if a player opens a box, and his inventory is full, the box simply wont open. if there's loot that's obtainable but the player's inventory is full, the item is instead instantly converted into "xtra bux" (more money) instead of looted, so nothing is really lost. (except if you're farming for a specific item, in which case you're kinda S.O.L. there, but hey, at least you got something out of it.)


edit: INCREDIBLE cinematic footage on a calculator screen? I THINK SO.

thats possible too.

Yeah, the last thing kevin mentioned sounded cool..But maybe like pokemon NPCs were, have them on the map and make if you walk in their view the battle starts...But Random is faster and easier to accomplish.

im actually shooting for something like that. some enemies you can see, but they don't even look like enemies at first, you'll just know them eventually if you come back around. sometimes they wont be there, sometimes they will. it all depends on whether or not you want to have the "random crawl" feel to it or if you want to have events that deal with location. I'd say if you're shooting for speed/space, do it random, otherwise there's a lot more coding to be done. If you *ARE* going to have it so you can see the enemies, it might be a cool idea to make them harder to spot...

its usually caused if a person is viewing their inbox or doing something "private" iirc.

providing they aren't too frequent. I saw some calc rpgs where you get battles every step or two

yeah. earthbound's got an anti piracy measure that does something a lot like that



I honestly can't play a game where the battles are every two steps (unless its like, the LAST dungeon or something, where you have to fight waves of them regardless) because I'd probably wind up getting frustrated and quitting.

Been doing a bit of thinking, and I've decided to hold a "Make a Boss" contest (much like what they did for Kingdom Hearts 2) because I think it would be cool to see what kind of creative ideas the community can come up with. The details are below. The winner of this contest will get their submission hidden in the game as an optional boss, and they can also leave a bit of message to the player.


Make a Boss PQ2 Contest details__________________________

All creations must have...

A name. Otherwise, how would you know who it is? The name can only be eight letters long (due to size restrictions) as a nickname, but they can have up to 16 letters for a full name. (For formal meeting, ie pre-fight stuff.)

Have a 40x40 (Max) image of your creation, black and white (ti screen display)

Have a basic description of your creation (personality, attributes (is he strong? resilient to damage? quick?), what it likes to do, etc.)

An attack outline. What does it do? The game handles attacks in an order by 8. That means it does up to eight things in a certian order over and over. (ie, it'll punch, kick, punch, heal, cast a spell, kick, punch, and heal again, then repeat that sequence.) You are free to create your own ideas for attacks, and I can try to fit them in the best I can. Keep in mind the scope of the game allows max Health for players to reach 999, but that's incredibly difficult to achieve. Also note that attack damage is either "Physical" or "Mental" and there are two traits that reduce damage taken by either type.

Boss stats. If you want, write out your stats of your creation. The attributes that enemies have are...
Health
Physical Attack Power
Mental Attack Power
Physical Attack Resistance
Mental Attack Resistance
Critical Rating (crit strike chance with all abilities base.) as a percent.
Speed Rating (Determines position to act in rounds.)

Originality. Original creations (like, stuff you have made in the past, or something you're making up just now) are preferred. (Over things like "OMG KLOUDE!")

The game *CAN* handle dialog during fights, but usually that's tied directly to a creature's attacks. You are free to talk smack to the player, just try to keep vulgarity to a minimum.

A link to a rick roll.Any dialog from the creation pre- and post- fight. Like, a special message to the player for beating the creation.

Creations must be beatable, but you don't have to make them super easy to beat.
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i'll pick the top five or ten (depending on how many entries there are.) and then the community can vote on what they think is the best. if I have any updates to this, then i'll edit this post... and this contest will be open for a long time (because the project is a long way from being done.) so that gives you plenty of time to think.

NAKED ZOMBIE SEAN CONNERY


read on down for further information/clarification

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I do like the new menu, and I like how the items are inverted. The menu is looking good, I have not played many "rpgs" so a large menu is something more than my knowledge

It's inverted if it's equiped.The next hurdle is how should I display the power of the items?

VEGETA ICONS

What is a vegeta icon?

vegeta


vegeta icons. measure it in that amount. for every power point over 9000, have it display one of these.

Oh wait rickrolls are more powerful. Most enemies will most likely self destruct, commit suicide or run away when they occur

i should so stuff rick astley in there as an optional fight in pineburgen. if you beat him up all the blaxrobats can gang up on him and pvp him.