Brand Test Build 4 Posted

Posted by Herbie on March 13, 2019

This one should fix all the funny hang bugs related to getting to 0 or less MaxHP due to Fusion, Soul Armor, or Brand related changes in Vitality/MaxHP, as well as a couple of other bugs.

Download link in the forum post has been updated: http://forum.ferretdev.org/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=414

Note: Forgot to post it in the change log, but in a related matter, leveling up Vitality no longer previews changes to your MaxHP in real time. (I may be able to fix this later, but wasn’t worth delaying critical fixes for. Previewing things is the worst UI. )

Working on Brand Test Build 4

Posted by Herbie on March 13, 2019

Working on Test Build 4 now, which is mainly to fix various bugs related to Brands, Soul Armor, and Fusion reducing MaxHP to below 0.

This will probably be the pattern during the Brand Testing: critical bugs will be fixed on weeknights (most likely Mondays or Wednesdays), with most other work happening over weekends.

I’ll post again when Test Build 4 is ready, which should hopefully be later tonight.

Third Time’s The Charm, I Hope :P

Posted by Herbie on March 10, 2019

Found another crasher that needed fixing, this one related to brands with an SP penalty modifier applying that modifier even to things that should never have had SP costs, like basic movement and passing. This eventually caused AIs to be completely unable to do anything, which is a big no-no.

Thanks to wizzzargh and SummerSnowman for the help with this one.

Build link in the forum post has been updated to point to Brand Test 3: http://forum.ferretdev.org/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=414

Brand Test Build #2 Posted

Posted by Herbie on March 10, 2019

Brand Test Build 2 has been posted, which fixes the freeze that would sometimes occur when a Relic Wraith spawned.

Here’s another link to the forum post describing the test and containing a link to the download: http://forum.ferretdev.org/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=414

Thanks to Zyalin for helping me track that bug down and fix it quickly

Brand Test Builds

Posted by Herbie on March 10, 2019

The 1st Brand Test build is ready to go.

I’ve made a forum post explaining the details and containing the link: http://forum.ferretdev.org/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=414

Everything I needed to say is in there, so go check it out. Note: you don’t have to actually be a member of the forum to read the post or download from the link (though you will need to sign up if you want to post in the thread, of course.)

Special thanks to Oneeyedjoe for finding a nasty bug -5 minutes into testing

EDIT: Known issue with relic wraiths sometimes causing freezes in Brand Test 1. Fix coming shortly. Test builds gonna test build.

Test Build Release Target: Tomorrow!

Posted by Herbie on March 9, 2019

All the features I wanted to bring online before the first Brand Test Build release are complete. Assuming no major issues arise in final testing, I should be able to release the test build sometime tomorrow.

A Wild Mandrake Appears!

Posted by Herbie on March 5, 2019

The “Fan Art” category is really getting a workout lately thanks to Zyalin. This newest piece is of a Mandrake, one of Demon’s newer demons that was added with the Matter element. Thanks Zyalin!

Double Double Tooltip Trouble

Posted by Herbie on March 1, 2019

I’ve got the double tooltips… mostly working. This’ll give quick information on what Brands enemy demons might be using.

It’s slightly later than my original schedule, but I’m hoping to release the first Brand Test Build sometime during the weekend of March 8th-10th.

The Pug-mancer

Posted by Herbie on February 24, 2019

Here’s another piece of great Demon art from Zyalin, this time based on a run of wizzzargh’s in which he decided to recruit lots of Freybugs. As I mentioned in the comments of one of the other pieces, I almost wish Demon had long enough load times to need loading screens.

Thanks again Zyalin!