HYADES

NOTE: This is the game's PROLOGUE and is currently IN DEVELOPMENT! Assets/contents may changed/updated over time, thank you for understanding.

HYADES is an in-development RPG about a group of friends exploring a vast urban city in order to save everything they've ever known.

HEY, COME SEE OUR VISUAL NOVEL SPINOFF!

Join Ruth and Anise on a sleepover with Marsh at HYADES: Celestial Buddies Volume 1!

https://gamejolt.com/games/HYADESCelestialBuddiesVol1/451433

FEATURES

• Meet all sorts of out-of-this-world animal folk!

• Explore a vast metropolis set in the modern age of 200X!

• Adapt to the constant ebb-and-flow of battle by changing your stats and abilities using SIGNS!

• Utilize interstellar cosmic powers gifted from beyond!

• Uncover a massive city-wide conspiracy littered with secrets and corruption, leading to the forever shifted balance of society with consequences you have no hope of understanding until too late!

• Grab an ice cream at Shifty's! If you ask nicely, he'll even make it look like you!

MEET THE CAST

• Marsh:
  Age: 13
  Hometown: Hyades
  Favorite Thing: Street hockey

He might be a little anxious at first, but this kid's chipper attitude and tender heart tends to rub off on people. He's just an ordinary kid at the end of the day, but he still always tries to shoot for the stars.

• Anise:
  Age: 14
  Current residence: Hors D'Oeuvres Boarding School
  Favorite Thing: Quiet places

Focused if a bit austere, Anise is confident she'll take anything life throws at her by the horns. She might get a little too extreme at times, but just bear with her; she means well, and tackles what lies ahead of her with everything she's got.

• Charles:
  Age: Older than you
  Current residence: That’s a little personal, don’t you think?
  Favorite Thing: Microwave meals

Reliable and laid-back, that’s what Charles needs to be. He’s been in this city for a good long while now, and while he can’t use the same fancy techniques these kids can, this big cat’s still got some tools up his sleeves.

• Ruth:
  Age: 16
  Current residence: West Hyades
  Favorite thing: the Fuchsia Foxes baseball team

Ruth hails from one of the most notorious parts of Hyades, giving her a rougher edge than most. But if you can get her to lower her guard, she’ll be a dedicated ally with agility and attack power to boot.

• Graham:
  Age: 20
  Current residence: A lonely little apartment
  Favorite thing: Family time

Ever since Dad left and Mom disappeared, it's been tough raising a younger sibling all on your lonesome stuck with a dead-end job and nasty back pains. Despite this however, Graham still sets out every day to try and give Marsh the best life possible, even if it means cutting a few corners for himself.

GALLERY

• Explore the colorful and vibrant city of Hyades, set in the year 200X!

  
  

• Battles! Adjust your strategies and abilities as need be, turning the tide of battle in your favor!

  
  

WARNING: IF YOU CAN'T SAVE, AND ARE PLAYING ON MAC...

Fellow Mac users! If you encounter a message that looks something like this...

Move your HYADES folder to the desktop, or somewhere OUT OF YOUR DOWNLOADS FOLDER! The Applications folder works as well!

The reason why this happens is that the Mac has a fail save to make sure downloaded files can't automatically write potentially malicious things onto your computer! So the Mac likes to make downloaded files have "Read-Only" permissions. Since HYADES is trying to write new information (your save data), the game gets confused! As far as some players have reported, simply moving the game out of the downloads folder or manually changing the permissions allows the game to save. In my experience, moving the game directly out of the folder it came in into the Application folder works. Of course, if this DOESN't work, please feel free to contact me!

WARNING: "I CAN'T SELECT ANOTHER ENEMY IN BATTLE, IT'S STUCK ON ONE!"

Don't worry, there's a very simple fix - just move your mouse! HYADES is actually playable with a mouse as well, and the mouse takes priority over keyboard in battle when selecting an enemy! All you need to do is move your mouse past where an enemy is and control from the keyboard should take priority again.

WARNING: HYADES does feature some flashing colors and repeating moving images.

Individuals with photosensitivity and epilepsy may experience a seizure when exposed to certain visual images, and may experience symptoms like dizziness, altered vision, lightheadedness, and disorientation.

If you experience any of these symptoms when playing HYADES, immediately quit playing and consult a physician before resuming gameplay.

Disclaimer: Lag may occur when playing the browser build of HYADES!

HYADES is now playable in browser! However, some users have noted that when playing the game, some visual assets and audio assets may take a bit longer to load, and may pop in during gameplay. If you're encountering these errors, some methods to relieve them are:

• Close the tab the game is running on (be sure to save your progress!), and open it again! This helps assets you've encountered before to load in faster, and may help new assets load in faster as well!

• Leave the game running for a few minutes! Users have reported that as play progressed, the game began to run smoother as time went on! When in doubt, leave the game sitting for a few minutes to hopefully help it settle in.

Note; the downloadable version of HYADES does not have these issues.

NOTE: THIS IS STILL IN DEVELOPMENT!

As a (formerly! I love my team so much! <3) solo independent developer, it takes a slow and steady pace in order to make the best game for you all to enjoy. I just wanted to say thank you all for your patience, and that the game will be continuously updated as development continues. Characters, the world, game mechanics and more may all get changed, updated, or even removed as time and development goes on. This is currently only the game's PROLOGUE, but more chapters to the story are in development. Thank you for your patience and support.

PRESS KIT:

In case you wanted high quality images, screenshots, and information about the development of HYADES, check out our press kit at:

https://majimjam.itch.io/hyades-press-kit

CONTACT

Twitter: https://twitter.com/HYADESRPG
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hyadesrpg/?hl=en
itch.io: https://majimjam.itch.io/hyadesrpg
Email: [email protected]

Thanks for visiting this little game's page, and remember:
Despite your circumstances, do your best. It is all you can do.

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