This should void the issue

Until I know how to fix this I'll set the console on in the release version of the game....

A few blockmap issues in Excalibur and the Yaqirpa

Crash upon learning Jolt under certain circumstances

The savegame feature malfunctions when the console is not up.... I need to do a throrough investigation why this can happen, however due to lack of time now, that will have to wait. This issue will also affect the Fairy Tale and future games, so I need to give this one a view over time anyway

Like I said I am going to take a break here, I will start a real big test later, and that should lead to the last things before the checker flag can be waved.... See ya, around!

At least the extra console window closes when running from the GUI, and that's most important right now

Not exactly what I had in mind, but for now it will have to do, I fear

Console check in Apollo (affects ALL Apollo based games)

Console release in Apollo if the identify file instructs the builder to

I'll first be taking a break from this project... Some final stuff to be done will really come later....

So far for now....

Again!

Better now?

GRRR!

Uploading again!

I think

Failed

Uploading first open alpha

Quick script to build and to call Butler

The "no music" version will also not be released during the alpha... it will be during the beta and stable

The open ALPHA will NOT be released on Game Jolt... This because gjpush is pain for a game that may require daily updates

Now I can prepare the itch release

THAT WORKS!

Let's see....

The question is now: Does the release work?

Works!

Quick test

Set up a quick script for release building

As far as it looks like stuff appears to be in order now

Take XI

ARF had to be taken care of on its own

Take X

Something snuck into the code that was not right.... Killed it

Take IX

The damage

Sometimes the auto code organizer in Visual Studio can cause more harm than good

Take VIII

Dirry call needed

But not there yet

Yup that does things right

Take VII

Fixed it

Got it!

No results

Take VI

Added extra line that must give me some answers

why?

Doesn't do what it must do, though...

Take V

First set up to copy all required binaries in

For the JCR part stuff appears to be working as far as I can check, but not there yet!

Take IV

Import copy to release

Not there yet!

So far it works

Take III

Main package error

Take II

Syntax error

But a little test is possible now!

A few pre-work things taken care of, but not there yet!

This is needed for the release

Builder now has global config

First lunch, but then I'm gonna see if I can configure the Apollo builder for releases

All is okay here

Build date more accurate now

A bit of study for things in PowerShell

AT LAST!

Take XII

That voids another issue

Leftofer from old situation causing crashes now

A font fix, but that's not really relevant, right now

Take XI

Let's try this!

And no transport anymore, this is getting fucking annoying now!

Take X

I could see that ï worked, though

Perhaps this voids that?

What the.....?

Take IX

Reactivated then

Transport deactivated?

ï

But why didn't the transporter work?

Well that worked

Take IX

Let's try a different approach then, eh?

First dupe player and now no player, but we did have to crash, didn we?

Take VIII

DA FUCK?

Take VII

???

???

Take VI

Another one

Crash

Take V

In order to fix the crash I've adusted the intro map a bit

And the API on Game Jolt has been disabled forever... Older games cannot access the API anymore (and the new game doesn't support it).

I made "LOADING" appear sooner to prevent confusion

Stuff works as intended, but

Take IV

At least I know that the debug console is indeed no longer operative

There's more wrong, but first a little test if stuff does work so far

"Loading" when the game itself works

The game still asked for Game Jolt, which it shouldn't do

Take III

Ah, should have known the booleans were also still there

Take II

And indeed that happened, as the New Game routine was not yet fully set for use with the new internal system

Take I

When this works, the old Game Jolt API will be terminated PERMANENTLY even for older versions of the game!

Game Jolt is indeed deactivated

I am first gonna start my own personal open alpha test... This was planned anyway, however I won't test much of the game's content prior to release, just the start up.... Due to all my own New Game+ cycles some issues could have arisen here

(If needed I can always turn it back on, you know)

The debug mode has been turned off... That means nobody (myself included) can access the debug console anymore

Archived all my old savegames.... It's not likely I'll need those anymore, but ya never know

And with that the game can be prepared for the first alpha release... Please note, this will take some measures to be taken first.... I don't have a release mode in my builder yet, or it has at least never been fully put to the test so I need to sort that one out. A few engine adaptions are also required, so I doubt that release will take place tomorrow, but don't worry... Rome wasn't built in one day either....

Again!

Is that all?

Another one?

Well, here we go ... AGAIN!

Code typo

And again (no not take XXI, as that was only for BlitzKrieg, and that part is over).

Something is really wrong with the drones surrounding the Goddess. I hope I cheated it that way around that they cannot be harmed anymore

Take XX

Compiling

I hope I got the speed covered

All scripts for the achievement look in order, so no idea why that didn't work

The moment is also a bit slow, but that's because the game runs on a bigger screen now, and the scripts do not yet take that into account

Smoke direction ok now?

And the smoke's direction is not well.... Bug in the script, or the engine?

Achievement is nog awarded.... That's only a minor thing, but still

Making progress, but

Take XIX

Scale issue

But how that brown screen could happen, no clue at all

At least I fixed one crash

Actually this won't do at all!

No crashes, but for sure is that this is totally NOT working at all the way it should

XVIII

Barf

A glue order issue

Take XVII

API to Scripting engine thatis

Missing Link

No matter - Take XVI

Conflict

Take XV

THAT should do it!

Wait, I found the source of evil

But why?

So, the "blend mode" is to blame?

Typo in Johnson's new ability quote

Take XIV

Barf to make sure

Link script adapted

Adapted to this new situation

I've set a few things right underwater

Take XIII

That means BIG BIG TROUBLE

A complete total crash without any warning it all....

Take XII

Fixed now, then?

I really hate this

Take XI

Now then?

Forgot to do as I said

Take X

Compiling.... Again!

Alias in Apollo itself

Take IX

Missed one old method conflict

Take VIII

Still the case eh?

A "forced build" is now required, though

Which fixes ANOTHER crash

Aliasses added

Take VII

Project file adaption

An another one

Take VI

I should note that both recoveries required an adaption of the project file

And another picture recovered

Take V

This fixes another crash

Good thing I archived the old

A picture from the archive that didn't yet make it to the new game.....

Take IV

Conflict by adding an extra method

Function ref issue

Take III

This should fix this particular issue

I've checked some more stuff and...

All references should be right, eh?

False reference

SOOOO TRUE!

I see

This is still in the middle of test take II