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Sequence |OT| Rhythm, Role-Playing, and Ronald Jenkees
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NotMyUsername
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I'm stumped. Either by hand using 7-bit charts or using online converters I keep getting something like /tl, which makes no sense to me, or somehow I'm getting something else on some charts with things like carriage returns and other nonsense. How about a tip? I'm rather curious considering the reply from the other fellow that figured it out already.
NotMyUsername
Member
Feep said:
Well, yeah, but you have 35 bits, so that's not divisible by seven. And I did a bunch of reading and looking at charts and the first 128 are in 7-bit notation. Even looking ASCII up on Wikipedia has charts and writing for 7-bit, so I figured that's what you were doing. I'm so confused!
I love how we're having this conversation that NO ONE CAN READ. = DWibblewozzer said:
Not sure what's going on here. There are 40 bits, copied and pasted here: 0010111101110100011000110110000101100111 Characters do not typically use values above 128, but as computer data is stored in 8-bit bytes, they generally are represented as either eight digits of binary data or two digits of hexadecimal data.
Anyway, that's all I'm givin'. Good luck! ^^
Jonnyboy117
Member
I agree with the dialogue auto-play. It would feel more natural and requires less input from the player.
Feep, how do I assign the sixth spell slot on guitar? I double-tap green on the spell I want, but then pressing the whammy just gives the "nope" sound. I can assign this spell (Convert 2) on any other part of the spell circle, but the sixth segment seems to be stuck on blank.
EDIT: I think I've tried every button on the guitar, including the tilt sensor, and nothing works for that sixth spell. Is it some combination of buttons? There don't appear to be instructions on how to do this.
Feep, how do I assign the sixth spell slot on guitar? I double-tap green on the spell I want, but then pressing the whammy just gives the "nope" sound. I can assign this spell (Convert 2) on any other part of the spell circle, but the sixth segment seems to be stuck on blank.
EDIT: I think I've tried every button on the guitar, including the tilt sensor, and nothing works for that sixth spell. Is it some combination of buttons? There don't appear to be instructions on how to do this.
The sixth spell is meant to be the tilt sensor, but you're right, spell assignment doesn't appear to be working...which is weird, because I know it did a week before submission...Jonnyboy117 said:
Well, I'll track down the cause tonight. I can submit the patch in two days...can't come soon enough. As a temporary fix, I guess you can log in with a normal controller to assign a sixth spell...ugh, lame.
I also made Autoplay default.
McBradders
NeoGAF: my new HOME
Laid down my allards for this today 
Will play during the weekend for sure!
Will play during the weekend for sure!
Patch 1.1 has been submitted to Peer Review! Here's the changelog:
- Added lefty flip functionality for guitar controllers (first option in Settings when using a guitar)
- Fixed an issue where the game would crash if the player returned to the first floor and fought an enemy before defeating one on the Second Floor.
- Fixed an issue where the game would crash if the player attempted to unequip an armor or accessory and there was nothing previous equipped.
- Fixed an issue where particle effects on the Floor Select screen would not appear when using a Guitar controller.
- Fixed an issue where the voiceover during the end credits would not stop properly if the credits were skipped.
- The Organic Kelp Bangle now only works when equipped.
- The third floor and sixth floor backgrounds have received minor aesthetic improvements.
- Fixed an issue where the player could not assign a sixth spell to the spell ring using a guitar controller.
- Fixed an issue where in rare cases, the difficulty would be permanently set to Easy despite the player's initial choice. (The first two battles after the tutorial are still locked on Easy.)
- Modified the symbol on the spell ring for the sixth guitar spell, to make the tilt motion more obvious.
- The description of the item "Iridium" has been changed.
- Fixed an issue where drain spells (From Dusk Till Dawn, Siren Call, Fade to Black) would not properly display the amount of HP healed if the player was healed to their maximum health.
- Players may now continue from where they left off after defeating the Seventh Guardian, even if they return to the Safe Room.
- Fixed an issue where the Start Menu would break if the "Rotation Inversion" setting was enabled.
- Fixed an issue where the tutorial mode would retain the statistics of the most recent enemy fought from a previously signed-out save file.
- Fixed an issue where a new game would give the first four spells from a previously signed-out save file, instead of Arclight, Barrier, Spheric, and Azure Wind.
- Slightly modified the spell effect for "From Dusk Till Dawn".
- Scene autoplay is now enabled by default.
- Added lefty flip functionality for guitar controllers (first option in Settings when using a guitar)
- Fixed an issue where the game would crash if the player returned to the first floor and fought an enemy before defeating one on the Second Floor.
- Fixed an issue where the game would crash if the player attempted to unequip an armor or accessory and there was nothing previous equipped.
- Fixed an issue where particle effects on the Floor Select screen would not appear when using a Guitar controller.
- Fixed an issue where the voiceover during the end credits would not stop properly if the credits were skipped.
- The Organic Kelp Bangle now only works when equipped.
- The third floor and sixth floor backgrounds have received minor aesthetic improvements.
- Fixed an issue where the player could not assign a sixth spell to the spell ring using a guitar controller.
- Fixed an issue where in rare cases, the difficulty would be permanently set to Easy despite the player's initial choice. (The first two battles after the tutorial are still locked on Easy.)
- Modified the symbol on the spell ring for the sixth guitar spell, to make the tilt motion more obvious.
- The description of the item "Iridium" has been changed.
- Fixed an issue where drain spells (From Dusk Till Dawn, Siren Call, Fade to Black) would not properly display the amount of HP healed if the player was healed to their maximum health.
- Players may now continue from where they left off after defeating the Seventh Guardian, even if they return to the Safe Room.
- Fixed an issue where the Start Menu would break if the "Rotation Inversion" setting was enabled.
- Fixed an issue where the tutorial mode would retain the statistics of the most recent enemy fought from a previously signed-out save file.
- Fixed an issue where a new game would give the first four spells from a previously signed-out save file, instead of Arclight, Barrier, Spheric, and Azure Wind.
- Slightly modified the spell effect for "From Dusk Till Dawn".
- Scene autoplay is now enabled by default.
toythatkills
Member
Hi Feep, I can't dance and am often told that I have "two left feet." Is there a kind of lefty flip mode for the dancemat to compensate for this?
toythatkills
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That actually sounds quite good =PFeep said:
tearsofash
Member
Finally got 500 points on bing rewards, so i picked up a 400 ms point card to get this.
I've only gotten to floor 2, but I really liked the first boss. The humor is pretty entertaining. Unfortunately, I only have a controller so I can't comment on how well music peripherals work with the game.
I've only gotten to floor 2, but I really liked the first boss. The humor is pretty entertaining. Unfortunately, I only have a controller so I can't comment on how well music peripherals work with the game.
It's really hard to tell with these things. Usually people feel less urgency to review a patch than a new game...it's about 1/5th done at the moment. Though, I might add, I don't think a bug exists that prevents you from moving forward...though I completely understand if you just want to wait for the cleaner, more polisher version. = DJudderman said:How long does peer review usually take? Will we be seeing the patch this weekend? I want to continue the story.
:lol :lol :lolBiasedGamer said:
at the EG and Edge reviews.
Post 217, GAF party and now this. You're a true GAF legend, man.
Congrats.
Thanks, man.
Jonnyboy117
Member
Hey Feep and other Sequence fans, just wanted to let you know that I talk about Sequence for several minutes on the latest episode of the Radio Free Nintendo podcast. (Yes, we often talk about non-Nintendo games that we're playing.)
Radio Free Nintendo: Episode 237
Sequence talk begins at 30:07. I listen to several of the major gaming podcasts and hadn't heard anyone else talking about this awesome game, so I really wanted to help spread the word.
Radio Free Nintendo: Episode 237
Sequence talk begins at 30:07. I listen to several of the major gaming podcasts and hadn't heard anyone else talking about this awesome game, so I really wanted to help spread the word.
Played the trial a few times. It's awesome. I'll buy the full version, when I have some MSPs on my account.
Important message for people who find the OP to be too epic:
PRICE: 240 Microsoft Points!!!
REVIEWS:
Important message for people who find the OP to be too epic:
PRICE: 240 Microsoft Points!!!
REVIEWS:
Pipomantis
Member
Holy shit the first boss is
<3
Joseph Ducreux
Played the game last weekend. I have to say I was quite impressed. The game has a great flow to it. I was also quite impressed and entertained by the writing.
If I had to give any criticism, it's that the reaction when you hit notes properly aren't strong enough. They just kind of...disappear. It makes it a little difficult for doing more complex sections, as you're not given much feedback. This is one thing the free to play GH clones on PC also got wrong. Where GH has a big flame animation whenever you hit a note, the free to play games had nothing. It has a pretty significant impact on the feel of the game.
If I had to give any criticism, it's that the reaction when you hit notes properly aren't strong enough. They just kind of...disappear. It makes it a little difficult for doing more complex sections, as you're not given much feedback. This is one thing the free to play GH clones on PC also got wrong. Where GH has a big flame animation whenever you hit a note, the free to play games had nothing. It has a pretty significant impact on the feel of the game.
Pipomantis
Member
Feep, you have a PM
Also, do you have any idea on when the patch might be released? My right hand craves for some fresh frets!
Also, do you have any idea on when the patch might be released? My right hand craves for some fresh frets!
Thanks. I tried to add the big vertical "flare" effect (which was added only a week or so before release) to compensate for this, but I guess it wasn't enough. I'll look into some more whiz-bang for a future second patch/PC release.TheExodu5 said:
The new patch is about three peer reviews away from passing. In other words, I have no idea. = (
LocoMrPollock
Banned
Update is live. I guess you have to redownload the whole game to get it, though.
Ugh. Fix a bunch of bugs, and more appear.
And this one sucks. Attempting to alter the difficulty on Floors 1-3 (after the initial setting) locks the game on Easy. This is badddd = (
Can't submit a patch to Peer Review till the 30th, and it'll likely be another week or two after that to pass. God...goddammit.
And this one sucks. Attempting to alter the difficulty on Floors 1-3 (after the initial setting) locks the game on Easy. This is badddd = (
Can't submit a patch to Peer Review till the 30th, and it'll likely be another week or two after that to pass. God...goddammit.
Nose Master
Member
Downloaded the trial for this and really enjoyed the humor (and the tutorial girl, for other reasons). Battle system seems pretty interesting, and I don't even have a dancemat or guitar. The advice on how to stretch the demo is nice, too. Really shows the care put into the game. They must hard lock indie games at 8 minutes, eh?
Bought it earlier, had no idea Feep was working on this.
Bought it earlier, had no idea Feep was working on this.
Parallax Scroll
Banned
Oh hey, this has an official thread.
I got
Am I done?
I got
tnlug.exe and some extra dialog after the credits.
toythatkills
Member
Nope =P
Go and select floor... unless I've remembered that wrong and you've done that bit.
Parallax Scroll
Banned
Done that. That's where you get the item I mentioned.toythatkills said:
LocoMrPollock
Banned
Yo Feep, you ever get word back from Steam? Also please consider custom soundtracks even if they are poorly implemented. Would really make grinding more enjoyable for myself, at least.
Nothin' just yet. = (LocoMrPollock said:
As I mentioned earlier, though, custom soundtracks really can't be implemented. The mana field/learning-spells-from-scrolls notes are all hand-created, which really helps the player feel more attached to the rhythm, but more importantly, difficulty is carefully balanced around BPM, song length, and density of notes. Being able to sub in your own music for any battle would destroy that careful balance. = (
LocoMrPollock
Banned
= (
In cooler news, Kill Screen reviewed Sequence. It got a 77, which seems rough at first, until I checked their archives and I was only able to find a single score higher than that (79, for Bumpy Cars).
Plus, it's the atomic number of Iridium. = D
In cooler news, Kill Screen reviewed Sequence. It got a 77, which seems rough at first, until I checked their archives and I was only able to find a single score higher than that (79, for Bumpy Cars).
Plus, it's the atomic number of Iridium. = D
UPDATE:
Well, no word from Steam...they seem peachy keen on ignoring me.
Regardless, I've decided to go ahead and release a PC version of the game...as XNA is already cross-platform. I just need to go ahead and add some proper keyboard controls to the game, as well as a few other tweaks, and it'll be good to go. I expect it to release in September or October.
If Steam does not get back to me, Sequence will be PAY WHAT YOU WANT. From one cent to a hundred dollars, I don't care. (That's a lie, I actually care.) But it's your choice. We could use the support to fund our second game, but I'm sure there'll be a Kickstarter campaign for that too.
Our next game won't be Sequence 2, mind you. We're prototyping something to do with teleporting.
Well, no word from Steam...they seem peachy keen on ignoring me.
Regardless, I've decided to go ahead and release a PC version of the game...as XNA is already cross-platform. I just need to go ahead and add some proper keyboard controls to the game, as well as a few other tweaks, and it'll be good to go. I expect it to release in September or October.
If Steam does not get back to me, Sequence will be PAY WHAT YOU WANT. From one cent to a hundred dollars, I don't care. (That's a lie, I actually care.) But it's your choice. We could use the support to fund our second game, but I'm sure there'll be a Kickstarter campaign for that too.
Our next game won't be Sequence 2, mind you. We're prototyping something to do with teleporting.
LocoMrPollock
Banned
Feep said:
You could always hit up the other services. Gamersgate, D2D and Impulse would help you push some sales, I'm sure.
UnluckyKate
Member
Can't click the link. Mac version?HadesGigas said: