VAULTHAS'S PROFILE

The game_settings_afm.exe is in my DynPlugins folder...

Believe me, I have everything just like you discribed. But I wonder what is with the game_settings.cpp in the src folder of your plugin? Do I have to copy it somewhere as well? Because I have not read anything about it.

Or maybe the plugin is not compatible with another DynPlugin?

I also have named it "game_settings_afm.exe". I copied it from the plugin download here.

Well, and the rest of the settings are just like discribed into the readme. This is what is written in my DynRPG.ini:

SetFPS=
AfmFolder=DynPlugins

And this is what is written in my RPG_RT.ini:

StartWindowed=1
AnotherFullscreenMode=1
RenderMode=1
ResHorizontal=640
ResVertical=480

I guess there is nothing wrong about it. Or do you recognize a mistake?

Hello dear community,
I would like to introduce my rm2k3-project „Crossed Wings“ to you. By now it's still in the early development phase. But it has a cadre that exists for almost over 8 years.

Why so long, may some of you ask themself. Well, I guess every developer knows for himself, that the desire to crate a game doesn't hold on forever. Sometimes you just leave your RPG be and turn yourself to other interests. Sometimes you may not have enough time to go on creating it. In my case it was a little of all.
But now, years after I last worked on my back thene called game „Sword of the Angels“ I've found again my passion to create it again, even sometimes I don't have so much time for it. Because of the reason that all ressources of my old „Sword of the Angels“ were deleted, I now had to restart the whole game from the beginning – but this isn't bad, in my opinion.

Okay, just told you enough about the past and how I lost and found again my passion to create an RPG. Now I will introduce you as much as exists until now of my RPG, so you can have a look yourself. But one thing I have to say before: I'm german and Crossed Wings (CW) is told in german so far. But I'm thinking of translating it to english, just to reach a greater range of people. And excuse me, if my english sometimes isn't that perfect ;)


Story

- Prolog -

Girl: „Is it true, that once there govered peace between the different races on the world?“
Old men: „Yes, a long time ago every creatures lived peacefully together and helped each other. But now no one can hardly remember this time.“
Girl: „It's sad that this time has gone... I don't like to live in fear anymore...“
Old men: „This I understand very well. And now sleep, my little angel.“
Girl: „Good night!“

Year 798 a. b. w.
We're writing the year 798 after the black war (a. b. w.).
Meanwhile 798 years have past since the black angels won the war of races and subordinated every living creatures.
Everyone turning against the will of the black angels today should be a very talented warrior, or at least tired of life.
Me for my share, I'm living a seperated life in my little hometown. Even if I know all the people here for sensed eternity, no one dares to go out in the street, only it is really necessary.
Living has turned lonely and somehow sad.
Well, at least I have my lovely wife. Without her, I would think about ending my life by myself.

Year 803 a. b. w.
803 years by now... I notice how old I have become. Even if I have to say that you can't see it very well. Maybe that's one off the benefits of living a such seperated life. You surely have less sorrow, the less human contacts you have. That may sound hard, but it is the truth.
In the end there is nothing really new to tell. Life is going on as it goes since years.
But there is one little ray of hope. My wife just told me that we are going to be parents in a few months.
I'm so happy about this, but I also ask myself, if it's good if a child is born into this world...
Nevertheless I'll be there for the new blood and I'll try to make his life as beautiful as it can be.

Year 804 a. b. w.
Finally the time has come! I don't know how to descripe it!
I'm still so excited!
Yesterday our daughter was born. I'm so proud.
She has my eyes. And the beauty of her mother of course.
Yes, for you my child I'll go on living – and fighting. This I swore to myself.

Year 812 a. b. w.
Outside hell is going on.
The black angels broke into our village. I don't know how they managed it and how the know, but I have to stop them!
Father arrived yesterday. He managed to get in from the back. Now we're preparing ourselfs for maybe a new war. I have to protect my belove village and the people living in it and of course my family as well.

Some weeks later, Year 812 a. b. w.
I'm so sorry... Now you have to life on your own. I wasn't able to protect you. How I hate myself for this!
They killed your mother... A few days ago, I had to watch it with my own eyes. Even I was able to kill her murderer, it doesn't make me feel any better.
And now I sit her. Wounded badly. It feels like my whole boody is bleeding. I sense, how the spirit of life is driving out of my body piece by piece.
I'm sorry... I'm sorry... I'm so so sorry!
Now you're up to your own.
Life!
Life a fulfilled and peacefull live.
And beware of them.
You're my only hope.
You always were and you'll ever will.
In love, your father

- Present day -


Do you notice it or has it just become normal?
We're writing the year 829 a. b. w.. The surviving people conformed to their leadership, hust to life on. Everyone who turn's himself against them, is killed shortly, best in front of a lot of other people. This is meant as a warning to all of the people, who are thinking of getting the world rid of them. The black angels now rule the world with fear. And that it is, what we have to accept...
Do we really have to accept...?


It's a beautiful warm and sunny day in april 829. Birds are chirping on early morning as it suddenly knocks on my door. Until I got myself out of bed and the diziness disappears – last night it must have been longer in the local pub as I thought – it knocks three times more on my door. As I finally open the door there is... just nothing. Only the sun shining bright into my eyes. Nothing. I look down to my feet and there is a letter. I pick it up and walk into my little house again. I open it an begin to read:
Once you read this letter you only have a few hours left. I have work for you. If you fulfill it succesfully, it will bring to you a reward of 50.000 Lunar. A little foretaste I put into this letter for you.
Launch today, before the sun reaches vertex, the forest in the east of Arcana. Everything else you will experience there.

I jump to the window and pull the curtain away. The sun almost has reached vertex. I have no time to lose. Fast I pull on my jacket, get my guns and leave the house. On my way I'm aksing myself what will expect me when I reach my destination. And how the anonymous purchaser has chosen me for his task. But this I can ask myself, when I have the reward in my hands. For now I have to reach that damn forest as far as I can...




Characters

Name: Zero Archos | Age: 26 | Weapon: Guns | Special skill: Weapon arsenal | Element: Darkness
Zero once was a soldier of the arcanian army, until he was dismissed because of a suspicious accident. More relieved than upset of this he changed his weapon from the hated sword to the forbidden guns. Now he earns his money as a privately hireable mercenary.

Name: Reyka Trabiel | Age: 25 | Weapon: Lance| Special skill: Element blade | Element: Fire
She lost her parents at the age of 8 years. Although she should remember them, she has no memory about her early childhood. She grew up in an orphanage, because no family wanted to adopt her. At the age of 17 she finally ran away from the orphanage and since than she lives in the small mountain city Kalis, which residents like her even if she is a bit cold hearted.

Name: Drake Xenos| Age: 27 | Weapon: Sword| Special skill: Steal | Element: Earth
His subsistence earns Drake with stealing and questionable jobs. He thinks of himself as an irresistible womanizer, which causes much embarressing situations. But he caries his heard in the right place. On one of his „jobs“ he got to knew Zero. In spite of all problems they had at the beginning, meanwhile they have become true friends and journey together.

Name: Ciara Vermont| Age: 29 | Weapon: Claws| Special skill: Cerberus | Element: Wind
Ciara is a warrior from the desert land Vasis. On this small continent between Arcana and Necon she lives, since she was adopted by her foster parents. Her dog Cerberus is a true friend to her and stays always by her side. Also in battle the dog fights with her.

Name: Cerberus | Age: 3 | Weapon: Teeth| Element: none
Although he caries the name of the three headed hellhound he is more the peacuful type of dog. As he was a puppy he was found by Ciara and since then the two are inseperably. His sharp theeth are very useful against nearly all enemies.

Name: Raven Archos | Age: 31 | Weapon: Fists| Special skill: Holy Arts | Element: Light
As a commandeur of the neconian army he reached very much for his young age. Opposite to his brother Zero he was always committed and greedy for knowledge. Just like their parents wished themselfs her children. Since Zero was dismissed from the army the both had no more contact. This is 3 years ago by now.

Name: Amelia Mero | Age: 23 | Weapon: Staff | Special skill: Summon | Element: Water
The young mage Amelia comes from the continent Icaria, where she lives together with her parents and her two younger brothers. She has the power of the old magician folk named Sylkarier, which makes her magic power highly advanced. As a rare gift she earns the power to summon, that she inherited from her late grandmother.


Features & Screens


Custom battle system


The battle system has its own design, combines well-tried functions with some goodies (party known from well-known games).

Here you can see the main battle screen. In the bottom right corner you can see your fighting party members and the important stats (HP/MP). In the top right you'll find the ATB. These will grow in percent from 0% to 300%. Every action needs a certain amount of ATB, which the character has to have reached until he can use it. If the ATB of one character reaches 300%, the command window in the top left will open automatically. If you want to call ist before 300% is reached, just press the number of the character you want. I will try to make a combo system, so two or more characters can combine there actions to inflict more damage. Finally in the bottom left corner you see the fortune ring. This maybe known from the „Shadow Hearts“-games. It'll influence the action of the characters with the shown percentage and after one ended his turn, it'll randomly change it's influence rate. So it can be good or bad – for your party or the enemies.


Costum menu system

The menu system also combine classic functions with some special ones.

This is the main menu. It shows you party members and the important stats, the playing time, the amount of money and the actual domicile.

Here you can see the status menu. It'll show all attributes of every character. Because it is just informativ, you can't do something in this menu.

The so called „Zodiamenu“ (Old version! Will be edited!) lets you grow the attributes of your characters, teach them special skills and also magic skills. For all this you need ZP (Zodiapoints) which will mostly be earned by leveling up a charcter.


Animated title and game over screen (last one will be edited in some time)

I guess, this explains itself without any words :)


The world „Innocentia“


The planet on which CW plays calls himself „Innocentia“.

Not like in other RPGs the world map will not be accessible. The cities, forests, mountains and so on you will have to travel to will appear accordning to the storyline. You will be able to change places by chosing them and later in the game you will have an airship for even changing the continents. Of course there will be some hidden places to discover as well :)

Some unfinished ingame screens

Closing words

This was it so far with my introduction from CW. I hope you like it and you could understand my english ^^
If you have anything good or bad to say, feel free to let me know.
See you ~
Vaulthas