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Status Report

There are quite a few things that I want to work on for version 0.26, and it will take a few more days to finish them up. Here's what I'm working on right now:

In Progress:
- Polishing the maps by fixing inconsistent tiles and shadows. Also making sure that there are no unintentional paths into the walled areas. (Completed around 70% of the maps)
- Polish dialog. Will not be adding or removing too much in this iteration. This is just to look through the dialogs that I currently have and fix whatever spelling and grammar errors I can find. (Haven't started)

Completed:
- Added "To Title" and "Shutdown Game" options back into the menu (with confirmation)
- Made minor changes to some maps' layout.

Future Patch:
- Adding more dialog for supporting cast of characters
- Consider adding more flexibility to character's level progression. Current idea is to reduce the number of usable weapon types and magic proficiency for each character down to 1, then add a feature where every 10 levels, they can choose to gain a weapon proficiency, magic proficiency, or a stat boost. This will be a major change so I want to put more thought into this before I start implementing.
- Consider ways to modify "save station". After some though, I can't allow players to save anywhere they want. The reason is that I've encountered some weird tiling issues when I do that. There are some specific tiles that will cause a glitch if I save and then load the game. Some floor tiles will become impassable. No clue why it occurs, and I haven't been able to fully fix it.
- Consider limiting the number of spells a character can learn. Will also implement a "Forget" action so characters can forget spells they have already learned. This is to address the issue where in late game, the magic menu becomes so cluttered that it's hard to navigate through.
- Consider adding a mechanism to respawn all monsters immediately.
- Tweak boss fights to make some of them more unique and fun.

Posts

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Carvonica
1023
12/19/2014 06:51 PM
The "Forget" action sounds really cool and useful. I'm not sure what could be causing weird tiling issues, but hopefully you find a fix for it. Every 10 levels seems a bit high, unless you're going to revamp the experience rates where the player could reach level 30 or 40 within just a few hours of playing (essentially, before the 10 hour mark). I'd reduce that down to every 3 levels, or every other level.
cityshrimp
427
12/19/2014 07:16 PM
I wanted to keep things simple. Every 10 levels means there will only be 3-4 chances for this improvement over the course of the game. But each improvement will add a significant boost to the character's ability. If I do allow character improvements every 1-3 levels, it will become a lot more complicated. I would have to implement something like a trait system where characters get points during those level ups, and then they can use those points to purchase traits for characters. Example traits (assuming gain a point every level):
- Learn new weapon type (10 points). Each character have their own set of weapons they can potentially learn
- Learn new spell type (10 points). No limition here.
- Improve Weapon proficiency
- Improve Magic proficiency
- Improve status resistance
- Improve debuff resistance
*Each type of improvement will have 3 levels
Level 1 (3 pts), Level 2 (5 pts), Level 3 (10 pts)

It'll take a while to implement, but I can see how this will make the game more fun, and leveling will become more exciting.
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