looks great! Excited to check this out when a demo is available

Thanks!
Hopefully won't be too long!
This is literally food for the eyes. I love how much you've customized the game. For this really old engine, your game looks much better than most of what I see. Very promising, can't wait to play it!
author=Ashes of Emerald
Same deal for me!
Man, I hope it will live up to your standard of coding!
Sincere.

author=Msxhai
This is literally food for the eyes. I love how much you've customized the game. For this really old engine, your game looks much better than most of what I see. Very promising, can't wait to play it!
Thanks so much, that means a lot! Can't wait to get some feedback on it!
dragonheartman
Developer, Starless Umbra / Heroes of Umbra
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Was just checking in and pleasantly surprised to see a lot of work steadily put into this. The atmosphere looks absolutely stunning and I'm happy to see DynRPG being used extensively.
I want to nominate this for Misao, but, for some reason, I cannot click the button.
Even from just the game page, this game is looking amazing man! More and more I see it, the more I can't wait to play it eventually :D keep up the great work homie.

@Tw0Face
I'm assuming the reason you can't nominate the game is because it has no download.
Only completed games are eligible for awards, a demo of a game could still run for the "Most Promising Demo" Award I believe.
author=dragonheartman
Was just checking in and pleasantly surprised to see a lot of work steadily put into this. The atmosphere looks absolutely stunning and I'm happy to see DynRPG being used extensively.


Thanks man. This game definitely wouldn't be here without the power of DYN plugins. The game has only been possible due to the hard work you, and others in the community have put forth.
You guys will all be credited! <3


author=Tw0Face
I want to nominate this for Misao, but, for some reason, I cannot click the button.


Well damn, man. I really appreciate the sentiment!
I'm not sure why not, Koopa could be right about it not having a download available. I always thought it was that you could only nominate games that were put out the year you want to nominate them.
Since this game page was started way the hell back, might be ineligible for nomination.

author=KoopaKush
Even from just the game page, this game is looking amazing man! More and more I see it, the more I can't wait to play it eventually :D keep up the great work homie.

@Tw0Face
I'm assuming the reason you can't nominate the game is because it has no download.
Only completed games are eligible for awards, a demo of a game could still run for the "Most Promising Demo" Award I believe.


Aww hell, thanks big dawg!
I can't wait to get your honest opinion once a demo is released.
Also, can't wait for the next installment of Shadow Seeker first game was unbelievable!
True, of course that may be why I can't nominate it because the game doesn't have a download yet. I hadn't thought of that at all. Otherwise, I would have really liked to nominate it, because I think the game more than deserves it.
author=Tw0Face
True, of course that may be why I can't nominate it because the game doesn't have a download yet. I hadn't thought of that at all. Otherwise, I would have really liked to nominate it, because I think the game more than deserves it.


Well, I really appreciate the fact that it's that appealing to you!
I will hopefully have a demo out within the first month of next year, and hopefully it'll be eligible for a Misao!
Thanks again, man. Really hope everyone enjoys what I have ready so far!
Marrend
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author=KoopaKush
I'm assuming the reason you can't nominate the game is because it has no download.
Only completed games are eligible for awards, a demo of a game could still run for the "Most Promising Demo" Award I believe.


There's a bit of technicality, here. Kingdom of Neandria has no download established, yet can be nominated for a number of categories this year. My guess is that it has something to do with the fact that the gamepage, itself, was established this year. Of course, how many categories it will actually be in when voting comes will be another thing altogether!

However, in the case of this particular game, having it's gamepage established well before this year, the statement that a new download would need to be established for this to be available to be nominated for Misaos this year stands true.
See you sunday!

EDIT: See you WEDNESDAY!
author=goji
See you sunday!

Can't wait! Included your twitch information in my latest blog here!
author=Giznads
author=Ashes of Emerald
Same deal for me!
Man, I hope it will live up to your standard of coding!
Sincere.

Definitely improved, and there are some really neat accomplishments, SO, yeah. I'd say so!
author=goji
See you sunday!


What time are you planning on steaming on Sunday?
author=Megollyen
author=goji
See you sunday!
What time are you planning on steaming on Sunday?


I actually ran out of time to do so because of a game jam, but I'm playing this game and Fragments by codapill (out Thursday) tonight at 7:30 PM EST! Would love to see you there! www.twitch.tv/riggy2k3