Harmony Eclipsed Developer Blog

A dark force has returned, corrupting the bearers of the Elements of Harmony and scattering them across Equestria. Princess Luna must track down the members of the Mane 6 and cleanse them one by one, for only together can they hope to face the source of this evil.

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Not dead yet!

Okay, I know it's been forever since I updated here, but the project is still going on. I've just been busy with my new job and all the adventures that came with it. Speaking of which, we've had a lot more success finding artists now that we actually have a budget!

http://exceru-hensggott.deviantart.com/

and

http://gamecommentaries.deviantart.com/

have joined us as character portrait and sprite artists, respectively.

The game is making progress nicely, but on the suggestion of some people in the group, I thought I'd be a bit more open about our plans and choices. Right now, I've got plans to include some allusions to a possible side story involving the fate of Celestia and Luna's parents, but I'm not sure where it might fit. At the moment, it feels kinda out of place in the moments when I reference it, unless I offer a place for there to be a payoff for it. So, what do you think? Should we stick to the linear story we planned to tell, or allow the player to explore side stories that might add even more to the dev time of the game? http://strawpoll.me/4112564

(never done a strawpoll before, so if it expires or something, just email us to let us know what you think)

By the way, there's still some help we need. We need a level designer, battler artists, and maybe a tileset artist too. And importantly, we now have money to pay! Anyone who might be interested, please contact us at [email protected] to learn more.

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Interview - Harmony Eclipsed

It's finally up! Huge thanks to Draco and everyone at Bluescreen Bronies. I'm certainly hoping this helps us find some artists and others to fill the positions we've mentioned.

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Interview coming soon...

Be patient, I'm assured it's uploading now

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Still alive

Yeah, I know we haven't updated in a while, and don't expect us to update often unless we have something to say. Our progress is still crawling along, and we still need artists. Anyone interested should still send an email to [email protected] saying so.

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Bluescreen Bronies interview coming soon!

Just received word that the interview we did a while back with Bluescreen Bronies should be going up sometime in the next week. Really looking forward to it, our lack of artists is really holding us back. Anyone interested, let us know!

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Reviving this site

Okay, this project is far from dead! But we need help. The project can't move forward without people to fill these roles, and we'd like YOU to help us! If you're interested, send us an email at [email protected] containing a sample of your work or your Skype contact information.

Spritesheet Artist Spritesheets are the pictures that make up character movement (example). Of course, we're going to need to make a lot of these in pony versions. I've seen some pony spritesheets on Deviantart that are designed to work with RPG Maker, but I just feel they're a lot more chibi than I'd prefer. Tileset Artist Tilesets are what are used to build the levels in the game (example). We need someone who can either tweak preexisting tilesets to match our needs AND create new ones in the same aesthetic so they don't clash, OR we need someone willing to put in a lot of work to make every tileset we use from scratch to ensure a consistent style. Battler Artists RPG Maker has extremely limited animation capacity, so the characters in combat will be still images. This is a role that can go one of two ways. First, we can get multiple artists able to approximate the show's style closely enough to not clash with the many resources available on the internet (raster and vector artists are both okay). Second, we can get a single artist with an appealing style willing to put in an obscene amount of effort to make every resource from scratch. So, technically this is open to all pony artists, but be aware that if you'd like to try for option 2, you've got a long road ahead of you. Character Portrait Artist This is a role that can allow for, and almost demands, a deviation from the show's style. These images will never be used side-by-side with Battler images, so it's perfectly alright for them to be more expressive and stylistic. They should still absolutely resemble the characters in the game, but they don't need to be show-accurate.

Level Map Designer We've already got one of these, but there are so many maps we need designed that he's struggling to keep up, and he's as new to this as the rest of us. If you'd like to try your hand at this, there are plenty of free tilesets available online, and I'd suggest you try using Tiled to see if you can make something you like. Just make a generic town, or a simple set of areas you might explore between two towns, something along those lines. Again, to apply, send us an email at [email protected] and either enclose a sample of your work or send us your Skype contact information so we can get in touch with you.

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Introduction

Hey all, this is iSmartMan, lead designer of the game. I'll probably be one of the most tempted to post here, but the one who is most at risk of saying things I shouldn't. And now, a picture of a pony.

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Hey everyone! MalevolentToast here, the game's concept artist and level designer. Welcome to Team Harmony's development blog for Harmony Eclipsed!