NIGHTHEARTED'S PROFILE

author=DJC
You can replace the sound files in you Everlong/Sound folder with other .wav files you would prefer. The two main system menu sounds to replace are ff7move.wav and ff7cancel.wav, and you want to delete them, then replace them with different sound files of the exact same name.

Hey, thanks! I didn't realize it was so intuitive to change them. I'll probably use sounds of piano or classic guitar notes :)

author=DJC
You can disable the color backgrounds on the victory screen if you go into your main Everlong folder, and edit the DynRPG.ini file. Later in the game, once you obtain the sailing ship, you can recruit the NPC that changes system backgrounds, and choose a more suitable option for your preferences. It would be a good idea to have a high contrast mode available as a toggle, though.

Thank you so much! I changed the setting to 0 and it looks PERFECT! <3 To know that I'll be able to further change the color of the menus later in the game is the cherry on top! Can't wait. And as someone who's all for more options, I agree on the high contrast and expanded options menu thoughts. Maybe in the remaster they'll be there from the get-go!

author=DJC
Yes, there would have to be significant changes in a remaster to all art assets for copyright purposes. I've already decided on a direction I'd take with Vetu's redesign. The cut plot points and character development would be part of the selling point. I'm not convinced the 3D route is the way to go, it's far too time consuming to map and frustratingly limited. While it does provide a unique look, atmosphere, and exploration, I'm concerned it actually makes the game less playable, and certainly it defeats the purpose of using RPG Maker to quickly generate content. The traditional sprite approach is what I'm now leaning toward, though I'm still disappointed in the character generator options in RMMV.

To be honest I believe continuing with the traditional sprite style is the wisest choice even commercially because 1) People who buy the game for the 3D aspect are still gonna complain it doesn't look good enough (for some reason it's a common complaint nowadays even for current gen releases); 2) There is a niche public for 8/16-bit pixel art games that is ever growing in the last years since Stardew Valley came about. Keeping the game's artstyle will allow you to capitalize on both the people that enjoy these graphics and the nostalgic folk. It will also allow you to create more mechanical and narrative content for the game in the time you'd spend just building the skeleton of one map in 3D. To The Moon, Ara Fell: Enhanced Edition (nice graphics on this one!), Lisa, Echoes of Aetheria, Aveyond (series) are just some examples of titles that have been succesful and I even play some obscure ones like The Amber Throne, so the target public is definetely there. Just talking about all the juicy new things in the remaster makes me want to grab it already!

author=DJC
While I do appreciate all the time you took documenting the spelling and grammatical errors, I would encourage you to just enjoy the game and do your best to ignore them. Most of that dialog was meant to be rewritten, which is why so much wasn't proofread or fixed. The chances I'll get around to editing it now is close to zero. I'm really trying to only spend time patching bugs and critical issues.

Ah, I see. I thought it'd be as easy as opening a wordpad file and editing them to replace the texts, so it'd give a nice final wrap-up on this platform version of the game should you ever release a final version/patch. Especially considering that this will serve as "demo" material if you keep it up after releasing the remaster (some people will try a little of this first to know what the game's about because it's free). But if it's troublesome to edit or if much will be rewritten and changed and then proofread in the remaster, then it's fine the way it is here because there aren't many typos for the quantity of text in the game at all! And don't mention it, I kind of enjoy spotting those (even have a second batch already lol), so it was no problem. But not being actively looking for them will allow me to enjoy the game with more ease of mind, yeah :P

Talking about bugs, the only problem I remember besides the reported crash was inside the tower of the witch who enjoys young men and exotic girls (hehe). In some floors, there are invisible triggers that either spawn a light that chases you, or images of the witch that also chase you. The FPS dips so low in these areas that the game becomes a slide-show. I died a bunch of times and almost gave up on the puzzles (I'm glad the option was there). When the lights/witch images are out chasing me, the game runs as usual, and when they disappear it's again slow. However, I'm 99% sure it's a ticking script for those triggers in the area being a hog on the poor dual core here (I'm stuck with a really old laptop until next year). So nevermind this if you can't replicate the slowdowns, it's a hardware issue on my part.

Oh and since I'm here, I would trouble you with two questions if I may:

1) I've been seeing a lot of locked doors throughout the game (including some tempting ones that should lead to a castle treasure vault). Will there be a key for some of these doors? It's making me a little paranoid that I didn't take a note of some locked places and might not find my way back to them if there's any non-plot critical doors to open when I have access to free roam.

2) Forge is mentioned in the description of the game here and upon reading the Forge help in the options in-game, I couldn't find a mention of what materials I'm gonna need to forge the items/equipments. In turn, I haven't been trading any of the monster drops with the collectable merchants, and I haven't been selling equips/weapons that aren't useful anymore, and I also haven't been selling any precious stones. All because I'm scared that I'm gonna need some of these items when I have access to this forge. I've been grinding to make money, but selling those items would help a lot and would de-clutter my inventory lol are those safe to sell when it comes to Forge ingredients, won't I need them in the future?

Thanks in advance!

author=DJC
"Thanks for the bug report. Unfortunately I wasn't able to recreate this crash yet, but I'll play around and think about the cause. If you run into more Onis, try to defeat them before they take a turn with their HP below 25%. That is the trigger for the Desperation skill. There's another enemy, the Imp Captain or Imp Warrior that uses it too, and I'm trying to remember if another player had a similar crash with that monster. It's so hard to pin down when the crash behavior isn't 100% consistent, but I appreciate the info!"

I see. Sometimes .dlls have specific OS configuration problems, maybe that's the case here because I'm still on windows 7 (32-bits) and it happens pretty frequently, but fortunately it's also easy to avoid.

I'd like to report something else: the Mystic Pendant's description in-game states it gives a +20 MAG bonus, but it actually increases MAG by +50. Also, whenever I use Libra on an enemy, I get stuck on the screen using an xbox controller. The buttons that should make the stats screen disappear just hide it while I hold them, and when I release, it's back. I have to go to my keyboard and press either Insert or X key to go back to the battle. I'm using JoyToKey app to link R2 with the keyboard's X to solve the issue, but it'd be cool to have native support for that.

One thing I'd like to suggest (but I don't know if it's possible with the tools) would be different sliders for sound control. I feel like the little clicking-sounds of the game (like navigating through the menus or opening chests) are annoyingly high pitched. I can solve that by lowering the volume, but the music also gets low and I'd like to keep the music high (I'm loving the soundtrack!).

Btw, is Glen the only character with a romance arch? I'm avoiding walkthroughs so I won't get spoiled on the story, but whenever I Ctrl-F "romance" on a walkthrough, only his name shows up. Idk why, but I'd love to romance Azrael and Sammy, they're so cute LOL traditionally such a plot would hardly make its way to a JRPG though, I know hah I'm loving Azrael, he's dark and violent but not exactly a sociopath. When that blond fool sent my team to the cell I was so mad, and when Azrael started with his "I'll kill them all"-esque dialogues I was screaming at the screen saying "MY BOY! YOU SHOW THEM!" heh

I can't wait to play as Azrael again, to me he's always gonna be the OG party leader. I don't know why he hates the white-haired guy so much (I suppose there's a girl involved :P), but the game's story has been captivating me a lot. I'm currently going into the vulcano to rescue a royalty and I don't know if I'm at the beggining of the game or halfway through already (I was surprised to see my party is already level 40), but I'm having a blast! It's clear this is a labor of love. So much better than many JRPGs on Steam/GOG, all of which have very salty prices. Thank you for this gem!

I'm gonna play through the entire game, and I'll report any strange behaviour I come across with v3.34D here since the patch is still in a testing phase. Thanks again!