Some new vids for PSIV: BaNL

I thought I'd like to share some of the videos I've been creating during this last week on Youtube. I could use more support, but I'll make do with what I have...




Chaz gives Alys extra stress...


A quick battle movie.

I apologize for the fact that there's no sound...

No sound in those... I recommend you to use Fraps, or HyperCam2. Fraps will require you to get a full version to record videos longer than 30 seconds, but HyperCam2 just makes a small note in the corner. It's really handy for recording windowed games.

I'll do that in future. Thanks for the advice, Solar.

This games look really great.

But I can't install it on this computer (the RPGmaker won't install). I'll wait my laptop for install this games...

These are all very good, Lyla, but I just have one suggestion. In battles, it looks like the characters and critters all have the same images as in the original game. Going from the overworld maps to battles is a massive change in art style from yours to the older, more pixellated style. I have no idea if you can do anything about that, but if you can, I think you should for the sake of art style consistency.

Otherwise, though, all looks great!

Looks very cool.
I think I read somewhere that you were trying to use the statistics from Phantasy Star IV. Does that include the enemy statistics?
And are the battle mechanics the same as Phantasy Star IV, or is that something done by the RPG maker that just sort of works out similarly?

Solar wrote:

No sound in those... I recommend you to use Fraps, or HyperCam2. Fraps will require you to get a full version to record videos longer than 30 seconds, but HyperCam2 just makes a small note in the corner. It's really handy for recording windowed games.

If you use Cam Studio like I do then your recordings will have sound, good quality when making games.. *Youtube craps video's sometimes* But all in all Cam Studio is free, easy to use, and works well with game recordings. Just remember if you get it to go to the sound settings and set it to where it records from the speakers and not the mic. You don't know how much I got frustrated when I couldn't get sound to work right lol.

Anyways, I've been keeping track of your work Lyla and I'm enjoying every bit so far.

FreshFeeling wrote:

Looks very cool.
I think I read somewhere that you were trying to use the statistics from Phantasy Star IV. Does that include the enemy statistics?
And are the battle mechanics the same as Phantasy Star IV, or is that something done by the RPG maker that just sort of works out similarly?

The characters stats from the original game are the same, and I had to enter them manually. I had a list which listed all of the PSIV character stats from their starting lvl all the way up to lvl 99. I had to create the enemy stats from scratch, because RMXP uses a different battle formula and damage calculation as PSIV. This goes for all the battle mechanics as well.

Some good news. The videos now record with sound! It took just one simple setting. Here's an LP for part I. It's around 8 minutes long.



Most of the original music as been trashed, since there are better tunes out there. The 'Meet them head on' tune got on my nerves after a while. In fact, the only tunes I have kept are "Field Motavia", "Laughter", "Requiem for Lutz" and "Thray" (duh, it's Rune's theme. )

As long as it isn't RTP music and fits, I'm fine with that.

Here's another vid, this time against Juza. I'll see if I can upload the second part of the LP tomorrow.