The credits will be done later, though..... Let's first get to move onto testing all that comes before that, and the credits will be done, likely tomorrow... Also because this *is* gonna take some extra generating work before I can even get started on stuff.... Yeah, believe it folks, cause it's true... (Unfortunately)

And from there, I think scripting the end credits will be most prudent, however that ain't so easy as it appears...

I've set up the event here.... This is where SASKIA can be a bit fragile though, but I hope this works the way it should....

End hub 1

Rarely could a kid amaze me this much.....
But Darci did amaze me.....
REALLY!

What I'm about to do now is dirty development straight from the bog of eternal stench, but it's the most risk-free method to do this.... I'm gonna add the Map Hubs for the ending part to the Keep....

I hate doing it this way, but it's really the safest way to go...

Honest!

Uh-oh!

I'll get into what to do next later....

Everything appears to be cool now!

TAKE III

And a party pop is desirable for the final boss, eh... I mean... come on!

A few mixed up functions called

TAKE II

Well, that takes care of that

SASKIA != NIL

And nobody knows if this will work... so

TAKE I!

More script code about this

Fade effect

Big Hall Adapted for end story

Direct post-boss scenario

I need a break now, but I'll soon be "back for more!"

So far everthing is right in order!

And now a little test is in order!

Goes without saying but the post-boss stuff comes later!

Link to the not yet-existing fight #2 made... For now this too is nothing more but a little pop-up

And linked together

Mover of the bang location scripted

Intermezzo

All is cool.... Well... for now!

Quick verification of things

Added some stuff I need for the scenario between the two fights

This all works!

And that links fight #1 to the event... even though that "fight" is now only a pop-up

Script up to fight round #1!

I've set up to combat set up functions.... Both would cause an error now if the boss fights were turned on.... Since this is not the case they should now only cause me a small popup so I can see the fight is being skipped.

Since a lot of scripting will be involved in this matter, I think it will be more prudent to make it possible to skip fighting when I'm about to test the script around the boss fight. The boss fight itself is on the development side less important when it comes to the story scripting as it's merely one of the events taking place, and making sure those fights work as they should is more of an issue when the story scripts around them actually work. If I can just manage to get that done by simply turning a macro on or off, this would help me greatly!

I've set up a SKIP_DZGJYMZA macro.....

Okay, all clear.... it seems

let's see what happens now

Windows has been a bit bugging on a few things... Didn't hurt now, but can be bothersome in the future

That all works

Take II

SASKIA Syntax error

Let's see

Link up script

Pre-round 1

Savegames in which the green dragon has already been defeated will be fixed automatically

I forgot the achievement for the green dragon

Updated Alpha upload

Aziëlla's bug issued as #192

#178

MKL data

Running

AT LAST!

Take XXVIII

If you didn't have it yet, the game will award it anyway if the King Slime is dead

King Slime achievement not awarded

Bitter tears achievements were triggered wrongly

That's not something I should concern myself about now!

Aziella's shooting has become bugged

Only if you played the original you know what I mean, and if you didn't play the original, then you gotta wait a little longer!

Eric's special status would cause a crash.... That has been voided....

Elemental weaknesses boss

Take XXVII

Leftover old time conflict

Take XXVI

Syntax error

Take XXV

Code typo

Take XXIV

Expanded the logging features so I can get more clarity on matters.... Are the abilities the boss searches for properly mastered?

The log confirmed now that it's indeed 0 abilities that are copied.... Now to find out why that is

Take XXIII

.....

.....

Take XXII

nil end bug in NIL

Take XXI

I've added an extra line which can provide me a few answers... maybe?

I KNEW this wouldn't be easy!

I need a break now, but investigating this matter will now be my priority

All the boss will do is "Study" so something is NOT right here....

Take XX

Mathematical fault of a very severe kind in the stat copy routine of studying

Case error in Eric's ability list script

Take XIX

#pure error

Take XVIII

The animation does now work as it should, although a bit of fine tuning *can* be in order due to the flip, but I hope not

The think art has been flipped as this will work out better in the total animation

SIGH!

Missing local declaration (which is required in NIL)

Take XVII

Old code conflicting with the new situation

Not there, yet!

Coordniate fine tuning

Take XVI

alpha addition check fault

coordinate fine-tuning

Referrence issue

Take XV

Thanks to the previous fix I could see it was a case error

Take XIV

Running compile scripe

Nala must be rebuild

My Blue Screen of Death was not set up well for alternate alpha setups..... This has been properly set up now.... Downside is.....

Okay, now this is beyond strange.... All I see is a black screen

Take XIII

Some markers which should make it easier to trace errors, as things are not clear due to Lua's Directory shortening method, which is in this case catastrophical

Index error

Take XII

Build failure

Take XI

Leftover code from old time causing conflicts now!

Take XI

Not that I expected that at this point, but okay....

I must rerun my nala compile script though

More precise hotspotting

Take X

This should mean that the AI is at least able to set the "Study" well... But let's not cry victory too soon!

Missing "end"

Take IX

Time to resume the work!

I ate my dinner

Cancel the boss when about to study can crash the AI in the next turn

Take VIII

Okay....

Take VII

Missing parameter error

Jeroen! Je bent een eikel!

Take VI

Now I can resumt the action until the oven is ready

Got it!

Okay, that's done... I do need a little snack in the meantime, though

Before I get on to take VI... I'm getting hungry, so I'm gonna put some food in the oven....

Lack of "self"

Take V

Conflicts

Take IV

Keyword case error

Take III

Study Target error

Take II

Missing initiation in AI

Take I (out of MMMMMMMMMM, I think?)

And now the moment suprème has come.... The time this can be put to the test.....

Wish me luck!

Post boss

Boss start up

Music file

Linking them now to their Game Jolt counter parts!

More Bitter Tears!

No mercy for the soldiers! No mercy for the king!

Well, that ends the basis, but I'm not there yet.... After all, the script that starts this battle has not yet been written, so that will be the next step

Study

Study

Think icon for the Study ability spellani

It's all not over yet, but I think most of the important trouble has been taken care of..... I will now need a break first.

And those are assigned to be learned by Aziella.... Required levels differ per difficulty setting

Shield

Protect

Hyper

Double Bolt

Blunt

Now due to the way the current timer has been setup, and the many slowdowns I am experiencing in the game, I won't add this to Aziella's spell list yet... This to prevent trouble.... One spell is not worth that much trouble this specific spell can give.

Accelerator

Lunch.... Yeah I was a bit late... I know

Taken a shower

Eric can learn this ability.... requirements vary based on the chosen difficulty setting

Bacteria sword

Not there yet, though.... FAR from it!

Extra feature that was not present in the original game is that the boss will copy the target's statistics when studying them. The copied stat will after that be multiplied based on the player's chosen difficulty setting!

Study abilities

Set up a link for AI access from abilities

Apparently yes

The lied down again where she did cause trouble before... Is everything fine now?

I've scripted the basis of Blenchy's AI.... Of course it needs to be noted that a lot of stuff this AI needs for extra is not yet present... It's just the AI itself....

The rest of the story I won't repeat... Got lost because the cat lied down on some cables crashing this devlog.... Geez... why are computers too delicate to handle homes were cats live?

Today I'd like to focus on the boss

This should fix #191

Merya not tagged when her sealed boss is defeated

That worked

Pre-boss script

random encounters are in order!

#191

Well, let's throw everything to da test!

Won't stay forever that way though, and that boss will have a pretty complicated AI

Technically the game is playable now to the final boss, although the boss before that is skipped....

Random encounters set for the final dungeon

Take IV

All is cool!

So I'll be back later!

It's 6 o'clock and time for the news!

Bad ability reference

I do not know if this speeds up the flow during the IDLE mode, but I hope it does, as this speed was ridiculous

Sped up buff checks in combat....

Take III

Ah, so that is why!

Slime king picture doesn't exist? I don't think so!

Take II