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"Nothing else comes close" -Project Aces (Ace Combat 5)

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Marina's Odyssey D0.07 released!

This update is primarily focussed on gameplay improvements, alongside improving visuals.

Changelog

Visual updates:

Updated some of the animations.

Improved the rendering logic for the tables, so they can look better, without clipping the characters.

Added some item animations.

Updated the Game Over screen.

Added new accessories.

Launcher updates:

Updated to Avalonia 12, bringing performance and reliability updates.

Changed the font to Commissioner.

Slight reduction to the file size.

Retooled how Guts' damage is calculated, placing a cap for the maximum damage.

Ares' Rile Up skill was re-worked into Slick Tongue (added by default) and a newer version of Rile Up.

Slick Tongue is a single target version of Rile Up.

It now causes the target (if applied) to only focus on Ares, while it can't use skills at all. They'll only attack.

Debuffs still apply. The Riled Up state is still applied (albeit rarer), so enemies attacking their allies can still happen.

Re-balanced the enemies so they do not immediately thrash the player.

Text and bug fixes.

Download it here.

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A small snippet from Chapter 4 (WIP, technically the fifth one, as the chapters are split into Prologue, 6 main chapters and Finale).

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Dev Sync 2.1

It's been a while, hasn't it?

Some months ago, I posted about the new project I was working on. Since then, I've been making progress on it. Sometimes going slow, sometimes going fast. But it's going well. So, time for a progress report.

Now that IRL stuff is calmer (after changing jobs), I was able to do quite substantial progress. While the job hours are a tad awkward, the new job is a lot less stressing (and closer to me). So, I was able to make a dev plan that would work for me: On workdays, I do the simpler stuff (eventing, primarily). On weekends, I do the more substantial stuff (enemies, fights, etc.). And since I have written the entire story beforehand, I have a clear dev roadmap.

So, where is the game right now? As the story is split into 8 "chapters" (Prologue, 6 main chapters and Finale), the estimated completion is 50% (not counting the required assets). That's the prologue and chapters 1-3 implemented (with the fourth one in the works, at the time of this writing). I'm writing chapters in quotation marks since they are more like episodes in pacing.

Alongside working on the game, I have started getting artwork for the game (like the title screen, done by Surya Raka). Currently, priority one is getting the game done. But I am planning out what artwork to commission.

That's pretty much it for now. From having a complete script to a solid plan to implement it, it's pretty exciting for me to work on this.

In any case, see you in the next post.

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Released #MVCookTool Deluxe R6.04u4 today, bringing bug fixes. #WindowsOnArm #RPGMaker #RPGMakerMV #RPGMakerMZ #RPGツクール #RPGツクールMV #RPGツクールMZ #dotnet #nwjs #wip #gamedev #indiedev Changelog:

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Released #MVCookTool Deluxe R6.04u2 today, bringing bug fixes. #WindowsOnArm #RPGMaker #RPGMakerMV #RPGMakerMZ #RPGツクール #RPGツクールMV #RPGツクールMZ #dotnet #nwjs #wip #gamedev #indiedev Changelog:

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#MVCookTool Deluxe R6.04 released today! Brings quality of life improvements and bug fixes. #WindowsOnArm #RPGMaker #RPGMakerMV #RPGMakerMZ #RPGツクール #RPGツクールMV #RPGツクールMZ #dotnet #nwjs #wip #gamedev #indiedev Changelog:

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#MVCookTool R6.03u5 released with bug fixes and improvements. Plus, information regarding compatibility with #RMMZ 1.10.x. #WindowsOnArm #RPGMaker #RPGMakerMV #RPGMakerMZ #RPGツクール #RPGツクールMV #RPGツクールMZ #dotnet #nwjs #wip #gamedev #indiedev

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A bit of a new start

This is one of the blog posts that it's not the easiest to write but considering that Immortal Sins has been in maintenance mode. I think it's time to (metaphorically) take that band aid off, while giving you a heads up as to what's coming in now.

As you could probably tell, Immortal Sins hasn't received any notable updates (outside some tech updates). This is mainly due to me working on something that evolved into its own project. An early version of it was used in a game jam game I made (for RPG Maker Game Jam 2025). Over time, I iterated on it, upgrading it to MZ and otherwise building a more robust platform. There were some snags, but it starts to get closer to reality.

How did I end up here? Well... It's a bit of a long story. But to keep it brief: I had a love-hate relationship with Immortal Sins. On the one hand, I had moments where I didn't work on it. Technical issues that drove me nuts. Burnout episodes. Juggling multiple things at the same time. On the other hand, I was able to build up my skill set. Which lead to better and better projects (like the RPG Maker Cook Tool Deluxe). I can describe it as "I hate it for how it was frustrating to work on, but I also love it for what lead to". And as I was doing some prototyping, a small game idea (stored on my mind palace) crossed on my thought. It was quite similar to Immortal Sins, but it was focused more on dealing with a conspiracy that was happening on one town that could pose a threat to the entire world. And with more prototyping, writting and experimenting, the experimental combat system turned into its own game.

So... what now? Immortal Sins goes dormant for a while. It will receive bug fixes when needed, but development's halted. I might revisit this at some point, but it's too early to tell. In the meantime, I've uploaded the tech test for the new game: Marina's Odysssey.

You can download it on itch.io or on Gamejolt.

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Released #MVCookTool Deluxe R6.02u3 today, bringing bug fixes. #RPGMaker #RPGMakerMV #RPGMakerMZ #RPGツクール #rpgツクールMV #rpgツクールMZ #gamedev #indiedev #dotnet Changelog: