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The party change menu
  • WCouillard
  • Added: 12/05/2014 01:54 AM
  • Last updated: 03/28/2024 10:49 AM
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A few things to note with the addition of a party change system...

  • Save points are gone. You can save whenever you want now.
  • What were once save points are now Lifestreamer Access Nodes. I think we covered the Lifestreamer key item before, but if not, it's what the party uses to travel between areas quickly, or return to their airship. It also lets the player access this party change menu in areas where changing party members isn't freely allowed (dungeons, mostly).
  • You no longer have access to your reserve party members' equipment and skills when they are not in the party.
  • Reserve party members are still considered "in" your party, even when they're not part of the battle party. For events that require a certain character, that means they don't need to be the party leader, or in the battle party.
janussenpre
愛・おぼえていますか
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Nice work as always! I love how this looks.

If you're thinking on what to add in that empty space on the bottom right... I have an idea... :D (Unless... current equipment?)
It's supposed to be equipment, but I didn't like how it was fitting, so I got rid of it. I might still go back in and add it.
This game is going to be such a massive hit when it comes out. You're really pulling out all the stops. :D
I HOPE THAT THAT THE FUR ON PARKER'S NECK IS NOT REAL ONE. DEFENDERS OF ANIMAL RIGHTS WOULDN'T BE HAPPY ABOUT THAT. ;P

"Lifestream Access Nodes"... Nice one, Couillie! ;D And I'm quite sure you haven't covered them in the past.

Since it's December... How possible is reaching #DecemberGoal? Or has it shifted to #JanuaryGoal, or maybe you pushed it even farther? I just really need more Vicks and Parker in my life.
janussenpre
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IT'S MADE FROM THE FUR OF POLAR BEARS AND ENDANGERED ARCTIC SEALS.

No, just kidding.

Anyhoo, like William said a little while back, the month goals were always just simple goals rather than hard set deadlines. To be perfectly frank, I seriously doubt #DecemberGoal is happening. #JanuaryGoal seems much more realistic (and it's still quite a push).

Teaching has been taking up 5-6 days out of the week for me and I'm always burned out come Sunday. Thankfully, I'll be able to put the 3 weeks of vacation I get at the end of the month to good use. While William has been making good steady progress on the GUI and the technical end, I've been getting more and more backed up. We're still looking for some spriters/parallaxers.

I'll also get access to some tools mid-December that will help me with something very cool that I've been experimenting with. I want to do it right so it will take time... and that's on top of everything else that I have on my work queue.

Unfortunately, you're not going to see Parker in the next build... but I've recently had to make some adjustments to the plot progression... and you will see more of Lyra... in actual story scenes (instead of the tacked on bonus character role she was given for the RSW demo). Look forward to that! :D
Most of my work on the menus is finished. Right now, I'm tackling bugs. I had a list of about 32 bugs that were important for me to fix before I could consider the game stable, and I've gotten through about a dozen of them so far.

Like Paul said, we're soon going to be actively seeking out assistance with maps and sprites, which will speed things up a lot for us and let us both focus on the things we're best at (coding for me, artwork for him).

I'm really psyched for Paul to show you guys the stuff he's going to be working on over the next few months. It's good stuff.

EDIT: Now that I look at it, my bug fix list is actually almost good to go, because most of what it left to fix won't be available to the player in the next release, anyway. Woohoo.
This looks so nice and clean, great UI and artwork!

save anywhere function <3
I did do a little update after my original posting, too.

The update is pretty. Buuut Vicks is still the prettiest. ;P
She's even prettier in her new artwork, which you guys will see soon.
Ungh... I have such a grand crush on her I don't think I can take more of Vick's cuteness. I sweat, you and Paul will be the death of me.
Adon237
if i had an allowance, i would give it to rmn
1743
this game is going to be so opulent, i feel like a psychic because i know it's going to be featured asap
janussenpre
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1274
Dang, thanks for all of the compliments. You guys are awesome!

author=Noel_Kreiss
Ungh... I have such a grand crush on her I don't think I can take more of Vick's cuteness. I sweat, you and Paul will be the death of me.


Sorry Noel... based on what I haven't shown yet... and the things I have in the works... it looks like you're going to die. :(

Hopefully you'll like Vicks' new art. I think its much improved. Lyra's certainly is...
author=janussenpre
author=Noel_Kreiss
Ungh... I have such a grand crush on her I don't think I can take more of Vick's cuteness. I sweat, you and Paul will be the death of me.
Sorry Noel... based on what I haven't shown yet... and the things I have in the works... it looks like you're going to die. :(

Hopefully you'll like Vicks' new art. I think its much improved. Lyra's certainly is...
To die from Vicks's cuteness is the sweetest death of all. ;)
You wanna know something, when I first started this project, Lyra was one of my least favorite characters (Dajh and Parker were my faves). At this point in development, I like her a lot more. She has so much more going for her now, both in her look and her backstory.

You'll see!
janussenpre
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1274
That freaking hella sweet Runic command certainly doesn't hurt either!
author=janussenpre
That freaking hella sweet Runic command certainly doesn't hurt either!


Suck up that magic attack and turn it into MP.
Yeah I'm really glad to have been able to finally add that in. Lyra was already a killer support character, but with Runic she's even more useful. It can absorb tons of different enemy magic attacks, too; not just the standard colored spells.
author=WCouillard
...not just the standard colored spells.


That's racist.
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