U Division Info

Welcome to U Division's Official Website!

What is U Division?

U Division is a part of the ICU Gigasoft game-making team. We create
games based on the "RPG Maker 2003" and "RPG Maker XP" software from
Enterbrian. The software belongs to them, but it allows us to make
games for free.

Are U Division Games Free? Please tell me they are!!!

Repeat, ALL U DIVISION GAMES ARE FREE. This is more of a hobby if
anything, so we do not seek to make a profit out of it. That is a
double edged sword, because at the same time there is no money to provide
the extra "motivation" to complete a game.

Um... do you have any completed games?

Do not worry, we plan on completing our current projects for you to play, or
at least arrive at the state where we can produce demos of our product.

Hey, how do I play these games?

In order to play the RPG Maker 2003 games, you will need to install "RPG
Maker 2003" on your computer. Sites such as
"RPG RPG Revolution" offer this
program, you can order it online.

What about RPG Maker XP?

That's the beauty of XP, you don't need to install anything but the game!

Too much school, not enough work

Despite my earlier announcements, I haven't been regular in my updates of the site. I hope to stop this by next week, but it's really challenging to find time to work on my projects with school in the way. I'm not stupid enough to put priority on this hobby of game making, but it seems really tempting compared to AP class homework. At the least, I will add a few screens of the various U Division Games.

Well, here's a video that's been late to being added to the site. This was made by C-Division, so give him the props, not me.

SPRG: Monster Tamers Battle System

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An important part of any RPG game (especially a Super Pocket one) is the battle system. For this, U Division has decided to use the very well done RTAB (Real-Time Active Battle) System programmed by the RPGXP genius, cogwheel. This kind of battle system means that your speed plays a greater role in deciding who attacks. Theoretically, you can attack your opponent over and over assuming your speed is that much higher than their's.

Of course, U Division simply doesn't import scripts and leave it at that. In addition to using this script, I've made some slight tweaks here and there to make it more unique for the game. Here a a list of features that are labeled with "Default RTAB" or "U Division Mod."

Battle Zoom "Default RTAB"
This neat feature does a little and a lot at the same time. Although it only zooms in and out on the selected targets, it also adds a more dynamic feel to the often static Battle Scene. This alone was one of the main reasons for using the RTAB.

CLICK HERE FOR ANIMATED PICTURE

Combinations Attacks "Default RTAB"
This feature is one of the coolest the RTAB has to offer. It may be a little hard to see in this animated GIF, but the Slime chooses "Gelly Glob" and the Hero chooses "Jab" which results in a powerful move called "Slime Slash." In addition to Tamer and Monster combos, there are Monster and Monster combos. For instance, get your Slime and Spotslime to use the trademark family skill Gelly Glob and the result will be the most powerful Slime-only attack in the game, "Gelly Flood."

CLICK HERE FOR ANIMATED PICTURE

Super Pocket RPG: Monster Tamers Overview

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(This post will change frequently as more information is revealed. Updates will be noted and a permanent link to this post can be found on the left frame. This will be were most general info on the game can be found.)

Title: Super Pocket RPG: Monster Tamers
Author: U Division Games
Genre: RPG
Date Started: June 10th, 2007
Players: 1 Player

GENERAL PLOT:

"In the center of the continent of Arpsi, there has always been a land referred to as the Promised Land. However, like an oasis in the middle of a desert, the Promised Land has always been surrounded by the most powerful monsters. The closer to the Promised Land, the more fearsome the creatures of the wild. The kingdoms of the continent have always lived in fear of the great power. That was, until now. Thanks to the much advancement in Magic, Alchemy, and increasing military strength, it will not be long before each kingdom tries its hand at claiming the place first. However, simply having the forces of the entire continent rush into a bloody fight would make it necessary for the Promised Land to be divvied up accordingly. So, eliminating the threat beforehand has become the new plan of action. The East and West sides of Arpsi have forged their own alliances and it is only a matter of time before war between the kingdoms, and eventually war for the Promised Land."

"In order to fight that war, the Kingdoms need warriors. Only humans with special blood can use Alchemy, and therefore, can tame Monsters. You are part of one such family, the Makyar Clan. With your father already a General in the Dalmoss army and the first draft wave already happening, it will not be soon before you must be drafted into the war yourself. But thanks to your Makyar Blood, you will join the ranks of the most powerful military unit, the Monster Tamers."

FEATURES:
(These will get their own separate pages but for now their info can be found here.)

• A lot of different monsters to fight and tame. 90+!
  
• The ability to roam the world from the beginning of the game, giving access to hard monster early on
• Your monster can learn moves during battle by getting hit by the given move. This is decided by monster family.
• A journal that keeps track of you Main Quest, Secondary Quest, and all of the Side-Quests making it easy to figure out exactly how much of the game you've beaten.
• The player can trade monsters with other tamers in the game to diversify the line-up.
• The hero fights side by side with his monsters in order to tame them.
• Bestiary add-on that you can download from the site.
  

Taming – Despite what you’d think, you don’t actually tame wild monsters. You only tame the monsters you create from their Essence. These are taken from the monster during battle, by using the technique of Extracting. There are many different ways to tame a monster, but as a Warrior Tamer your expertise lies in raising them for battle. A fully tamed monster is one at its’ highest level possible.

Extracting – During Battle, attack a monster with the skill “Extract” and it will begin flashing purple if the skill is successful. Once it is in that condition, the monster will continue to drop Essences until it either is killed or if the Extract wears off. NOTICE: You can Extract from just about any monster, but you can only create those whose recipe have.. However, you can still sell the Essences of monsters you cannot create.

Monster Essences – Monster Essences are material that can be Extracted from a Monster. These are used in order to create new monsters. In addition to this, Monster Essences can also be used as healing items, trade goods, quest items, and in rare cases, equipment.

Monster Material – In addition to monster Essences, certain Materials are needed to create certain monsters. Unlike Essences, these can be purchased from stores.

Monstrous Alchemy – In order to create a monster from its Essences, Monstrous Alchemy is used by the top Monster Alchemist. Depending on which monster, multiple Essences may be needed or different.

Monstrous Alchemy – Tools – There is special tools needed in order to perform Monstrous Alchemy. They are not used up in the process and can be purchased as well. They are the "Transmutation Stone" and "Transmutation Shard."

Super Pocket RPG: Monster Tamers announced

Finally, after too long of a wait, the newest entry into the U Division line-up has been revealed. However, it may have to be done in bits and pieces. I've decided that rather then make new pages using the old U Division template, it would be better and more accessible to just post them instead, and then just update the frame on the left with the most useful links. The first of these updates along with more information on Super Pocket RPG: Monster Tamers should be up soon.

U Divisoin to reboot this fall

I know, this past summer has been glaringly scarce when it comes to updates. Probably less then five total posts for the summer months. With all my free-time you'd think I'd be able to remember to post everyone once in a while. However, U Division will begin updating more frequently once again. Also, we will be introducing a new game shortly that has a LOT of potential if I can stick with it. Be sure to check back here sometime next week for more content updates and the unveiling of the new project.

Also, we here at U Division realize that some of you might actually want to know what we are working on when we say "we're working on project X." Well, I promise that we'll introduce a series of exponentially more detailed updates that deal specifically with what we're working on. Instead of "I worked a little on Zelda," it would be "I've begun converting the the first dungeon to Minish Cap graphics and have been implementing the Neo Bouken Battle System." Be on the lookout for more posts in the upcoming weeks.

C-Division's Cyderian Chronicles DEMO v1.0

Being a fellow member of ICU Gigasoft, it's only natural for U Division to support and promote it's sister sites. As you can see in this post, and the last, the C-Division and Wavebossa both have something to show for their hard work. I suggest you check them out, using the download links above.

K'oss is finally and fully unleashed! [UPDATE 1]

From our sister site WaveBossa:

Get the first complete version of the MUGEN character whose been changing the community!
UPDATE:
Another release so soon after 0.6. Now it's 0.7.

Link: Download K'oss v 0.7

Bouken Battle System gets a functionality upgrade

This post has been long overdue, so it's about time I make it. As you may know, the Bouken Battle System was quite a rather lengthy and bug-prone bit of code to have in my game. The only way to implement it without it interfering was to make battles take place in select rooms. Well, that's not going to happen. Rather than take the wimp's way out, I've decided to refine and strengthen my code for the BBS. In the course of two days (only a couple of hours spent reworking it) I finished the Neo-BBS. Everything the old had to offer sans the possible bugs.

In addition to changing the code, I've also opted to simplify the whole RPG element. Much like the game, Super Paper Mario, the focus will be more on puzzle solving then RPG. Don't worry, you'll still get to fight and level up and all of that, but you'll find yourself more concerned with figuring out the answer to a difficult puzzle. Gaining levels will only increase your stats slightly, if at all, but you will gain levels frequently. In fact, you only need to defeat 3 monsters in the first dungeon to get to level 2.

More Bouken Battle System Information:
Here is a shot of the "Status Screen."
As you can see, Link is pretty weak. But more importantly, it is best that I explain the meaning behind the stats.

Power: (ATK) Link's strength rating.
Dexterity: (DEF) Link's defense rating.
Wisdom: (INT) The more wise you are, the more efficient your spells are.
Courage: (SPEED) The more courageous you are, the better chance you have of landing a blow.

HP and MP are pretty self-explanatory. And Rupees are currency.



Battle Algorithms

Sword Attack
Damage = [(LINK ATK * COMBO)/2] - ENEMY DEF
Note: The Combo default is 2. As in, if you don't pull off a combo, the algorithm looks like this: Damage =LINK ATK - ENEMY DEF.

Bomb Attack
Damage = (LINK ATK*2) - ENEMY DEF
Note: In other words, it's two times Link's ATK minus the enemies defense. Obviously, this can be one of your most powerful weapons. But unlike the sword, it is ammo based.

Small/Big Arrow Attack
Damage = LINK ATK
Note: The arrows pierce defense. When enemies start getting higher DEF, the Arrow can be more useful. But equipping the bow does not raise your attack much, if at all. However, bows that require Big Arrow's do raise your attack more, but still not as much as a Bomb or Sword.

Magic Cane/Gust Cannon Attack
Damage = 0
Note: This two psuedo-weapons don't actually deal damage. Instead, they slow down your opponent or fade them away. Both weapons raise your SPEED a lot, so it's harder to get hit while trying to inflict such a status condition on your opponent.

A few more screens trickle in...

A couple of more screens. These were taken from Hyrule Field. I haven't really worked on the game much, but I will probably do some more mapping on Hyrule to make it bigger. I plan on it being ginormous.

Friday Media: Mario Bros Video + Image

Yes, today is Sunday. Don't rub it in my face. But, even if I did update two days late I still updated. Here is last weeks Friday media for the upcoming game "Super Mario RPG: The Seven Sages."

Mario Bros. EX Mini-Game

Friday Media: Naruto AMV

If there's any evidence that RPG Making has been taking a back seat for almost a month, this may be it. The Friday Media piece is no way related to game making, but, then again, was it supposed to be? Besides, this is a music video of a game (Narutimate Accel) and I made it, so why not?

Song: "Pump It" by the Black Eyed Peas


And now for a random GIF I made:

Update drought, I won't deny it.

Thanks to the mounting pressures of schoolwork and such, I haven't had much time or desire to work on Zelda or Mario. Interest in game making tends to come in spurts for those of us who aren't paid (nor want to be) for our hard work. It seems as if releasing that demo really did me in for a while because I haven't done much work on Daibouken since. I will try to refocus my energies on Mario which may prove more fun to work on after a long hiatus.

Friday Media: The Bros are back! (And I'm not talking about samurai)

You heard right. And it's definitely not those idiot Samuris Brothers. The Mario Bros. are back on the RPG scene. U Division's first project to ever have any promise returns to production in this new teaser trailer video. Mario and RPG Maker fans alike should check out a video of what the game has so far. For more info go here. Expect more updates and coverage of the game as I start up work once more. But I haven't had much time to RPG make recently, so updates may continue to be few and far between (my last one was a week ago). And on a side-note, U Division Games hit count is... is... over NINE THOUSANNNNNDDDD!!! (Yeah.....)

Super Mario RPG: The Seven Sages (Trailer 1)

U Di-DJ Music! (UPDATE #1)

That's right! Fresh of the... presses? Anyways, give these two songs a download if you want to sample some of the album "Testing 3, 2, 1."

1. Hollow Mario Mix (Super Mario World)
   
2. Aliens are invading the Dark World!! (The Legend of Zelda 3)

"Hollow Mario Mix" and "Aliens are invading the Dark World!!"

Are going to be released this Friday. They are only two songs of the new album "Testing 3, 2, 1" that is a collaborative effort between C Division (s0uNdch3k) and U Division (U Di-DJ) which aims to feature about 10 or more total. Right now, it's shaping up to be pretty decent with some pure originals and some good remixes (like the previously mentioned songs). Be on the look out for these sweet beats by the end of this week.

More site content on the way: "U Di-DJ" and "Game Making Tips"

According to a recent press release, (which just so happens to be what you're reading right now) the game-making guru U Division has decided to lend a helping hand to amateur game-makers. In addition to this, U Division plans on makin' some sweet beats for you to treat yourself too. All in the name of expansionism.

"U Di-DJ"
Much like the "U Di-Videos" project, the U Di-DJ allows site goers to sample U Division' s original, game-related music. Thanks to the services of www.4shared.com, you will be able to play the music from the website or download it to your computer.

"Game Making Tips"
Pretty self-explanatory, but might as well go into more depth. I am no expert, but I think I'm familiar enough with RPG Maker (at least 2003 for that matter) to share some of my knowledge of the subject. There are some useful things I've discovered that I think would be helpful for beginners to know.

It hasn't been said when the first issue of either of these productions will be posted, but rumor has it that U Division just downloaded FL Studio demo 7...

U-Tube: Update #2

U Division's "U-Tube" page has finally received an update since launch. You can now head over there to find the latest videos regarding our games, works and creations. And while we are speaking of media, I'm sure you've notice the complete failure that was "Friday Media." Yeah, after the first two issues, I never got around to doing it again. However, you can expect that trend to end coming next Friday. I don't want to spoil it, but expect a good length video of the game that was and almost wasn't.

Super Mario RPG: The Seven Sages. From "Cancelled" to "Hiatus"

Yes, a while back I had decided to cancel one of my most ambitious projects to date, and since then have not done any work on it. My problem with SMRPG:SS was, just like with Zelda, there being too much coding of systems and what not and not enough making the actual game. Well, I decided to take care of that problem and I am pleased to announce that SMRPG:SS is no longer canceled. Thanks to the time hog that is Zelda, I still won't be able to work on it much so that's why I say "Hiatus."

But continuing this project means I have to get rid of some stuff to increase my chances of finishing it.

-Only Mario and Luigi can fight (Sorry, no Bowser, Geno, or Yoshi)

...Actually, that's about it. Without those dudes in the Battle System, it allows for an easier way to do "Bros. Combos" and less coding/spriting. Given what I had, it would be a stretch to incorporate those extra characters.

Important! Demo v1.2b Patch!

You may be missing this file for the Demo v1.2!

It has come to my attention that a file is missing from the Demo. A "water1.png" as it were. This was a very bad oversight from U Division, accidentally using an RTP animation file and not adding it to the Daibouken folder. My bad. For those of you unable to complete the Demo, just follow these steps.

1. Download water1.png
2. Put the file in the "Battle" folder of the Demo Folder
3. Play the game.

If you are too lazy to do that, you can just give Demo v1.2b a download that comes complete with the update.