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Great job! I really loved the idea. It might work better on paper than in actual gameplay, but for a game jam it's spot on. The only things I might have changed are splitting the masks by color (for example red, blue, and green, so you can recognize them at a glance without having to read every time. This might get a bit tedious in the later levels) and making the hitboxes slightly more forgiving. I lost several times just for stepping on a single wrong pixel. I also didn't fully understand the purpose of the ground layer: I don't think I ever really used it. Is that possible?

Anyway, great work overall. It's always nice to see how you break the usual RPG Maker conventions : )

Hi! Thanks a lot :)

I'm still thinking about it, and I'm not really sure right now. I'll let you know ^^

Don't worry, I'm always glad to receive some feedback, good or bad, as long as it's constructive. I won't update Theia anymore, but I'll keep in mind your feedback for my current game and the next ones! Thanks for sharing your opinion : )

I honestly don’t know how many people actually managed to finish the game. I intentionally avoided publishing a guide because it’s a puzzle game, and a walkthrough would kind of go against its purpose. That said, since I released it more than four years ago, I guess I could finally write a guide on how to complete it XD

Hi! Thanks for sharing your thoughts about the demo. I noted your feedback and I'll do everything I can to make the experience smoother. I'm aware of some things like overlapping texts and the confusion about the city map system. I'll figure something out : )

Nope, they just take double damage for that turn and the next one

Oh! Good to know! I don't own a Steam Deck, unfortunately, but I'd really like to try : )

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Thank you for playing and sharing your thoughts :D

Thanks! I work on the game every single day, actually! I'll release the new demo as soon as I can and the full game will most likely come out next year : )

Thanks a lot! I'll make sure the game will be as good as possible : )

Hi! Thanks for the question :) After 5th ERA, I'd like to try doing something different, but for now I only have written notes (a lot of notes) for other turn-based/strategy RPGs haha, like three or four different games.

If I had to switch genres, I think I'd go for a story-driven FPS (something like Bioshock), or maybe an action-oriented FPS dungeon crawler.

I'd love to keep making games, but I'll also have to see how 5th ERA goes first.

Hi! Unfortunately the game is made with an old RPG Maker engine and I can't make a proper android port. You can try to play it with EasyRPG emulator but it won't be a smooth experience. It's still playable, but I don't recommend it. Feel free to try it, though!

I don't really know what to say. It depends on your sensitivity. There's just a single spider enemy in the game (and maybe some recolors in the latter sections) but there aren't spiders in the first four chapters, so you can try the game if you want.

Hi! There are some spider enemies in a couple of sections, but nothing major. I’m not sure if this is useful to you, but just so you know, they’re only static pixel art images.

Hi! Once you find all the moons and open the Lunar Amulet, you'll find a new file inside the directory. Copy that and overwrite the original one inside the game directory and you'll find the Full Moon item inside your inventory. Then you can give that item to Master Mathias... sooner or later. You'll have to complete the Stellar Amulet first! So, if you haven't done it yet, you need to defeat the Mastermind first, and then talk to Maverick. Anyway you have to collect all the stars to proceed : )

Hi! Sorry, my bad. I thought I had included the font folders inside the game, but I was wrong. I’ve added some files you can download from this page. Try installing the fonts and see if everything displays correctly afterwards. I don't know how Winlator works, I hope you'll manage to run it properly : )

Thanks man I really appreciate that! 5th ERA is nearly finished, I'm working on it every day, don't worry hahaha

It will be released in 2026 ; )

Hi! Thanks a lot! Unfortunately I won't add any new content to the game because I'm working hard on my next game. Maybe you can try some self-imposed challenge? Something like "no random encounters" or "no Atlas" to spice the things up : )

Feel free to join the discord server to talk about this with other players ^^

Thanks again for playing!

Thanks a lot! : )

Hi! I suggest you to join the discord server (you'll find it in this page), then we can talk there or via DMs if you want! : )

That's strange... It's the first time a player has reported something like this to me. Sometimes there can be issues related to audio codecs, but usually, the audio either doesn't work at all or an error message appears. As for the lag, no one has ever mentioned it before... Could you explain in more detail what exactly happens, so I can try to figure out what might be going on? Thanks!

Thanks! Hopefully you won't be disappointed by the fullgame hahaha :)

I had a really good time with this one. Well done! Great concept, great aesthetics, great music. Maybe the bunker is a bit underwhelming, it's usually not worth the investment because the bunker chain loses value pretty quickly (or maybe I still have to learn to play properly).  Anyway, wonderful game. 

I've almost completed all of the game's content (I'm still working on a couple of side quests and the post-game content), and the main story alone takes around 35 hours to finish. With all the optional content, it'll probably go over 50 hours. The release will still take some time, as many of the final assets still need to be created (music, artwork, and battle animations) and the game has to be translated in english, but the content is nearly complete. It'll definitely come out next year :)

Hi, I’m sorry to hear you’ve run into these issues. The only things that come to mind are trying the other versions/languages (but as you mentioned on Discord, you’ve already done that), restarting your computer before launching the executable, or running it as administrator. I can’t think of anything else.
Does this happen with other games made with RPG Maker 2003 as well?

This means so much to me, thanks a lot for your support!

Theia is not exactly a new game, but I agree: 2k3's charm is timeless! : )

There are some more "action-focused" minigames that might be a bit obnoxious on the phone but you should be able to play it from the beginning to the end. Anyway if you should have some problems, just write them in the discord server and me and the community will help : )

It's kinda true, unfortunately. I made a sort of patch to play it with Easy RPG on mobile. It's not very polished, but it lets you play the game as intended. You can find it in the discord server in the help section : )

Thanks for your comment! Yeah, the controls are a bit janky, it was my first (and only) RPG Maker VX-Ace game made for a gamejam. ^ ^

I'm currently working full time on another game, so I won't release a full patch anytime soon, unfortunately.

Hi! I still haven't released it officially because it doesn't fix all the issues. But you can download it from the discord server : )

There's no way to remove them, I'm sorry

Hahaha it would be awesome, ngl :D

Who knows, maybe in the future...

Ciao, nessun disturbo, figurati! Entro qualche mese uscirà una nuova demo aggiornata che metterò anche su Steam, il gioco completo se tutto va come pianificato uscirà nella prima metà del prossimo anno : )

Hi! Thanks a lot for asking, but I'm already collaborating with a composer for this game. : )

Very clever idea! Well done! I really enjoyed it : )

Yeah I know, it's not a very smooth experience with mobile emulators, unfortunately :'(

Thanks! :)

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