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Xenomic · « **Reply #150 on:** July 01, 2013, 07:51:10 PM »

Can anyone else confirm this for the most recent update? You can get there faster through the debug room if you wish to test this real quick.

Xenomic · « **Reply #151 on:** July 01, 2013, 11:58:31 PM »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FyJUEUoGak

Your basic introductory dungeon of the game right here. Misty Lake was never intended to be super long or confusing, and meant to be a simple area with simple fights. At one time, Misty Lake was a maze-type area, but that got scrapped and reverted to the original map.

Enemies encountered here:

Fairy: Standard mage-type enemy. Has access to a few level 1 elemental spells, such as Fire, Blizzard, Thunder, Aero, and Water.
Eagle: Standard physical-type enemy that tends to come in a large pack with other Eagles.
Hornet: Standard physical and status enemy that tends to come in large packs of itself.
Water Toad: Standard enemy to introduce elemental weaknesses.
Alligator: Standard strong enemy to introduce Notorious Monsters.

If you don't know Touhou, the bosses for this area is Daiyousei and Cirno, a couple fairies that tend to roam around Misty Lake in canon (whether they live there or not, we do not know yet). Daiyousei is a standard support character (though I need to do more with her to make her more of a support enemy), while Cirno is the standard boss that'll attack relentlessly while also using status effects. Cirno is meant to be a big introduction to paying attention to item management as well as equipment; having Barettes not only halves her Ice-elemental attacks, but also negates the Freeze status effect, which is what makes her so dangerous.

All in all, in hindsight I think this dungeon is a good enough introductory dungeon. Some may disagree with me but eh! I wouldn't mind hearing some of your guys' opinion on these dungeons as you see them here!

In addition, have a new update to the game!

http://www.mediafire.com/download/fetoex34xzmftjc/Touhou_Fantasy_Update_1.111.rar

What's fixed:

*Can now progress in the second half of Remains of Hell (where you're chasing after Yuugi). There were bad teleport events that prevented the player from progressing.
*Can now finish Mystia's story segment. There was a bush that prevented the player from progressing.
*Dialogue has been touched up on some more, so there's not so much abuse of ellipses. Still need to get someone to check the dialogue and clean it up more for me, if they can, without ruining how the characters are meant to be portrayed.
*Some abilities have been readjusted due to how powerful they were (Bio is the main one to be changed at the current time).

There's still a lot more work to be done, but for the most part I think the game should be playable moreso now than before. If there is anything else that you can suggest or help with, or if there are any bugs still left, feel free to drop me a line!

FortissimoBui · « **Reply #152 on:** July 02, 2013, 02:25:46 AM »

Quote from: aleksaleks on July 01, 2013, 09:16:45 AM

i have the latest update version 1.110 but when i use intel it says Rumia and not Marisa

what could it be

ps: it says game over when i lose to Marisa

there are times when game over will come up and sometimes it wont. The same happened to me with Sanae and Suwako losing to Kanako.

Xenomic · « **Reply #153 on:** July 02, 2013, 02:26:35 AM »

Those should've been fixed in 1.110. If not, they're definitely fixed in 1.111.

FortissimoBui · « **Reply #154 on:** July 02, 2013, 02:32:33 AM »

what is Mystia's story segment? is it like a sidequest?

Xenomic · « **Reply #155 on:** July 02, 2013, 02:33:33 AM »

Part of the main plot. Some say I could've just axed it out of the game entirely but I don't think the game would've flowed as nicely without it personally.

aleksaleks · « **Reply #156 on:** July 02, 2013, 06:27:16 AM »

it works now thanks

Kaitani · « **Reply #157 on:** July 02, 2013, 06:31:14 AM »

I just tested the Marisa fight twice. First attempt, used Intel (not Rumia anymore), and attacked her with normal attacks until I got wiped. I got past the fight just fine.
Second attempt, didn't use Intel, but went all out with attack skills. I even landed a Paralyze on her and with those extra turns probably got a couple of thousand hp off her. But as the fight ended, I got a game over and back to title screen I went...
And yes, this was using that new 1.111 patch.

Xenomic · « **Reply #158 on:** July 02, 2013, 06:39:35 AM »

What...? It shouldn't be doing that at all, seeing as I personally got through everything just fine when I played through myself. o_O

Xenomic · « **Reply #159 on:** July 02, 2013, 07:56:27 PM »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ec7VK22GuU

There's not much about the dialogue in this game that bothers me personally. Most of the dialogue I think is fitting for most of the characters. The only thing that annoys me is how much I abuse ellipses. I don't know why I did it either...I never did in anything else I've ever written. So who knows?

aleksaleks · « **Reply #160 on:** July 03, 2013, 04:47:26 PM »

how can i get out of the illusion in the forest

ps: it's in eientei where the four illusions are

Xenomic · « **Reply #161 on:** July 03, 2013, 07:04:31 PM »

Did you not talk to the Tewi that's by the save point?

Xenomic · « **Reply #162 on:** July 03, 2013, 08:01:02 PM »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bx25NQC1Yy0

The first actual dungeon with two separate paths really, as Misty Lake doesn't differentiate between Normal and Hard paths at all really. The Hard path is a lot more difficult than the Normal path by far, as it has the Parasite enemies, and the player can run into upwards to six of them in one fight. The bosses are also different until the last fight on both paths, where the final fight will always be the same, sans different boss music.

Monsters encountered:

Kedama: Standard all-around resistant enemies, and your typical Self-Destruct user.
Forest Specter: Weak enemy in terms of defenses and HP, but hits pretty hard with Shadow-elemental and Lightning-elemental attacks.
Ameboid: Mushrooms that can inflict various statuses, including Poison and Sleep, to the entire party. Highly dangerous and should be disposed of first.
Toxic Plant: Fought mostly on the Hard Path. Specializes in Poison-elemental attacks, making them quite dangerous as Poison is one of the three Advanced Elements.
Heal Rabbit: More of a nuisance than anything else, as they tend to heal HP/MP/Statuses and revives others. They tend to come in groups.
Parasite: The Notorious Monster of the area. Loves to use Gravity spells as well as inflict the Lock status effect. Tends to come in groups of threes or sixes with itself.

Bosses encountered:

Rumia: Fought three times on the Normal Path, and only once on the Hard Path in the final fight. Is fought alone once on the Normal Path, then with enemies the second time, and finally with Mystia on the Normal Path. Specializes in Shadow-elemental attacks and can single-target heal. Not too big of a threat and is more of a nuisance compared to Mystia. Rumia absorbs Shadow, but since nobody in the party uses this, it matters not. Weak to Holy, meaning Reimu is extremely effective against her.
Mystia Lorelei: Fought only once in the final fight on the Normal Path. Fought once in the final fight in the Hard Path, and with enemies once on the Hard Path. Is much more dangerous than Rumia, and is the first actual boss to introduce a variety of status effect attacks on the entire party. Mystia is meant to have the player come prepared with status-healing items (particularly, Antidotes for Poison, Eye Drops for Blind, Echo Notes for Silence, and Alarm Clocks for Sleep), or else she can easily cripple the party. Aya is largely useless unless she has Graceful Dash, as Mystia absorbs Wind.

Xenomic · « **Reply #163 on:** July 04, 2013, 07:36:04 PM »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lwg4r9oRg9c

In this episode, we go to find out what happened at Marisa's house, and get beaten up by a Marisa because that's how all stories go, right!? It's a bit reminiscent of FFIV with Kain, now that I think about it...

No, you're not meant to win this fight at all, hence her 65,535 HP that you see. And why yes, that is an IOSYS reference in her Intel description!

Xenomic · « **Reply #164 on:** July 05, 2013, 07:44:55 PM »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9Hy64UEJFk

In this episode, we invade the Scarlet Devil Mansion and go key hunting! Yes, it's a bit vague as to where the keys are, but they shouldn't be that hard to find! Even moreso considering most of the rooms are unavailable anyways.

Enemies:

Fairy Maid: Basically an upgraded Fairy. Still uses level 1 elemental spells.
Scarlet Maid: The upgrade to the Fairy Maid, and uses level 2 spells, including Fira, Blizzara, Thundara, and Cura.
Magic Book: A more advanced mage-type enemy, using various elemental spells, up to and including AoE versions of each spells and up to level 2 spells.
Patchbot: Everyone's favorite Notorious Monster. Extremely high defenses makes it nigh impossible to damage it with physicals, and it's immune to magic and heavily resistant to most elements. How to defeat it? Well, it's weak to Earth-elemental attacks at the very least...

Bosses:

Hong Meiling: Meiling may SEEM to be a tough boss, but she really isn't. As long as Cirno continues to heal, and Aya continues to attack, nothing should really go wrong as Aya is immune to most of Meiling's attacks (go elemental affinities!). Simple fight really!

Xenomic · « **Reply #165 on:** July 06, 2013, 08:15:25 PM »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISLNVeFWugc

In this episode, we continue onwards and face off against a couple bosses in a row, and then more storyline! And I get my first game over! Seriously though, Patchouli isn't supposed to be THAT hard. I just screwed up badly or something fierce. Ugh...

Bosses:

Patchouli Knowledge: Patchouli's main difficulty stems not from the damage she does, but the ability to hit just about any elemental weakness easily (Silent Selene can murder Reimu, Agni Shine can murder Cirno and Meiling, and Spring Wind can murder Meiling). And let's not go into Philosopher's Stone, which reduces all elemental resistances by a whole level. Still...she's not as difficult as I made her out to be! Remember, don't go into fights with only 4 1-Ups!

Sakuya Izayoi: Sakuya can be difficult, but it's totally possible to gimp her by paralyzing her with Meiling's Yellow Quake Kick, if lucky. And due to the inclusion of the Provoke skill and status as well as the Sentinel skill, it makes the fight a lot more easier to deal with as Meiling can take the damage and still live.

Xenomic · « **Reply #166 on:** July 07, 2013, 07:58:56 PM »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-clAwNFsMAk

In this episode, we explore the oh-so-lovely Bamboo Forest of the Lost. This time around though, it's not as annoying and it's a lot shorter! The overhaul was done by Narise, and for that I am glad. No sign puzzles, no instant death traps, and no forest maze. Overall it's a much needed upgrade. Oh, and there's a game over because I forgot to change the Poison Smoke Curtain. Oops!

Enemies:

Tewi?: Not a particularly tough enemy by any means, but it is an introduction to a boss later on. Pretty much one and the same.

Shanghai: Expect to see this particular enemy a lot throughout the game, and only with upgraded stats. Heavily physically resistant and immune to magic for the most part, and will Self-Destruct at 50% or less HP like a Kedama will. Defeating them though can sometimes yield nice rewards however...

Bamboo: Nothing special about these guys, as they're rare enough to show up really, and they're easily taken care of by Royal Flares and Diamond Blizzards.

Yin-Yang Orb: Highly physically resistant enemies and absorbs Shadow/Holy. They're kinda hard to break through, but Earth does just fine from recollection. They're kinda tough to kill though.

Senior Kedama: The Notorious Monster for the area. They're highly resistant like the normal Kedamas, and also come with stronger moves. They usually show up in pairs.

Bosses:

Reisen Udongein Inaba: Reisen likes to focus mostly on status skills while doing high damage with them, or doing nonsense like Life Elixir which does nothing for her since stat buffs suck in this game. Mind Explosion, Poison Smoke Curtain and Lunatic Red Eyes are the prime attacks to watch out for!

Tewi: Same as the regular Tewi? enemies. Nothing really spectacular about her at all.

Xenomic · « **Reply #167 on:** July 08, 2013, 09:09:31 PM »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Qrv65n0qZM

Ho boy! Eientei...there's only been two changes to this area thus far, and that's a) The Tewi boss fight has 3-4 less rabbits now than previously to make it more fair, and b) There's now a Tewi by a save point/warp point to tell the player the hint for the forest puzzle here, as the original puzzle no longer is in the game. I really do need to remake Eientei, but I'm not sure how to do so without throwing out all of these ideas...ugh!

Enemies are the same as in the Bamboo Forest of the Lost.

Bosses:

Tewi: Exact same as the previous fight. Fought twice in Eientei, once with flunkies and once alone.

EX Tewi: Just Tewi, but more beefed up and with a couple new skills. Healing is not required in this fight, as you get a free full heal afterwards so just wail on her with everything you got! Only revive if necessary!

Eirin Yagokoro: The original hardest boss in the game, but has since been nerfed massively. What made Eirin so difficult previously is that she could spam Hourai Elixir if her HP stayed between 31-33% of her Max HP, and that's a +50 boost to all of her stats. Now, she'll only use it once and be done with it. It'll still make her final phase a challenge, but now it won't be near impossible to win. Reisen should be relegated to healing duties for this fight.

Kaguya Houraisan: Much like the first Marisa fight, this fight cannot be won, so just do yourself a favor and let Kaguya maul you to death.

FortissimoBui · « **Reply #168 on:** July 10, 2013, 10:18:28 PM »

Bamboo Forest of the Lost and Eientei are the most irritating dungeons i have encountered along with the Cave to Makai. I used your videos to help pass these places.

Xenomic · « **Reply #169 on:** July 16, 2013, 06:05:50 PM »

Did you play the older version of it or the newer one? The newer one doesn't have the instant death pitfalls or sign puzzles at all and is much shorter. Eientei I will redo at some point. Cave to Makai...not sure what to do about that one.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DTTdGQBhRI

Wrapping up beta1 and going into beta2! Remilia is the only boss to worry about after Eirin for the beta1 segment, and she's not really that difficult per say. You can get through the entire fight without healing (well, you'll NEED to revive at least), IF you're lucky. Once she gets down to 25% Max HP, she can start using "Red Magic", which if you're not at full HP, may probably outright kill your entire party. Other than that, you should be golden!

I do apologize for the week-late video. Thunderstorm completely destroyed my internet line and modem, so had to go a week before I got a new line and modem.

Xenomic · « **Reply #170 on:** July 17, 2013, 07:51:16 PM »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1l2hTno428w

Starting up on beta2, we head to the Human Village to check up on Keine, to only have one bad thing happen another! And another game over happens because this game hates me! Also of note, this design is completely different from the original as I revamped it from the ground up basically. All in all, I think it looks rather nice!

Enemies:

Bat: Only will attack or use Blood Suck, and if 2 or less enemies remain, it will run away. Not a very difficult enemy at all.

Evil Post: A bizarre enemy that can actually deal pretty decent damage. In fact, it can pretty much one-shot characters with Dimension Door and possibly Darkra, and also uses various status spells such as Confuse and Berserk. Best to take it out quickly and efficiently!

Toxic Flower: The most dangerous enemy by far, as it specializes in Poison-elemental attacks, which half of the party is weak to (Reimu, Sakuya, and Marisa in particular). Either kill them with AoE spells, or just run away. Poison-elemental attacks will be fixed up later so that they don't murder the party.

Elemental Flame: Basically a rehash of the Scarlet Maid, but with a few other abilities such as Heal and Bio. Decently powerful foes who are a bit harder to take down due to their elemental resistances.

Chimera: The Notorious Monster of the area. They hit with strong AoE elemental spells, so it's hard to guard against their attacks but they're nowhere near as dangerous as the Toxic Flowers. It is possible to steal a skill for Meiling here that would otherwise cost 4000 yen, so it's highly advised to do so! Not only does it save money, but it makes Meiling relatively powerful for this stage of the game.

Bosses:

Keine Kamishirasawa: For those of you who has played Super Mario RPG, Keine borrows a gimmick from the boss Bowyer from this game. She hits with a moderately powerful AoE attack which will lock one command and unlock another command (the commands that can be locked/unlocked are Attack, Skills, and Items). Not super difficult though, and even less so if Patchouli has Spring Wind on her.

Tenshi Hinanawi: Tenshi's a bit more powerful than Keine, but not by too terribly much. Meiling is key to this fight, as most of Tenshi's attacks will just heal her, and giving Wind-elemental to Meiling's attack will help speed up the battle a bit. Overall, not the hardest boss out there.

Xenomic · « **Reply #171 on:** July 18, 2013, 10:18:50 PM »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDlFJiQBOBE

Despite how long beta2 may seem, it's actually one of the shortest betas, with only a mere 5 dungeons in it (actually, beta1 has the same amount...). Youkai Mountain is probably the most important place in the game bar none, as a lot of things happen in this one location alone. Hang in there guys, this is gonna be a long one! Also, damn you Suwako for breaking my game!

Enemies:

Crow: Nothing special about this enemy. It will either attack, double attack, or run away.

Mountain Toad: An upgrade to the Water Toads fought way back at Misty Lake. Aqua Breath is bugged and is meant to be like Gravira but Water-elemental (and by Water-elemental, I mean it'll be faux Water-elemental since I can't make it such with the way the coding has to be handled). Not a difficult enemy by any means.

Mountain Specter: An undead mage that specializes in status magic. Can also use Fira and Thundara for offense, but dies super quickly to physicals.

Thunderous Cloud: A dangerous enemy that can hit all party members with Thunderbolt and AoE Thundara. Best to defeat first if possible!

Sunflower Fairy: Not technically an upgrade to the Fairy Maid nor the Fairy from Misty Lake. It's not particularly a dangerous enemy, and can even heal you instead of hurt you! How nice!

Kedama Stack: The Notorious Enemy of the main mountain area. Main offense is Word of Pain, which inflicts Poison/Blind/Silence and damage to one target. And if that's not enough, like other Kedamas, it will Self-Destruct if it drops below 50% HP.

Shanghai: Same as the ones from Bamboo Forest, just stronger.

Bosses:

Suwako Moriya: Suwako isn't super difficult, but one has to pay attention to how the fight goes. Since Nitori cannot use the Item command, having her be last alive is basically game over, so she needs to constantly be healing the others with P. Aya or Momiji should always be on standby for using status-healing items or 1-Ups if necessary. Momiji is best for attacking with Thunder Slash as Lightning is Suwako's weakness. All in all, it shouldn't be super hard if handled right!

Xenomic · « **Reply #172 on:** July 19, 2013, 08:31:33 PM »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vC7GQHo3j0k

Continuing on with the mountain, we now have access to both parties! And with that, there's nothing left to do but take down everyone that opposes up! Or Hina will just maul me to death constantly...

Bosses:

Hina Kagiyama: Status-inflicting specialist, mainly in Confusion but can also inflict Blind I believe as well as reduce stats. Not TOO difficult...until she decides to use Bad Fortune constantly and inflict Confusion on everyone...

Sanae Kochiya: No need to heal during this fight, as you'll be fully healed afterwards. Well, no need to revive or use items anyways. The only attack to worry about is Falling Stars really, as it can really mess up the party.

Parsee Mizuhashi: Parsee's a tricky one. She relies on inflicting Confusion on one target, and more importantly, inflicting Silence on the entire party. All while doing pretty decent damage. If possible, it is best to give Meiling the Youkai Ring, if she's in the party, or give it to whoever will be dealing the most damage with skills. Once at 25% or less HP, she'll start using Midnight Anathema, and while powerful, it can only hit one target so just keep at her!

Tenshi Hinanawi: Same as the first fight essentially. Aya + Meiling + Yuuka (if gotten before Underschool) makes this fight a joke. Momiji won't be doing much however...

Superbossses:

Lily White: Lily is the first superboss of the game (not shown in the video I believe, but she's shown later) who will appear the moment you get to use Momiji's team, and will stay there until defeated. Lily is one of the hardest bosses up to this point, hitting a massive 25,000 HP and having various powerful AoE elemental spells, Stop, and Curaga. She is weak to Wind and Shadow though, so having a team consisting of Aya/Reisen/Patchouli/Meiling is feasible. Yuuka, if available, is kinda terrible for this fight as she's just too slow to be able to do anything decent in this fight.

Xenomic · « **Reply #173 on:** July 20, 2013, 08:36:48 PM »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TnWttPCVY0

In today's episode, we take control of Sanae and see how things are on her end. Let's just say, they are not going quite well. And especially not for me! So many game overs in such a short span of time....ugh.

Yes, I could've cut out all of the game overs and saved a lot of time, but this LP is meant to show just how the game is without having to play it for yourselves. Some didn't have the troubles I had after all!

Enemies:

Aqua Toad: More dangerous versions of the Water Toads and Mountain Toads. These also have access to Watera, but can also use Stun Bubble (if that's supposed to do anything, I'm not sure. I don't think I've ever seen it hit).

Red Wolf: Boring enemy that's just there for the Tent drops really. They only use regular attacks and double attacks.

Giant Mantis: The Notorious Monster of this area. It is the most powerful enemy in this area, and can easily one-shot characters due to its insane attack power. Wind Sickle is also very powerful, so one will want to defeat it quickly. It does drop a skill scroll for Nitori though, so you may want to try and get it from it if you want to save 5000 yen!

Bosses:

Rinnosuke Morichika: Fought twice on the mountain. First time is scripted up until later in the fight, at which point you should be able to mow him down. Losing here is kinda bad as you're NOT supposed to lose at all, given the tools you get for the fight. Second fight is almost like the first, except he's a bit more dangerous and can one-shot anyone (except Sanae) with Wind Tunnel for 5000 damage. He also carriers Flare Star and Aura, both of which are highly dangerous.

Yukari Yakumo: Yukari is an odd one. She attempts to constantly reduce MP of your party and their defenses, while also buffing the defenses of her side. She can do some pretty hefty damage with Illusion Manji and Nest of Fireflies though, so be wary!

Xenomic · « **Reply #174 on:** July 20, 2013, 09:23:29 PM »

For those curious to how much is left in the game, where they may be at in the game, or how much is done, here's a timeline of the game's events. Keep in mind, this is full of spoilers!

Spoiler:

Validon98 · « **Reply #175 on:** July 20, 2013, 11:41:07 PM »

I decided to look at this again and, just to make sure, 48 out of 100 means 48 completed and in the game, correct?
If so, holy crap, the final product is going to be huge. 0_0;

Xenomic · « **Reply #176 on:** July 20, 2013, 11:43:40 PM »

Yes, 48 events are in-game and functional. The one marked with an * (that being the Hollowed Caverns) is where I'm at at the current time and is NOT 100% done. Beta5 in general still needs retweaked and fixed up, after I fix up some other things in earlier betas (SDM, Cave to Makai, and Eientei are the big 3 that needs fixed up and resized and all that junk. Cave to Makai is pretty alright, but it needs to be...smaller somehow. I just don't know how. SDM and Eientei just need redone altogether).

Still wish I had mappers/spriters/coders helping on this. Especially mappers for the maps to go faster. ;_;

Validon98 · « **Reply #177 on:** July 20, 2013, 11:49:50 PM »

I would help with mapping, but I'm not really what you'd call the best at making up areas and making them look pretty. ^^;
Of course, it would help to know exactly what being a mapper entails.

Xenomic · « **Reply #178 on:** July 20, 2013, 11:51:58 PM »

Simply just making maps for the dungeon, layouts and puzzles, etc. Of course, I'd have to check to see if it'd work out for the dungeon in mind, but...yeah. That's basically that. ^^;

Validon98 · « **Reply #179 on:** July 20, 2013, 11:54:56 PM »

Yeah I've never really done much with that sort of thing. I'd be terrible at it, probably, but I don't know. Maybe if I was given a general idea of what to do I could do it, but other than that I probably wouldn't do a good job of it. Same with spriting, I can't sprite to save my life. Coding maybe I could do but I don't know what language is used so I can't really do much with that.
So in other words I'm pretty much useless. Sorry. ^^;