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Thanks for the response!

1. Good to know. I was planning to grind like crazy to see where I can get, but if there is no hard cap, then there is no "complete" levelling.

2. Thank you! I thought one could be treasure related, but not sure which.

3. Roger that, so whatever stats I recorded would not change when I was playing on Normal. It is simply scaling the damage formula.

Ya, I figured a minimap system is not easy to code if you don't have an existing system to work with. I was thinking more of a fog of war type of minimap without too much details (maybe just the edges of the map and does not take ino account verticality), which would immensely help exploration

Hi, I have a couple of more technical about the game. Appreciate your advice. Thanks in advance!

1. What is the max level that the characters can attain? I would assume something like 50, 99 or even 100, but I have not yet gotten to those level yet (Reyn is around level 40 in both my playthroughs, while the rest of the gang was 30+).

2. On the menu UI, I noticed 3 icons on the top right. However, I cannot really figure out what they are about or monitoring, so I just wanted to ask, what do they represent?

3. Lastly, what does the difficulty adjustment actually do? Is it adjusting enemy defense and damage? I tried a couple of battles, but enemy HP, MP, EXP, Weakness and Resistances appears to be unchanged, so was wondering what was the effect.

It would be nice if the minimap unlocks as you explore, so you can see where you have not gone. Some maps are huge and a bit disorienting (e.g., maps with lots of water) so when treasure hunting/exploring, it would be helpful.

P.S. still working on the guide I mentioned in the donation version, but I am almost done with my 2nd run through of the game (on normal difficulty). I will publish a prelim version 1 once I am done, then redo the game on the hardest difficulty and complete the guide based on that.

Thanks for clarifying! So, essentially, DEF buff is a field effect, but SPD buff/debuff and ATK buff are character effect.

Hi Ragtorstone, I noticed one more thing with buffs, not sure if it is a bug, but DEF buffs appear to be tied to the battlefield location rather than the character (or maybe it is just an animation issue). Example, after casting Orcen Protection then moving to another spot, the buff animation does not move with the character.

Got it, so each map only supports a maximum of 5 points, it seems. Once I am done with the guide, I will post in the forum that has been setup on the free version side.

Oh, that sucks. I have a feeling it was the aftereffect of the whole saga last year with credit card companies clamping down on adult/NSFW content being the issue.

On a sidenote, I do have one question regarding the Local Travel points of the world map. I noticed that there was none between Akoh Plains all the way until the Stahlheim area. I am not sure if this was intentional or if a couple of points might have been missed out?

It probably won't be a perfect guide. I am not that good at discovering all a game has to offer, but the process of cataloging information on a spreadsheet is kind of fun for me, so it will probably be more of a general information guide to point players in certain directions.

EDIT: Once the game gets released on Steam, I will probably upload a general info guide there similar to what I did for BT4.

Hi Ragtorstone, after defeating the final boss, I decided to replay the game (and I hope you don't mind if I end up writing a general guide).

In the first battle with the Rock Fly, the battle says I earned 20 EXP, but when I checked my screen, somehow, my EXP ended up being 85. I am not sure if this is a bug?

Hi, I need some help on what I think is the final area of the game. When I first entered the gate/portal, there were 2 quest markets. I dealt with one to the southwest already but the one to the north just leads me to the middle of some water. Not sure what I am missing here and would appreciate some help, please.

I can't get the Dark Storm skill added (tried all 3 dialogue options with the Wyrm Altar). But like you said, probably not all that useful given where I am.

I will let you know if I see anymore bugs with regards to the speed debuff and bonus turn.

EDIT: happy to report that the speed debuff continuing after battle is gone.

I think I am too far into the game to get it now. But the last gift mentions something about "vitality" I think? I am not sure if there was another spell, or some stat gains.

Another thing I noticed was that speed buff/debuff appears to last even after battles or when I die in battle and respawn at the last save. The star in the upper left corner that determines double turns also carries over between saves/respawns.

Hi, I am not sure if there is a bug, but when the Wyrm Altar gave me a "strong dark magic" or something like that (if I recall correctly, it was at the same time as when Reyn learns the strongest? healing spell), I could not find anyone in the party with a new skill to learn.

Much appreciated! Works like a charm.

Thanks for the quick reply! Making them go by faster would be great (maybe a fast forward button?).

Hi, just a question, is there a way to skip the sex scenes or turn them off while still reaping the benefits of the stat improvements/story progressions? I am a bit vanilla, so the scenes don't do much for me, but I really enjoy the JRPG aspect of the game which is incredibly well-crafted.

Hi Ramza, just wanted to ask, assuming my actor is equipped with a range weapon in one hand and a melee weapon in another, is there a way to stop the dual-wielding attack when attacking a range enemy or limit to only the hand with a range weapon (such as in an aerial battle mechanics for example)?

I am using a mix of YEP's Target Core, Selection Control, Skill Core, and Row Formation, and this works great when the actor only has 1 weapon. However, with 2 weapons, I either have to disable the skill entirely or allow both attacks to happen, but no in between, or at least no known way. Hence, I am writing to check if this is possible?

EDIT: I guess what I am really asking is, if there is a "lunatic mode" of sorts to tag a skill as <Mainhand Skill>, <Offhand Skill>, or <Dualwield Skill>, depending on equipment.

Yes, that's true. I did a test and it works perfectly in a new project. My old project is still acting weird, so there might be other compatibility issues (or maybe just plugin order) that needs to be sorted out.

I went through the Weapon Unleash plugin and it does have 2 lines pertaining to selectNextCommand.  They appear when replacing the skill ID used for Attack and Guard in Scene Battle. Hope this clears things up?

Hi HeroicJay, I am happy to report that Weapon Unleash was indeed the issue!

I first tried going back to that old project that I mentioned in my first post and disabling it just to see if it works, and it ran perfectly. This also means that the plugin is compatible with everything else I had (in that project, I also had some plugins from SRD, Caethyril, Alistair Engine, Galv, Ramza, Toby Tasha, YoraeRasante, Turran, and some commissioned ones from Trihan that I have recently asked him to release publicly after testing them). In other words, the only compatibility issue was with Weapon Unleash, at least out of the plugins I had.

I will just work around it, as I was mostly using it in conjunction with Target Core and Row Formation to determine how far back a weapon's range is for the attacking battler (e.g., Bow users can attack from Row 3 but not Sword users), but I am already applying a JS to the other physical skills that are shared, so Weapon Unleash was just a convenience tool rather than a necessity.

Hi HeroicJay, thanks for the reply. I will try to find time this week to try to see if I can replicate the bug, but work picks up for me in the beginning of the month with my day job, so it might take some time before I can get back to you.

As for Weapon Unleash and Status Menu Core, I believe they are both paid plugins as they are not in YEP free starter pack. Status Menu Core should not impact any battle or skill related plugins, but Weapon Unleash does affect skills, so I think maybe that is the problem. Will try disabling it and report back.

Hi Ramza, thanks for the response and explanation. I was hoping for an MV version mostly due to the limited quantity feature. I guess I will stick to the (very old) Yami's plugin instead.

Nonetheless, looking forward to any new plugins you might be releasing. I know what people say about feature creep in game dev, but I just enjoy adding features to my games.

Thank you!

Hi, I just thought to add my request on Elemental Dungeon here as a comment in case of further expansion, as it seems to be easier overall?
1. Sound/Sonic
2. Gravity

To make it a set similar to the past perhaps Poison/Toxic and Acid/Corrosion can be a 3rd & 4th element (although not really something I am requesting, just an idea since you have a set of 4 for each elemental dungeon).

Thank you for the response!

Hi KR, I was wondering if there are any plans to add a dark/eclipse-themed version of this as well? I am asking because in one of my projects that I have been working on forever (RL keeps getting in the way), the sun, moon, and darkness forms a trinity of sorts.

Would you also be open to taking commissions to prioritize or bump some tileset requests further up the request list? I guess my emails did not went through and this was one of the general enquiries I had.

Hi HeroicJay, I suspect my edits are not showing up as notifications, so posting a reply just in case.

Noted, I will take a look later and send a list of plugins by editing this message.

EDIT: Here is the list in my test game:
1. YEP_CoreEngine v1.32
2. YEP_BattleEngine v1.51
3. YEP_BattleStatusWindow v1.09
4. YEP_SkillCore v1.13
5. YEP_ItemCore v1.30
6. YEP_EquipCore v1.18
7. YEP_WeaponUnleash v1.05
8. YEP_StatusMenuCore v1.04
9. Jay_DualTech v3.2.4
10. YEP_KeyboardConfig  v1.04

EDIT 2: I tested it with battlers in different order, in the latest case, battlers 1 & 3. The linked skills worked, but battlers 2 & 4 are not acting correctly - I tried to select "Attack" for both, and if I select for 2, battler 4's action gets cancelled and vice versa. In the end, the linked skills worked, but then I had to skip turns to get the actions executed, and in the end, only either battler 2 or 4 could take actions.

EDIT 3: I cannot quite replicate the same issue from my initial posting, but the issue in EDIT 2 of this message keeps coming up in my new test game, so perhaps I had some other plugin compatibility issue. Nonetheless, there is definitely a linked skill issue as the error in EDIT 2 keeps coming up as long as I am using a linked skill with 2 battlers. With a linked skill that links 3 battlers, the 4 battler could select an action without problem. However, whether the linked skill is with 2 or 3 battlers, as long as another battler is selecting an action and executing it, the linked skill will not execute. To summarize the issue I face in the new game with just the above list of plugins when skills are linked:
a. linked skills does not execute despite being selected as long as another battler has an individual skill queued
b. not able to select actions for battlers using individual skills without them cancelling one another

Yes, I do have Battle Core and Battle Status Window. The linking itself works. It is just that the battlers ended up getting stuck, as though they keep selecting the linked skills without executing the effect. Having the same plugin but not linking the skill allows it to work just without the link, which was why I pinpointed it as specifically a linking issue. Hope this clarifies.

I was not very much into the Maker scene back then, but I recall that there was some assets used that were outside of the RTP. I actually managed to get it running on my Android device, but had to download a few things to make it work.

Thank you. I have a few other enquiries as well, all of which I sent to the fourthwall support email posted on your shop's website, from my email that I use on itch.io.

I also went to the old website and submitted a form to see if that went through.

P.S., I am not sure how much I am allow to share regarding the emails since there is a no email on the guidelines. If this is too much, hopefully someone can let me know and I will edit the message to remove any email references.

Hi HeroicJay, recently, I updated the plugin in one of my projects, and I noticed that when skills are linked under DTB, the actors will "freeze" in subsequent rounds. This also happens with new projects. This happens with linked skills in DTB in RPG Maker MV (I did not test on any other systems like CTB or RMMZ).

Sequence of events in my test battles (both existing and new projects):
1. Battler 1 attacks/guards/skip turn, Battler 2 uses linked skills on first turn that involves Battlers 3 & 4 with a casting animation (a triple tech under a Skill Type that is a "Magic Skill" in the Database System settings).
2. On second turn, after Battler 1 selects an action, I cannot select any actions for Battlers 2 to 4 (all of whom immediately went into a casting animation), and the turn simply executes with Battler 1's action.
3. I tested this without the animation as well by removing the Skill Type from the list of Magic Skill and it is more or less the same result, less casting animation.
4. I then removed the "linked" in the notetag, and everything suddenly works as intended as unlinked techs.

P.S., I love the original Jay's Journey and is still hoping for the release of your reimagined versions. In the meantime, would you consider releasing the original for download on itch.io, please?

Hi, I sent an email to the support mail, but not sure if it will get through as it was more of a general enquiry.

One of the questions I have was about expanding the colours on the Crystal Castle and Crystal Cave tilesets. Would you consider expanding to additional colours like the below?
a. Grey/Moonstone
b. Purple/Tanzanite (Amethyst which looks more Violet while Rose Quartz appears more Magenta - I could be wrong about these though)
c. Brown/Amber or Tiger's Eye or Opal

Noted, thank you. I don't mind an update at all! While I am not sure if I would ever use it, it would certainly be nice to have a MP Charge rate parameter similar to TP Charge rate.

Hi Ramza, it has been awhile since your last update on the MV version. I just wanted to ask if this is still in the works to be release anytime soon (by soon, I mean like maybe end of 2026)?

Hi Toby Yasha, I would like to clarify some functions of the plugin, please.

1. MP Charge, is this to gain MP at the start of the turn? I am a bit confused about how it works, as TP Charge Rate is usually tied to actions, but this seems to function a bit differently.

2. Turn End MP, does this replace the traditional MP Regeneration? Or can both exist in conjunction (so I can regenerate 10% MP + 1, for example)?

3. Is there a way to use script to adjust the values (e.g., if I want apply a state to have a Turn End MP of 10 to either override the default plugin value or to add onto it)?

Hi YoraeRasante, I am not sure if you are still looking over this plugin, but I just wanted to highlight that, for some reason, when I used the notetag, <change stat base formula: x>, it does not work in certain cases, and I am not sure if it is a compatibility issue. I am not also sure if this applies to other notetags as well. 

The issues I found with:

• Yanfly's Base Parameters (I suspect it might apply to Yanfly's Extra and Special Parameters, but did not test them)
• Yanfly's Enemy Base Parameters
• Ramza's Weapon Attack Formulas (only if I use it for an enemy, not when I apply it to a weapon)

It works perfectly otherwise (like if I use the stat in Ramza's Weapon Attack Formula within a weapon instead of an enemy or just directly in the damage formula of a skill - which works for both enemies and actors).

EDIT: I can work around it with a variable, but just thought to mention this issue.

thanks!

Hi, I just have a technical question. Is the actor summoned the actual actor or just an instance? The reason I am asking is because summoning instances appear to conflict with some other plugins (like YEP's Sideview Enemies for MV). Thanks in advance for any responses!

Hi Trihan, I actually implemented a passive skill system that requires minimal plugin (mostly just YEP Skill Core), as the notetags there are just to add stats or for other checks (e.g., if the character meets the skill requirements), while other effects rely on other notetags.

Example, I have a weapon specialization passive skill that adds a 50% damage increase to the weapon, but instead of a notetag in the skill, I used Ramza's weapon damage formula plugin and have the notetag in the weapons instead.  Hence, there should not be too much of a compatibility issue, I think?

The passive skills I am thinking of causing class name changes are actually related to the class system I implemented, as rather than actually changing the class, I have classes that are tiered, and each "base" class can advance in a few different directions (e.g., a mage can advance to a more support/utility based class or a DPS by "learning" the "advanced" class). The plugins that would affect the passive skills are YEP Skill Core, Skill Learn System, perhaps Skill Mastery Levels (more to set the skill max level as 0 for passives).