Take XXII

Hopefully

It's midnight, and I'm tired... cut me some slack

Only half the job done

Now the debuglog deems __lang being empty as impossible and yet the scenario loader still manages to get it so.... WHY?

Take XXI to get this confirmed

I think the map data is being loaded before the game vars, and that could explain why '__lang' was still empty

Language NOT included??? Now this is VERY VERY odd!

Take XX

I guess I gotta adept things a little to find out what went wrong here!

This error is NOT possible!

Take XIX

Illegal function call

Take XVIII

No "sprintf"?

Take XVII

Another case error!

And while I'm at it, I'll also make myself a nice cup of tea!

Take XVI

And the mapscript will also make sure, this event will only pop up ONCE!

Tutorial text linked to map script

Tutor misnaming

StopWalking link function

The ZA_Enter system appears to be working! YAY!

Case Error

Take XV

MapScript miss-referrence

Take XIV

Illegal function call

XIII

That should be fixed, though

But my console also tells me they are immediately disposed as well, and that should NOT be possible under any circumstances.

I do see the required Zone Actions are created

Take XII

Transfer error

Take XI

GRRR!

Take X

I've sawed Pinocchio's nose off!

Bug for some odd reason the system claims the map script does not exist, which is a lie!

All parse errors accounted for

Take IX

Bad recurse

Take VIII

Dupe id bug in NIL

Take VII

Missing Object Referrence

Take VI

Another lacking 'self'

I did publish NIL on Itch.io now

Take V

more lack of "self"

jpbubble/NIL-isn-t-Lua#47

Take IV

Lack of "self"

Take III

Anyway, that's been fixed

A big epic fail for me as NIL's creator, but haste is a bad advisor I suppose

Learn how to define class methods in NIL, Jeroen

And Take II

And the first fix had to be done, already

For now I gotta test if the entire getup works at all.... All I can test now is if the ZA_Enter command is loaded at all....

The function to be called is for now empty, but will be set up soon enough, I can't do all at once you know...

I've set the configured the tutorial to be linked to the Mapscript

Added tag MAPSCRIPT

Don't forget to stop by at the NIL forums... Dedicated to the language being used to write this game!

The test will be done in creating and testing the Traveler's emblem's tutorials

At this moment I don't have enough time to test things out, as I'm expecting a visitor soon, so that will be done later...

Linked into field

Link code to get to ZoneAction from other instances (particularly the map script)

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... ;)