But I'm not there, yet!

I see two function calls that were not right, so that has been taken care of

That's odd.... No data in the log at all... That really shows something is REALLY wrong

Take MMDCVII

And extra entry to the log should tell me more about this

Apparently something is blocking passage for Scyndi. I need to find out what.

Take MMDCVI

Recompiling SCI

Links it all up

Glue code

Moving API

Take MMDCV

Bad identifier

Take MMDCIV

Code copy conflict

Take MMDCIII

Well, I certainly HOPE this wil work the way it should

The hooking ability should work now

Some workout to player movement

Checkup for free way from Scyndi to spot

I really need a break now!

So far, so good!

Take MMDCII

I placed a little marker. This as the pole will always be outside of the view range. A bit of a woe due to SugarLand originally being desinged for a game where there was more on screen

Take MMDCI

Debug errors

Take MMDC

Back to the actual run-time tests

The translation shows what I wanted to see. Good!

I do still want to check the translation, though!

And it seems to work now and all compiler errors are accounted for in the process.

Take MMDXCIX

Anyway, it's fixed now

In C++ switch cases required "break" after every case. The irony that I would forget that while doing THIS particular thing.

Take MMDXCVIII

One syntax error the warning system popped up when compiling the Scyndi compiler

Take MMDXCVII

Break should now be translated

ERROR> Unknown instruction kind (40) (Internal error. Please report!) in line #68 (Script/Flow/FlowField/PFA_Scyndi.scyndi)

That is the error message I wanted to see. Good!

Take MMDXCVI

Keyword "BREAK" now recognized by parser, but not yet fully set up by the translator.

"Break" added as instruction kind

So far, so good. Next step

Take MMDXCV

C string fault (merging stuff that should not be merged. A comma was required here)

Take MMDXCIV

Tests only to make sure Scyndi picks up stuff correctly

This will not yet make Scyndi support break yet, but most likely throw an error for a keyword it can't handle

Keyword list updated

I see I didn't yet put in break support in Scyndi yet. Let's first take care of that, as I need it!

Take MMDXCIII

I've put in some debug log lines since this all happens under the hood (for now).

A pole can now be accepted if the coordinates are right. Checking for a direct connection possibility without any blocks will slowdown the game, so it will only do that if this check up which is rather fast, is succesful. When no poles have been found at all, the step will therefore be rejected to save time.

So far, so good

Take MMDXCII

Will it work now?

Fix ignored

Take MMDXCI

Once again, if no run-time errors pop up, I must assume everything's alright

At least no compiler errors

Loading the shit completely fucked up

IDIOT!

Take MMDXC

Except for not seeing crashes all I can test is the compilation. If loading a map doesn't crash the game I must assume everything is so far alright

The maploader should load the hookspots now

Pass zones set up of Sugarland

And NOW stuff appears to be working the way it should (at last)

Take MMDLXXXIX

Luckily I got my Kthura hack tool

Take MMDLXXXVIII

A devastating bug fixed in MapAction. Even leads to corrupted data.

Take MMDLXXXVII

The poles in SugarLand were already tagged, due to them being part of Dyrt. That doesn't really matter, though, the way MapAction works makes it alright, it reacts to texture and not to tags, and it will log the poles into the poles data the game needs accordingly.

Tagging of untagged poles didn't work the way it should

Take MMDLXXXVI

MapAction should now support the poles for Scyndi to hook herself to

As I also need to script Scyndi's hook on ability (tutorial about that will be in the sky tower), I will focus on that first, so I will not be hindered by random encounters. The boss will also come later.

I've set my personal save to SugarLands now

Stuff works

Take MMDLXXXV

NOW the generator does what I wanted to see

Again

Tag

I don't know why, but the tagging was undone somehow and that was the cause of these failures.

Take MMDLXXXIV for real this time!

I'm not sure, but here goes nothing

Again!

Hold the show, the compass generator missed something. Maybe a save and generation order conflicted.

Take MMDLXXXIV

The reason for doing this first is due to this being something I'd easily forget, and although the removal of the guard seems cosmetic, it is actually more important than you might thing, as it would create a plot hole.

Compass data updated

Aziëlla's guard. As you won't go to Aeria during the events of this game, he has no more purpose here.

Chain to the Beach and back

I may work out Sugarland first before I work out Independence's random NPC. This to make sure that Scyndi (the character, not the programming language used for this game) is completely correctly configured. It won't be long before Aziëlla joins the party, and Rachel will join too. This can allow me more time to have at least Scyndi in order. New characters are always a chore to work out in RPG games, so I learned over the years I create RPG games.

This should all do for now.

Bio requiring 256 FP for Myrah? That's not even possible.

Take MMDLXXXIII

All of Scyndi's abilities accounted for

Take MMDLXXXII

Restore

Scyndi's IDLE pose

Well, transferring complete. One more thing left to do, which will in Scyndi's case not be too hard.

Updated

The next step will be to make sure all of Scyndi's combat graphics are in place.

Now that will not be too hard as most can just be imported from Dyrt. Only one may have to be added as that was not supported in Dyrt and that was an actual combat stance in IDLE form.

Well that works, and was also an important step to take before I could put Scyndi into battle

Take MMDLXXXI

Small change on the marking system as I feel otherwise the altscreen can cause ugly effects

No switch took place

Take MMDLXXX

Ah, found the little bugger

Now this was only cosmetic, but a true issue is now on the way as bool and int type mismatch and I really need to sort out why it thinks that.

Chosen marking effect was not well

Take MMDLXXIX

Mistake

Take MMDLXXVIII

A cosmetic bug, yet a rather ugly one

Cosmetic When hovering one character the next would turn light blue

Which was pretty stupid

Initial chosen not set

Take MMDLXXVII

Switching should work now (I hope)

Take MMDLXXVI

Brought in the protraits

So far, so good!

Take MMDLXXV

For-loop init error

Take MMDLXXIV

But I see now how it could happen

This error is a lue

Take MMDLXXIII

Definition syntax error

Take MMDLXXII

Menu switch routine should now show the names of all characters. The rest comes later

VIT handler back rouw

Seems to work, alright!

Take MMDLXXI

Scyndi's FP (Or of all back row members for that matter)

Take MMDLXX

Scyndi can now also do "Zap!" (now one secret, Scyndi may roll one extra d8 for her zap where Myrah may not. That makes Scyndi's version a tiny bit stronger).

Alright!

Take MMDLXIX

For Scyndi

Shine

So far.... so good!

Take MMDLXVIII

Recover not yet exported?

Take MMDLXVII

Tag error

Take MMDLXVI

Fixed it!

Found it!

Indeed not loaded, but I think I know why it happens, though....

Take MMDLXV

Missing #use

Take MMDLXIV

The log should with the lines I added confirm that

For some reason a nil comes to a variable that HAS BEEN defined....

Take MMDLXIII

Code typo

Take MMDLXII

These two abilities have been linked to Scyndi now, but more will follow

Recover

First Aid

First Aid

Void succesful and no further errors

Take MMDLXI

dafuck!

dafuck!

Take MMDLX

Compile tests

Switch has been added to PIMI but will not do anything yet.

It has been set up to only be available when you have 4 characters or more in your party.

I've set up Scyndi's PIMI script

Now I'll need to activate all random NPCs (which I absolutely hate) and to make sure Scyndi can be used in combat and that will also require some workout

And now stuff works.

Take MMDLIX

Did I forget the save and export the scenario data?

Take MMDLVIII

Missing exitspot

Take MMDLVII

And Balandar should now be able to upgrade your weapons

Entering and exiting the Blacksmith's shop should now be possible

#54

A new generation is required due to that, though

Something went wrong in the generation, but that has been fixed now.

Compass

Barlando

Barlando Strongsword

More will be done later

That al works

Take MMDLVI

Shop

Shop

Shop

Now I needed a GREAT reset.... Or let's say Kthura did

Kthura is acting up on me.

And bitbucket will be taken care of later

Updated

Updated

Running