DEMICRUSAIUS'S PROFILE

Hey, I'm having a really hard time finding battle character sets that I like. I'm looking for RTP style character sets.
Where are all the good resource sites? It's all been downhill since Phylomortis went down.

Hey, I just had a question about some complex lighting effects.
I made a map, and made a bitmap representation of it so that I could create a new layer of light to overlay.
So I made sunbursts over where lanterns are in the map display it as a semi transparent picture, and the effect works nicely, however the placement of the picture depends on where you enter the area. There are a dozen entrances to this cave, and I figure there has to be a quicker way to code the picture set up other than trial and error pixel by pixel for each teleport event.
There is probably a simple solution that isn't occurring to me. I hope I made my situation clear.
Has anyone ever experienced a similar issue?

I just noticed that my downloads went up a lot. I haven't heard any feedback, and I hate trying to ask for it, but I am curious as to what some opinions are. I like it harsh too, as long as it's mildly constructive (even if overly sarcastic)
What are the pros and cons?
Anyone pass Chapter Two?

Edit: Opps, this probably should have gone under "Game Design and Theory"

I'm thinking of sprucing up my intro a bit more. Has anyone who who played it have any suggestions?

Beyond Eden: Chronicles of Nod.
A spiritually minded RPG. In many respects, a traditional "old school" RPG. My goal with this project is to present actual religious and spiritual points of view expressed through this story telling medium. In order to increase max GP (Basically just MP) your character has to spiritually grow a bit. Learn something or experience something dramatic.

Sounds pompous, right?

It's campy. Makes fun of it's self too. I consider it "A serious game that doesn't take itself too seriously"

Though, admittedly, a tad slow moving (like all RPGs), I believe that Beyond Eden is a very detailed game with a cool story and some surprises.

Story:
Three people from Earth find their way to a planet called Gaia.

The Goddess questions the balance of good and evil in her creation, and the spiritual identity of three outlanders is brought into question.

On this planet, Demons are manifest by rare emotional extremes. Due to the nature of their creation, they gain power by furthering human suffering. Though not inherently evil, they selfishly survive at the expense of humans.

When a demon is killed, it is re-manifest in the Infernal Realm below the surface of the planet where it is doomed to exist forever. Though you probably wouldn't want to go there, humans are technically impervious to the boundary that separates these two places.

The world is thrown into turmoil when for the first time (and to everyone's confusion) a half-demon half-human is born. Having the powers and desire to feed of a demon and the human ability to pass from Realm to Realm, a new strategy must be formulated.

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It's a large game (approximately 30 hours long) and there is a lot to find. The graphics and music are limited because the designer is alone and has no background in such things. However, I think that there is something that everyone who enjoyed old-school RPGs will find to enjoy. Might be considered slow moving, but is still fun to play and has entertaining scenes.

So if anyone still plays RpgMaker 2003 games, I give you Beyond Eden!

Download:
http://www.save-tara.com/downloads/games/Beyond%20Eden%20Demo.zip

(By the way, if someone tells me the tag to make a "spoilers" type thing, I'll condense this information)