well it was sure new to my non-native english speaking vocabulary

I hate memory leaks, especially when you don't even use any Lbl/Goto nor executing a subroutine inside itself (before, after or with no End instructions)

[...]
:If E=37:Then
:If L3(37)+L3(38)≥4 and 19=L3(29:Then:20→L3(29
:Output(4,8,"Ω
:Output(3,8,"
:For(Z,0,100:End:Output(4,7,"Ω
:For(Z,0,500:End:Output(2,7,"∙
:For(Z,0,250:End:For(W,7,8
:Output(4,W," Ω
:For(Z,0,100:End:End
:For(Z,0,400:End:Output(2,9,"∙
:For(Z,0,250:End:Output(5,9,"Ω
:Output(4,9,"
:For(Z,0,100:End:For(W,9,10
:Output(5,W," Ω
:For(Z,0,100:End:End
:Output(4,11,"Ω
:Output(5,11,"
:For(Z,0,500:End:Output(2,11,"∙
:For(Z,0,250:End
:Output(5,11,"Ω
:Output(4,11,"
:For(Z,0,100:End:For(W,10,5,‾1
:Output(5,W,"Ω
:For(Z,0,100:End:End
:Output(4,5,"Ω
:Output(5,5,"
:For(Z,0,500:End:Output(2,5,"∙
:For(Z,0,250:End:For(Z,0,10:Disp :DispGraph:End:4→A:5→B
"??????: WELCOME,WARRIOR. PLEASE ENTER NOW.
:prgmI13Q
:For(Z,1,100:If 25=L2(Z:20→L2(Z:End
:Else:ClrHome:120→E:7→A:8→B:31→G:{53,59,61,64,65,66,66,67,67→L6:Return:End
:End
[...]
Generated by SourceCoder, © 2005 Cemetech

When L3(29)=19, the first part is executed. However it causes the game to run about 25% slower afterward. However, if I add what's in red in the code:

[...]
:If E=37:Then
:If L3(37)+L3(38)≥4 and 19=L3(29:Then:20→L3(29
:Output(4,8,"Ω
:Output(3,8,"
:For(Z,0,100:End:Output(4,7,"Ω
:For(Z,0,500:End:Output(2,7,"∙
:For(Z,0,250:End:For(W,7,8
:Output(4,W," Ω
:For(Z,0,100:End:End
:For(Z,0,400:End:Output(2,9,"∙
:For(Z,0,250:End:Output(5,9,"Ω
:Output(4,9,"
:For(Z,0,100:End:For(W,9,10
:Output(5,W," Ω
:For(Z,0,100:End:End
:Output(4,11,"Ω
:Output(5,11,"
:For(Z,0,500:End:Output(2,11,"∙
:For(Z,0,250:End
:Output(5,11,"Ω
:Output(4,11,"
:For(Z,0,100:End:For(W,10,5,‾1
:Output(5,W,"Ω
:For(Z,0,100:End:End
:Output(4,5,"Ω
:Output(5,5,"
:For(Z,0,500:End:Output(2,5,"∙
:For(Z,0,250:End:For(Z,0,10:Disp :DispGraph:End:4→A:5→B
"??????: WELCOME,WARRIOR. PLEASE ENTER NOW.
:prgmI13Q
:Return
:For(Z,1,100:If 25=L2(Z:20→L2(Z:End
:Else:ClrHome:120→E:7→A:8→B:31→G:{53,59,61,64,65,66,66,67,67→L6:Return:End
:End
[...]
Generated by SourceCoder, © 2005 Cemetech

If I exit this subprgm before the text routine is executed and the item inventory scanned to delete all items with the ID 25 (God Keys), the slow down doesn't happen. If L3(29)=20, no slowdowns occured either. Idk if this is code above that that causes that (I don't want to post it else it would reveal lot of spoilers), but SERIOUSLY, WTF?

OS 1.18 and 2.46, btw

EDIT: Modified the code above, it appears that

For(Z,1,100:If 25=L2(Z:20→L2(Z:End

Is what causes the slow down. If it's not caused by Iambian's XCOPY asm lib (to copy archived programs to RAM), then epic fail on TI end

uhm... really... I should try this.

Actually for the slowdown, I wasn't talking about inside the For loop, though. I meant that once the for loop is done the entire game runs much slower than  normal. But I will try this, maybe this could fix this glitch

This shit is starting to make me wonder if this isn't what caused Metroid II: Evolution and Zelda: Dark Link Quest to run that slow

EDIT: Wow, changing For(Z,1,100 to For(Z,1,100) actually fixed my issue. One day I will try to go through Metroid code to see if there are any For instructions only containing a If instruction (with no Then/Else) and edit them. Definitiviely an epic fail on TI side


Anyway, a few more maps were added to the game and the event contained in the code above added into the game. Also, I moved some events from prgmI13E0 to I13E1, because the first one was 15.8 KB and the second 13.7 KB. Now all finished event programs are around 14.7 KB. I'm starting prgmI13E3 now for the next 3 dungeons. HOpefully this could be the last one needed. Also, now there are 62 monsters which has their data included in the game

Also changed my TI-Nspire batteries because this calc won't let you send/receive any programs when batteries are low and it doesn't keep RAM programs in memory when changing them. In some cases, the entire memory (RAM+Archive) is cleared when changing batteries. Backed up then put in new batteries, else I could end up being screwed

hmm, haven't I already told you that a few times DJ??

I do remember telling you about closing the bracket on for( loops though

DJ, during all that code change you could optimize things... I optimized some very old code of mine 3 times. I don't think it is boring, actually I think is positive to see my progress in optimization.

I know you are not the optimization kind of person but in TI-BASIC it is important and adds some value for the work. There is some examples... But finishing the game and being already playable is better than not having it, of course.

I hope you get time, motivation and most important enjoyment to finish this.

A few days ago I added about 4 maps in the game and an event (the one that caused the memory leak glitch until I fixed it) and now I added a side quest event in the Hope Sanctuary area. Pretty much just a very powerful ring. The boss looks impossible to beat, because he does 99999 damage points with Aura LV 9, no matter your holy elemental protection and even with relatively high defense. However, he becomes very easy if you figure out how to beat him, providing your magic power and speed power are high enough. He gives one of the most powerful ring in the game, the Vital ring, which doubles defense against everything. Defeating this boss also causes the area to be cleared from any random encounters until you exit it, like the Atlas Ring boss. This is obviously optional and this ring should make your job easier in the final dungeon, because while having two Regen rings equipped at once plus the right elemental protections does a good job at reducing damage and recovering from them, when an enemy will do 5000 damages in one hit I don't think you will like it very much. 4 regen rings at once won't do much better either, because sometimes enemies are fast and can attack twice in a row, so with no elemental protection you could get killed pretty easily

I also thought about adding an unlockable hard mode when you finish the entire game. Once beating the game, you would be allowed to erase your saved data to restart a new game from it. However, the difference is that enemies would give twice less experience and gold pieces and the max LV and HP would be 99 and 9999, respectively, instead of 255 and 99999. To make the game possible to beat under such extreme restrictions, an additional side quest might be added to the game.

Such hard mode will only be added if the space allows so.

I prefer to just reduce amount of experience given in battles, as well as gold, else, if I just increase the monsters HP/strenght/etc, then the first monsters in the game will get way too hard, like in Illusiat 6 hard mode. ANd yes, speed determines at which rate both your character and enemy attack. Usually you're still fine if this happens, but some later enemies in the game does heavy damage so you still need to watch out.

There aren,t a lot of puzzle-type bosses in the game, but each enemy got their own elemental weaknesses. Also, some enemies are very resistant to regular attacks, for example. There are still some sort of puzzle-bosses, though, or special bosses. For example, the optional battle in the hope sanctuary, where there's only one way to defeat this boss at low level. There are also two bosses in the game so far that changes their elemental weaknesses almost every turn. For example, the boss starts being weak against dark magic, then one turn he might decide to shift to Ice, then to fire, etc. These bosses are generally resistant against every other attack. However, when changing their weakness you can quickly see the element symbol displaying over the enemy (for about 0.5 second), so if you watch carefully it makes the job easier (providing you got enough magic of each element). You pretty much just need to get prepared when you're approaching a boss fight. For normal enemies you can manage to escape if you're screwed, altough escaping is generally hard (only 50% chances of working, so you can have to try about 8 times until it works sometimes).

The game got 27 types of items so far. 6 different magic spells (which shows up differently when your LV for this element is higher), 13 equippable kind of rings and 7 kind of story/key items. Magic is consumable items, like in Final Fantasy VIII for the PS1, since the game has no MP. Basically magic is a bit similar to Illusiat 8 and the Reign Of Legends series