Frequently Asked Questions
Q: What's the point in this DevBlog?
A: The DevBlog is to ensure you that the game is, in fact, still in production. I will update it with screenshots and videos periodically, I shall also inform you of any future demo releases.
Q: That's good, so when is the next demo release?
A: The best way to find out is to click the "demo release" link. This will take you to all the posts in relation to the demo releases.
Q: So, what's the game about?
A: I've had this question so many times, and I always screw up on explaining it, but I'll try again anyway. Basically, the whole story revolves around two girls (who are sisters). When they were younger, they were evacuated from their home planet, for reasons they didn't understand. Years later, the past is forgotten, and the girls (Michiro and Miho) live in another world. 3 months before Michiro's birthday, she experiences a flashback "dream". As she has forgotten her past, she can't recall these events and assumes they are just dreams. On that day, Michiro wakes up, and realises she's late for a training session with her childhood friend, Yuuichi. During the training session, everything seems off. The plants are alive, the insects are bigger and the forests are darker. What could be causing these strange events? And what is the reason behind Michiro's "dreams"? The game will reveal more.
Q: I see this game's been going for 6, almost 7 years. Why that long?
A: 7 years ago, I was still living with my family. Life then was complicated and prevented me from ever making any decent progress. A couple of years later, I moved in with one who is now my fiancée.
Q: Still, that leaves 5 years? Why's it still taking so long?
A: Woah. Pushy much? Anyway, after I moved in, I was still kinda new to the whole RPG Maker thing, and didn't have the internet. So making/finding the scripts for all the menus and such proved to be pretty difficult. On the year I finally got the internet (2009), I finally managed to get back to work, only to realise that a new RPG Maker had come out. (RPG Maker VX). It looked a lot better, and the scripts available made making the game I envisioned a lot easier...
Q: Is the game anywhere near completion now?
A: No, not yet. There have been many complications in regards to the game's progress, such as my old computer dying. It's since been upgraded though. Other changes are because I switched from RPG Maker VX to RPG Maker VX Ace, thus having to recreate stuff from scratch.
Q: You already switched from one RPG Maker to another. Why go to yet another one?
A: In short - Performance and Extended Tilesets.
Q: What help do you need?
A: Mostly mapping, graphical and musical help. Since I'm trying to make this game look and sound as detailed and beautiful as possible, I need some people who can achieve these things.
Q: I've heard you make music, why not compose it yourself?
A: Ahaha... haa... I've kinda retired myself from music composition. Everything I seem to create just seems far too modern for this game. Also, I have kinda forgotten about all the stuff I learned (and taught myself), so everything I make now sounds either the same or like crap.