Lawmage Academy

Devlog

• Lawmage Academy News: Postponed Release and Progress Update
  November 02, 2023 by Verinius

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  Greetings Candidates! It has been a long journey since I started working on Lawmage Academy. What started out as a casual passion project to discover myself and what I am capable of doing evolved into... Continue reading

  
• Lawmage Academy News: Delayed Release and Progress
  October 08, 2022 by Verinius

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  Greetings candidates! Lawmage Academy's game development has been an overwhelmingly enjoyable journey for me so far. While I am not a full time game developer, I do work on this project in my spare ti... Continue reading

  
• 2022 March: Slow and Steady Progress
  March 09, 2022 by Verinius

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  Dear candidates, I has been quite a while since the last devlog. I decided to slow down since November 2021 because I got burnt out and that effectively hampered my progress for several months. Howeve... Continue reading

  
• The Soloist Update has arrived in Lawmage Academy!
  September 03, 2021 by Verinius

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  Greetings candidates, Welcome to the Soloist Update (v0.8)! Have you ever wondered what would happen if you did everything alone? After a successful launch of the House Mentors update (v0.7), I decide... Continue reading

  
• WARNING: On the fake Lawmage Academy token circulating online
  August 20, 2021 by Verinius

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  Dear candidates, I have been notified that there is an account claiming to be affiliated with Lawmage Academy and selling Lawmage tokens / cryptocurrency. They are NOT in any way affiliated with me. N... Continue reading

  
• 2021 August: Backgrounds and Friends
  August 18, 2021 by Verinius

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  Dear candidates, After taking some time to rest and easing back into the workflow, I am pleased to show you some exciting things we’re working on. For the past few months we have been making these n... Continue reading

  
• Lawmage Academy: Updated Presskit
  May 19, 2021 by Verinius

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  Greetings candidates, The Lawmage Academy presskit has been updated. The zip file contains the new promotional art, updated trailer, and updated gameplay gif. You may use it for your videos, social me... Continue reading

  
• 12 May 2021: Revised Autosave and Bug Fixes
  May 13, 2021 by Verinius

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  Greetings candidates, For this update, minor bugs and typos were fixed along with a reworked Autosave feature. There is now a separate slot for the Autosave slot. WARNING : For existing save files, th... Continue reading
• 6 May 2021: Bug Fixes
  May 05, 2021 by Verinius

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  Greetings candidates, I have issued several patches to fix game-breaking bugs that were discovered shortly after launch. This latest patch focuses on minor bugs that don't affect the overall game too... Continue reading

  
• Lawmage Academy: House Mentors is now LIVE! (v0.7)
  May 02, 2021 by Verinius

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  Greetings candidates! Four Lawmages have returned to the Academy to guide the new batch of candidates. Are you ready to meet your Mentors and pass your first exam? I've been working hard these past we... Continue reading

  
• 2021 March: Monsters and Improved Intro Scene
  April 03, 2021 by Verinius

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  #rpg, #jrpg

  Dear candidates, A lot of monster sprites and weapon sprites were finished this month. This is really great progress since the pixel art assets take the most time in development. Puzxle is working on... Continue reading

  
• 2021 February: Calendar System & UI Polish
  March 03, 2021 by Verinius

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  Dear candidates, It has been a while since the last devlog. After taking a much-needed rest, I am now back to give you updates on what I've been working on. For the past month, I focused on creating a... Continue reading

  
• 2020 December: A Bright Future Ahead
  December 31, 2020 by Verinius

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  Dear candidates, This year has been an amazing journey for Lawmage Academy. Last year, I decided to learn how to make pixel art and a bit of coding as well. I also wanted to invest in art by commissio... Continue reading

  
• Announcement: Lawmage Academy demo now available!
  October 31, 2020 by Verinius

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  Dear Candidates, I am pleased to announce that the public demo (v0.6) is now available to download! Thank you for being with me on this journey so far. I appreciate the feedback and support from you... Continue reading

  
• Announcement: Presskit and Discord Server
  September 16, 2020 by Verinius

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  Dear candidates, Lawmage Academy now has a presskit which can be downloaded in this game's page. You may also join the Discord server and meet fellow candidates while waiting for the demo release. Lin... Continue reading
• 2020 August: Friends, Itemcraft, and Mystery
  September 02, 2020 by Verinius

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  Dear Lawmages, For the month of August, I have made significant progress with the "Friendship" mechanic. Spending time with friends in the morning allows you to get more personal with them. Your frien... Continue reading

  
• 2020 July: Demo Trailer and Steam Page
  August 06, 2020 by Verinius

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  Greetings candidates! I believe that a picture is worth a thousand words, so for this devlog I want to show you everything that I worked on so far. I present to you, the demo trailer of Lawmage Academ... Continue reading
• 2020 June: Autosave, Smooth Scroll, Voice Overs
  July 01, 2020 by Verinius

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  Greetings candidates! Before anything else, I would like to announce that we recently reached 4,000 followers on Twitter! Yaaay! If you haven't followed yet, make sure you check out @LawmageA for regu... Continue reading

  
• 2020 May: Ramping up the sprites!
  June 01, 2020 by Verinius

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  Greetings candidates! For the month of May, I focused on the art assets specifically the battlers and NPC sprites. I also tested out how the new battler sprites and walking character sprites would loo... Continue reading

  
• 2020 April: Battlers, Characters, and Voices
  May 05, 2020 by Verinius

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  Greetings Lawmages! I made good progress in the month of April in terms of character sprites, animations, and battlers. I would like to show you some of the highlights. Jin, Ein, Syle (F), and Alyssa... Continue reading

  
• 2020 March: Character Portraits and UI
  February 29, 2020 by Verinius

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  Greetings Lawmages! I recently discovered an artist named @puzxle in Twitter. I really liked his art style so I commissioned him for several character portraits. His work was very impressive and I dec... Continue reading

  
• 2020 February: Upgrades Galore
  February 03, 2020 by Verinius

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  Greetings Lawmages and Magisters! We're off to a great start this 2020! I have been improving the character sprites and editing the tilesets to better fit the sprites. Let's take a look at what we hav... Continue reading

  
• 2019 December: Sprites Update!
  December 07, 2019 by Verinius

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  Greetings Lawmages and Magisters! Today I would like to share with you my progress in my pixel art journey. As you know, I have been constantly practicing pixel art and refining my technique. After mo... Continue reading

  
• Year 1: The First Step
  November 01, 2019 by Verinius

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  I have always fantasized about a certain magic school game with a not-so-linear story. I wanted the game to have a general arc which will ask you to make choices, and from there your experience in the... Continue reading

  
• RPG Maker Game of the Month Winner!
  October 31, 2019 by Verinius

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  Lawmage Academy wins the 1st RPG Maker Game of the Month Jam!! It also ranked first for fun, music, Gamer's Choice, LOA Choice, Developer's Vote, and number one overall! My utmost thanks to each and e... Continue reading

  
• ESGS Game on 2019 Voting!
  October 26, 2019 by Verinius

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  Greetings Lawmages and Magisters, You can vote for your favorite game in ESGS. I would appreciate it if you guys can help me vote for Lawmage Academy! It would mean a lot if we can get the game out t... Continue reading

  
• 1st RPG Maker Game Jam
  October 20, 2019 by Verinius

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  Greetings Lawmages! Lawmage Academy was submitted to the "1st RPG Maker Game of the Month Jam" which is a game jam for RPG Maker games. I need your help in rating Lawmage Academy so we can make histo... Continue reading

  
• ESGS 2019 - Indie Fiesta
  October 19, 2019 by Verinius

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  Greetings candidates! I am almost ready for ESGS 2019 - Indie Fiesta where I will showcase Lawmage Academy to the Philippine video game industry! The event will be held on October 24-27, 10 AM - 7 PM,... Continue reading

  
• Upcoming Streams and Youtube Videos!
  October 11, 2019 by Verinius

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  Greetings candidates! Lawmage Academy is getting some love from amazing content creators who support indie games! Here is the schedule for their upcoming shows! ✨ ______________________________ Twi... Continue reading

  
• OFFICIAL Lawmage Academy Main Theme
  October 08, 2019 by Verinius

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  Lawmages and Magisters, I present to you the OFFICIAL THEME of Lawmage Academy! I believe every RPG needs its own iconic theme, and I am proud to share this historic moment with you all! Link: https:... Continue reading

  
• First ever Twitch Stream with HourADayGamer
  September 29, 2019 by Verinius

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  Great news, candidates! Lawmage Academy will be streamed for the first time ever by HourADayGamer! But wait, there's more! Not only will Hour play the game and give his reactions, but I will also be p... Continue reading

  
• Battler Sprites Update
  September 22, 2019 by Verinius

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  Greetings candidates! Today I would like to show you an update regarding my progress on the character battlers. I am improving steadily on my pixel art skills and I have just finished my draft of the... Continue reading

  
• Character Sprites Update
  September 06, 2019 by Verinius

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  #art

  Greeting candidates! Lately I have been busy learning pixel art so I can update the character sprites and do a little polish with the overall visuals of the game. I would like to share with you some o... Continue reading

  
• Announcement: V0.5 Test Version Release!
  July 21, 2019 by Verinius

  V0.5 Test Version Release! _____________________________________________________________________ Following the very positive feedback from you, the testers, I decided to produce more content to enrich... Continue reading

  
• Plans & Schedule for Lawmage Academy
  July 13, 2019 by Verinius

  Greetings candidates! First of all I would like to thank everyone who downloaded, tested, and gave feedback on Lawmage Academy. Your input has been very helpful to me in deciding the direction that I... Continue reading

  
• Feedback Results
  July 04, 2019 by Verinius

  Greetings candidates! Today I would like to share with you the feedback from our testers since the open testing phase. These are the average scores from 13 respondents who gave feedback from June up t... Continue reading

  
• v.04 Version Update
  June 11, 2019 by Verinius

  Changes for v0.4 Included more game files to fix the "Loading Error" bugs present in v0.3. This results in a bigger game file but eliminates the bug completely. Clarified the required offerings in the... Continue reading

  
• v.03 Test Version Launch
  June 09, 2019 by Verinius

  Hello everyone! My name is Verinius and welcome to Lawmage Academy! Yesterday I launched the official test version of the game: v0.1. My early access testers immediately found a game breaking bug whic... Continue reading