Xandran Posted September 24, 2010 Report Share Posted September 24, 2010 Oh, just remembered this bit-Gates should have a couple adventures linked to knowing it in Year 2(or maybe later, don't know how good you have to be at Gates to travel between worlds) or something-I'm thinking of the bits of Gates lore regarding using it to access other worlds/dimensions. You can do basically anything when writing adventures in other dimensions. Gates is probably the coolest sphere of magic in the game. Also, that bit at the end of the year where you can say that Gates is the best magic, and it shouldn't be proscribed, etc. etc. ? I'd like to see stuff regarding making Gates...unproscribed make it into future years. Benevolent Gates wizard is a pretty interesting route to take. Or it should be, but Year 1 doesn't have a lot of use for Gates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legate of Mineta Posted September 24, 2010 Report Share Posted September 24, 2010 Quelan; I can't go into details on the plot, but...I think you will be interested in what can transpire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schwarzbart Posted September 24, 2010 Report Share Posted September 24, 2010 it would be nice if we can choose our Familiar also as Spell Target for non Hostile Spells that can cast on other persons. A orther feature that would be nice to have is that the Prices in the shop (especial what you get if you sell something) is adjusted by Negotiate. Because as it is right now a player can sell a item and get it back for the same price but identivied. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legate of Mineta Posted September 24, 2010 Report Share Posted September 24, 2010 Schwarzbart; It's a good suggestion about the Familiar- we'll see what we can do. Buying/Selling will undergo a comprehensive review (especially about Information.) Haggling (and a related concept, Merchant Relationship) may need to wait until Year 2, however. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torolf Posted September 24, 2010 Report Share Posted September 24, 2010 With reference to the enchant subskills not raising the parent skill past 10, I've also run into this bug in a different game with Calligraphy, Dialectic and Grammar. All the skills in question were class skills, perhaps that has something to do with it. The games were both patch 5 (finishing my last patch 5 game before working on patch 6 stuff). Also, the reward for getting your forgery skill to 11 was... not what I expected. Well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legate of Mineta Posted September 24, 2010 Report Share Posted September 24, 2010 Torolf; Interesting- we'll review the Class Skills again to be sure. In regards to Forgery: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torolf Posted September 24, 2010 Report Share Posted September 24, 2010 Okay, just finished the above mentioned patch 5 game; kind of. The character was suspended during the last month (and never got unsuspended). Now this character (like a lot of my characters) has never missed a single class, never done a single adventure, and generally only got into trouble on the wrong side of random events. But while researching to unlock the eleventh skill point for class skills, he got beaucoup detentions. I'm vaguely aware that the research skill location changes with the subject being researched, but was it really intended to get students in trouble who only only there for research? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legate of Mineta Posted September 24, 2010 Report Share Posted September 24, 2010 Torolf; Definitely. Almost all Research Locations have a Chance of Discovery, that you'll have to contend with. That said, what was the subject? If it's for something relatively innocent, we might move the Location. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torolf Posted September 24, 2010 Report Share Posted September 24, 2010 I wasn't researching anything bad; just my class skills. Dialectic, Grammar, Rhetoric and Calligraphy. I would understand getting in trouble for researching the forgery skill, but that actually never happened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legate of Mineta Posted September 24, 2010 Report Share Posted September 24, 2010 Torolf; Thanks! We'll review these Topics, just to make sure they aren't at an excessively dangerous place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightguard Posted September 24, 2010 Report Share Posted September 24, 2010 nightguard; Clearly in Year 2 you will be a Factotum at the Academagia. A what? Did I just volunteer to be an RA? If so, this better come with some better benefits than just having the dorm room closest to the stairway, a dubious benefit to be sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schwarzbart Posted September 25, 2010 Report Share Posted September 25, 2010 It would be nice if Temporary Boost in Study can push a study beyond 10 so that Abilitys like Courtenay's Prediction are still usefull when you maxed your Studys. Edit 1: The Adventure Spy School it would be nice if the Follow him option would be Espionage instead of Spy. I personal think its bad to have only 2 different exits and both reqiure the same skill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legate of Mineta Posted September 25, 2010 Report Share Posted September 25, 2010 Schwarzbart; For Adventure 'Spy School', we'll look at that in DLC 2. Study is capped at 10 (and would have no practical Effect if it went beyond), so in this case our hands are tied. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McFungos Posted September 25, 2010 Report Share Posted September 25, 2010 Any hope for an UI evolution? Even keeping the 800*600 limitation there are still plenty of room for improvements. Most of the upper tier of the screen is wasted for whatever aesthetic purpose and some room can be gained on left and right margins. While i like this game, it's also one of the rare ones that really hurts my eyes because font is too small. This game remember me Dangerous High School Girls in Trouble! in a more ambitious way but with less artistic resources. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legate of Mineta Posted September 25, 2010 Report Share Posted September 25, 2010 McFungos; Unfortunately, we won't be able to evolve the UI in Year 1, but Year 2 will be a scaling UI and have a lot more use depending on your screensize. In the mean time, you can change the font size in Stories by pressing the + or - keys on your numpad. Additionally, we are looking at the ability to allow the game to use higher default text sizes (125%) Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mumbles Posted September 25, 2010 Report Share Posted September 25, 2010 Very Last Day: 1. This should be in red or something with a warning to save your character. 2. Rather than choosing Morning, Afternoon & Evening actions allow the student to pick three NPCs they want to run into. 3. If not that, then show the results of that last day before final credits. At this point I don't know if it even matters what I select for my last day. 4. Kudos on thinking of two clique members to visit instead of random students (and for the random encounters to be with students you're actually friends with). 5. If you do have a rival, maybe provide an encounter with your lowest (one of the) NPC relationship. 6. It would be nice to do something/think of your familiar. I miss my character! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legate of Mineta Posted September 25, 2010 Report Share Posted September 25, 2010 Mumbles; For #1, this is a good idea. For #2, that is fantastic. Maybe also blended into #5. It won't be something we can do rapidly, but it's an excellent suggestion. For #3, another Academagian has requested and overall statistics screen at the end of the game, during which the feedback of the results of the day could appear. We'll consider it. For #6, you mean, in addition to the Stage related to Familiars in the End Story? Perhaps something akin to #2. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabin Stargem Posted September 25, 2010 Report Share Posted September 25, 2010 I would like it if Lore, Spells, and Phemes each got their own "Book" that can be searched, have bookmarks for specific sections (Eg, Spellbook Incantations). I am thinking something similar to Alpha Centauri's databanks, Civilization's Civilopedia, and Age of Wonder: Shadow Magic's spellbooks. Having these books to be full-screen or nearly full-screen would also help by reducing the use of scrolling, since more information can be shown. Lorebook Spellbook Phymebook Inventory management could also use tabs for storing and sorting items, similar to what Pokemon uses, which has 1 backpack for storing items, but has several different pockets for specific types. The dorm room could have several different containers, such as Bookshelf for books, Wardrobe for clothing, Cabinet for weapons/shields/wands, the Desk for Misc, and so on. Currently, not all items have icons to quickly indicate what kind of item they are (being green pouches), and in future iterations of Academagia, the players may possess a considerable amount of inventory over the years. Knapsack = Current inventory Room = Put items here for them to be placed into appropriate container when you leave the inventory screen. Basically the ground in other RPGs. Bookshelf = Books Cabinet = Weapons, Shields, Wands Desk = Miscellaneous (Show tickets, reminder sheets, glasses, ect) Wardrobe = Clothing, gloves, boots. Chest = Treasure? Potion Case = Potions Come to think of it, I feel it would be nice if Trial and Error, Consult with Artifact Consulars(?) would only allow unidentified items, rather than all items. I feel it adds extra workload to the player, since one has to do some backtracking, go into inventory, find out which items are not known, memorize them, and then select them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legate of Mineta Posted September 25, 2010 Report Share Posted September 25, 2010 Sabin; Thanks for the suggestions! We are working on better organization of Lores, Spells and Phemes, including some ways to sort them. I don't think we'll be able to implement a true search prior to Year 2, however. Speaking of Year 2- I think you will enjoy how your dorm room and general Inventory is handled in the sequel. As to Trial and Error and other Identification style Abilities, we are working on better constraints here- no ETA yet, however. Thanks again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mumbles Posted September 25, 2010 Report Share Posted September 25, 2010 Mumbles; For #1, this is a good idea. For #2, that is fantastic. Maybe also blended into #5. It won't be something we can do rapidly, but it's an excellent suggestion. For #3, another Academagian has requested and overall statistics screen at the end of the game, during which the feedback of the results of the day could appear. We'll consider it. For #6, you mean, in addition to the Stage related to Familiars in the End Story? Perhaps something akin to #2. Thanks! I don't remember anything about my familiar. Said what skill I increased most, went by the garden, thought about what I'd do over the summer, rescued random student. Did I blink too fast? #3 I like the other person's suggestion better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legate of Mineta Posted September 25, 2010 Report Share Posted September 25, 2010 Mumbles; There is a portion of the final Day that involves your Familiar going (briefly) missing. It's not very complex, but an Exit does exist for each Familiar in the game (including now Pamela). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabin Stargem Posted September 26, 2010 Report Share Posted September 26, 2010 Thank you for the feedback! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mumbles Posted September 26, 2010 Report Share Posted September 26, 2010 Mumbles; There is a portion of the final Day that involves your Familiar going (briefly) missing. It's not very complex, but an Exit does exist for each Familiar in the game (including now Pamela). I ran through this again. I have most grown skill, what will you do for summer, favorite class, help misc. student after which the ending credits play. No familiar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legate of Mineta Posted September 26, 2010 Report Share Posted September 26, 2010 Mumbles; Hmmm- what kind of Familiar do you have? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mumbles Posted September 26, 2010 Report Share Posted September 26, 2010 Mumbles; Hmmm- what kind of Familiar do you have? Thanks! The cat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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