vhzc Posted September 20, 2020 Author Share Posted September 20, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, Trebor said: Am I missing something though? The clock kept ticking up, but I am not seeing anything further to do at this point. *EDIT: Understood. Spoilers!!! Well, I suppose I will have to change the potion location... ? Edited September 20, 2020 by vhzc 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gambler172 Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 Hi Vladimir i am a dragon slayer ? Wow,this guy was hard to kill. Fantastic game. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trebor Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 13 hours ago, vhzc said: Spoilers!!! Well, I suppose I will have to change the potion location... ? Edited 12 hours ago by vhzc My apologies...initially the reply just stated, "Spoilers!!!" and the only portion that showed quoted was my inquiry if I was missing something more. I presumed "Spoilers!!!" was the answer to my question, in that you did not want to reveal more of the game as it would provide too many spoilers. The additionally statement edited in afterwards, about changing the potion location, made it clear what the exclamatory was really in regards to and the respective statement was removed from the prior response feedback. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trebor Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 For ROOM 98, after completing the task at hand, the floor is extended all the way up to the wall/screen ending... ...upon returning though, the right-most segment portion of the floor is missing: In ROOM 93, while the ladder is fully extended, the game slows down considerably. There's even a brief graphical glitch occasionally. It is experienced both in Knight Guy's movement and the flames' flickering. Seems it may be tied to the current timer implementation for the ladder, as it does not occur when the ladder is extending, compressing, or fully compressed. It also did not occur when the same room was utilized as ROOM 01 in earlier builds (I.E. Beta 09). Slowdown does not occur when in other rooms with a timer, such as the bridge in ROOM 85. There is also no slowdown with ROOM 57, despite platforms engaged on a timer and two sets of flame bursts when backtracking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trebor Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 Unsure when this enhancement was performed, nonetheless, making it clear that going left of the waterfall would mean death is appreciated: Some earlier builds, could lead one to believe the step stone to the left was a safe path to follow. The moving water superimposed on top of it, in addition to it being in front of the water fill, creates a depth illusion of the stone being at the forefront while the actual action/movement would take place behind. It is a very nice touch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trebor Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 Upon death and respawning in ROOM 72, Knight Guy is unfairly dropped from above, onto the top of the ladder. This could lead to one or more cheap deaths: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trebor Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 Below the ceiling/floor separator in ROOM 64 a piece of the wall column is missing: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trebor Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 Similarly, seeming missing wall pieces in ROOM 60, when traversing back, although the upper right most one appears to be intended due to the stone work that is in front to the left of it: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trebor Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 In ROOM 49, rightly so, Knight Guy cannot passthrough the column and stone starting from the right side. The player cannot proceed further at this height going right: However, ROOM 50, Knight Guys can passthrough the same column and stone starting from the left side. The player can proceed further at this height going left: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 The Room 93 slowdown only happens for me when I'm backtracking. I can confirm KGs column passthrough in Room 50 (from left side), as well as, the missing floor piece (upon return) in Room 98 and missing column pieces in Rooms 60/64. Good eye @Trebor? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+-^CrossBow^- Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 See I only did the backtrack run on the previous build that had the other massive slowdown and even then only in emulation. When I've played it on my 7800 I've not tried to backtrack since thus far, there hasn't really been a reason too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vhzc Posted September 20, 2020 Author Share Posted September 20, 2020 "Missing" parts of the columns are by design. Shadow casted by the beam like tiles. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trebor Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 1 hour ago, sramirez2008 said: The Room 93 slowdown only happens for me when I'm backtracking. Indeed; I should have emphasized all recent reports were while backtracking to the beginning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vhzc Posted September 23, 2020 Author Share Posted September 23, 2020 I can`t reproduce the slowdown in room 93 on emulator, I tried to optimize the code but I only can hope that it worked. Other issues as inconsistencies in rooms 49/50 and unfair respawn in room 72 were corrected. knightguyPKG20200919revc.a78 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 On 9/22/2020 at 9:15 PM, vhzc said: I can`t reproduce the slowdown in room 93 on emulator, I tried to optimize the code but I only can hope that it worked. Other issues as inconsistencies in rooms 49/50 and unfair respawn in room 72 were corrected. knightguyPKG20200919revc.a78 144.13 kB · 11 downloads Just tested the latest ROM and the slowdown issue appears to have been resolved!? I completed a full backtrack of the game, bounced around as much as I could, climbed up/down ladders etc. and the game performed as expected. -Thanks for the latest update. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vhzc Posted September 24, 2020 Author Share Posted September 24, 2020 12 minutes ago, sramirez2008 said: Just tested the latest ROM and the slowdown issue appears to have been resolved!? I completed a full backtrack of the game, bounced around as much as I could, climbed up/down ladders etc. and the game performed as expected. -Thanks for the latest update. Thank you very much for testing! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+-^CrossBow^- Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 My apologies that I haven't test this latest rom yet. Been busy with console requests for the past week and just haven't had free time to get to this. I will see what I can do tonight to give it a run through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vhzc Posted September 24, 2020 Author Share Posted September 24, 2020 3 minutes ago, -^CrossBow^- said: My apologies that I haven't test this latest rom yet. Been busy with console requests for the past week and just haven't had free time to get to this. I will see what I can do tonight to give it a run through. I really appreciate all the time you guys put in the testing. Since I have no means to test in actual hardware this project simply would not exist without the tester crew. And there is not hurry, please don't feel forced. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vhzc Posted September 26, 2020 Author Share Posted September 26, 2020 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 And the plot thickens. Looking good.? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vhzc Posted September 30, 2020 Author Share Posted September 30, 2020 On 7/4/2020 at 1:17 AM, vhzc said: RELEASE CANDIDATE 1 is here! knightguyRC1.a78 144.13 kB · 0 downloads 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+-^CrossBow^- Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 Is that time with backtracking all the way back to the beginning? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 2 hours ago, vhzc said: Guess I need to take some more time looking around for the secrets. Played two games and couldn't find the secret behind the question mark (can't recall the room). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbo Laser Lynx Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 What graphics mode does this (super fun) game use? I was counting colors and can't get it to match up with any of the standard modes.? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trebor Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 Just a quick playthrough with not one hiccup to report: The AtariAge introduction splash screen is fantastic! Our boy Bones needed some additional attention, even if it is of the crushing variety. Love the new 'mini-tornado' warp/swirl entrance of Knight Guy; double so when 'warping' in-game. Our hero is also looking brighter and shinier than ever, great job! I do love how the games color aesthetics continue to play into the phase/degree shifting of the palette as the system warms up. Most noticeable with the castle walls and floor as well as background highlights and emphasis, it works in a number of ways and looks great overall. The right-side console buttons seem to have no real convenient effect with holding down "RESET" just freezing the action until release. Perhaps "SELECT" (Or "RESET") can be used to return the player back to the Title screen. Counting down instead of up with the game clock is a brilliant move providing somewhat of a sense of urgency without being ridiculous restrictive in regards to a player's exploration and pacing. It seems our final boss battle has been tweaked some making it slightly more difficult to beat, unless I am recollecting incorrectly. Nothing more to add except having two more secrets to discover the next playthrough and looking forward to hopefully having a background melody present when this reaches finalization. Above all else and most importantly, this game continues to be fun - a lot of fun. Outstanding work, Vladimir! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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