Zone Checking will now be done during every "Update" cycle

I've set up a Zone-Check function

Compiling NALA

General Link Up Code

Actor Link Code

Link up code in C# BUBBLE API

I've expanded Kthura with an "object" in-zone detector... This is yet only part of the Kthura class in C#, and will not yet affect any engines I wrote using Kthura (at least not the ones written in C#, as the BlitzMax versions supported this all along)

I need to make a routine which can check if the player is in the zone... I'm thinking to do this in C# in order to win speed... Scripting languages are not always the best choice...

(that makes take IV by now)

Another one

Temp functions, so stuff will at least compile properly!

And let's test again!

Stupid action

Another test!

Yup, that was not right

Not much to see, but due to my debug logs I can at least see if the data that should be generated is in fact generated.

And I've generated a new module lay-out for that

A little fix to prevent translation errors in NIL

The group import generator can now also pick up extra stuff I'll need.... Some flows (combat in particular) can just be too great to handle otherwise

Traveler's level added to Map Meta Data

Xenor Bushes scenario.... This was only done to merge what I have with what I had to add more easily, as the only scenario in this file is needed when you go to the final region of the game....

Traveler's Emblems

Added tag TUTORIAL

BRB :P

It's however almost 6 o' clock, so time for the news, so I guess I gotta focus on that now :P

This is all in preparation for treasure scooping, but before all that, I guess it's better if I focus on Zone Actions first

(not to mention the rest of the main crew of this game).

In the easy mode there is a very small chance the player can score an emerald. Out of safety measures Young Irravonia can't equip it, but adult Irravonia can ;)

#55

I've added "Random Treasures" to the customized objects

Editor enhanced for proper usage in NIL

Yeah, I do realize you didn't want to know that, but I don't care about that :P

All done

Shit (take that literally)

Take IV will have to confirm this!

Now I must see if the Traveler's emblem has really gone forever, once I load a savegame

It appears to be fixed

Take III

running compiler script

Code typo in Kthura -> NIL Link code

Take II

I've set a skipper for when objects have been removed... This should prevent the crash I had before

Running NALA compilation script

Now this is unexpected.... Due to the object being destroyed, objnum comes up....

Since the swap system has already been linked to the savegame manager, it should just be saved, but hey, ya never know, you know, so I gotta test this out!

Take I

Loading a map should now pass on the permanent changes... Of course, I'll need to make sure this works...

I'll get onto LOADING the perm changes later.... As I do need a break now, after enhancing NIL and doing this....

I'll be only TWO takes and I see what I wanted to see....

Take II

Lack of self

And as expected it DOES go wrong!

I don't expect this to go well, but I can only see what can possibly go wrong by testing this, so here goes.... TAKE I!

Now the permanent tag is being stored in the swap data, however the map loader is not yet able to properly import this... In other words the "permanent" effect does not yet take place... Not a bug, just the price of not being able to do everything all at once....

Nobody can multi-task after all (no, women can't either, no matter what they claim).

I've set up the basis to permanently remove certain items from the world map.....

Geluidsman: [X] ONGESCHIKT pic.twitter.com/j8FoCWjZYa

— Jehaddus1taak (@jehaddus1taak) August 29, 2019

And I also think this enhancement justifies an update to QuickNIL (I already have an updated version, but hey, why won't I SHARE that, eh?)

I'm now running my NALA compile script because of that, otherwise NALA won't pick up the change

I've enhanced NIL.... It now also support static locals... (well sort of, as I cheated my way around in this, but hey, IT WORKS)....

Running

Updated the configuration of my backup tool

Take XXIV will have to confirm this!

And THAT should do it!

First CountDown halved

Color issue fixed

Take XXIII

Let's try this

Take XXII

Case error

Take XXI

X

getting closer

Take XX

Does this fix stuff?

Take XIX

Non-existent method call

Take XVIII

Moar stupidity

take XVII

Lack of self

Take XVI

That's been fixed

Oh wait... not unlinked... Never linked at all in the first place, so that's why they fall through the garbage collector so quickly....

Tell ya what (it was not possible otherwise either with this speed)... The countdowns are even unaltered before the stuff is unlinked

And time for another test. Take XV!

I expanded the destruction debugger a bit to find out

Did I switch some countdowns?

I can see the minimessages get destroyed WAAAY too quickly.... This should mean they are not unlinked at the proper time... Good thing I placed those DESTRUCTOR debuggers in....

Take XIV

That did NOT fix this issue... only a crash the debugger gave me

Illegal function call

Take XIII

I've added a little debug line which should help me on this

No effect! Well no crashes, but no messages either!

Take XII

I think I fixed that

Elementary, my dear Watson!

I already know what's wrong here!

And one with a strange error message, so this will require some investigation to see through properly

Now I get a crash thanks to that fix

The fix is confirmed but

Take XI must show if I'm right, though

I think I fixed that issue

The mini messages do not appear on screen, but I think I already know why that happens

The level cap and the traveler's levels do increase accordingly

Take X

case error

That I did

Take IX

Did I avoid the bug?

WTF?

Take VIII

.....

Take VII

Forgotten macro prefix

Take VI

Missing lib import

Take V

Take IV

MOAR of those

Take III

Of course

Another one!

Take II

Lack of self

Take I

Traveler's emblems SHOULD work now, except for the fact they do not yet disapepar from the map (I deliberately didn't do that as I'm still testing things).

Auto-adeption script for coordinates based on the current scroller settings

I've set up a mini-message system. It will be used on both combat and on the field. For example when grabbing treasures.

At this moment it is as follows.... A nice game, but not much to do....

First I need to get the Traveler's emblems to work

Next the treasures on the map

And after that, the most complicated, time eating to code, part of the game, but also the most important part.... the combat engine....

Really wish me luck on that one...

Fortunately, NIL has evolved while I was at this, and thus things can get a bit easier than they were... ;)

Yes, when this works, it affects all those projects I put in that issue, either directly or indirectly....

I've decided to do the Traveler's emblems next... issued it as #52

#27

#33

#29

All clear

And the savegame ball colors will respond accordingly.... Difficulty settings matter here!

And so the savegame manager should be linked to the savespots now

Just as I feared.... If cockroaches are there, the impossible cannot be eliminated anymore....

Of course I want confirmation....

Anyway case solved, I think

And now I'm glad this game isn't being writtin in Python, Boo or Godot

Right... I forgot to properly scope things out

The debug data indicated the delegate attached is simply ignored... Not not it's not called, but it's also not cleared up, which makes it even crazier

More debug data needed!

More investigations to be done

Delegate created, but not detected

Still investigating

Some more debug lines will have to clear this one up, eh?

The log however indicates nothing happens, and I wonder why!

I've set up some link code to chain clickable objects to their respective events

I've set up some advanced array and map libraries for NIL.... These can help me to work more effectively on some accounts, although I gotta confess that they were developed a bit late... :P

So far real life stuff has been in my way of getting anything done today

And that works!

In the main menu "Quit" will actually quit the program!

I hope I can soon start to link these auto-clickables to their respective automated events

It works.... Although Young Irravonia will only walk to the correct coordinates.... Any actions which have to follow up are not yet present

Ah....

Fix ignored????

Illegal call call

Some issues in the LinkedList library

I've linked the clickable objects to walking to specific coordinates

All mistakes accounted for!

Take IV

Case error in linkup script

Take III

MOAR of those

Take II

Forgotten '$' x2

So let's get onto TAKE I, today

I could not really find the time to test and debug things out, yesterday

I've set up several things for NIL.... That project is running paralel with this game (it's being written in NIL after all, and NIL is still not fully mature).

Gotta run my compilation script for that (of course)

A parse error within NALA's C# source code

Let's put all this to the test!

I've altered the clickable compiler and HOPEFULLY this will produce better results (or at least results as none where there before).

And thus I had to recompile everything with my PS script!

And wrote the link code

Just like Int support is now there, so is String support

The D programming language has triggered my attention.... This is not likely to have that much effect on this game (at least not yet), but it is something I wanna take a close look at.

I think I know why this is, and THAT can be a bit bothersome to properly take care of....

Let's see if this fixes stuff

It does not work... In fact the entire setup is completely ignored and behaves like I never put it in

Let's see if this works!

Forgotten '$'

Clickable will trigger the reader (not yet do action)

Clickables clicked detector

Everything I can check now works, And I also found in the logs what I wanted to see there!

Take IX

blah blah blah

ANOTHER case error

Before I can move to take VIII

Must run the compilation script again :(

Case error

And onto Take VII

Recompiling NALA

Bug in Kthura link code

Take VII

Unlinker bug

Take VI