Fire Emblem: Will of Elimine [Hack of the Month June 2008]

[Iron Shaman]

Whee, now that I have image posting rights, I can showcase my Fire Emblem project. =D

Game: Fire Emblem [U] (FE7)
Language: English
Creator: Iron Shaman/LunaSaint (Same guy >_> )
Warning: Contains some language and references that would make it 12+

Plot:

Bern's court is in disarray. King Zephiel, after having met a mysterious robed man, has been acting unnaturally and removing various nobles and relatives from the country. Thrown aside, Lord Keyan searches for a new home. However, fate intervenes.

At about the same time, a restless Etrurian noble by the name of (Lord) Pascal (Demourré the third) is frantically searching the lands for somewhere peaceful. Both men get caught up in suspicious activities in a bordering nation, and soon the pair end up learning too much to sit still.

Cults, Organised Crime, Crazy Plots to open the gate to other worlds and Cynical Priest to complain about it all the way. Can Keyan save Elibe without going crazy?

Features:

~~ A cast of mostly original characters, with a few appearances from original.
~~ Several new weapons.
~~ Variety in Magic Classes.
~~ Light and Humourus Plot, but retains a serious story.
~~ Increased Variety in Enemies and Difficulty

Progress:

Gameplay: 95%! I need to beta test this bit really, and Iron Out stuff I've missed.
Nomenclature: 90% I need to decide on a lot of the generic boss names. D: And despite having the plot mostly worked out, I *still* haven't decided on the name for the main villain.
Plot: 15%
Portraits: 10% There's a lot to do, and it's tedious work. I'll probably be leaving this till after exams.
Battle Palettes: 20%

Bugs:

~~ Wierd Portraits/Palettes -[This is expected, really. Refer to the game progress]-
~~ Resets if a scene after chapter 27 is not skipped. Dunno how to work this one. =(
~~ Nomads with Melee Bows sometimes stall the game. Dunno how to fix this one.

Gallery:





Videos:

Boss: Leroy
Boss: Hector

Bios:

Keyan

A distant cousin of the King of Bern, Keyan is, or rather, was a high-ranking military officer. A man who learned to be selfless over time.
Weapon: Axes
Specialty: Raw Offense
Flaw: Poor defenses

Hennel

Keyan's faithful right-hand man, and a peerless warrior. Carries out the duties Keyan neglects.
Weapons: Swords, Spears, Axes
Specialty: Fantastic starting stats, unmatched utility.
Flaw: Wastes experience in the early game, low speed

Samuel

A brutish youth left under Keyan's care. Has had trouble with the law and generally refuses to be open about himself.
Weapons: Swords
Specialty: Great Speed, Accuracy and decent defenses.
Flaw: Not great at dealing damage without expensive weapons.

Pascal

A cynical noble trying desperately to escape the duties and tedium of life as a lord. Has chronic bad luck when it comes to people, having left him with a sour demeanour.
Weapons: Light Magic
Specialty: Very high critical rates, can attack at melee and range.
Flaws: Vulnerable to attack, especially early on.

Aaron

Pascal's most trusted suboardinate, a loyal, if not very smart soldier. Carrys Pascal's habit of being blunt, but means well.
Weapons: Bows
Specialty: High movement and ranged attack.
Flaws: Cannot counter melee attacks, mediocre stats for his starting level.

Chelsea

An energetic mercenary knight, and a bit of a tease. Doesn't fear getting her hands dirty.
Weapons: Swords, Lances, Axes
Specialty: High movement, good stats all round.
Flaws: High stats are impaired by low class maximum.

[GunSaberSeraph]

looks really intresting i love Fire Emblem

[cooley]

This looks great! I've never played Fire Emblem before, so it must be good because you hack it, right?
I'll give this a chance. Nice plot by the way ;)
-cooley

[Mitchman]

Nice hack and good luck. Also that girls a smart-ass isnt she!

[Iron Shaman]

Uh, not a smart-ass. =p
More... assertive, I guess. Hmm...

*Adds character bios for some of the early game team members*

[amaterasu]

hey, this hack looks kinda cool. The only part I think is flawed is the one with the minisprites that go on the map. By the way, which tools did you use to modify the FE base? I'm interested about that.

[Iron Shaman]

A set of Nightmare Modules, SNES Palette Editor, a couple of Hex Editors, unlzh-GBA, a parsing program, and a couple of other tools.

And do you mean ?

Where is it flawed? o.o

[Hellsing]

Wow! I'm a big Fire Emblem fan myself, and hacking fire emblem is something I did a bit before. I was going to make a hack of my own (of fe8) but anyways...great hack! Since I've never actually finished fire emblem 7, I'm not sure if there are custom maps, as I can't tell the difference myself. But it still looks amazing, apart from the minor pallette glitches and the fact that you haven't changed Pascals' OW. Good Luck.

[amaterasu]

ah, my mistake. Not in the map, but when I said the OW sprites (The ones on the map), I forgot to say it was on the stats part (Like those pics you used for the bios)

[Ninja Caterpie]

COW COW COW!!!
I love Fire Emblem... This is gunna be so cool...
Except the....pallettes are a bit bright... Eg. The screen with the "assertive" girl has freakily white skin for both people, especially Keyan.

The faces are Really cool...With a capital R
I like Patch... He looks cool...

[Sky]

Hey there
Your Fire Emblem Hack looks cool
I hope it comes a patch soon
look forward to play it

and good luck ^^

[Iron Shaman]

@Rabid_Line and amaterasu

yeah, I'm not sure how to change map sprites other than standing ones. I'll have to dig around TLP methinks.

For the palettes, I'd sayt hey're too yellow, not too white. O.o

That's how FE portraits are in general.
With exception to awesome people like Moulder and Renault of course.

[Lady Berlitz]

This looks really nice. I mean, I can't really tell between other hacks because they're not Fire Emblem hacks, but it's original. And if it's not the Fire Emblem storyline, then it's okay with me.

That black-haired girl/woman (can't tell) is really mean, isn't she? XD
Anyway, good luck on this awesome hack, Iron Shaman.

[Sky]

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Hey there
Why dont you look here for help , there are good fe hackers on this forum Iron Shaman.
Hope you will enjoy this !!

[Christos]

Originally Posted by Sky

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Hey there
Why dont you look here for help , there are good fe hackers on this forum Iron Shaman.
Hope you will enjoy this !!

Linking to other forums is against the rules. I know you just wanted to show him where to find help, but it's not allowed.

[Sky]

Oh man
Yes i wanted to help
I am Sorry

[Iron Shaman]

If it was to FESS or something, don't worry. I know. =P

Tannay is awesome, imo. Doesn't take anything from anyone sitting down.

[amaterasu]

If I'm not mistaken, the place where Sky wanted to send you was Fire Emblem Universe. That plae is pretty cool for any starter (I started there). But now, they moved the forum to another page, and I won't be posting the link, because of the rule of "no links to another forums" allowed.

[linkinkid]

sighs......finally something non-pokemon, this hack looks really good, i loved fire emblem.good luck with it.

[Hiroshi Sotomura]

Recent Pokémon ROM hacks have been full of the same things - overused ROM bases and tilesets to boot. But, I don't have to worry now: this isn't a Pokémon hack I'm awarding! :D



Hack of the Month is a promotion at the PokéCommunity Hacks Showcase; recognition, you could say, for the most interesting hacks. We've tried to reintroduce it lately, but that failed, so I'm going to boot it again.

Might as well do it with a Fire Emblem ROM hack, since this one looks particularly interesting. Gotta love the fact the Fire Emblem ROM hacking scene has become a bit bigger.

Selection for July selection occurs on June 30th!

[GunSaberSeraph]

Congragulations, Iron Shaman. Maybe this will encourage people to makke more non-pokemon hacks.

[Swampert 22]

Congats Iron Shaman, you deserve to have won HotM, you have done something nobody else has around here without using the same tiles, palletes, and programs to make it!

Well done, I shall be checking it out!

[Ninja Caterpie]

Woot!! Nice one for getting HotM!!

[Teh Baro]

First of all, "bumping" HotM, because it deserves so.

You should do more major changes in the main engine graphics, the maps graphics in Fire emblem are a bit ******, and the units are even shittier (in the original, I mean). What pissed me most when I played The Sacred Stones is that it kept the same ****** sprites from the first one, so I strongly believe you shouldn't leave them as they are.
The rest of the stuff looks alright.

[Lady Berlitz]

Congratulations on getting Hack of the Month, Iron Shaman!
This is the first Fire Emblem hack to win an award at the PokéCommunity!

Just like everyone's said, this is one of the most interesting hacks around.
Keep up the good work! Hope to hear some news or new screenshots.