tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post6050511674203158686..comments2024-03-29T02:34:55.592-04:00Comments on The CRPG Addict: Nippon: The Age of SailCRPG Addicthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-31635066005308388202018-03-20T02:03:35.489-04:002018-03-20T02:03:35.489-04:00I sent you an email.I sent you an email.Thorsten Sommermannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05617534847181369508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-47169531236885732892018-03-17T23:50:37.890-04:002018-03-17T23:50:37.890-04:00No game with 4 disks is "little." I'...No game with 4 disks is "little." I'm not sure why I used that term.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-44850736183565907142018-03-17T23:49:39.832-04:002018-03-17T23:49:39.832-04:00Hey, guys. Thanks again for commenting. Would eith...Hey, guys. Thanks again for commenting. Would either or both of you mind shooting me an e-mail at crpgaddict@gmail.com so I can send you some questions in preparation for the final entries?CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-73964342463320169242018-03-16T15:48:02.285-04:002018-03-16T15:48:02.285-04:00It is very cool. I'm sorry I haven't been ...It is very cool. I'm sorry I haven't been around to respond more. I scheduled these postings in advance because I knew I'd be on the road this week. I should be engaged more next week as I explore the southern half of Nippon.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-7246607122786012562018-03-16T15:41:24.226-04:002018-03-16T15:41:24.226-04:00Thank you. Wish I would have read the threads earl...Thank you. Wish I would have read the threads earlier. We are glad Sebastian wrote me a mail after my last contact to him, 14 years ago ;)Thorsten Sommermannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05617534847181369508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-88024738575449061052018-03-16T13:55:10.656-04:002018-03-16T13:55:10.656-04:00Also, has anyone mentioned yet how awesome it is t...Also, has anyone mentioned yet how awesome it is that the developers of this game are commenting here? :DJarlFrankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08139422412722665286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-79618971727193053952018-03-15T19:23:27.217-04:002018-03-15T19:23:27.217-04:00I find this game intriguing to read about. The gam...I find this game intriguing to read about. The game sounds rather unreasonable, but it also feels like something crafted, instead of produced, manufactured.<br /><br />Thank you for your dedication, both in playing these games and in the ways you write about them. I do love reliving old, fond memories like Ultima Underworld a lot, and possibly wouldn't keep up with the blog if this blog only had the more obscure titles like this one. Yet these are quite often very satisfying reads in addition to being informative. In this very useful field of old CRPGs. Encountering these games that obviously draw influences from other, more famous games does somehow highlight the developments of the field better than just noting the notable, historic games.unimuralhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06987909304909067445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-64382108288234849762018-03-15T04:50:43.818-04:002018-03-15T04:50:43.818-04:00I guess the walking speed is fine tuned. A little ...I guess the walking speed is fine tuned. A little bit faster and the scrolling would stutter.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06648906284611543670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-17666484540681734402018-03-14T15:59:34.385-04:002018-03-14T15:59:34.385-04:00Damned autocorrect, ned to write on PC instead of ...Damned autocorrect, ned to write on PC instead of tablet from now on. Obviously 'Projectile weapons' and 'used C64'Rytikarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14339915131106703422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-56431360970002062632018-03-14T15:49:11.804-04:002018-03-14T15:49:11.804-04:00We really suffered a "bit", but that'...We really suffered a "bit", but that's another story, neh?Thorsten Sommermannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05617534847181369508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-22572080711838668182018-03-14T15:46:23.457-04:002018-03-14T15:46:23.457-04:00Folks, you make an old man happy! :-)
Short commen...Folks, you make an old man happy! :-)<br />Short comment on the 'reloadable' cities, treasures and other things. There was simply no storage on disk to keep track of all things taken or talked to. On second thought one could have used less cities and NPCs and impleelima more consistent world with the freed space. But then, it was 1988, you were expected to suffer a bit.<br /><br />BTW, Thorsten, don't tell the fine folks here about our ongoing running joke.<br />And definitely not about the developer cheat joystick acrobatic still in the code... <br />Maybe when crpgaddict has finished the game or given up all hope.Rytikarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14339915131106703422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-63884882851391268712018-03-14T15:36:16.027-04:002018-03-14T15:36:16.027-04:00Not faster but raster interrupts...Not faster but raster interrupts...Rytikarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14339915131106703422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-21537252850572244992018-03-14T15:35:26.897-04:002018-03-14T15:35:26.897-04:00Actually, and even worse, the nmi stopped all fast...Actually, and even worse, the nmi stopped all faster interrupts, destroying the graphics. The screen is parted in three, using two completely different font sets and 24 sprites. 4 characters on the map, with possible Projekt time weapons, all the clothing and weapons on the doll and obviously the famous (single color) GUI icons spinner with the joystick.<br /><br />I actually (really!) looked into buying a used car, getting the assembler out and implement the damned keyboard control. After 30 years! ... Too expensive... But this crpgaddict sure stirs things up. :-) Rytikarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14339915131106703422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-63593904556187103802018-03-14T04:00:48.492-04:002018-03-14T04:00:48.492-04:00@Florian: There are no force-fields on the mountai...@Florian: There are no force-fields on the mountain tops. These are graphical glitches. Graphics was build with characters as block graphics. They could only have a single color. So the mountains consists of several blocks, the top being drawn as blue. I was not able to blend the blue grass into the standard color - thus the glitching effect.Thorsten Sommermannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05617534847181369508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-11427038938476723782018-03-14T02:01:41.897-04:002018-03-14T02:01:41.897-04:00Our hommage to Ultima. You are right. It was creat...Our hommage to Ultima. You are right. It was created after the original map of Ultima 3 with all NPCs representing towns in Ultima. "Tori" just meant those big gate-like japanese shrines (???).Thorsten Sommermannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05617534847181369508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-3950305703882094202018-03-14T01:40:27.711-04:002018-03-14T01:40:27.711-04:00Ulti-Toril?
I guess... a mix of Ultima and Toril (...Ulti-Toril?<br />I guess... a mix of Ultima and Toril (Forgotten Realms)?Kenny McCormickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01553499727945099493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-13147914942704509182018-03-14T01:38:28.221-04:002018-03-14T01:38:28.221-04:00Subarashii Chin Chin mono.Subarashii Chin Chin mono.Kenny McCormickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01553499727945099493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-22348942182915808872018-03-13T19:02:28.882-04:002018-03-13T19:02:28.882-04:00Good news. After more than 30 years I gave the gam...Good news. After more than 30 years I gave the game a second chance and I finished the game with a lot of help. And it looks like I am not alone as Buck has also finished it. So it is definitely winnable with the current version. But you need the hidden clue from the nippon-museum website at some time. At the moment it is too early.<br /><br />You shouldn't skip combat. The experience points are necessary for you "Stand" (social class), which you can find in your status screen. In the beginning it is Eta. The "Stand" might trigger something.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06648906284611543670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-36901108833262757342018-03-13T18:23:16.349-04:002018-03-13T18:23:16.349-04:00The reason for a whole new loading routine was bec...The reason for a whole new loading routine was because we didn't want the animation to stop while loading fragments. This could only be achieved by disabling the NMI (non maskable interrupt) as far as I know. Traditionally loading fragments were possible but at the cost of stopping animation while loading the data from the 1542Thorsten Sommermannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05617534847181369508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-35744355242473022892018-03-13T18:10:54.037-04:002018-03-13T18:10:54.037-04:00@Buck: The world IS flat. You may notice that on t...@Buck: The world IS flat. You may notice that on the edges, water runs down into the void. I believe in "Shin-en" they talk about the world's shape. It was never designed to be projected on a globe, though we had a coordinate system. You could find an artifact for reading the current position, which was translated to "japanese" corrdinates, resembling weird syllables for the numbersThorsten Sommermannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05617534847181369508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-44791947241737897462018-03-13T17:28:51.734-04:002018-03-13T17:28:51.734-04:00I was also quite impressed that you can walk throu...I was also quite impressed that you can walk through the huge world without additional loading time. The trick is to store the map in patches and a decent caching. The 1541 had its own CPU with 4kB RAM and was therefore programmable. This enabled the drive to load the data in the background and copy the data to the C64 fairly quickly from RAM to RAM. I'm quite sure it took a while to develop that.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06648906284611543670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-58578172612731255612018-03-13T16:11:16.382-04:002018-03-13T16:11:16.382-04:00That is impressive. My memory of the 1541 is prett...That is impressive. My memory of the 1541 is pretty hazy. I remember people were devising all kinds of trickery to overcome its legendary slowness, but I didn't know that you could manage to load in the background during gameplay.<br />And oh my god, I'm just seeing that Urs Heckmann from u-he fame did the music. I'm using his VSTs pretty much daily, especially Zebra and Diva. That guy's a legend.Davidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-28607074465781256052018-03-13T14:04:18.879-04:002018-03-13T14:04:18.879-04:00Perhaps the force fields on the mountain tops are ...Perhaps the force fields on the mountain tops are only snow or clouds?Flo Enpunkthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07383305439738843628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-36141821680029505462018-03-13T14:03:20.596-04:002018-03-13T14:03:20.596-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Flo Enpunkthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07383305439738843628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-40150208656413104702018-03-13T12:59:04.769-04:002018-03-13T12:59:04.769-04:00The world appears to be flat, so there's not m...The world appears to be flat, so there's not much to project. On the other hand, maybe the world is disc shaped and projected onto a square...Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07270991090065636515noreply@blogger.com