Castle Paradox

TMC · Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2014 11:51 am Post subject:

Well maybe not 45 degrees; it depends on the style. For example isometric graphics are technical a lower 35 degree angle, while lots of top-down games use a high angle. But either way, mixing different viewing angles in the same game is really common (especially for buildings vs other sprites which are often drawn from the side), and noone notices it. So at least you don't have to worry too much about mixing perspectives.
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BlastedEarth · Joined: 05 Oct 2009 Posts: 243

I googled this and found out that they actually call it a 3/4 perspective. Like you've said, tops and fronts are drawn and that's it. Whoa sounds easy but adding vanishing points complicates it lol

BlastedEarth · Joined: 05 Oct 2009 Posts: 243

Battle Question: Would it be possible to have block(or parry) and cover implemented?

Tried smaller houses, like if the characters are SD, so would be buildings ^_^

Bob the Hamster · Posted: Sun Apr 06, 2014 6:11 pm Post subject:

Block/Parry can be implemented.

You can do it with chaining. The first part of the attack raises defence, and then it chains to the second part of the attack which restores defence back to normal

BlastedEarth · Joined: 05 Oct 2009 Posts: 243

Very cool! Especially with the new ticks before chaining, this is going to be awesome!

BlastedEarth · Joined: 05 Oct 2009 Posts: 243

Been days trying to figure out the style to use for the maptiles. This is driving me insane, still can't decide!

BlastedEarth · Joined: 05 Oct 2009 Posts: 243

I always go back to #4 argh i_i

Bob the Hamster · Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2014 6:12 am Post subject:

#3 is my favorite

TMC · Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2014 2:07 am Post subject:

"if the characters are SD"? What's SD?

BlastedEarth · Joined: 05 Oct 2009 Posts: 243

#3 is a from a jpg. It is 320 x 400 in size. Something's wrong with it I just can't tell. The plain grass happened when I decided not to finish it haha

Oh yeah, the haunted house. I will try to make something like that when I take along break.

BlastedEarth · Joined: 05 Oct 2009 Posts: 243

[quote="TMC"]"if the characters are SD"? What's SD?

SD is superdeformed... In this game their heads are bigger like caricatures while in old ff's each characters are three heads tall, one for the head, for the torse then for the legs.

Battle Question:

I have made a defensive attack:

1. buff hero def
2. wait 1 turn
3. chain to a revenge attack (if hero is attacked)
4. restore defense to 100%

*If hero is not attacked:
1. def buff is still on
2. any attack(edit: by hero) chains to restore defense
3. if hero does the defensive attack again it instead chains to the revenge attack
4. chain to restore defense

- This is working but the problem is, the first time you cast it, she'll wait a turn, if you attack her during waiting she does nothing when her turn comes instead of doing the revenge attack to the last attacker. On the next round it works normally, she blocks all attacks and hits the last attacker. Did I make a mistake?

Bob the Hamster · Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2014 7:42 am Post subject:

Is this turn-based battle or active-time battle?

BlastedEarth · Joined: 05 Oct 2009 Posts: 243

Bob the Hamster · Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2014 9:23 am Post subject:

Oh, interesting... I think I understand now. Thank you for the clarification.

I think the problem may be in step 2 of the chain.

The setting "Target Class: Revenge (last hit to attacker)" is calculated at the beginning of the attack, before the delay happens, so if the hero has not been attacked before the "Counter" part of the chain starts, the attack is targetless.

I am not sure how to fix this. I am going to have to think about this some more

EDIT: it only took a few minutes of thinking about this to realize that adding support for hero counterattacks into the engine isn't enough. I *also* need to add support for attacks that change the counterattacks of the target.

EDIT2: Oh! And with a few more minutes of thinking, I realized there is a simple way that should work without needing to wait for me to implement a new feature

Make a 4-part chain

1. Primary Attack: "Defensive Stance" target: self, damage: (cure)buff defense, delay before attack: none
2. chain to: "Defensive Delay" target: self, damage: none, delay before attack: 1 turn
3. chain to: "Counter" target: revenge, damage: normal +40%, delay before attack: none
4. chain to: "Normal Stance" target self, damage: (none) reset defense to max, delay: (delay just for flavored text)

BlastedEarth · Joined: 05 Oct 2009 Posts: 243

Oo that explains it. I guess that's ok for now. Thanks, Bob!

edit: Oh that was quick, that is brilliant, Bob! Can't wait to test it tomorrow, thanks!