[[PROJECT CLOSED AND UNDERGOING CHANGES]] Mephisto's Tower, A massive 18+ RPG

[DarkPrinceCyril]

DISCLAIMER: THIS GAME IS BARELY IN PRE-ALPHA AND IS VERY BARE BONES. CONSIDER THIS BUILD A PROOF OF CONCEPT.


I DO NOT OWN ANY OF THE ART USED FOR THE ENEMIES IN THE GAME. THEY WILL BE REMOVED IN THE FUTURE IF I CAN GET AN ARTIST.


“There exist many legends about the ancient land of Ingram. Tales of a great tower looming over all those below. A powerful demon who kidnaps young maidens and turns them into a shell of their former selves. A reign of evil that had spread to the farthest reaches of Ingram’s borders. These legends have attracted many brave adventurers to the forsaken land. None have returned. Soon Astir became more than just a fabled place of adventure and loot. It became something of a myth, a place only fools dare venture into blindly seeking glory. You must be quite the fool to find yourself on the same path. Quite the fool indeed.”


Mephisto’s Tower is a massive RPG made in RPG Maker MV. The game is heavily inspired by Corruption of Champions and seeks to add on to the already existing system. The game is going to focus on exploration as well as dungeon crawling and loot. Some of the ideas I have planned are very large and most of them are end game. However I also have ideas to help make the base game interesting, but I will more than likely need a little help to get this game off the ground. I have a list of my current goals.


HELP WANTED!
If you are an artist, writer, sprite artist, or just good with role playing game development please PM me. I can use all the help I can get.
 



VERSION PRE-ALPHA 0.2 CHANGELOG


So I finally found some time to sit back and work on this beast. We still have a long road ahead but I gave you a few things to play around with. What I would love to do with the next update is really develop the combat system and balance it. Because randomly putting in numbers will only get me so far. If any of you have experience with combat systems please let me know.


Added Ingram Woods Area
Added Lost Village Area
Added Lake Area
Added New Party Member: Felt
Added New Character: Siegfried
Added New Boss: The Corrupted
Added New Enemy: Blue Slime
Added New Enemy: Green Slime
Added New Enemy: Succubus Newblood
Tweaked combat slightly
Fixed a few minor typos and bugs
 


CURRENT GOALS

• Add sexy scenes
  
• Get an Artist
  
• Adjust Battle System
  
• Add Corruption/Purity System
  
• Build first five levels of Mephisto's Tower
  
• Build Lake Area
  
• Build Abandoned Village Area
  
• Build Brigand's Lair
  

DOWNLOAD CURRENT BUILD


https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2Oq1eZ23JikN3Q2dThMenI5X0k/view?usp=sharing

 

[Hoboy]

Massive is right - 1G for a pre-alpha demo? Does this have the entire image and audio libraries available for MV? 300M and 600M respectively...I'll try it and see...

 

[Joshua Kurayami]

Massive is right - 1G for a pre-alpha demo? Does this have the entire image and audio libraries available for MV? 300M and 600M respectively...I'll try it and see...

It must have a lot of boning if the demo is that huge.

 

[Ethereal Dragon]

ignore the quote box above... clicked the wrong thing.


Annnnnyways, one thing I wanna know with any new project and I won't be alone in this is... What are the expected types of smut/fetishes we'll see in the game?

 

[DarkPrinceCyril]

ignore the quote box above... clicked the wrong thing.


Annnnnyways, one thing I wanna know with any new project and I won't be alone in this is... What are the expected types of smut/fetishes we'll see in the game?

As many as I can fit in. Probably as much as CoC. Its something I have to plan down the line.

It must have a lot of boning if the demo is that huge.

Massive is right - 1G for a pre-alpha demo? Does this have the entire image and audio libraries available for MV? 300M and 600M respectively...I'll try it and see...

Lol, proof of concept people. I have a lot planned for this game. Only way to go is up from here.

 

[Ethereal Dragon]

another obvious question. Probably won't matter but I know some games allow you to choose which fetishes you want to see in game and what you don't want to see. I know this would probably work a lot better in a text based game engine, but I recall there were a few games made with RPG maker that allowed options for which fetishes were allowed and or not allowed.

 

[DarkPrinceCyril]

another obvious question. Probably won't matter but I know some games allow you to choose which fetishes you want to see in game and what you don't want to see. I know this would probably work a lot better in a text based game engine, but I recall there were a few games made with RPG maker that allowed options for which fetishes were allowed and or not allowed.

I will probably go about it the same way CoC did and do those choices in game, so you can opt out of a scene and that will activate a switch that disables certain scenes. I also may invite people to write content for the game later on, because lets be honest their may be a fetish that I am not good at writing for.

 

[Ethereal Dragon]

that's very true, better to have someone who's more experienced in writing said content.

 

[DarkPrinceCyril]

that's very true, better to have someone who's more experienced in writing said content.

Yup. Though the hardest part is going to be finding a way to build a new battle system because RPG Maker's is absolute shit.

 

[Ethereal Dragon]

lol what exactly were you thinking? a battle system similar to the Ys series of games? freeform combat? or were you trying to emulate something more along the lines of CoC, TiTS and FoE?

 

[DarkPrinceCyril]

lol what exactly were you thinking? a battle system similar to the Ys series of games? freeform combat? or were you trying to emulate something more along the lines of CoC, TiTS and FoE?

The idea I had was a turn based system where you the player can spec into different stats for different builds, allowing for replay value. Then there is also three different casting types depending on your style. Stamina would be all physical, Mana for magic, and Resolve for support abilities or just downright strange ones. And of course Lust will be a mechanic, but I might tone it down so it isn't too easy to tease enemies into submission.

 

[muttdoggy]

Teasing enemies into submission? Sounds more like it should be teasing enemies until they get so horny they have to leave to "take care of business". One idea I'd suggest is to tease them until they go berserk with lowered statuses like dramatically lowered defense and hit rate? That would be awesome. Reminds me of a tactic that always worked for me as a kid. I didn't get bullied all the time after I learned that teasing the bullies into losing their shits ended up with me pounding their heads into the pavement. LOL

 

[karunama]

pairings?  All M/F or will there be some variety for those of us who aren't quite straight (or are totally crooked, like myself, haha)?

 

[DarkPrinceCyril]

Teasing enemies into submission? Sounds more like it should be teasing enemies until they get so horny they have to leave to "take care of business". One idea I'd suggest is to tease them until they go berserk with lowered statuses like dramatically lowered defense and hit rate? That would be awesome. Reminds me of a tactic that always worked for me as a kid. I didn't get bullied all the time after I learned that teasing the bullies into losing their shits ended up with me pounding their heads into the pavement. LOL

That actually sounds pretty cool!

pairings?  All M/F or will there be some variety for those of us who aren't quite straight (or are totally crooked, like myself, haha)?

Definitely going for variety. Some NPCS will probably have their own gender preferences, others just won't care.

 

[karunama]

Definitely going for variety. Some NPCS will probably have their own gender preferences, others just won't care.

Glad to hear it.  I'll give this a DL then and bbl with my impressions.  Speaking of which, if you're looking for writing or editorial work...

 

[DarkPrinceCyril]

If anything I'm looking for code work since I have to build a battle system from the ground up. I am not terrible at writing, but I will always be open accept content submissions as development progresses.

 

[BlueBurn]

if the game is already 1 GB without much content it sounds like you need to compress image and sound files. Never use .bmp images or .wav sounds. Always compress those types of files or your game will end up being like 50 GB.


So anyway what fetishes are you planning?

 

[DarkPrinceCyril]

if the game is already 1 GB without much content it sounds like you need to compress image and sound files. Never use .bmp images or .wav sounds. Always compress those types of files or your game will end up being like 50 GB.


So anyway what fetishes are you planning?

Whatever I can fit. Someone else asked the same question earlier.

 

[muttdoggy]

Wish I knew code. I learned some spanish, french, and italian back in the day. How hard is learning code compared to learning a foreign language? I've been told its comparable.

 

[DarkPrinceCyril]

It is a damn chore. Thank god RPG Maker made the switch to Javascript with their newest version

 

[muttdoggy]

Learning a new way to say one word like "puerta" in spanish for "door" in english is an easy association for me to make. However, the difficulty in me learning the latin-based languages is in the how the verbs, tenses, and pronouns change the nouns and verbs. That gets my head spinning. My cousin says learning to program is like a native english speaker trying to learn a horribly butchered version of a foreign language like chinese or italian. :shepicide:


You could head over to the Shark's Lagoon Projects forum for artists and programmers. There's quite a few swimming around in there.

 

[DarkPrinceCyril]

If I'm lucky someone with javascript experience can help me along.

 

[JickOShadows]

I can code Python 2.


Which is useless these days.


Anyway, good luck progressing. I look forward to playing a more fleshed out version.


Thanks for all your hard work.

 

[muttdoggy]

If I'm lucky someone with javascript experience can help me along.

There's plenty of peeps here in fenoxo's forum who might be able to point you in the right direction.

 

[DarkPrinceCyril]

There's plenty of peeps here in fenoxo's forum who might be able to point you in the right direction.

I'm sure there is, hopefully they stumble upon my humble project,

I can code Python 2.


Which is useless these days.


Anyway, good luck progressing. I look forward to playing a more fleshed out version.


Thanks for all your hard work.

Yeah, I know a bit of Python 3, and I know a little bit of Javascript, but not nearly enough to code a battle system. Also I'm glad you are looking forward to the next few updates~!

 

[MotoKuchoma]

If I'm lucky someone with javascript experience can help me along.

I'm good with the RPG Maker in itself and how to implement certain scripts. :3

 

[MotoKuchoma]

Played the demo now. It is impossible to progress as you cannot heal at any point. I managed to save scum my way to the tower guards but no dice.

 

[karunama]

Played the demo now. It is impossible to progress as you cannot heal at any point. I managed to save scum my way to the tower guards but no dice.

After losing to them, ms pink girl showed up and said she'd be at the bar if you need her.  I was hoping that meant I'd have access to a healer, but she wasn't actually there anymore, lol.  I should mention that the prologue had a number of typos in it, but it *is* an alpha demo so...

 

[DarkPrinceCyril]

Played the demo now. It is impossible to progress as you cannot heal at any point. I managed to save scum my way to the tower guards but no dice.

I'm working on fixing a few things. For starters in the next release, encounters will be on the map. Potions can be bought at the Inn and General Store. Deaths will bring you back to Dark Creek.

After losing to them, ms pink girl showed up and said she'd be at the bar if you need her.  I was hoping that meant I'd have access to a healer, but she wasn't actually there anymore, lol.  I should mention that the prologue had a number of typos in it, but it *is* an alpha demo so...

Hm. I thought I fixed that. Either way in the next release the bar will function as an inn. And I'll definitely be going over the writing once I get to the point where its a playable game and not whatever it is now XD.

Played the demo now. It is impossible to progress as you cannot heal at any point. I managed to save scum my way to the tower guards but no dice.

If you're good with Javascript then this should work out.

 

[MotoKuchoma]

I'm working on fixing a few things. For starters in the next release, encounters will be on the map. Potions can be bought at the Inn and General Store. Deaths will bring you back to Dark Creek.


Hm. I thought I fixed that. Either way in the next release the bar will function as an inn. And I'll definitely be going over the writing once I get to the point where its a playable game and not whatever it is now XD.


If you're good with Javascript then this should work out.

1. It doesn't right now. I lost to an Imp and it gave me a gameover.


2. Not technically with Javascript, but I can handle what you need for RPG Maker quite well, especially with a lot of scripts out.