Exeter350

No problem!

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2) I'm not sure if i'm ready to cave yet on the emblem seal, but you should notice once you reach chapter 22/23 that I have changed the description for afa's drops to something along the lines of: "Increases Growth by 5%" or something like that.

Nope, the item description says: "Gives a little treat to the unit that uses it." In the 'Use Item' screen during the pre-battle preparations, the item says, "Give this to a unit you like."

Hey, it's me from your old thread. Really liking your hack here.

Continuing on from where we left off...

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2) There's actually no such thing as a female assassin sprite in FE7. The map and combat sprites are both Thief-F and are unique to Leila. As for assassin Leila using the male assassin sprite, that is supposed to happen. I felt no need to make a female assassin sprite since a female assassin would in reality, look identical to a male assassin. A female assassin would have her chest and hair bound while working anyway so that they did not impede her work, resulting in a figure very similar, if not identical, to the male assassin.

Well, that's certainly true. And anyway, Assassin Marisa from FE8 used the male assassin sprites too. Heh, okay then.

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3) You are correct that the Rapier and Wolf-Beil have no legend behind them, but how would the balance of the game feel if I gave the mani-katti unlimited uses and not the weapons of the other two lords? If i'm going to break one lord's playability, I might as well do all three

Fair enough.

If I remember correctly, Eliwood and Hector will get an additional Rapier/Wolf Beil in their own respective modes, during Chapter 28E/30H (Valorous Roland/Durban the Berserker). You'll have to change the item drops since the second Rapier/Wolf Beil would be pretty pointless.

I haven't gotten that far yet, so if you've already changed it, don't kill me! >.<

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4) The emblem weapons are a personal preference of mine. I really dislike having to take the time out of my gameplay to buy new weapons, and would prefer to use those that are given as rewards or looted from the enemy. I hold a certain enmity towards the entire shop system and would probably remove it if the project didn't seem like so much work. If you don't want to use them, you are more than welcome to toss them from your inventory and move on.

Well, when given the choice, I'd choose to use them in battle, of course! It's like what Markyjoe1990 said about turtling in Klokinator's Ragefest 3 submission: just because I don't like something doesn't mean I won't use it, if it's strategic and practical.

But I'm just saying, is it really necessary to give the player that choice in the first place? It's like handing the player an instant-kill weapon and telling him it's up to him to use it or not. A pretty extreme example, but you get my drift.

I'm fine either way, though, just thought I should say that.

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5) ...So? No offense, but I really see no need to change it. Adding words to item descriptions always runs the risk of clipping or overlap with other graphics, and is generally a pain. Besides, I think all of us here are intelligent enough to figure out what it does. (At least I would hope so)

Not knowing what the Emblem Seal does doesn't reflect anything on one's intelligence. >.>

The description doesn't tell me anything. The stats don't reflect any change. I could compare the Avoid and Accuracy of my units' attacks before and after I equip the Emblem Seal, but then again, what are the odds of me doing that? I could just as easily look to see if the Emblem Seal negates criticals, or allows my unit to double his enemies, or any other possible abilities. Too much hassle, not worth the time to personally investigate, which means I'd have to go online to look it up.

Let's take a look at Afa's Drops. The official description for the Afa's Drops item is just as vague. I'm sure when you first played FE7, you had to look online to see what it actually does. Same thing here.

There is no harm done in clarifying the use of the Emblem Seal, but there IS a possibility of annoying the player if you don't. So why risk that?

I've only done amateur hacking, so I can't understand the hassle of changing item descriptions, though. I hope I don't sound like a demanding prick! xD

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6) As much as it bugs me as well, that capital is intentional. I was merely following the style used by the original text. If you look closely, there are other places in the game where the first letter after a pause in speech is capitalized. If I didn't have so much going on in my life, I would go through and check all of the game's text for spelling and grammar, but I can't. Sorry

My bad. >.<

I'm at Chapter 18 of your hack now.

NOTE #7: Chapter 19 - Ephidel says, "The corpse of that filthy red-haired traitor?"

Awesome! Popping over now. I'll reply to your reply there.

Playing through your hack now. It's the first time I've ever play-tested somebody's hack.

NOTE #1: The Leila chibi mug needs some work. Chibi mugs have solid outlines, but Leila's doesn't. Not that noticeable and probably not that important, but I'm a nit-picker.

NOTE #2: Thief-Leila is using the female Assassin map sprite, while Assassin-Leila is using the male Assassin map sprite? Is this supposed to happen? O.O

NOTE #3: The Rapier and Wolf Beil don't really count as legendary weapons, do they? They're rare, but they're not quite the same as the Mani Katti, which is unique and has a history behind it.

NOTE #4: Chapter 11 - The insertion of the Emblem weapons is a little... strange. And redundant. It's up to you really, but as they contribute neither to the gameplay nor the story, I'd rather have them taken out altogether.

NOTE #5: The Emblem Seal's description should be changed. I know it's the original description, but it doesn't tell the player anything.

NOTE #6: Chapter 12 - Leila says "Was that... Really necessary?" I think you mean "Was that... really necessary?"

NOTE #7: Chapter 18 - Matthew has a female Thief battle and map sprite. Also, when Eliwood and Co. find Matthew's corpse, his eyes are... open? I think it'd be better if they were closed.

I made a female Assassin sprite sheet for Leila a while back, but I never got around using it. If you want, I can pass it to you. (You've got to do some thingummies before you can insert it into the game, though, since it's just a sprite sheet.)