I got the flu and am still recovering, but working on it. I think it's all good, but every time I play I find some corner case that needs fixing. Two weeks was the game dev joke... it'll be ready when it's ready, but soon.
the sword disappearing when equipped then thrown is a known bug, and fixed on 25 Apr
the game chooses the most powerful swing based on the weapon type. there isn't any special critter vulnerability to specific swings. the fire elemental is just difficult to hit! either avoid, or increase your weapon skills.
the maze bug was also fixed on 25 Apr
Richard Garriott didn't notice, I don't think, but Warren Spector mentioned it on LinkedIn.
It looks like there was an error saving or loading at one point and all the objects on level 5 are missing. Unfortunately I don't have any more info than that, and the save file is broken beyond repair.
That is a new one. Could you send me a save game from around that area?
steve mccrea at gmail dot com
The saves are in %APPDATA%\..\LocalLow\Kweepa\UnityUnderground\Saves. I just need the header and the gz, not the png. You can identify the save by the thumbnail png, or the order in the list (starting at 0).
I wasn't going to release the whole project as it includes some assets I bought from the asset store (audio and particles) that I don't have the rights to give away and some 3d assets that are unique to this project that I'd rather not give away the sources to. I'm probably going to release the source code once I finish the mouse/keyboard support and any lingering bugs.
No, they are all hand-crafted, working with the sprite sheets as reference. The artists are Spherical Horse (for the items) and Lil Pupinduy (for the critters). I know they didn't use AI because there were multiple rounds of revisions and I was able to direct the art down to minute details. Plus, these models are way more clean, tidy, and efficient than anything AI can produce. I did have some AI generated UI textures and audio during development but it was all stripped out or replaced before I released the game.
I'm about half way through the implementation, but going slow as I'm working on bugs and my other game at the same time, and it's triggering my RSI, so I have to take it easy.
Absolutely, I've been a fan of the game, of Looking Glass, and of Warren Spector, for 32 years. I'm hoping to make something that scratches the same itch with the same depth and density.
For repair, you use the item on the anvil. Hold down the right shoulder and select the item in your inventory. When you look at the anvil, the X button should change to "Repair".
Thanks for the offer - when I get kb/m sorted, I'll hit you up here. More than likely the floppy version will have minor issues - I'm using object ids for some bug fixes and so on that may not line up.
It would be possible, yes, but it's unlikely to happen, since it would need new models and animations, plus about nine months of dev work. I scratched my itch, now I'm working on something original.
Oof, I just tried this in the GoG version of the game, and he doesn't check what you have in your inventory, he just says "that is indeed a goodly gift", even if you are carrying nothing! It depends which conversation path you take. So unfortunately this is a bug in the original conversation code. I might be able to patch it but it's low priority.
I found the issue with the Bullfrog puzzle, thanks to someone sending me a player.log - the wand needs to be on the same level as the switches, or on a level that you have visited since you loaded the game. I have fixed it locally. I still haven't found what is wrong with the silver/gold switch door. It doesn't rely on any other object, so it's not a related bug.
Yeah, it's not very discoverable. Hold A on an object to pick it up, then move it to the bag and press A again. You do the same thing to combine objects.
