Still working....
I did manage to mock up what the menu will look like when you start the game.

Wow!  That's a pretty sweet menu!

Thanks guys! I just figured out what went wrong with the battle engine, so its development is no longer in a slump!
In fact, I may be able to post some more screenies tomorrow!

so is I!  I have marked by calendar for Sept. 16 already! 

WOW Awesome! I hope you finish a demo for the contest! (and some screenies of battle in action with enemies and attacks ^^ for the possible Omnimaga 9th anniversary video )

I really love the menus you got there, though. I love how the borders are made.

(Also if this gets more progress in overall, this project is an easy candidate for a sub-forum in Major TI community projects)

Here are the screenies I promised! I would have had them up sooner, but I got distracted playing Megaman 10.
First one is battle engine progress.
Second is my mapmaker.

wow awesome!

Btw for your maps do you use the same technique as the old Illusiat games: having each tile take one bit? I notice when you add a wall it also draws the ceiling in your map editor. In Illusiat 12, when pxl testing the mini map, if the pxl below the one you checked was OFF as well as the one checked, it showed a ceiling tile, if the one below was ON and the one checked was OFF, it showed a wall and otherwise it would show the floor.

Also nice magic animation so far

Thanks!
@DJ: Yeah, each tile takes one bit(or pixel). The reason it draws a ceiling and tile together is because the way my engine reads it is, if the tile checked is ON and the one below is ON, it draws a ceiling. If the tile checked is ON and the one below is OFF, it draws a wall. If the tile checked is OFF, it draws the floor.