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> Good luck with things guys.
Thanks, but you're still on the team bro! -
> I'm… I'm speechless! Everything sounds amazing, Jake. Very nice work.
Thank you!
I'd like to officially announce **McAdams** as an addition to the Zephyr Development Team, as pixel artist! His work with the original style I created is amazing.
Look forward to updates soon!
- Jake -
> Wow! Thank you so much, Jake! As for the RPG Maker Sprites, they are simply place holders . CoM Sprites: That's a good Idea, I am trying pixel art slowly so I'll be sure to try that out. Attack animations: This was actually an initial idea of mine to add this!
No problem! & it's good to hear you already planned for adding attack animations. 
As for the update: Just as a I thought, you got the GUI working with the same feel as the Kingdom Hearts games! Can't wait to see more! -
I'm really impressed by the GUI work! I am a huge Kingdom Hearts fan so this definitely sparks my interest haha
Though I'm not a fan of using rpg maker sprites in a kingdom hearts project, I understand it's in it's early stages. But I'd like to see more use of Chain Of Memory style sprites, maybe creating a base from Sora's animation sheet? Also, kingdom hearts is known for it's fast hack and slash gameplay, so adding attack animations somewhere down the line is probably a must. 
But overall, this is a great work in progress, and I'll be keeping my eye on it!
Good Luck,
- Jake -
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haha yea, after a google search, it's the name of a series of poems and an oprah in the 1930's.
As for writing, I think I'd be willing to help out. I'm a writer, and if I like your ideas, I think I'd try my hand at writing for this project a bit. ;) -
Thanks everyone for your input. Yes, dubbing the two styles as "Retro" and "Chibi" isn't exactly accurate, because they are both just their own styles in the end.
But I will take all your comments/votes into consideration, and talk it over with the team. Thank you!
- Jake -
The graphics are definitely amazing to start off. I like the name choice for the project too, named after the poems/oprah?
Do you have any story ideas in mind yet? Because the name definitely inspires a musically based game to me. Very interested ;)
- Jake -
Hey Eclipse. As some of you know, I'm the lead designer on an Eclipse project called "Zephyr".
(WIP Topic Here: [http://www.touchofdeathforums.com/smf2/index.php/topic,82024.0.html](http://www.touchofdeathforums.com/smf2/index.php/topic,82024.0.html))
These are examples of the original "retro" graphic style we used for the game:
 
But we've recently picked up on a more "chibi" style (created by skevsan) that we've fallen in love with:
 
So help us decide. Which of the two graphic styles would you prefer to see in the world of Zephyr? Vote above, and reply below with any reasons for your choice. ;)
- Jake -
@Domino_:
> umm. I'v found bug, or just fly hack for moderators xD open map editor and jums, you will stay in the air. xD
Honestly I like that, you can navigate the map more easily while mapping. -
I've noticed that too, the most amazing games are always foreign on Eclipse lol
I see skill trees, nice! ;) -
**Small Announcement:**
Zephyr is currently going through some big changes, and building a small yet skilled staff for the better of the game. This topic will have a major update in the upcoming weeks, so please be patient! ;)
- Jake -
**QOTD: What would you guys like to see in this game? What kind of monsters, environments, weapons, etc?**
@skevsan:
> Yo bro. This project looks pretty sick! Big improvement since "Project Retro." I noticed you were looking for a bit of help on your GFX. I'm not bad at retro-styled stuff myself :P Let me know if you'd be interested in having me help out periodically. I can show you some work if you insist :) Got some ideas from an old project of mine that if you'd be interested, might fit in with what you have. Gimme a shout…
Haha thanks bro! I'd definitely want to work with an old partner, just let me know when you're free (PM)
- Jake -
**Just a little update to the classes! (added to original topic)**
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>! 
The Warrior originates from the castle town of Zephyr, but has drifted from the high order of knighthood to take on a more free spirited and adventurous lifestyle. Skilled in dishing out damage with superior strength, and soaking up damage with their high endurance, warriors are the ideal choice for close range combat, and one-on-one battles. Once experienced, a warrior may choose to continue growing physically stronger as a Berserker, or adapt to the magic aided life of a Paladin.
**Skills**
• _Coming Soon_
**Weapons**
• Sword, Axe, Hammer
**Builds**
• Berserker
• Paladin
>! 
 The Magician is the descendant of two guilds of magic: the Sorcerers, and the Priests, causing controversy as to what their true intentions are. Master of mid-range magic combat, they specialize in magical damage rather than physical. A magician makes up for its lack of health and strength with an extensive list of skills to be learned by their unbelievable intelligence. As the magician grows stronger they must choose their path, the life preserving dedication of a priest, or the selfish destruction power of a sorcerer.
**Skills**
• _Coming Soon_
**Skills**
• Staff, Cross, Spell Book
**Builds**
• Sorcerer
• Priest
>! 
The Tinkerer is the gunner of the world of Zephyr. From the futuristic terra of Tech City, the Tinkerer pulls most of its skills and weapons from advanced technology. They work best at long range, firing guns and building powerful robots to do the dirty work for them. Tinkerers major downfall is extremely low health and strength, but make up for it with lightning quick agility, and intelligence compared to that of the magician. In the future, the Tinkerer may grow more intelligent in building defense weaponry as an Engineer, or rely on it's explosive powers as an Alchemist.
**Skills**
• _Coming Soon_
**Weapons**
• Gun, Canon, Explosives
**Builds**
• Engineer
• Alchemist
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**Comments:**
>! @the:
>! > Good on your game.
>! @Vus:
>! > Looks awesome. Good luck with it :)
>! Thanks guys!
>! @TehDoug:
>! > Looks very good, if you want a +1 programmer ill help, very original concept not many like it.
>! Thanks man, I will definitely get back to you on that!
>! @Eckhart:
>! > >Dream world
> No. I've seen a few games already that have done this. Set the trends, don't follow them. Classes are also unbearably generic.
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> However, your graphics are awesome. Just fix the game's design a bit and you'll be golden.
>! Thanks man!
& I know what you mean about the classes if you meant the descriptions. I updated them, and will probably update them even more. As for the story, eh I didn't look up a game and copy the story or anything, it's what flowed through my fingertips while I was imagining the game. Everyone's story will have some kind of relation to something else you've heard before these days. It's the execution that makes the game better than the rest ;)
>! @Captain:
>! > Maybe you can make the bricks bigger and add some shading to them i think it will look better.
>! Thanks, will try that out and see how it looks.
>! @General:
>! > Best-Graphics-Ever.
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> It makes me feel all warm inside when i see a decent project posted here.
>! haha thanks, I feel the same way when I see a good project on eclipse :P
- Jake -
@TheAmanification:
> Impressive. Do you plan to change the actual sprite of each class?
Thank you, and yes definitely! I'm actually working on the custom gear for each class now.
@Enruin:
> Wow. I was intrigued by your profile picture, and i'm glad I took the time to gander at your post. I really love the feel to this game, you've got a great simplistic style going on!
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> Definitely keeping my eye on this. ^-^.
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> Goodluck!
Thanks a lot! I've been making retro graphics for a while, but finally settled on this style haha
- Jake -
This looks simply amazing! I wish I was working on a project like this, because I see so much potential. I support Cinder 100%.
- Jake -
_"Zephyr is a world of fantasy, nostalgia, and ever-growing adventures for you and your friends."_
>! Zephyr is a 2D side-scrolling orpg, inspired by the retro side-scrollers from the early years of gaming (ex. Megaman Classic/X).
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>! This projects goals are to create a nostalgic gaming environment, driven by unique platform based gameplay, and creative story telling. And to build a society of players, like you, that will inhabit the world and continues to help it grow. I want this orpg to feel like an actual adventure, which only _happens_ to be accompanied by your friends. Not a grinding quest for experience, but a quest for growth and discovery.
>! The world of Zephyr is nothing but a vast dream world created by the young yet precocious mind of Alex Zephyr. This world was once one of serenity. A perfect world encompassed by adventures and mystery. But this escape from reality would soon become a nightmare, filled with true danger and endless war. You see, Alex was the son of 2 growing celebrities. His mother: an up-coming writer, with her first magical novel being published worldwide, and his father: being a lead game designer at Devox Studios, keeping their schedules filled to the brim. Surrounded by imagination, Alex was able to develop this world for himself, as a desperate replacement for his busy family.
>! One tragic day, Alex woke up with his parents nowhere to be found. When he heard that his parents had gone missing, Alex slipped into an endless dream where his greatest fears manifested in the world of Zephyr. For years, Alex's monsters terrorized a majority of the world’s Terras: Or individual environmental platforms. Some of the inhabitants of Zephyr managed to fight back though, pushing monsters into danger zones, and creating safe havens to sustain life. But this wasn't enough… they needed a Hero. Brave adventurers that can help return Zephyr to its time of peace. A natural defense mechanism in Alex's nightmares created these very heroes, and THAT'S where you come in.
>! In the world of Zephyr, you may play as 3 distinct classes: The Warrior, the Magician, & the Tinkerer.
>! **_(These class descriptions are a very rough basic draft, and are subject to change)_**
>! 
>! The Warrior originates from the castle town of Zephyr, but has drifted from the high order of knighthood to take on a more free spirited and adventurous lifestyle. Skilled in dishing out damage with superior strength, and soaking up damage with their high endurance, warriors are the ideal choice for close range combat, and one-on-one battles. Once experienced, a warrior may choose to continue growing physically stronger as a Berserker, or adapt to the magic aided life of a Paladin.
>! **Skills**
>! - _Coming Soon_
>! **Weapons**
>! - Sword, Axe, Hammer
>! **Builds**
>! - Berserker
>! - Paladin
>! 
>! The Magician is the descendant of two guilds of magic: the Sorcerers, and the Priests, causing controversy as to what their true intentions are. Master of mid-range magic combat, they specialize in magical damage rather than physical. A magician makes up for its lack of health and strength with an extensive list of skills to be learned by their unbelievable intelligence. As the magician grows stronger they must choose their path, the life preserving dedication of a priest, or the selfish destruction power of a sorcerer.
>! **Skills**
>! _- Coming Soon_
>! **Skills**
>! - Staff, Cross, Spell Book
>! **Builds**
>! - Sorcerer
>! - Priest
>! 
>! The Tinkerer is the gunner of the world of Zephyr. From the futuristic terra of Tech City, the Tinkerer pulls most of its skills and weapons from advanced technology. They work best at long range, firing guns and building powerful robots to do the dirty work for them. Tinkerers major downfall is extremely low health and strength, but make up for it with lightning quick agility, and intelligence compared to that of the magician. In the future, the Tinkerer may grow more intelligent in building defense weaponry as an Engineer, or rely on it's explosive powers as an Alchemist.
>! **Skills**
>! - _Coming Soon_
>! **Weapons**
>! - Gun, Canon, Explosives
>! **Builds**
>! - Engineer
>! - Alchemist
>! - **Retro Graphics, SFX, & Music**
>! o Resized 4x graphics & 8 Bit sfx/music will add a nostalgic feel to the game experience.
>! - **Discovery Based Alchemy**
>! o Items you find through pick-ups or defeating monsters can be combined with each other to create new items. But it’s up to you to discover new recipes. Some local inhabitants of Zephyr may point you in the right direction, but the vast possibilities of this system will be ever growing.
>! - **Elemental System**
>! o Weapons, Skills, & Enemies will have elemental traits that give a slight advantage or disadvantage in combat based on the clash of elements. (Ex. A water skill will deal extra damage to a Fire based enemy)
>! - **Unique Boss Gameplay**
>! o Bosses will not simply get close and swing at you. Every boss will have unique fighting styles, such as a Zombie Lord summoning the dead to fight along-side him, or Madusa causing serious poison damage to you and your teammates.
>! - **Unique Enemy Attack Styles**
>! o Snakes will not just attack you like everyone else, they will deal specific poison damage to cripple your team and encourage long range attacking. Ghosts will disappear and keep players wondering where they'll attack from next.
>! - **Skill Variety**
>! o Ranged, Summoning, Trap, Stun, Buff, Shape-Shifting, and other types of skills will be introduced to mix up the gameplay and add some strategy to combat.
>! - **Skill Leveling**
>! o Skills will level with use, rather than by the players overall experience. Giving players fair advantage with skills.
>! - **Class Builds**
>! o With the 3 classes of Zephyr (Warrior, Magician, & Tinkerer), comes imaginary builds for players to follow. This in no way limits the player, but gives players a sub class outline to strive for, in creating their unique character.
>! 
>! Magician + Cat Summon Animation
>! 
>! Magician Vs Ghost Mock-Up
>! 
>! Warrior Vs Knight Mock-Up
>! 
>! Tinkerer Vs Snake Mock-Up
>! 
>! In-Game Warrior vs Zombie (blood, to be replaced)
>! **Project Lead**
>! Jake
>! **Pixel Artists**
>! Skevasn
>! McAdams
>! Jake
>! Open Slots:
>! **- Programming**
>! **- Concept Art**
>! Please PM me with some previous work, and intentions for helping with this project.
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TBA: This is an early development topic, so updates will be added to this post as they happen.
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Thanks for reading,
- Jake _(Zephyr, Project Lead)_ -
Found a bug:
If you hold down the attack button, all of the animations start acting up. When you walk/run/jump you're stuck in the falling animation. And when you press attack, you're stuck in that animation while you walk/run (but is reset to falling if you jump).
Not sure if it's been reported before, but thanks for reading.
**EDIT:
Ok, for some reason after I cleared the maps, this stopped happening.**
- Jake -
Well no, the neck was left out on purpose. I wanted a floating head effect, and it would bob when animated.
Maybe I should have made more of a mock-up to show the style I was going for, because an "outside of the norm" sprite alone will of course come off weird to everyone.. -
Thanks guys, I'll see what I can do about the shading!
@NamelessSoul:
> Another recommendation would be an outline(To fit the style your going for)
> What is that to the left of his head? That is how he looks on a mini-map or something related?
>
> About the grass… Well, it looks right with the small background and size it has been given, but I'm not sure if it will still look great on a big screen. Personal opinion.
The outline was what I originally did, but I edited it without one for a different style, but we'll see what happens!
The thing in the corner is actually a spirit partner kind of idea. Like a fairy that would follow you around, just random ideas while I try to think outside of the box haha
The grass would have a lot more variations, like flowers, and trees of course. It's inspired by a game called Dino Run haha
Thanks overall, I'll keep working (even though I've been working on something else all day XD)
- Jake ;) -
I was messing around, and this ended up being made. I want to keep messing with the style, but I feel like I need a push in the right direction. Any tips?
2x
- Jake -
I'm in love with the graphics! You said you wouldn't make a game out of it? haha
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Haven't found any new bugs after messing with it all day, but I'll keep checking!
Sort of off topic, but how difficult would you say it'd be to copy the animation system for the player to NPC's? -
Sorry for such a late reply, I've been away for so long…
@Eckhart:
> Grass tiles badly and your wood grain textures need work. Personally I don't like the dark blue swirls in your water either, I think it would look better and simpler if they were all light blue… [cut]
Thank you for the tips, I'll mess around with the water for sure and different grass variations.
@Symphony:
> It's really awesome. It feels right, smooth, simple, retro, all that great stuff.
> My only advice is less contrast… [cut]
Thank you, I will try adding contrast to the tiles you mentioned!
@Kreator:
> Please don't use transitions. Your originals looked better, and I understand and favour the style.
Thanks Kreator (and everyone else who agrees). I soon scrapped the lazy transition I did after sharing it, I'm sticking to the original style I intended. Thanks for the support!
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>! Original Shadow Mistake
(Yes, the shadow looks weird on the forum. But I plan to have it alpha blended.)
- Jake