NEOPHYTE'S PROFILE

Well I replied earlier on GW but since this is for RS, I figure I'll post the next comments here.

So the patch seems to have fixed some issues. The main issue now is what DE said, the battles are just too long. I'm failing to see the strategy involved too. I'm mostly facing the same enemies throughout the second dungeon, and they all die the same way. All you need to do is attack and wait for the EX to fill to use stronger attacks. :-\

You can't have long battles in the RM2K3 DBS man, no matter how well thought out your battle system is. It just doesn't work. For boss fights it's good, but it's taking me about 4 turns to kill regular enemies. I can understand where you want this to lead, but it can't work.

My suggestion would be to cut the enemies HP by about half and test things out. This would make battles a bit too easy though, because enemies do little damage from what I've played. So within those few turns of battle, you would have to make the enemy have some sort of chance to deal damage to the player if they don't know what they're doing. I'd like to think you could speed up the process of battles while still maintaining the goal you want, but I'm just not sure. It's probably possible, though.

Oh yeah, I also went to the shop to see what they had, and I was COMPLETELY lost. There was just too much stuff that cost a lot, and I had no clue what they did so I said forget it and just continued on. I am having no problems so far, actually. I'm actually beginning to wonder if I could just beat this game easily with my default equipment. I like to see growth in the characters but I still haven't come across anything new in terms of skills. Maybe this was intentional, but I like it when raising a level or two (or getting new equipment) makes a big difference in how a battle plays out. I actually think that's my biggest gripe I have with the game.

Still, this is really good. It's a lot more interesting than the other games I've played so far.

Max, have you thought about ditching RTP and going with some good tiles or panoramas from 2D PC games? I can tell that you don't really like the RTP but you stick with what you've got. It's probably very possible to compile a map using Fallout graphics (or any other game like it) and making it fit into RMVX resolutions. That may be a pain to pull off, though. But there has to be some resources out there.

Nice job with what you've got. The desaturated look helps a lot. The hair reminds me of the Raiders from Fallout.

This is what happens when a company has 25 games their working on at once. :(
They could have at least done a decent job like they did with Star Ocean and FFIV.

VGA output or DVI?

I had the same issue, until I used DVI. Try both and see if there is a difference.
edit: It could be a driver setting, I may have messed with that, but I'm not sure.

Rei...is that from a mapping competition from long ago? I remember joining one along with Inquisitor, you might have been in it. Who knows, though.

Kentona, it's kind of weird how there are shadows for some things, but not for others. I realize it's to show elevation, but they feel a little out of place when there are no other shadows. Maybe you could increase the transparency a bit so they aren't so noticeable.
That is awesome use of rtp, though. I've never seen that kind of style. I played Hero's Realm but never beat it. :-X