Busti
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Do you suggest redownloading the game from beta?
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I would say it was immediately after battle - but my recollection is not certain enough to make that statement. I don't trust my memory on that.
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Hi!
I really enjoyed playing the demo!!!
I had to restart the scene a few times, I had 1 time that the game closed itself without error. 1 time it froze on me. 1 time it gave an error message. See image. All three times were while fleeing Kharniga Keep. I don't remember the specifics sorry of exactly why or what circumstances there were.
This is from debug.log
[1119/181800.211:ERROR:directory_reader_win.cc(43)] FindFirstFile: The system cannot find the path specified. (0x3)
[1119/211529.412:ERROR:directory_reader_win.cc(43)] FindFirstFile: The system cannot find the path specified. (0x3)
[1119/214735.191:ERROR:directory_reader_win.cc(43)] FindFirstFile: The system cannot find the path specified. (0x3)Hope it helps. I thought this was very cool and edgy. I tried different things while escaping, that was pretty rough!
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I believe there was a thread on this topic before with links and downloads.
I have Ep 15, 16, 17, 18 on my computer... If you want it let me know which and I'll share it with you tomorrow?
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Such cool ideas!
How about a password to switch shiny and normal sprites? That way, the shiny sprite becomes the normal, and the normal sprite becomes rare. -
This is with community release E18
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While fighting Rufflet on route 2
I sent out Delphox against Rufflet
I use Psyshock. Rufflet uses sky drop
I cannot move, Rufflet misses sky drop. My avatar does reappear
I select Psyshock, but nothing happens. Rufflet uses crush claw, misses, hurt itself
I select Psyshock, but nothing happens. Rufflet uses crush claw, misses, hurt itself
I select Psyshock, but nothing happens. Rufflet uses crush claw, misses, hurt itself
Then I won.
So, my Delphox did not get to attack.
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Thank you, you guys. I do feel a sense of relief for sharing my troubles.
Because of your kind words I talked things over with my wife, and she also insists I take the financial aid to help me move on. So, that is what I will do.
Thankfully the psychiatrist is a student benefit, and I will not get charged. I'm giving it a try on Tuesday.
EDIT:
So the counsellor insisted I call to settle my accounts and accept my parents help, so I did. I called and pleaded my case, getting approximately 30% off my bills across the board, but I had to settle them immediately. That sucked, but I'm done with that. Maybe I will spent my money on things that cheer me up for a little while.I've been assigned to keep a diary and get more exercise. I'm going to give that a try. Who knows, maybe I will be my old self soon?
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Hello,
It's a little difficult to open up a little, but I have been having a rough time for the last six months and I notice I feel somewhat better after talking about it. Today marks 6 months since I had an accident ... I cut off a couple fingers and the most amazing surgeon reattached them for me. It's hard to imagine the shock. I still can hardly bare to think about it. I was about to host a house-warming party. I was tired from a long night cooking. I still needed to do a gardening chore. I was hasty, clumsy, and for a few seconds I did not think, and suddenly I was hurt.
After my surgery I don't think I have been the same as I was. I was told I will never heal and may need further surgery in the future. For now, I am slowly regaining function and the pain is mostly gone. Rather carefree before, I have difficulty coping with stress and a feeling of guilt. I have had to use only my left hand for a few months. I am using my right hand now, avoiding the use of my hurt fingers. Playing piano was my passion, and now I carefully play simple tunes, hoping I may heal and be normal yet again within the next six months.
First of all I am having a hard time dealing with a feeling of guilt. The student health care I had was good 4 years ago, but apparently the Obama changes have hollowed my insurance while doubling my premiums. Unaware of those changes, I have racked up a large debt. Three years of high monthly bills is what it takes. I am working a second job just to cover those expenses. I have less energy, less time, and less money to spend with my wife. She, on the other hand, is working harder too to reduce the stress on me. I can tell she has struggled a lot, and I feel so guilty. My parents offered to help financially, and I cannot accept, because I feel like me working harder for the next three years is necessary to "right my wrong".
Secondly, I am not coping with stress. I can't deal with traffic congestion. I find myself staring at my screen when I should do work, unable to get started. I need longer breaks to calm down after doing things that seem so intensive now. I worry a lot now. I get reminded about my accident - a lot! Every week, the companies resend me the updated bills. I make steady payments, but my ambulance company sent the account to a collection agency. I don't want to deal with them, but they call me twice a day. And I can't deal with them, I was making steady payments so legally they had no right put me in collections. Because of all that, I can't let this go.
Thankfully I have people that care about me, that offer their support. I have been told to talk to a psychologist. I really don't want to, but I promised I will next week. I am still hoping to make peace with myself, accept that my accident does not mean I have to torture myself for a long time to come. I want things to be as they were before.
Thank you for listening.
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I choose grass too. So many options to choose from, but none overpowered. I usually do not choose grass instead getting the same coverage by water+electric types, so it would be more fun to emphasize this type.
Also, I think Torterra is really cool.
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In that case, an animation would be pretty awesome while transitioning to the new field. I think that has added value.
Going underwater might show a stream of water entering the screen. Setting a grass field ablaze will have fire quickly spreading out. Etc
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Well, there IS so much that Patreon can do about it. That's the point of my argument. So I squarily disagree with you out there.
You can easily think of a few -
1. reduce paypal fees by bundling transaction fees (like they were doing previously)
2. Find a different model to prevent double-charging. I suppose a reduced subscription pledge for the first month is one I like.
3. Yearly subscriptions. You want to pledge 1$ per month, but not pay paypal fees 12x a year? Then do a yearly pledge of $12. What a concept ...
You may think of your own preference, but one thing is for sure : Credit card payments of 1$ is an expensive thing and inefficient way to support a creator. And your argument that they are growing and need more fees is true - they take a percentage of everything. So they get more funding as they grow without increasing rates.
EDIT: I just read a cool idea about buying Patreon credits. One transaction for Paypal, but you determine how and how fast these credits go towards creators.
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So Patreon sent me an email regarding updates to the pledge system - extra fees.
In short - An extra 2.9% + 0.35$ is added to each pledge you do.
SpoilerDear patron,
Your support is truly changing the lives of creators around the world. You give creators a reliable paycheck that enables them to do their best work. Thank you thank you thank you.
In order to continue our mission of funding the creative class, we’re always looking for ways to do what’s best for our creators. With that, we’re writing to tell you of a change we’re making so that all Patreon creators take home exactly 95% of every pledge, with no additional fees.
Aside from Patreon’s existing 5% fee, a creator’s income on Patreon varies because of processing fees every month. They can lose anywhere from 7-15% of their earnings to these fees. This means creators actually take home a lower percentage of your pledge than you may realize. Our goal is to make creators’ paychecks as predictable as possible, so we’re restructuring how these fees are paid.
Starting December 18th, we will apply a new service fee of 2.9% + $0.35 that patrons will pay for each individual pledge. This service fee helps keep Patreon up and running.
We want you to know that we approach every change with thoughtfulness for creators and patrons. By standardizing Patreon’s fees, we’re ensuring that creators get paid to continue creating high quality content. If you have questions or would like to learn more, please visit our FAQ here.
Sincerely,
The Patreon teamPatreon has always boasted that its creators get 95% of their pledges in their pocket. Then there are fees, so it may be between 85-93%. That sounds like a reasonable percentage. I recognize that most pledges are very small and creators can earn a good amount of money by appealing to more patrons. There will be very many transactions to process and providing a stable, pleasant platform is crucial. I think they do a good job, I like to be a patreon.
Now I make small pledges myself, being in college and all. I take comfort knowing that each bit helps and a large percentage of my contribution helps my favorite creators. Now that changes:
Pledge - My cost - Creator Receives - Percentage going to creator
$1.00 - $1.38 - $0.95 - 69%
$5.00 - $5.50 - $4.75 - 86%
$10.0 - $10.64-$9.50 - 89%
$20.0 - $20.93-$19.0 - 91%
So my small pledge is suddenly making much less of an impact! I now know not to bother with small pledges. Patreon takes 31% of your 1$ pledge. For me to feel like I have a real impact, I need to
1) Spend at least 5$ per pledge. This means I spend much more
2) Choose which creators I still want to support.
I have always chosen 1$ pledges, because as a student, I think 60$ a year is too much. Manageable, but with multiple pledges just too much. Now I feel the Patreon system is cheating on our promise of 95% going to the creator.
In the end, I personally will not increase my pledge for this reason. I just feel worse about being a patron. People that already spent 5$+ per pledge might feel less cheated about losing 10% of their pledge in fees.
What is your stance on the matter?
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Welcome. Have a wonderful time playing and chatting and browsing and perusing
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Ame and the gang are spending weeks destroying this game during Beta, so you can bet lots of things are to be fixed for public release haha!
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6 hours ago, Decidueye101 said:
Well........
Man, I totally clicked over the story spoiler.
Sounds fun! I stand by my previous statement, Once you get a demo out I'll be sure to try it out!
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Cool stuff! Once you get a demo up I'll be sure to try it out. And indeed, the visuals look very sleek. You didn't tease the story, so I wonder...
Your character looks like it would make a cool evil boss, actually.
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All gen VII pokemon seem to have something interesting to them. I don't really find any mundane pokemon. They all seem to have something interesting - Ability or Graphic wise.
Maybe that is why there are so few new pokemon.
I wish there were fewer legendary pokemon but rather more "regular" pokemon in the generation itself, but they add well to the mix of pokemon from earlier generations. Enjoy using them, fighting alongside them, you'll see.
My only gripe with the latest two generations is the addition of mega evolutions, that were then "dropped" in favor of Z-moves. While I do not think they are bad concepts of themselves, I hate that GF choose just a group of pokemon to get some special treatment.
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No not at all. You aren't making their pokemon too overpowered, you just give them a onesided challenge-mode. Cool idea, really makes you plan for redundancies to win the battle.
Are you going to have a plot to go with this adventure? Or is it really just a carefree roaming adventure?
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Very cool. I think your backsprite and walking animation are your strong points there. What is that fabric connecting the legs?
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I didn't even know there was a Red and Blue Deluxe game. I think I'll check it out, thanks to you!
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Hey cool idea. I love to know more about the dev concepts. I find most fun in the how and why. So you tell me why we have these concepts, great! Now how is this implemented? You already mentioned a variable that the game keeps track of for each trainer. I suppose simple boolean commands (if statements) will determine critical aspects in the game's progression. Is there more to it?
Also, illustrate! So many cool options to talk about. Tales of Symphonia was great at it. You can bring depth in each topic by comparing how the relationship variables are implemented in various genres or even games within a genre.
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Good luck with making your own fangame. Whether you plan it all out at the beginning or just explore every part of the program while doing it, it's going to be great!
I'm a little disappointed with the harsh criticism flying at you so quickly. You deserve a chance. It's really easy to bash a beginning developer, but it's really hard to start a good fangame.
If you stick with it and you have something cool to show, you would probably get more positive response, and then still people will bash you. I would only suggest right now you not ask for advise/ideas from others until you have a rigid framework you want to work with, that's all you! This includes especially the name of the game, haha.
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Ah the joys of experimental science. You make one mishap and you are set back days or weeks. I've broken some stuff in the lab too that required a lot of work and time to fix.
Everybody makes mistakes. They are especially hard for experimental scientists, but that's why everybody plans for it. You think ("I can do this in a week!"), and you plan three weeks for it.
You just learned a lesson and you turned into a better scientist. Props to you.
And like every good scientist, you try not to repeat that same mistake, haha!
EDIT: Oh what chances did I miss?
I was crushing hard on this student big band. I tried to join, but I wasn't good enough to make the cut. I learned from that lesson though, and practised. I later joined a different band
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I just did another play through with the latest demo today. I played through without crash or bugs, and I noted the combat was more fluid - smoother. I appreciate that.
The character I do not understand is Glasya - what are his arts? I'm trying to discover through the menu, but I just cannot find them. Without understand these arts (since he doesn't attack), I do not know how to use this character.