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**Legends Of Aelandria** Hello everyone, We are a small team of people working on a new RPG project set on the continent of Aelandria. We are hoping to combine some tried and tested RPG features with some unique new ideas in order to make an enjoyable game. As you can see, we are writing this thread to give some info on the new project we are working on as well as looking for some help in developing it! So here we go with some info: **Basic Info First of all, thanks for your interest in our project! The name ‘Legends of Aelandria’ is the series title, much like ‘The Elder Scrolls’, and we hope to make a game-specific title to add onto that once the game nears completion. Aelandria is a continent located on the planet Gi. The game is to be a single player RPG set in a time of swords, shields, and magic. We are using a pixel art style, with custom graphics and sprites and we currently have two artists working on the project, however due to the large amount of art they have to deal with we would gratefully accept any artist who would want to join us, especially sprite artists. We are using Game Maker Studios, and we have a very capable programmer working on things. **Story** >! Below is the backstory of the protagonist of the game, Kar-Karos: >! Kar-Karos was born an Aldro into a once rich family. His father, Esparro was the Kings Chief Physician in the capital of Aelandria, Farstyr, but was executed for treason 3 months before his birth after trying to poison the King. Because of this, his mother, Fenn, was exiled from the royal court, all the family riches taken away. She fled the city with the aid of one of the court magicians who was a close friend of Esparro, Gjorn. Gjorn felt a great power coming from the child growing inside Fenn and it made him uneasy. He travelled with her as she moved across the desert to the Great Elfin city of Kandohar, where her cousin lived as an Earl, so he could keep an eye on the child as it grew older. >! They were taken in by her cousin and it was there that Kar-Karos and his twin brother, Kar-Horren were born. After the first birth, all Fenn’s strength left her, and only with her last breath was Kar-Karos born. The boys were raised by their mother’s cousin as though they were his own. Gjorn took it upon himself to mentor the brothers in the Arcane, giving him the opportunity to keep close watch over their development. As the boys grew older, Gjorn noticed a glint in the eye of Kar-Horren, a desire for power, and it worried him. >! On the boys’ 14th birthday the Earl offered to take them both hunting, however Kar-Karos had recently recovered from ash fever, and was not yet strong enough to partake. At the request of Kar-Horren, Gjorn took his place. The hunt took a turn for the worse and none made it out unscathed; even the survivors were severely wounded. Only through the help of Kar-Karos did his twin survive the night, all others perishing. >! After the Earl’s death, a new Earl needed to be named. As the boys were his only living relatives Kar-Horren, the elder of the boys by a few seconds, was named the next Earl of Rabadon. With his newfound power, Kar-horren grew headstrong and began dabbling in dark magic. One night, in a dream, he was visited by the exiled Goddess, Aktra. She told him of how he could become the most powerful sorcerer to have ever lived and of how he would one day rule all of Aelandria if he stood by her side as her Champion. From that day forth, Kar-Horren began to worship Aktra in secret. One day however, Kar-Karos found out. Not wanting to have his brothere sentenced to death, he kept it to himself, thinking nothing would come of it. After many months, the burden of knowing his brother practiced the dark arts got to Kar-Karos, and he left to live with the Ledro in the forest cities. For many years the brothers heard nothing of each other until one day a letter arrived for Kar-Karos from the Kandoheran Royal court. The letter explained that Kar-Horren (who now went only by the inherited title ‘Rabadon’) had been found guilty of worshipping the dark ones and was to be sentenced to death. Kar-Karos rushed at once to Kandohar but when he got there he found the city empty, as though it had never been lived in. Rabadon had temporarily released Aktra from the void and they had killed everyone in the city. Rabadon’s power was not yet great enough to fully release Aktra from her bindings and so she had to return to the void, Rabadon at her side. >! Almost 100 years passed before the world saw anything of Rabadon again but sure enough he returned, and he wasn’t alone. With an army of Sturum Gard behind him, he ventured from his fortress at Saecula Saeculorum and he waged war on every race. He first marched on Farstyr, the Aldro city and the largest city in Aelandria, and from there he ruled, dictating affairs for the whole of Aelandria, every living creature made his slave. As an act of vengeance on those who would have him dead, his army hunted down and killed every single Aldro in existence, except one. >! Once Kar-Karos saw what his brother had done he locked himself in the temple of Kandohar and pleaded with the Gods that they may grant him the power to defeat Rabadon and undo the evil that his silence had helped cause, but the Gods did not answer. He wandered the world for 9 years searching for the power to defeat his twin; blaming himself for what had happened. He thought that if only he had stopped him sooner things would have been different. The lives of those of Aelandria and all the Aldro were his weight to bear. One day his travels took him to a dilapidated shrine. As he passed, he heard a voice calling out to him. He followed it and saw a woman kneeling in front of a statue of Mitera. He could tell that this woman was not of this earth. The woman turned to face him and spoke “Fear not, son of Cecia, (the god who created the Aldro, Kar-Karos’ race) I answer your calling. Come to me.” Kar-Karos approached cautiously, the woman remained looking at him, still and silent. As Kar-Karos drew nearer, the woman seemed to grow and tower above him. As he got to the feet of the statue the woman turned her gaze and stared into his eyes. Suddenly Kar-Karos knew who she was. He fell to his knees, knowing that even despite her appearance; this woman could destroy him if she wanted. >! “My mother, (mitera, the ‘mother’ goddess, not his actual mother) you have called, and I have answered” spoke Kar-Karos as he knelt before the woman. She smiled and reached out a hand “Come my child, sit with me. We have seen your struggle and we have waited, watching you grow in strength. Now the time has come for action. Behind this shrine is the staff Endyllmar. Take it, and become my champion” “I will” replied Kar-Karos The woman reached out to him and placed Kar-Karos' head upon her lap. A vision of Rabadon leading an army appeared in his head. Then 4 items flashed before his eyes. He understood what needed to be done. “My mother, I thank you” began Kar-Karos, but before he could finish his sentence, the woman had disappeared. He stood and made his way to the back of the shrine, and sure enough, there was the worn battle staff, Endyllmar. When he took it power flowed through him and wrecked his body for an entire day; making him a vessel of power. When he regained consciousness he set out to find the 4 items that had been shown to him. The Gods had finally answered his plea. They could no longer stand idly by and watch Aktra destroy the world. >! Alone, Kar-Karos rode to Farstyr to do battle with Rabadon. Legend says the battle lasted for 3 days, but at the end, Kar-Karos defeated Rabadon. He began to drain Rabadons power, preventing him from summoning Aktra, and weakening him so that he could be defeated once and for all; however, before landing the killing blow Kar-Karos hesitated, not wanting to kill his brother. Aktra seized this moment and took Rabadon to the void… >! There is a large amount of lore and backstory written that I have left out of this section, but I think this is more than long enough to whet your appetites for what we have going at the moment. Rest assured, everything starts to fit together ;) >! **Features >! >! Here are a few of the basic features we plan to implement in the game: • 7 Playable races, each with unique bonuses including: Human, Orc, Elf, and Dwarf • A new take on the skill tree of many RPG games, the player will have three separate trees, one for levelling up normal skills, the other for completing challenges set by the Gods at shrines, and the last one a race specific tree. • Custom graphics as stated earlier, but always a nice feature • Paperdolled items and equipment • Post-Endgame areas (areas that you become available after completing the main storyline) that contain high level bosses and enemies, and extra loot! >! • Unconventional mana system >! • And more! >! **Screenshots** >! Start to the World Map: >!  >! Main Menu: >!  >! In Game HUD (with some placeholders): >!  >! **Some Music** >! >! [https://soundcloud.com/jumblatts/unfinished-buisness/s-gqE17](https://soundcloud.com/jumblatts/unfinished-buisness/s-gqE17) >! [https://soundcloud.com/jumblatts/title1/s-K6uZk](https://soundcloud.com/jumblatts/title1/s-K6uZk) >! [https://soundcloud.com/jumblatts/long-road-to-ruin/s-VrI0Y](https://soundcloud.com/jumblatts/long-road-to-ruin/s-VrI0Y) >! **The Team** >! The team currently consists of: A programmer, GUI artist, Plot writer Composer 2 Artists. >! We are primarily looking for more artists, including a concept artist, sprite artists and tile artists. However we are always looking for people willing to help, so if you do anything else and would like to help out, we would love to hear from you, whatever your talent! We are looking for a group of people who will be dedicated to helping on this project. We are not asking that you devote all your free time to this; everyone has other things that they do and that’s not a problem at all with us. What we ARE asking is that you show commitment, possibly by visiting the forums and posting ideas/progress etc. semi regularly. If you would be interested in joining the team for this project, just reply here and we will PM you or shoot me a PM and we will respond as soon as possible. If you want anymore info, much more can also be found in the forums on the site at: [http://legendsofaelandria.enjin.com](http://legendsofaelandria.enjin.com) >! Thanks! -LoA Team****

Alright guys, a team update this time! We have a coder, composer and a writer plus myself helping with everything except the coding. We just need a 2D artist or two to help me with the spriting, tiles and paperdoll! PM me with questions or info :)

Hey guys, Been working on the some sprites and some paperdoll :) Here are the base race sprites as of now! Base Orc sprite  Base Elf sprite  Base Dwarf sprite  Also finished animation of base human sprite :)  Working on some weapons to get some paperdoll out. Please do not use any of this stuff without my consent (not that any of them are good enough to steal) :) I am still really in need of some 2D artists to help me out with tiles, sprites and paperdoll guys. Please :) any help would be greatly appreciated. PM me with any more questions or interest :) Thanks, Dylan

Still looking for anyone willing to join the team! PM me if you have any more questions or interests. Just let me know :)

Thanks Vus, and thanks again for all the help so far :)

Hello everyone, As you can see, I am writing this thread to get out some info on the new project I am starting as well as looking for some help in developing it! So here we go with some info: **Basic Info** First of all thanks for your interest in viewing this topic. For some basic info, as you can see I have yet to name this project. I am waiting to name it until I get further into development and a name really makes itself obvious to me. The project will be an older age MMORPG set in a time of swords, shields, and magic. I am planning to use custom graphics except for the base item sprites as I have a good sheet to use for that. I have a start on the custom tiles and the base sprite is complete as you will see in the screenshots below. The tiles are not terrific I am aware, and they need work and will get it. I just would like to get some info out about this project and hopefully start getting a team together to get this thing going. The engine is yet to be decided as I have just been putting together the graphics and thinking through the games major elements. **Story** >! Long before the wars that ripped across the lands of the world like wildfire, Karkoron created the Talismans. >! Karkoron was a being of great multitudes of power, and in his time was regarded as a great hero for defeating the Rabadon, a great magician capable of leveling mountains. Upon being tricked into submission by the clever Karkoron, the majority of his power was taken. Karkoron transfered this power into the Talismans. The Talismans were to be dispersed to the different races to be used in the case in which Karkoron was dead and gone, and Rabadon returned. If Rabadon aquired his powers back in the form of the enchanced Talismans, it would be the end. >! To the Elves of Nokar he gave the Weeping Harp, capable of blessing the land with life whenever played, but also able to steal the life of others who fell under it's spell. With the Harp, the Elves created the Gardens of Nokar. The Gardens served as a peaceful meeting ground for all the races, so there would never again be another war. For the Elves were a clever race, and they infused into the Gardens a magic that calmed the mind of the people within. >! To the Dwarves of the Sapphire Mountains, Karkoron gave the Seeking Crown. The Crown gave the wearer the ability to find whatever it was he was looking for. The great Dwarf kings discovered not only more of the jewels and riches that created a powerful trade network, but lost magics as well. Buried beneath the rubble, a great Dwarven palace, riddled with magic's from another time.They used the Crown to find hidden magic's of their enemies as well. Goblin shamans stood little chance after the Crown was given to the Dwarves. >! To the Orcs of the Iron Valley, Karkoron gave the Guardians Brace. To the wearer of the Brace was given near total invulnerability, as long as the wearer was pure of heart. When then great warrior Birktush was given the Brace and ordered to kill Karkoron before he could bless the other races further, Birktush met his end. The Orcs confronted Karkoron, and he told them to not attempt anything that wasn't pure of heart with the Brace, otherwise the Brace would render the wearer helpless. >! To the race of Man, Karkoron gave the Immortal Ring. The Ring could take the life force of it's target and transfer it into it's bearer. But the power came at a terrible cost. A shred of the wearers soul was taken whenever the power was used. Knowing this, the Ring was rarely used, and only by those most loyal to the race of Man. >! The chaos that rocked the world shortly after the Talismans were created was unlike any other. Karkoron soon passed, and Rabadon was given a seam to escape. He knew it would not be long before the races discovered him and mounted an effort to reimprison him… >! In the Gardens of Nokar, a peace meeting was taking place to discuss what was to be done about Karkoron's death and the increase in strange occurences throughout the realms. Rabadon was no fool. He knew of the meeting, and upon seeing that the combined might of the races would be too much for him to handle without the Talismans, he used his magic to control the minds of the leaders, if only for a breif time. >! Shortly afterwards the Dwarves found the calming magic with the Garden. Accusing the Elves of treachery, the races soon broke out into an open battle within the Gardens. The Talismans were taken by their races. And nothing but suspiscion existed in the lands. >! In this time, Rabadon began to amass followers from all the races. His armies amassing in secret. The races have begun to notice something even more strange in their lands, however, and it is only a matter of time before tensions break the races apart and the lands fall once again... >! **Features** >! Some of the basic features I hope and plan to (eventually) have implemented :) >! * 4 Playable races each with unique bonuses including: Human, Orc, Elf, and Dwarf * Unique class system that needs more discussion, but would basically include the player having access to two classes on one character and being able to "transform" between the two classes with a small cooldown between switches. This will allow for more diverse gameplay and also longer "playability" (thumbs up for making up words) for players as they get to higher levels where gameplay with one class would begin slowing down. * Guild system * Unique skill/mana system. A system in which players would have a skill tree for both classes on their character (each accessible when they are that class of course). To use a skill the player would use their "mana points" (a new name will be given) but different from the conventional system, each class would have skills to regain "mana." Physical/damage skills would use more mana and refill small amounts while charge skills would use little mana and regain large amounts. That may not have been well explained as it is hard to put into text, so sorry if that just confused you. * Custom graphics as I stated earlier, but always a nice feature * Crafting/skill system like fishing, mining, woodcutting etc. * Paperdolled items and equipment * Party Dungeons and Bosses using instanced maps * Hopefully more to come as the game gets deeper into development >! >! **Screenshots** >! Here's the basic tiles that I have created. As I stated, I know most of them need some work. I am a complete beginner at pixel art but I am working on it :) >! >!  >! Here's my base sprite >!  >! >! **In Need Of** >! >! So here is what I am looking for: >! * The thing that is needed the absolute most at the moment are 2D artists. I really could use some help with all the artwork as it will take me ages by myself so if you are at all interested in joining me on this and have any experience in pixeling just let me know. I would love to have someone to work with. At the moment, the work would be creating tilesets, sprites and their animations, and paperdolling. * Coder temporarily found (thanks a bunch Abhi) but will still need someone to take over later on as a member of the team to work on implementing and maintaining the features that I listed earlier. * A few mappers for the obvious (after more tiles are completed and mapping can commence, so probably not immediately) >! I will help with both mapping and the pixel art as much as I possibly can, but I am not a coder by any means :) >! I am looking for a group of people who will be dedicated to helping me on this project. I am quite active and seeking people who can work with me a few hours a week on this. If you would be interested in joining the team for this project, just reply here and I will PM you or shoot me a PM and I will respond as soon as possible. >! >! **Credits** >! Graphics are by me :) >! >! Huge thanks to: >! >! Vus for loads of help, info, and opinions thus far, >! SkywardRiver for Storyline, >! Eclipse Community and Eatenbrain Forums for tweaks on the graphics thus far, >! Thomas for Prospekt Source (engine used to create screenshot), >! Sorry if I missed anyone >! >! >! >! Thank you all for your interest and taking the time to read my thread :)

A few more changes made :) Trying to make him look more top down. Opinions once again please and thanks :) 

Ya I know what you mean, I was thinking that too. As I said, Im very new, so I was wondering how one could go about that? Like what could i change to give it that effect? Thanks :)

Here's an update :)  Rounded head some, lengthened and thinned legs, lengthened arms, thickened torso. Opinions? Thanks :)

Alright thanks, gonna work on it :)

Hey guys, I have decided I want to make custom sprites and other graphics for the new game that I hope to start developing to add some originality. I don't really have any experience with graphics and I've never done it before but here is my first ever attempt at a sprite and I'm looking for some pointers to improve it :) Thanks 

Hello all, I have been looking through the forums and have read through the rules for this board and others and have not really found a place to post requesting what I am looking for but I figured that this may be the best place. I would really like to start developing my own game. I have worked with eclipse in the past back in some of the early stages and enjoyed it but never really got into it for some reason. However, I feel as though I'd like to now. What I am looking for is someone to help me out or guide me through early development. I am not experienced in graphic design or coding. I have some experience with mapping and I have read most of the tutorials out there. But I am just looking for someone as sort of a mentor with good experience all around I guess to teach me a little more about the engine and its features than the basics I got from the tutorials. I'm sorry if this is the wrong thread. If it is will someone please let me know and I can move it. If you are interested please just reply here or PM me. Any help will be very much appreciated. Thank you, DylanLee94