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Trials of Cascadia

4 months

The new trailer is back! A lot better than the original I had to make to get Steam up and running last year Wishlist for a hopeful late 2025 release (and an eventual Switch port)

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@LunesisStudios

4 months

@Cromwelp The best marketing is a solid product and word of mouth, players don't trust advertisers but they trust other players

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2 years

After more than four thousand hours of development, the playable demo is finally available on Steam

Trials of Cascadia on Steam

As the son of a farmer, Isaac had always dreamt of one day becoming a Paladin like the Chosen Hero, Zvarus. After a year of training, Isaac sets off with his sword and holy book alongside his friend...

store.steampowered.com

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2 months

Hello! I'm looking for voice actors to record a few battle quips for three particular characters. I'm not going to do full story VA rn, but it's possible one day with enough support. Please do not apply in this thread, send me a message with your current demo reel. Thanks! 1/5

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2 years

Thanks for 800 followers!!

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@LunesisStudios

3 months

While big AAA studios like EA are busy accidently deleting their games from user's libraries, small indie game 'Trials of Cascadia' is working hard on implementing low memory unique item IDs and Diablo style gem socketing for equipment in MZ!! Say what???🤯🛡️💎

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@LunesisStudios

2 months

Hate being restricted to a grid? Love Chrono Trigger? Well good news, Trials of Cascadia has finally implemented full 8D pixel movement! Now you can run in circles n stuff!

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@LunesisStudios

2 years

If you stand still for a few seconds on the overworld map, you'll get a panoramic view of your location. It can be a good way to scout points of interest in the distance #JRPG #indiedev #RPGMaker

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1 year

That's as good as it gets for tonight #jrpg #turnbased #indiedev

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2 years

Went a little harder on this one

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2 years

Even Smores will get some love in this update

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@LunesisStudios

1 month

I know I've been quiet lately working on top secret stuff, so here is some shredding new battle music for the second continent by @ L_AnonymeDev_

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@LunesisStudios

3 months

Some fresh backgrounds for the new camera

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@LunesisStudios

6 months

My mom died 2 years ago today. I know I will finish this game because I am going to dedicate it to her, and my friend's dad who also passed recently. They were the ones who enabled us to enjoy all of those great SNES games during our childhood

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@LunesisStudios

2 months

I always thought the fights where you got to control General Leo and Sephiroth were cool. Do you like it when you get to control an OP character for a few battles? I even made a couple new special abilities for him

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@LunesisStudios

2 years

Trying out an alternative overworld tileset, what do you think?

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@LunesisStudios

2 months

Another title screen masterpiece by @ Aeghite. Hand drawn art on the left vs my old stock asset rehue, not even a comparison

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1 month

NPCs will get annoyed with you

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7 months

Some people say my game reminds them of Golden Sun, well I added a map tilt while walking left and right on the world map

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@LunesisStudios

2 years

New water animations in action! #screenshotsaturday

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6 months

Now you can earn passive boosts by achieving certain "related" milestones in combat. For instance, to unlock the Max HP boosts, you must first take a certain amount of damage in combat. To unlock the Defense boosts, you must guard a certain number of times, etc

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@LunesisStudios

3 months

Time to replace those smeary old default parallax backgrounds with some brand-new hand drawn, multilayer art by Aeghite! Hope you like it! New vs Old:

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@LunesisStudios

4 months

You like bipedal steampunk mechs that shoot lasers? We got bipedal steampunk mechs that shoot lasers!

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@LunesisStudios

4 months

The indie game I'm making, and also three games that have nothing to do with it

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@LunesisStudios

26 days

Instead of minigames being rare random encounters on the world map, they will now appear as little sparkles in random spots. This way you can choose if you want to interact with them or not, and it also gives you a reason to go off the road

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@LunesisStudios

1 year

After suffering for days over the battle UI, I think I am ok with it... for now😈 #JRPG #IndieDev #RPGMaker

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@LunesisStudios

2 years

If Mondrus casts an offensive elemental spell while using the 'Harmony' augment, it will heal any party members who currently have a shield of that same element. You can apply elemental shields to others by casting Hydration, Verdance, and Geostasis on them.

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@LunesisStudios

1 year

Aiya's support buff is slightly OP, and I like it that way #wishlistwednesday

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@LunesisStudios

1 year

Hmm, maybe I will add more hidden treasure areas on the world map #JRPG

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@LunesisStudios

2 years

Congratulations to @gui_app_gui for being our 1,200th follower!!!

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@LunesisStudios

2 years

Working on getting the lag out for older computers. Replaced the scrolling backgrounds and refined the attack sequence to be smoother.

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@LunesisStudios

2 years

For the final character, we have Sakura the assassin. Aiya's right-hand woman and most trusted confidant, she uses lightning speed and evasion, as well as her ninjitsu to harness water, earth, and wind for weakening enemies. Unlike Mondrus, she's only good at one thing... death.

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@LunesisStudios

1 year

Party members that are in the reserve party can randomly jump in and lend a hand with their own unique buffs and debuffs, making sure that even your non-favorite characters are not collecting dust #JRPG #IndieDev #RPGMaker

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@LunesisStudios

2 years

Mondrus' water magic + Isaac's sword = Wave Blade!

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@LunesisStudios

1 month

So does anyone here remember Ogre Battle for the SNES?

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@LunesisStudios

1 year

I did end up updating my world map tiles to @WinlusoftGames 's new set, I think it looks much prettier #screenshotsaturday #JRPG

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@LunesisStudios

2 years

Keep your eyes peeled for new secrets in the upcoming mega-patch...

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@LunesisStudios

1 year

It's draining to work a 40 hour job, have a house and marriage to tend to, and spend all of your remaining time working on your passion project until 1am. I'll probably be working at a slower pace now that I'm happy with the state of the demo, for my own sanity

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@LunesisStudios

2 years

I got more downloads on Steam in one day, than I did on Itch in one year

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@LunesisStudios

1 year

Sarberos is the 7th boss, an ancient and legendary chimera that terrorizes the people living in the untamed northern reaches. He can stack bleed, burn, seeping venom and even a darkness dot that can silence the one who cures it #screenshotsaturday #jrpg #indiedev #RPGMakerMZ

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@LunesisStudios

2 years

The Trials of Cascadia demo has been re-released! Controller preferred. I've done my best to check for bugs so please let me know if you find any

Trials of Cascadia by Lunesis Studios

A classic full length JRPG inspired by the nostalgia of the 90's

lunesis-studios.itch.io

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@LunesisStudios

2 years

You can pet the dog... but can you suplex the train?

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@LunesisStudios

5 months

Welcome to the finest pub in Luxidor, the Pious Pint! The first round is on us! Which drink would you like to order off of our menu today?🍹 Commissioned from the wonderfully awesome Aeghite

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@LunesisStudios

3 months

Who stayed up until 6am updating the status bars so each character could have their own matching color? This guy!

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@LunesisStudios

2 years

Last one finished! Now back to bug testing😭

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@LunesisStudios

1 month

The opening cutscene just got the "HD-2D" treatment. Don't sue me Square!

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@LunesisStudios

6 months

The time has come to cross the great land bridge into the 2nd part of the game. Only took 2 years and 7 months!

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@LunesisStudios

3 months

This #screenshotsaturday is actually the third anniversary of ToC's development! To celebrate, we're implementing a new pseudo-3D panning camera in battle for some Octopath vibes

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@LunesisStudios

9 months

What kind of RPG would it be without a proper train battle? (Train car courtesy of my incredible GIMP skills)

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@LunesisStudios

11 days

Hey, now you can finally see what all those overhead icons actually do!

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@LunesisStudios

2 years

I thought camping at 100 Pwr was kind of lame, so I am now making it consume your entire bar to give you a super OP buff for five turns.. use it wisely! #JRPG #IndieDev #RPGMaker

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@LunesisStudios

7 months

Last night I thought to myself, wouldn't it be cool to make an alternate title screen... IN SPACE? But it was midnight, and I had to wake up in 7 hours go to work the next day. Fortunately, time has passed, and we are now currently in the present/future, where I have made this:

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@LunesisStudios

2 years

Still working on Smoke Forest map #2 , plus new window skin and font #screenshotsaturday

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2 years

I hope someone will get the pun #screenshotsaturday

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2 years

Coming eventually to Trials of Cascadia: 8 directional character sprites courtesy of the prestigious @RobertPineroArt

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@LunesisStudios

8 months

Finally figured out the ice/earth attack between Zayne and Aiya.. how does this look? Next up is the lightning/water dual tech between Zayne and Mondrus

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@LunesisStudios

2 years

I felt using Magic Mirror as the Sand Guardian's mechanic was a copout, so I got rid of that and gave him Call of Earth, which makes him strong to physical but weak to magic, and Call of Wind, which does the opposite. He can only cast the corresponding element in each phase

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@LunesisStudios

2 months

"Whilst" we listen to more of your voice demos over the weekend, we also finally got this hotly anticipated (by me) code back. Now, depending on how efficiently you perform in each battle, you can get up to 10 stacking bonuses! Endorphins!!

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@LunesisStudios

1 year

Working on new cut in effects #turnbasedthursday #JRPG #IndieDev #rpgmaker

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1 year

Time to finally update basic attack animations and sfx #JRPG #Indiedev #RPGMaker

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@LunesisStudios

3 months

Now instead of just selling monster junk to vendors for piddly amounts of gold, you can trade them in 10 at a time (plus fee) for mystery boxes that have a rare chance of rewarding you with legendary gems and other goodies! And don't think of save scumming, I implemented seeds!

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1 year

Gotta redo these as well now #turnbasedthursday #JRPG #Indiedev #rpgmaker

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@LunesisStudios

1 year

Time for Zayne's Dual Techs. First one is Vortex Dash #JRPG #turnbased #indiedev

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@LunesisStudios

2 years

More world map glow ups #screenshotsaturday

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@LunesisStudios

2 years

You will randomly get different title screen backgrounds

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@LunesisStudios

2 years

Well, that was a lot of work. Steam demo soon

Trials of Cascadia on Steam

As the son of a farmer, Isaac had always dreamt of one day becoming a Paladin like the Chosen Hero, Zvarus. After a year of training, Isaac sets off with his sword and holy book alongside his friend...

store.steampowered.com

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@LunesisStudios

9 months

Been working on this multi-part mech boss all weekend. The body is only vulnerable after you either disable its legs, or wait for it to overload from Arachno Beam

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1 year

Some freshly updated fishbois #jrpg #wishlistwednesday

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2 years

Trying out brand new @Visustella tilt shift for quasi #Octopath style diorama effect

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@LunesisStudios

1 year

Somebody on Reddit suggested that it was difficult to get an idea of how much damage was being done with multi-attacks, so I added a damage and hit counter #JRPG #indiedev #TurnBasedThursday

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@LunesisStudios

2 years

New screen droplets effect for intro

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3 months

Let's see if we can't get the Chain mechanic working again! Instead of basing it on individual hits, I based it on a damage threshold so you can't cheese it with low damage multi-hit attacks, and it will reset if your party takes any sort of damage. Added stars and color gradient

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@LunesisStudios

2 years

What do you all think of this title screen? Amazing character art done by @RobertPineroArt

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9 months

If you attack him during Defensive Stance (blue), he will gain stacks of Tension, which increase the damage of Ground Smash and number of Whirlwinds in Offensive Stance (red). Save your best attacks for when he's winded and vulnerable #screenshotsaturday

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7 months

Making sure the characters line up in the menu

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@LunesisStudios

2 years

But can Bakin do... dual techs? 🤔

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2 years

Taking a short ferry ride from Northglen to Port Valus, a bit of a reprieve after the Smoke Forest and the Cursed Mines #screenshotsaturday

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@LunesisStudios

2 months

Check out these new lava monster designs! There is Sizzleshell, the magma snail! Scorchclaw, the molten crustacean! And... STEVE!!

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@LunesisStudios

2 years

Not all is as it appears to be...

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@LunesisStudios

7 months

Isaac~Paladin⚔️ Orman~Guardian🛡️ Aiya~Conjurer🪄 Mondrus~Geomancer🌍 Zayne~Scrapper👊 Kasumi~Assassin🐍 Bernard~Engineer🛠️ Party art by @RobertPineroArt #screenshotsaturday

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3 months

Camping with the party⛺️

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2 years

Hopefully you are not too shocked that I finally did another special attack

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@LunesisStudios

2 years

Working on some more skill augments for each character to increase player choice. Now Isaac's Cure can heaI, add magic defense, and increase the turn count for non-elemental status immunity. Have seriously thought about doing some sort of visual talent tree as well.

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2 years

Give it up Orman, you're just not her type #screenshotsaturday

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2 years

Smithy finally has a hammer!

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2 years

Working on optimizing FPS for all machines

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8 months

You'll eventually get to play as the dark elf prince Keldric during the middle part of the game, just to give a small taste of the power you'll be facing at the story's climax. Blood magic anyone?

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1 year

Tried to make cut ins look better

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2 years

Mess around and find out

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8 months

Told myself I'd get something done today, and I still have 4 minutes! For her damage subclass, each time Kasumi deals damage, she'll gain a stack of Serpent's Reflexes, which increases agility and can stack up to 30 times. It also contributes to the damage of Serpent Strike

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@LunesisStudios

2 years

More work on the ash and soot covered Smoke Forest. You don't want to hug these trees! #JRPG #IndieDev #RPGMaker

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@LunesisStudios

2 months

Me realizing hiring dozens of professional voice actors means I'll also have to write a professional script

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2 years

Working on the next character, Zayne the Scrapper. I made some very basic action sequences for him long ago, but they were in need of some updates:

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2 years

Here is the completed version from yesterday, now just need to add some monsters:

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4 months

I got a hot take for ya

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4 months

@DavidBHayter I can see it

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9 months

This boss trio gains buffs from their fallen comrades. Kill the healer, and the other two will gain a life regeneration buff. Maybe it's better to kill them last?