What is HERATIS RPG & Updates

Written by Blakkfox

12/17/19 Hey everyone! I know it's been awhile between updates, but we've been working on this and we have some new things for you! First, we've added places where we update more often, but our Twitter is at the forefront. Follow @heratisrpg on Twitter! (For some reason the formatting and links aren't working here atm, so here's a direct link. https://twitter.com/HeratisRPG Second, we're officially releasing our games' name- HERATIS. And finally, some quick updating on our progress. We've released a plot synopsis of our first protagonists' story!

7/30/19 Hey guys, just letting everyone know that we're still plugging away at Darkfall. Here's some lovely pixel art for all of you.

5/9/19 Hey everyone! Been working continuously on story, making some progress on script. I also drew some creatures, which will be sprited eventually.

4/9/19 Had to scrap the first version of Plagues' script, cuz it wasn't going how I wanted it to go. It was conflicting with a broader piece of the storyline. But I managed to recover and use most of what I had. Only lost three pages, and I got it back on track. Music is being worked on/refined, both for Elara and Asrea. 3/22/19 Been working on story for Plague, Koarhi and Cat, worked on maps and tilesets.

2/2/19 Added some location articles here 2/26/19 Off and on, been working on the script. It's a rough one, but it's getting there. I've been busy with commissions, so I haven't been able to work on this as much. 1/25/19 Started on actually scripting out the story I have so far, got three pages done today. Not much, but it's a start. 1/20/19 Been on and off refining Plagues' story since the New Year. Mostly adjusting situations to be more connected and meaningful. I've also worked on adding texture to a couple of monsters today.

12/26/18 Been working a lot on plot for Plague. I haven't put daily updates on it mostly because I don't want to just put down a sentence saying I'm working on it lol. But I have, almost every day for at least an hour. Done a lot of research, worksheets and I'm putting it into practice. This is probably revision 5 or 6 of his storyline, and it's more or less ready to be fleshed out with some more concerning dialogue and such. It's going to be another big step and will probably take quite some time to get right. The dialogue will have to carry the story in terms of characterization, foreshadowing, etc. Especially since this is an RPG, lol. But the underlying story is solid so far, and it's only getting stronger the more I refine it. This will probably be the last post for 2018! I can't believe the year is already over. Sometimes it doesn't feel like we got a lot done this year, but going back to count the revisions and looking at WAs' documents I have up here...we've done so much. We've come really far! The writing is the hardest part of this whole project. Once it's done, all that's left is a lot of busy work concerning the art, design and programming. Not saying those are easy, but those are things I'm much more comfortable in than writing, personally. Plagues' story is only 1 of 3 stories we're telling through this game, so it's going to be a long and indepth game! But now that we have a formula and example in Plagues' part, the other two stories should go much smoother. Not so many question marks everywhere. Thank you guys for keeping an eye on this project, and I wish you all a happy new year! 11/25/18 Jeez it's been a long time updating here! I had taken a break from WA, simply because it had started eating into productivity, but I think it's time to come back. Over the past few months, I've been adding more maps, revising character busts, creating character busts and most importantly, ironing out the story for Plague.

Plagues story: worked out a more detailed timeline of events- we're between revision 2 and 3 at the moment. Cut some stuff out, added more characterization and conflict. Right now, I'm just trying to make it all make sense and give it more depth. I'm doing some writing worksheets as well to help with some of the issues I'm facing as a writer. 5/29/18 - koarhis theme finished(audio)- adjusted several maps' entrance/exits- asreas' theme wip (audio)5/24/18 5/23/18 - working on more pixel work5/22/18Art dump! Apologies for the long distance between updates. We have been working on some more technical aspects of gameplay as well as try to integrate shadow/shading into the code and tilesets. We've also been discussing plot. Meanwhile, I've got some artist monster concepts made as well. Somewhat unrelated, I did some non canon character art for Plague (TW:Blood)Show Spoiler And some sprites that have been readjusted to a custom color palette by liquid_pencil 4/22/18 4/19/18- worked on plot4/15/18- worked on plot4/14/18- worked on fennekuro - worked on tar sketch and finished sprite -edited Scorchtail -test battle screen 4/13/18- finished maopyre - worked on plague plot4/9/18- worked on saukvi pixels -the Barrens battlebacks 4/8/18- made zephrys 4/7/18- added Plague bust into game - made battle backgrounds -Battle Screenshot 4/6/18 4/5/18 4/4/18- created several tiles 4/3/18- finished two large lake maps - finished five small tent maps 4/2/18- three hadou plague busts - refined plagues' plot3/30/18- moar monsters 3/29/18- working on exterior maps of Darkfall Lake- pixel monsters -created fort interior3/28/18- worked on GUI for battle stats- worked on map paths3/27/18- worked on adjusting plague busts to be more expressive, have 10 finished ones- working on 5 more3/23/18- worked on several emotion plague busts3/22/18- worked on Plague bust default3/21/18- created Fusion article- working on Plague bust 3/18/18- created Daksu the Destroyer article- fleshed out Asrea and Saukvi a little more- Revision of past plot- created Eve character art3/14/318- created Kharega article- created Whiteleaf article3/13/18- created a Darkfall Project at [url:https://www.gamedev.net/projects/309-project-darkfall/]Gamedev.net- added WIP tileset to my DA3/12/18- created Ksura article- created populace category- added category header3/11/18- created banner for PROJECT DARKFALL home page- create pixel work for Frostbite3/10/18- finished an art trade in exchange for a new monster- created some tiles- brown stairs up left/right- brown stairs down left/right- dungeon traphole- 5 different doorway entrances- ladder down- ladder up- 2 framed art- created Nebulosa- added Nebulosa to Stars article3/9/18- created tiles- potato bag- bag pile- open bag- stairs down left/right- stairs up left/rightScripting update screenshot- Multiple choice branches and graphics3/8/18- created several tiles- curtains- winecase- food shelves- framed photo- framed map- dish shelves- three floor tiles- kitchen shelves- framed art- replaced old tiles with the above tilesAnother screenshot!Nearly complete library- 3/7/18- created daksus plot article (wip)- created new tile3/6/18- created Frostbite article3/5/18- created plague plot article- created character plot articles (rough)3/2/18- created Sea article- created plot article- created 3 tile images2/27/18- created Fauxe- added Fauxe article- updated article header images2/25/18I have some ingame screenshots for you guys! The majority of the items and all the walls and floors are custom made for this game. Anything left as default sprites and images will be changed once we have art for them made. - completed tub empty/full, flag full/torn tiles- added misty marshes article- created misty marshes header2/24/18- finished locations on map- added Graypine Mountains article- added Moon article2/23/18- added armare species- edited element articles to reflect species count- created several item tiles2/22/18- create the boe and posted article- purchased npc designs/assets- created element header banners- created geometric header- created island header- create language headers- created schism header2/21/18- added void element- changed bestiary categories- added time periods to timeline- created pixel art of caterwaul- added pixel caterwaul to article2/20/18- made the painted art for the Caterwaul- made article for Caterwaul- updated Osu article- added article link to front page- Updated art for Shoop, Plague, BleakGamedev.netSeaFauxe articleGamedev.netSeaFauxe articleGamedev.netSeaFauxe article

PROJECT DARKFALL is a JRPG-style video game currently in development. Story has been in the making since 2013 and game development began mid 2017. We currently have six on our team, with a few supporters backing us.
Our Team
Blakkfox
sym7
SkeletonCupcake
Catalyst
Liquid_Pencil
Shadow

Any donations or support would mean the world to us in getting this game finished. We need to buy a few programs, assets and pay some artists.

paypal.me/BlakkFox