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Hello All. 

I have been going through a huge amount of reflection this year which lead to the remaster of my project. It's been a work in progress since 2013, yet I struggled to take care of the game after it's release, which I am so very sorry for. :( I have finally almost completed the ReMaster and have made a demo. Journey Galaxis: Re-Mastered is in best shape ever after spending the last 8 months making significant changes, and I've really set my heart of challenging myself to turn my failed first project around.  (Sorry for the sob story!) =.=

If you would be so kind as to play the demo.It gives an awesome introduction in to the story, and the sheer amount of work which has been carried out to make it feel more wholesome and enjoyable to play. You'll be able to explore a ton of locations, spend time levelling up, buying new gear and collecting a few pets along the way. Find quiet spots to relax, or head home and farm for a while. It's up to you what you want to do, but the story is there for when you're ready to move on.

 For those who wish for a challenge, you can set the difficulty to Hard Mode and be faced with some wild variables which will encourage you to take up trade skills such as Fishing and Farming, to make food and potions! There are other changes to boss's, events, chests and more which are affected by hard mode, and even as the dev, I have found it to be tough, yet rewarding!

This game was made using RPG Maker VXAce, however, I have learned enough about coding with Ruby to make bold changes and adjustments to create niche extras which you should appreciate. The game itself has options to have a big screen mode. The text is clearly written and I've endured hours of replays to get the quality as tight as possible. (Baring in mind, I need to fix a character who's legs ghost out when they are defeated in battle...." -,-

Page link and video: https://xanderstudio.itch.io/journeygalaxis

Thank you and please contact me if you are need of help when playing, or just want to say a fond well done!

Runs on Windows devices and No AI was used to create any of the graphics in the game. Supports controller and keyboard: Special controller options were added which makes it nicer to play. Download is 844MB and only needs to be unzipped. (There are no monsters hiding in the zip file other than the ones which battle in the game)

Keep up the great effort.  :)

Nice and very challenging. :)

Thank you for sharing, I'm very much aiming at making this the last final update, There will be bug fix updates in case things go wrong which I hope to avoid as much as possible. I am hopeful that the work so far will really feel well polished. I've left no stone unturned with this update. Even the stones are a little more polished! :D

Thank you for sharing your thoughts. I'm still in the process of completing the work, and doing my best to add as much final details as possible to the world. I had also made adjustments with the introduction a short time ago that will open the story better than it could have in the past. The mini games will be a highlight as there are a few more of them including a prize wheel to earn extra items and to expand the inventory to hold many more items. There's many surprises on the way! :) 

Very sweet :) I love that you push the older engines. I learned enough about Ruby with VXAce, to do stuff, but the 3-D-ish stuff is way beyond my skillset, haha. Keep it up though! 

Thank you soon much Anwynn. :)

Hello Blopcicle. With all my might I've tried to look at everything in the game to make it that much more better and then some. It will be well worth starting a new game, and if you have a current save game from previous versions I have devised some methods to update within those saves. However, previous saves may break or have some unforeseeable issues in the save. I will try my best to make it as smooth to move old saves as possible though. I'm still preparing this update and I'm working to getting the update out as a soon as possible. Thanks for your kind words!

Looks great. Has a Doom feel to it. You've come a long way with your project! Well done.

Thank you Anwynn and I hope you are doing well. There's going to be a good number of pets to find and unlock. :) 

 This is Arianne's Pet which is called Sparky. :D

I'm very humbled by your honest feedback of your experience playing Journey Galaxis. I will add an announcement when the update has been released and also send e-mails to everyone that has a download key to give a nod that Journey Galaxis is still here, and welcomes them back for more adventures! The updated game will need to be downloaded, and you can move your Saves from the old folder to the new game folder to continue where you left off. :)

Hello all!

I hoped to share, and maybe recieve some feedback on my project. I've worked on this game for the last 3 years and updated the games demo and playable on the games Itch.io page.   

Thanks for giving it a go if you do! Have  good day.

https://xanderstudio.itch.io/ccg1

Hey! It's great you are back and all is running! :)

Hello Desdemona, I updated Journey Galaxis and there's also some new items in the game and a new NPC that sells them in many of the areas of the game. If you're unsure how to move your save I'm making a video and so I'll show how to do this so you may move the save across. Thanks for playing and sharing feedback too! 

Aweome, it's great seeing how the series evolved. 

I hope it gets resolved asap! You'll have it back before you know it!

Yes, sounds quie serious, have you also tried to boot in to Safe mode (if windows) I think it's pressing F11 during start up to go to a screen to do this. this also helps to repair Windows.

Hey Sigma, in the PC and on the motherboard there is a CMOS battery, look up a video on how to take that out (Super easy to take out) and pop it back in.

It's looking great and much like  the older Elder Scroll games.

Hello, I have made a post for help with battling which I hope can explain things a little more. I hope you are still enjoying Journey Galaxis also. Thank  you! https://xanderstudio.itch.io/journeygalaxis/devlog/894282/journey-galaxis2-battl...

Hello Desmonda, I'll do my best to address the issues. A new update is coming to fix 0 damage from certain attack effects.

Thank you! 

Hello Anwynn. I'm sorry I have been away! I hope you are doing all right and taking care while playing some games. I have a trailer for Journey Galaxis+2. It's almost there. :D https://youtu.be/uvepFV-arBI

excellent work!

Thanks, and that's a really great tool which would help to get the ideas going. :)

Thanks so much! If you need anything just ask. :) Future updates will be in the download version including the ability to use items on duel cards, many more opponents, the Card store for buying new cards and further improvements to the duel battles.  :D 

I enjoyed playing and the game is very challenging. I hope you will more. :)

Thanks so much for any help.

I've been working on this game for almost a year with not much feedback. When I first started out I wasn't sure how to make a CCG game at all.  Over the last year I have learned to code and add the features and learned quite a lot and wondered if I could get some feedback to see if this is a game you would play or feel might be interesting at least.

It'll be on Itch.io very soon as I have a task list of things to complete. Everything is there such as being able to make your Deck, Buy Cards, earn rewards, take care of a Dragon (Yes, for real!) and a selection of opponents who will grow with the player who's main aim is to beat the opponents, gain experience then get the license to move on to the next stage!  (A bit like Pokemon where you need to collect badges).

Many of the cards have their own individual abilities and traits and so it'll be like taking a squad in to battle and attacking and defending your base. It's really addictive and no two battles are the same. The AI will throw so many challenges and especially use their "A-game" when you least expect it. I'm quite stunned when I play round after round and that in part is due to the way I've coded and programmed the AI and balanced the decks they use. 

My background of CCG comes from playing Pokemon TCG where I ranked pretty highly, although Pokemon TCG is a great game it became way too unenjoyable due to how unbalanced the cards are and how strict of a game it is to stick to the same type of deck. This game throws in random variables, surprises, tricks and your growth and experience will shine and shatter due to the fly of the moment decisions of the AI. Even if your winning there could be a twists to break your effort down as if your playing with a person!

I hope you will look forward to Crystal Duel and thank you ever so much for any help!

Cool! I hope you share some clips! Not seen you in Discord for a while. Hope to see more. :)

Hey 100lol1, thank you for your feedback! I'm sorry you''re having a hard time and I'm here to help! Some of the Buttons are there but have no use at the moment. My appologies for that!

Firstly, the chance of going first is 50%. The player who goes second has 9 points to spend instead of 6 to give an advantage to counter effectively on that turn. Crystal Duel is also about strategy of attacking the bases while defending your own base. So you have to consider if it's a good idea at first to keep attacking the Crystal of your Opponent, but bare in mind unless the Opponent attacks your bench it is more likely to win as it began attacking your Crystal first! Heres some help so you can rule the duel and prevent your Crystal from being obliterated! O,O

Game-Mechanics

• The objective of the game is to defeat the Opponent by breaking their crystal until the HP is 0. 
• Each player has a turn and can complete actions with the ability points they recieve, on each turn a card is added to your hand. 
• If you have 4 cards in your hand and end your turn then no additional cards will be added until you have less than 4 cards. (Unless an ability adds a card) So try to use the cards in your hand or have 3 cards or less to recieve a card on your next turn.
• You may Click Redraw button to recieve 4 more cards at random when you are out of cards and have ability points to spend so you can take more actions or you can end your turn.
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Note: Avoid attacking the opponents Crystal on your first turn, try to also defeat some of their benched units to prevent them from attacking your crystal. Attacking and Defending takes balance and knowing the cards abilities will make doing this so much easier. 

Training Mode. *-*

There is a Training Mode if you would like to try and learn what your cards can do without the preassure of losing a battle. You can make up better strategies through this practice mode and test out your duel cards. :)

Strategy really matters at first!

The games aren't supposed to be quick at first and are a survival challenging and learning about the cards will mean you will then be able to defeat the opponent quicker and more effeciantly. The abilities are what set the cards apart and in the update it will be easier to know what abilities are on the duel cards and what the percentage. In the new update some of the newer cards have abilities but they will trigger only by chance and so abilities are becoming a key role to play!

Cards and Abilities

In the current version most of the Bench units have special abilities. These abilities don't work when attacking the Crystal. They work only when attacking the opponents bench. The abilities have a range of effects which can recover your HP, Recover Ability Points or even add extra damage, some cards have more than one ability and they will trigger by chance to add even more healing or attack damage bonuses! There are many side abilities and they are shown on the cards in your hand. Right click any of the cards on your Bench and the card will appear on your screen and there you may view the abilities. (Just don't right click the opponents cards or the game will explode on the web-site) -,-

Great Cards to use and how to use them best.

Attacking only the opponents Crystal on your second turns may mean you'll find that you will lose easily because the opponent will in most cases do the same, or they might have a fist battle with your bench. :D It's that they had a head start and so I see where you are finding it tough! One of the best support cards to counter with is HP Patrol and it features an amazing ability, and it has 500HP! On it's first turn it can't be used and it can't be defeated easily when it is attacked. On it's second turn you can activate it's Mining ability and will heal you back 500HP! ^_^HP Patrol has no attacks and is purely there to be an aesome healer / tank. Now those monsters on the other team are going to be miffed. :P

Another great unit is called Gifox and this is also an amazing card to use in the beginning. Gifox will when attacking benched enemies recover 150HP back to your Crystal. It sacrifices itself to attack and to support. Gifox can't be used on the first turn and will be able to attack on it's second turn. Gifox won't heal if it attacks the crystal, it's ability only works when attacking opponents. Although Gifox only has 100HP and will sacrifice itself, it's a great sacrifice card and like a Ninja it doesn't die, it just hides back in the Shadows until you bring it back. ;)

Item and Spell cards are some of the powerful cards to use and these don't sit on the bench and are 1 time use. Ability Pod is  one amazing Item card which is different to the benched cards as it is an item and is used by moving it to the item slot shown in the Gif below.

 Ability Pod will give back 1 Ability Point at a cost of 80 points of your Crystal energy. It's a nice trade if you're then going to put HP Patrol on the bench or need points for another action. :) The item cards need to be moved to the Item / Spell slow to be used on your turn. Ability Pods can be discarded if they are taking up space in your hand as you only have a limit of 4 cards in your hand to recieve a bonus card on each turn.

Magnas ability doesn't show on the card and Magna will give you back ability 1 ability point for attacking the bench enemies. Magna has 300 HP and so it's good to use against almost any of the attack cards right now as it will do damage, give you back an ability point and survive do the same again on it's next turn. Magna was made to be an amazing support unit to help give ability points back.

Here is an example. I had 0 ability points left and then I used both Magnas to attack the opponents Grindal who was then defeated, I then attacked Magna on the bench after, each time my Magnas attacked they gave back an Ability Point and I was able to then move Grindal from my hand to the bench because Magnas gave me back 2 ability points and then used the Grindal to attack the Oppnents Crystal. ^_^

I hope the explanation helps and this guide will help others also. I'm really apssionat about making this in to a really awesome CCG game. I used to play PokemonTCG and made it to the Master League and I wanted to do something different with a CCG game and you'll see that even more when the download version come out! There will be changes to each AI Player In the next update and they will be easier to battle at first and the more games you have they will get stronger and use their cards more effectivly and learn with you. Please let me know if this guide has helped and thank you for asking for help. I'm here to do that anytime!

Rule the Duel! 

Journey Galaxis is now free. I hope you'll give it go!

Awesome :D

Yes, hehe! I've also just discovered how to make a vehicle like a bike work with the characters so they can ride them! This should be awesome. :o 

Awesome, will do! Oh, I also added POD in to Holo Battle :D