Post-Demo Feedback Poll/Survey

 Hey folks. Just have a Google Form and a Straw Poll here for those of you who have played the demo! Each one will take thirty or so seconds to complete, so I'm not asking for much of your time. I put these together to get a quick overview on how people feel about the direction of the game and who they would potentially like to see cross over from Blackmoon Prophecy (without their Final Fantasy baggage attached).

Arena Demonstration

Working on the arena! Here's how it works...
1. Pay 500 zil for your party leader to enter on their own.
2. Party leader engages in a series of five battles that are based on their level. The further they progress, the more arena tokens they receive.
3. Exchange your acquired arena tokens for zil or items!

The party leader will be fully healed in between each fight, which is something that was not incorporated at the time of this recording.

The RPG Maker Audit: Penumbra Crystallis

The RPG Maker Audit did a quick play through of the first 20-30 minutes of Penumbra Crystallis and gave their thoughts and overall grade so far (which is a score out of seven). Check it out!

As for what I'm working on now? The arena! Stay tuned for updates on that over the next week.

Find Treasures! Get Rewards!

Time for something new! A handy NPC is being added to Penumbra Crystallis named Key Coleman, but he'll just got by Key after his initial introduction. His name is a huge reference to someone in particular, but I will let players figure that one out!

So, what is the purpose of Key? Well, he is going to analyze your treasure hunter rank whenever you talk to him. If he likes what he sees, he'll reward you with a special item. Basically, the more chests you open and items you find hidden away in barrels and pots, the more receptive Key will be towards you and will grant you better items. Think of his presence as a sort of treasure hunting mini game. Open X chests to receive an item from Key. Go back out into the world, open X chests (or find X number of items in general), return to Key, get another reward!

Have fun, treasure hunters!

Lancer's Penumbra Crystallis Demo Let's Play

 Lancer just blasted through the entirety of the Penumbra Crystallis demo in a single sitting on Twitch which includes finding some hilarious errors that needed fixing in real time! If you're curious of how it went, here are the links to the broadcast.

Part 1: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1053877353
Part 2: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1054028329

Penumbra Crystallis Demo Edition Now Available

 The demo for Penumbra Crystallis now up and available on RMN! The official Penumbra Crystallis demo. This will be the only demo release, and only playable public download, until the game is completed. Let me know what you think here or on Discord!

Download Here: https://rpgmaker.net/games/78/downloads/

Enemy Sprite Samples

 More and more enemy sprites are being churned out by level2janitor, and I am absolutely loving all of them! They are helping to give Penumbra Crystallis more and more of its own unique style, and they're meshing wonderfully with the assets I've made myself so far.

So, here's a sample of level2janitor's work so far!

From left to right: Bat, Slime, Cottontail, Hobgoblin, Goblin, Veks, Darius, Chopodile, Scorpion, Flare.

Demo Release Date

 The Penumbra Crystallis demo is tentatively slated to be uploaded on June 10. It may be a few days later than that depending on how testing goes. If I can't put the demo out there then, expect it before Sunday, June 13th.

And just to keep this from being a few lines, here's my current progress on a new tileset!

Soundtrack Samples

 Select 30 second samples from Penumbra Crystallis' soundtrack. All music in the game is composed by Bert Cole, Brandon Griggs, and Yufuruka.

Featured tracks in video are...

• Battle Theme (Yufuruka)
• Castle (Yufuruka)
• Forbidden (Yufuruka)
• Infernal (Bert Cole)
• Journey Across the Blue (Bert Cole)
• Never Die (Yufuruka)
• Overworld (Yufuruka)
• Peacetime (Brandon Griggs)
• Sorceress Layer (Bert Cole)
• Taking the High Road (Bert Cole)
• The Conductor (Brandon Griggs)
• Tinker's Orchestra (Brandon Griggs)
• Town (Yufuruka)
• World History Lesson (Bert Cole)