AiL1: The Ashmond Legacy

[Morg]

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Adventures in Lancroft: Chapter I​

The Ashmond ​

Legacy​

In the quiet, isolated settlements of the valleys it's easy to keep a secret from the outside world. Something happened at the old Ashmond Estate that no one will speak about but sooner or later the old place will reveal its own secrets.

Meanwhile, in the city, Nathaniel Cromwell and Siobhan Kakar find the answer to their financial troubles landing right in their lap – but they soon find they have bitten off more than they can chew.

Nathaniel Cromwell

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Nathaniel fled to the Vale of Newton, the up and coming city in the hilly north west of Lancroft, away from the trouble he had landed himself into back at the Capital – he soon fell into company with Siobhan and the two of them set up the 'Specialist Assistance' agency. Using his brains and her brawn, they fulfill any need their out of options customers might have of them – for a price. Nathaniel fancies himself a charmer and, for the time being, has had great success talking himself out of difficult situations.

Siobhan Kakar

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Siobhan joined the Lancroft army when she was sixteen and spent ten years in service - when she left she lived off her army pension. The change of pace her life had taken left her battling Nihilistic cynicism, and she was unhappy with her lot. When the money ran out she had to find a new vocation and, luckily, around the same time she met Nathaniel, whose vital outlook on life was a much needed breath of fresh air.

Siobhan sees herself as someone seeking relevance and she refuses to become one of the jaded former soldiers she used to derided in her youth.

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Game features

Engaging story driven RPG!

Upbeat tone with both grim and humorous moments.

Basic, special move driven, combat system.

Wandering monsters

Alerts when the player is looking at something interesting

Achievements (and rewards) for player observation!

Cutscenes!

Authors Comment

This is the very first RPG I've made since my times plonking about in RPGMaker2000 as a teenager. While I'm sure it might show in some places, I'm actually really pleased with what I've accomplished and I'm proud to show it off! This is in no small part due to members of this forum – thanks you guys for helping me out when I got stuck!

Credits

Created by: Simon King (Morg)

Wandering Monsters courtesy of The Infamous Bon Bon

Balloon icon script thanks to DRS and Shaz

Autosave Script thanks to Euphoria

Play Tested by F. Merrilees and J. Wilson

Contains infrequent strong language.

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[Haydeos]

Ummmmm your screen shots seem to be broken >.>

 

[Morg]

Aw, damn it appeared to be working for me - maybe drop box was the problem.  I've hosted the images somewhere else now; hopefully they will work   Does the actual download link to the game work for everyone?

 

[Toby87]

I get an error message when I try to extract the archive

 

[Morg]

Oh right?  I can't seem to replicate the problem myself - is anyone else experiencing this?

 

[HuntingSwan]

Hey Morg!  I played some of your game on my Twitch channel a couple of days ago.

Not bad for a first project, I see potential however the overall experience was slightly unengaging.

If you would like to watch what I played of your game, it will be available in my past broadcasts for a couple of weeks.

Please don't be disheartened that I didn't play much, I'm kinda busy these days. 

It's great to see a fellow Scot on here though!

 

[The Stranger]

This looks quite good. I'm downloading it right now.

 

[Morg]

Hey there, HuntingSwan!  I had a look at your stream; Thanks for the feedback

It seems my game is a litte more bottom heavy than I realised - alot of the good stuff (custom maps, cutscenes and mini games) is locked near the end of the game.  Although my use of heavy dialogue does pervade the whole thing.

I'll have to think of a way to spruce up long dialogue scenes for my next game and make them grab the player earlier. (and don't get me started on the combat)

And thanks, The Stranger   I hope you enjoy it.