DARK GAIA'S PROFILE

Ah yes, that's true. No worries, I'll just insert a rename option after the "skip" option.

Because if I don't implement some penalty for equipping a sub class, then using only a main class becomes a redundant option (why would you possibly only use one class if there's no penalty for using two?) - I want both using a main class on its own and equipping a sub class to be equally viable options.

If you don't get a penalty for equipping a sub class, everyone will equip one and nobody will consider using a main class only.

I don't want to encourage people to NOT use sub classes, I just want there to be a slight benefit from not using them, to offset the obvious benefit of using one.

EDIT: Ah, so that's why it was not ending. Forgive me, Ace has thrown me a little. Yes, it's fixed now, along with many other things you and others have reported.

EDIT 2: Basically, I thought I might not have explained myself properly, but with the classes, I want there to be two equally viable ways of playing: with a sub class, or without one. Each one has benefits and drawbacks (ie. with only a main class, your stats are uncompromised, but you only get one skillset, and with a sub class, you suffer a small 5% - 12% penalty but get an obvious advantage of having an extra skillset).

@NicoB: Completion of the first game shouldn't be neccesary. I'm trying to target a new crowd this time around. As for length, depending on your party setup and how difficult you find it, it'll be anywhere between 2 hours and 4 hours long (though as it's a Let's Try, you don't have to do all of it!)

Hi Aurora,

The reason the Slime's Energy Bolt is so dangerous is because it deals damage that is checked against the target's Wisdom. Unfortunately, I can't really nerf it as an easy fix, and will have to actually fiddle around with rewriting the damage formula it uses, as while it can almost instantly kill someone with low Wisdom, if it hits someone with the Magus or Cleric class as a main class, it only deals something like 30 damage. Making it weaker would mean it deals almost nothing to these characters!

That said though, I generally like the difficulty myself; it plays to my suited style, and while test playing the game myself, I didn't seem to have too much trouble. Though, of course, I made it, so I should consider weakening the first dungeon a little.

Your suggestions about ModDB are noted. I don't really want to make a page there until this game has more completion to it, but I may eventually.

EDIT: As for original characters not appearing... don't lose hope yet! I have plans for *one* character from the first game to appear.

Hi 13th,

Thanks for the story feedback; it's what I'm most interested in.
I have begun reworking the opening a bit - now there's a small flashback before Clara dies and there's less dialogue in the scene. She collapses, he rushes up, a flashback plays, and then she dies, with it fading out with him calling her name.

I do intend to develop the backstory more via flashbacks. Chapter 2 begins with a flashback of Lionel's first training exercise with the Trevellian army, and some things about Clara are shown. More similar flashbacks will be interspersed throughout the game, though, as I said earlier, the focus comes off the characters in general and moves to the events happening in the background.

I won't change the use of the word 'lover' though. I think it's perfectly suitable. A 'lover' is anyone with whom you are in a romantic relationship with.

I also think it should be noted that Lionel and Clara do not really get touched on again in the story... It kind of fades out as the focus moves to other things (like in Legionwood 1 with Lann's parents) and the scene isn't exactly meant to be emotional, it's simply meant to "kick things off", so to speak. It's a catalyst and nothing more.

Everything said about Lionel has been noted. I intend to rework a lot later, as my emphasis with this version was getting the mechanics all sorted and I only basically went over a rough script for the story.

As for Aelia wearing a dress... It *is* a J-RPG inspired game.