{"id":42,"date":"2018-06-02T22:41:55","date_gmt":"2018-06-02T22:41:55","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2023-11-27T07:12:28","modified_gmt":"2023-11-27T07:12:28","slug":"update-status","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/landbeyond.net\/wordpress\/2018\/06\/02\/update-status\/","title":{"rendered":"Update Status"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’ve been working hard on Alternate Reality Remake.\u00a0 I’m so close to having the city complete,\u00a0 I think I’m really about 95% code complete on The City.\u00a0\u00a0 Tons of testing is required at this point.\u00a0\u00a0 This will allow the dungeon to move quickly since the CORE of the game is now complete.\u00a0\u00a0 I took assembly 30+ years ago and have not touched it since.\u00a0 Digging through all the assembly code to try and get it pretty close the original game is time consuming.\u00a0 I never learn 6502 assembly,\u00a0 I started on PC based on Intel chips.\u00a0\u00a0 So now, I’m comfortable with 6502 assembly.\u00a0 Having the Atari800 Win Plus emulation helped so much, having to go through all those 0x6300 and figuring out what all those memory locations mean.\u00a0 Many where located over the internet and was a good starting point. Figuring out the Special Effect was the biggest help.\u00a0 Seeing what effects altered what memory locations and looking up those guidebooks that tell you what each item kind of does.\u00a0 That would allow me to figure out what that memory location meant.\u00a0 Also,\u00a0 many of the variables in monster data was not defined.\u00a0 There are many of them that are bit options and not.\u00a0\u00a0 Digging through the code,\u00a0 I’ve figured out many of the things.\u00a0 Like one bit means\u00a0 whena creature leaves,\u00a0 instead of saying “The Bat leaves”\u00a0 if the bit is on it means they “Fly”\u00a0 so the wording would change to “The Bat Flies away”.\u00a0<\/p>\n

I think I have all the special code for each of the Monsters complete.\u00a0 Devourer, Thief, Acolyte, Basilik, Champion, Flame Demon …..\u00a0 There are onLoad, onSurprise, onPreAttack,onDeath special code for many of those creatures.\u00a0 They appears all to be working nicely now,\u00a0 of course debugging is required.\u00a0 So watch out for the Devourer, it will know suck up inventory items.\u00a0\u00a0 Also, Thieves will attempt to steal and item from you, so watch out.\u00a0\u00a0 Spells casters have a special greetings if you are from an enemy guild or a friendly guild.\u00a0 Example, the Ghould has a special onDeath code, where it has a chance to cast a curse on you.\u00a0 Added special code for the Slime creature.<\/p>\n

Also, too the time to complet the Dungeons Fixed Treasure items.\u00a0 They are all inside the game and complete.\u00a0 I’ve not tested it to make sure the original ArX map files have the correct fix treasure in the correct spot.\u00a0 But code wise, they are in there and complete.<\/p>\n

The Dungeon altered the monsters stats on loading the encounter.\u00a0 These\u00a0 changes are based on the players level and other status.\u00a0 So the game gets harder as you get stronger and go up in levels.\u00a0\u00a0 So you should never become to strong and the game becomes to easy.\u00a0\u00a0 I’ve completed this code.<\/p>\n

\u00a0The “Transaction” option in combat is not just based on attacking, but also is affected by default monster data.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Weapons found after a battle can be cursed,\u00a0 there is a small chance to have a curse.\u00a0 The curse will be added if this happens.<\/p>\n

\u00a0During battle the code is complete of being knocked down, staggered or dropping your weapon based on your strength, monster strength, stamina, luck and power of the hit.\u00a0 Also, the dodge code is complete.\u00a0 Also, during an attack you have a chance of being stunned and lose your chance for that round to attack.\u00a0 During battle some creatures can cast spells,\u00a0 this is complete.\u00a0\u00a0 They will cast spells based on how injured they are.\u00a0 Also, if they get to injured that they have a chance of during an potion to heal themselfs.<\/p>\n

Weapon breaking is not in the code.\u00a0 so watch out, your weapons can break.<\/p>\n

Now, I think I have code in place to call an active special effects everytime you or monster use an item.\u00a0 Pickup, use, drop alignment check.\u00a0 Alignment check is done every time you use an item.\u00a0 So a good character using an evil weapon will get the alignment check during battle.<\/p>\n

Removed potions from source code and now loaded out of the dungeon item file. There are 53 total potions that include the city potions.<\/p>\n

“Offer” during combat, if it is not accepted then the offer will be located on the ground like the Dungeon.\u00a0 If the encounter gives you something, it will be located on the ground.<\/p>\n

You can cast spells during combat.\u00a0 Casting spells will cause you to lose your turn,\u00a0 so if you cast a strength spell.\u00a0 That is your move for the round.\u00a0<\/p>\n

I’ve converted many of the binary files into JSON files, the monster data, monster weapons,\u00a0 dungeon items are all loaded from JSON files.\u00a0 I did this because the mixing of\u00a0 the City items and Dungeon items.\u00a0 I didn’t want to work inside of a binary file.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u00a0Treasures after the encounter has changed.\u00a0\u00a0 When you create a character you have 2 options,\u00a0 8-bit style or 16-bit style.\u00a0\u00a0 The 16-bit style is far more advanced in what you get from whom.\u00a0\u00a0 I like the 16-bit version,\u00a0 once a character is created, you can not switch it.\u00a0\u00a0 Your character is stuck in that style.\u00a0 You will not get a sword from a “Rat”, each encounter has a definition of the chance of each of the treasure items.\u00a0 Then it has a random chance of zero and beween a number defined of how many items of a treasure item you get.\u00a0\u00a0 If the game comes up with a weapon for a treasure item. You will get the weapon of the monster used.\u00a0 For instance, you have a chance of getting a potion and wands from Spellcasters but only them.<\/p>\n

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