Still stuck on this, yeah. But I thought I could share some more progress. It’s not every update I actually have stuff to share at this time of the month, as it is usually just me slamming my head against RPGMaker, but here we are.
The first few pictures above are some of the new maps from the tower’s basement. I got some new assets for it, and I do think that while some stuff is nice, it might feel a bit too… high tech. Still, I like it, and I mean, Bum-Bum has a magic camera. The basement area is going to be pretty big in terms of map count, and it’ll be something around lv 15~20, a little after saving Peach.
Now, lemme talk about something a bit more fun. Playable Hildegard!
Yeah, Big Sis herself will be playable temporarily while you’re inside the basement. Right now, I plan on her being just like Lene, temporarily on the team during the quest, but I might’ve gone a bit overboard with her skills. Lene had 3~4 skills, while Hildegard has 13, although most are just variations with different debuffs.
I’ve spent some time coming up with something unique for playable Hildegard that’d make her stand out from the rest of the companions. She's not finished yet, as she still needs skills descriptions and some fine-tuning (She is really weak right now)
Hildegard is mostly similar to Viz, being just as frail and lacking a bit in damage compared to the goblin, but Hildegard makes up with lots of debuffs and dot skills. Everything she does inflicts poison or some kind of bleed/burn/paralysis or something else, and a few of her skills increase in damage depending on how many debuffs are present on the enemy. Big Sis also has some supportive and healing skills that can be used in a pinch but not relied upon. She’s a damage dealer, after all.
As a final note, I’m considering adding some kind of “Unlock all companions” as a cheat, so you can use any character at any moment in the game without needing to directly unlock them. It would 100% break balance. For example, Kiria isn’t meant to be used at the beginning of the game as her stats are a bit crazy, but it might be a fun and novel experience.
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