Yeah and their idea of adding something new was mega Pokemon and now what appears to be like fusion or something. imo theres two major things they could improve: how you interact with the world (making it feel less like everyone is there for you and making your journey more of its own story) and making Pokemon at least feel like pets rather than some combination of stuffed animal and trading card
They did the latter with Pokemonamie in X/Y. I think most people ignored it because it was basically a Pokemon pet simulator but it actually made your Pokemon crazy strong and changed the fight dialogue to reflect your bond with your Pokemon.
And I guess they could accomplish the former with Pokemon go if there's a story element.
They did the latter with Pokemonamie in X/Y. I think most people ignored it because it was basically a Pokemon pet simulator but it actually made your Pokemon crazy strong and changed the fight dialogue to reflect your bond with your Pokemon.
And I guess they could accomplish the former with Pokemon go if there's a story element.
I don't think the amie was enough but I did like it
Tbf tho a lot of what they would have to do to make individual Pokemon feel more unique would require more ring which wouldn't go over well with the competitive scene
And yeah Pokemon go potentially. Mix that with coliseum/xd and you're on your way
understandable. seeing Iron Chic is a state of exception. guess I'll need creep photos of someone else now.
I'll take suggestions. [or more vazra gifs]
understandable. seeing Iron Chic is a state of exception. guess I'll need creep photos of someone else now.
I'll take suggestions. [or more vazra gifs]
understandable. seeing Iron Chic is a state of exception. guess I'll need creep photos of someone else now.
I'll take suggestions. [or more vazra gifs]
I've gotten nothing done today except pay bills and eat a huge bucket of popcorn. I bailed on work because there wasn't going to be anything to do and I don't like getting paid for nothing, but vegging at home hasn't been any better.
What do you do for inspiration when you're just bored and kind of lonely? I mean I'm going out with friends in a couple of hours but in the mean time the day is just dragging on.
I've gotten nothing done today except pay bills and eat a huge bucket of popcorn. I bailed on work because there wasn't going to be anything to do and I don't like getting paid for nothing, but vegging at home hasn't been any better.
What do you do for inspiration when you're just bored and kind of lonely? I mean I'm going out with friends in a couple of hours but in the mean time the day is just dragging on.
What do you do for inspiration when you're just bored and kind of lonely? I mean I'm going out with friends in a couple of hours but in the mean time the day is just dragging on.
I don't know if writing is the answer. It's literally all I've been doing for the past week and a half and I'm kind of sick of it right now, but I'm near finished with it so I don't want to "quit" and move to the next part of the project. (I'm at 1365 words in the language now btw)
Meh. I'll just push through. I'm going to feel better about it once it's finally done.
I don't know if writing is the answer. It's literally all I've been doing for the past week and a half and I'm kind of sick of it right now, but I'm near finished with it so I don't want to "quit" and move to the next part of the project.
Meh. I'll just push through. I'm going to feel better about it once it's finally done.
I've gotten nothing done today except pay bills and eat a huge bucket of popcorn. I bailed on work because there wasn't going to be anything to do and I don't like getting paid for nothing, but vegging at home hasn't been any better.
What do you do for inspiration when you're just bored and kind of lonely? I mean I'm going out with friends in a couple of hours but in the mean time the day is just dragging on.
I've gotten nothing done today except pay bills and eat a huge bucket of popcorn. I bailed on work because there wasn't going to be anything to do and I don't like getting paid for nothing, but vegging at home hasn't been any better.
What do you do for inspiration when you're just bored and kind of lonely? I mean I'm going out with friends in a couple of hours but in the mean time the day is just dragging on.
I don't know if writing is the answer. It's literally all I've been doing for the past week and a half and I'm kind of sick of it right now, but I'm near finished with it so I don't want to "quit" and move to the next part of the project. (I'm at 1365 words in the language now btw)
Meh. I'll just push through. I'm going to feel better about it once it's finally done.
A lot of issues seem really fucking insurmountable, but then we actually get around it and it is easy. The hard part is simply doing it to get past that barrier.
I don't know if writing is the answer. It's literally all I've been doing for the past week and a half and I'm kind of sick of it right now, but I'm near finished with it so I don't want to "quit" and move to the next part of the project. (I'm at 1365 words in the language now btw)
Meh. I'll just push through. I'm going to feel better about it once it's finally done.
What exactly are you going to use the language for in the game? You alluded to the fact that you now had some firm ideas, but I don't think you ever explained.
man if you spoke German I could hook you up so bad.
but yeah, just check out something new then. depends on what you're into but there usually is more than one version of a trash TV concept out there.
What exactly are you going to use the language for in the game? You alluded to the fact that you now had some firm ideas, but I don't think you ever explained.
Oh I posted about it some in the indie dev thread.
The main thing it's going to be used for right now is potion making. So you'll go out and find these recipes for potions but they're written in Inimnth, not English, so you have to get them translated before they become useful to you (after which point you can brew those potions at cauldrons/bonfires). It's kind of the equivalent of Latin or whatever ancient language you always see witches using for their magic in this world.
For example you might find this and not know what to do with it:
Kaali Tamnis. O limniris snm ta laash bor naaksile o arila kaali blamnil ta o toln. Oalo lam kalfor asfil a hilgeshnil blani alsile o folmnil ta o pothil folmrosh ema hasm na oalonm flothmire. Om bor o kaali tamnis o boreth twamlel halt o nohn om o magla haamth ema thil o hasm om nrol. Ilgraat o hasm gisk saa om nrol kosper telfrth ta o pothil atimlorn twamlel lar nisth aom o hasm ema ermnorla om girl ber moth twaine ta o sollismur kos. Thrin laash klosm oalo twali lar stolmanor om thomp o amonrosi atimlorn aom o nirmnethl nala ema hollorn laash aom o hormnil. Silnis o moth twaine giske fagotha o halt ta o nohn twamnir lar kallor om o nos haamth ema o nala ta o pothil folmnil twamlel lar rotila aom o boril. Laash twamlel lar rotila en norm twaine ber o atilorn ta fism twaine ta o sollismur kos.
Getting it translated will reveal that the text says:
Healing Potion. The remarkable quality of this brew accelerates the natural healing ability of a body. It is simple enough in construction using only the flower of the heatherpoppy plant and water as its ingredients. To brew the healing potion the brewer must heat a flame to a great hotness and cause the water to boil. After the water has begun to boil then half of the heatherpoppy stock must be cast into the water and allowed to cook for three marks of the sunwatch stone. During this time it will be helpful to crush the remaining stock into a fine dust and gather this into a bowl. Once the three marks have passed the heat of the fire should be lessened to a middle hotness and the dust of the heatherpoppy flower must be stirred into the broth. This must be stirred at regular marks for a total of seven marks of the sunwatch stone.
Most of the other potions also require incantations which must be uttered in Inimnth. I think I may also use it for flavor text on certain items you can find, kind of like audiologs I guess. It's also (late game spoilers)
the language that the aliens will speak once you run into them, and will be used for signs and writings all over the underground alien ruins.
Oh I posted about it some in the indie dev thread.
The main thing it's going to be used for right now is potion making. So you'll go out and find these recipes for potions but they're written in Inimnth, not English, so you have to get them translated before they become useful to you (after which point you can brew those potions at cauldrons/bonfires). It's kind of the equivalent of Latin or whatever ancient language you always see witches using for their magic in this world.
For example you might find this and not know what to do with it:
Getting it translated will reveal that the text says:
Most of the other potions also require incantations which must be uttered in Inimnth. I think I may also use it for flavor text on certain items you can find, kind of like audiologs I guess. It's also (late game spoilers)
the language that the aliens will speak once you run into them, and will be used for signs and writings all over the underground alien ruins.
That's really cool. So -- You don't actually need to comprehend the ingredients list (I'm not clear how your potion brewing works), you just need to get it "translated" (like an item identified in Diablo 2 or whatever) before it can be used?
I wanted to make an alchemy system whereby the ingredients combine dynamically to form different effects, and specific combinations are predetermined as special recipes and can be discovered either by chance or by finding information in-game.
If you're doing something like the latter, then getting the recipe translated (or decoding the language in real life!) would be particularly mind blowing in its coolness.
That's really cool. So -- You don't actually need to comprehend the ingredients list (I'm not clear how your potion brewing works), you just need to get it "translated" (like an item identified in Diablo 2 or whatever) before it can be used?
I wanted to make an alchemy system whereby the ingredients combine dynamically to form different effects, and specific combinations are predetermined as special recipes and can be discovered either by chance or by finding information in-game.
If you're doing something like the latter, then getting the recipe translated (or decoding the language in real life!) would be particularly mind blowing in its coolness.
All the heavy lifting of the translation is done for you, yeah. In the potion brewing menu it'll basically be a short description of the potion's effects and an itemized list of the ingredients you need (next to a list of your current stock). You hit "brew potion" and if you have the ingredients it'll just happen. If you don't have the (translated) recipe then you won't even see it as an option.
The Minecraft style crafting where you throw stuff at the wall and see what sticks is appealing as well but for different reasons. I want it to feel like this is lost and highly informed knowledge, not something that the random apprentice can run into by experimenting. Plus I'm also using a differently shaped phial for each possible potion (kind of Bioshock Infinite vigors. Pic: http://i.imgur.com/2ICMXk0.png
I want to clarify that the reason the energy elixir has an M on it is because the rune for E looks like an M basically, not because that drink is supposed to be Monster Energy. Using runes in the art as glyphs instead of the standard Roman alphabet both looks cool to me and means I don't have to do different art for every single language the game gets translated into... if that happens.
) so that they'll each have a different icon in the UI and I don't want to draw something for each of the umpteen invalid potions nor have a catch-all icon for potions that don't work because how would the character even know? Potions take two or three ingredients, and there are seven, so that's (7^3 + 7^2) = 392 permutations when only 16 of them are valid. Plus having specific recipes allows me to add flair describing what order to put the ingredients in, how to treat them, et cetera. No potion is as simple as "throw it all in the pot and let it boil" so running into the right concoction by happenstance seems odd.
There will be other secrets in the game where if the player wants to learn the language and translate extra stuff then they absolutely can, but it won't be anything that alters the main gameplay loop. Just easter eggs and secret rooms and stuff like that.
Ironically enough Persona and Pokemon are the only JRPG series I can stand, rest can fuck right off with their androgynous boyband shit (FF) and moe/loli craze. Disgusting, I tell you!
