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My name's Kasey Ozymy. I'm a game designer from Texas. I made Jimmy and the Pulsating Mass and am currently working on Hymn to the Earless God.
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A Very Long Rope to the Top of the Sky
Alright, I did a test battle.
@Mizushimi: The graphics were mainly from RPG Maker VX's library, a program called facemaker, and an online character generator. I just assembled the tiles to make the maps (which are way worse than what a lot of people on this site can do). By doing this, though, I was able to make this game by myself, but it did take a year and a half to finish, then I've been doing little updates on it here and there for another year. I made all the music using PowerTab, then I would import it into Anvil Studio to add drums; these are both MIDI programs. I got Reason a while back, so now I can make MP3s that sound a lot better. Here's a few examples that may/may not end up in the new game:
https://soundcloud.com/a-very-long-rope/a-cocoon-throbbing-in-a-dead
https://soundcloud.com/a-very-long-rope/new-applications-of-quantum-1
https://soundcloud.com/a-very-long-rope/serotonin-flowers
I'll keep you in mind when I finish it if you want to do some testing for it. And, sorry to disappoint, but I'm just a guy with a unisex name. You can thank my parents for the confusion.
It's possible, but there are two things that are going to make this fight hard. 1) If Oliver spams EMP Generator, eventually you could find yourself in an awful situation. 2) You don't have any high mp pots for some reason. You can make due with what you have, but that means you'll need to use some elixers with Leif.
-Have Ivy cross slash every turn and heal in a pinch.
-Have Gainer buff Yvette with soul engine, then himself. If everyone's at full hp and him and Yvette have soul engine active, have him snipe. If people have lost less than around 1200 hp or are paralyzed, he should be healing with aura. Make sure that you keep the spirit buff up on him and Yvette; this means you might have to cast it twice in a row if they've been debuffed by phase shifter.
-Yvette should be casting lightning hammer every turn. If Gainer's paralyzed and people need to be healed, cast vitalize with her.
-Leif should shout Ivy, then Gainer. If a single person is missing a little bit of life (less than EMP Generator can take), have him use a high potion. Whenever someone gets low on MP, have him recover it. If he has nothing else to do, throw an attack out or something.
That's the strategy I used. I only tried one test battle since I need to start working soon, and I died. But, Oliver was really close to dying. He's got about 90k hp, and I lasted over 15 rounds before he EMP Generatored three times in a row. For the next update, I'll either make it to where you can leave or put someone in that can sell rings and pots. If you still can't beat him today, I'll get that update in tonight.
-Have Ivy cross slash every turn and heal in a pinch.
-Have Gainer buff Yvette with soul engine, then himself. If everyone's at full hp and him and Yvette have soul engine active, have him snipe. If people have lost less than around 1200 hp or are paralyzed, he should be healing with aura. Make sure that you keep the spirit buff up on him and Yvette; this means you might have to cast it twice in a row if they've been debuffed by phase shifter.
-Yvette should be casting lightning hammer every turn. If Gainer's paralyzed and people need to be healed, cast vitalize with her.
-Leif should shout Ivy, then Gainer. If a single person is missing a little bit of life (less than EMP Generator can take), have him use a high potion. Whenever someone gets low on MP, have him recover it. If he has nothing else to do, throw an attack out or something.
That's the strategy I used. I only tried one test battle since I need to start working soon, and I died. But, Oliver was really close to dying. He's got about 90k hp, and I lasted over 15 rounds before he EMP Generatored three times in a row. For the next update, I'll either make it to where you can leave or put someone in that can sell rings and pots. If you still can't beat him today, I'll get that update in tonight.
@Mizushimi: The graphics were mainly from RPG Maker VX's library, a program called facemaker, and an online character generator. I just assembled the tiles to make the maps (which are way worse than what a lot of people on this site can do). By doing this, though, I was able to make this game by myself, but it did take a year and a half to finish, then I've been doing little updates on it here and there for another year. I made all the music using PowerTab, then I would import it into Anvil Studio to add drums; these are both MIDI programs. I got Reason a while back, so now I can make MP3s that sound a lot better. Here's a few examples that may/may not end up in the new game:
https://soundcloud.com/a-very-long-rope/a-cocoon-throbbing-in-a-dead
https://soundcloud.com/a-very-long-rope/new-applications-of-quantum-1
https://soundcloud.com/a-very-long-rope/serotonin-flowers
I'll keep you in mind when I finish it if you want to do some testing for it. And, sorry to disappoint, but I'm just a guy with a unisex name. You can thank my parents for the confusion.
The God of Crawling Eyes
There aren't any battle scenes; it's just an adventure/horror game. The gameplay's mostly about dialogue options and puzzle solving.
A Very Long Rope to the Top of the Sky
Yep, what pthariensflame said. The God of Crawling Eyes is a short horror game I did for a contest last October. I'm working on another game that's going to be a more condensed RPG experience, but it's still pretty early in development and this is the busy time of the semester. I'll probably put up a game page for it sometime in summer.
A Very Long Rope to the Top of the Sky
author=pthariensflame
Oh, wow, ok! I didn't know that. I would have thought thatOliver was weak to electricity. That'll make the fight substantially easier! Thanks!as an android, he'd be shielded from it and might even get healed by it
EDIT: What aboutwater? Is he weak to that too?
Yep, he's weak to water, but since you don't have spirit gear on Gainer, I didn't mention it. If you did, Leviathan hurts him pretty bad. I tried to put logic behind elemental weaknesses. Since he's a machine, he can produce electricity, but too much electricity would fry his circuits, haha.
A Very Long Rope to the Top of the Sky
Okay, wow, that's a lot of information! Let's see...
Let me know if this is enough. You should be able to do this, but I'll run a test battle and make sure if you're still having trouble. Whenever you make it out, you should probably go through some side quests; you're missing a lot of skills that would be a big help, including a better group heal for Yvette and a stronger physical single target ability for Ivy.
-Give the Magical Princess to Yvette. That'll be a substantial spirit increase.
-If Yvette's dying too much, give her those rubber gloves.
-Oliver's weak to electricity, and you should have EMP Generator on Gainer, which might be a better option than snipe.
-Gainer's aura will heal everyone's paralysis if things get dicey.
-You might want to go halfway and give Gainer a robe and spirit hat to make him an okay healer when soul engine's on him. It's too bad you don't have any bows.
-If Yvette's dying too much, give her those rubber gloves.
-Oliver's weak to electricity, and you should have EMP Generator on Gainer, which might be a better option than snipe.
-Gainer's aura will heal everyone's paralysis if things get dicey.
-You might want to go halfway and give Gainer a robe and spirit hat to make him an okay healer when soul engine's on him. It's too bad you don't have any bows.
Let me know if this is enough. You should be able to do this, but I'll run a test battle and make sure if you're still having trouble. Whenever you make it out, you should probably go through some side quests; you're missing a lot of skills that would be a big help, including a better group heal for Yvette and a stronger physical single target ability for Ivy.
A Very Long Rope to the Top of the Sky
Man, you're hauling through the game.
-At that point in the game, doing subquests is going to have a pretty major impact on your characters. There are a lot of potential skills and equipment that could factor into your strategy, and you're stuck in that dungeon, so this is going to be a weird one to help with. If the below tips aren't enough, you might want to give me some specifics with what bonus skills you've learned, what level you are, and your equipment setup.
-The different ways to gear your character will also have an impact, so you can try mixing things up. If you have a decent bow and robes, you might consider using a high-spirit Gainer as a secondary healer (if he's at least 38).
-Oliver will phase shift every five turns. Since spirit is your magic offense and defense, you should prioritize removing that with Gainer's soul engine and buffing spirit for your casters in the meantime. I have no idea what level you are, but if you're 50, Gainer gets a group spirit buff. I'm thinking you won't be near that, though.
-However, Oliver's only spirit-based move is when he releases an electrical discharge, which doesn't hit that hard--EMP generator is the move that hurts, and it's attack-based. So, keep everyone's health high. Again, maybe switching Gainer to bows and other spirit gear would be a good failsafe.
-Leif's pretty meaty, so don't worry about buffing his spirit or attack. Use him to boost your physical attackers. I'd also use him as an item user and, if nothing else, a defense booster for your mushier characters.
-If you don't have anti-paralysis equipment on at least your healers, you could be in trouble. Also, just a tip for the future: once you build the shopping center to the third area, getting Esther in Avishun should be a priority, as she sells a dress that nullifies status effects.
-If you got the rubber gloves in Solomon's Trail (the area where you glitched out at), then putting those on your primary healer might not be a bad idea, either, as they'll cut EMP's damage in half.
That's about all I can think of offhand. Again, if those strategies aren't enough, let me know what you're working with and I can run a test battle.
-The different ways to gear your character will also have an impact, so you can try mixing things up. If you have a decent bow and robes, you might consider using a high-spirit Gainer as a secondary healer (if he's at least 38).
-Oliver will phase shift every five turns. Since spirit is your magic offense and defense, you should prioritize removing that with Gainer's soul engine and buffing spirit for your casters in the meantime. I have no idea what level you are, but if you're 50, Gainer gets a group spirit buff. I'm thinking you won't be near that, though.
-However, Oliver's only spirit-based move is when he releases an electrical discharge, which doesn't hit that hard--EMP generator is the move that hurts, and it's attack-based. So, keep everyone's health high. Again, maybe switching Gainer to bows and other spirit gear would be a good failsafe.
-Leif's pretty meaty, so don't worry about buffing his spirit or attack. Use him to boost your physical attackers. I'd also use him as an item user and, if nothing else, a defense booster for your mushier characters.
-If you don't have anti-paralysis equipment on at least your healers, you could be in trouble. Also, just a tip for the future: once you build the shopping center to the third area, getting Esther in Avishun should be a priority, as she sells a dress that nullifies status effects.
-If you got the rubber gloves in Solomon's Trail (the area where you glitched out at), then putting those on your primary healer might not be a bad idea, either, as they'll cut EMP's damage in half.
That's about all I can think of offhand. Again, if those strategies aren't enough, let me know what you're working with and I can run a test battle.
A Very Long Rope to the Top of the Sky
I'll see what I can do about that one; I'm sure I can at least reduce the problem on one or two of them.
Bug Fix
Yeah, those are some of the bosses that have been the biggest roadblocks for people (especially Rutger). Later fights get a bit easier since there are more ways to explore and build your characters.
A Very Long Rope to the Top of the Sky
There used to be some frame rate drops in a few spots for me (the spike room in the Path of Gods comes to mind), but I think those run fine on my computer now, so I think it might be your computer whenever there are too many events on screen. Nothing should impact the gameplay significantly, but if it does, let me know!
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