Property as a quick link to the chosen AI script

One important thing has been checked, as that could really spook things up if that was not right.... Fortunately that is all cool

Before I can code an AI though there is still a lot of crap to do

And all adapted enemy data regenerated

Now that took some work, but I got my foe-pre-compiler so far now that it will work out all actions, including the "system actions", which is something not used in the new version, but that is now all properly converted.

Good!

I've studied the data of the enemies in order to make sure I get the AI right

Attack

Next stop: The Enemies Strike Back

That settles it, then

Take XI

Elemental resistance was not yet properly covered, it seems

Take X

Another bug prevention for later

Take IX

Spark

Not a real problem though.... It's easy to adept stuff for this ;)

Okay, the crash happening now had to happen as I didn't yet put the SpellAni in for Wendicka's only ability yet (the only one she has at her disposal at this point of the game, that is, as she'll gain more... of course).

Take VIII

This asks for dirty code straight from Hell

Take VII

Not all lines using a corrected function were adapted yet

Take VI

Non-existant function called?

Take V

Naah!

"non-existent situation"?

Take IV

Syntax error

Take III

Bad Function setup

Take II

Voided a stupid function call....

Take I

I must take my rest now, but I hope I can get the test on the move soon

Ability counter.... Very important for Foxy and most of all Wendicka... Those two can learn new abilities based on this (on Foxy a few other factors play a role)

Some last linkups done

Abilties have been put in

That appears to be working

A little test

Hover detection abilities

Abilities....

Here some workout is needed.

Next stop, using spells/special abilities in combat.

All's cool now! Yay!

Take XXXII

I think

Forgotten "return" command?

Not there yet though, as the inventory spook up is still an issue

Okay, that part is fixed

Take XXXI

Done

I had to rerun the barf script....

Take XXX

I think I got the bugger????

Take XXIX

Extra line will have to give some clearance here

Very well, resistance value is indeed 3, while it should be 6

Take XXVIII

A debug line must explain why

Nope... still damage

Take XXVII

Later concern but I did issue NeilProject/Neil#22

The rest looks okay, though

Which makes it evident that I need protection against dupe labels

Ah, an error in the case statement

My savegame database analyser shows at least that the healing as an element is configured correctly

I only need to push that to later....

Item gets picked up in the field menu, that should not happen

Healing damages in stead of healing

Items substraction not happening the way it should

Take XXVI

Bad field

Take XXV

..... GRRR!

CODE TYPO!!!!

Take XXIV

Forgot to declare..... URGH!

Take XXIII

At least the script no longer cancels for no reason, so way to go!

Not really a bug, but a bit of a downer in the way things work in my current script... I guess I need to work that one out properly later to prevent issues with other SpellAni transfers

Take XXII

I think the cancelor should not trigger anymore now (at least, I hope so)

It does confirm the game no longer crashes on it and doesn't try to perform the move anyway, so this cockroach did benefit me in the end

Although I now know how to fix that, don't worry

Action still canceled without reason

Take XXI

Conflict of data... I see that I made a few mistakes when setting up the character creator and that the effects were not only still visible in my savegame file, but also confusing me about what data to access

Sorting a few things out

Take XX

Extra debug on why the item was rejected while the chosen socket was definitely not empty

Gauge reset on rejection

Requires another script generation... A smaller one this time, though

Broken IAA record

And the spellani is also called even after rejection.... That should not happen

Something went wrong with the SpellAni linkup

Take XIX

Something I should not have forgotten, but you know how some things go, eh?

Linkup issue in items linker

Take XVIII

Well what should be and what is are often two different things, and hardly related at all, so I gotta test stuff out now,eh?

And that should link everything together ready to resume the testing

General healing effect

An updata on MyData that might be years overdue (oops)

And fixed a few bugs that were in the original code, which were only a minor thing in Dyrt, but would be really terrible for Star Story

I've copied the "glitter" effect from Dyrt and adapted the code a little

Yikes.... What was my original engine a primitive one.... Having a separate spellani for group and single healing, why with my current technology that is no longer needed.... Well, I think I know a way to cover this... It's dirty, but it saves me the trouble to go through all records one by one

All I can check now is if the game doesn't crash on that particular thing.... The items I got now are still a bit dependent on a non-existent SpellAni script, so I guess I need to cover that first

An item should now be taken away from you if you use one

The game will (for safety reason) still crash, as there are still a few important things to be done, but the basis works now, which is good... right?

No longer needed debug lines

that works

Take XVII

Code typo

Take XVI

I think

Take XV

What I did see though is that the hovering does always return false when used on the heroes... Even on briggs, yet why he still seems targetable and the girls appear not is still beyond me

No icon for Guard

Take XIV

C-String issue

Take XIII

GRRR!

Take XII

I've added an extra debug line that must gimme a few answers

But the question is still how come that Wendicka and Crystal are not being targeted

Indiscriminate error

Take XI

Does it work now?

Fix ignored

Take X

I think I fixed that target issue... well part of it, as it appears that both Wendicka and Crystal are untargetable from the start... but why

TAKE IX

Guard - Will always miss for now, but that will make it easier not to let Briggs to be in my way

I could select the enemy and Briggs, but not Wendicka and not Crystal... WTF is going on here?

Take VIII

Prefix issue?

Take VII

Did I fix the argumentation?

Take VI

Linkup elsewhere faulty

Cancel feature did not properly link back to the combat

Take V

?

AARGH!

Take IV

Well?

Take II

CRAP!

To work or not to work... that's the question

Take I

I've linked everything together now

Although I think this is better

This should affect both items and abilities, but the latter cannot yet be checked

Cancel function

I did check out a few things

Sometimes MAGA idiots know how to amuse the MAGA opposers :P

Come one, this is just funny :P

It works the way it has to work for now, but there is still a lot of work to be done here.... :-/

Take VI

AH!

Take V

What is happening here?

Take IV

Syntax error in Field Menu script

Take III

Identifier issue

Take II

Scope error

Take I

Since there's no link back, calling for items basically ends the game for now, but still I can test stuff out, and that is what I will do

The link to the selector has been made already, and should even work, however there is still a lot to be done.

Scripted the functions that can be used to link the item selector to the combat flow

Some unexpected stuff came in my way today, so I couldn't do as much as I planned

Set up for usage of items, ARMS and abilities in combat.... This setup will aslo help in switching party members

LOL

We'll see I guess...

I think either items or abilities should be next

Color changes on combatant actors due to "hurt" messages should not happen

It works

Take V

???

And that brings us to

Test IV

No "Cast" for Briggs

Take III

Missing underscores

Take II

Dupe declaration

Let's see if that works the way it should, eh?

Linked to the combat menu

Reload

Reload effect

Of course!

Syntax error

Another quick test!

And as in the original game, the ammo does NOT reset in the hard mode

This does NOT count for Crystal's ARMS, only for the hand weapons that replace regular attacks

Ammo reset at the start of each battle

Close, but no cigar.... not yet!

Let's see now!

It actually appears that the not going down of ammo wasn't the result of a yet unscripted part, but of a bug... Congratulations, Jeroen!