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Hey all, it's been some time since my last post here, but not because I've been inactive! Here's a link to Malkin's Steam page!: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2481230/Malkin/ . It should be up and running in November if all goes according to plan. I'm in the midst of making achievements for it ...

Looks like the resref is right -- it's the body slot... But now it seems to be working?

Perhaps everything is okay after all!

Thanks! I'll go back and double check -- maybe I'm not using the right resref?

Hello all...Still plugging away. Is there a way to force unequip via script? GaTakeItem doesn't seem to take an item if a PC has it equipped.

AI is capable of doing some really interesting things. I can see artists and modders and taking AI images and tweaking/putting their own spin on them as a really efficient way of making art. Spooky old room is really cool!

But I can mention something funny and a little embarrassing: as I was finishing up the Edinmoor conversion, I just learned in the KotC2 editor there are commands to Create Label and GoTo Label, which are used to call back and reference lines in a conversation, especially long ones. I guess this is ...

Thanks all! Slowdive: Well, it's definitely not 100% finished, and I know it will require a lot of testing. There are so many moving parts. Meanwhile, I'm pretty satisfied with the balance of the first third encounters, medium satisfied with the second third, and I've hardly played the last 1/3 of t...

The end of the summer is here, and I'm pleased to report that Malkin is nearly finished (content wise anyway). I have a week or two of writing left -- this is mostly to tie up side quests and write epilogues. (Malkin has five distinct endings, and each ending has several minor variations.) Otherwise...

Yes, GitHub has saved my life several times -- or my sanity anyway!

Looking great! The character sheet is much more user friendly now.

Excellent! Looking forward to seeing the video!

Thanks for the response. I tried this yesterday, but alas it didn’t work. Then I tried another solution (trying to cast the remove effects spell via the combat spell script on the via onDeath of the last creature to die), and that didn’t work either. It seems like the PC actually needs to be moving ...

Some areas (interiors, mostly) in Malkin don't have time (i.e., each step takes 0 minutes). In these areas, removing effects doesn't seem to work. This is mostly a problem if there's a combat in such an area, the combat ends, and whatever effects the PC had at the end continue indefinitely (sometime...

Exciting stuff. The main menu and UI look fantastic. Zooming is so nice to have too. This is gonna be so great!

Nice! Sounds like good progress to me.

Sounds great. I'm eager to test things out and play around with new options -- school ends next month, so I'll be working on Malkin a lot again very soon!

This is amazing news! I'm so excited for this new version.

Alas, I'm still getting these runtime errors. Sometimes I can go an hour without one, and sometimes it happens right away or not long into the game. Unfortunately, there's no consistency to when they happen -- it seems like any time (even if I'm simply reading a bit of conversation and haven't taken...

This does sound exciting. How much revision would a Unity version of IceBlink require on the builder's end?

All my combats have an intro dialog and an end dialog, and the OnEndCombatScript+doConvo combo has always worked for me. Combat is always initiated via the gaDoEncounterByTag script attached to the end node of a dialog, and the preliminary conversation itself always initiated via trigger. Early on I...

Just wanted to check in and say hey! Also, I haven't had a crash in a while -- I think whatever issues Windows 11 was causing might have been fixed by updates. (I hope that's the case anyway!)

Sounds great! Thanks. I hope to plug away at Malkin a little bit more this semester (I hope to have an extra day in my schedule on which to do so). I'd be happy to test any new options.

Hey, reporting back several months later! I tested IB Basic and had no problems. I'm still getting crashes at seemingly random times in Malkin, usually not long into the game. The crash window says something along the lines of not being able to divide by 0. *However*, if I run the same version of Ma...

Interesting! I also deleted the error log and am going to test with it -- I wonder if its being too big could also be a factor. I'll test more and let you know. Is there a way to integrate an open source audio system I wonder?

Hey all, it's been awhile! I've dipped back into testing Malkin in my very limited spare time -- it's been a rough semester. I seem to be getting random crashes while playing, and I'm not sure what to attribute them to, but the error log suggests it's audio-related (the only errors that get logged a...

I've discovered a bug with two-weapon fighting. If a weapon requires two hands and is equipped in the main hand, the engine keeps the player from equipping a weapon in the off hand. That's as it should be. BUT, if the player equips a one-handed weapon in the main hand, they can equip a weapon requir...

Just did it -- and shifting the calendar to the same dey next week makes the starting date of the game August 5, which happens to be today's date! Quite a coincidence!

Ah, thanks Dorateen. Seems like the simplest solution is to move the timeline of Malkin forward to the beginning of August. Thanks!

Hey all, I've been testing Malkin and have discovered something odd about the calendar. Malkin takes place over the course of seven days, July 26 - August 1. I've noticed that a few days are skipped! The calendar reliably jumps from Sunday, July 28 to Monday, August 1. Not sure how this might be fix...

Those are some good adjustments! I think your version is actually easier to make sense of.

Good luck! And as always, I'm happy to test things.

Thanks for the v203 update! I've been playing around with it a bit. I haven't been able to replicate the inventory bug, so that's great. And all my conversation scripts are working, so that's great too. I'm still getting the reset bug when using free and swift actions in combat. Here's a clip. You c...

Hmm...The solution you describe would take care of the issue for me (in Malkin, all races can use all classes), but in the second scenario -- someone using a different class/race system clicking through all races -- the reset issue would still be there. What if instead of resetting the class, choosi...

A minor bug -- during character creation, changing a character's race after class selection resets the class, even if that class is allowed for that race. The biggest downside of this bug is that players may not notice (as I have sometimes not noticed) the change -- They finish character creation wi...

I'm really enjoying this! You (and your cohost) are doing a great job. I'll try to watch the next one live, schedule permitting.

Thanks for the extensive testing, that will be a huge help in tracking down as many outstanding bugs as possible. I’m hoping to have a very stable IB version 1.1.xyz out once we tackle all the bugs. Then I’ll start working on new features again for test builds before another stable 1.2 version. So ...

Awesome, thanks. I'll upload more if and as I find them -- doing a lot of testing right now.

Another bug for the list -- this one I've been aware of for a while but keep forgetting about it. The inventory shows only the first 20 items. You can use the filter to show more; my guess is that doing this would still show only the first 20 filtered items, though I haven't checked. Luckily, I don'...

Hey Jeremy, thanks! Let me know if you want me to test anything.

Swift action bug? I've designed a lot of swift actions, so I'm puzzled about why I didn't notice this before -- but if I move and then use a swift action, the movement resets to the character's maximum of 3 (yes, the PCs on my maps move about very slowly). Anyone else seeing this issue? Edit: I was ...

I haven't updated since v195, so this issue may be left over from a previous build. Some gc scripts are missing in v199--specifically, the ones that let you check the time of day/time of week/etc. It's possible there are other scripts missing that I didn't notice. The gcCheck(time) scripts don't app...

Thank you! And thanks for all your great work. I hope to get Malkin out this year -- we'll see!

Cartons, I'm not sure why the convo won't fire--I have multiple encounters that use the setup you describe. It might have something to do with how the combat itself is called, like Slowdive suggested. All my encounters begin with a script called through conversation. (The narration sets up the comba...

This is looking really good--love the icons. Visually things just click together!

Awesome! Sounds good to me.

I should be able to add some different options in the module settings. Maybe a few different checkboxes to select from like light info, medium info, full info. What are some options you would like to see as far as the info shown? For me, the worst offender in items is the "Allowed for" ca...

Nice! These changes look fantastic. As far as tweaks go, I wonder if there's an easy way to allow builders to control the amount of feedback for some info (mouse over info, character sheet info, item info etc.) Here's one other bug I've noticed: Issue: If the player selects an invalid target in comb...

Got it! That makes sense. I wonder if I can go on, deselect the allowed spells, and reselect them in the right order? I'll give it a try.

Hey all, does anyone know how spells get ordered in character creation? I'd like to arrange them by SP cost. I've looked at the spells.json file and don't see any pattern.

Thank you all! Pongo, I'm going to check out these artists. Thanks for listening, and I hope that you get to experience it in-game sooner rather than later.

The soundtrack for Malkin is DONE and LIVE! Check it out if you have a chance! It's on Spotify, Amazon, Apple, and so on.

https://open.spotify.com/album/1ZKZ5FjQ ... Z__8TV7r9Q

I'm having trouble with the gaAddPartyMember.cs script. I set it up in a conversation, with the parameter pointing to the Char.json file (in the data folder), but I can't get it to follow through. MaxPartySize is set to 6 and I'm not seeing any other obstacle to script activation. Have you made sur...

Hear, hear!

Hey there! I'm late to this thread, but I'd be happy to help answer any of your questions too. Welcome!

Sounds like they play games exactly the way I do! I had the same problem with the camera, and I'm still not convinced I'm doing it the way I used to.

Hey all, I took a break from Malkin development to revisit my NWN2 mod Harp & Chrysanthemum. I released it almost exactly 13 years ago and decided I'd update it and play around in the NWN2 toolset for the first time in a long time. Here's the link to the update: https://neverwintervault.org/proj...

I've been refreshing the GOG page for KotC2 since the first one came out--I'm eager to try it out, and I hope I'll be able to play Hearkenwold in it soon!

Downloading at this very moment. The return to school has destroyed my game-making productivity, so I might as well see what it's like while I work on developing some kind of new rhythm.

Sounds great, Jer! The idea of Malkin on portable platforms is really exciting to me. The wider audience, of course -- but I also think turn-based games just really work well as portable games.

Gameplay update... I originally designed five different "paths" (traits) for Malkin (Woodcraft, Swordplay, Folk Magic, Natural Philosophy, and Warding). You could only choose two for your character at character creation. These traits had unique powers attached to them and a number of campa...

Hey Karl! Great update. I've played a little of 197 and have encountered only one issue so far. During combat, projectile animations now fly through their targets instead of ending on them. I don't think I've seen this behavior before, and I've been playtesting combat pretty extensively. I wondered ...

Hey Karl. Yay! Glad to see you back too! The move sounds tough, and I'm hoping you're happily settled or getting happily settled. As the veteran of countless moves, I know how long it can take to get to that point.

Thanks guys. I've been writing all week and am making good progress. Lots of variables to keep track of, so 3/4 of my time is writing and 1/4 is scripting it/revising scripts I've made. Shaping up, though! Wish I had about ten more weeks of summer, but I'm going to try to do all I can in the two wee...

Thanks Jer! AUGUST UPDATE... Edit: Here's a video of the map in action: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RADSukQ2PLI I'm making a lot of progress and still feel on track to finish this year, depending on what the fall brings. Major features I've brought into the game over the last few weeks: A map Ac...

Looks great. (I want to know more about the wildebeest quest!). How does line of sight work in KotC? Do you manually place it as in Iceblink?

I figured it out. It did seem odd, and then I tried with other characters, and it worked -- but it didn't work with all of them. Then I realized that the common element all the characters had was a trait that affected their resistances. Sure enough, the bonus effect wasn't stackable. I changed it, a...

Wow, that's great! Endless fine-tuning possible, looks like.

I've discovered that items granting resistance don't work on my main PC, though they kick in as normal for companion characters.

Very cool -- easy to see the overlap! I like how KotC renders the party. How much control do you have over the AI?

Interesting about the larger creature bug. I may have some larger creatures, so I'll keep this limitation in mind.

The amount of progress you've made and content you've produced is inspiring. I think straddling the two engines seems doable. I played Knights of the Chalice a while back and there are certainly some overlaps.

Just keeping a list of things I find :) ... This one isn't game-breaking either, but it's troublesome. I had it happen a few times and I didn't know what was up, but I'm pretty sure I understand what triggers it now. If you move the camera in manual camera mode and then target something with the mou...

Hey all! I've made a website for Malkin. Here it is!

https://thewitchgame.info

Cool cool, I'm more curious than anything. It's definitely not a major issue and doesn't seem to make anything unstable. I've been in the weeds with audio stuff lately -- trying to get all the tracks for Malkin to sound like they're part of the same world and balancing the sfx/music volumes -- so I ...

Nothing game-breaking (I think), but I've noticed that wave files play inconsistently in combat. Whenever they don't play, I get this error in the log: 7/27/2020 11:36:44 AM: System.InvalidOperationException: The wave header is corrupt. at System.Media.SoundPlayer.ValidateSoundData(Byte[] data) at S...

Thanks! Glad you liked the new/old song -- I was struck when I was mixing it to how the tone of the banjo seems identical to the tone in the H&C track. I set up a new little studio which has made recording things a lot easier -- I don't have to get everything out and plugged in etc., and the noi...

Hi all! Now that summer has officially started for me (it officially starts very late), I'm working on Malkin full time. This past week I accomplished more than I'd accomplished since March, including two new songs, a new quest chain, and a *lot* of new tiles for the wooded mountain region (the last...

Awesome, many thanks! I just downloaded 195 and adjusted the settings successfully. I played a few minutes of Malkin and everything looked normal and didn't crash.

@Zach: I made overgrowth and dynamic overlay in layers 4 and 5 optional now (incoming module setting). I hope next version will fix the issue for you. I did not have Malkin crashing though, it was more that some graphics became transparent when I moved closer (likely because they had been placed in...

Hey Karl, glad to hear everything's good (though hectic). Thanks for looking into it -- but no rush! I can easily use 192 for now. If you want the most recent version let me know.

Slowdive -- working remotely is way more time-consuming than I thought it would be, are you finding it the same?

Hey there! I've downloaded the most recent version, and I can't get it to work -- maybe because I use layers 4 & 5 in all my maps.

Very excited by this new addition.

I am feeling much better -- though who knows how long I'll be inside. Luckily I have making games and playing games to help keep me occupied. I completely agree that we need to be more prepared individually and globally for this kind of thing. Glad you like the art! One of the most rewarding things ...

Thank you, Jer - we signed the contract :D ! We will move into our new home between June and July (well, let's see if Corona/Covid chaos will still allow us to do this). IB Beta v188 released - no liabilites, no warranties, use at your own risk: https://www.dropbox.com/s/pkndgstyh54v1vd/IBBeta188.z...

Greetings from the NYC region. I'll be at home for the foreseeable future -- though these days the future feels far from foreseeable. The last few weeks have been a whirlwind of anxiety and frustration, not least because I had a 103 degree fever and cough right when Coronavirus started to hit New Yo...

Just playing around with the new trigger functions now. Very much looking forward to designing encounters that take advantage of these!

Me too. Heading to Mexico for the week but am sure to get in some Iceblink when possible.

I am very excited about these new triggers. There are great options for varying combat already, but this will make combat design even richer -- No two combats need feel the same. I've been designing a lot of combats with a conquer victory condition and enough enemies to make elimination victory more...

Edit: Speaking of time... RL is rather unpleasant right now here. A part of the owner/landlord familiy tries to legally force us out of our beloved, rent appartment. This makes me spend much time preparing for an upcoming legal battle as well as for studying the appartment/house market full force. ...

The monster info system is great. I'd just put something far more clunky into Malkin to give players info about monsters in a battle, but this is way better. Is there any way modders could tweak the info here? I'd like to hide some of the info below "Type" (AI, onDeath script, etc.) from p...

Yes, the title screen -- and an-game area too, with some adjustments. I'm going to be diligent!

What I'm working on now: 1. A conversation that fires/doesn't fire depending on time of day and location. The whole game takes place over the course of seven days, so I thought it'd be good to include a little reminder for players about the looming deadline -- and give a sense of setting. 2. Impleme...

Hey all, I'll be posting Malkin updates here, and I'll keep this first post updated with useful information and links.

Trailer:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0Km6hviUDw

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thewitchgame/

Manual: Coming Soonish

Launch: Fall 2020

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