Elements II

[Indinera]

ELEMENTS II: HEARTS OF LIGHT

$19.99



This is the latest game by Soul Catapult, it also comes with a 63-page guide available for purchase at $6.99:
https://secure.bmtmicro.com/cart?CID=45 ... ID=2618061

SUMMARY:

A mysterious little girl. An insidious plot to resurrect a great evil. The legend of a faint and fading Hope. And a band of young heroes desperate for answers.

Struggle ensues for the mysterious Vril, a force that brought the world back from the brink of ruin centuries ago. Unlikely allies unite under dire circumstances when Sky, a young man who departs his village in search of a stolen pendant, meets Princess Monique of Alavon, a reclusive visionary tormented by her premonitions. Driven by the destruction of her kingdom, they will depart on a voyage across the vast archipelago of Adamaria, joining together with others and forging uneasy alliances, tethered only by the collective uncertainty in their hearts.

FEATURES:

* 20-30 hours of gameplay in the main story alone, possibly up to 40 or more with more intensive diversions, like catching and raising monsters
* 12 playable characters, each with their own quirks, insecurities, and backstory to uncover
* A heartwarming plot
* Ethics exam determines the course of your development
* 40 side quests, including special challenges
* Nearly 30 medals to obtain (in bronze, silver and gold) for various accomplishments such as treasure found, items stolen, and skills acquired from enemies and friends alike
* Heartfelt acoustic guitar soundtrack (mixed with synth) featuring upwards of 60 tracks
* Buy and decorate your very own Party House! Choose paint, carpet, lighting, and even music, plus a wealth of customizable room objects like wall ornaments, bookshelves, figurines, interactive table tennis and a board game
* Craft weapons, armor, and jewelry from materials you find
* Capture monsters, add them to your party, and receive rare items as gifts in return for your affection
* Build your friendships to learn new skills and devise over 70 powerful Combo Attacks, which can be chained for damage bonuses
* Develop your Attributes carefully to maximize (or wreck) your stats
* Integrate magic spells from equipped Rune Shards
* Elemental powers fluctuate and environments change with the days of the week
* Approachable Easy Mode that can be enabled/disabled at any time
* Comprehensive bestiary with 199 entries in all
* Extensive Sketch Gallery with concept art, developer commentary and background information
* Item and menu shortcuts for quick access
* Lighting and overlay effects can be toggled on or off with the press of a key

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Lost in the game? Please feel free to use this thread to ask your questions!
ENJOY!

[soulcatapult]

Hello! This is the developer.

I'm happy Elements II has finally been released on Aldorlea. The game had a very long and complicated development cycle, stretching back to the days when I was with my former publisher. I'm very proud of this new, enhanced edition, and hope you enjoy it! Please support me in my realization of the complete series, more than 20 years in the making.

[blumyst]

Hello! This is the developer.

I'm happy Elements II has finally been released on Aldorlea. The game had a very long and complicated development cycle, stretching back to the days when I was with my former publisher. I'm very proud of this new, enhanced edition, and hope you enjoy it! Please support me in my realization of the complete series, more than 20 years in the making.

Hi soulcatapult
Id like to try the demo and if i like it buy it but when i try to play the demo all I get is a black screen!
Ive got an updated brand new all in one HP so it shouldnt be a problem but thats whats happenning.
From what Ive seen in the pictures and read it looks like something I would want to play

[soulcatapult]

Hi soulcatapult
Id like to try the demo and if i like it buy it but when i try to play the demo all I get is a black screen!
Ive got an updated brand new all in one HP so it shouldnt be a problem but thats whats happenning.
From what Ive seen in the pictures and read it looks like something I would want to play

Hi blumyst,

There are a few things you can try.

1. Press F5 to toggle fullscreen off (it's on by default)
2. Press Alt+Enter to activate the legacy fullscreen mode
3. Go into the game's config file (E2.ini) and change the value "Fullscreen=1" to "Fullscreen=0" (to start in windowed mode)

Hope this helps!

[blumyst]

Hi soulcatapult
Id like to try the demo and if i like it buy it but when i try to play the demo all I get is a black screen!
Ive got an updated brand new all in one HP so it shouldnt be a problem but thats whats happenning.
From what Ive seen in the pictures and read it looks like something I would want to play

Hi blumyst,

There are a few things you can try.

1. Press F5 to toggle fullscreen off (it's on by default)
2. Press Alt+Enter to activate the legacy fullscreen mode
3. Go into the game's config file (E2.ini) and change the value "Fullscreen=1" to "Fullscreen=0" (to start in windowed mode)

Hope this helps!

Thankyou yes it does!

[soulcatapult]

Thankyou yes it does!

I'm glad! Hope you enjoy it.

[Prometheus]

Ok starting my guide-free playthrough.

So I am torturing myself trying to figure out a perfect set of answers for the quiz Doyle gives in Avalon. Ideally, I want to be recognized as charismatic and diligent, since they seem like two of the most valuable stats (even if charisma matters more outside of combat). Can anybody help me?

My best result to date is: compassionate, diligent, virtuous, not charismatic, no bloodlust, not slothful. I tried maybe five times because I also wanted some of the rare gear drops from the new monsters.

I am looking forward to playing the game and trying to get 100%. E1 was such a great game.


Sidenote: Playing fullscreen was driving me crazy so I manually edited the game.ini file to allow me to play in windowed. So watch out now I am officially a Hacker-in-training

[soulcatapult]

Ok starting my guide-free playthrough.

So I am torturing myself trying to figure out a perfect set of answers for the quiz Doyle gives in Avalon. Ideally, I want to be recognized as charismatic and diligent, since they seem like two of the most valuable stats (even if charisma matters more outside of combat). Can anybody help me?

My best result to date is: compassionate, diligent, virtuous, not charismatic, no bloodlust, not slothful. I tried maybe five times because I also wanted some of the rare gear drops from the new monsters.

I am looking forward to playing the game and trying to get 100%. E1 was such a great game.


Sidenote: Playing fullscreen was driving me crazy so I manually edited the game.ini file to allow me to play in windowed. So watch out now I am officially a Hacker-in-training

You... you're back.
Very, very wonderful to hear from you again... your work on the original guide was legendary.
I hope you enjoy E2! Oh, and if you want max Charisma, you have to answer No on Question 4 and Yes on Question 6. You'll get extra Cowardice and Sloth, though. Diligence is No on Question 2 and Yes on Question 4... so you can't have both.

By the way, if you have high Compassion and no Bloodlust, you might face problems with low Attack power throughout the game. On my first-ever playthrough while making the game, this is what happened, and essentially I could only cause damage with magic.

I will say that Wisdom is a very important Attribute, as many Combos have high requirements for it.
Please continue to let us know how your playthrough goes!

[Lady JJ]

Elements I was an awesome game and I loved playing Elements II while it was being developed, so I'm really excited about this announcement. It's been a long time coming. I'm definitely going to buy it.

I remember this being a truly epic game. My reaction to it while it was being developed

I loved playing this game. There was just so much to do. I think my favorite was catching all those monsters. The puzzles, for the most part, were hard but could be solved even by my not-so-nimble-anymore fingers. As I recall, the only puzzle that was impossible was a fire puzzle. Since it did lead to a higher level of magic for one of the characters, I'm hoping this will be nerfed in the next installment. Side quests were a lot of fun as well. I'd encourage anyone who hasn't played this game to give it a try.

A later reply by the developer confirms that the fire puzzle was indeed nerfed on Easy mode, so that makes me really happy. One thing I didn't mention, is that you can change from Easy to Normal mode at any time during the game. I generally played on Normal mode, until/unless I got a one of those 'not so friendly for seniors QTE's' and changed to Easy mode, quickly reverting to Normal as soon as the puzzle was completed. So that's a really nice feature. <3

[soulcatapult]

Elements I was an awesome game and I loved playing Elements II while it was being developed, so I'm really excited about this announcement. It's been a long time coming. I'm definitely going to buy it.

Thanks for your support!

[Prometheus]

Ok starting my guide-free playthrough.

So I am torturing myself trying to figure out a perfect set of answers for the quiz Doyle gives in Avalon. Ideally, I want to be recognized as charismatic and diligent, since they seem like two of the most valuable stats (even if charisma matters more outside of combat). Can anybody help me?

My best result to date is: compassionate, diligent, virtuous, not charismatic, no bloodlust, not slothful. I tried maybe five times because I also wanted some of the rare gear drops from the new monsters.

I am looking forward to playing the game and trying to get 100%. E1 was such a great game.


Sidenote: Playing fullscreen was driving me crazy so I manually edited the game.ini file to allow me to play in windowed. So watch out now I am officially a Hacker-in-training

You... you're back.
Very, very wonderful to hear from you again... your work on the original guide was legendary.
I hope you enjoy E2! Oh, and if you want max Charisma, you have to answer No on Question 4 and Yes on Question 6. You'll get extra Cowardice and Sloth, though. Diligence is No on Question 2 and Yes on Question 4... so you can't have both.

By the way, if you have high Compassion and no Bloodlust, you might face problems with low Attack power throughout the game. On my first-ever playthrough while making the game, this is what happened, and essentially I could only cause damage with magic.

I will say that Wisdom is a very important Attribute, as many Combos have high requirements for it.
Please continue to let us know how your playthrough goes!

Thank you! I decided to go with diligence with this initial play-through, even if it slows me down from unlocking some fun things sooner. Anything that gives me +agil and +crit is hard for me to pass up.

I finally finished grinding out all the rare gear from the first few areas, and now I am stumped on one of the same things that got me when I was playing the beta. EDIT: found it, OCD temporarily averted yay

Enjoying the game so far, and planning to tackle all the dungeons on the hardest days in case it gives some special bonuses. Stylistically, I like that all the areas have multiple reasons to keep going back to them and secrets or hints hidden away.

[soulcatapult]

Thank you! I decided to go with diligence with this initial play-through, even if it slows me down from unlocking some fun things sooner. Anything that gives me +agil and +crit is hard for me to pass up.

I finally finished grinding out all the rare gear from the first few areas, and now I am stumped on one of the same things that got me when I was playing the beta. EDIT: found it, OCD temporarily averted yay

Enjoying the game so far, and planning to tackle all the dungeons on the hardest days in case it gives some special bonuses. Stylistically, I like that all the areas have multiple reasons to keep going back to them and secrets or hints hidden away.

Awesome! So glad you're enjoying it. Thanks so much! I've always tried to prioritize anything that augments player immersion and replay value in my work.

[briony]

glad to see you finally finished Elements 11 - so sorry to hear about your former publisher causing problems - now looking forward to playing this game in full - btw would any of my saves from the original elements 11 be any use in this new game

[MerryX]

Hello soulcatapult,
I absolutely loved Elements Zero (is that Elements 1 - or did I miss one?) I still want to play EO in Marathon mode!
I don't know what it is about your games but they seem to speak to me and I now buy your games without question - even though I prefer using a mouse. I don't know quite what it is but the game play feels different and the story line is phenomenal Thank you!!
I have found it so interesting to tinker with ethics and moral values - what happens if you weight to the "darker side"? I am trying to find that balance with good and evil - and it's not easy and make it playable as others have already noted
MerryX

[soulcatapult]

Hello soulcatapult,
I absolutely loved Elements Zero (is that Elements 1 - or did I miss one?) I still want to play EO in Marathon mode!
I don't know what it is about your games but they seem to speak to me and I now buy your games without question - even though I prefer using a mouse. I don't know quite what it is but the game play feels different and the story line is phenomenal Thank you!!

Thank you so, so much, It means the world!
Elements 1 was originally sold on Aldorlea and Steam but I delisted it years back for personal reasons. It can still be downloaded (for free!) from my website. I'd like to remake/remaster it eventually and release here again, but that might be a bit far off.

I have found it so interesting to tinker with ethics and moral values - what happens if you weight to the "darker side"? I am trying to find that balance with good and evil - and it's not easy and make it playable as others have already noted
MerryX

You generally want to avoid having high negative attributes, except perhaps Bloodlust (as it contributes to your attack power). As I already mentioned, having high Compassion and low Bloodlust will render your physical attacks virtually ineffective. There are a few cases where certain skills or combos require your negative attributes to be at certain levels, but it's never terribly high.

glad to see you finally finished Elements 11 - so sorry to hear about your former publisher causing problems - now looking forward to playing this game in full - btw would any of my saves from the original elements 11 be any use in this new game

No, the structure is very different, so they wouldn't be compatible.
Thanks for your kind words. I do owe them quite a bit, but in the end they made some mistakes that unfortunately cost them.