Falcon

[thebetter1]

This is the discussion thread for [s]Falcon[/s] Awakening, an RPG written in Basic + Resource.

Features
-text screens for great graphics
-6x6 tiles
-separated into chapters, as the whole game would be too large for a basic Ti-83+
-around 100 screens per chapter
-in-game clock which is almost always advancing
-5 stats, +-15 skills, and 10 spells
-stats/skills/spells determine level, rather than the other way around
-overall linear design, but with freedom within each chapter
-experience is awarded after each chapter, with a bonus for speed
-limited number of battles per chapter (no "training")
-real-time battles, controlled by pressing number keys to issue attacks, or other keys for defense/moving
-intricate storyline, currently being written by a friend

Progress
[/] character builder
[X] user-friendly name entry
[X] relatively fast screen drawing (20 sec)
[X] scrolling/tile warps
[] text
[X] energy/hunger/thirst
[/] items (inventory system works)
[] entire battle system (not started)
[] actual maps

I am now focusing on making the character builder, which allows you to customize the bonuses you get from your experience. You use it before chapter 1 and after each subsequent chapter. It allows a lot of freedom; you can completely ignore almost everything just to power up one spell as high as it can go if you want to.

Demo Log
1: 3 screens to walk through; inconsistent graphics; archive everything except RESOURCE and START, then execute START to run the demo. I know this demo is kind of crappy, but another one will be realeased when I finish some key features like eating.
2: 4 screens not related to the first demo. Execute it the same way as before. You can now pause the game by pressing MODE, which gives access to camping and the inventory screen. The attacks button doesn't work yet, and suspend will exit the game without saving. The clock system and draining energy, hunger, and thirst are included. There is also a switch that must be pulled to change a different screen.

[MaskedTwilight]

I might as well introduce myself. I am the story writer. This game will actually have a storyline! *Yay* I'm still working it out the main story but the skeleton is already done. There will also probably be a secret side-story, if thebetter1 agrees to put it in, that you'll be able to unlock or trigger in the game. That's all I can tell about it.

[simplethinker]

Hi MaskedTwilight. Welcome to UTI :biggrin:

Have any more spoilers to [s]leak[/s] share in exchange for that nice hello?

[MaskedTwilight]

Oh yea, I forgot to mention that the name is changed to Awakening. At first we didn't know what to call it, so thebetter1 just called it Falcon. As for the spoilers, I can't give much. Maybe later I'll post the intro. Also, thebetter1 is going to add achievements to this game, and one achievement is with the secret event I mentioned earlier. I'm pretty sure thebetter1 will make it so that you can trigger it in a random area.

Here's more info on the game itself:
The game will have maybe around 10 bosses that you must kill in order to complete the game. There will probably be side-bosses in the side quests.
Also, thebetter1 is going to make it so that the amount of xp you can get is limited, so make sure to kill everything you encounter if you want the max xp or you may end up paying for it in later chapters.

[thebetter1]

No, I am absolutely not putting in that dumb side story where you go into the Pokemon world and free all the Pokemon. My idea was to have a Pikachu somewhere in the game as an easter egg that you can KILL (not KO).

[MaskedTwilight]

Why not? I like things with a story rather than just plain randomness. Plus, getting the achievement with pikachu will be hard unless its just killing pikachu. It'd be much easier if there were more pokemon to fight.

[thebetter1]

Some progress. I've been working on the clock system for the world screen. It advances by one minute of game time per frame, and one frame takes about one second of real time on an 83+. There is a delay system that makes all frames about the same length, although this has the consequence of causing possible longer delays when you start moving.

[simplethinker]

How did you program the delay? I've played around with making the framerate in Chip's Challenge uniform, but my attempts have either failed miserably or caused a massive loss of speed.

[darkstone knight]

use rand(delelay_condition_1*weight+delay_condition+2*weight

[simplethinker]

[Mapar007]

Then use round( instead.

OK yeah it is slow...

[simplethinker]

[Galandros]

why not switch to a for loop? Is bigger than rand(X...
Adjust better to this situation.

For(I,0,delay_condition1*with+...
End

It has no problems with fractions. But you should increase the weight.

[thebetter1]

I have no idea what you guys are talking about. I just did

If (wait condition)
Then
69.5!
69.5!
69.5!
69.5!
End

[Harrierfalcon]

[DarkerLine]

Quick correction: you want If dim(rand(1+#[Wait condition] -- otherwise you get a silly error.

[kalan_vod]

rand(0+(K=45 ; which ever condition you want, since rand(0 has little to no pause it does not slow down as much as a If statement.

[Weregoose]

[thebetter1]

Am I missing something? I thought rand just returns a decimal between 0 and 1 and takes no arguments.

Also, the decimals in my method really were necessary. Calculating the factorial of an integer is much faster than for a decimal; I honestly have no idea how the calculator does it.

[simplethinker]