I've made an auto fixer in the Kthura Map Editor to replace BlitzMax animations into JPBF bundles if replacement can be found. This is essential since BlitzMax style animations are no longer supported.

And another test coming up

Hero sprite reset

Executor will no longer show as "Cancel"

Close, but no cigar

Well?

I hope

GOTCHA! I guess the dangers of using Marcos got exposed

Unknown identifier "CG3"... checks code... there is no CG3 in the code.... WTF?

It's late now, and I'm beginning to feel tired.... I have likely little time tomorrow, but I hope I can set a few tests up then...

Effect script linked to main execution routine

Man of Steal CC Full version textures transferred (I guess better late than never) :P

That did play off... One rotten object found and removed.... In a map where it was not important at all, but hey, if you're gonna do it, do it right,eh?

I've coded a Kthura Issue Scanner - This scanner will check for compatibility issues between the old and new Kthura... Most issues may be because some textures are either missing or in the old format, as of C# and C++ is no longer supported.

This program may speed up some issues I will undoubtedly encounter during the remake of Star Story and the Fairy Tale, and possibly also by the redo of Sixty-Three Fires of Lung

Next stop, the actual attack

I think that will have to do

Take XXII

But let's try this

Not the results I expected.... The results are correct....

Take XXI

Debug command not properly picked up

concern for later

Although that was what was supposed to happen

Take XX

made sure there are always enemies on the first floor in order not to spook the tutorial

Another syntax error

Take XIX

Syntax error

Take XVIII

I've written some extra debug codes in order to sort that one out

The source check on the specific SpellANI script does show that everything should be in order... But why is the centering ignored on both sides then?

FINALLY! Now I need to make sure the coordinates are in order, and that is not yet the case, but that's just fine tuning...

Take XVII

I'm getting really tired here

Take XVI

Code order

Take XV

WTF?

Take XIV

Field error... I think?

Take XIII

This error is not to be spoken about!

Take XII

Issue

Take XI

How could I forget that?

Take X

GRRR!

So let's do it

API linkage forgotten

Take IX

Compiling

Glue Code

Huh, did I forget some really vital stuff.....? Adding it

Take VIII

?

Take VII

GRR GRR GRR!

GRR!

Take VI

I hate Windows

Take V

Syntax error

Take IV

Another

Take III

Very severe code typo

Take II

Linkup issue

Take I

Will it work?

Scripted

SpellAni loader

Next stop... SPELLANI (I hope)

THAT should do it!

Take VIII

That should do it

That's easy though

I think the wait time is good enough, I only want to make sure the pose animation is faster

Better, not yet good enough

Take VII

And I've done the same in the pose part

Shortened the time the name of the move is on screen by approx 50%

I do see what I WANT to see, although it is very extremely slow....

Take VI

Chain through error

Take V

All system errors appear to be accounted for

Take IV

Alright that's taken care off

Name dupe

III

2x Syntax error in Neil Glue Code

Take II

Neil glue code declaration issue

I guess I got more work to do

Right.... I had my rest... Time to get to work!

I am only a bit tired now.... I hope I can get myself to it tomorrow to test his... You may have noticed I am a bit tired, so my workflow lowered drastically. I am trying to force myself to get back to work, as I know that this will only get the better of me soon....

Posing, however this is untested

But it's important to note that I cannot yet test it, so I must trust on it that it works

And I wrote the Neil linkup code as well

I've created the APIs to copy images and to negative them

Neil Glue Code written

API for grabscreen

I've adapted TQSG for #60 -- However this has not yet been tested so there's no telling if this is gonna work

A few fixups in Neil

Not bad... I may even follow this one:

Fixed that, of course!

I forgot about the combat pose.... Only cosmetic, yet vital

I've just copied the projectile template from Dyrt... Although I'm quite sure more adaption is needed here

Well, I got everything ready to get to the next step.... Which would be either SpellAni or the actual effect... Now SpellAni might be cosmetic only, I am thinking to do that first anyway, this in order to make sure I won't forget about this and make sure this works correctly... I already got my ideas on how to do this (which will be slightly different from the way I did this in Dyrt).

And right on time too as the TV show I wanna see is about to begin.

Perfect

Take XII

And now a bit lower to prevent "head slicing", and we should be cool

Take XI

More tuning

Portrait

Take X

I need to sort this out

and I need a bit of color tweaking too

The Icon's too high

For starters the hero's portrait does not appear at all

Closing in but not everything's right yet

Take IX

What?

Take VIII

Fixed now!

And I missed one

Take VII

and antoher

And another

Another

Take VI

Illegal class call

Take V

This time then?

Fix ignored

Take IV

dirty code straight from the bog of eternal stench

Take III

I think I fixed it?

"nil" index?

Take II

Module bug

Take I

And dupe conflict protechtion

And also some "cancel" protection

Link established

Now one visual effect takes place... The showing of the used ability, however that doesn't happen yet as I haven't yet linked the code to each other... Which will happen now

All parse errors accounted for

Take II

Identifier issues (One typo and one wrong call in general)

Take I

Dinner time

This too is now only testable in no-parse errors, as this is still under the hood code, but now the time has come the visual part can be coded... providing this works, that is....

Skeleton for execution now completely ready

I will not longer stack that up the way the original game did, as the result was awful... Lack of time is the only reason why I never removed that.

The name of the move plus it's icon, plus the portrait of the one who executes it should now be visible as long as the move takes place

PLANNED: #59

Take III

Syntax error

Take II

Identifier issues

Take I

I can however check if no parsing errors and such take place, so that will be what I'll do soon...

I've set up the basis for move execution. It must be noted that none of this has been tested yet, nad it's not even possible to do this properly. Everything I got now is "under-the-hood" code, so nothing visual will happen

Like I said, I am not going into the execution stage.... Now this is the most complicated part of the engine, as it will contain multiple sub-stages. This to make sure the normal "flow" of Apollo runs the way it should and gets not in a kind of break-up when not needed....

While I'm preparing for the execution phase in the combat section, I'll have the system create one final alpha version for Game Jolt... This to make sure my alpha testers can get the current version of the game without having to go to itch.io

This is actually already a "beta/stable" release, but hey, this way we can avoid bug reports of stuff that's already fixed, eh?

Take VIII

Ah, I think I found the bugger!

Not a cancel? What is it then?

Take VII

Perhaps this line can show me more light on this mystery?

After entering move a time bar reset? That's not right!

Take VI

Missing link?

Take V

Another bug in Neil I really need to fix

Take IV

Void

Take III

Syntax error

Take II

Class misreference

Take I

Nullifying the 'NextAct' member of a fighter will now automatically cancel them... that is if past COM, if not past COM nothing will happen

Running from COM to ACT *should* now work

Constructor set up... I forgot about that... :-/

Cannot be tested on short term

"Hurt" routine

The reason why I didn't do this before was simply because I wasn't sure if the required routine was already present or not.... It was, so boom, here goes!

But first I'll go to the local hospital, as a request from my doctor came in to make an x-ray of my shoulder... be right back

The next step will be to actually "move to COM"