What is Hero of Allacrost?

Hero of Allacrost is a single player, 2D sprite-based role playing game. Hero of Allacrost is also often referred to as simply "Allacrost" or "HoA".

How much do I have to pay to play?

The game is free to download and play. You do not need to pay anything to play the game.

What systems can I play the game on?

As of June 2006, Allacrost is currently supported on the following operating systems:

• Linux
• Mac OS X
• Windows 98/2000/XP

My system is not in the support list, does that mean I will not be able play Allacrost on it?

Not necessarily. The Allacrost code is designed to be portable and is available under the GNU GPL license. Allacrost should be able to work on many more types of systems, we just have not tested it on those other systems yet (you are free to download the code and try it yourself).

Do you have plans to make Allacrost available on any game consoles?

At this time, we do not have any plans for console support. However, with the greater amount of "home-brew"/independent support that is available on the latest video game systems, it is very possible that we may make Allacrost available on game consoles in the future.

What is the release schedule/completion date for the game?

We do not publicly announce any anticipated release dates. All developers and contributors work on Allacrost in their spare time, thus it becomes very difficult to judge how near or far we are from being ready for a release.

I heard something about Allacrost having a "module release model". What does this mean?

The game is being released in numerous modules. Each module is a "piece" of the game that you can play, so the game is released one piece at a time until it is completed (this is analogous to the release of television episodes in a series).

What is the gameplay like?

Gameplay of Allacrost will be similar to the console RPGs developed in the 1990s. The gameplay design of Allacrost draws its largest inspirations from the games Final Fantasy VI and Chrono Trigger. Allacrost may be played with either a gamepad, joystick, or computer keyboard.

How long will the game be?

As long as it needs to be to tell our story. We venture a guess of around 40 hours of gameplay, but until the game is finished we can not say for sure.

What about multi-player support?

Hero of Allacrost is a single-player game. We do not have any intentions for adding multi-player support.