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EBF4 status reportEpic Battle Fantasy 4 is around 95% complete!
Things that need to be finished before beta testing:
• A proper Newgame+ feature, with higher level enemies. This will probably support 3 playthroughs per file, up to level 50.
• A bunch of stuff still needs to be translated and proofread.
• Music needs to be added to the game, but most of the music is already finished.
• Lots of debugging and balancing.
Things that need to be finished before the Kongregate/web release:
• An intro animation, similar to the one in EBF3.
• Writing up the walkthrough.
• Implementation of APIs for tracking achievements, stats, etc.
• Implementation of premium content API and items.
• Lots of debugging and balancing.
Things that need to be finished before the Steam release:
• Greenlight!
• Fullscreen settings.
• Ads and file compression will be removed, premium content will become normal content.
• A rearranged loading screen and a bunch of other little changes.
• Steam's APIs and whatever.
• ???
• Lots of debug

EBF4 progress report.Game's almost done!
All that's left to do is implement premium content and test the last few features, such as the intro animation, links, API integration and all that.
Speaking of which, I should probably go over the plans for the premium content, so I can get all of the backlash and complaints out of the way.
The premium pack includes 20 equips, 4 skills, and 3 summons. (You'll have seen the equips already if you cheated.)
Originally, I made these a bit overpowered, but I've changed them now, so they're only a tiny bit better than regular stuff.
Kongregate have also recommended that I make the Newgame+ feature part of the premium pack, and I pretty much agree with them on this one.
Anyone who finishes the game has already been playing for around 20 hours, and therefor can't really complain that they haven't had a full experience.
And the long-term players are the guys I should really be targeting with this stuff.
The pack will probably cost $7.50.
This figure is based on sales scienc

Phones SuckA lot of people ask me if I'm porting any of my games to phones. I never will, and here's why.
Let's put aside the considerable effort it would take to translate the code and assets from Flash format, and look at some of the design problems.
The main games in the Epic Battle Fantasy series have too much information on screen to fit onto a tiny phone screen with touch controls. There's menus with 20+ icons, info bubbles for status effects, foe info bubbles, HP/MP bars etc... It would be very difficult to make all of these buttons and information large enough for use with your fat fingers. The interface would have to be simplified to the point where there's no more than maybe 10 buttons on screen at any time, which would mean throwing out like three quarters of the game mechanics and content.
Bullet Heaven would never work without either physical buttons, a mouse, or stylus controls. Most phones don't have any of those, and even if they did, the small screen wouldn't allow ver

Foes...Haven't been posting stuff because I'm currently programming all the foes, and all the animations have already been posted anyway.
Got 77 foes programmed so far, and got plenty more to go.
I believe that's already more than EBF3 had.
Some cool stuff so far:
Drill Golems have the Teradrill skill, which should make for some chaotic battles. You might remember that it does more damage against buffed targets, and now does even more damage if the target is defending.
So basically; Buffed out characters = instant death.
Making good use of the new status effects; Tanuki Dogs burn themselves when using their fireball attack, Bears go berserk when attacked, Big Bushes give their allies Morale etc.
The new charge status means you're more likely to notice when you're about to get hit by a powerful attack. It also means foes can lose their charge if they're stunned or syphoned for a while.
Plenty of foes from EBF1 & 2 are coming back, including Spirits, the Defender, and the Fusion Golem.
Most old

EBF4 FAQMaking an FAQ about EBF4 so I can just link to this whenever people ask me boring questions. Feel free to copy and paste these answers anywhere.
Hopefully my explanations aren't totally crap.
Q: Why do my save files keep getting deleted?
A: This is caused by browser privacy settings, and tools that delete cookies. In Chrome especially. Just make sure you don't delete cookies ever, basically. The Armor Games version has online saving, which could help, but you'll need to make an account there, and you'll always have to be connected to the internet.
Q: How do I move my save files to a different computer (or site)?
A: Do a full system search for "EBF4" (or Google the location of Flash cookies (.sol files), it's different on each operating system). If you don't find anything, then your search hasn't searched everywhere. Copy all the files you find, they should all be in the same folder. If they're in different folders, check the folder name to see which on

EBF4 on Steam's Greenlight!Linky link: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=133229519
Vote up, tell your friends, flatter me in the comments, and all that kind of stuff.

Zelda: Skyward Sword rantWoop! Finished Skyward Sword! Nintendo tried really hard to ruin this game, but it was still pretty awesome, despite being designed for 5 year olds.
I had two major problems with the game, and you can probably guess what those were.
So I didn't end up completely hating the motion controls; they actually work pretty well for the sword fighting aspects of the game. It takes a while to get used to the motions you have to make for sword swings, and even then it's still quite hard to do them correctly if you're panicking. But it's a pretty fun control scheme for some of the boss battles, especially that one part with the thunderbolts. It also works okay for throwing and rolling bombs.
However, every other use of motion controls was retarded. They just don't feel right for steering a bird, jumping off ladders, playing the harp, doing forward rolls, or all the other gimmicky uses. All of these could have easily been implemented with the analog stick and some buttons, and there was really no r

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Progress report!

by *kupo707, Jul 10, 2012, 3:31:52 PM
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I just defeated the final boss and I reckon Epic Battle Fantasy 4 is about 60% finished now.

So here's a list of what hasn't been finished (or even started) yet:

Map engine: movement, puzzles, interactions, transitions between game modes.

Map objects: Updating old graphics and making new ones.

Maps: making the actual maps, and all of their content, including treasures, NPCs, puzzles, battles.

NPC and other map dialogue.

In-battle dialogue in reaction to new foes and skills.

Tutorials and tips when getting started.

NPC parts and generator.

Fetch quests.

Animated battle backgrounds.

Cutscene slides and dialogue.

Game menus: Medals, Bestiary, Quests, Walkthrough, Map...

Main menu: start game, music gallary, art gallery, options, credits...

Preloader minigame and animated intro cutscene.

Save system.

Kongregate API: online saving, scores and microtransactions.

Background music.

Debugging and usability testing.

Balancing skills, equips, foes, difficulty levels and newgame+.

...and some other features I haven't mentioned yet.

That is all.

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*TraceofHatred Oct 6, 2012 Hobbyist General Artist

I really can't wait for newgame+. That was probably one of the few letdowns about EBF3 was that, there wasn't really much to do with newgame+.
Maybe some sort of unlockables like a secret weapon/armor set for people, or enemies with higher stats so if you keep your levels on newgame+ it isn't a breeze for the first 9/10's of the game.
That way you'd be able to use all your skills and stats, but not be bored to hell with level 1 enemies!