I have about 7 maps to go before I’m done mapping the intro section to chapter 2. Some of these will need new tiles from Urimas, but I should have all the maps done in a day or two.
Once maps are done, I have to glue them together, do some script stuff to register them to the engine, and then it’s time to start scripting.
Slitted Eye
It’s being worked on.
Our 3D artists are very good. I hope to make an internal prototype this week, time permitting.
Removing the Censor Bars
I accidentally left the censor bars on by default in version 3.24. You can turn them off by editing Config_Adventure.lua:
There will be an update later this week to advance the Lua version and fix some typos.
Changelog below. This one fixes a lot of typos and an edge-case in combat where recalculating max HP would KO a low-HP character.
Changelog
Major *Added codebase for idle animations. The only one present is Human-Mei’s idle. *Fixed the respawning health catalyst in Regulus City 198 C. It requires a new file (or new acquiring) to fix, but it won’t respawn in NC+ anymore. *Save notes can now go to 128 characters. It will look silly if you make it past 60, which will be your fault, not mine.
Minor *Updated the chapter 5 credits with all 100$+ patrons up to August 2021. *Added “Doll” to the transformation opportunities when moving into vacuum areas for NC+.
Combat Balance *Groaning Light now correctly buffs attack power and not accuracy.
Bugs *Fixed NC+ chapter 5 not recognizing Doll Christine in one spot in Aquatic Genetics. *Fixed a lot of typos. *Fixed some incorrect tiles near the Biolabs Datacore. *(Hopefully) fixed characters switching classes or changing HP Max buffs
I was going to post a patch today, but then I noticed that a bug was in the wrong column on my trello and I absolutely need to fix it *before the next patch*. So I’ll fix it and post the update tomorrow.
I’m steadily making maps for chapter 2 and trying to discharge the myriad other responsibilities I have. I need to make a new translation for Maiden Sealed in Stone (an update got released) and hopefully finish the translation for Ruins Exploration. As well as cleaning up various bugs, doing design work for chapter 2, getting the UI update ready, and dealing with bugs that come up.
Chickenwhite will be on vacation later this month, but otherwise everyone is still working. Koops just sent me the concept for the statue girls in chapter 2, and a photo of her cat who is very cute.
And with that, we’re off to chapter 2. There will still be a few bugfix patches over the next couple weeks, because there’s always bugs.
Koops has been getting me some lovely concepts. I’m also going to be making an internal prototype for Slitted Eye soon, as the artists are in the “make production grade renders” phase.
Changelog
Major *Added Paragons subheading to Journal, allowing them to be toggled on and off per area. *Added the remaining art for chapter 5. It’s done! *Added Paragons to chapter 5.
Minor *Can no longer steal JX-101’s armor you freaking weirdos. *You now get work credits for helping out steam droids after completing Sprocket City, instead of reputation. *Combat turn order portraits now flash when their target does, making picking targets out for elimination easier. *Updated the purchase descriptions on the work terminal to reflect the new item stats.
Combat Balance *Fixed Recoil Dampener being usable multiple times per battle. *Predictor for Christine’s Handmaiden Obliterate now correctly shows Terrify damage. *Fixed using the wrong frame for Christine and 55’s finishers. *Fixed Underslung Flamethrower’s description. *Florentina’s From The Shadows ability should no longer accidentally hit KO’d targets if equipped more than once.
Bugs *Fixed several bugs where enemies would engage the player when they entered a room. *Fixed Doctor Bag upgrades not carrying over to NC+. *Christine’s jobchange to doll now has the correct icon. *Fixed Psue appearing in the journal at chapter start. *Fixed costumes not saving correctly for some of Christine’s forms. *Should no longer receive error messages about missing lists when asset streaming is off.
Chickenwhite still has a couple images to go, but 55 has a new Assault/Spearhead pose and I wanted people to help with the bugtesting in this version. Plus there’s a couple crash fixes which should improve the experience.
This version adds NC+ for chapter 5, fixed a bunch of bugs, and modified some combat abilities. Region notifiers are also bigger and closer to the corner, making them easier to see.
Changelog is below, as usual. There will likely be a couple more patches before Mechanical is considered done, as I want to put in some paragon stuff in the journal.
Changelog
Major *Added New Chapter Plus for chapter 5! *Moved all the character dialogue to map-specific folders so it’s easier to find. This took like a week and has ZERO gameplay impact!
Minor *Added a very silly ghost NC+ bit to the cultist meeting. *Fixed a bug when re-examining Nadia after the werecat sexy scene. *You can now lockpick the door in the beehive basement. *Alicia will mention Ginny when you meet her without Florentina, preventing time-paradoxes. *Added Mushraune case to first-combat dialogue. *Recalibrated all the LRT maps. *Region notifiers will temporarily lockout controls when first displaying.
Combat Balance *Added Christine’s doll abilities. *Christine can now only have one Spearguard at a time. The effect will remove duplicates when creating a new one.
Bugs *Fixed a crash when an enemy did not have a legal alias during combat setup. *Fixed a crash when the last enemy in a turn order was KO’d. Only seemed to happen on Linux. *Added invis zone to Dimensional Trap Central so you don’t get attacked when entering the room. *Fixed Infused Rye Bread having the wrong display name. *Fixed all missing paragon turn-order icons. *Added missing Queen Bee Mei turn-order icon. *Fixed collision in the river wilds tower. *Fixed the holes in Latex Drone portrait. *Can no longer use Mei’s Bee ‘Call for Help’ during the rubber sequence. *Field abilities that cannot be used when rubbered will no longer trigger a cooldown. *Fixed missing tiles in RegulusCryoG. *Fixed a NotNorth error in RegulusArcaneB. *Fixed player light not activating when reloading the game. *Should no longer be able to change costumes at the gala, as funny as that is. *Equinox Command Unit’s buff no longer goes offscreen. *Should no longer be able to skip a journal entry in the Electrosprite quest. *Christine’s Overclock now has the correct border for a free action. *Fixed not receiving the map in Cryogenics until entering a new room. *Fixed the wrong defeat dialogues playing in the biolabs. *Fixed many typos.
Chicken is still at it, having melted in a heatwave (but she reformed like the T-1000 so it’s okay). She needs to complete 55’s new combat poses and a Maisie emote, and we’re ready.
Meanwhile, I spent like 5 days modernizing all the old dialogue code. Now, dialogue is stored in the same folder as the map data, making it a lot easier to touch up. This provides no gameplay benefit whatsoever but it was annoying the hell out of me.
I have also decided to get a couple minor things, like field party movement (followers will walk up to the party leader if the leader stands still) and possibly idle animations if Urimas has time.
I am hoping the NC+ for chapter 5 release will come out next week. Cross your fingers.
Famous UI artist Chicmonster has been working on Pairanormal since 2016. What the hell is it? It’s a visual novel game about youtubers who have all ironically left youtube because it’s a bad platform. There’s a mystery and at least one dog in it. See if you can spot the Pandemonium crossover.
I, Salty, coded it and did a lot of scripting for it. Chic did the arts and writing. We also got some testing from those wacky testers.
Chapter 5 NC+ Release will be whenever Chicken gets me the images
The code is mostly in place (some bugs have emerged, as always) but the images are not done yet. Whenever Chicken sends me the missing images, I’m releasing it. Hopefully that’s this week.
That’s right, Chicken is working hard to get the the last few images done and updated for chapter 5, and I’m working on the NC+ update (and fixing all the bugs people keep reporting).
Chicken promises she can totally get the last 3 images done before then. After which, she will earn three (3) Pumpkins.
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