Blacksmith revamp

[Salanewt]

Oh yeah, that was a pretty neat mechanic! A shame this project is pretty much dead though, or else I'd totally consider rooting for it.

[ScarletFlames]

Indeed, it is quite unfortunate that Dimensional Crisis is now stopped.

[Luna_blade]

Indeed, it is quite unfortunate that Dimensional Crisis is now stopped.

That's right but, a couple of people here (including me) have recently started working on a new project.

If this mechanic sounds familiar, then you have obviously played Earthbound and/or Mother 1.

It would work for GS, I guess.

[ScarletFlames]

Really!? Awesome!

As for weapon by sleep, the mechanic would work because the game does not supposedly put you into a straight line, like Earthbound. Backtracking was allowed and sometimes even encouraged by Golden Sun.

[Rolina]

You do know that DCrisis is dead, right?  Until we get a fully functioning editor or close approximation, this section really isn't gonna serve much of a point.

[Flash]

I mean the ideas can still be used by other hacks you know. The blacksmith in the original GS:TLA seemed very lackluster until the very end, and even then you would only use like 2 or 3 crafts from him (most other stuff you'd be getting from rare drops and all that). I really wish there was more versatility and more options with the blacksmith. It felt like the viable options at each "tier" of forgables was too small.

[Salanewt]

So something like the food crafting system in Paper Mario, but for blacksmith gear?

[Flash]

I haven't played Paper Mario in ages so I don't really recall. It would be cool if you could mix and match forgables though, and have a possibility of more items and stuff like that. Like mix Dark Matter (or whatever it's called) with the Orihacon (or whatever it's called).

[Salanewt]

Aah yeah! That's more or less how PM did it from what I recall, but with a "fail" option for when a certain combination doesn't give you an item. It certainly seems like a nice idea for Golden Sun at any rate.

[leaf]

The real reason the blacksmith seemed so lackluster was because you had to go really far out of your way to get something forged. By the time you got there, the low tier forgeable items were already outclassed, and it was rarely worthwhile to sail all the way over there just for a small increase in power when you happened to pick up a new forging material. You probably wouldn't even go back there until getting teleport, which is all the way in mars lighthouse, at which point only a rare few of the low tier forgeable items are worth using anymore (like the clear bracelet, forged from one of the earliest forging materials you get access to, but retains its usefulness because it gives so much mercury power).

[Today]

Today at 18:00:23

Teawater: By the way, I was wondering, did anyone else notice the ".gba" ROM in the Downloads section?

[Today]

Today at 16:54:26

JamietheFlameUser: Well, that particular Briggs fight was from a long time ago. I haven't been working on my current hack the past few days because of other stuff.

[Today]

Today at 16:40:10

Luna_blade: @Saturos: Your english exams?

[Today]

Today at 16:33:40

Teawater: Can't remember exactly what shae of yellow it was, so not sure it would be too close or not.

[Today]

Today at 16:30:58

Teawater: @KoP: Wouldn't Shiny Gold be for the Sol Clan?

[Today]

Today at 15:37:37

Salanewt: Oh wait, tag doesn't work down here. But yeah, how is your hack going Jamie?

[Today]

Today at 15:37:00

Salanewt: [me] considers giving him the Sol Blade...

[Today]

Today at 15:36:00

Salanewt: Oh my. To be honest though, I'd be more likely to give Briggs stuff from later regions; him being a pirate from another continent and all.

[Today]

Today at 09:36:58

JamietheFlameUser: How not to design boss fights: give human-type bosses stats and equipment on par for what the Editor says their level is and what equipment is available where they're from. You get stuff like an actually scaled to level 21 Briggs with a Great Sword, Silver Plate, Silver Helm, Vambrace, and Leather Boots. God, that was BS.

[Today]

Today at 09:09:49

Saturos: Wow first part of exam is ower (in english) tomorow speaking part.

[Today]

Today at 07:11:35

JamietheFlameUser: Eh, I didn't know the exact chance of Curse screwing you over. Still, that 6% chance to fail to act at all could screw you over when it matters most. The obvious solution, of course, is to stick that armour on a character who doesn't do anything but spam attack moves anyway.

[Today]

Today at 07:10:52

leaf: ...assuming I'm remembering the chance of curse taking effect correctly as 25%

[Today]

Today at 07:09:50

leaf: in fact, you get two turns the majority of the time (~56%), and only completely fail to act ~6%, the remainder of the time getting one action

[Today]

Today at 07:07:49

leaf: I like that stealth armor buff. it wouldn't make sense to do that with the clerics ring available, but if you remove that, it's actually an interesting item. On average, you get ~1.5 turns per round. it's potentially very strong, but carries risks

[Today]

Today at 07:04:59

leaf: lol

[Today]

Today at 06:39:21

JamietheFlameUser: Reading the Venus Psynergy topic and 'lol'ing at Role's reaction to a very simple spell idea I'd had (and still think is awesome), where rock explodes out of the ground from a single point in a focused, cone-shaped burst. Role read me the riot act about not combining elements again. lol.

[Today]

Today at 06:17:58

JamietheFlameUser: Well, one thing I came up with that was actually potentially cool is a modification to the Stealth Armour. I gave it +1 turns, under the assumption that the Cleric's Ring would be removed. You might get 2 actions that round, or 1 action, or maybe no actions at all! RNG at its finest.

[Today]

Today at 06:15:32

Knight of Purgatory: Nice orange text kain. Maybe it should be a shiny gold

[Today]

Today at 06:03:40

leaf: I concur. There isn't much I'd consider worth salvaging from dc in terms of work done, but reading the old threads can be quite amusing

[Today]

Today at 06:01:48

JamietheFlameUser: LOL I'm looking at the DCrisis Items/Equipment section. Role and I were both so immature about it (me especially) that it's hilarious in hindsight.

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