RMVX.net Tactics Options

[Moururi]

The Idea:

Spoiler:

I had toyed with the idea of a community based game using Gubid's Tactical Battle System for a while. The battle system just seems like the perfect fit for a game where you could vry easily have dozens of characters. The problem was though, i could never figure out a decent plot, then one day in the bathtub, i had a stroke of genius and RMVX.net Tactics (or Vxtactics for short) was born.

Vxtactics is built on three ideas:

#1 - Including as many community members as possible.

#2 - Mission-based, non-linear gameplay. With no central plot (so no "true" ending).

and #3 - Getting the community involved in development.

To #3 you might be saying "But Moururi, Community driven projects don't usually end well.". Well, while i agree with you, that's not what this is. Instead, when the game has reached a certain point in development any member will be able to submit their own Missions, and those which are approved will be included in the game. Doing so will also result in the submitters appearance in the game as a minor party member.

I will be gradually adding and modifying the character roster, which is currently reaching near the 40 point. This current roster only includes Staff members, and active IRC users or other well known veterans who, if maybe not paticularly active, still are yet to leave us. The game also features no main character, the lead character will depend on the mission at hand (or in some cases, there will be no lead character/the lead character will be computer controlled).

I intend to experiment alot with this project, to see how smoothly i can make the submission process, aswell as a few features i intend to try out, but will keep under wraps for now. Development may be slow, as my main project (Rising Flames) takes priority over this. But when development begins to get moving smoothly, this project should lend it's self well to being a side-project of mine.

The World:

Spoiler:

RMVX.net Tactics exist in the world of Armvex, also known as the Mansionverse, this is the same universe used by:
The Search for Mr.Anonymous
Who Killed Touchfuzzy
Sevith and Jonny's Rockin' Adventure
aswell as a few more.

In this universe, the forum takes the form of the RMVX Mansion, however within this world, area's such as Aindra's School, aswell as various other locations, new and old, exist seperately.

On the Mansionverse timeline, the game begins during September of 2009 and continues for an infinite length of time.

Locations:
The "Search" - The admins banded together under the leadership of Kav to build this airship. Of course after it got stolen nobody actually cared so consider it yours! The Search acts as the games central hub and contains several locations within it. More information is coming soon!

The RMVX Mansion - A haven of new ideas, resources and a home for many. Also suspected to have a direct part in the drug trade and creation of WMD's (but there's not REALLY any proof for that). PinedaVX is it's current owner.

The RMVX Village - The RMVX Village was built to deal with the gradual overcrowding of the Mansion however it's since become a lawless town due to neglect.

The Data Center - A newly designed building created to link everyones creations together under one roof. It's closed at the moment though probally because Mr.Anonymous is too drunk too finish it.

The Old Forum - Long since abandoned, it's now infested with IRS Errors. Considering they're not such a common sight around the mansion it's probally a good thing we left...

The Wilderness of Canadia - A thick forest rich with life. Watch out for the bears.

Aindra's School - Located within the Wilderness of Canadia, Aindra's School has come under attack from IRS Driver Errors. Maybe we could give the bunny a hand?

Demo Thorpe - Built from the ground up by Mr.Anonymous. That goes for the people too.

The RPGweb Mansion - A clone of the RMVX Mansion. It is now nothing more than a ruin. However some say you can still see Clone wandering it's halls... Somebody get my gun.

Mt.Pyro - A towering volcano that is worshipped fanatically as a god by a nearby village.

Hill - It's a hill, get used to it.

and more!

The Story

Spoiler:

It was some time in September...or maybe it was October...might've even been April. Development had finally finished on the great airship named The Search. With it the admins could explore the far corners of the world to collect resources to better the community. Or so they said, they actually had their eye's set on a small island off in the middle of the ocean somewhere.

On discovering this IMP1 gathered together a group of hero's. Himself, ThatUglyZombie, KLB, VIII, Rowan and ChilPil7, (Moururi was SUPPOSED to come but she muttered something about a moogle and ran off.) so basically whoever he was able to get his hands on.

The snuck aboard The Search before it's maiden voyage and were able to take it for themselves. The skies were theres! Well, if it wasn't for the huge motherfffing dragon that wanted to eat them.

It actually did, well KLB anyway, apparently he tasted bad though and was spat right back out (this actually caused the Dragon to flee in disgust...so yeah, thanks for that KLB). The party carefully landed the ship nearby Aindra's School only to find her in trouble. The place is under attack by IRS Driver Errors!

Well those things aren't gonna go away on their own, get your team in gear and show them what you're made of!

The Features:

Spoiler:

Gubid's Tactical Battle System (GTBS)
Non-Linear, Mission Based Gameplay
An ever growing selection of Missions and Characters

More to come...

The Characters:

Spoiler:

- THE FIRST 6 -
The following are hte 6 characters that you will have after completing the games tutorial missions:

IMP1 - Revolutionary - A long range fighter who can equip both Bows and Guns. He leads the group that steal the airship known as The Search. His element is Earth.
ThatUglyZombie - Undead - Capable of wielding either a sword or an axe ThatUglyZombie strikes fear into his enemies. Of course that's probally because he's a skeleton...though nobody seems to comment on that. His element is Fire.
KLB - Follower - A cute kid in a pig suit. He's pretty nifty at dodging attacks but is an absolute coward. His element is Water.
VIII - Mauler - A super fast attacker. He dual wields daggers and can cut his own HP to strengthen himself. His element is Ice.
Rowan - Dreamer - A red mage of sorts, she can cast both offensive and defensive magic, but doesn't excel in either area. Also capable of using bows. Her element is Darkness.
Chilpil7 - Tempest Blade - An effective tank, he can take alot of damage and isn't too bad at dealing it out in turn. His element is Wind.

- THE UNLOCKABLE CHARACTERS -
The following characters must be unlocked through a variety of means. This list is by no means complete, and i've left off a few people who i haven't seen for a while:

PinedaVX - Forest Knight
Current master of the RMVX Mansion. He is an agile swordsman. His element is Earth.
Scherzo - ???
Kav - Dictator
Previous master of the RMVX Mansion, able to call down air strikes onto the battlefield. His element is Darkness.
Pyro - Viking
Hailed as a god by some...people. Pyro is a powerful offensive attacker and wields huge and heavy Axes to great effect. His element is Fire.
Touchfuzzy - Superhero
Fandaxu - Cake Soldier
Jasconicus - ???
BigEd - Dark Knight
Taking on BigEd alone is asking for trouble. He can cut his own HP to cause massive damage. His element is Darkness.
Mithran - Guardian
A sturdy knight and capable of using spears. His element is Light.
Grandmadeb - Granny
Deb's cookies have healing powers so powerful, that even the smell is beneficial. Her element is Water.
TheOriginalWij - Old Fogey
Blake Ezra - Templar
A holy warrior, with devastating sword magic. His element is Light.
Svolta - Dragoon
A master of the spear, Svolta can leap high into the air and come crashing down on a target. It's believed he is a member of a strange cult... His element is Wind.
Aindra - Bunny
Apparently rabbit's can wield staffs. Her element is Light.
Sevith - Bear Fighter
Well Ex-Bear Fighter technically. His element is Thunder.
JonnyRocksHard - Rocker
Jonny rocks so hard, even the god's send down thunderbolts to aid him as he plays. His element is Thunder.
Moururi - Gunslinger
A long range master. Backs up her precise shots with magic. It's believe she is a member of a strange cult... Her element is Light.
Prof. Meow Meow - Professor
Thurandul - Arcanist
As an Arcanist, Thur has access to some of the most powerful spells. It's believe he is a member of a strange cult... His element is Ice.
Brawen - Turnip King
Brawen specialises in using a variety of poisons to hamper his foes. His element is Wind.
Mawk - Cool Cat
Mawk slides to the side and acts uncouth. His element is Ice.
Skaylea - Troll
A master of angering the enemy, he can even cause an Elemental Crisis! It's believed he is a member of a strange cult... His element is Thunder.
NAT_Designer - Bard
Sander - The Fox
Almost a master of stealth, he'll finish his training eventually. His element is Earth.
Ae - ???
Piejamas - Coder
An offensive caster. His element is Water.
Tevak - Manatee Rider
An agile Spellblade. His element is Water.
Cyn - ???
Tatanya - Fairy
A powerful offensive Mage, but she can offer some defensive backup if neccesary. Her element is Earth.
Applesauce - Drifting Spriter
A drifting young spriter with a love of women, gaming, and food. His element is Fire.


- THE SUMMONS -
The following characters cannot be recruited in the strictest sense, but can be equipped to characters so they may be summoned:

Mr.Anonymous
Tentacles
Ookie Panda
Poad
X and Asterix
IEntry
Llandr


If you're on this list and you're class is listed as "???" and you have an idea for what you should be, then please PM me and we can discuss it further.

The Screenshots:

Spoiler:

Mission Submission:

Spoiler:

So let me explain how submissions will work.

There are two ways you can do this, either in text form or with screenshots of your eventing. I will however, require screenshots of character locations. You can either copy the maps into RMVX, or simply edit them in an image editing program. Location screenshots will be provided below.

An example:

Mission Name: Text Entry Example
Location: The RMVX Mansion || The IRC
Required Characters: Moururi (Party Leader)
Banned Characters: Mawk

<<<Opening Scene, Fade in Screen>>>

Spoiler:

1. Moururi 2. Mawk

Show Text: Moururi
This is an example of a mission.

Show Text: Mawk
Yo Moururi fight me!
Move: Mawk
Jump 1 left ***onto the table***

<<<Battle Info>>>
<<<DEFEAT MAWK>>>

Spoiler:

#. Unit Spot 1. Mawk 2. MawkCat

Mawk's Stats:
HP: C
MP: B
ATK: D
DEF: C
MAG: B
SPD: A

Mawk's Skills:
Blind-Close Range
Ice-Close Range
Ice-Magic
Speed Buff-Self

Mawk Cat's Stats:
HP: E
MP: F
ATK: E
DEF: D
MAG: F
SPD: B

Mawk Cat's Skills:
*NONE*

<<<Battle Clear>>>
<<<Closing Scene>>>

Spoiler:

1. Moururi 2. Mawk

Show Text: Mawk
Well that was pointless.

Show Text: Moururi
Indeed.

<<<MISSION COMPLETE, Fade out screen>>>

<<<Rewards: Character Unlocked: Member>>>

Now that may seem confusing so let me run over what that was.

Firstly we have the mission info, if you're taking a screenshot of your eventing, then use the notes command:
Mission Name: <Mission Name>
Location: <Where your mission takes place, with the location first, and the map second (Ex: Location||Map)>
Required Characters: <Characters that the mission forces you to use. In brackets include any additional info, such as whether that character is designated Party Leader or is AI controlled, etc...)
Banned Characters: <Characters that the player can't use for the battle, either because they are absent, you're fighting them or for any other reason you can think of.>

With that information out of the way, start your mission with this note:
<<<Opening Scene, Fade in Screen>>>
Now things get tricky, you're gonna need an image here to show me where characters start on screen.
Use a simalar format as i have here:

Spoiler:

1. Moururi 2. Mawk

With numbers or symbols indicating who's who.
You can find all the available locations a little further down, complete with screenshots.
For there move onto your eventing, feel free to use whatever format you please, as long as it's clear what's going on.

Eventually you will come too a point in which a battle must take place, notify me of this with this note:
<<<Battle Info>>>
Firstly include the objective of the mission. Such as defeating a certain enemy, defeating all enemies, reaching a
certain spot on the map or surviving a number of turns.
From there i will require another screenshot. This time you MUST include certain things:

1. Use a symbol or number to indicate the Unit Spots, this is where players can place thier choice of characters before the
battle begins, the more there are the more units the player can place. Try to keep it below 7 or so.
2. Use a symbol or number to indicate the enemies on the screen. Each type of enemy is designated a number for ease of reading.
3. Additional objects, such as events that can be interacted with in battle.

Next, you will need to provide stat's and skills for the enemies.

For stats, use a simple grading system, A being the highest, F being zero. I will abalnce accordingly based off this rough idea.
HP: Health Points
MP: Magic Points
ATK: Attack
DEF: Defense
MAG: Magic
SPD: Speed

Then we have skills. Rather than providing names (unless you think of something paticularly amusing and fitting) simply provide a quick description, for example:

Mawk's Skills:
Blind-Close Range
Ice-Close Range
Ice-Magic
Speed Buff-Self

In this example i provide a state or element, and then it's type of skill (such as a skill that uses the magic stat, or casts a buff on the user).

You must do this for each type of enemy in battle. However i may provide some predesigned ones in a day or two.


So now we move onto the final scene with this:
<<<Battle Clear>>>
<<<Closing Scene>>>

Do the same as you did with the opening scene, providing a screenshot and events, etc.


End the mission with:
<<<MISSION COMPLETE, Fade out screen>>>

followed by information on the rewards. Such as gold and exp.

And you're done! PM me the complete mission and i'll tell you if it's accepted or not!

The Contest:

Spoiler:

A mission submission contest is currently running, submission closes on the 10th of December 2009.
The top 3 missions shall appear in the game along with their creator.

Contest limitations:
1. Characters involved must be from this list:

Spoiler:

IMP1
ThatUglyZombie
Chilpil7
Rowan
KLB
VIII
Pineda
Kav
Pyro
BigEd
Mithran
Grandmadeb
Blake Ezra
Svolta
Aindra
Sevith
JonnyRocksHard
Moururi
Thurandul
Brawen
Mawk
Skaylea
Sander
Piejamas
Tevak
Tatanya
Applesauce

2. The location used must be from the following:

Spoiler:

The RMVX Mansion - Entrance
http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn248/R...on-Entrance.png
The RMVX Mansion - The IRC
http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn248/R...Mansion-IRC.png
Aindra's School - Entrance
http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn248/R...ol-Entrance.png
Aindra's School - Front
http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn248/R...chool-Front.png

3. The mission objective must be one of the following:
Defeat all enemies
Defeat x (x being a variable for a enemy of your design)
Survive x turns. (x being a variable for a number of your choice)

Additional: You must provide sprites for any custom enemies. The mission reward will be unlocking you, the mission creator as a playable character.

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Updates:

Spoiler:

October 2009 - LONG SINCE OUTDATED:
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November 2009
http://www.rpgmakervx.net/index.php?s=&...st&p=205707

Dev blog can be found here:
http://moururipresents.blogspot.com/

This post has been edited by Moururi: Dec 10 2009, 05:33 PM

[silne30]

I think this is a pretty awesome idea. Really creative and i like the open feel of a mission based story. Hope all goes well.

[MagicKid]

Cool idea. Nice screenies as well (love the spiky-haired Ralph one)

[Ninja Jonty]

Yay!
I read about this in the General Discussion Forums, it's a great idea! I hope this turns out to be good

[Moururi]

Updated with a Class section and added a temp logo provided by Sevith.


Edit: Added a quick supporter userbar (and i mean quick).

This post has been edited by Moururi: Sep 21 2009, 04:05 PM

[Joerao]

This looks pretty cool. Nice idea!

Who're your artists and musicians?

[Moururi]

Currently Brawen is doing the music (well, he can't actually do alot for me until i get some more development done though @.@) but he'll only be around until December. At which point i'll be searching for someone else to do the Music.


I'm the artist however.

[Naeo]

i have to say, i love your idea =]
i can't wait to play a demo

[Cass]

Wow, you've got a lot of people on right now, Moururi!~ But don't you think some people might..Eh, I dunno, feel jealous for NOT being in the game? Just a thought.
can't wait to see how this turns out, Mein das Behagen, I hope it works out well for you!~

[Moururi]

Wow, you've got a lot of people on right now, Moururi!~ But don't you think some people might..Eh, I dunno, feel jealous for NOT being in the game? Just a thought.
can't wait to see how this turns out, Mein das Behagen, I hope it works out well for you!~

If you read the whole post, you'll see anyone who's not in the game from the start will have an oppurtunity to get in later, albeit, without a major speaking part, custom class, etc.


The list is changing pretty often currently, but the list comes from the IRC more than the forum.

[Cass]

If you read the whole post, you'll see anyone who's not in the game from the start will have an oppurtunity to get in later, albeit, without a major speaking part, custom class, etc.


The list is changing pretty often currently, but the list comes from the IRC more than the forum.

I usually only skim read through projects, and if I become interested, I read it all.
Maybe I should re-arrange what I previously said.

People may get jealous that they aren't main characters, and have to play as other community members?
To be honest, it just feels a little bit odd to be playing as someone like PinedaVX, or Kav.

[Moururi]

That's their issue, one thing i straight up wanted to avoid was the "Create a character" style of thing.

The lead character is based on mission, and you can control whichever character you want (providing you've unlocked them) outside of those.

If you're jealous about not being in, then do some work and get in, but i can't feature EVERY SINGLE MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY. So i just took those who are important enough to warrant inclusion and those i know well enough to write for.

As i mentioned before, the roster is IRC > Forum.

[Cass]

That's their issue, one thing i straight up wanted to avoid was the "Create a character" style of thing.

The lead character is based on mission, and you can control whichever character you want (providing you've unlocked them) outside of those.

If you're jealous about not being in, then do some work and get in, but i can't feature EVERY SINGLE MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY. So i just took those who are important enough to warrant inclusion and those i know well enough to write for.

As i mentioned before, the roster is IRC > Forum.

Well then, who IS the main character, then?

Who is the first character you play as, that is always the important thing, right?

And I never said I was jealous, as I don't find myself popular enough to be in the game.
Why does everyone get put into rage when I few questions are asked?

And of course, it would be diffucult to mention every single member, but what about the member's who are involved? Who might get jealous of what other roles people are getting?

Just my thoughts, you see. Also, this might get more attention in the RPG General Discussion, wouldn't you say? Or maybe not..

[Moururi]

I suppose i may have missed some info in the starting topic. I shall update it now.

There is no main character, the game is completely non-linear and mission based, no central plot, just follows a variety of quest lines based around one or more characters.

This was originally posted in General Discussion, as a discussion of the idea, posting this topic there would be the wrong section.

The use of "You're" in my post should not be taken as being directed directly at you.

[MagicKid]

Nice idea! Is it like FFT?

[Moururi]

Battle wise, yes.

[MagicKid]

Neat FFT was my favourite ;D

[Cass]

I suppose i may have missed some info in the starting topic. I shall update it now.

There is no main character, the game is completely non-linear and mission based, no central plot, just follows a variety of quest lines based around one or more characters.

This was originally posted in General Discussion, as a discussion of the idea, posting this topic there would be the wrong section.

The use of "You're" in my post should not be taken as being directed directly at you.

..Oh, wow, I'm sorry! D: I knoew I should have read it all first.

I totally understand what you mean now, ehe...Anyway, away from that short hiccup, I like the style and thoughts of the game.

One question I have, just say someone was to go to that IRC roster thing, what type of roles would that person be allowed to have?

Could they give quests, just be random NPCs, or even shopkeepers?

[Moururi]

Every character recruitable will appear as a normal NPC around the games areas, this may include shopkeepers.

Most missions will have been posted by community members (ex: requiring assistance; my leg is broken, go do this for me; escort me from x to y.) But there will of course be exceptions to both these rules.

[Sen?]

Hehe I like this so I'll support it, hope to see more more development and a demo up soon