---

Current News

Back

The Mystical Journey will be converted from QuickBASIC to VisualBASIC for several reasons.

The following will be changed:

• It will use 32x32 tiles instead of the old 16x16 ones to make the graphics bigger.
  Below shows an example of a few tiles changes:
  
  
  
• The game will be windowed.
  The main map and village maps are in the initial window.
  Fight scenes bring up a new window that closes when the fight ends.
  The option screen has a separate window.
  
  
  
• The mapscreen won't be cluttered anymore.
  It will be as expansive as the village maps.
  Villages will be linked directly to the main map.
  
  
• The map will consist of multiple-layered levels, all linked together 3-dimensionally.
  Climbing/desending stairs will bring the characters between levels.
  
  
• Music and sound effects will be incorporated.
  Sound effects will be WAV.
  Music will one of the following: MOD, MID, MP3, WAV