So the wife is out of town for work for 2 weeks, leaving me home alone with the kids until next Friday. You know what that means! Videogames and fastfood and working on Hero's Realm: Heroic Edition after the kids go to bed and work on it until the wee hours (and rye whisky).

I have compiled a large list of the backlogged items I meant to finish off by the end of last year. Welp.

If anyone is still interested in the game, here is the PUSHTODO2 list:

PUSHTODO2 (FEB6-15):
-collect all music so far
-work with zDS and pianotm to assess current score and get on completing the soundtrack
-consolidate tilesets
--animated tiles to Avee
-update graphics to use consolidated tilesets
-consolidate list of animations
-placeholder battle animations (including 2k3 Battle Anims)
-?placeholder tileset
-?placeholder/real sound effects
-Audiojungle
-?monster graphics 256 color
-monster placeholders
-get in contact with Bigwig

bug fixes
--Tundraca Cant Do Math bug
--Wandering Ch1 Robot bug (goes missing)
--Aleksandria portal 1-way
--Ranger and Mesmer spell missing (life tap and chance)(Zef)
--Event scripted an item that does not exist Jestor error inverted tower?
--Fun House getting tickpack for nothing (Avian token)
--fake white elfstone reward missing in Parvinder
--alchemy elixir descriptions are out of sync
--Ch.5 Migration Bugs
---Missing alchemy potions
---missing tarot cards
---Cursed necklace -> falcon sword
---Silver Harp missing
---added scale shields and fur coats
---Jester Hats
---Fake Cobra Card
--New Game+
---Kumite New Game+ party bug
---men's/women's club access wonky
---Chest in Stromholm
---Final Boss Music doesnt reset
---suddenly get lots of gold??

enhancements
--Class Switching/Assigning
---Class Switching 'costs'
---new elite classes promotion logic
---Party Creation bug (cancelling out fucks it up)
---Talk to me if you want to chance classes!
--Arena level requirements removal
--reduce ship cost
--quick custom menu (like DQ)

nice-to-haves enhancements
--reorganize items
--flip brown and grey ajahs
--Game timer
--No random encounters item
--flexible encounter system (sneak/normal/challenge)
--grinding spots (and enemies)
--XP boost item
--Find Item booster
--Break the Curse
--Treasure Hunting minigame (DQIX style?)

balancing
--Enemy agility -20%
--Magic Damage improvement
--Two handed weapon damage improvement
--reduce Lightsabre power
--Spirit Skean reduce power
--Drill accuracy
--Jester enemy reduce power
--Buff importance - DEF INT STR AGL HERO (learning skills order, mostly. equipment?)
--Stopspell vs group?
--Bounce? does anyone have this?
--Dispel single target
--Evil Flame - statuses? Warlock?
--end game bows
--Holdana hero weapon boost
--Raj Hero weapon boost
--Blessaga accuracy
--Curaga accuracy
--EXP boosts early game? custom EXP levels?
--Healing spells power to match others + rejig attribute to match?

battle events
--GP Toss rebalance
--Demi
--Combo numbers
--Boss hit highest HP skill
--Gaius Strike check (strike instead of mug defect for Gaius?)
--Healing Strike
--Syphon Strike (or whatever)
--Check to see if behaviour is consistent

playthrough
--refactor blatant references
--item checks (if I do the reorg)
--item animations (target: self!)

story improvements
--Magus guild
--Gurus

...and there it is. And, like last time in September, I have a cold. Which absolutely killed my ability to stay up and and get shit done last time. (as for all of the intervening time between end of September and now, I have no excuses)

Until this list is completed, I will not have an accurate estimate for the commercial release. We will see how it goes. Wish me luck.