Gates of Tartarus
After his latest game received negative reception from us a week ago, Bhaalspawn finally decided that it'd be a good time to fix up his game after letting it sit for several months, and has released a new patch for it that apparently addresses most of my complaints from the review. I haven't tested it out myself, but if you were disappointed with the previous version, now might be a good time to give it a second chance.
Release notes below the break.
Release notes below the break.
- -Game Data is no longer encrypted
- -RPG Maker VX Ace RTP is no longer included in the game files
- -Several dungeon maps not accessible to the player can be viewed in RPG Maker
- -Due to popular request, the Game Over screen and music can be reverted to it’s 0.2 state if the player so wishes. See the Customization Folder for instructions.
BUG FIXES
- -The Healing Pool in the first Hub is no longer made of colored concrete.
- -The Lighting Engine should no longer bleed into maps where it isn’t programmed.
- -FlutterShed’s level has had it’s lighting bugs fixed.
- -FlutterShed’s level no longer traps the player inside it’s map.
- -"Stunned" is no longer overwritten by every other state in the game.
- -The game should no longer CTD when attempting to flee an encounter.
- -Several events have had their animations improved
- -Trixie Lulamoon’s dungeon has been added, with plans to expand it in the future.
- -Queen Chrysalis’ dungeon has been given more detail.
- -Quest Journal has been added to give context to what the player is doing until cutscenes are added.
- -FlutterShed, Queen Chrysalis, and Trixie Lulamoon have been removed from the testing area.
- -Nightmare Moon has been added as a boss in the Test Area.
- Speak to Ascentia to test her boss fight.
- -The Matriarch has been added as a boss in the Test Area. Speak to Ascentia to test her boss fight.
- -King Sombra has been added as a two-phase boss in the Test Area. Speak to Ascentia to test his boss fight.
- -Sunset Shimmer has been added as a three-phrase boss in the Test Area. Speak to Ascentia to test this boss fight.
CHANGES GENERAL
- -"Bandage" has been removed from the game entirely.
- -Character skill progression has been more thouroughly fleshed out.
- -All bosses now strike 2 times per turn, with a 50% chance to strike a third time.
- -The ghosts in the third dungeon are no longer visible, and can be fled from in battle.
- -Spiderling encounters have been added to the third dungeon.
- -Several bosses have had their battler sprites replaced with MLP-themed monsters.
- -The third dungeon boss has not has it’s battlers replaced yet. Thinking of replacing the boss with a survival-style parasprite horde.
- The player can now choose between playing on Normal Mode, and Permadeath Mode (Reviving dead party members is no longer possible)
- The intro cinematic can now be skipped. Praise Celestia!
TRIXIE LULAMOON
- -Trixie’s boss fight behaves differently if the player has found the Alicorn Amulet.
- -Trixie now has a 35% passive chance to reflect magic attacks made against her.
QUEEN CHRYSALIS
- -Chrysalis’ health and attack power has been increased.
- -Spawned Changelings have more health and attack power.
