[ian-reeds-games] Re: A more in depth update
- From: Zak Claassen <zak.claassen@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: ian-reeds-games@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2013 19:56:49 +0200
Hey Ian, could you also make it so that hidden points don't announce
when points are taken away? I wanted to put something into a map that
involves points for almost all units changing each turn, but it just
wasn't practical because each turn it lists all the individual units
and how much of that point they lost.
Also, now that multiplayer is in, should we do another one of those
top 3 features vote things again?
On 3/25/13, Ian Reed <support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Shaun, I too think the feature of the game updating itself would be nice.
> And I think you are right that there would be 2 separate versions of the
> self updating game, one for stable and one for dev.
> Completing the download map packs feature gets me closer to that goal
> but there are still a few tricky things about updating the game in place.
> I do plan on implementing it at some point.
>
> Allan, here are answers to your numbered questions.
> 1 Offf hand my guess is that the items do not make a large difference.
> But ultimately the way I would determine that is to test with a lot of
> items and see if it causes lag, so I could be wrong.
> If the lag is only during the AI's turn then my best guess is that it is
> due to the large number of tiles.
> This is because the AI uses a search algorithm to determine where it
> should move next.
> I think the lag from this search algorithm can grow somewhat
> exponentially based on the number of tiles.
>
> 2 I'm trying to do better about not committing to things that are
> difficult to fulfill, smile.
> Preventing items from being dropped should be a reasonably easy feature
> so I will make it a priority to get that out in the near term.
> Items as skills is somewhat bigger and I can't commit to where it will
> fall in regards to other TB features.
> Now, you mean that the item could be used as a skill when it is
> equipped, correct?
> Maybe I can get that in without as much trouble as I first thought, it
> will just show up at the top of the skills list though.
> We'll see.
>
> 3 I plan on including 3 combat systems in the final RPG Maker.
> The 3 are:
> 1 Classic Final Fantasy or Entombed style.
> 2 Tactical Battle style.
> 3 A real time combat that does not remove you from the first person
> dungeon exploration. It would feel like the combat in Alter Aeon, World
> of Warcraft, or Final Fantasy 12.
>
> I'm not sure at this point which will be available first.
> Option 1 requires less thought for the player than TB but has been so
> successful in many classic console RPGs that I think there is something
> to it's simplicity.
> On the other hand I only have some very basics of it implemented so it
> would take a while to flush out, though many of the files used in TB
> could easily be used by it instead.
>
> Option 2 already exists and is very well tested.
> My biggest concern with it is the generation of individual combat maps
> for random encounters.
> At a basic level I could always put the players units on one side of an
> 8 by 8 map and the enemies on the other, or scattered.
> Or I could allow the RPG creator to make specific battle maps and
> randomly choose between them based on the area that is being explored.
> I expect people will want more than either of these 2 basic setups which
> would make this option more difficult than option 1 that does not need
> any generated maps or intelligently but randomly positioned enemies.
> In other words, the fine tuned and interesting tactical experience you
> get from a hand made TB map today becomes very dumbed down when you use
> it for random encounters.
>
> Option 3 is not implemented at all yet but it is also the combat system
> I have chosen for my currently unnamed title.
> It feels a little more arcade like and doesn't make an amazing single
> player experience but does make a very good multiplayer experience which
> is how it will be used in the new title.
> While my motivation on the new title survives it raises the likelihood
> of this one getting done sooner rather than later.
> That said, the new title is no small task and is quite some time away so
> I may take breaks and come back to easier to accomplish goals at times.
>
> I also think that the RPG Maker could support both option 1 and 2 at the
> same time.
> For instance, using option 1 for random encounters and option 2 for
> battles between armies or battles with a boss and his minions.
> Some of the Suikoden games used this kind of double battle system.
>
> I am pretty sure that I put Craig's most up to date scripts in, but it
> was a while ago so Craig will have to check and tell us for certain.
>
> Carlos, lol, sacrificing it to your God reminds me of Alter Aeon.
> I'll add the destroy_item flag for skills to my list.
>
> Ian Reed
>
>
>
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