And now the alpha modification actually takes place

Expanded this a little

Core code to make alpha blending possible

C++ never ceases to amaze me... I type code and C++ deems it error... I change it and now it's even more error... I change it back exactly the way it was, and ... It compiles.... Do you get it?

That brings us to the next stage of this operation...

It works!

Take III

Clicking out should work now

Mouse pointer appears in field menu

So far that works

Take II

Syntax Error

Take I

First work out changing char in field menu

Running

I think the system is allergic to leading spaces... Shouldn't be a problem... but I have no other explanation....

I wonder

An experimental string shows.... It is really beyond me know why the HP and AP values don't show... nothing makes this possible... But yet it happens... What happens under the hood that I cannot see?

Well, I dunno

MOAR DEBUG!

I sure wanna know why the HP and AP values are not shown

Let's check it out

Maybe THIS fixes all that crap?

the Good news is that the gauges appear to be on the right positions

Take III

There's always one that gets through the loopholes, eh?

Take II

Unknown Identifiers

HP, AP, experience and level should now appear on the statistics screen

Yup, now that now more confusion was possible, I see that the bug does indeed seem to be fixed

And see how I can get this up now!

All faulty and debug savegames, and the one and only official savegame has been kept

A test must confirm this, of course!

I think I fixed it all!

Moar debug lines needed I suppose

Didn't turn up anything usefull

Before all else I now have an opening to investigate #32 - And I've added an extra debug line to get into this matter

Better!

Take III

A bit of moment required, maybe?

Take II

And a fix in the process

Less code... Possibly also a bit of speed winning?

Take I

Name of character should appear now

Issued as #32 -- Although this is a high priority bug, I cannot attend it immediately, but I will do so as soon as possible.

Set name

Study showed that the string data is not loaded from a savegame.... Why not?

Take VI

A bit of coordinate workout

Almost there

Take V

Hmmmm?

Take IV

compiling

I think?

?? C++ is acting up on me

Take III

I must "barf" again

Missing "end"

Take II

Compiling

And Some Link up Code for ARF

I even needed to add some C++ code for that

I forgot to put LoadNew in the image class for Apollo

Take I

All that will do for now if show the face of the currently chosen character

Set the status for the left panel

More slowdown

Take IX

Fine tuning

Take VIII

A few changes to see if that leads to a better effect

Take VII

Effect for icons

Void succesful

Take VI

Let's void it then

0 icons.... That is a lie.... By why this lie?

Take V

Wrong function

Take IV

Well?

No Icon Strip?

Take III

I think?

Situation "UniWendicka"?

Take II

Let's investigate why!

Nil Value

Take I

I've set up the Icon strip

My food is being cooked now.... ;)

Better

Take IV

Fine-tuning with coordinates

Not bad, but a few tiny fixups are in order

Take III

Identifier issue

The icons and the stuff the boxes should contain is not yet in there

Workbox UI setup

No crashes happen

Let's go for it!

All I can check is if the game won't crash during the start up now

The startup loader will load the icons

As far as I can check this works

Take II

Let's see

Da fuck?

A quick test must tell me if this works, or not!

Base config

FINALLY!

Take VII

Fixed that!

FINALLY AN ERROR MESSAGE THAT MAKES SENSE!!!!

THEY DO EXIST!

Take VI

I hope

When the computer wants an excuse to make sure it doesn't work, it will make sure it doesn't work!

Take V

Well I am at least sure that this is a fix, but does that fix the entire bug

Wait a minute I think I found it

The error thrown now makes even less sense

If this happens there must be something else that is wrong, but finding that when the computer lies, is hard... Next to impossible.

The erroor thrown is a lie... How do I know.... the line the traceback pointed to would have thrown the same error immediately on calling the game routines as a whole if there was even the slightiest hint of truth there....

Take IV

Illegal property

Take III

Ah yeah, I had to bypass a certain routine

Take II

Unknown identifiers

Take I

Of course, all you'll see (for now) is a blank screen, but that blank screen tells me all I need to know for now!

Now everything should be linked in full....

Linked to the field routines

Now we're almost there.... Now I need to make sure the field callback function is written and the link is fully established into the field flow (and not just to the underlying core features).

It's hard to work when the cat is sitting in front of your screen.

And now from Party also fully established

Call back setup made for clicking party members in the character bar

I only noticed that I have more trouble concentrating than I should have...

I have no clue why... All I can do is write for tomorrow to link the party bar at the bottom to the Field Menu

It's not yet linked to the interface

Link module setup

Now the field menu will both act as a flow as as a sub.... This to make it possible for the combat menu to pop up some stuff, rather than to go to this menu entirely... This is not as hard as it seems, especially not now that I have an engine functioning better than NALA could on this depertment....

And not yet accessible at all, also

Which is now only a blank screen linked to my debugging system

A basis has been set up for the field menu

Small Adaption done to Neil

Well this will do for now....

Well! That works! I wonder why I had some mouse trouble on my debug scripts, though

Things are not working the way they should.

Let's see how this goes

Scripted the enemy spots

Let's see if that's true

The script should show me the spot for

Empty script created.... I need that to see the markers for Random Treasures and monsters.... It's not that likely I'll change their setups, but still for debugging I must be able to see them properly.

Time is short today, so I cannot do much

Now I did say that I was thinking about the combat engine, but I think it would be more prudent to get onto the field menu first... And that menu may also cause me a lot of headaches... The inventory screen in particular....

PFWEW!

Take XXXIII - And that should now be the final take.... I hope!

I've brought Briggs back

And checkup stuff has been dummied as well

WalkTo debug I no longer need

AT LAST!

Take XXXII

AHA! Type error on function declaration!

Take XXXI

Syntax error

Take XXX

DA FUCK!

Take XXIX

More debug has to get me on track (I hope)

This cannot be....

Take XXVIII

Ah.... Wrong C-string-expression

Take XXVII

The boolean variable just doesn't contain a value???

Take XXVI

Force What does this do?

DA FUUUUUUUCK!

Take XXV

I MUST know now!

Take XXIV

This way then?

Take XXIII

Syntax error

Take XXII

I wanna see what happens now... Crystal does walk to the correct position, but ONLY if the distance between her and Wendicka is less than 96 pixels (causing her to get no further walking instructions)

Take XXI

It's getting late... Forgive me!

Illegal Function Call

Take XX

Debugging the hard way then.... :-/

And now Crystal does NOTHING at all!

Take XIX

Crystal walks in all directions, except where she HAS to go.... Let's try to work this out with some extra routine and more debug crap, as I am still not sure what she's doing!

Take XVIII

Moar debug data must give me answers

Crystal does walk but doesn't seem to understand where to go to AT ALL!