fangame Verdant Tales: Symphonic Horizon

[Masquerain]

I like Alan, Hiro and Krista's costumes

[Commander]

Every time I see an update it makes me sad. I want to play this game so badly. STOP IT!

[Masquerain]

We all do, and with reason. It is quite cool

[DemICE]

I had noticed this game some time ago and wanted to comment on how pleasantly dumbfounded i was, but this last video simply Renegade-Strike'd me

[Dylanrockin]

Soooooooooooooo, for those of you who're wondering about the manga, once again, new pages have come out, once again. One of them is the chapter cover, and the other is a new page. And once again, I'm going to reiterate a point: there will only be 7 pages available to the public to read, the rest of the pages afterwards will only be part of the physical or ebook copy of the manga, provided by my artist. Which means, yes, you will have to pay for it. Them's the breaks.

Also, if I don't update for a few days at a time, then that means that I've been incredibly busy with irl work and whatnot. Also, I've been increasingly busy on other things as well, because... finances and shiz.

Edited June 11, 2016 by Dylanrockin

[Masquerain]

Soooooooooooooo, for those of you who're wondering about the manga, once again, new pages have come out, once again. One of them is the chapter cover, and the other is a new page. And once again, I'm going to reiterate a point: there will only be 7 pages available to the public to read, the rest of the pages afterwards will only be part of the physical or ebook copy of the manga, provided by my artist. Which means, yes, you will have to pay for it. Them's the breaks.

Also, if I don't update for a few days at a time, then that means that I've been incredibly busy with irl work and whatnot. Also, I've been increasingly busy on other things as well, because... finances and shiz.

And here I thought it'd be because you need to faint for a few days due to seeing nekkoala and its adorableness

[Dylanrockin]

And here I thought it'd be because you need to faint for a few days due to seeing nekkoala and its adorableness

I've been actively trying not to see new Sun and Moon spoilers ^^; but, low and behold I do at least know what nekkoala is, and yes... it is adorbs XD

Butt, update:

I've been super busy with work, doing doubles almost every other day, and have been working on my game for a few hours when I get back at night. But, the money is nice, so it's all worth it in the end ^^

One project that I've been doing as of right now, is getting the story moving with new events and stuff, while also remaking old maps that were made around the time of the game's beginnings. So, yeah, this is one of the maps that is being improved. It's still being worked on, so bare with me:

I've also been putting in a lot of time towards the manga of the game, which has been progressing quite well. I will be posting the links to the 7 preview pages, once they are inked, with text, and finalized.

[Dylanrockin]

Before I say anything:

I've actually had some decent time to work on my game

Yooooooooooooooooooooo, so I did some programming on my half-day off from work, and I managed to insert several new bits of programming into the world map. Most of which you won't normally be able to notice, but, one of them is for Vice's Verdant Transformation, in that after a certain amount of time, bio-electricity will radiate around him. It's on a timer, and it's a nice little detail to Vice's Verdant form.

Secondly, I added in some new features to the battle system, which will be used at later points in the story. More on that later.

Lastly, screenshots of work in progresses.

The Hydro Sanctuary's Waterway actually now looks like a Waterway, rather than some giant room with way too much going on in it:

New, enhanced Casino Tiles that have resulted in a brand new Casino area:

And Renma City:

Other than that, new news for Gen 7, woohoo! And E3, which... I haven't had time to watch, but at the same time: I don't care for modern gaming, so meh.

Edited June 14, 2016 by Dylanrockin

[Masquerain]

E3 was nice on the pokemon department. They did manage to introduce even more handholding into the games.... ... Sigh. Wellp. Pokemon that resembles donald trump, on his own birthday. Interesting

I remember that waterway.. I also remember getting stuck there defied the laws of physics and such

Maps be lookin nice tho

[Dylanrockin]

E3 was nice on the pokemon department. They did manage to introduce even more handholding into the games.... ... Sigh. Wellp. Pokemon that resembles donald trump, on his own birthday. Interesting

I remember that waterway.. I also remember getting stuck there defied the laws of physics and such

Maps be lookin nice tho

I've seen some trailers of the new Pokemon game, and the Rumble Battle, which is pretty cool, imo. More hand holding is going to make Pokemon even more eye-rolly, which... I don't really know how to feel about, in Sun/Moon, but whatev's; I'm still gonna buy it. But, other than that, I don't care much for the other stuff that was shown, except for certain games, but eh, modern gaming is not my thing anymore, really. Especially when most games nowadays lack taste and substance.

Yeah, I remember you mentioning that, but thankfully, I've redone the entire waterway, and made it even more of a puzzle than before. But, it's a pretty simple puzzle to start the game off on.

But, I'm sure you'll enjoy reading the new page of the Symphonic Horizon manga, which now has text, and edits galore! When all of the first 7 pages are fully edited like this one, I will post all seven on the main thread as well as in a future post, so that way you guys can read up on it, and expect what is to come ;D

By the way, for those of you wondering, what is all that weird stuff where Hiro's at? She's having a dream of the Time Stream, which she is in charge of maintaining. What you're seeing is a metaphysical representation of the Time Stream. By the way, the Time Stream has nothing to do with the plot, it's just characterization for Hiro.

Edited June 16, 2016 by Dylanrockin

[Anthony810]

OH MY GOOOOOOOOOOOOD! The artwork of it is so beautiful. ;-; I'm crying of joy over here.

[Dylanrockin]

OH MY GOOOOOOOOOOOOD! The artwork of it is so beautiful. ;-; I'm crying of joy over here.

If you thought that was impressive, wait till you see this

This here is the Chapter 1 Page for, well, Chapter 1 of the Symphonic Horizon Manga. The first volume is estimated to have about 6 chapters or so, and covers the events all the way up to Relia Island or the end of the Hydro Sanctuary. Which, only Masquerain knows about, since she played an early version of my game, which is outdated heavily now.

The area that you see, in question is Dawn Beach - Road to Dawn: Graveyard

The map is actually this dark, when you enter it. Right now it appears to look like it's day time, but in-game it's... quite dark:

Speaking of new stuff, here is the improved Hydro Sanctuary - Waterway. This version of the waterway has a new puzzle mechanic to it, where there are several levers placed throughout the waterway that you need to switch on or off. Depending on the positioning of the lever, will determine which platforms in the water will be raised. Without doing this, you will not be able to utilize Marissa's Jumping abilities to their fullest, and will not be able to progress.

The old Waterway, ewww... it doesn't even look like a waterway, it looks more like a lake with too much going on in it. Also, bad allocation of space, and it being wayyyyy too large.

The puzzles in the 1st Sanctuary of the game are quite easy, and since it is the beginning of the game they shouldn't be hard at all. It's mainly showing off the new form of navigation and the introduction to character specific abilities. Later on though, things get... quite challenging puzzle-wise in the Sanctuaries.

[Masquerain]

Maybe while you're redoing stuff, you can also change them "x-years later" things

[Dylanrockin]

Maybe while you're redoing stuff, you can also change them "x-years later" things

Nahhhh, there are so many instances of that in the entire game that it would take me forever to find every single line.

Also, all the costumes are now in the game!

This exhibition showcases all of the costumes that are currently available in Symphonic Horizon. Vice has the most, but every character will have at least 6 or 7 costumes. So, for now most of the characters have 4 which includes their base clothes.

And at the end of the video, I will be showcasing the new in-battle conversations that can occur in certain battles in the game. Also, depending on if you're in a double battle, certain characters can have conversations with one another.

[Dylanrockin]

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Edited June 20, 2016 by Dylanrockin

[DemICE]

As always, amazing work. You have too much motivation for your own good

Incidentally, i'm reading a fanfic these days (a pretty damn good one), Where a female Vaporeon named Aqua is one of the major characters, with similar personality to yours
Do you happen to know what i'm talking about and got inspired by it?

Edited June 19, 2016 by DemICE

[Masquerain]

Nahhhh, there are so many instances of that in the entire game that it would take me forever to find every single line.

Also, all the costumes are now in the game!

This exhibition showcases all of the costumes that are currently available in Symphonic Horizon. Vice has the most, but every character will have at least 6 or 7 costumes. So, for now most of the characters have 4 which includes their base clothes.

And at the end of the video, I will be showcasing the new in-battle conversations that can occur in certain battles in the game. Also, depending on if you're in a double battle, certain characters can have conversations with one another.

Dont worry id find every last one of them for you

Vivian's beachwear <3 Krista's costumes and Alan's (bar pirate) <3 Gotta say Krista's battle bgm is my favorite

[Dylanrockin]

As always, amazing work. You have too much motivation for your own good

Incidentally, i'm reading a fanfic these days (a pretty damn good one), Where a female Vaporeon named Aqua is one of the major characters, with similar personality to yours

Do you happen to know what i'm talking about and got inspired by it?

I don't really read fanfiction, so I don't really know what you're talking about XD But, the name of the Vaporeon is a placeholder, because when I first started my game I didn't know the difference between the Internal Names and the In-Game names. So, it's name being Aqua will be changed back to Vaporeon.

Dont worry id find every last one of them for you

Vivian's beachwear <3 Krista's costumes and Alan's (bar pirate) <3 Gotta say Krista's battle bgm is my favorite

My favorite has to be the Monochroma Sibling's theme. Allan and Hiro have their own Trainer battle music, fun-fact, as opposed to the normal Trainer battle music that is universal across all of the characters, except Hiro and Allan.

Also, Marissa has some hops!

Edited June 19, 2016 by Dylanrockin

[Dylanrockin]

Progress with the remaking of ever cutscene in the game, so far, it's been going really well! Going through and editing every line of dialogue and remaking every move route might sound really hard, but... strangely I've already completed several old scenes and added in the new character gestures and even finished the entire Hydro Sanctuary's new jump puzzle with Marissa's jump animation programmed in!

So far, I think that's a plus. And I even get 2 days off from work, so that's good! However my dad is getting surgery today, which... is not so good, since there is a high chance that... well, yeah...

Anyways, I've been working hard at including new features into the game, while adjusting old stuff to make it updated and new I could estimate that by the end of this week about 20% of the cutscenes will be remastered and ironed out, completely. I've got plenty of time to spare, since most of what I've been working on so far has been literally nothing of value, like editing old interior houses and stuff. So, a remastering of the entire game's dialogue and move route's sounds like the way to go, at the moment.

Also, there will be 2 new costumes that will be added in, next month. They are the Next Dimension clothes, and formal attire. And that SHOULD be all for costumes. After that, there will be no more mention of costumes, aside from the Christmas and Halloween set which still need to be accounted for.

Also, this be my jam for the day:

Edited June 21, 2016 by Dylanrockin

[Masquerain]

I don't know what kind of surgery it is, but I hope it goes well for your dad. Never stop believing. And if not, be strong, it will be of crucial importance. Also, make sure to not overstress yourself, because you WILL break if you have to take upon yourself all of this physical and emotional strain. I wish you the best case scenario!

[DemICE]

Sounds serious. I wish you the best of luck there...

[Dylanrockin]

I don't know what kind of surgery it is, but I hope it goes well for your dad. Never stop believing. And if not, be strong, it will be of crucial importance. Also, make sure to not overstress yourself, because you WILL break if you have to take upon yourself all of this physical and emotional strain. I wish you the best case scenario!

Sounds serious. I wish you the best of luck there...

Well, the good news is my dad made it through surgery, but will now remain at the hospital for about a week or so. I'm just glad that he's made it through that whole mess and his hip can finally get replaced.

[Masquerain]

Good to hear that. Make sure to take some time off for yourself anyway though. Stressful moments like these merit some rest

[Dylanrockin]

Good to hear that. Make sure to take some time off for yourself anyway though. Stressful moments like these merit some rest

Well, I did give myself a little bit of time away from things, but that's mainly because I've been working so much, while getting pissed off at my aunt, continuously. BUTT, I've got good news!

All of the scenes from the beginning of the game towards the part of the game that I'm on right now have remastered dialogue, and move routes with the new character gestures and animations. And new areas were added in, for boss specific fights and whatnot, instead of them just... being there... in some random area and you just up and fighting them (this is early game stuff, back when I sucked at this sort of thing.) Very soon, the villains will all be getting gestures as well.

Also, the Ascended Verdant Transformation form for Vice has now been included in the game, and I will be showing it off at a later date, when the time is right. But, chances are... that scene takes place at the VERY end of the game, and I may end up not showing it at all. But, just so you guys know, it is now in the game.

Lastly, new character's will be announced berry soon, in the coming... I dunno, week or so? Perhaps. And I'm really looking forward to them!

[Solarance]

Apologies to randomly interject, sadly haven't been in the loop recently... Have you done any livestreams in recent time?