Generation complete

Data Generation Script for starting a New Game+

Expansions to QuickNeil to make the entire operation possible

Very well, now it is important to note that I've come to the point that the New Game+ can start, or rather, that you can start a new cycle of the game.

This is a pretty delecate process. A lot of data has to be reset, but a lot of data must remain... An extra generator tool will be in order to accomplish all this, so the next step will be to write that generator in order to prepare for the big cycle transfer itself

I'll be taking a few days off now... I need my rest... Soon I'll setup the start of the New Game+ and run more test and dig through my issue tracker to get more and more dealt with....

See ya soon!

It all works... yeah!

Take IV

Syntax error

Take III

A few linkup issues

Take II

Regenerate is needed in order to fix this!

Typo in generated code

Take I

Linked to the final Johnson event

A temp crash will happen when the credits have done rolling. This is a safety measure.

Credits code written

I've generated the data for the credits.... Now to code the routine to display it all on screen

The message below was sent with a delay, as I was already done with preparations after my break when it was sent

I will take a break now.... I will get onto the preparations for the end credits later....

FINALLY!

Take V

(How did that one surive the original game development, or was I really that lazy back then to take the mispelled version?)

Scenario tag typo

Take IV

Crash?

Take III

Another conflict?

Another go then?

Identifier conflict

Let's see

Actor and other objects can beam now (if this is done well, that is)

Syntax error

I will first test if up to that forced crash it all works

After a break I will get to that.

Speaking to Johnson will work, up to the moment the end credits will appear, then the game will crash, as the end credits have not yet been scripted

Some NPCs scripted

Right.... Stuff is not working...

Take III

IDIOT!

Take II

Scope error

Let's see

Post boss event on the post-boss location start

Template script set up for the post game Exclibur room

I've not yet fully sorted out the balancing, this comes later!

The final boss appears to be working properly

Well, since this is still the Goddess fight we're talking about let's count on... -- Take XXXIII

Dispell Effect

A small radius change to the gun drones

Next stop is to implement the spell effect script "Dispell Everything"

So far everything works

Take XXXII

I increased the radius with wich the drones circle around the goddess

I think i fixed it!

Aha, the reason of all evil has been found

Take XXXI

But I need to know when to quit a sessions in order not to overwork myself into the far deep of the night, so this will be for tomorrow!

I've set up a debug line for that

The stats of the Goddess appear to be way too high, and I need to sort that one out.... I mean 69K healing, and her speed being so incredibly fast, while she should have the average of all other characters, that's odd

This will be for later though

I need to code the dispell script

Take XXX

Forgotten members

Take XXIX

Syntax error

Take XXVIII

Drone stats based on yours... Things didn't turn out so well

Removed a plan I first had... Too much trouble

Take XXVII

But I am still not seeing what I want to see

So far all crashes accounted for

Take XXVI

Type mismatch in flow function

Although I will see if I can work out a few things for the gun-drones later

All init faults appear to be accounted for

Take XXV

Member misnaming

Take XXIV

each-function-fix

Take XXIII

Type issue

Take XXII

Let's see now!

And I'll have to continue this later!

Instance call error

AT LAST!

Take XX

Modifier error on HP

Base number error

Take XIX

I was too quick

Take XVIII

A proper error message will have to tell me how this can happen

NaN definition

Take XVII

Illegal instance call

Take XVI

Quick usage index error

Take XV

Quotation error..... Lua may not see the difference between " and ', but Neil does (and pretty much tries to handle them the same way C does... well.. almost).

Unknown identifiers

Take XIV

Updated

A nice list of errors, but since they were only possible due to reading the Goddess subscript I do now know the script is at least loaded

Take XIII

Idiot! When you check on upper you must also type in caps lock....

The logs confirm my suspicion

Clearly that script isn't run, however at least the battle starts up, that counts for something already

Take XII

Extra debug stuff must help me on that one

I also got the strong feeling that the Goddess script ain't being run

I need to save before I run the test

Take XI

I think I found the bugger

Multiple goddesses and adds that SHRINK?

Take X

Syntax error

Take IX

And a few adaptions to the offending item...

Catacher done

Aha.... A NAN.... Not quite sure how a NAN could come to be, but the system will now properly catch it and convert NANs to 0

Take VII

Sleep overwhelmed me... so let's do that again!

Take VII

Let's add an extra debug line

And why up to foe 13? Only 6 addons where allowed... not over 10 (even in the hard mode 13 was never allowed).

FUCK YOU!

Take VI

???

Take V

Reference error

Take IV

Illegal function call

Take III

Forward issue

Take II

Code Typo

Take I

Goddess stats based on yours

Hold the show.... I found something I already suspected

And now the testing can finally begin?

And initiating the boss fight is now done

This script will also end the battle once the combat reaches 1 HP... This is a kind of safety measure to bypass the normal fight end. That makes more sense given the final boss status, and is easier to go due to the invulnerability of the drones circling around her.

I've set up the script that will make the drones circle around the goddess

Let's see now!

One more adjustment

Almost there

Well, before we get onto the boss itself one more test (at least, I hope it'll be only one).

A few internal fixes

Issued as TrickyGameTools/Kthura#72

That is a bug in Kthura

Layer issue when layers are renamed

Coordinate fix on Wendicka's position

Post-Boss Script

Pre-Boss All set up

Let's see!

Pre-Goddess fight

Junk

Converted that to JFBF

Electrica Salsa font by WoodCutter

Checked "Spellbound", the song which will (just like in the original game) be used for the final battle

Take II

Yeah, it was really THAT trivial, but it does require more takes....

. that shouldn't be there

Nope.... That's was too much to ask for!

(and I hope this time the only take I need)

I

Examine dead admiral

Void succesful

Take VI

Another! It simply MUST go wrong, eh?

Take V

Syntax error

Take IV

You can't fix what ain't broken, but let's see if this voids the issue???

Crash? That cannot be!

Take III

Code typo

Take II

Tag error

Let's see

From here it should only be the final boss, but I gotta test this all first

Talk to corpse

Last meeting with an admiral

Take III

Did I fix that?

WTF? Doors moment instant in stead of sliding?

Another one then

File misnamed, therefore ignored

I see!

Let's see

Nothing happens

Let's see

Sliding doors in final part shoul work now

Tomorrow I'll get to manipulating the doors, the last even before meeting the final boss, and who knows perhaps I can even get some pre-work done for the boss fight itself.

The boss itself is a complicated one (code wise), but doable... question is if time will be on my side to truly get things done.

Go to the room where the final boss is waiting for you (the point of no return)

Well in order to punish myself for that stupid move, I made myself listen a full hour to that "you are an idiot" song!

Really that was beyond stupid!

And here I end this session for today. The preparations for the final boss are the next stop

All in order!