Rune Knight's Colored Dragons (Ferus)

Hey guys,

Today I'm gonna share with you Rune Knight's Dragon mounts with some different colored Ferus (Dragons) that you'll be able to obtain through Quests, and/or Buy able tickets to redeem to NPCs.

(Please note designs and functions are subject to change)

These won't change any skills or preferences besides color of the mount, and it won't effect your current dye selection since it's a whole new sprite file that gets replaced with the current ones.

So in short, these won't be available until ALL the color dye files (Palettes) are complete so that your Rune Knight can still travel with the dye you bought along with the new mounts color.

These options will become available with other class mounts as well, so keep an eye out for 'em in the future, of course tho. I'll update you guys when I can.

Thats it for now, Enjoy!

Ragnarok Online Mobile Story *Update

Well, as promised I was gonna keep you guys updated with the new RO Mobile Story for newer cell phones. Today I'm gonna show you guys the GvG, 20vs20 systems, along with some extra updates extending the pervious mechanics of the current development.

What has been added and changed from last update?

• Classes that can be found currently and used have been finalized which are all classes up to 2-1. However, 2-2 classes are currently being developed and will be patched through with your services once it's complete.

• Also, the maps are rotatable now. Alittle laggy when using it and the map sizes had to be reduced to keep it from killing the phone but it works.

• Current Town Maps are: Prontera, Geffen, and Izulde. Each containing 16 maps around each town as well. Plus there are plans for development for Prontera sewers.

• Durning Quests, NPCs that are needed to be talked to will give you a guided path on your maps and light up on who needs to be talked to.

• Quests will enable you to goto dungeons to battle with MVPs 1 on 1.

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Onward to the juicy stuff !!!

GvG/Guild System/Party System/Friend List

Most of the data from your main RO account CAN be wired from the PC-to-Mobile. So any existing, registered friends, to guild, to party's will be instantly transferred to your mobile account.

Not much to really say about the GvG besides there you have it, find friends with your cells and/or PC to join up and go make a guild to go do WoE anytime anywhere on your mobile device!

(Note: this doesn't connect via LIVE to the PC-MMORPG servers so you can't go head to head with your servers current guilds, only the Mobiles server's guilds. Exp and prizes for the guild do however get wired back to your PC account.)

Only 2 towns can be taken over which is of course Prontera and Geffen. Plans for expansion are underway depending on the amount of players that flood the mobile GvG grounds.

As always guys, I'll keep you updated when I can, remember this is still in it's development stages. Thats it for now, Hope you enjoyed!

Expected time-frame for kRO Sakray 3-2 sprite patches

Hey guys,

Small post today I wanted to let you guys know of prior to my post awhile ago on the Shadow Chasers this is the time-frame we're expected to finally upload the sprites to kRO's Sakray-R server. It takes about 3-4 weeks to finalize and upload the next sprite onto the patcher if things change I'll update you guys.

• Shadow Chaser - April
• Wanderer & Minstrel (AKA: Clown) - May (*released: JUNE)
  
• Shura - June (*released: July)
• Royal Guard - September (*released: Augs.)
• Sorcerer - Mid/Late September
• Generic (Genetic) - October (*S type Homunculus will be added)
  

Please note design, dates, and expected classes may vary

Well I hope you guys enjoy!

Ragnarok Online Gashapons!

Last Week I was given a gift from the RO team. And I just wanted to say:

Thank You guys!

If you want your own set of 6 you can visit the RPC events and Regional that are going around. (By the way GM Yuffiel has my SD (F) Merchant, LOL. Thus why theres only 5)

RO DS coming to the US! + Details!

XSEED Games have been working closely with GungHo in order to try to get the license for RO for sometime now, and it seems like after today's Press Conference, it's been officially confirmed that it WILL begin being translated and ported for US households. Winter of 2009 it's aimed to be released.

If your not aware of Ragnarok going to the Nintendo DS, this is chance to get all the details. I've provided you with some info down below.

Specs:
Unit- Nintendo DS
Rating- E (for everyone)
3 Save slots
Maps - No 360 rotation of the Maps unlike in (PC) Ragnarok, flat 2d-3D look alike BGs.
Music - Semi-Remixed versions of (PC) RO.
Sound FX - Ported Sound FXs from (PC) RO along with some new ones that do apply.
Cut Scenes - There are parts for the story line you'll see the sprites and events act on its own.
Opening - There is a quick mini CG opening of just the main characters clip arts moving across the screen.

Game Modes:
Story
Wifi ( you and your friends (1-3 players) will battle through a 50 floor random dungeon called Mirage Tower collecting items and Exp, restrictions do apply there and certain conditions must be made to proceed to the next floor. )Game play methods:
3 Save slots
Walking - Taping or holding down Touch screen
Maps - No 360 rotation of the Maps unlike in (PC) Ragnarok, flat 2d-3D look alike BGs.
Battling (Skill enabling) - Different strokes with the stylus or tapping the hot key
EX:


Classes: (Each class can be Male Female)

• Novice
• Swordsman - Knight
• Magician - Wizard
• Acolyte - Priest
• Archer - Hunter
• Thief - Assassin
• Merchant - Blacksmith
• Taekwon Kid - Star Gladiator (Taekwon Master)
• Death Knight
• Shaman

Systems:

Party (You will be given up to 2 NPCs who will be tagging along with you in your Quest, durning Wifi runs you'll be in a party of 3 as well.)
Guild (You can set up a guild among yourself and parties in the Game, and also among your friends you connect with via Wifi.)
Equips (Just like in RO you can equip headgears and different items, your NPCs can be equipped with items too.)
Cards (Just like in RO you can equip cards to your Equips and also to your NPCs equips too.)
Stats (Just like in RO you'll be able to control the stats of your character)
Skills (Just like in RO you'll have a skill tree to work through as you level)

Hope you guys enjoy!

Here is a link to my older post about RO DS in it's development stages:
RO DS (Test #2)
RO DS (Test #1)

Ragnarok Nostalgia!!! + My Bunny Top Hat!

Well the project of the RO mobile "Ragnarok Nostalgia" for Korea is pretty much ready for the public now, equipped with some features as Japans RO Mobile Story but redesigned for simpler phones to handle it instead of the touch screen ones.

This is a new Mobile Game that's fully ONLINE playable with friends connected VIA Mobile.

It's still in the works if credits will be used to buy from the Kafra Shop, like in normal RO servers. For the mean time it's just as is, play the game win events, kill monsters, send your items and zenny to your real RO account....yeah it's all good!

Plus the nice part is the design of the game, it's actually Babyfied/Chibi/SD type so the sprite is actually reduced images of the larger size sprites.

One bad thing about the game is the lack of classes...right now it only supports MAGE, KNIGHT, and PRIEST, each going from 1-1 class to 2-1. Gravity is still in works with this project but the features and monsters are pretty fun to beat up! Maybe with enough support we can push these funky designs into real RO servers...

Last thing:
I'm very SHOCKED to see my Bunny Top Hat actually being re-used as a monster's Edit...but Gravity really messed up the other ear... ::sighs::
Either way, once again my designs have made a mark in RO! Woo Hoo

Heres a look at some of the sprites for the game and screen shots:







Here is also a video of the game play from the cell:



Hoped you guys Enjoyed!

Links to:
Official Ragnarok Nostalgia Korea

My Bunny Top Hat Sprite

Official Art works of my Bunny Top Hat

New AFK Bubble

A new headgear is coming your way soon to all official RO servers!

The AFK Bubble!

Ears of Ifrit Japanese Clip Art

Just a short little post about the Ears of Ifrit coming to Japan finally. You can get it if you purchase the Memorial Package 2009 for RJC which comes packed with a few additional things, but the best thing in it are my Ears.....yeah they Rock!

- jRO's Clip Art -

If you haven't see my previous post about me developing this Headgear and it's initial release hitting the Philippines 1st along with it's stats, then just click on this link here: Ears of Ifrit initial release & Stats

Shadow Chaser

Hey Guys,

Shadow Chaser will officially be uploaded on Sakray! The rest are soon to come, I'll upload them once it's up. Just a little word of advise, the designs are not 100% but I'm not sure if Gravity will advise anything on changing things up, seeing how this has happened before again and again...but at lest the sprite is up, and the skills are still in testing, but so far so good.

Enjoy!

I'll be on - LIVE! The Show!!!

This week I just wanted to announced that I'll be featured on LIVE! The Show!
Hosted by Joey Alarilla!
(Many thanks goes out to you and Ryan for having me)

We'll be talking to everyone who visits the Live Blogging show (Between the Hours of: 3-6 pm, Philippine Standard Time) as we take in Comments and Questions about various RO topics. There might be prizes to be given out as well this time!
(I'm just saying this from experience watching them before, sometimes theres prizes so yeah.)
Alot of things could and be discovered about myself and the developments of RO, or any possible projects I haven't announced yet on here. So stay tuned!

It's this Wednesday the 15th of April!

Direct URL:

http://www.levelupgames.ph/liveblog/live-the-show-april-15-2009/

Hope to see ya there, Enjoy!

Still here and there!

Hey guys,

I know I haven't updated the blog for awhile but I just wanted to give you guys a heads up I'm still here!I've been really busy with meetings, and work for RO! So trust me, stick around cause I got a few things to announce when the time comes, right now though the only thing I can announce is the new headgear that I developed almost a year ago for Philippines RO's Summer collection, which was the Beer-2-Cap it's a Hat with 2 beer cans on the sides with those long straws.

Hopefully if all goes well May something, it'll be released and I can show you the finalized in game sprite. But anyways, besides that Regional Championships are brewing for RO which means RWC '09 which is going to be held in Japan this year.

So yeah, I've been pretty busy catching up with everyone seeing how its Holy week (Easter Week). So yeah alot of people are on leaves or going on leaves, etc.

Besides that, I've been working on 2 personal side-projects which I'll announce soon...But yeah guys I'm really sorry for the lack of updates, this is normally when things get crazy.

OH YEAH, I'll also be updating you guys when you can possibly see me on a LIVE BLOG show hosted By Level-Up! and LU's Joey Alarilla. So you guys can actually ask questions and leave comments and we'll answer them on the spot or mention your comments. This is deffently gonna be one of those times where you'll need to jump on the liveblog site (its a video blog all at the same time) and ask away! So please check my plurk or here for future updates on it...!

Till then guys, Laterz!

Btw- My B-day is this 13th...Happy B-Day To Me!!!

RO iPhone /TouchScreen Mobile!

Sorry I haven't been posting much new stuff for RO, I've been somewhat busy with a few other projects for Capcom and Udon Comics regarding the 15th anniversary of Dark Stalkers.

Now that those projects are done, I was able to get back into working with RO and getting updated by my team. Apparently, the latest development for RO isn't or shall I say, will be...is a closer step from the RO DS, which was inspired by other MMOs converting to the DS.

Well apparently, other MMO's and game developers across the world are making fast cash off of iPhone and other Touch devices these days. So GungHo and Gravity decided to it's time to take RO out of the DS wood works and approach the same factor as "DC" did "Watchmen iPhone".

Yup basically it'll be once again a mini-watered down version of RO, but on your touch devices. Almost the same as the DS version with un-rotated maps and wide range of functions etc. But you'll still be able to hack n' slash, level up, and chat with various mobile device users from across the 3G (or other mobile connection) networks!

The game is being currently developed under "Flash" for Mobile Devices, so that might already take away the mystery if your cell can play it or not. But from what I know iPhone doesn't have Flash enable Games, so the only bet some of yous got is someone licensing it in the States, and ports it to iPhone. (Fat Chance Maybe?) But here's to hoping the development of this project shifts to going to iPhone Maybe....mainly though this is under Japan standards so they're choosing what phones are more popular and which sell the most for games out here.

So far the phones in Japan that are enable for this are NTT DoCoMo FOMA 905i series or later "i APURIONRAIN" are models. OpenGL-ES，iアプリオンライン，iアプリコール，ワイド画面に対応している。 OpenGL-ES, i APURIONRAIN, i APURIKORU, which corresponds with the use of the wide screen.

Here is a link of the sample models:
http://www.nttdocomo.com/features/foma905igallery/

Onward to more details...
The plus side to this game is that it's integrated with the PC version on some aspects. The main focus of the mobile version is to expand the idea of WoE/GvG. Players will be able to create and join guilds through the mobile network, also allowing integration with their main PC accounts. Players who don't have a guild can also play solo doing some Quests and Leveling as well in minor areas. Vending and collecting Zenny is also available with this mobile version.

But as I stated before, the main focus is to allow new guilds and older guilds to be connected on a regular bases so if your teammates are on vacation they can at least recruit new members or collect zenny, Etc.

I find this a nice concept for solo players as well, who just want to do something while they're away from the PC, and don't own a Laptop. The Mobile version will offer events, and promos as well as the PC version. So if you wish for this device to be release I'd start bugging your local RO provider to get this for any local phone service. LOL.

Here's a few development screen shots:

And this what you see when you flip your phone on the side:

It's a very simple concept and I'm sure it'll be a hit in Japan, no news if it'll be licensed in the other countries though. I'll try to keep you guys updated about it, it's just once it's release it's released, it'll be mainly depending on if someone who's connected with Gravity wants to license it in that region. Maybe the Philippines will get it under SMART, if LU plans to get this title. Who knows, LOL.

RO isn't FOR the iPhone per-say, it's just an example of the certain type of touch device that it COULD be on along with many others. The NTT DoCoMo FOMA 905i series or later models have been confirmed though, so Cells like them might be highly possible in your region.

I'll try to find some more time to post some newer stuff, just been very busy. Well I hope guys enjoy!Laterz!

Level-Up! Live 2008 Art Contest Submissions!!

Hey Guys,

This is pretty old stuff, but I happen to come across these pics when I was going through some old files back when I was in the Philippines for Level-Up Live 2008.

These were poster boards I made for their art contest. Even though the chances were slim to none seeing how I'm a developer. Plus when I was designing this the theme wasn't posted nor did I bother to actually check at the time since I was busy as it was.

The concept/Theme I picked was pRO's 5th Anniversary, seeing how I was the one who made their Birthday Poring cake...I figured to make it as a catchy theme type to impress pRO/LU.

The 1st pic. was a collaboration of some of the clip arts we made for Ragnarok World Championship 2008 shirts at our booth. While the 2nd design was customize for that picture.

(supplied by 4gamer.net)

Well I hope you guys enjoy!

Special thanks goes out to 4gamer.net to showcasing my work on their site during the RWC 2008.

Anubis Headgear Release!

Hey Guys,

Back then I showed you guys my Anubis Headgear when I was 1st designing it.

Well it was released on all Philippine Ragnarok Servers as of: Dec. 23, 2008 - Jan. 7, 2009

It was a Limited Edition Headgear selling at 10,000 ROK Points (500php)
(references/details of it can be found here)

So yeah, stats of the final product are the following:
Reduce damage from MVPs by 10%.
Increase effectiveness of healing and healing items by 10%.
Item Class : Headgear Defense : 3
Location : Upper Weight : 0
Required Level : 70
Jobs : All


Well I hope who ever gotten the chance to own it enjoys it! I'm sure there will be another promo with it soon...till then, Laterz!