We have new our Shaola official website from RPGFaction to ShaolaRPG - official website of the Shaola saga.
11/20/2022
2/09/2021
New RPG: Mysteries of Shaola: The Cave - Wishlist Now!
Mysteries of Shaola: The Cave is officially on Steam now for you to Wishlist!
We are super excited to announce that Mysteries of Shaola: The Cave is coming soon around April or even earlier!
It is a role-playing game that brings mystery elements to the fantasy genre. Fight through the Kazen Kingdom and uncover the truth of the mysterious cave. Discover secrets, build your legend and ultimately confront the evil force in this new chronicle of Shaola.
1/12/2021
Development update on the Shaola series. Also, two new trailers!
Hey everyone, it's been a long 2020! I thought now would be a good time for a development update since it's a brand new year and it's been awhile.
We all know 2020 was a tough year. We were hit with setbacks and development was stalled, but it's a brand new year and we're coming back in full force!
We're currently working on Mysteries of Shaola: The Cave. It is a new chronicle of Shaola where you become Ice of Zuda Kingdom, the legendary investigator, one of the Magnificent Five. You fight through Kazen Kingdom and uncover the truth of the mysterious cave, discover dirty secrets, add to your legend, and ultimately confront the "evil" force. This role-playing game blends the genres of fantasy and mystery.
I have really enjoyed testing the game so far, and if you enjoyed Heroes of Shaola for the characters and story, you'll definitely enjoy this one as well.
Also, as I'm making trailers for the new game, I made two for Heroes of Shaola as well. I hope you enjoy watching them.
Eric
12/02/2019
Another partnership
We are excited to announce our partnership with Immanitas Entertainment GmbH, a publishing company in Berlin, Germany and Bangkok, Thailand, who has been in the mobile and PC video games industry since 2011, to take care of the physical and digital distribution in Europe and Southeast Asia. Together, we strive bring more fun to you. :)
10/18/2019
Hidden paths and areas (spoilers)
There have been many similar questions on our email inbox about the whereabouts of the Zelda-style secret loot and rewards as described on the game description. So we thought why not just post the hints and clues here.
This post contain spoilers, read at your own risk. :)
This post contain spoilers, read at your own risk. :)
9/25/2019
More good news
Jobs
We're looking for more assistance for the Shaola project and great individuals to join our team and assist in various fields and positions.
We're looking for individuals who have experience in:
- Game development in general
- Marketing
- Public/press relations
If you're interested in working with us, please email to eric@rpgfaction.com with your resume, portfolio, Skype ID, and a link to your LinkedIn profile. A link to your Twitter or Facebook profile is optional and recommended.
Sales
Team17 Digital Ltd. is having a big sale on Opium Pulses. More games, more fun.
We're looking for more assistance for the Shaola project and great individuals to join our team and assist in various fields and positions.
We're looking for individuals who have experience in:
- Game development in general
- Marketing
- Public/press relations
If you're interested in working with us, please email to eric@rpgfaction.com with your resume, portfolio, Skype ID, and a link to your LinkedIn profile. A link to your Twitter or Facebook profile is optional and recommended.
Sales
Team17 Digital Ltd. is having a big sale on Opium Pulses. More games, more fun.
New partnership
Today we are pleased to announce our new partnership with Opium Pulses Entertainment Ltd., an awesome organization in Oxford, UK, a veteran in the industry since 2012, to share the publishing and marketing burden with our publishing team.
Together, we strive to develop and publish more fun games that you love, and to discover more awesome games in a crowded market.
Together, we strive to develop and publish more fun games that you love, and to discover more awesome games in a crowded market.
9/17/2019
An in-depth look at the Shaola series
Five years ago, we got together and started our research on parallel universes in fiction such as Middle-Earth, Neverland, Elfland, Discworld, and the rich worlds of A Song of Ice and Fire (Game of Thrones), The Witcher... as well as the great storytelling of Japanese fiction, notably manga and role-playing games. Afterward, we decided to write about the great stories in the world of Shaola.
With that approach, we focused on creating hybrid games that combine our favorite aspects of old school RPGs and JRPGs, while at the same time, removing those things some players didn't like, like random encounters and time-consuming grinding.
The Shaola project is the product of that research and ideas. Our games are not a copycat clone, which borrows ideas from old games, or games with a cheap nostalgia effect. This project is about utilizing some of the best ideas, features and characteristics from the oldies, remix and refine them, then combine and create a new and different type of enjoyment in a modern gaming era.
Shaola is a long-term project. It is a process of telling great stories about many appealing characters in different kingdoms and regions in Shaola. The gameplay in Shaola games will be based on the distinct story, characters, settings and environment of each title.
Hidden behind the beautiful high fantasy theme is the cruel world of medieval politics, as each character and faction has different motives and conflicts. Who can you trust?
Leonardo’s adventure is not a carbon copy of the Tolkien-esque RPGs in the 90s where you go on a heroic mission. You meet orcs, wizards, trolls, goblins, hobbits, and then you defeat some Dark Lords and win the game.
In this adventure, you are kidnapped into a foreign kingdom. You meet an unsecured prince, who is scheming to dispose of his own brother. The dark side of medieval politics comes out in full force.
We focus on blending historical fiction and medieval realism with epic fantasy.
A common theme in folk tales and mythology is the battle between good and evil, which does not always mirror the medieval world.
Old-time writers tend to oversimplify the struggle between good and evil into stereotypical clichés.
The Shaola series brings a measure of harsh realism to high fantasy. They introduce gray tones into a black-and-white universe.
Two permanent characteristics in every game in the Shaola series are: I. Fun gameplay that is easy to play. II. Advanced storytelling and building your enjoyment to the fullest. The story in each game will be enjoyable and on par with any adventure game or Visual Novel.
While this game is an RPG, one could say that it is an uncategorized game. It could belong to every subgenre out there, while you wouldn’t be wrong if you said it belonged to no subgenre at all.
It is a combination of many fun things that we’ve loved since childhood from our very first video game experience. The Shaola series is simply a tool to share the fun, excitement, enjoyment and delightful experience with you.
Eric Truong,
Smiling Dragon RPG Studios
With that approach, we focused on creating hybrid games that combine our favorite aspects of old school RPGs and JRPGs, while at the same time, removing those things some players didn't like, like random encounters and time-consuming grinding.
The Shaola project is the product of that research and ideas. Our games are not a copycat clone, which borrows ideas from old games, or games with a cheap nostalgia effect. This project is about utilizing some of the best ideas, features and characteristics from the oldies, remix and refine them, then combine and create a new and different type of enjoyment in a modern gaming era.
Shaola is a long-term project. It is a process of telling great stories about many appealing characters in different kingdoms and regions in Shaola. The gameplay in Shaola games will be based on the distinct story, characters, settings and environment of each title.
Hidden behind the beautiful high fantasy theme is the cruel world of medieval politics, as each character and faction has different motives and conflicts. Who can you trust?
Leonardo’s adventure is not a carbon copy of the Tolkien-esque RPGs in the 90s where you go on a heroic mission. You meet orcs, wizards, trolls, goblins, hobbits, and then you defeat some Dark Lords and win the game.
In this adventure, you are kidnapped into a foreign kingdom. You meet an unsecured prince, who is scheming to dispose of his own brother. The dark side of medieval politics comes out in full force.
We focus on blending historical fiction and medieval realism with epic fantasy.
A common theme in folk tales and mythology is the battle between good and evil, which does not always mirror the medieval world.
Old-time writers tend to oversimplify the struggle between good and evil into stereotypical clichés.
The Shaola series brings a measure of harsh realism to high fantasy. They introduce gray tones into a black-and-white universe.
Two permanent characteristics in every game in the Shaola series are: I. Fun gameplay that is easy to play. II. Advanced storytelling and building your enjoyment to the fullest. The story in each game will be enjoyable and on par with any adventure game or Visual Novel.
While this game is an RPG, one could say that it is an uncategorized game. It could belong to every subgenre out there, while you wouldn’t be wrong if you said it belonged to no subgenre at all.
It is a combination of many fun things that we’ve loved since childhood from our very first video game experience. The Shaola series is simply a tool to share the fun, excitement, enjoyment and delightful experience with you.
Eric Truong,
Smiling Dragon RPG Studios
9/11/2019
Update 1.2.5 released, new direction pointers to find your destination
Changes in version 1.2.5:
* In a certain parts of the game, arrow pointers won’t appear if they affect the fun of exploration. It is recommended that you don’t depend too much on the pointers. Don’t miss out on hidden areas and loot.
- More user-friendly to casual players and non-RPG gamers.
- Arrow pointers have been added to a selection of outdoor maps, so that it is clearer on where to go to advance the story (*).
- Minor balancing to gameplay and battles.
- Further enhancement to scenes and dialogues.
- Minor revising to the relationship and interaction between characters.
- Tutorial and instruction have been modified with more specific details.
- Sound effect have been improved, minor modification to music effect during important scenes or character’s reaction.
- A few story scenes and plots have been enhanced to bring each character to life.
- 2 minor tile issues have been fixed.
- Minor changes to a few items, weapons and armors.
- NPC dialogues have been enhanced.
* In a certain parts of the game, arrow pointers won’t appear if they affect the fun of exploration. It is recommended that you don’t depend too much on the pointers. Don’t miss out on hidden areas and loot.
8/21/2019
Heated battles in the crazy world of Shaola
Some battle actions in Heroes of Shaola have been compiled and uploaded to Youtube.
8/11/2019
Heroes of Shaola v1.1.5
Changes in version 1.1.5
- Major modification to the enemies, spoils, rewards, game difficulty and game balance. The game "Normal" mode should be much easier to finish now.
- Minor changes to characters, weapons, armors, items, potions stats.
- A few scenes have been modified.
- More bug fixing.
- Major modification to the enemies, spoils, rewards, game difficulty and game balance. The game "Normal" mode should be much easier to finish now.
- Minor changes to characters, weapons, armors, items, potions stats.
- A few scenes have been modified.
- More bug fixing.
7/19/2019
Full game released!
Beta testing has ended and the game has been released!
The stable build of the full game is now live, ready and available!
You can now play the full Heroes of Shaola, a unique crossover between Zelda-like, Diablo-like action RPG and Final Fantasy-like turn based battle mechanics.
It brings back childhood memories of those good old games in the past. It resembles the familiar look and feel of Middle-Earth and other fantasy worlds in Game of Thrones, Elder Scrolls, Baldur’s Gate, The Witcher etc.
A big Thank You to our patient supporters and everyone who stays patient, follows and supports this project from the beginning and helped make this game possible.
As always, any commentary, suggestions, bug reports, anything you want to say in public network or support@rpgfaction.com is really appreciated and will be noted and answered accordingly.
Again, huge thank you for your encouragement, feedback, and support. And if this is the first time you hear about the Shaola series, here is a warm hello to you and I hope that this first game ignites your interest.
We’ve made the game for you, not just for “nerds” and fantasy fanatics, but for everyone. Anyone can enjoy a good story.
Thank you again, everyone. Your support means a lot to us. Thank you for your support and enjoy the world of Shaola!
The stable build of the full game is now live, ready and available!
You can now play the full Heroes of Shaola, a unique crossover between Zelda-like, Diablo-like action RPG and Final Fantasy-like turn based battle mechanics.
It brings back childhood memories of those good old games in the past. It resembles the familiar look and feel of Middle-Earth and other fantasy worlds in Game of Thrones, Elder Scrolls, Baldur’s Gate, The Witcher etc.
A big Thank You to our patient supporters and everyone who stays patient, follows and supports this project from the beginning and helped make this game possible.
As always, any commentary, suggestions, bug reports, anything you want to say in public network or support@rpgfaction.com is really appreciated and will be noted and answered accordingly.
Again, huge thank you for your encouragement, feedback, and support. And if this is the first time you hear about the Shaola series, here is a warm hello to you and I hope that this first game ignites your interest.
We’ve made the game for you, not just for “nerds” and fantasy fanatics, but for everyone. Anyone can enjoy a good story.
Thank you again, everyone. Your support means a lot to us. Thank you for your support and enjoy the world of Shaola!
6/11/2017
Heroes of Shaola has been approved on Steam Greenlight
Heroes of Shaola has been Greenlit! This means that the game will be available for sale through the Steam store once it is up for sale. Steam is the most popular gaming portal in the world.
I don't have much to say here except a big Thank You to everyone who helped make this possible. You guys have contributed a lot of votes.
With this out of the way, we can concentrate more on finishing the game. Hopefully we can get into the Beta phrase in a couple of months. We’re trying to stay with the process and not rushing it.
Thanks again, everyone. Your support really does mean a lot to us.
10/05/2016
Steam Greenlight page is up!
Sorry for the lack of updates. It's really a headache writing this game. But now we're proud to announce that the game is almost finish and available for voting on Steam Greenlight. Please vote for Heroes of Shaola if you like it.
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=768541821
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=768541821
7/28/2016
"The Magnificent Five" of Shaola
“The Magnificent Five” is an unofficial title given by the common folks to the top 5 world-class undefeated fighters. People have been calling them "The Magnificent Five" out of respects.
7/26/2016
New files available for download
As much as we would wish to go on updating new versions and uploading new files, we would like to concentrate on finishing the games. So, Heroes of Shaola v0.2 and Shaola v0.4 are the last updates until the full games are completed.
Changes in Shaola 0.4:
- We now have a more advanced jumping system for Eli. As long as he wears the Spring Boot, he can jump anytime and anywhere. Press A to jump. Running and jumping at the same time will enable him to jump farther.
- As a result of the newly implement advanced jumping system, many more secrets and treasures have been added.
- New items and potions have been added.
- Dialogues have been improved.
- Minor enhancement for graphics, icons, music and sound effects.
- We have re-installed the diagonal movement mechanics that we took out in the last version, due to the incompatibility with the mouse controls system.
- Many bug fixes and small improvements have been made.
Changes in Heroes of Shaola 0.2:
- A lot of characters and battlers’ graphics, icons have been enhanced.
- Major tweaks to the monsters, the spoils, and game balance.
- Energizer's value and effectiveness have been raised.
- Guns are much more powerful, like they should be. This explains why the factions on the other side of the Great Desert are so afraid of the Aquilon Republic.
- Minor changes and improvement to the text and dialogues.
- Some sound effects have been added and/or improved.
- All known gameplay bugs in the Demo have been fixed.
You can download the new files under "Heroes of Shaola latest files" and "Shaola latest files". Enjoy the games!
Changes in Shaola 0.4:
- We now have a more advanced jumping system for Eli. As long as he wears the Spring Boot, he can jump anytime and anywhere. Press A to jump. Running and jumping at the same time will enable him to jump farther.
- As a result of the newly implement advanced jumping system, many more secrets and treasures have been added.
- New items and potions have been added.
- Dialogues have been improved.
- Minor enhancement for graphics, icons, music and sound effects.
- We have re-installed the diagonal movement mechanics that we took out in the last version, due to the incompatibility with the mouse controls system.
- Many bug fixes and small improvements have been made.
Changes in Heroes of Shaola 0.2:
- A lot of characters and battlers’ graphics, icons have been enhanced.
- Major tweaks to the monsters, the spoils, and game balance.
- Energizer's value and effectiveness have been raised.
- Guns are much more powerful, like they should be. This explains why the factions on the other side of the Great Desert are so afraid of the Aquilon Republic.
- Minor changes and improvement to the text and dialogues.
- Some sound effects have been added and/or improved.
- All known gameplay bugs in the Demo have been fixed.
You can download the new files under "Heroes of Shaola latest files" and "Shaola latest files". Enjoy the games!
7/22/2016
An in-depth look at the smaller factions in Shaola
Previously, we have described 7 elite mainland’s kingdoms and 2 kingdoms in the Far East (Everland).
In this article, we’ll take an in-depth look at the 25 smaller factions in the world of Shaola, including 10 political factions and 15 nonpolitical ones.
In this article, we’ll take an in-depth look at the 25 smaller factions in the world of Shaola, including 10 political factions and 15 nonpolitical ones.
7/20/2016
Is it possible to overcome the "super team" at the forest? (outdated)
After the release of version 0.1.7, there were complaints that it's nearly impossible to defeat the super team of 3 types of mushroom, poisonous vipers, and the timber wolves in the last battle in the forest.
The answer is: Yes, you can beat 'em! And here's how:
That's all for now. Enjoy the game!
The answer is: Yes, you can beat 'em! And here's how:
That's all for now. Enjoy the game!
7/19/2016
Heroes of Shaola v0.1.7 Public Release
Changes in version 0.1.7:
You can download the new version under "Heroes of Shaola latest files". Have fun playing!- New potions and monsters have been added. Now you’ll have to face even more haunted mushrooms, with each kind specialized in one type of offense.
- Now you can sell things to the Inns after you completed their quests.
- Small enhancement to the Bestiary.
- Many grammar errors have been fixed. The dialogues have been enhanced.
- Most bugs and glitches have been fixed.
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