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[Released] Chao Resort Island! (Fan-Game)

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Chao Resort Island is a 2.5D Chao raising game available for PC and Mac!
The game takes place on a tropical island which hosts multiple resorts for you to raise your Chao in.

Standard Features:
  • Playable Characters – raise your Chao as either Sonic, Shadow, or Knuckles
  • Egg Colors - purchase 13+ different egg colors
  • Multiple Fruits - feed your Chao different fruits to raise multiple stats
  • Toys and Interactive Objects – let your chao interact with different items to increase its intelligence level
  • Chao Alignments – Neutral, Hero, and Dark (Influenced by the 3 characters)
  • Chao Abilities – from swimming, to flying, to running, to playing musical instruments
  • Chaos Drives – boost your Chao’s individual stats (Extension Version Only)
  • *24 Chao limit – raise up to 8 Chao per resort
Special Features:
  • Time and Season change - set based on your computer's clock and calendar (+adjustable)
  • Hats and Accessories - dress your Chao to help them stand out from the rest
  • Gamepad Support – play with an external controller (Xbox 360/One Interface)
  • Chao Games – test your Chao’s skills through resort activities that correspond to each stat
  • Online Updates – get updates without having to manually download them (PC Only)
  • Bulletin Board – read my blog posts and update info in-game via online
  • Secret Events – receive an exclusive prize during events that occur throughout the year
(*)early version of this game comes with only 2 resorts


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Creator & Programmer – Nefault1st

Graphic Artists – Nefault1st (alias “Kainoso”) & Goncas23

3D Modeler/Texture Artist – Nefault1st

*most graphic material included such as backgrounds and sprites originate from official Sonic games © SEGA®

Music Composer – Nefault1st (alias “nekkosu”)

Contributors:

Faseeh – ‘Music theme’ for Resort Center

Bluukio – ‘Promo artwork’ for Chao Resort Island

BlackAce – ‘Programming assistance’ for Chao Games

Neocraftz1553 – ‘3D model’ of Resort Center (building)

BDPvPro – ‘Feline Ears & Snorkel Mask sprites’ for Tops and Accessories

QA Testers:

ChronosZX

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AlexRevamped

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Re: Chao Resort Island! (Fan-Game)

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This looks incredibly impressive. What else do you plan on adding to the game before the official release?
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Damn, dude this looks great so far! I can't wait to play this. It's like a mix of Animal Crossing and Sonic :0
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If the actual Resort Island isn't a part of this I will be extremely bothered by your name choice.

That aside, this looks extremely good, or to be closer to the source material, Image
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Glad you guys like it! For now this is all I have planned before release. Since I will be able to include updates via online, I can include extra features in the future while still developing my main game. This way I can assure you the game will get done and won't suffer the same fate as most of the fan-games.
chaoadventures wrote:If the actual Resort Island isn't a part of this I will be extremely bothered by your name choice.

That aside, this looks extremely good, or to be closer to the source material, Image
Haha thanks! With what I have planned for the other areas, I don't think you'll be disappointed xD
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Nice job! I look forward to trying this out. :darkhappy:
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Sorry for the lack of updates! I recently moved and I don't have internet setup yet.
I've managed to get a lot done in the past few weeks, so I'll attempt to periodically post everything I've done during that time.

Here's one for today:
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Chao are now able to wear hats and accessories! Like food and other items, they can be bought from the shop.

Some of them will also be available in different colors:
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Different colored hats and accessories will be available via prizes from the mini-games!
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This looks very well done! I can't wait until it's released :chaohappy:

There should be a chao storage system IMO, that way you can have as many chao as you want, just not all at once.

Also, here's a few suggestions:

  • Dark Chao sleep in the day and wake up at night by default, and vice versa for Hero/Neutral Chao.
  • Normal plants grow in the day and grow slower in the night, vice versa for Dark plants.
  • Chaos Drive animation should be shorter and have some sparkle particle effects when finished.
  • A way to get character chao. Maybe through mini games, races, etc, or through reincarnation(Example: Power-Fly-Red Chao that is wearing a Red Chao egg shell turns into a knuckles chao when it reincarnates)
  • Maybe have Special chao as a reward for winning races? Maybe against others online? Maybe as events? Special chao act like regular chao, they just look cool.


Those are just a few off the top of my head. :blink:
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Neo wrote:This looks very well done! I can't wait until it's released :chaohappy:

There should be a chao storage system IMO, that way you can have as many chao as you want, just not all at once.

Also, here's a few suggestions:

  • Dark Chao sleep in the day and wake up at night by default, and vice versa for Hero/Neutral Chao.
  • Normal plants grow in the day and grow slower in the night, vice versa for Dark plants.
  • Chaos Drive animation should be shorter and have some sparkle particle effects when finished.
  • A way to get character chao. Maybe through mini games, races, etc, or through reincarnation(Example: Power-Fly-Red Chao that is wearing a Red Chao egg shell turns into a knuckles chao when it reincarnates)
  • Maybe have Special chao as a reward for winning races? Maybe against others online? Maybe as events? Special chao act like regular chao, they just look cool.


Those are just a few off the top of my head. :blink:
Hey thanks! I like your chao storage idea, maybe if this becomes big enough I'll consider creating one!
As for your other suggestions:
- That doesn't sound like a bad idea! Since it's system time based, I'll probably need to limit the amount of chao that sleep during those times, since you're likely there to play with them.
- Plant growth won't exist, but I'll see if I can do something similar with the resort fruit.
- Special Fx are definitely being considered for that and much more. Once the sfx are done for the drive intake, I'll adjust the animation length.
- Character chao will likely be given out as either contest prizes, in-game prizes, or extension DLC rather than via formulas. The amount of coding it took to get everything to this point is astounding and I'd like to avoid extending production time to create these things.
- Previous point, however I have created a luck-based chao that will come out of a normal egg all white and sparkly. The chance is pretty slim, kinda like shiny pokemon. Hope that sounds interesting!

Thanks for the suggestions!
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A (few) quick questions, what is this game coded in and are you currently accepting help? :thinking:
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I'm using Game Maker 8 to program this. I am actually looking for additional sprite artists that would like to help with creating more hats and accessories for the chao to wear. It'd be great to have someone who's into 3D modeling and texturing. As you can probably tell, I'm pretty fresh at that. :chaocry:
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Nefault1st wrote:I'm using Game Maker 8 to program this. I am actually looking for additional sprite artists that would like to help with creating more hats and accessories for the chao to wear. It'd be great to have someone who's into 3D modeling and texturing. As you can probably tell, I'm pretty fresh at that. :chaocry:
I could help with that :wink:

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I'm also into spriting, but I don't have any examples at the moment
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That's cool! You seem more than capable of handling basic shapes.
And no problem, just send me a pm and we can discuss the modeling and sprites further!
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It looks very neat, like a fleshed out version of the TCG from Sonic Advance. Very excited to see some more progress when you get there!
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Nice work!!!
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Nano wrote:It looks very neat, like a fleshed out version of the TCG from Sonic Advance. Very excited to see some more progress when you get there!
Yimoo wrote:Nice work!!!
Thanks! I'm really happy to hear that! :D

New updates!
All 3 influential type characters will be officially in the game:
Sonic -> Hero
Shadow -> Dark
Knuckles -> Neutral

I've decided to add Knuckles for multiple reasons:
1. To add a neutral influence - this will save people from switching between characters just to keep the chao balanced
2. To understand how difficult it would be to add additional characters (not so easy unfortunately) - each character takes about 88 frames of animation to complete
3. I like Knuckles

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If you need any help locating certain resources let me know. I'm too busy with my own game to help directly, but I'd be happy to contribute any files you may need.
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Here's why Knuckles doesn't fit being in the neutral role.

- Hasn't told sonic to get off of his island for years
- Has fought alongside sonic multiple times and on his team
- Tikal would work better
- Add Tikal as another neutral option she's my waifu
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Triert wrote:Here's why Knuckles doesn't fit being in the neutral role.

- Hasn't told sonic to get off of his island for years
- Has fought alongside sonic multiple times and on his team
- Tikal would work better
- Add Tikal as another neutral option she's my waifu
I think if any character is going to be neutral Knuckles is a decent fit. Personality-wise he's a jerk and he gets into fights with Sonic a lot. He's a good character overall but if any main Sonic character is a good fit I think it's Knuckles. I don't know if you planned on including them but if any characters are truly neutral it would be Shadow and Chaos. Shadow isn't evil but he isn't good either, and Chaos is good-hearted but vengeful and morally grey at best. E123 Omega and Rouge are sort of neutral, they don't really act on good and evil intentions just whatever benefits them.

Tikal is a very good-hearted character, there's really no way to describe her as neutral. She tried desperately to protect the Chao on Angel Island, befriended Chaos and kept him tame, guided the player in spirit form thousands of years later, and helped to calm Chaos when he went on his rampage and almost destroyed a city.
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Well, once it releases, I'll immediately play it! ^~^
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It's been a while since I last posted, but I'll be happy to announce that the fan game is finally finished and is available for both PC and Mac! :surprise:
You can download either version from my website: https://nefault1st.wordpress.com/downlo ... rt-island/
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This is extremely cool! Its everything I always wanted the TCG to be and more!
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Beautiful work. I might work on a walkthrough/game guide for this fangame, it's really cool.
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Congrats! Do you have more plans for it, or are you done with the project?
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