BARF = Build Apollo Resource File (what else did you think?)

That's just a matter of barf-ing anew

A small mistake in the glue code

Time to compile all this

That should link it all together

Which I wrote for the RPG APIs in pure Lua due to the complexity of the used Meta Tables

API Glue Script

All chars listout

A few adaptions here needed

Buffing itself works now, but I do need to set a few more things in order (or this would all be too easy)

vUpdates were falling behind? Oh, crap!

(Yeah, they won't have me on that one, again... I hope)

Adapted Item linkup script for buffing

Now Crystal's ARMS would always miss

Start to support buffing

Once again did the system just reset (for updates) without my consent.

I may be a Windows user (by lack of less terrible option at this moment), but my computer is still mine, not Microsoft's!

As this will get me into more complex stuff I'll save that for tomorrow.... The buffs and debuffs can be quite bothersome to code well....

I do need to script out this movem but for that I also need the buff moves to be working properly

Crystal will teach you "Sisters in all but blood" if Wendicka has Voltsunami and all abilities her comrades can teach her, if McLeen has been defeated and if Crystal has obtained the Ark Smash

very irritating, as it really undermines many safety issues

Lua destructor bug

I'll for now bypass the randomizer in Foxy teaching, as otherwise this test will take forever!

I've altered the Apollo builder a bit... this will add the data for if you want a console or not. This will only affect Windows builds of Apollo, since this this something that is only there in Windows anyway.

Since I did not yet update my C++ code, nothing will happen here, but as I'm getting closer and closer to the point where this could be needed.

An object that doesn't belong here

Blockmap Issue

FINALLY!

Let's see

Let's try some manual manipulation

Crash out of the blue on Kthura... What the fuck was happening there?

Well?

Let's see what the fuck is happening here

Coordinates do not seem right here

Again!

Code typo

Time for testing

The conveyor on Trash collection site - Marine should work now

Another test then

Blockmap issue in the "Playground" floor of Excalibur

Well, let's test stuff again, shall we?

I could hardly see through my glasses, so I needed to clean them....

But as the randomizer was against me on this test another one will be needed

At least I know that no crashes happen on the Hawk

Missing scenario Hawk for Yirl

Let's see

Foxy can randomly teach you how to pickpocket now

Running

I think I fixed #140

I really need my rest now.... See ya later!

Both are no reason for extra tests.... It will seem later if this is all succesful

No actor removal

Multi-target moves fired by George McLeen will not hit Crystal

No extra test for this one.... (unless other bugs pop up)

(older savegames may still suffer past this point).

Dupe McLeen fight

Take IX

Lic Data Updated

And fix andother crash in the McLeen fight

And that should cover them all

Summon Cyborg Medic

Summon Cyborg Ji

Summon Cyborg Gunner

Summon CyberAstrilopup

Summon Cybog Captain

Yum!

I'll be back!

Eating

Dinner's ready

Let's first check my food

It doesn't end here, because McLeen can call in cyborgs for help... oh brother....

Take VIII - For the win (I mean, winning against McLeen)

My food is on... I can perform the test, but I do need to check the kitchen every now and then

Before I test McLeen towards victory, I first need to mind my food, as that is nearly ready.... After dinner I will see what I can do next....

Last-man-standing event works the way it should

Take VII

Made sure the Crystal-last-one event would not stack up the music stack needlessly

This doesn't only spook up the Crystal alone event... It would actually spook up all scripted combats (random encounters and bosses appearing as random encounters would be safe, but bosses tied to the scenario would not be).

Scheduling conflict

Take VI

ANOTHER!

Take V

Code Typo

Take IV

fuck you!

Take III

Another scope error

Take II

Scope error

Take II

Macro issue

Identifier issue

Take I

I will first test to make sure the Crystal stuff works... This is the hardest to test to the sooner that's covered, the better!

This covers both victory or the Crystal-as-last-one-standing script

Post boss scripts

File name error

A small fix I saw needed in the fight against McLeen

The FreeConsole() function will be very handy for the release builds of the game.... Very good to keep this in mind

No specific test needed for that

Group error

Almost there

Take XII

I think I got it....

Take XI

Better this way?

The story is getting stranger and stranger

Take X

I've added some extra lines as I really can't see why the kill requests are being ignored... Well sort of, as the log do indicate the function itself is called, but that's all....

Take IX

Let's try this then?

Ignored, eh?

Take VII

Code copy conflict

Take VI

Identifer issue

And with Take V I will have to see if killing off in combat works... I won't use the boss for this yet...

And linked the wipe system to the combat system

A kill command that only works during combat

Now I need to find out if I can link this up to the combat system

All bugs appear to be accounted for

Take VI

Coordinate correction on "defeated" message

More time to wait in wipe message

Does this fix the crash?

I discovered a code typo (would only crash the game in easy mode, but still.. better fix it now, anyway)

Take V

Illegal class call

What the hell was I doing there?

Take IV

Wrong var referrence

Take IV

Another?

Take III

FUCK YOU, ASSHOLE!

Take II

Scope error

Take I

Well, before I get onto the boss fight itself, I first want to see if wiping works... That is the event that should later be triggered when you lose a fight. I don't need to trigger a fight for that (it's not even yet linked to the combat engine).

Getting there.... slowly.....

Schedul Flushing

(Only available in the debug version).

Quick "wipe" cheat from the field

Most of the pre-work is done, but I'm not there yet!

It does... good

Let's see if the alias linkups work as intended

Alias setting

Setup for wipe out

I've set up the wipe system, needed for lost battles

George McLeen

What I wanted to work today, does at least work

Take IV

Linkup error in Apollo

Quick test

Analysing software gives the results I wanted to see

And I need another neg

Alias

Admiral's name change was forgotten, so good thing I remembered

Take II then?

Yup a linkup error

Still a small test is possible to check if the entire link up works

And if you would win the fight anyhow, the game will crash anyway

But his AI (which is special due to him refusing to target Crystal) has not yet been set up and that will lead to a crash when the battle starts or when he's about to make his first move

Boss McLeen will activate

As players of the original game should know is that McLeen will NEVER attack Crystal, however if she remains as the "last-man-standing" (or in her case "last-woman-standing") the battle will end, McLeen will beam her out of the station, causing a "game over". In this new game this will just count as a "wipe" causing the game to continue at the last respawn point. This has however not yet been implemented so I need to set a few things up here.

The music has been properly transferred into the new game

The music for the McLeen fight was not present

Before I go on, I first need to do my backlogged bookkeeping

Works....

Again?

Forgot to save a Map adaption?

Link issue

Quick Test

Made sure some scenario stuff that should not be seen right away on floor 015 is properly hidden

But that's not for today

The fight against "The Mole" is next

Works

So let's see

If that works, I got covered what I wanted today

Lab of "The Mole"

That settles it for this particular part

Take X

almost there....

Infinite loop in the Voltsunami SpellAni

Take IX

(was possible due to the spellani being copied, and adjusted, but as the new engine has a diferent approach, this didn't work out so well)

Conflict between the old game and new new

Take VII

That linkup could never be an issue if the charge didn't work

SpellAni link up

The charge up itself appears to be working....

No extra tests needed for that one (it all comes down to the results of the current test).

State pose reset

Hey, eating is important too, you know!

Eaten my pizza

Take VI

Infinite charge loop

Take IV & V

Put my pizza in the oven

Case issue

Well at least the main parse error all seem to be accounted for now, which counts for something