Flip Dimensions

I didn't think Hiatus would take a year. Sorry about that.

Anyways, Chapter 7 is now up. This features the new world, but there are some other changes as well.

Rebalancing. I have adjusted how TP works in the game, as well as changing some skills to make some characters (Suphis) more viable.

-Suphis's support skills aren't AGI based anymore in favor of raising Evasion for allies. He also has a skill to lower an enemies Magic Defense to replace one of his many wind magic spells.

-Kazuki has a new skill 'Transfer' that allows him to give 25% of his MP to another ally. Obtained when entering Chapter 2. Dark Void does a bit more damage as well.

-Max TP a character can get is 5. 1 TP is gained for every time you execute a basic attack or defend, and another is given to all characters the next turn regardless. TP costs have been changed to accommodate, Super Slash is 2TP Ultra Slash is 4TP, etc. TP is no longer gained by tanking damage.


I would appreciate that anyone who may be replaying the game or starting for the first time to let me know if there is any massive unbalancing issues with this new TP system.

As always, I appreciate all critical feedback and bug reports.

Thanks for reading.

P.S. The current download contains the RTP, which does add a lot to the file size. I'll add a non-RTP version later today for those who want it.

The wait between Chapter 7 is long, probably the longest wait for any new chapter in Flip Dimensions.
But I'm sorry guys, it's going to be a bit longer.

I really want to get this project done (hell, I wanted this game to be done before Christmas LAST year), it's just going to take a while before Chapter 7 comes around. Then a much longer period before Chapter 8.

There are several reasons for this.

I've been playing through the game with my brother to see if there are any fixes that can still be made before I release Chapter 7. All was fine for the first two chapters, but things hit hard by the time I hit Chapter 3. Tons of gammer errors, balancing troubles, and dialogue I don't like comes in much larger loads. Chapter 4 was not any kinder, and I'm afraid to check up on Chapter 5. I was heavily fatigued with all this errors that by the time we reached the boss of Chapter 4, I decided to open this blog and write this all down.

This fatigued builds up whenever I think about what I plan to do next. Chapter 7 and Chapter 8 are massive compared to the other chapters, there's a lot of plot to cover and many dungeons and challenges to explore. It's not hard to believe, but many corners have been cut up to this point. I really think that hinders characters like Bolt or Ilva. I really don't want to cut corners for these Chapters, as I've spent a year and nine months worth of build up to reveal some secrets I have been hiding since the very beginning.

Lastly, but not as influential as you might think, is my Sophomore year at collage. It's not that bad, but stress from that might be a part of this as well.

The problem is NOT motivation. Trust me, you guys have been AMAZING. I never thought the feedback for this game would be as positive as it was. It means a lot to know someone is likely looking forward to what I have in store next, even if it's not their highest priority. The problem is, or at least I think, is that I need time away from this project. I make less and less progress each consecutive day I work on it. I think it would be better for the both of us if I set it aside for now and get back to it again with maximum willpower.

The problem isn't even RPG Maker, just Flip Dimensions. In the meantime I plan to pick up another (shorter) project of mine I had going on RPG Maker MV called 'Extreme David'. I plan to completely revise a lot of that game, maybe even finish it, then I'll come back to this.

Thanks for reading this and I hope you understand.

Apparently, the new battle system was bugged, people have been reporting about the game stopping mid-battle. For now, I'm reverting back to the old battle system.

Also, in this version:
-Bug at port town that keeps you from progressing fixed.
-No more pretitle logo.

Edit: Forgot to mention if you started a new file in the previous version, please start over again. Weird things will happen. If your file is older than the previous update you should be fine.

It's been (almost) a full year since the first demo of this. Thank you guys for the supporting this project this far!

Anyways, I have a few things I want to let you know before I upload Chapter 6, there's going to be a lot of other updates to go with said chapter. I feel like I kept you all in the dark ever since Chapter 5's upload. So far, Chapter 6 is roughly half way done, and due to this snow-in it might be done before the end of this month.

Back on topic, Updates. So what will be updated, you ask? I'll give you a short list, this is mostly so I can keep track of things as well.

1. A new battle layout. The old one, done by Neon Black, was (and still) is a great script that got the job done. But due to some incompatibilities, I felt like it was time to 'update' the layout to something a bit less static. For reference, here's a picture of how it looks so far. (It may not be final).


This battle layout is Moghunter's Battle HUD Ex, with some simple custom assists I've created. There are some functionality differences in terms of battle pacing, but nothing with the mechanics of the battle system has been changed.

'But Seacliff-Senpai, wait!' you ask as if we were actually talking to each other, 'What kind of incompatibilities caused you to change the battle system?'. I'm getting to that, be patient.

2. Single Ingen and Duel Ingen are now different skill types. This might not seem like much, and it honestly isn't. The reason this was incompatible with Neon Black's battle engine is that the 'Duel' skill type won't even appear in battle until your get to the point of the game where Duel Ingen become available. Due to how CP Battle Engine handle's skills, I couldn't find a way to do such in it.

In short, it's my OCD. On the bright side, I feel navigating the skill menu is much more efficient and cleaner. So I think the overall effort was worth it.

3. Characters who die in battle will come back with 1 HP when the battle is over. This is mostly another compatibility issue, but you didn't hear that from me, think of this as a balancing mechanic.

4. Some previous scenes will be rewritten. This isn't too huge, mind you. In fact, it's hard to say if it's worth starting over just to read the re-written parts. The story and character growth will still be exactly the same. This is mostly for pacing reasons and to fix some conversations with characters I felt didn't go as smoothly as planned.

5. It hadn't been implemented as of yet, but I plan to have some sort of collectable item. Collecting them all will grant you a special item. There will be a total of 25 (maybe) of them, and I plan to put 18 of them in the new update. None of them are in areas you can't return to, so you can got back and find all of them if you like (there will be three in each world.) The reward is a secret to everybody.

Those are the biggest changes at least. With that, I think I'll end this by thanking you all again for trying out Flip Dimensions. I hope you all continue to look forward to what I have in store for the upcoming chapters. I've been building up for a big plot twist, but maybe I've leaked enough info through the game that you can get a partial idea where the plot is going. See you all in Chapter Six!

I fixed the audio problem (I hope).

Other then that, a few typos in chapter 5 have been fixed and Chapter 4 boss's Magic attack had been lowered a notch.

Happy playing.