Like other games, at least 2 months after they're finished on desktop, but could be more depending how the situation is with Ren'Py (right now for example I can't build for Android until next version is released).
So... is this battle hard enough? Despite having 5 active debuffs, he could still kick my poor sisters's asses
He also has a permanent 12hp/turn regeneration effect from the start!
This is the only screen I can post of the ending part (since a battle with Raul was obvious), because there are some optional surprises
jack1974Jun 16, 2016
Finished all coding today!!
Now tomorrow will read some more texts for the other games and in the next 2 weeks will do the remaining boring stuff like upsell/registration screen, fix some obvious bugs I found while coding those battles, etc etc
However, the bad news is... still none of the main story 4 CG featuring Arianna are done the beta can still start even if they're not ready, but... it's a pity.
jack1974Jun 17, 2016
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As I wrote in today's blog post, I'm particularly happy how you can win/lose the same battle, using different strategies. I even made a video to show that
In SOTW you could more or less win any battle using various tricks (regen dance, potions/bombs, etc). In this game, you won't be able to
Reducing the SP amount and healing skills, and the number of potions you can carry with yourself, was a great move. Also the battles (except the boss fights) now last the "right amount of time" I think, they don't drag too much.
I'm curious to see what people will say during the beta, but I think this game is much more accessible than SOTW, more "casual" if you want (and that was my goal).
BobTheMobJun 17, 2016
The music alone is an epic! This looks like it's gonna be an AWESOME game!!!
...more "casual" if you want (and that was my goal).
I'm afraid I don't understand what you mean by that...
jack1974Jun 18, 2016
The theme song itself is probably the best one I've made
More casual means:
- no 3120983012 randomized items
- armors are all aesthetics and you basically can customize the stats using gems in sockets
- only 3 party members vs 8+
- you can carry only a limited amount of items with you
casual means more accessible and less complex. BUT doesn't mean "easier". In Nightmare difficulty it's still a pain to win some battles
difficulty selection screen done. Hmm I'm running out of things to do. Though probably opening pre-orders the same week as the Steam sale might not be a wise idea...
So today will TRY to upload the beta even if it's still missing some art. Obviously, my crappy wifi connection that normally uploads at 200KB/s, has decided to go at 6KB/s now... "estimate time left: 6h"
Anyway, I also want to make a "gem tutorial" and check some more things. It's more likely to begin tomorrow than today, but you never know. For sure not sooner than 8-9h from this post!
today got one of the missing backgrounds (at last!). Artist said would do the other two this month (temple gardens and pit trap).
Unfortunately I didn't hear anything about the main artist for the story CG... at this point, I might be considering using another one. It sucks, but on the other hand it's not like I can delay a game release by 3-4 months just for FOUR missing CGs!!!
Pace675Jul 06, 2016
Well that's good and bad....good that the background will be done soonish bad about the main artist though. Are artists always this flaky? (Or you get the the wiley ones?) I do know of an artist that does get things done (but she may be busy tho, has varying styles). She did Starlight Vega (and is almost done with umm Catch Canvas so you can see how she can change her style...
jack1974Jul 07, 2016
Not all artists, but even the most reliable ones can have random real life issues. Loren's artist was the most reliable I worked with, yet sometimes would take him 3 months to get a batch of stuff done. Rebecca (who did Heileen/Bionic Heart and is doing Love Bites) is also super reliable, but I know some time ago suffered a wrist injury, so couldn't draw for 2-3 months too.
The main issue this time is that artist is not replying, so I don't know what's actually going on
jack1974Jul 19, 2016
GOOD NEWS!!!!!!!!!!
Out of the blue artist emailed saying "oh, I have already done them, I forgot to upload" (like Loren 2 writer)
Anyway, I have all the missing CGs now. Before doing another update, there are some minor fixes to do in the image (just some missing clothing).
My only concern is that in the first one Arianna is naked, as you know if you played the game, and I think it might be a bit too sexy compared to the rest of the game. I think is fine, Forsaken thinks is fine, I guess I'll see what people say!
BobTheMobJul 19, 2016
My only concern is that in the first one Arianna is naked, as you know if you played the game, and I think it might be a bit too sexy compared to the rest of the game. I think is fine, Forsaken thinks is fine, I guess I'll see what people say!
I know this might make me sound like a bit of a prude, but I'm not comfortable w/ such (it goes against my upbringing).
And so is there a way there could be an alternate kind of thing? If I'm asking too much I apologize, and will just skip past that when I play. Sorry for any inconvenience.
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