Friday, September 4, 2015

Vacation is Over

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Yes ladies and gentlemen, I am back! I've been taking quite the long break, but don't be fooled! You better believe I'm dedicated to seeing this done. I've gotten some much needed time away from the project and have a few plans on doing mini-projects & maps in order to brush up my skills in order to revamp the game. The biggest advantage I have? I didn't get terribly far. The story, the characters, and the environments I plan on keeping... just mostly going to attempt at re-doing the first town and bringing more practiced mapping skills to the table.

Friday, May 1, 2015

Getting Ruby Queen Out there!

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Been about a week since I posted last, so it's time for another update! Ruby Queen, Inc. now has a website at www.rubyqueeninc.net where you can get all the lastest news, screenshots, and official information about the game itself. Also progress on Pinewood is all but done with work being done on the opening intro now, along with some major commissions to art and sprites. I might take a day or two per week, but I'm pretty much working at this full time, so no worries!

With that out of the way, enjoy a few screenshots!






 

Sunday, April 26, 2015

Facebook & Twitter

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All right loyal followers, I have officially joined the social scene! My wife has assisted me in setting up both a Facebook and Twitter account! So be sure to like and follow to help keep track of Lover's Rift development! For those reading this and following along, thank you for the support. Loves and cookies!

Facebook -- Twitter 

Sunday, April 19, 2015

Moving right along!~

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Good news everyone!  Pinewood is finally coming along with some awesome progress, especially thanks to CVincent's assistance and DrassRay's aid in helping me point out things that can be changed, edited, added, or tweaked in my parallax map!  On top of this, my artist has finally gotten Lillian done!  She looks amazing and I can't wait to see further progress of more character from him.  If you want to see an updated picture of Lillian, please head over to the forum post linked below.  Stay tuned!~

http://www.rpgmakervxace.net/topic/30848-lovers-rift/?p=211749
OR
http://forums.rpgmakerweb.com/index.php?/topic/39028-lovers-rift/

Sunday, April 12, 2015

Back in Action!

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Well, after a nasty maleware / virus had effected my computer and made it nearly impossible to browse the internet and made all my applications extremely slow - I have returned with a new install of Windows 7 and perfectly working setup. I'll be returning soon to my mapping and it's going well. I have finally perfected the first area and now moving onto the big task of parallax mapping the town of Pinewood outside!  I'm really excited.

Wednesday, April 1, 2015

Concept Art

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I thought I'd give everyone a small treat and post some concept art for Lillian. The artist I've hired (found here -- http://121642.deviantart.com/) is currently working on a full version for our main character and I'm really excited for it! Anyways, enough chatter. Here's the art!



This piece was done by Meya Meya. I really like the cuteness this one has and it's very well drawn. Unfortunately, what she was asking was out of our budget, however she's definitely worth the money if you have it.


This is the first sketch done by "121642." It almost captured exactly what we were looking for, however Lover's Rift starts off in a modern setting and while amazing, doesn't exactly fit the vibe.


This is the final sketch done and the one you'll be seeing fully done in color. It holds a certain kindness and sweetness that Lillian has herself and reflects a more modern clothing style while still being girly. I'm sure she'll look many times better with shading and color done!

Saturday, March 28, 2015

Skymoon's Mapping

 
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I've recently commissioned work from Skymoon's Mapping in hopes of using the maps he creates for a nice base for my parallaxing edits. I must say, I'm very please with his work. While he may not have knowledge to do parallaxing just yet, he has taken my request and made a very believable household from it - it was honestly a surprise how well it had been done. I'm going to do very well using his map as a base.  ^.^


Wednesday, March 25, 2015

Sneak Peak

 
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Just a real quick sneak peak at what I've been doing with parallax mapping!~


Look! It's Lillian! It's night time at the library and she's enjoying her view from inside ... I present to you, transparent windows. I don't remember a lot of games doing this, but I'm seriously toying with the idea of letting players go behind the southern walls of just about anything ... just like you'd go behind a plant, a tree, or bench.  ^.^

New Beginnings

 
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Hello ladies and gentlemen!

Welcome to the Ruby Queen, Inc. blog where I'll be posting any and all news relating to current projects, including but not limited to: updates, progress, thoughts, and shout outs to contributors. To start this off, click here to open up a new window leading to my forum post where you can follow my progress there as well as networking with other artists and learning tools to make your own games.

The second step is to tell you a little bit about our current project in the works, called Lover's Rift.






Genre: Visual Novel / Puzzle (with combined RPG elements)

Detailed Story Description: Lillian is a librarian assistant that has her ups and downs just like anyone else. Perhaps a tad more lonely than most due to being a nerd, she still finds things to enjoy in life. Everything is going okay - it could be better, like her love life, or having more friends, but things are good. It isn't until she finds herself suddenly thrown into another world that her life seems to get worse. With no knowledge besides fictional stories to help guide her through the dangers of these new and strange worlds, she somehow manages to surrive the first encounter ... only to find herself back in her room. Now the question is, what is going on?

Features
• In Depth Story & Complex Characters
• Dynamic Plot Choices - Your choices matter!
• Stats that matter - Use Charm to flatter your way past that guard!
• Hidden Dialogue & Quests - Use the ability to explore to your advantage and earn experience, shards (money), or items.
• Dynamic Areas - Sometimes the door you couldn't open before will allow you access now.

Recruitement
• Artist (Sprites and Portraits)
• Any other help is appreciated!

Credits (March 16th, 2015)
• heisenman --- Interior Recolors
• blackmorning84 --- BM Menu Script
• codeman38 --- Custom Font
• Modern Day Tiles Resource Pack --- RMVX Ace Website (bought)
• Galv --- Galv's Visual Novel Choices Script
• kirinelf & Saba Kan --- Galge Conversation System Script
• kirinelf & Saba Kan --- Girl Game Message Window Expansion 4 Script
• Tomy --- KMS_DistributeParameter Script
• V.M of D.T --- Sleek Item Popup Script
• Raizen884, Johnbolton, Gab! --- Picture Fix Bug
• Seer UK & OriginalWij --- Fix Picture to Map script
• Indrah --- Library Tileset
• Napoleon --- Window Skin Script
PORTRAITS ARE NOT CREDITED, SINCE THEY ARE PLACEHOLDERS.