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#41

It saves the game whenever you change level. The save game can’t store the whole generated level and what you’ve killed etc. So it only saves when it moves level.

Kev

#42

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1668516/shots/TouchQuest/shot113111-1302520647.png

On screen cursors for phones!

Kev

#43

ah nice, does that mean we’ll get keyboard controls too ?

#44

Correct, only for movement and selected dialogs - still need the mouse for some stuff, but I’m about to add ASDW controls in to make that easier too.

Kev

#45

Also added a standalone command line version if anyone feels the need:

http://www.legendsofyore.com/jars/legendsofyore-188.zip

Kev

#46

Just seeing if I could sprite anything up for this:

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1668516/sprites/sprite190411.png

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1668516/sprites/sprite190411-1.png

Maybe with a slightly higher resolution. Probably don’t have the skills but fun trying :slight_smile:

Kev

#47

New release uploaded, theres quite a lot of changes:

20/4/2011

  • More dungeons decorations
  • Monsters that shoot back
  • Make Zen have an effect
  • Add critical hits
  • Make Rage have an effect
  • Add mighty smash!
  • Refactor resources to allow for many more characters
  • Add support for overland maps
  • Trigger zen correctly on waiting
  • Add standalone application support for TouchAPI
  • Add gold display
  • Turn cursors off in applet
  • Add overland separation
  • Update data tool to show icon correctly
  • Add leather armor, helmet, gloves and helmet
  • Add ruby, statue, more items etc
  • Saving online and shared games
  • Monsters that run away
  • Monsters that wander and have fixed search ranges
  • Map needs to be relative to position

10/4/2011

  • Make back button work correctly in android
  • Support Escape as back button in applet
  • Add cursor control support (still need mouse for some stuff though)
  • On screen cursors
  • Rage and Zen for warriors and achers
  • Rage goes up as more hits are made
  • Zen goes up as you stand still
  • Shops working
  • Handle death correctly
  • Update Rules document
  • Can you put a marker on your map when you discover where the stairs down is?
  • Disable skip turn in mini-map etc. Only needed on main screen
  • Experience bar should til next level rather than % of total
  • Better more interactive title screen
  • Make buttons for character type selection more obvious
  • Details on character type when selecting them
  • Items only present for certain characters
  • Fix rotation of snakes bug on iOS/Android
  • Scroll or view around mode (by holding character and dragging)

As always I’d appreciate any feedback, game play, feel, graphics, bugs etc :slight_smile:

Many thanks for the support so far!

Kev

#48

Keeps getting better :smiley:
I tried to go down the dungeon in the graveyard. Got to floor 2, and made my way back up. On the last ladder the game crashed.

#49

Didn’t get a stack trace did you?

And glad to see you logged in and saved your 2 games to the server! :slight_smile:

Kev

#50

Time to start logging stacktraces to the server too then :slight_smile:

Cas :slight_smile:

#51

Android client already does it :slight_smile:

Kev

#52

Uploaded a fix version:

  • Fix crash on level change
  • Fix hang on coming up to overland
  • Rage cools slower
  • Water tiles block
  • Message for level check on items improved
  • Leather gloves bug fixed
  • Can now pan the map
  • Username case insensitive
  • Username/Password minimum length

Kev

#53

Another quick update to add tooltips when dragging your finger/mouse across the screen to let you know whats going to happen. Should help with inaccurate clicks/touches.

Also updated Android market.

Kev

#54

Sorry if this is getting spammy?

Uploaded a bug fix release:

  • Portals disappear when moving towns
  • Key generation only happens if we’re generating stairs
  • No more stairs in lava - or rather they’re accessible now
  • Tier saving bug fiddled
  • NPE in actor acting
  • Auto path reacts to being hit
  • Use close range combat if possible when being the wizard
  • Placing monsters takes account of their size.

Kev

#55

Nah this isn’t getting spammy. It’s pretty cool and at all the work and effort you’re putting in this game! Good job!!

#56

Loads more work gone in but nothing to make publish yet. I have just written a blog entry over at http://blog.legendsofyore.com about how the game is currently defined and how I’m looking define quest/npc scripting. It’s basically going to end up look like this:


<script>
    <if attribute=”stat-level” operation=”<” compare=”8″>
        <showDialog protrait=”147″ name=”Guard” text=”You may not pass until level 8 whelp”>
            <option name=”Ok, I’ll be back”/>
        </showDialog>
    </if>
    <if attribute=”stat-level” operation=”>” compare=”7″>
        <showDialog protrait=”147″ name=”Guard” text=”Good luck on your adventurers”>
            <option name=”Thanks!”>
                <moveToMap name=”wild1″ x=”24″ y=”48″/>
            </option>
        </showDialog>
    </if>
</script>

In other news I’m getting some requests to have higher-res graphics. I love the original style, sort of thought its what the game nice. Any opinions?

Kev

#57

Change to high-resolution graphics at the same time that Minecraft gets rid of its chunky low-res blocks. :wink:

#58

I think doubling the resolution would be good thing. The pixels are currently bigger than I would’ve preferred. I would definitelly stay fairly low-res as it’s both easier to do and has it’s own style that works well with imagination.

#59

Screw them. Some people have no appreciation of style. Some kind of genetic defect.

#60

There’s always: more tiles/screen option and/or HqNx,ScaleNx and keep the LoFi look.