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Why not try it first and then report back?
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Begins watching topic Like I've probably said (or implied) a few times before, I could not be more glad that someone picked this up again. Eagerly looking forward to more progress.
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High fives save the day.
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PikachuMan wrote:
The US version the bug only applies to 2-player mode. There is no program revision (PRG1/REV A) whatsoever.
I believe you are replying to AnS' comment? Next time use the quote button. Also it's been 4 years since he posted that, I doubt he cares at this point.
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Well to be more specific on the differences between the PSX and GBA versions: - Less loading times. A bit obvious, but w/e - Brighter graphics - Modified difficulty. It uses Origins' Easy Mode as a base, but with more HP on some enemies. - The ship minigame offers rare items as awards instead of a ton of gil. - The magic system did away with 'charges' based on your level and instead has the normal MP progression that the rest of the series has. You still have to reach a certain level to buy a spell, though. - Thief and Monk are slightly stronger, while the Red Mage is slightly weaker. - Phoenix Downs were added to the game, among other items. Most of them are 15 tile rewards. - You can save at any time. - RNG manipulation is very stilted when actually in a battle. In Origins you could manipulate while in battles as well as outside. - Four new optional dungeons correlating with the four Fiends. Anyway, in terms of actual progress I'm past the Ice Cavern. Just need to farm a few more items and I'll be heading off to kill Kraken.
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Good Ol' Edd
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Looking good!
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This TAS seems competently made, but the end result is quite boring. No vote.
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What the hell
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Nice!
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This is interesting, but is it useful for an any% TAS? Or I suppose this would be good for a playaround TAS, if such a thing were to be made.
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Highly.
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Well I liked it. Reminds me of Kirby's Dream Course.
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There's no way I'll be able to get enough HP in time for Chaos, so I'll be buying 1-2 Giant Tonics in prep. for that. Every other boss from here on out will not matter in terms of HP.
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http://tasvideos.org/userfiles/info/30050017467985242 Using flechette's route. So far so good.
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If anything it'll probably get longer :P. They'll probably have some audio commentary for the finished run to explain it for newcomers easier though.
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FriedChckn wrote:
Uhh, can someone inform a confused citizen on exactly what the goal of this run is and summarize that ungodly wall of text. The category is also... well, confusing, to say the least.
Ok, so in Nethack there's a hard turn limit of 2000 turns in order for some final stuff to be unlocked. The first 900 or so turns are prep for the lowest in-game turn count, which involves a lot of setup. The first 900 turns have been worked on for a long time by dwangoAC and ais523. For April Fools, to prank ais523, a RTA Nethack runner TASed the remaining half of the game in 6 hours for the alternate goal choice of realtime. In other words, this run is a bit of a mishmash of two completely different goals, and isn't optimal.
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Loved the technical stuff, but I'd prefer a polished and finished submission of Nethack that is more optimal and doesn't rely on a cheat. No vote.
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Refraining from voting until Tompa gets back on that optimization stuff. I like what I see though.
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Saw the old TAS. This one looks just as good. Yes vote.
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So how much time does this Palace Skip save then? I'm guessing it'll be pretty massive :p.
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This looks pretty good so far! I'm hoping that you'll continue working on this.
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You made the game TAS itself. Yes vote.
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