Oracle of Tao

Devlog

• The Leviathan
  December 05, 2024 by bulmabriefs144

  (Picture by Thomas Hobbes) - I added the deletion of the player name to New Game. - The leviathan boss that you fight for your boat is harder, and should have more of an attack pattern. -There is a ra... Continue reading

  
• Always - Erasure
  December 03, 2024 by bulmabriefs144

  -I added external text files to save the location name for the load menu screen. It was a bit unnecessary, but I wanted have the game work like a professional game with location markers. Of course, if... Continue reading

  
• How to Save a Life
  November 25, 2024 by bulmabriefs144

  Major revamp of the save and load functions. It adds the town name to the save file, shows a comparison between overwrites, warns you if you're about to wipe levels by saving a new game over an existi... Continue reading

  
• Ancient Knowledge
  November 23, 2024 by bulmabriefs144

  This is a mix of updates and bugfixes. -First, the save menu had a glitch (black screen) that I found when you cancel. So when I tried to fix that, I found another issue (for some reason it tried to r... Continue reading

  
• You Are Entering... (Insert Town Name Here)
  October 28, 2024 by bulmabriefs144

  Basically, I was in the middle of playing another RPG, and I got to thinking about how big a nuisance it is to be directed to go somewhere and not know if you're in the right place. While I decided ag... Continue reading

  
• Thieves Need Luck!
  September 05, 2024 by bulmabriefs144

  -This has a Luck stat, which affects Steal command, Aqorm's limit break, foraging, and the Puffer Fish item. -Fortunetellers detect your current luck grade, and allow you to buy a new one... Continue reading

  
• Oh, my Stars!
  August 31, 2024 by bulmabriefs144

  -Meteor system (though the chance of meteors falling is kinda small, and it doesn't add a whole lot to the game). Meteors are basically fallen stars, which in turn are fallen celestials. -Stars at nig... Continue reading

  
• Tides and Time...
  August 29, 2024 by bulmabriefs144

  -Fixed a potential glitch with leaving town screwing with your For Sale Sign (I'm not sure if it happens, but it seemed like it could happen under certain circumstance) -The map now offers a choice be... Continue reading

  
• It's Curtains For You!
  August 28, 2024 by bulmabriefs144

  -I mainly fiddled around with a curtain control system (opening, closing, and intermission curtains) -Post-GamePlus New Earth is canonically a flat Earth (with other worlds in concentric zones) but I... Continue reading

  
• Flat is Justice
  August 26, 2024 by bulmabriefs144

  -Since Oracle of Tao is based off a flat Earth model, I changed the way the moon goes (both now rise from east to west, but at different paces ) -Changed background contrast, the sun and moon now both... Continue reading

  
• Compatibility Upgrade
  May 27, 2024 by bulmabriefs144

  So basically, I upgraded the compatibility so that it works on Linux through EasyRpg Player. It doesn't run DynRPG though, so many of the features of the game are stripped down. The cool thing is that... Continue reading

  
• Romancing SaGa level system reform
  February 11, 2024 by bulmabriefs144

  Basically that, I upgraded Michael's leveling system. Before, it was kinda the Final Fantasy II model, where if you defend alot, you are upgrading Vit, if you attack alot, you upgrade Str, if you use... Continue reading

  
• Speak Friend and Enter
  January 22, 2024 by bulmabriefs144

  Decided to work on using things like the sun and moon to open certain pathways. Specifically: - Solar eclipse to reenter the Realm of Void after GamePlus. But you only enter a (intentionally) glitched... Continue reading

  
• You want the moon? Just say the word!
  January 11, 2024 by bulmabriefs144

  So I was playing Sea of Storms yesterday, and I got to a part where you could shift the sun and moon around to solve puzzles, and I was like, "You know? I can actually do this!" I was right too. I had... Continue reading

  
• Bugfixes and Weather Fix
  January 08, 2024 by bulmabriefs144

  So I did a few bugfixes and added some perks. -Interest system improved. The more monsters you kill off, the more the bank values your service. Interest starts at 0%, and can increase up to 10% if you... Continue reading

  
• Expanded Sunsets and Lunar Holidays
  December 28, 2023 by bulmabriefs144

  (The above isn't actual early game footage. Later on you can see sunrises and sunsets on the world map, but not during the early game) In this update, I expanded sunrises/sunsets/moon rising and setti... Continue reading

  
• Eclipses and Minor Holidays
  December 28, 2023 by bulmabriefs144

  Added lunar eclipses and solar eclipses at a low random chance each year. I also revised the full moon so it takes 29 days (more or less) as normal. Also, apparently a Jewish friend of mine said they... Continue reading

  
• Tax Season!
  December 24, 2023 by bulmabriefs144

  This is largely a feature update so no pretty pictures. 1. Isekai worlds now have monsters and personality changes to the towns. For example, Qurac has a peaceful town in the original version, but in... Continue reading
• New Worlds Await!
  December 20, 2023 by bulmabriefs144

  Basically, I made it so your ship is blocked from going south by an ice wall, but you can fly over the ice wall with your dragon. The dragon however, can only fly over during the winter (when the sun... Continue reading

  
• Sunrise, Sunset
  December 19, 2023 by bulmabriefs144

  So basically, I added several small (or not so small) updates. 1. I made a big sun do the panorama spin effect and fly by horizontally. The New Earth after the GamePlus is as realistic as possible. Be... Continue reading

  
• Age Check Codes
  December 01, 2023 by bulmabriefs144

  Basically, I made up a code that compares inputted time to a real time clock, and gives the Player's age. I used this for some things like wishing you happy birthday after a day passes (there is the p... Continue reading

  
• Cthulhu Update
  November 30, 2023 by bulmabriefs144

  So basically, I have a hidden dungeon where you fight Cthulhu, and this in addition to a similarly themed bounty hunt sidequest provide two opportunities to kick his butt. Well, or to get screwed over... Continue reading

  
• Minor Bugfix
  November 24, 2023 by bulmabriefs144

  This was a minor update. When I was getting more screenshots, I noticed that some menu text was in the wrong order. Other than this, the only other thing I changed was to switch the file from direct l... Continue reading