We've been very busy working on the turn based combat engine for Former Dawn, an upcoming #RPG for the PC and NES!
Watch the whole video; there's a lot going on!
Yes, all of this is legal on the NES.
No, this is not a mockup. This is our actual game engine!
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First Kickstarter trailer for Former Dawn is OUT!
Turn up your volume and enjoy!
The campaign is set to launch on October 15th. Mark your calendar, if you still use one.
Former Dawn -- a new Action RPG for the NES and PC.
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Dev update for Former Dawn, an upcoming RPG for the NES and PC!
* revised town gfx
* upgraded character portraits
* fleshed out dialog box
* added sunbeam env. effect
It all works on NES hardware, but the song will be used elsewhere in the final version.
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This is a prototype for the Fast Travel / World Map Battle Engine in Former Dawn, an upcoming #RPG for the NES and PC!
We don't think we can squeeze any more out of the NES than this. (Well, maybe a *little bit* more...)
Unmute your audio!
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We have made massive progress on the audio system for Former Dawn and MXM-1 in general. It's not quite ready to showcase, so in the meantime...
Here's the world map!
Everything is coming together in Former Dawn, an upcoming RPG for the NES and PC.
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Following our last tweet, there was some discussion about the possibility of full 3D layering on the NES. We've pulled out all the stops for Former Dawn.
Jeku can go behind bg objects (e.g. buildings) while in front of other bg objects, while in front of NPCs.
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A live demonstration of the "mode 7" effect on the NES used in Former Dawn, an upcoming Action RPG for the NES and PC!
Our Kickstarter campaign launches tomorrow at 11AM ET! Here's the the campaign page with the final banner image up:
kickstarter.com/projects/somet…#NES#indiegame
Recent WIP collage for the new Jeku walking animations in Former Dawn, a new RPG for the NES. Sticking to 16-frame for these; planning on 12-frame for running.
Per usual, these work on real NES hardware.
Getting closer to viability for a playable demo...
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Dev update for Former Dawn, an upcoming #RPG for the NES and PC! (Unmute the video...)
* Transition from realtime to turn based combat
* Battle animations can now play simultaneously
* Victory fanfare now plays at end of battle
* Victory poses do as well
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Music, SFX, and polish in Former Dawn, an upcoming #RPG for the PC and NES!
(Turn up your volume!)
James is now a playable character, there are healing items, and more...
We will blog soon on the details of our NES expansion audio that makes this possible.
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Fleshed out more of the Town of Gerosch in #FormerDawn, an in-development Action RPG for the NES. Partially de-janked the running animations and added 2 more NPCs.
Note the railing on the stairs in the Mayor's house.
All of this works on real NES hardware.
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We loved the lantern effect from A Link to the Past so much that we decided to replicate it in Former Dawn, an upcoming #RPG for the NES and PC!
(Unmute your audio...)
Still needs work, but we think it's just fine as a proof-of-concept.
This works on a real NES.
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