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Post by gdv82 on Apr 2, 2020 9:40:31 GMT
So, having finished the implementations on Lone Wolf Saga (even if a new release fixing some minor bugs is currently in development), and finding myself with some new spare time because of Covid19 lockdown (here in Italy it has almost reached a full month long, and it has already been prolonged by at least 10 days), I was able to take a dive into the World of Lone Wolf series, and I was able to port it successfully to Android. The codebase (especially in regards to the Sections and the various Choices) is heavily lifted from Lone Wolf Saga, some new Features had to be added (for example regarding the expenditure of WILLPOWER Points, both in and out of combat) and a lot of features have been trimmed. Due to its shorter span (4 books instead of 20) we have a lot less standardization amongst the different Sections, so the main DB is a lot more cleaner, while the codebase features a lot more "edge cases" scenarios. As was the case for Lone Wolf Saga, the main app is donwloadable from Play Store (it will be online in days at play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.GDVGames.GreyStarQuest, in this days Google is taking a lot more time to review new apps because of less people being able to work due to the lockdown) while the game's DB and the Images' DB are available as separate downloads hosted here on my profile ftp space. At the moment, only the first book of the Series is featured in the app; I think however the full Series will be available way faster then Lone Wolf Saga  Apart from Donations and the usual Bookmarks System (as already seen in Lone Wolf Saga), I added a new feature that I plan to backport to Lone Wolf Saga as well: once per book, the player has the ability to "nerf down" an enemy, by reducing its ENDURANCE and COMBAT SKILL by 10%; by buying in-app purchases, 3 other uses can be added, each of which will usable once per book and will reduce the enemy's statistics respectively by 15%, 20%, and 25%          Hope you all will have fun GDV |
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Post by kurz81 on Apr 2, 2020 18:45:34 GMT
Thank you for your work!
I'm gonna try this app now.
I understand why you would like to feature nerfs on demand: Grey Star books are really difficult without a walkthrough.
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Post by Nym90 on Apr 2, 2020 19:49:22 GMT
Well there is one particular enemy in book 1 for whom that nerfing feature will come in quite handy for.
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Post by heroaltair2 on Apr 3, 2020 8:40:44 GMT
Thank you so much for your work, brother, i loved the Grey Star series since the first time i readed it
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Post by gdv82 on Apr 6, 2020 6:46:59 GMT
Grey Star Quest has been officially published on the Play Store during the weekend and is available for download.
Should you have troubles in finding it while it gains popularity and get properly indexed, search for "lone wolf saga", from its page click on my profile name "GDV Games and Software" and you will taken to the list of apps I have published; from there you can easily find Grey Star Quest
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Post by gdv82 on Apr 6, 2020 8:39:14 GMT
If anyone is playing, I need you to send me an email through the in-app interface just so that I can check if the address is correctly forwarding emails to my main address
Many thanks to whoever will be able to help me out
GDV
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Post by heroaltair2 on Apr 8, 2020 22:51:50 GMT
I have been trying a few the app and untill now it works great, however, I think you should add an option to manually select the RNT numbers, also, It would be nice that if you don't like your initial stats you can re-roll them a couple of times until you get something decent.
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Post by kurz81 on Apr 9, 2020 15:57:52 GMT
Cleared the first book with help of a walkthrough. Very difficult book indeed.
So far I found:
1) elixir of rendalim could be used multiple times
2) vial of alether not providing +2cs
3) Tamara seeds can't be used in combat
4) section 90: can't use sorcery even if I have it
5) I was not able to use Alchemy to escape from prison. Do I need the pestle and mortar as well beside the ingredients?
More testing in progress.
Thank you for the nice app.
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Post by gdv82 on Apr 24, 2020 8:48:38 GMT
Cleared the first book with help of a walkthrough. Very difficult book indeed. So far I found: 1) elixir of rendalim could be used multiple times 2) vial of alether not providing +2cs 3) Tamara seeds can't be used in combat 4) section 90: can't use sorcery even if I have it 5) I was not able to use Alchemy to escape from prison. Do I need the pestle and mortar as well beside the ingredients? More testing in progress. Thank you for the nice app. Thank you for the testing and the feedback I couldn't reproduce the issue, both by using the Elixir from the Herb pouch or from the Backpack, the Elixir was always removed after use. Did you have a single instance of it, or did you receive more then one? I will have to check this, and update the app when I identify and correct the problem If I remember correctly, they shouldn't be supposed to, as you could eat a Tarama seed in order to spend an infinite amount of Willpower to one-hit kill a boss Should be corrected by re-downloading the DB (should also be prompted to, as I have updated the DB version 0.99.2) Could happen if you had the Packet of Ezeran Crystals and not the Jar of Ezeran Crystals (or viceversa), as one of them was not taken into consideration. As soon as I re-publish the updated app version, this will be fixed. GDV |
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Post by gdv82 on Apr 24, 2020 8:50:47 GMT
I have been trying a few the app and untill now it works great, however, I think you should add an option to manually select the RNT numbers, also, It would be nice that if you don't like your initial stats you can re-roll them a couple of times until you get something decent. I don't think I will allow players to manually choose RNT results as that would be very much cheating on the System... You can already create (and delete) different Profiles until you get the rolls you like more  GDV |
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Post by heroaltair2 on Apr 27, 2020 19:22:47 GMT
I have been trying a few the app and untill now it works great, however, I think you should add an option to manually select the RNT numbers, also, It would be nice that if you don't like your initial stats you can re-roll them a couple of times until you get something decent. I don't think I will allow players to manually choose RNT results as that would be very much cheating on the System... You can already create (and delete) different Profiles until you get the rolls you like more GDV The LW New Order App has an option to hide and randomize the positions from the numbers on RNT, i think you could make something similar here |
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Post by gdv82 on Aug 25, 2020 11:59:31 GMT
So, I was able to upload a new version for Grey Star Quest on the Android Store; it's version 1.01, and, as always when the main version number changes, it means there's a new playable book. This time it's, obviously, The Forbidden City, the second book in the series.
This was quite a simple book to convert to the app format, the section are almost all standardized, just a few Sections where the standard rules where not adhered to or suficient to get the work done.
The update also contains some fixes for the minor bugs found in book 1.
Hope you all will enjoy this new book.
Best to you all
GDV
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Post by gdv82 on Sept 4, 2020 9:27:22 GMT
A new release fixing a couple of bugs:
- during fights, Grey Star Combat Skill wasn't correclty calculated
- problem with crashes during Profile's import and export.
I also removed the option to drink Alether Potions directly from the Action Chart and moved it into the Fight section, providing a new button that works just like the one for Karmo potion.
I think this provides a better user experience, and I will probably also backport this functionality to Lone Wolf in the future...
Have fun
GDV
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Post by Ofecks on Sept 4, 2020 15:57:55 GMT
I also removed the option to drink Alether Potions directly from the Action Chart and moved it into the Fight section, providing a new button that works just like the one for Karmo potion. I think this provides a better user experience, and I will probably also backport this functionality to Lone Wolf in the future... Are there any non-combat sections throughout LW where the outcome is determined by a combat skill calculation, where you could theoretically quaff an Alether to give you an advantage? I'm thinking there might be at least one, but I can't remember. That's a good change, though. As long as you implement only using one item per combat (this was a bug I reported in LWS) and if you have more than one kind (like possessing both Alether and Adgana), it asks you which one you want to use. |
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Post by norshire on Sept 29, 2020 2:01:29 GMT
I think I found a bug: Section 170, I can't use the Ezeran Acid. I had gathered the materials earlier and prepared it earlier in the adventure, and it still shows up in my Herb Pouch as Ezeran Acid, but the option to use it is greyed out. Bug aside, I'm enjoying being able to play smoothly on my phone when I'm between other things. Thanks for creating the app  |
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