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[Zeldaicflame]

And a patch is released!
It is attached to the first post.

Ahhh it feels good.

Of course, now there is the 'Fix autoscroll lines' 'Fix grammar' and 'Fix weird random bugs' part

I'll be glad if everyone could tell me if stats are broken or if there are any glitches or anything.

[Lord Glenn]

The weapon icons are ok, at least for the first iteration of them (that, and, really, anything is better than using the same old drab icons that have been used for a while now). The structure on a few of them could use some work (Killing Edge and Horseslayer (presumably) to name two), as well as the shading on some of them (last icon in the second row, first icon in the last row, again to name two).

My advice would be just to go back and reference the structure, design, and shading of the existing icons (FE6-8) until you find your own unique style, and then continue doing them that way. (Because, honestly, I say to use the official works as reference, but by this point with my own works, I don't really pay attention to them, so...)

EDIT - In the event that you haven't seen it, you may consider looking at my Custom Icon Tutorial that's posted in my gallery. It might be of some help, but it might not. Just leaving the option there.

[seph1212]

So, here's my review of Zeldiac Flame's hack, so far.

It's my opinion, you don't have to share it, but please don't be offended by what I think. ('Sides, even if you are, I'm not stopping the review. Too many people like it.)

Zeldiac Flame's hack review, part 1

Zeldiac Flame's hack review, part 2

Zeldiac Flame's hack review, part 3

[Zeldaicflame]

No, that's ok. I was never expecting to be awesome at it.
I'll use the criticism from the videos to try and improve it the best I can.

I spose I better get on fixing the grammar then.

Though I am worried about chapters 4 & 5. That is if they are also considered horrible, then i don't think i'm cut out for hacking. I thought i did good with those, but then again, i could be very very wrong. Ah well, I'll see.

If it doesn't really get better in peoples opinions, then i'll cancel it and do something else for my friends.

[Fire Blazer]

^I haven't watched it but don't get too down. Nobody is expecting a hack like FE:ASD, and it doesn't need to have awesome graphics or grammar to be a good or popular hack. You'll find your own niche that will make your game worth playing. And if you share the hack, you are bound to get people to criticize and compliment it, and the more criticism you act upon the more compliments you get.

I'll finish this post off with a compliment:

Keep up the great work--the hack has good potential and a great creator! (I mean it!)

[Zeldaicflame]

Oh, I forgot to mention, It appears I made the release of the text with unedited bits. Don't worry though, it should only be chapter 2 that is affected. I'll get a patch up now.

Also well, embarrassingly I forgot that those character descriptions existed, so yeah. That's why they are not changed. I'll do that now.

EDIT: patch up. It's in the first post withthe same name.

[seph1212]

I don't want to be labeled the bad guy for my opinion D=

But, all I think you should do for now, is fix those grammar mistakes, change Green and Red's portraits, and fix their battle palettes.

I think you should shrink Salera's portrait, as it looks too manly, but IMO those other things should come first.

And, criticism will make you better, as Blazer said =D

So, keep at it!

[Zeldaicflame]

No, that's ok. Though I was wondering if you could finish the review (if its not too painful) so I can work it all over.

[seph1212]

Yeah, I will. Just, it takes time to record, and I have to get material, so it'll be entertaining.

[Zeldaicflame]

Awesome, I'm looking forward to it.
The videos did make me laugh quite a bit actually.

[seph1212]

And, I did want to ask one thing. Is this supposed to be a serious, or is it a joke hack?

[Zeldaicflame]

It is meant to be a joke hack, but I think I may have to change it to being serious It depends on whether I can think up anything funny to type in - which, evidently is not often and usually not good.

I think chapters 3 and 4 are more serious, but 5 is a little jokey, but not much. I guess I'll wait and see.

[seph1212]

IMO, you've had one joke so far, and that was in chapter one with Zugu, where Salera says, "What, you'll turn big and green?" That made me smile. That's about it though =/

[Zeldaicflame]

Yeah. Well I will probably change it to serious.

[Fire Blazer]

Aww but joke hacks are easier and more funny lol

Tactics Universe hardly has any jokes... It's just epic and dramatic. It's like a serious anime. XD

But anyway enough of my hack, do you have any screenshots of ch3 and on to share with us?

[Zeldaicflame]

I do have them, I just have to upload them.
I have been busier than I thought I'd be but they'll be up within the next 48 hours.

They will be edited to the first post just like the others and I will edit this post when they are up.

EDIT: Screenshots are up

[Zeldaicflame]

Just over the past few hours I've been thinking over the script.
I've decided to make it a serious game, as I have far too many good ideas for a serious hack and not a whole lot of good ideas for an funny/joke hack. I've even had a wonderful idea for a final boss and everything.

Unfortunately that means a whole go-over the script. Fortunately, it also means the script is more thought out, and will be, overall, better (hopefully). Plus I plan to include custom maps. Well sorta. Red and greens mugs with have new heads and hair. And if I find tutorials, various other graphical hackyness.

That's all for now, it'll probably be a while, but I wanna get the script revamped so not much in the way of screen shots, until that is done. After that, it'll be chapter by chapter. So yeah.

I still hope that seph can finish the review so I'll pick up on other things that I may have missed.

I will leave the patch up for anyone who wants to have a look at portraits or battle animations or whatever. I won't take it down till I release a new patch with the revamped script so I can get a bit more advice/criticism.

Whew. That's all for now. I think.

[Ryrumeli]

Graphics usually follow very similar patterns, what do you want to change? Based on what you want to change or not I can give you a hand. *Is technically a self-awarded graphical hacker after all*


And nice to see you have a strategy, I find that the best hacks we will ever have in this community, in them the start, middle, end and plot overall plot and battle had/have/will have at least 75% ready before the first byte is changed in the rom.

So I am 100% for this revival. :3

[Zeldaicflame]

Well I would like to have a titlescreen that has a sub heading. And I would like to change the look of the menus, and statscreen (nothing too fancy). After that, maybe a nice little change to the battle template, but that can be done later

[Ryrumeli]

A title screen isn't hard to change, takes like 3-4 images, depending on if you use FE7 or 8.



Menus are hard as heck, and I say that out of experience. There is like an image for each sector of the menus, and some images which are loaded and used in more than once, with a different palette on them. More than 15 different images, some with say 3 tiles, and with different logics. Takes as much time and effort to change the battle frames than to change the graphics at the battle arena. ...no, wait, including buttons, the arena takes more. So I would say, out of experience, today changing graphics is harder than making a custom CG, and not nearly as visible.

...sides, you would actually need to sprite them. XD


And for the battle frames, 5 images, out of my head. And a limit of how many different tiles(8x8) you can make at once. 42, I think. And four palettes, but I guess you expected that. XD




So yeah, while I respect your decision, here are my comments on your possible future changes. Decide with wisdom.