Anticipation, anticipation, anticipation~! Welcome everyone, to the highly anticipated update, well atleast it has been highly anticipated by myself :p Before I truly begin this update, there are a few things I'd like to say first. First off, I'm sure many of you have thought of this already, but this update is not the release of the Installment. I apologize if that is what you were expecting, however hopefully this won't be a total disappointment c:
Second off, unless your blind, then you probably notice this spiffy new method of updating :o It's basically a throw up of CSS, yes, why yes it is XD I am not, however, going to say I came up with it on my own. The map background was inspired by the Ara Fell main page, while the rest of the page setup was heavily inspired by Pokemon Amethyst's Main Page, a game developed by Wichu. If you haven't already, make sure to check out his thread, this guy is a genius :D This Update CSS is strictly me trying out new styles, and may or may not be the official method of updating. Please tell me what you think of it, as I hope to eventually modify the main page with this style or something like it. Oh, and yes, I do realize there are a few transition errors on the maps, no need to point them out.
Thirdly and finally, before I begin the actual update, I want to say one thing...
Thank you. Everyone.
I'll try not to make this too blog-ish, but I want to take the time to say thanks to everyone, everyone and any one who has put forth their time and effort into helping NeoEras become so great. What brought this forth? Well... I was looking at the thread, and notice something...The thread had only been created 8 months ago! It feels like the game has been worked on for years, but that isn't even one year! I stopped and really thought "Whoa. Look how far this has come." Then I stopped, and realized that NeoEras wouldn't be ANYTHING of what it is without you guys, the supporters, the spriters, my inspirations, and my rivals who have all kept me going through this project. NeoEras is far from being a great game, it's only a game that I hope to further improve on.
I'd also like to say one special thanks to Twoie, or Archayos as most of you know him as. I've thanked him in credits and places, but never really told him how truly grateful I am for him. Archayos could be said as the one who created NeoEras, considering without him I would have never started Neo Eras with Rm2k3. And without him, I would have never known of Poccil's starter kit, and this whole thread would have never existed. He's done many things for me, and so I simply say, 'Thank you' for everything he's done.
And in case you're wondering, Archayos will not reply to this, and this fact is because a few months ago he was hacked, which resulted in the changing of his Password on PC and the Email that the "Forgot Password" would be sent to, basically meaning he can't log on D; He'll be back soon, hopefully >:
The Announcement!
"Guuuh, get on with it!" Yeah, yeah, I know. I'm sure that's what you're all saying XD Now, let's begin with the actual update, shall we?
Ahem! SO. About a month ago, I began a New Game on the NeoEras file, to test the eventing to see how smoothly it ran. Well. It didn't. Remember how I said I realized how far I came? Well basically, this past month I've done nothing but re-eventing and enhancing the intro, the beginning events, and I am just now reaching Trivot Town, which is barely getting anywhere :o That just shows how much work is going into a single area. Basically I've done many things, from making cut scenes into actual cut scenes and even adding more cinematics. So what's this stupid update for, anyway?
I am officially Announcing the Release of Pokemon NeoEras Installment 1.
-Scheduled to be Released December 31st, 2008.
Wooohooo~! Yeah, excited yet? This is a rough deadline, so it may be changed at any time however I am really determined to reach this deadline. So far the only thing that may not end up in the Installment are the new Pokemon, considering my lack of help with them.
Now~! "OMG ALL U DO IS WORK I WANT SCRENZ PLZ" Yes, I know you guys too well :3 Again, I don't want to show you everything, but I will release a few teaser screenshots of the Installment :D Hope you like~!
Installment 1 Showcase
TV Inspired by ShinyLugia :3
Original Menu Design done by Archayos, modified by me.
The Contest Results~!
Whoa~! This thing has gotten long XD; Let's wrap this up, shall we? Now, Thanks a ton to everyone who entered in the Move Contest, they're all great entries but I'm afraid only 4 People can win :x So let's get to announcing the winners~!
Winner of Fire Category:
Pichu-Kun with Entry "Tsunami"
Winner of Grass Category:
RSLaehnart with Entry "Willow Whip"
Winner of Water Category:
Pokehero with Entry "Typhoon"
Winner of Other Category:
~Undefined~ with the Entry "Hadron Collider"
Grand Prize Winner:
Annnnd, the Grand Prize Winner, the one whom I think created the most interesting and creative attack..is...
~Undefined~, with his Entry "Hadron Collider"
Congrats everyone :D All Rewards and Prizes will be handed out later today. Thank you everyone else who participated as well!
The Closing Statement :x
Well guys, that seems to wrap up todays update~! Oh, wait...you say what? "What about showing the shadows?!" Ha ha, got you there ;D The other Outa Mythology Pokemon aside from Ria and Gia will not be revealed in the the topic at all. Heh :3 Hope the shadows got you guys excited to play the game!
And that's a wrap! While it wasn't much in the visual department, hopefully this clears up what I've been up to for the past few months :D Be expecting more exciting, cool updates in the coming month, all leading up to the Installment 1 Release Party!
See you guys soon!
And Remember PokeCommunity, stay tropical~!
-Vampire://Krimm