Hero or Villain: Battle Royale (Feedback thread, updated to v.1.1.3, 15th Jan 2025, post #160)

adrao · 2024-03-08T00:57:25.193Z

Thanks so much!I just looked at the code and realized a big problem, I created variables but forgot to set them to 1… anyway, I just sent a fix to CoG. Hopefully they will manage to implement before the weekend (but you never know with these things, so if not then possibly next week).

About the two problems:

When creating a new character in Book 2, the game/story loops back to the “arriving at the reception” opening scene after you select what power type you have, and then once more after confirming your name.
Can you confirm that this is still happening? I looked at the code but cant see the problem… this could have happened if somehow you were playing while the gamefile were being updated. If it persists let me know and I will check.
None of the cheat codes from Book 1 are recognized when making a new character in Book 2. The book 2 cheat codes do work for new characters, but not for characters that you are loading in.
Yes, so far I only implemented some new codes, as I assumed most people would start with a saved character. I will try to implement the codes from part 1 in the coming months…

I will look at Tokyo Wizard next.

(I know I haven’t replied to everybody else in this thread, and I have placed the suggestions on my “list to do”… I will try to get to those in the coming month or two… atm I got very inspired and I am wring like crazy!)

YuleKitten · 2024-03-09T00:40:28.097Z

Can confirm this is still happening. Apologies to clarify my previous reply, when it loops back again the second time(first time still takes you to reception desk), it brings you back to the “selecting your powers based on X hero/villan points” scene rather than the reception desk.

Additionally, it looks like the Absolute Zero Blast is not enabled on water powers but it is enabled on Air and Shadow, is it by chance intentional to exclude it from the water powers? It does seem to make the most thematic sense to have that attack be allowable to water most of all but I may be wrong about the physics or lore behind it (apologies for another one: Light doesn’t have access to supernova attack - ok I’m sorry I’ll stop now)

Thank you again for taking a look at this!!

adrao · 2024-03-30T01:27:31.746Z

Sorry it took me so long to get to this, I was busy with other stuff related to Life as a Lich.

But, I finally sent CoG a fix today, they should receive it Monday (I think I managed to do a delay send). Anyway, hopefully a fix will be working sometime next week. If it is still not working by the end of the week, let me know… I hope I understood what was wrong, but sometimes then that creates another bug!

Indeed, at the moment the Zero Blast is only working for Air and Shadow… should it also be available for Water powers? (I am also not sure about all these… I am happy to change them, if there is a broad agreement on them… it is a very easy fix).

Ramidel · 2024-03-30T16:36:16.746Z

Definitely should. Water is as good for “cold” as the other two. Because ice is nice.

adrao · 2024-03-31T23:55:21.517Z

@Ramidel @YuleKitten Ok, I enabled Absolute Zero Blast for water and Supernova for light… however, they will only be working next time the game is updated (not sure when I will do that, but it is on my “To do” list to try to send an update for HoV to CoG in the coming weeks…

Ultra_In_Something · 2024-08-20T03:16:53.854Z

I cant find a way to get the rebellion to be succesful, I never have enough time to prepare the rebel cause to take down the garrison during the final tournament, after meeting that rebel person I can only recruit a bunch of mercenaries and maybe do another thing here and there but none of that is enough to succeed with the rebellion.

What do I need in order to take down that garrison?

Patrick_Cody02 · 2024-10-15T04:17:22.600Z

You need more than mercs to win, you need a massive army to take down the garrison, is your MC a Vampire or has took over the Red Drug Syndicate as a villain?

Ultra_In_Something · 2024-10-15T17:16:24.931Z

Yes I need more people but thw game gives me no time to do stuff like freeing people from a prison.

And I play as a hero and I’m no vampire.

adrao · 2024-11-03T07:17:05.673Z

Today I spent a few hours working in Armageddon, and had to come back to Battle Royale to update a few bits.

I’m thinking of spending a bit of time to update Battle Royale further this month (to take a break from Armageddon from time to time).

One of the key complaint in Battle Royale is the railroading, hopefully a bit less bad now given the is an entirely new path to abandon the planet.

Are there any other side missions or paths in the game that people would have liked to pursue?

Also, I’m thinking of providing more cybernetic powers, and would like to maybe include some side missions associated with them. Any thoughts?

Ramidel · 2024-11-03T07:30:15.155Z

I’d like to repeat my request above, if you’re up for fiddling with stuff: Allow Blademaster to be defeated in Round 4 (so you’re not able to interfere with the rest of the fight) if you’re bad enough to do it without sandbagging, instead of just railroading him into surviving until Joo is free.

adrao · 2024-11-03T10:28:59.414Z

Ok, I’ll put that on my to do list Let me know other thoughts!

Tasks for update to Battle Royale

-Expanded cybernetics
-tweaks to fight with Blademaster

Wiliam_Rafael_da_Sil · 2024-11-03T14:57:12.052Z

I admit I don’t know what happens when we have little humanity, but you could work with this by using cyborgs who have gone mad and are spreading chaos and destruction, or an organization of unfeeling cyborgs whose goal is to create other cyborgs like them, or the last option (and my favorite) you can delve deeper into the issue of artificial intelligence and create an AI (or several) that are trying to take control of the cyborgs (and may even try to take control of the mc if he has little humanity) sorry for the text long, I’m just throwing a bunch of options to see if you like any
good luck and don’t overwork yourself too much

Jacic · 2024-11-03T20:41:11.413Z

Sorry I can’t think of any extra side missions. I actually don’t feel like good parts of the game are particularly railroaded and instead do the branch and return thing, often with story or stat consequences. (You can decide where to go in some places, who to side with, what powers and techniques to work on.) I think the main complaint from that has come from the ending sequence (which you have already tried to address) but that can’t really deviate way to wildly due to it being a book in a series that needs to be able to connect back up in the next book in the same way the final book in a series could

Rainbowshow · 2024-11-11T03:12:32.508Z

@adrao I haven’t checked yet in the code, but does the humanity stat do anything if it’s low from getting multiple cybernetics implemented?

What I really want, is more in-game days/time to do more side activities. Compared to the first game I get the impression there’s more to do, but less time to experience the activities.

This is especially noticeable in the first game, I played multiple characters who have maximum endurance and I get text that says “I feel energetic enough to do something else” and allows me to do two activities on that day, but it’s not always consistent, making me only do one activity on that day, and it’s not a mechanic in the second book.

Ramidel · 2024-11-11T07:05:31.589Z

AFAIK, Humanity is just a currency to spend on cybernetics - it’s more like “cyber tolerance” than you turning into an out-of-control cyber-psycho. At least in Book 2. (And hopefully in future books, but that’s me speaking personally - I don’t like “humanity” mechanics.)

Wiliam_Rafael_da_Sil · 2024-11-11T10:00:48.607Z

Wait, is it possible to do two actions in one day? I need endurance at 100 or can it be less? (please someone tell me have two shares in a day seems absurdly strong)

Rainbowshow · 2024-11-11T12:41:53.974Z

It’s unusual, there goes my dreams of a full cybernetic conversion.

It would especially be funny if we encounter someone who happens to be fully borged up in the next book, showing the humanity stat to be dubious.

Rainbowshow · 2024-11-11T13:02:27.894Z

New cybernetics to replicate more base powers.

Immunity to electric attacks through skin armor
Immunity to fire attacks through skin armor
Flying through a implemented device that allows you to manipulate your field of gravity
Invisibility by implemented device that allows you to cloak your skin and costume according to your surroundings
A sixth sense cybernetic
Emulations of certain miscellaneous mind powers through cybernetics, such as a computer (manipulate emotions, identify enemy weak points).
Maybe a unique state where if got enough cybernetics implemented where you can become acknowledged as being “more machine than man” and you get a few bonuses

adrao · 2024-12-31T05:50:53.171Z

I am thinking of spending a bit of time over the holidays working on a small update for Battle Royale, possibly fixing some bugs or adding some quality of life and small improvements. On my list are:

-New cybernetic powers
-New cheat codes (including starting with more money)
-Tweaks to fight with Blademaster

Any other thoughts of any updates you would like to see?

adrao · 2025-01-08T03:40:52.433Z

I have implemented new cheat codes that allow players to start with more money. Any other requests, before I submit to CoG an update for this game? (likely in a day or two…)