ST3 Updates

[gellin]

I'll be using this thread to provide the forum with any StarTropics III updates that get released on the website. To start us off, we have:

Good news everyone! It's time for another long awaited ST3 update. This update brings something completely new to the series.

Game Changes
- Mica is now a playable character in the game! I'd like to give a special thanks to shinigamihedgehog for creating the Mica sprites. In order to play as Mica, there is a new field in the Area Properties called PlayerCharacter. You can modify this field to choose between using Mike or Mica in the dungeons. There are a couple of distinguishing features that make Mica stand out from Mike. Her main weapon is the psychic shockwave which means that the standard, super, and ultra versions of the psychic shockwave have been fully implemented in the game. She also has the ability to always jump two spaces without the anklet.
- All weapons, enemies, items, tiles, etc that were previously lacking sound effects now have them. Everything in the game now has the sound effects that it should!
- Added some new sprites for the diagonal gun weapons.

Level Editor Changes
- Added a 'Close All But This' option to the context menu when right clicking a tab.
- All config files are now stored in the Documents\StarTropics III folder in order to avoid some of the Windows UAC annoyances.
- User dungeons are now loaded out of the Documents\StarTropics III\dungeons folder. Any custom dungeons that you have previously created should get moved into this folder.

Bug Fixes
- Fixed crash that could occur when transitioning to a room that had a water skull/bones tiles directly beneath an invisible tile.
- If a skull/bones piece is directly beneath an invsible tile, it will no longer turn pure black when the tile is triggered.
- Fixed a bug where the projectiles were dying too early in wide rooms.

Remember to visit the forums and let me know how you're enjoying the new features. Have a great time playing as Mica!

[Michael Jones]

This update is great! It's awesome to be able to use Mica in the game, and I like the fact that she uses the phychic shockwave as her main weapon!

More people need to try this out! ;D

[deko]

The updates are really nice, I especially like the fact that Mica is a playable character now (psychic shockwave ftw)

The added missing sound effects is a plus too since it was a bit irky to not hear any sound effects when the alien soldiers fired or the fact that the super nova and shooting star only used the yoyo sfx.

Though i kinda wish that the wide room glitch was fixed, but overall its a satisfying update.

[zocom7]

Update for this game? It would be best you could release another demo of the game with all (or some) ST2 material done. I still want to use more of those ST2 enemies and items.

[gellin]

Dec 6, 2012 16:02:40 GMT -5 zocom7 said:

Update for this game? It would be best you could release another demo of the game with all (or some) ST2 material done. I still want to use more of those ST2 enemies and items.

This game is constantly a work in progress. Sometimes I take long breaks but I still work on it occassionally. The current build I have has some new ST2 enemies implemented: Jellyfish (white & orange), Mini Monster, and Spider (gray & green). I could release that soon if you wanted to use those now.

What ST2 enemies and items were you interested in seeing in the game? I don't plan on implementing all of them because some of them won't really fit in with ST3 but I'm interesting in hearing your suggestions for what you'd like.

[zocom7]

Dec 9, 2012 13:57:46 GMT -5 gellin said:

This game is constantly a work in progress. Sometimes I take long breaks but I still work on it occasionally. The current build I have has some new ST2 enemies implemented: Jellyfish (white & orange), Mini Monster, and Spider (gray & green). I could release that soon if you wanted to use those now.

Sure, I want some of those now.

However, you mentioned in the last ST3 release a green and/or gray spider from ST2 was available but was not discovered in the Level Editor.

[gellin]

Dec 11, 2012 16:55:50 GMT -5 zocom7 said:

However, you mentioned in the last ST3 release a green and/or gray spider from ST2 was available but was not discovered in the Level Editor.

I didn't finish the spiders until a couple of weeks ago so I don't know where that info came from. They exist only in my local build until I release an update.

[gellin]

Hey everyone! The telepathic link between Mike and Mica has grown increasing stronger since the events of ST2 have passed. Now Mike has the ability to summon Mica to the dungeons! While Mica does bring her physic shockwave and two space jumps to the game to help solve new and exciting puzzles, be careful when bringing her out as Mike is vulnerable while she is summoned. Any damage taken by Mica will decrease Mike's health as well!

Game Changes
- Mike and Mica in the same dungeon simultaneously!
- Improved performance so that your entire CPU core isn't taken up by the game.
- Fixed the infinite weapon bug that occurred when you died.

Level Editor Changes
- The MikeAndMica option is now available in the PlayerCharacter property of the Area Properties section.
- New ST2 enemies have been added complete with sfx. This includes the Jellyfish (white & orange), Mini Monster, and Spider (gray & green).
- Exposed the boss music so it can be played in cutscenes.
- Fixed crashes that would occur when attempting to do most actions in the Project panel when it was floating.

I had to make a brand new installer due to some software upgrades on my computer. Due to this, you will have to manually uninstall any ST3 versions you have before installing this version. Have fun!