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[Valrahk]

In the Matoran Universe, peace has long since taken hold. Evil has been banished from the world, and the guardians of the Matoran saw fit to leave them to their lives unaided. The Toa, once great heroes and defenders of right and good, are now a faded memory. Even the Great Spirit, once ever-present, now seems but a distant shadow, a mythical being from a bygone age.
Few alive even remember the times when these figures roamed the land, and even they are fading into history.

But there are those who remember all too clearly, and now see fit to destroy this peace. With the world complacent, they have begun to move what little forces they have left, and plunge an unsuspecting planet into a greater darkness than it has ever known. The only beings who could have stopped them are now but lifeless relics in shrines, a mere facade, an image of what they once were. This is a world on the edge.

This is the world of...

Bionicle: Masks of the Elders

News: 10/22/2011: Topic Reopened again.
-New Combat Subsystem Revealed: The super-secret combat system I've been keeping hidden for so long has finally been revealed: You will have the ability, as of Act III, to summon Toa from all reaches of the Bionicle universe to fight alongside you in battle! See this blog post for more details, including a partial roster and bonus screenshot.
-Beta Tester positions for Act III are open! PM me if you want to become a Beta Tester.

Beta Testing Positions:
-Jowm
-Burnmad: Toa of Emoticons
-ZerotheMaster
-Voxumo The Frozen One
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Downloads:
Demo 1.1, Standard Version
Demo 1.1, Enhanced Soundtrack Version
Demo 2, Standard Version
Demo 2, Enhanced Soundtrack Version
Demo 2 Walkthrough
Boss Guide for Demo 2
Element Chart(Excel Spreadsheet)

Please use spoiler tags for spoilers only. -B6
Screenshots:
Act I:
http://www.brickshel...tletutorial.png
The First Battle
http://www.brickshel...akoroteaser.png
Za-Koro, wasteland town
http://www.brickshel...ragameeting.png
A Meeting With the Turaga
http://www.brickshel...ase/ximetru.png
Xi-Metru's streets
http://www.brickshel...se/mountain.png
Scaling The Mountain
http://www.brickshel...peningmovie.png
The Opening cinematic, circa Demo 2
Act II:
http://www.brickshel...brarystairs.png
How will you get past this little obstacle?
http://www.brickshel...arybasement.png
In the Basement of the Library
http://www.brickshel...orodirector.png
An Incident in Na-koro
http://www.brickshel.../ikuriatent.png
Searching for Ikuria
http://www.brickshel...a/iceforest.png
Exploring the Ice Forest
Act III: Coming Soon.

Features:
-All-New, Original Story
-An enormous overworld to explore
-A cast of rich, unique characters
-Elemental Class System - choose your classes to fit your combat style
-Summoning System - Summon the Toa of old to fight with your party (coming soon)
-Challenging Combat
-Item and Weapon Crafting (coming soon)
-And Much, Much More

Teaser Stories:
Click here.
Production Blog Link: Click here.

Credits:
Graphics: Bonesiii/Ojhilom, InnerRayg, Valrahk
Music: a site I can't mention in the forum because the site has forums.
Sound Effects: Runtime Package, Valrahk

Coming Soon: Blog Updates, Act III screenshots, Act III

Edited by Valrahk, Apr 23 2012 - 09:59 AM.

[Hukster]

Can't wait to see the new demo! Last demo was great! I love the storyline to it.

WEEGEE

[Valrahk]

Can't wait to see the new demo! Last demo was great! I love the storyline to it.

WEEGEE

Well, the storyline is going to go in some... interesting directions with Act III. You'll see plenty of new and old characters appearing throughout the Act.

Oh, and by the way, the Beta has been sent out, but I still have Beta Tester spots open in case anyone else wants to join the testing crew.

[Hukster]

Can't wait to see the new demo! Last demo was great! I love the storyline to it.

WEEGEE

Well, the storyline is going to go in some... interesting directions with Act III. You'll see plenty of new and old characters appearing throughout the Act.

Oh, and by the way, the Beta has been sent out, but I still have Beta Tester spots open in case anyone else wants to join the testing crew.

Awesome, can't wait to see which people. And sure! I'll join the Beta Testing!

WEEGEE

[alpha123]

I finished Demo 2 a few days ago and wow, you've done a great job Valrahk. The story especially has a lot of great potential. The elemental classes are a nice twist on an otherwise somewhat boring battle system.

My biggest complaint is that the battles are too frequent, making it difficult to get anywhere and also making me way too rich.
My other complaint is that the game seems too easy. Aside from the Aquanos, I've never lost a fight, never even been in a position where I could lose (although Jjulom got pretty close). This also makes the constant battles rather boring. The easiest way to fix this would probably be to level up slower. I realize it's only demo 2, so you'll probably do a lot of tweaking before the final version.

Overall though, this is shaping up to be a great game. Story is excellent, you're hilarious as usual, and the elemental class system is a great idea.

Edited by alpha123, Apr 24 2012 - 11:45 AM.

[Valrahk]

Can't wait to see the new demo! Last demo was great! I love the storyline to it.

WEEGEE

Well, the storyline is going to go in some... interesting directions with Act III. You'll see plenty of new and old characters appearing throughout the Act.

Oh, and by the way, the Beta has been sent out, but I still have Beta Tester spots open in case anyone else wants to join the testing crew.

Awesome, can't wait to see which people. And sure! I'll join the Beta Testing!

WEEGEE

All right. I'll add your name to the list and send out the Beta.

As far as the characters... well, I guess some of them could be considered "people." Others... not so much. You'll see...

I finished Demo 2 a few days ago and wow, you've done a great job Valrahk. The story especially has a lot of great potential. The elemental classes are a nice twist on an otherwise somewhat boring battle system.

My biggest complaint is that the battles are too frequent, making it difficult to get anywhere and also making me way too rich.
My other complaint is that the game seems too easy. Aside from the Aquanos, I've never lost a fight, never even been in a position where I could lose (although Jjulom got pretty close). This also makes the constant battles rather boring. The easiest way to fix this would probably be to level up slower. I realize it's only demo 2, so you'll probably do a lot of tweaking before the final version.

Overall though, this is shaping up to be a great game. Story is excellent, you're hilarious as usual, and the elemental class system is a great idea.

Yeah. I'll be working on that. When doing a continuity test on the latest Beta, I had to go back and severely lower the encounter rate for the Sewers in particular, though I suspect I should adjust it for the rest of the dungeons as well now. Also, as I discovered, having bosses be vulnerable to status effects is a very bad idea - Burning and Stunning just plain wrecked most of the bosses I encountered during the test.

I may as well say that even after Act III is released, I still have one more update planned. There are a few things that are incomplete, and some systems that still need to be overhauled. I'll put up a blog post about it soon.