[Essentials] Touhou Puppet Play ~ The Adventures of Ayaka

[Derxwna Kapsyla]

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Hello everyone! My name is DerxwnaKapsyla, and I am the lead developer of the fangame Touhou Puppet Play ~ The Adventures of Ayaka! The Adventures of Ayaka (henceforth referred to as TAoA) is a series of short episodic fangames that revolve around the main character, Ayaka of the Human Village, as she travels across Gensokyo having various adventures- from uncovering the mysterious music-playing mansion to saving The Moon.

Two of the games here, The Mansion of Mystery (TMoM) and The Festival of Curses (TFoC), were initially designed as Game Jam projects for Pokecommunity and Relic Castle- as such, these two games are complete in terms of content. The third game, The Kingdom of Lunacy (TKoL), is a new release exclusive to this compilation. At the time of writing, all three episodes, including the epilogue, are finished in their entirety. All that remains is miscellaneous tweaks and extensive bug testing of all three episodes and the epilogue.

So, you might be wondering, if everything is finished, what am I opening recruitment for? Well... I'm not a graphic designer. There is a LOT of visual assets missing from here that I just do not possess the ability to create. My abilities are limited to some very minor asset splicing. What remains is far more than just what I can do via asset splicing. As such, I am looking for individuals who consider themselves capable in the field of graphic design. A detailed documentation of what I'm looking for will be below.

I've been working on this iteration of the project for roughly two years now, and to finally have it in a state where the finish line isn't just in sight, but literally in arm's reach, is a powerful feeling. I am hopeful that this game, when complete, will show off my passion for storytelling, and that the countless hours I've poured into this will shine through. I just need a little bit of help crossing the finish line. I hope that you, whoever reads this thread, will see this as well, and be willing to lend me your aid!

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• Project Title:
  • Touhou Puppet Play ~ The Adventures of Ayaka
    • The Mansion of Mystery
    • The Festival of Curses
    • The Kingdom of Lunacy
    • The Last Adventure (Epilogue)
• Looking to recruit:
  • Graphic Artists
    • CG Artists
      • Title Screens
      • General purpose CGs
    • Sprite Artists
      • Pokemon Sprites
      • Trainer Sprites
      • Vs. Transition Cut-In Graphics
    • Animation Designers
      • Most of the Touhoumon moves can be copied from Pokemon moves, however some do require a bit more work. There are a few unique moves that do not have any basis.
• Team Name/Team Members:
  • DerxwnaKapsyla - Project Head
• Kit used:
  • Essentials v21.1
    • Touhoumon DevKit Version 3.x
• Project description and Plot Outline:
  • The Adventures of Ayaka is a series of episodic fangames that revolve around the main character, Ayaka, as she travels across Gensokyo.
    • The Mansion of Mystery: Ayaka and her friends have heard rumors of a mansion deep within the woods with mysterious singing coming from it. They decide to break out of the Human Village late at night to try and uncover the truth behind this mystery.
    • The Festival of Curses: Disaster strikes the Human Village during its annual Harvest Festival! All of the crops have been cursed and are wilting away as the hours pass. It's up to Ayaka to locate the Goddess of Curses to help dispel the curse that was placed on the Village, and to discover the perpetrator who seeks to "Liberate their kin from the clutches of Humanity."
    • The Kingdom of Lunacy: Abnormalities have been spotted across Gensokyo. Puppets have been going missing, weird spider-like machines are roaming the lands. Are they related? One such physician from the Bamboo Forest seems to believe so, and they enlist Ayaka, the Legend of the Human Village, to discover just what might be going on 380,000 kilometers above the earth.
    • The Last Adventure: All stories have an ending. This one is no different. One can only hope that this ending won't bring about the end of all of Fantasy.
• Unique features:
  • Features all* Touhou characters up to Legacy of Lunatic Kingdom as obtainable Puppets.
  • A combined type chart for both the Pokemon and Touhoumon types.
  • A Reincarnation system, which allows the player to reset their Puppet's stats and level to 1- streamlined IV grinding to replace breeding!
  • An overhauled Music Room system that replaces Essentials's default Jukebox script.
  • Completed saves will have eventual compatibility with Touhoumon Asteria.
  • Extensive use of the Deluxe Battle Kit to make cinematic and unique battles. Ranging from simple mechanics to complex boss fights.
  • A "New Game+" system, which allows you to play/replay episodes at higher level curves.
    • This is part of the main scenario plot, but finished episodes/uncompleted episodes will have their level curves adjusted based on where in the main scenario you are.
  • A "Boss Rush" Mode at the end of the game, which will reward you with a special transferable reward to Touhoumon Asteria.
  • A custom Pre-Battle Vs. Transition system made to have a similar feel to Gen 6 Pre-Battle Vs. Transitions, designed by me and released as a separate plugin for other developers to use!
  • A functioning Pokemon World Tournament clone with a great deal of trainers to battle.
• Progress/Screenshots:
  • The Mansion of Mystery: (Album coming soon)
  • The Festival of Curses:
    Spoiler: TFoC Screenshots

    
  • The Kingdom of Lunacy:
    Spoiler: TKoL Screenshots

    
  • Other:

    https://imgur.com/a/to10sMO

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• Method of Contact:
  • Discord: @DerxwnaKapsyla
  • DMs on Eeveeexpo
  • Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/derxwnakapsyla.bsky.social
• Additional Information:
  • I can be reached at basically all times of the day, so do not hesitate to contact me!
  • You do not need extensive knowledge of the Touhou Project series to contribute, I promise. I can walk you through anything you may have questions about, but most of what I need is not explict to Touhou as a series.