259 replies to this topic

[Jubbz]

Hey, I finally streamed... I was conducting some tests, but I managed to make an acceptable stream without any dropped frames, which is great.

Hehe.

You can watch the previously recorded stream here, guys.

http://www.twitch.tv...bbz/b/389681994

You'll be very entertained

Edited by Jubbz, 11 April 2013 - 10:08 PM.

[Russ]

Okay, I watched over there. Good video, fun to watch. BUT, something you might want to know. Hydra's Revenge is an optional fight. If it's too hard, you don't have to fight him, or you can come back later and do it. Just thought you oughta know, since it seemed like it was giving you a lot of trouble.

[Jubbz]

Ah, I see! thanks for the heads up! But alas, I'll try to fight him again since I want to claim the treasure that obviously lies ahead >.>

That, and yes, I may die a crap ton of times, but I usually don't quit unless I feel that I'm seeing a chance to win.

I only ended the video since it was getting bloody hot here. >_<

Tomorrow, I'll be playing more LQFTH2 >.>

[Avaro]

I'm stuck in the final dungeon. I can not find any new paths to take and I was searching at everyplace I can reach. :C

Any tip where the switch for the D block in area 1 or the switch for the L block in area 2 is?

I also got a small bug, nothing special but:

Link can do the LASER!

This happens when I do F6-continue with dracus. His B item stays the same for link when i do that.
Don't worry its only in this room though. When I to another screen or open the subscreen items change back to Link's.


EDIT: Also, I was backtracking around through the quest to find missed items and HCP's and i've found bugs when going to Crystal Island. The dungeon is completely bugged up when you backtrack to it :O
I'll try out and see if same things happen when I backtrack to other of Dracu's dungeons.

EDIT 2: Oh no, I'm stuck in Crystal Island now! Can't leave that place anymore, so it's actually a gamestopping bug right now and I've saved already :O (who were your bugtesters? .. xD sorry) Maybe you should just block off the portals to already beaten dungeons? I don't know.

Edited by Avataro, 12 April 2013 - 08:18 AM.

[Mister Snooze]

It looks like I have already played this one, no? Was the one I played previously just a demo?

[Avaro]

Have you played the Demo from the Spring Expo 2012 or was it maybe Light of the Heavens DX that you played, wich is a different quest (the prequel of this one)?

Edited by Avataro, 12 April 2013 - 10:30 AM.

[Moosh]

So rushing quest releases. That doesn't tend to work out, does it now? I don't quite understand how you got stuck on Crystal Island, though. That never happened to me in the newest build. Neither did Link using the laser. I tried both and I was fairly sure Russ fixed them...Did Russ maybe upload the wrong version to PureZC?

It looks like I have already played this one, no? Was the one I played previously just a demo?

If you played it longer than like a week ago then yes, it was a demo.

[Avaro]

I don't quite understand how you got stuck on Crystal Island, though. That never happened to me in the newest build.

Did you revisit that Island even though you already finished it, like I was doing? Thats how I got stuck there. I don't know if Russ has uploaded the right version.

[Moosh]

I'm very sure that I revisited the island and the warp back worked just fine. I know for a fact I tried F6 continuing as Dracus and Link didn't get the laser.

[Russ]

... wha. Okay, okay, I have NO idea why that's happening. I found that bug where Link could use Dracus's items in the first room, and I squashed it. Additionally, I set it up so that if you revisit Crystal Island, parts are sealed off you can't break it, and there's a warp portal that leads back. I even found a bug with that and fixed it. Moosh can verify that. So I have no idea how or why it's breaking for you. I'll look into that, and probably add some script or something to make absolutely sure that doesn't happen, but in the meantime, I can send you a version of the quest to fix that. Gimme a few minutes...

Any tip where the switch for the D block in area 1 or the switch for the L block in area 2 is?

The D block for area 1's a bit tricky to get to. You need a small key, for starters. Go to Area 6, and go to the top right corner, and fight the miniboss. Then, go down the stairs two floors (using the key in the process), and you'll be able to lower the D blocks. The L block in area 2's fairly simple. Go up the stairs on top of the mountain in area 1, then bomb the cracked wall to the right. It's a fairly straight path to the switch from there.

Edit:

It looks like I have already played this one, no? Was the one I played previously just a demo?

I released a demo that went through level one about a year ago, but this is the entire 8 level game now.

Edit 2: Yeah, I just checked, and I can't get either of those bugs to happen for me, so I have no idea what's going on. But regardless, I sent a quest file with a fix to you. Sorry for the trouble.

[Avaro]

At Crystal Island, I used the F6 continue, then I start on this screen:


Now afte climbing the ladder I can't reach the portal:


I also have Dracu`s items but playing Link on this island.

[Russ]

OH. Well, hrm... In that case, the fix I sent you might not actually work. Give me just one second here...

Oh, I see why that could happen. I'm not sure exactly how it happened, cuz there was a failsafe there, but I see how it could happen if that failsafe somehow broke. Updating the main quest file and sending you a fix...

[Avaro]

Thank you, I got out of it now.

A huge complicated quest full of scripts and ZC tricks can more easily have any random glitches, etc. But thats the price for all those amazing scripts and creative two character system

[Avaro]

Thank you for this wonderful quest, Russ! It was lots of fun. And Thanks to everyone that has contributed to making this quest possible!
I've completed the game with a good ending. After that I tried the boss again and got an even better ending!

The Darkness Within is a really good game, I recommend it to everybody who needs a superb ZC Quest.

Gameplay is varied, creative, challenging and fun. There are two characters in this quest wich you play in turn throughout the quest. Most areas of the Prequel are available in this quest, wich is a nice idea. The dungeons are pretty good, the new scripted enemies and custom bosses are fun to fight even though the bosses may get really hard sometimes, because of lots projectiles that are not easy to dodge sometimes. There were a bunch of great puzzles and lots of more gameplay ideas.
Story is interesting, creative and well presented. There are lots of cutscenes, and some surprises during your adventure. I wish there would be a good deal more of quests that have as much story as this one.
Music is beautiful, I especially like that melody of the Sky Fortress dungeon, and Screendesign is really good too. Maybe there could have been more custom SFX though, there are too many Z1 sounds

Long before, I have played the prequel, Light of the Heavens dx, and I gave it a solid 4/5 stars. Now this quest, has a lot more features and it is also bigger this time, does not deserve less than a perfect 5/5 stars, in my opinion! ;D

EDIT: Ah, I was trying to find out where the Vulnerability song was from whenever i heard it in the quest, it sounded so familiar. It's from Ace Attorney! ;D

Edited by Avataro, 13 April 2013 - 09:13 AM.

[Russ]

Congrats on beating it, and on getting (I assume) the two best endings! I'm glad you liked it. Thanks for the feedback, and thanks for playing!