[VX Ace] The Laughing Isles

[mxx15]

Thank you for the nightmares, is that a "I missed something face." or "I'm going to haunt your dreams face."

 

[Chrome]

Lookit you. Strugglin to get behind the rock. Nyehehe. Wooonder what's behind it. How on earth do you move that earth?

Time to literally press z on everything in the cave until I find out! If I weren't such a moron I'd simply reload an earlier save, but I once again only kept one. 😀

Yes, the shy mage girl is indeed making her debut. In fact, she has already appeared in version 1.
:whistling:

Ohgod. I think I know who you're talking about. If that was her at the end I'm a bit frightened D:

 

[buttontickler05]

Well... the lake might have a secret...

Ok, my interest is piqued. I've found what you were talking about, but nothing happens at either of them. Could you PM me and give a few more details?

 

[anomaly1]

So this is what I want to know:
how do I find the wolf girl and deer girl
how do I boulder in the mining cave
and dalfgan's mention of the hidden leaf thing.
I don't want to look for these things and find out they never existed in the first place.

 

[TickleWiazard]

So this is what I want to know:
how do I find the wolf girl and deer girl
how do I boulder in the mining cave
and dalfgan's mention of the hidden leaf thing.
I don't want to look for these things and find out they never existed in the first place.

For the wolf and deer, they're behind a crack in the wall at lake

 

[AnimeWatcher1]

Thank you for the nightmares, is that a "I missed something face." or "I'm going to haunt your dreams face."

Let's go with the latter. It makes me happier.

Well... the lake might have a secret...

...there are many mysterious stories about this lake... one tells about a great treasure beneath it, but anyone who found it lost the ability to laugh... it's said that there is a secret entrance, marked by... the SILENT LEAF!

So you figured it out did you...? Ohhh I've got something special for you, dal.

(Note: This isn't at all it. So don't everyone start searching and poking around lol)

Ohgod. I think I know who you're talking about. If that was her at the end I'm a bit frightened D:

 

[mxx15]

Well... the lake might have a secret...

...there are many mysterious stories about this lake... one tells about a great treasure beneath it, but anyone who found it lost the ability to laugh... it's said that there is a secret entrance, marked by...

the SILENT LEAF!
It's the only leaf which doesn't make a jump sound if you leave (no pun intended) it... :scared
(actually there are two, but the small one is just the home of the glaring fish who got turned into a normal fish by AW because he glared too much)

But after all, these are just stories told by drunken people. Don't believe them.
No, don't start the game and search that leaf! STOP!

I'm pretty sure I found the Silent Leaf, but I'm unsure of what to do. I've tried hitting the action button, I've spun around in circles, I've jumped all over it. I swear if it's completely obvious I'm going to stab myself.

 

[Chrome]

I don't think there's a more perfect picture for what I was feeling in that scene.

 

[Cryptic71]

Having trouble.

I can't figure out where to start leveling my character. Even the random encounter monsters outside the first town murder me with no trouble.

The lack of an opponent health bar keeps me from knowing how close I'm getting as well. So all the enemies appear to be god.

I chose to be a Mage. In short, what am I supposed to do to enhance my character in the beginning of the game?

 

[AnimeWatcher1]

I can't figure out where to start leveling my character. Even the random encounter monsters outside the first town murder me with no trouble.

The lack of an opponent health bar keeps me from knowing how close I'm getting as well. So all the enemies appear to be god.

I chose to be a Mage. In short, what am I supposed to do to enhance my character in the beginning of the game?

You've completed the tutorial and are all set. Might be a good idea to check around town one more time to visit Rina.

As a Mage, use that magic. Pew pew pew.

Stay out of the forests for a bit since stronger monsters are in there.

You are weak with physical attacks, so screw them for right now. When you're weak, head back and get some healing from the priest - for free - and go back out and smack stuff again. Keep on the lookout for chests and treasure! If you head to the lake right now, with some specific item that you hopefully still have on hand, you can get a nice reward. Just gotta brighten someone's grumpy day.

Choose battles wisely until you get Sweet Dreams. Once you get that, it's just a simple Sleep - Attack - Sleep - Attack. If they don't wake up, just keep attacking until they do and then sleep them the next round.

Right now, until you walk down to the first town, it's all about leveling and finding chests to upgrade. Once in town, you can buy equipment and supplies. There's also a side town that will allow you to buy supplies only, but even that can help you.

 

[Cryptic71]

You've completed the tutorial and are all set. Might be a good idea to check around town one more time to visit Rina.

As a Mage, use that magic. Pew pew pew.

Stay out of the forests for a bit since stronger monsters are in there.

You are weak with physical attacks, so screw them for right now. When you're weak, head back and get some healing from the priest - for free - and go back out and smack stuff again. Keep on the lookout for chests and treasure! If you head to the lake right now, with some specific item that you hopefully still have on hand, you can get a nice reward. Just gotta brighten someone's grumpy day.

Choose battles wisely until you get Sweet Dreams. Once you get that, it's just a simple Sleep - Attack - Sleep - Attack. If they don't wake up, just keep attacking until they do and then sleep them the next round.

Right now, until you walk down to the first town, it's all about leveling and finding chests to upgrade. Once in town, you can buy equipment and supplies. There's also a side town that will allow you to buy supplies only, but even that can help you.

Okay. Donezo. I'm now a LvL 4, and am not having that much trouble with combat.

possible glitch though, at the... the... hot springs area? that one. The guy asks you to collect all the pebbles in the water. Am I supposed to be able to walk on water after he throws that magic flashbang at me?

cuz i looked for about two minutes, and didn't find a way to get close to em.
I can only step on the one lillypad next to the guy.

P.S. Just beat the flower stalker, spared her. and... Is that it? do i ever get to figure out what he says? Or is she just gonna stand there waiting for the rest of her life.

 

[AnimeWatcher1]

Okay. Donezo. I'm now a LvL 4, and am not having that much trouble with combat.

possible glitch though, at the... the... hot springs area? that one. The guy asks you to collect all the pebbles in the water. Am I supposed to be able to walk on water after he throws that magic flashbang at me?

cuz i looked for about two minutes, and didn't find a way to get close to em.
I can only step on the one lillypad next to the guy.

P.S. Just beat the flower stalker, spared her. and... Is that it? do i ever get to figure out what he says? Or is she just gonna stand there waiting for the rest of her life.

The .. guy? Oh you mean the elf(If she were real, she'd be crying lol). You are going to be hopping from lillipad to lillipad now. Look at the next lillipad you want to hop over and press Z or Enter. That's what the first lillipad (with the 0 ring) showed you; that you are light enough to stand on lillipads.

As to the fate of Alraune - time will tell what happens to her. Tiiiiiime will tell.

 

[Cryptic71]

Should have guessed

The .. guy? Oh you mean the elf(If she were real, she'd be crying lol). You are going to be hopping from lillipad to lillipad now. Look at the next lillipad you want to hop over and press Z or Enter. That's what the first lillipad (with the 0 ring) showed you; that you are light enough to stand on lillipads.

As to the fate of Alraune - time will tell what happens to her. Tiiiiiime will tell.

*presses Z whilst facing a lillypad*

... ... ... 😛issed

... be right back... *5 hours later*

Okay, better now..

Well, as long as I get to find out what happens between them eventually.

Another question. What item were you referring to when you said I need to brighten Ms grumpy pant's day? Because I haven't gotten rid of any items thus far, and she doesn't seem too interested in my arc of the covenant.

 

[afro]

when will finish the next chapter??

 

[DaDebble]

I've found another bug (might be an old one, but I'm going to mention it anyway). In the second tutorial room (where Joran teaches you to sprint), if you talk to him again directly at the start you get the same dialogue as in the end and Joran will release you from the Tickle Pixie dust. Then when he's about to 'show you the shortcut', the game freezes.

 

[AnimeWatcher1]

*presses Z whilst facing a lillypad*

... ... ... 😛issed

... be right back... *5 hours later*

Okay, better now..

Well, as long as I get to find out what happens between them eventually.

Another question. What item were you referring to when you said I need to brighten Ms grumpy pant's day? Because I haven't gotten rid of any items thus far, and she doesn't seem too interested in my arc of the covenant.

Hahaha ^^ It's ok, it's ok. We've all had times where the simplest solutions are last on our mind.

She'll need something that was given to you earlier if you looked around. Something that might put a smile on her face.

when will finish the next chapter??

Oh goodness, it's gonna be a long while. I'm loading up the enemies now and making the environments to several of the places. One location is technically already done, but I'm adding more to it to make it better. All locations had their maps mostly made up, but ehhhh...reworks. Next up will be scripting everything and writing dialogue. Then some testing and yada yada bim bam BOOM!

Part 2 is a good size, though. All the colors you see around the You Are Here are enemy locations. You'll get everything you see, except for what's to the north of the stone wall and locations NOT colored.

I've found another bug (might be an old one, but I'm going to mention it anyway). In the second tutorial room (where Joran teaches you to sprint), if you talk to him again directly at the start you get the same dialogue as in the end and Joran will release you from the Tickle Pixie dust. Then when he's about to 'show you the shortcut', the game freezes.

Oh MY, what an shocking find! I guess no one ever thought of talking to him when they saw the timer pop up. Well, considering no one can cheat with it, it's ok. I'll make sure I get this fixed for the next release! 😀

 

[Cryptic71]

Hahaha ^^ It's ok, it's ok. We've all had times where the simplest solutions are last on our mind.

She'll need something that was given to you earlier if you looked around. Something that might put a smile on her face.

Found it. I now have a captains feather.


P.S. Pleas for the love of god tell me you're going to put some kind of monster repellent into this next update/release. I hate having to constantly stop and sign autographs, and sometimes get my finger nipped off while I'm trying to explore.


(I don't want to relive my nightmares of playing one of the old 16 bit pokemon games in the rock tunnels, where you may as well have taken a bath in zubat aphrodisiac before hand) (I couldn't take ten fucking steps without one of them coming up to me wanting me to wait six seconds before I may proceed another 6 steps)


God it felt better than I thought it would to say that.

 

[LurkLurkLurk]

(I don't want to relive my nightmares of playing one of the old 16 bit pokemon games in the rock tunnels, where you may as well have taken a bath in zubat aphrodisiac before hand)

Step, step, step...

*screen blur*

Oh, for fuck's sake.

HAY BABBEH WANNA GET GEONUDE

No, go away.

CRMON BABBEH IM ROCK HARD

> RUN

 

[AnimeWatcher1]

Found it. I now have a captains feather.


P.S. Pleas for the love of god tell me you're going to put some kind of monster repellent into this next update/release. I hate having to constantly stop and sign autographs, and sometimes get my finger nipped off while I'm trying to explore.


(I don't want to relive my nightmares of playing one of the old 16 bit pokemon games in the rock tunnels, where you may as well have taken a bath in zubat aphrodisiac before hand) (I couldn't take ten fucking steps without one of them coming up to me wanting me to wait six seconds before I may proceed another 6 steps)


God it felt better than I thought it would to say that.

Ahem~ For your question, there may be an item introduced to the shops to reduce the encounter rate.

I wouldn't mind more opinions on encounter rates from other users. I thought I had improved them to an amount that people liked after a certain part of the Whisper Cave was found to be too high. After the change, no one else seemed to complain (and even then, there was only a couple people that complained about that part specifically).

Default encounters in RPG Maker are entirely RNG, so you might walk 500 steps and before encountering anything or you might walk 2 and encounter something.

At least I improved the flee rate so you can actually escape most of the time (before, if you weren't a high agility class, some fights were guaranteed to be stuck for a few turns).

Step, step, step...

*screen blur*

Oh, for fuck's sake.

HAY BABBEH WANNA GET GEONUDE

No, go away.

CRMON BABBEH IM ROCK HARD

> RUN

 

[Cryptic71]

Ahem~ For your question, there may be an item introduced to the shops to reduce the encounter rate.

I wouldn't mind more opinions on encounter rates from other users. I thought I had improved them to an amount that people liked after a certain part of the Whisper Cave was found to be too high. After the change, no one else seemed to complain (and even then, there was only a couple people that complained about that part specifically).

Default encounters in RPG Maker are entirely RNG, so you might walk 500 steps and before encountering anything or you might walk 2 and encounter something.

At least I improved the flee rate so you can actually escape most of the time (before, if you weren't a high agility class, some fights were guaranteed to be stuck for a few turns).

Whisper cave? You don't mean the escape tunnel do you?

Because I've been confused about that for a while now. On this thread I keep hearing people talking about stuff I haven't seen yet.

My game is supposed to end as soon as I get out of the escape tunnel, and reach the Inn, Right??

 

[Chrome]

Man this 2nd zombie scene is killing me. I don't see anything that's different, and I even ragequit and started pressing z on everything in the cabin xD

Anyone else found it?

 

[Who am I?1]

Man this 2nd zombie scene is killing me. I don't see anything that's different, and I even ragequit and started pressing z on everything in the cabin xD

Anyone else found it?

Dude, second floor of the cabin. Look at the things on the ground of that room, before you enter the zombie room.

There is an thing in the floor that is different from the other things. It's the same, but it's different.

It's not that hard, give a good look.

 

[mxx15]

Man this 2nd zombie scene is killing me. I don't see anything that's different, and I even ragequit and started pressing z on everything in the cabin xD

Anyone else found it?

I kinda gave up on it, I must be completely blind but I wasn't able to find it either.

 

[Lurker]

Ok, if we're talking encounters . . . I'd like to ask if this is the case for everyone else. For me, it's not so much the encounter rate, I don't mind the actual encounter rate, because I wouldn't want it lower or else it'd be harder to grind, and that could get annoying. However, with an encounter rate like that, the enemies in the escape tunnel are extremely dangerous, at least to me.

Does everyone else pretty much grind using the bed and then just run from everything the entire time? I've played through it using four different classes so far, and I haven't felt the urge to do anything to the contrary. Just get to a suitable level and buff agility. I'm just reporting my personal experience with game / observations here.

The skeletons will wear down your resources at a quick pace, and it just gets scarier from there. Rib grabbers with paralyze and the zombies with berserk and weak to tickling can give you a game over even with full health sometimes, so those later encounters with lots of enemies . . . I don't know if I've ever even attempted one of those.

I'm not complaining though, because it's not exactly "hard" for me. I don't see it as difficult so much, just more like, "Ok, I couldn't manage a lot of these encounters, and I have / can get an agility high enough to flee, so that will be my strategy."

To add to that, I've also considered that it could be AnimeWatcher's intentional design. It never particularly bugged me fleeing from a ton of encounters in the "Escape Tunnels." Ok, she lost her friend, she's in these dangerous tunnels as a small hope to save her, she's kinda lost just knowing she's looking for the kingdom, etc. So I don't think it really hurts the game from the theatrical aspect if she's just running from the enemies there.

 

[Cryptic71]

Can somebody pleas for the love of god tell me where this mythical cabin is?

Because I cropped every last tile of walk-able space in the game, and still I can't find it.