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jUnSOFT: Crawling Greatness @junsoftdev.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Once filled, you will gain up to 6 skills and new sets of classes to change into. These range from Novice, Advanced, Expert and Master classes. With a total of 37 classes, and hundreds of skills scattered among them, the customization in Scions of Alguen is near endless! More news will come soon!

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jUnSOFT: Crawling Greatness @junsoftdev.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

(CUSTOM) Skills are tied to the character's class in the Class Mastery System. To attain skills and the ability to reclass, players must first fill the characters' CM (Class Mastery) bar. This can be done through so actions in combat, and performing Follow-Up attacks will reward even more CM.

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jUnSOFT: Crawling Greatness @junsoftdev.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

New to this system is the Follow-Up mechanic. Striking weaknesses or scoring a critical hit will allow the attacker to deal an extra attack, potentially finishing off their target. Beware that this also applies to enemy attacks! Use Follow-Up to your advantage to defeat enemies efficiently!

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jUnSOFT: Crawling Greatness @junsoftdev.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

(COMBAT) Combat has reverted to a much simpler Agility-Based format for Scions of Alguen. Turns are performed after everyone has selected an action, and the player is able to see the order at which battlers will act.

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jUnSOFT: Crawling Greatness @junsoftdev.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Exploration Difficulty is here too! At the start of the game, you may choose between two sets of difficulties. One refers to combat, and like in Nian-Xi Prelude, alters the amount of damage dealt, received, EXP gained and now the rate at which ailments are inflicted upon the player.

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jUnSOFT: Crawling Greatness @junsoftdev.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

(EXPLORATION) Like in Nian-Xi Prelude, exploration through Alguen's many dungeons is done so in a 3D First Person perspective. But the world goes beyond its dungeons. You can travel Alguen in a 2D top down perspective, rest at various towns and complete quests for the non-adventurer folk.

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jUnSOFT: Crawling Greatness @junsoftdev.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

All that's really left of this dungeon is the post-clear cutscenes. The main character is able to start with 5 different skillsets depending on a personality test. This intro section was the one area it mattered the most, so I spent a few hours making sure each one of them was viable enough.

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jUnSOFT: Crawling Greatness @junsoftdev.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

#rpgmaker #rmmv #gamedev #indiedev #solodev #drpg #dungeoncrawler #scionsofalguen Finished the first dungeon of Scions! It's not too long (around an hour?) since it serves more as an intro/tutorial section. Switching to pixel art for tilesets (hopefully) made for a better look, too.

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jUnSOFT: Crawling Greatness @junsoftdev.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

#rpgmaker #art (Slight NSFW) Since I remembered they upped the amount of photos you can send at once: Current 10 favorite spirit/enemy designs I made, including a few from Scions of Alguen. These were pretty fun to design, both the art itself and their unique movesets the player has to deal with.

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jUnSOFT: Crawling Greatness @junsoftdev.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

(Afterword) Hello again! This is jUn (stylized as such because [DATA EXPUNGED] After the success of Nian-Xi Prelude half a year ago (that long?), I immediately went back to game dev once more. This time on Scions of Alguen, a game that will certainly be larger and more ambitious than Prelude.

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jUnSOFT: Crawling Greatness @junsoftdev.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

You are among the many who joined this year's admission process for one of these academies -- Durandal. With only the final exam remaining, you will become a pupil. But your journey will not end with just studies. Travel Alguen, and discover what it truly means to be an adventurer... (3/3)

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jUnSOFT: Crawling Greatness @junsoftdev.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Set in the same universe as Nian-Xi Chronicles, Scions of Alguen takes place in the year 890 of the Neo-Inemian calendar. Ever since the guilds were established centuries ago, many have trained mind and body to become adventurers. Fame, money, altruism; adventuring was a noble but risky goal. (2/2)

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jUnSOFT: Crawling Greatness @junsoftdev.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

#rpgmaker #rmmv #indierpg #drpg #dungeoncrawler #indiedev #solodev "From blood to blood, our resolve shall carry on..." Introduction Thread for Scions of Alguen ~ From the History of Lamagea -- a First Person Dungeon Crawler inspired by Megami Tensei, Class of Heroes and Wizardry. (1/1)

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jUnSOFT: Crawling Greatness @junsoftdev.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

#rpgmaker #rmmv This is still very early on, so there's a lot of RTP that remains here. Even so, I've advanced quite a lot this month! After enough progress for a prototype has been made, I'd like to make a closed playtest of sorts... Also just explain what I'm doing in general (lol).

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jUnSOFT: Crawling Greatness @junsoftdev.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

if you wonder why everything is so red, the answer is that it fit the mood. the real answer is that i was also replaying innocent sin recently and thought that fit the mood too.

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jUnSOFT: Crawling Greatness @junsoftdev.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

#rpgmaker #rmmv Posting again since it's more complete this time: UI Progress. The only things left would be the Battle UI and Minimap, both of which... I'm kinda not sure how to go about it but I guess if I got this far-

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jUnSOFT: Crawling Greatness @junsoftdev.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Still, progress has been made since the first time I talked about Durandal! I've got a general idea on where I want to take the story, and the most important game mechanics are done. See you all soon, hopefully!

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jUnSOFT: Crawling Greatness @junsoftdev.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

You can see the changes below. There isn't an "uncensored" version for Zombie Adventurer as it was changed while sketching (and ironically I don't think I can actually show the censored version here), but their arm was dangling at one point instead of being gone outright like in the final version.

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jUnSOFT: Crawling Greatness @junsoftdev.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

while making in-game portraits, I tend to draw the expressions separate from the rest of the artwork for easier editing. :|

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jUnSOFT: Crawling Greatness @junsoftdev.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

#rpgmaker #gamemusic #indiedev #solodev For #ScreenshotSaturday I... do not have actual screenshots yet! Still on the prototype part of development... So here's a snippet of the soundtrack for Project Durandal (Placeholder Title)! These themes should be for the earlygame.

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jUnSOFT: Crawling Greatness @junsoftdev.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Closest similarities I can think of was this promo art for Prelude being somewhat similar to this one from P3. But it was actually referencing Wizardry Xth! Ironically, this current project is more influenced by Xth as well as Class of Heroes (though it is more serious than CoH).

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jUnSOFT: Crawling Greatness @junsoftdev.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

That should be all for an "update" if it even counts as one. This new project is still too early in its development and right now I'm focusing on writing the script and finishing the main game mechanics. There's a lot of experimentation I'd like to see feedback on once it's out. See you all soon!

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jUnSOFT: Crawling Greatness @junsoftdev.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

As for these two and their story: It will still happen eventually, most likely after this and Main Nian-Xi. But the reason I didn't continue right now was due to it being very lore-heavy for a second entry. It just wasn't a good idea for it to appear so soon, since it might've been overwhelming.

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jUnSOFT: Crawling Greatness @junsoftdev.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

The general idea for this project is the same: To expand past what I made with Nian-Xi Prelude, both lore and gameplay-wise. All of Prelude took place in a single dungeon for the purpose of explaining the basics of its world. Now I'd like to actually show a larger portion of it in more detail.

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jUnSOFT: Crawling Greatness @junsoftdev.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

#rpgmaker I did post designs early on the RM Forums, but in regards to the next project: there has been a change of plans. Most drastic being the switch from MZ to MV. MV's a lot more customizable than MZ. Most of the (gameplay) skeleton is done, though. So I should have updates within July.

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jUnSOFT: Crawling Greatness @junsoftdev.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Thanks for the host! The Nian-Xi Chronicles: Prelude received its final content update this week, featuring a brand new quest, a new battle theme, QoL as well as various new designs for once palette swap enemies. The game is now fully complete, and I'm currently working on a brand new project!

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jUnSOFT: Crawling Greatness @junsoftdev.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

#nian-xi #rpgmaker #rmmz #dungeoncrawler #drpg #indiedev #solodev #gamedev #crpg #jrpg #promosky #artsky #indierpg #update #fantasy #oc #horror Update 1.3.0 for The Nian-Xi Chronicles: Prelude is now available! New Music, Art, Quests and bug fixes included! junsoft.itch.io/the-nian-xi-... Enjoy!

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jUnSOFT: Crawling Greatness @junsoftdev.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

#nian-xi #rpgmaker #rmmz #dungeoncrawler #drpg #indiedev #solodev #gamedev #crpg #jrpg If everything goes right this playtest, *Nian-Xi Prelude 1.3.0 should be released tomorrow*. Plenty of bug fixes were made because apparently I missed the most obvious stuff before. I had fun working on this!

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jUnSOFT: Crawling Greatness @junsoftdev.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

#gamedev #solodev #rpgmaker #rmmz #drpg #dungeoncrawler #art #oc #mythology #digitalart #promosky #crpg #ocart #artsky #horror #indiedev New enemy designs for the upcoming Version 1.3 of The Nian-Xi Chronicles: Prelude! These, quests, QoL features and more shall arrive next week!

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jUnSOFT: Crawling Greatness @junsoftdev.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

On the meanwhile, Prelude has been out for nearly three months by now, with moderate success (at least for an RM game from a dev that showed up less than a year ago). I could make an AMA of sorts for it and future projects. Though granted this account *is* small so I won't see much interest (haha).

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jUnSOFT: Crawling Greatness @junsoftdev.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

So, quick notices! - Nian-Xi Prelude V1.3 is still coming, though I'm not sure when. The new art is ready (example below), but not the programming (AKA the retry system, new events and fights). -Made enough tracks for the new project to fit an eventual prototype. Still refining mechanics though!

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jUnSOFT: Crawling Greatness @junsoftdev.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Sorry for being inactive these few months! Though I think that will remain so for a while... I've been busy, not necessarily on my RPG Maker projects but rather finishing up college. I wish I could post music files here, since that's what I've been doing the most on the side.

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jUnSOFT: Crawling Greatness @junsoftdev.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

Thanks for the host! The Nian-Xi Chronicles: Prelude has been out for nearly two months now to surprising success! Though I began another project, I'm coming back to Prelude for an extra update. Expect new enemies, art, music, QoL and a new endgame quest soon! junsoft.itch.io/the-nian-xi-...

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jUnSOFT: Crawling Greatness @junsoftdev.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

#rpgmaker #oc #ocart #illustration #digitalart #conceptart #rmmz #drpg #dungeoncrawler #promosky The two main characters for my next project: An old story set in the same universe as The Nian-Xi Chronicles...

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jUnSOFT: Crawling Greatness @junsoftdev.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

The Nian-Xi Chronicles: Prelude in 4 words: ~ Exploration ~ Quests ~ Combat ~ Customization Show your game in 4 words! Share and spread the drop! #indierpg #indiegame #drpg #crpg #dungeoncrawler #rpgmaker #rmmz #solodev #jrpg

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jUnSOFT: Crawling Greatness @junsoftdev.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

#rpgmaker #nian-xi #dungeoncrawler The Nian-Xi Chronicles: Prelude reached over 20 combined downloads (Game + Mini-Soundtrack) its first week, as well as one donation! Thank you so much for your support! A new update will be available somewhere around this week!

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jUnSOFT: Crawling Greatness @junsoftdev.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

Thank you for this #TurnBasedThursday! I recently released my first ever game: The Nian-Xi Chronicles: Prelude. It's a 3D Dungeon Crawler made in RPG Maker MZ, influenced by the likes of MegaTen, Wizardry and 7th Dragon. The game itself is around 10 hours, and it's available on itch io for free!

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jUnSOFT: Crawling Greatness @junsoftdev.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

#rpgmaker #rmmz #promosky #gamedev #drpg #dungeoncrawler #oc #indiegame #solodev #indiedev #crpg #jrpg The Nian-Xi Chronicles: Prelude is now fully available on Itch io and Gamejolt! Enjoy through a 10-Hour First Person Dungeon Crawler prologue, entirely for free! junsoft.itch.io/the-nian-xi-...

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jUnSOFT: Crawling Greatness @junsoftdev.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

#rpgmaker #indiegame #indiedev #solodev #rmmz #nian-xi #oc #promosky It's official! One day from now on! The Nian-Xi Chronicles: Prelude is releasing on February 9th!!! Thank you everybody who tried the demo, and those who playtested the full version. This would not have been possible without you.

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jUnSOFT: Crawling Greatness @junsoftdev.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

#rpgmaker Nian-Xi Prelude is done! Everything is finished, from story to gameplay. It took a year, but it's finally complete. Right now I'm going to do playtesting, which might take a while given the game's length (10 hours or so). But expect the game to arrive early on February! Stay tuned!

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jUnSOFT: Crawling Greatness @junsoftdev.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

I was supposed to be drawing but then I saw your post and couldn't resist.

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jUnSOFT: Crawling Greatness @junsoftdev.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

#rpgmaker #rmmz #solodev #indiedev #indierpg #nian-xi #dungeoncrawler #drpg #promosky #oc #gamedev The Third Floor Update Demo for The NIan-Xi Chronicles: Prelude is now live! Enjoy through the first 3-4 Hours of a DRPG inspired by MegaTen, Wizardry and 7th Dragon! junsoft.itch.io/the-nian-xi-...

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