Well, talking about it.
People that uses this left+right version must be certain that it doesn't desync when playing in blip version. Otherwise, there's a chance that it will be rejected.
Is it really necessary to go out of your way to fight the witch/octopus unit in the second stage? You shouldn't need the level, nor should you need the Merchant item it drops. Or are you thinking much further ahead than I am?
The main goal for this fight wasn't to earn that Merchant but to collect that Undead ring later. The randomness is pretty complicated in this game. Not as easy as DW. All variables can change the randomness. Number of frames, position X,Y of your deployed units, what kind of units are deployed, what Tarot cards you currently have etc... Even position X,Y of your cursor :P
Earning that Merchant was a pure coincidence but it's cool to got it since I think it will help me. Maybe I am wrong.
Anyway, in other words, it was for manipulating luck.
quietkane wrote:
Also, it seems like you sometimes manipulate units into dealing more damage/not missing and then don't concern yourself with other attacks that miss. I realize that that's to manipulate drops a few times, but I think it happens in the boss fights, too. Are those hits that wouldn't speed up the fight anyway, or do they work out favorably further on down the line?
Randomness complicated and I can't do better. Maybe yes but I don't want to take 1 year to find the best or maybe you can try yourself and see :P
Since I am doing a 2nd version of my 2 player run, I have decided to watch this movie in case he had discovered some tricks but apparently not.
It's not that it is not entertaining but I can see many errors. I agree that my published run isn't perfect as well, and it didn't aimed to be perfect, but there's some errors that I didn't do myself. Ex. The trap room where there's rotating wheel, it's not as fast as it is supposed to be. And those errors are not directly related about the moves you choose to kill enemies. Unless it wasn't aiming for pure speed?
Anyway, if you don't see what or where are those errors, wait and see my future 2p run.
Btw, Mr. hopper, the next version will not look robotic like you said. :P
I've got the intuition that the last level can be improved but it was discouraging to test at 20 FPS. So, we let it that way.
I will see it myself and will do it faster in real time.
I didn't found it more impressive( At that time, I didn't care about real time). And there was some more error(s) apparently ;)
Btw, it is erased. A short game like that will not take long to do but I am currently busy. So I vote yes. I didn't help Deviance to convert his file for being obsoleted the same day or tomorrow :P
I have already finished the game at 3:42,never submitted, but with this improvement I will try to do it better. I will study that game further, especially the final stage. Easier to test with a better emu that supports 60 FPS, not 20 like it was before.
Not true for VirtuaNES that had always supported 60 FPS. :P
I believe your movie ends after you beat gilbert? If not, I need some help viewing these. But I think I can see it saying "Movie Stopped" so hopefully I saw everything.
Yes, it ends after Gilbert fight. The rest of the movie is just quick test and will not be in the final version.
BacardiNCola wrote:
Looks good so far, although you should try to snag the extra treasure in levels that you have wait time in anyways.
Getting very expensive sellable items is surely the way to make this the fasttest possible, and you really ought to get a Trade Ticket to pump your int stats for all 3 casters.
Well, I think by just gaining money after each stage will be sufficient. I don't think it will be needed to have that much money.
BacardiNCola wrote:
I do suggest, however, that you use a wyrm instead of the griffon(as soon as you can make that switch) for the reasons I mentioned.
Getting gilbert might not be a bad idea because he may have better stats than the non-warren wizard, and he comes with 2 wyrms, which will allow you to have 2 more high sky flyers to bounce around the map picking up items and free tarots.
I don't think doing the detour, seeing Canopus's sister, recruiting Canopus etc.. for recruiting Gilbert to have a little more stats than a default character will save me some more time. I agree that will be best to have a wyrm but recruiting one will cost me to much time. Btw, my griffin doesn't cause me much trouble.
I think recruiting Norn, I don't remember if it is a side quest map, then recruiting Debonair will be a better idea because I think my reputation gauge will be at top when reaching that stage. Then changing Norn to princess and Debonair to sorcerer. But well, I will see if the party I am using now, will be upgraded evidently, is enough powerful to complete the game. If not, I will check for this idea.
Or maybe recruiting Norn to change her to a Muse in case it failed to earn 2 "STAFF".
BacardiNCola wrote:
I assure you, that heavy use of tarot cards will speed up every battle, especially while waiting for mage/sorceror/liches to happen.
Yes, but I must save them to bosses only, especially the final ones. I don't want to loose too much time to gain them.
The strategy is simple but hard to achieve since it's hard to manipulate luck to obtain that Undead "STAFF". Anyway, the strategy is to create a party of 1 princess, 2 sorcerer, better if it is liches but I think sorcerer will be enough sufficient since it can do 3 magic attack to all and it's enough deadly plus 1 flying creature like a wyrm or griffin. But due to circumstance, I think I will have no choice but to keep the griffin. I will see later if I could use a wyrm instead.