Crystal Sword

DigiTan · Post by **DigiTan** » Fri 27 May, 2005 3:15 am

Sorry if this doesn't really help the topic, but what program did you use to make that screenshot? It was suprisingly flicker-free.

And cool battle system, BTW.

Jim e · Post by **Jim e** » Fri 27 May, 2005 3:30 am

That would be the magic of pindur.

Post by **DarkAuron** » Fri 27 May, 2005 3:33 am

Tales of Symphonia (which I rented yesterday and is due back next week) has a nice battle system. Either through special events or as you travel, you'll entire a live-action combat system where you can only focus your attacks on one enemy, although if another enemy is near or you do an attack that covers a wide area you can hit other enemies as well, and you can switch your focus to another one using R and then selecting.

You can do sword slashing attacks, or use abilities to attack, which cost TP. TP recovers a bit through items, at the end of battle when exp and gold and rate is added (or subtracted), or when you attack an enemy.

Blocking is another important element.. theres a few things about it. You can hold your block for awhile, but if you do it too long and get attack, your defense can be broken through. And blocking only defends against most of the damage, not all of it. You can also jump over enemies, and if you get knocked into the air, pressing the block button does an air-recover (or whatever it's called) and you land instead of smack into the ground and stay there temporarily.

Ontop of that, 4 human players can all be in the battle at once, if you set the other party members to Manual attack mode. I think semi-auto means AI will be default but a human player can take over the control.

Also I gotta note that the game is very very pretty

Anime-style but not overdone in bright colors, more subtle tones with bright colors makes an interesting and pretty blend; I especially like the intro at the titlescreen.

DigiTan · Post by **DigiTan** » Fri 27 May, 2005 3:48 am

Jim e wrote:That would be the magic of pindur.

Really? I had no idea it was that far along already. I tell ya, that CoBB is one programing fiend!

DarkAuron is really on to something there. I really can't add much to that. I think it can all work as long as the hit detection is solid.

FrostFusion · Post by **FrostFusion** » Fri 27 May, 2005 5:07 am

Yeah it is using PindurTI. I Love it but it doesn't run ti-83 plus rom images. I am inneed of those graphics bad. Can someone please make them. Anyone who can please post them.

@thecheat: are you gonna make sprites for me or am I crazy....I bet I am crazy....naw....couldn't be.....well....yeah just make some graphics please

lloydkirk1989 · Post by **lloydkirk1989** » Fri 27 May, 2005 11:47 am

The only thing I don't like about PTI is the screen shots are a bit small and contrast is too grey for black and white.

Post by **tr1p1ea** » Sat 28 May, 2005 5:08 am

I think CoBB might have fixed that ... apparently he has a high contrast monitor or something so he never noticed it

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leofox · Post by **leofox** » Sat 28 May, 2005 7:41 am

FrostFusion, aren't you the guy i've send my Destiny Realm map code to?

thecheat · Post by **thecheat** » Sat 28 May, 2005 12:31 pm

I couldn't get pinduri ti to work on my compy but it looks prettty good!

@frostfusion what size and what type of enemy do you want me to make?(monster knight, ...)

Post by **tr1p1ea** » Sat 28 May, 2005 3:09 pm

PindurTI is simple to get working. Just dump your ti-83 rom, drag and drop it onto the pindurti exe file and left click anywhere in the main window

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You can also uses ion saves from vti which is handy.

thecheat · Post by **thecheat** » Sat 28 May, 2005 3:11 pm

oh ok *looks for someone with a ti83+* (no don't think about roms anyone thats hot water)

lloydkirk1989 · Post by **lloydkirk1989** » Sat 28 May, 2005 4:16 pm

I think you meant a ti-83.

edit: Fine...I'll just pm

Jim e · Post by **Jim e** » Sat 28 May, 2005 4:20 pm

Hehe never mind mods.

thecheat · Post by **thecheat** » Sat 28 May, 2005 4:23 pm

err I didn't say send me any thing.

so don't mention it or send it. *looks for some one at HOME with it*

lloydkirk1989 · Post by **lloydkirk1989** » Sat 28 May, 2005 4:26 pm

I doubt Texas instruments is even aware of our existence and realy don't think that these people have time to snoop around amateur calc programming forums looking for mention of roms.

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Crystal Sword

Do you like the game Tales of Symphonia