Recently, I've started work on a port of Sorcery of Uvutu to the monochrome z80 calculators. I'm using xLIB (monochrome) in place of xLIBC and have already started work on the black and white spritesheet and some porting of the main engine. String data, non-DCSE specific commands, and general ideas I've used can all stay, yet they'll probably all have to be changed in one way or another. Map data, some tricks using color (screen inversion, intro text fade-in, probably screen shaking, etc.) and other CSE specific things will all have to be entirely reworked for this port. I don't have any screenshots yet, as I'm still working on sprites and the like, but that will come soon.

As for my vision, I expect the monochrome version to likely run faster, due to the CSE's speed limitations being removed here. Also, as each overworld map will be colorless and the screen size will have to make each map smaller, I can only do so much in each, and battles will probably have to be more frequent per map. Think of it this way: In Sorcery CSE, battles would occur at a minimum, every 11 steps. For the CSE, 11 steps was enough to traverse half of most maps, making battles occur 1-2 times per map. This played a huge part in the balance I did for exp/money gain, HP, etc. Now, 11 steps will probably be enough to traverse 1.5 typical maps, meaning by the time you reach a boss in a world, you'd likely be underleveled without serious grinding. I'm looking to reduce that number to every 5-6 steps, which will mean technically more encounters, but encounters per map screen will likely stay the same.


Here's a tileset/overworld test. I added functionality to move diagonally, since it was available with Doors CS 7. The game figures out which tile to redraw after moving on-the-fly, as seen when I walk over the door. I have more tiles for more worlds, and I'll be testing them too, but here's just a basic map. You can also see the collision with the tree (not letting you move, no matter how you approach it) and the house window.

Hi Jens, another issue I'm having: I'm trying to run a script with several parts. I can't seem to run this code, it always takes extremely long, presumably forever, to load page 1.2:
while true do
  function on.paint(gc)
    function textDisp(x,y,str)
      gc:drawString(str,x,y)
    end
  end
  platform.window.invalidate()
end
I've tested that whole code block without the while block, yet it doesn't work with the while. Is there a problem with my code? Or could it be the editor?

Quote from: 123outerme on January 23, 2017, 05:05:45 pm

Hi Jens_K! You've made a really great script editor! Everything that I needed to know was either in the readme, self-explanatory, or understood through trial-and-error. I just can't figure out one thing; How do you run a script? I get that you have to press MENU > Code > Run, but I switch to the Run page and can't figure out what I'm doing! It says Click to run, but I click the center button, and nothing happens. Sometimes it returns an error that won't solve (even when pressing Menu and trying to let the editor solve the error). I'm on a Clickpad running OS 3.6, if that makes any difference at all.

Hey, thanks for your feedback!
Seems like on the execution page (usually 1.2), you're focusing the console, but the script executor waits with execution until it has the focus itself. To change focus you can press ctrl + tab. The script executor should then have a black outline instead of a grey one.


I hope that helped. If it didn't, please send me your JSE file and some more infos about those errors!

Thank you so much Jens! That worked. Like I said, I'm enjoying using the editor! It really has a UI like one of a computer IDE.

Well, since I had several suggestions and I decided I had nothing to do today, I've uploaded v1.2 with 99% aesthetic changes.
I've uploaded it to the original post.
Here's a screenshot:

4.I meant virus scanner,  not a pc style background AV program. The virus showed up after using one specific app ( http://www.ticalc.org/archives/files/fileinfo/309/30917.html) There were strange files such as ''HACK'' and others. Memory menu had infinite up scroll.

I'm no genius (nor am I an owner of a monochrome calc) but I would suggest backing up all the programs you've made and completely wiping all memory. Everything else can go. AppVars, Apps, etc.
Then, redownload everything you know is safe.

This is awesome to hear, you have been working on it for such a long time, it's awesome that it's finally done! ^.^

Unfortunatly I can't try it out, though, as I don't have a color calc >.<

Thanks! I think I mentioned, but it's been nearly 2 years in the making, and I'm glad to finally have it done.
That's okay, the feedback is still appreciated!

It's been a long ride, but I've finally gotten to Release Candidate stage! Together, with me and the people who generously donated their time to helping me test my game, I've gotten Sorcery of Uvutu to the final stage of the game development cycle. If I really needed/wanted to, I would be perfectly okay releasing the game as is. However, I prefer to wait for my testers to report their feedback and assure the quality of this product I've made. I'm so glad to have made it here!
(And no, this is not the touchy-feely post yet, that'll come when I release )

I had another issue with program size, but thankfully it's fixed now, and permanently. Thanks to DJ Omnimaga, kotu, and c4ooo, I've fixed the problem and even reduced the number of files needed! Unfortunately, though, talking to a regular townsperson (aka has no function other than dialogue) has a 2-3 second delay from the bubble popping up (immediately after pressing 2nd) to the text appearing. It's either that, or the game won't run. I had to do what I had to do.

Edit: Nevermind. I just put the strings in a new AppVar, in the beginning lines, and it's only about a half-second delay. But I removed one of the data AppVars, essentially.