Hi all,
I am currently working on a rather large RPG project in RMXP set in a slightly science ficiton-ish, post-apocalyptic world. (I have released a demo version a couple days ago, for details see this topic in the "Homemade Games" forum). The game is about 15% done (15% referring to the maps/game world - GUI and scripting are pretty much complete, the story is finished) and should take about half a year to be completed. So far, the current beta version offers about 4 hours of gameplay (maybe more, depending on how long it takes you to find out how to solve the quests). The game's website is http://defaultgames.de, you can download the demo and see some screenshots and glimpses of the story there.

I am looking for ten, maybe 15 people willing to betatest the game...I am looking for feedback on pretty much everything, graphics, story, music, map design, quest difficulty, language usage (I'm not a native speaker of English, so probably there will be some things to correct ) etc. If you're interested, either send me a PM here or register on the defaultgames forum and PM me there (my username over there is sven).

I am going to be uploading new beta versions weekly or bi-weekly, and I'm looking for people willing to invest a bit of time and to stay with the project for a while. You should be able to give constructive feedback, your level of expertise in RPGmaker or your knowledge of RPG games in general is not an issue - in the end, I want my game to appeal to everyone, so I'm looking for the right mix of people as betatesters (some seasoned RPG players, some people with lots of PRGmaker experience, some newbies who don't know too much about RPGmaker...)

Thanks a lot,
Sven

Here are two screenshots to show you what you're getting yourselves into:

Ingame screenshot



Battle system

Just playied the game, sounds interesting. I like it, but it can be even better. The mapping, and plus, it could be nice if the characters would have some facesets. I have a program for facesets, I'm more than willing to make some of them. A great start is even with RPG face maker. ^^

Thanks for the offer. I was thinking about implementing facesets for the characters, but I'm not completely decided on that yet (facesets are a good way to give a bit of character to the..err, characters, but they have to be done really well if they are supposed to be more than a distraction). If I decide to use facesets, I'm not going to use facemaker graphics

I'm very interested in your feedback on the maps...I'm sure there are areas that can be improved. Things in the beta already look a bit different than in the demo.

I see... in any way, I can reccomend a very good person to make the facesets for you. I know the right person, she draws facesets, too. ^^

I say you should use facesets, it will give a good look to the game.

By the way, can we marry our characters? I mean, Sheena, and M.. (forgot his name)? ^^;

I don't think Sheena and Marduk will marry in the end, but there will be some interaction between the characters (hint: there will be more characters in your party than just Marduk and Sheena )

About the facesets: Sure, if you know someone who draws good facesets, I'd love to contact her I'm almost convinced about adding facesets, maybe seeing some faces thar look really great will make me finaly decide

Is this a commercial game, cause I think she makes facesets only for commercial games... However, I'll give you a link to her profile, to PM her. ^^

Here she is:

http://lemmasoft.renai.us/forums/memb ... p?mode=viewprofile&u=1045

Thanks fot that, I'll contact her and see what she says. Yes, the full game will be commercial.

Sounds great, good luck. ^^

Lol, sure M.C you comment on here about facesets, but not my thread of facesets for the enhanced version of AP... Anyways Sven do you have a set outline of what you want the beta testers to lookout for and comment on and such? I would love to be one of your beta testers. I'm very good at finding the little details a lot of people miss. I'll download the game now and try it out.

I can post in whatever thread I want, rose. When I want, how I want. And I'm not obliged to post in your thread. And that user, makes facesets only for RMXP commercial games. Or for VN's.

M.C my post was a joke not intent to offend, so don't be so quick to snap!

Ah, well, sorry I can't detect any joke tone there. Should work on it.

lol. I can make face sets, if you like. and BTW, the charset for sheena looks bad inthat screenie, so you might want to try and find a better one (or have someone edit it so it looks better). Just some advise. You don't have to take it.

I don't know if I'll get the chance to test your game, but If I do, I will.

The sprites are constantly being tweaked and worked on, and they do look much better when moving. Yes, the battles are animated. No, I'm not using Tankentai or something, it's a completely selfmade animation-based battle system. Looking forward to your feedback if you get around to testing

I guess MC will be happy to hear that I finally implemented facesets, see this thread

Downloaded beta and played for about an hour. Found just a few grammatical errors, but my biggest thing is mouse control versus arrow keys. I'm sure it's difficult/time consuming to add this feature, but I think it can make the difference in a really terrific game versus a so-so game. Also, the addition of the cursor changing to a "hand" or "magnifying glass" when there's something to be found is quite nice. I guess I am just spoiled to the Aveyond series of games, but look at how successful those were/are. JMO