Caliross is my current project, and the first one I am making using RPG Maker VX Ace. The idea is to have Zelda-esque puzzles and exploration, paired with a more open-ended RPG story (lots of branches and factions) and a turn-based combat system that doesn't drag fights for long, and doesn't use random encounters and other more annoying features some JRPG games have (this one still needs a lot of work before we get to the good stuff).
The setting is a classic high-fantasy one, with magic, monsters, etc. It has a few twists (but I can't talk much about them, since they would spoil some plot points), and I tried to make it similar to other games in the genre, while introducing new elements (that's why our heroine is a historian, rather than a simple adventurer).
As for the sexy stuff, if you know me, you know I like mind control, which will be featured heavily, but I also want to play a bit with corruption, humiliation, some transformations, etc. I am a pretty tame guy, so don't expect the more extreme fetishes to pop up (no vore, scat, bestiality, etc.).
If you want me to add more to this page, ask questions, and if I can answer them without spoiling stuff, I might update this with more info!
"no (...) bestiality"
ReplyDeletewhat
you can fuck dogs
hmm
As far as I am aware, my game has no fuckable dogs (unless you are saying I opened your eyes to the wonders of bestiality XD).
DeleteWould you mind telling me how do I deal with Catherine the Ghost?
ReplyDeleteOnce you get the second scene at night (when the protagonist finally becomes aware of the ghost) you get a quest in your journal. To get started on it, you should go talk to the high priestess in Tarkas.
DeleteBy the way, the page "Personal Caliross notes" works as a help page as well, so you can ask more questions there (and if you are lucky, someone might have asked it before). :)
Hi mdqp, I'm stuck at the second temple B1 floor the enigma with the braziers (from the 4 corners of the land came a bright light..) and I cant solve the puzzle for the chest at the left. Can you help me please?
ReplyDeleteSorry, I never got the message warning for this, apparently. I hope you solved somehow, or got to see the walkthrough, after all this time. Anyway,you must have only the 4 braziers at the corners, while all the other must be unlit.
DeleteIs there a way to skip certain chapters? I want to try out other paths, but I'd rather not go through everything again to get to them?
ReplyDeleteNot really, no. The game is too complicated to add such an option easily. I could think about it, but it's too fringe, so it's probably not worth the significant time investment.
Deletehi, you can make a deal with the black dragon, he can change paths of the game
Deletefor the noble goals mission, I got 5 votes, but it counted as a fail. If I needed 1 more vote, how do you learn the spells needed to impress Valentine?
ReplyDeleteDo you remember which votes you got? Also, did you check the walkthrough?
DeleteI got the votes from the Emperor, Fredrik, De Larek, Kairos and Rayne. I don't where to learn the Ritual Spell or the Pocket Dimension Spell. I checked the walkthrough and it doesn't say where to learn them (or I may have missed it).
DeleteLearning the Pocket dimension spell is fairly easy, but you need some time to study the book (so maybe keep a save before, in case you are running out of time for completing the quest).
DeleteIf you use detect magic near the mirror in your house, you'll see it is magical, and interacting with it allows you to enter it. There is a little puzzle to solve (use the push spell on the button, and run inside before the door closes again, to get the book).
Note, that you must also be smart enough to study spellbooks (I think I set the lower limit to 60).
For the other spell, check the second temple in the walkthrough, there should be details about a secret room you can reach as a fish.
thank you!
DeleteHow does one get to the pony girl scene?
ReplyDeleteYou must have met Lady Pendleton first. If you progress through the adventurers guild quests, you should eventually get a proposition to work as a bodyguard for a noble party, and then you'll meet her there (make sure you do your job properly, there).
DeleteFor the rest, it's just like normally becoming enslaved. Search "spider's nest" in the walkthrough, if you want to know more.
Thank you for the information. I did the following and got the scene but it doesn't seem to use or trigger the CG, is that normal? I also love the direction the scene is going, I hope it gets developed further :)
DeleteI think (unless I am confused about the versions) that there should be a CG even in the public release, but there is a bug so it remains dark (you might check the gallery to see if it unlocked there). Anyway, the next version will have at least one CG for sure, since I already have it in the game.
Deletehi, i finished the actual stage of the game, and i have some requests to make it better, i have a preggo fetish and why she can't run free while in preggo state in tow? and i like corruption too so if she cant transform in a succubus or something like it, it should be greate
ReplyDeleteHi there!
DeleteShe can't go around while pregnant because I didn't plan for it since the beginning, and there are a lot of interactions to consider, if you let players do that. At this stage, it's pretty much impossible to change.
I think a corrupt transformation might happen, but it depends on whether I'll have the time for it or not. There is plenty of unfinished stuff yet, so I need to work on that and on the main quest, before I consider adding completely new stuff. There are plans for a succubi brothel, so perhaps such a transformation might fit there.
Excuse me, how can I start the path of ponygirl?
ReplyDeleteFirst you need to do the 'Noblesse Oblige' mission, second mission for adventurer guild. Then go play blackjack in the slum to get enslaved. The will enable you to chose Pendleton as your owner.
DeleteHi there, I might be blind, but where can I find the Temple Of Spellbinding? I'm on Chapter 5 with a full moon (If that might affect it). I checked the walkthrough, but once again, I may have missed it.
ReplyDeleteIt's the pagoda visible from the world map (north-east from Rahib). It's where the fox girl lives (if you did that quest).
DeleteThank You!
Delete^_^
Deletealso, where can I find a person to man the lighthouse? It's not that important but it makes my completionist side uncomfortable.
ReplyDeleteIn the mines (after you clear them) one of the workers will tell you about something he lost. You can find it in a small pool of water in the mines (you need to turn into a fish).
DeleteWhen you take it back to him, he'll confide to you he'd like a different job, so you can offer him the position. Actually, I should also make him available for another job, now that you reminded me of him! XD
Thanks!
Deletehi in the walkthrough of the third temple it said that to resolve the strawmen puzzle i have to burn it but i cant get 4 of them on fire at same time because the aiming is too slow how im i supose to do it
ReplyDeleteYou can make the cursor "run" by holding shift, like with the normal character. You should have enough time that way.
DeleteHello, I would to escape from the Temple number 2 after receiving the fish transformation. I always jump to the water and swim in the pool and nothing happens. Could you please tell what should I do next?
ReplyDeleteThank you
You can transform back into a regular person if you are near a walkable surface. You need to go to the spells menu (the shortcut is the "W" key), as a fish you should have only the spell to turn back into your normal form.
DeleteO, thank you a lot!
ReplyDeleteCan I ask you something?
Are you plaining in the nearest future to do something with His Emperor and his harem ? I love how actually he is a little bit shy.
Have a nice day!
I am writing a few scenes for the harem path this month. If you are playing the free version, you'll have to wait until march to see the new content, though.
DeleteSo question.
ReplyDeleteIs there a direct homepage link to where I can download the game, or a wiki and so on?
Totally new to this, found it by complete luck, and was like "what the heck, I'll give this a shot"
On the sidebar, there should be a link to my patreon page, which also contains a link to the latest free version (the game gets updated each month).
DeleteIf you can't open the Patreon page for whatever reason, I am also on itch.io:
https://mdqp.itch.io/caliross
I confess I look forward to our MC discovering that the uncle is behind the outcasts. After all as Sonia says "Many are displeased that the king can't use magic" or so her unnamed sources say. You see the royal family tree if you escape the outcast base and read the family tree book. Sorry I posted this elsewhere. I am technologically impaired as far as what goes where
ReplyDeleteDon't worry, you can post it here, or down the latest post, it's fine either way. Under a newer post it's more likely to be noticed by other players as well, though, so if you are interested in a wider conversation, that's the way to go.
DeleteThere is a bit of a twist with the Outcasts, but no spoilers! I'll say that the uncle is up to no good, however, as you guessed. ^_^
I am enjoying Caliross tremendously, so thank you very much.
ReplyDeleteBut I am completely baffled at the end of the second temple: I can't get out. There must be something obvious I'm missing. Or, I'm the only person with a bug.
I have interacted with the statue and I have the fish transformation, but I can't leave. There is a non-walkable section between me and the portals out. The elephant-weight stone door is shut, so I can't leave that way. I can see no way to jump the non-walkable section or fill it in. If I try to transform to explore the pool in case there's a submerged tunnel, I get a message that maybe I should save transforming for when it'll be really useful - but when I got the transformation, the text read "Eh, I guess this will be useful to leave this room, though." I really can not see how.
What have I missed?
Hey there, glad to hear you are liking the game!
DeleteOnce you get the fist transformation, you can use it on the non-walkable section to the left to swim through it (that area is actually filled with water, like many areas of the temple) and then transform back to reach a way to leave the temple.
There is also a secret room in the temple you can only reach with the fish transformation. You can check the walkthrough for more details, if you want. :)
Hello! I am currently following the guide and I am kinda stumped at one part. You can apparently invite Dryad and Mermaid into your pocket dimension, but I have no idea how to do it, since the only option I have is to go to the Trophy room.
ReplyDeleteAm I missing something out, or need to do something, since there is no mentioning of this in the guide? Would be glad to find a solution :)
The process should be:
Delete1. Know the pocket dimension spell
2. Talk to the girls, you should eventually be able to mention them moving in with you.
3. Go to your house in Tarkas and use the book you used to create the trophy room (it should now have an option to create a room for the specific girl).
4. When you create the new room, you should get a cutscene as they move in automatically.
I played this game a while ago from the 0.79 version and though i'll wait for the 1.0 version there's a few things that sound like they could improve the experience a bit
ReplyDeleteI remember there not being a way to naturally increase inhibitions, and a small idea I got is to maybe have reading in the library get that niche, that way it doesn't become outclassed after Lea.
I have no idea how hard this can be in rpg maker but a 'theater mode' for most events and routes to see them again more easily if it is not too hard for some quality of life maybe?
About Lea if you are still trying to find a way to continue the freedom route without harming you gameplay wise what about moving them somewhere (For the guy I don't know never used him because Lea effects are just better) like the teahouse, the red dune, the theater or even the bar as a 'job' area and maybe that super expensive house in Tarkas that does nothing as their new 'home' where you could access the slave gameplay rewards.
Also really biased but maybe letting dye Erica hair, the tattoo artist exists and I don't remember his customization affecting the gallery so it would be no different for hair.
If none of this things appeal to you it's fine the game and the little left to finish are good too.
Glad you like the game. :)
DeleteFor inhibitions I was against allowing them to raise again for a few reasons: for once, having them low doesn't impact things negatively (I don't think you are ever forced to do anything). Secondly, it's a bit weird logically to regain them, and finally some sequence of scenes check only for the first scene if you meet the inhibitions requirement, and not in the follow-up (so you could get into racy stuff even with high inhibitions at that point).
Sadly, replays are hard to retrofit into the game, or to be more accurate, it takes a lot of time, since I manually have to check the map where the scene is, copy/paste it, then remove any logic element (usually certain variables and switches are changed during scenes), and then add what's necessary to unlock the scene after it's first seen in the game (also edit them if there is anything that wouldn't work or that would make things difficult, like if the scene takes place in multiple maps, or if there are cutscenes with the regular sprites, and so on). It's a breeze if you plan for it in the beginning, but now it would be a real pain to do, and would take a few months.
I think Lea's story arc works as is for her freedom, even if she stays with you afterwards. It's something to consider, though.
I didn't want to dye Erica's hair for a few reasons: First of all, it's very noticeable, so if I don't change it in the artwork, I think it's more of an eyesore than not having the tattoos. Most importantly, though, I can't easily change the hair color of the sprite and talking head either (they are often reset in various places of the game to the default look when you change clothes, for example). Like for the replay, it would be much different if I planned for it at the start, but now it's really messy to include.
Sorry for shooting down all the suggestions. I actually like some of the ideas (and I regret not having them before), but sometimes it's just not very feasible to work on them, even if they are good.