GREATREDSPIRIT'S PROFILE

What have you accomplished on your project thus far?
I have furiously polished a turd!

- I added some new enemy mechanics, the big one being shields. When they take damage all damage is negated but the shield counter decreases. Good for enemies to have who are on the losing end of the action economy but the player can also get them (for now). There's also recovery rate up/down states but they're collecting dust right now. Current plan is probably a tanky boss that'll tank your healing. I'm not sure if the player will get access to them either.

- I cleaned up some icons. Some state icons didn't have the state background, there's a Max HP/MP buff that I standardized to look like the other stat buffs, and a few other little things.

- I cleaned up the scan screen. Now it shows more relevant information like the rates of states the player can actually inflict like debuffs instead of what they can't like confusion. Bosses also get big kewl hp bars too!

- For some reason I have a weird holdup with elemental resistance. In earlier versions of Demon's Gate the common capstope ability for classes was... a single target single element half damage buff. In Altima there are accessories that increase one elemental resistance by one level and were unique items! I added them to a big accessory shop in the game and removed the unique description from the armor.

- I did a boss and some enemy AIs! Still untested and unbalanced!

- I made a map of the game! I might change the color balance on the dungeon markers though. World map is cruddy and has few interesting landmarks but redoing it killed a previous attempt to finish this dumb game so I'm just going to settle on it and leave good and interesting world maps to kentona.


What unexpected challenges have you run into in reviving your game?
Nothing unexpected, just my usual flaffing about. A brief panic attack when testing something and my accuracy rates were in the toilet for a reason I couldn't find right away. My script backend is basically a disaster but most of the heavy lifting is already done at least.


How far through making the game would you say you are, currently?


I'd give it still about 80%, I haven't done much to really progress it so far beyond waxing. Like the scan stuff I could've left unfixed and the game would still be playable. Most importantly though is I got some steam going again, I just need to focus and put it to good use!


Now that you've actually started working on the game, do you think you'll finish in time?
I'll give you a definite maybe. My motivation, energy, and enthusiasm flies and shines like Icarus!


Can you see any big challenges that you might have to deal with in order to complete the game?


Altima is a really simple game. Every big hurdle should be cleared except for the ones I'll make for myself. Maybe I'll break my accuracy algorithm again!


Is there anything in particular that you'd need help with in order to get past these challenges?


pls fix my broke brain


Would you be willing to ask others to help you with these possible issues?

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