Half Geek

JULY 28, 2022

It will be rolled out at the end of July, or early August, after I’ve tested for bugs. NPC Flight AI updated to take advantage of the larger flight area. Faction fleet battles are larger, with each side sending more ships to the fight. Roguelike mode, NPC pilots will rank up and upgrade their ships more often.

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NPC AI Balance Beta 100

The Bottom Feeder

MAY 11, 2022

Fighting the same boss a few times is ok if the game is fun. Either NPC characters, ghost monsters, or actual human players. Which means fighting the enemies toe to toe with no help. To get that feeling, you need to know how fighting works, so you HAVE to find the tutorial. Patching isn't just fixing bugs.

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Balance Fighting Art Software 52

Keith Burgun

JULY 29, 2022

Actual surprises are costly, they create bugs and instability, they create imbalances. Here’s a handful of good examples: Final Fantasy VII : you’re part of a terrorist organization that is doing a bombing mission to try and fight back against an evil empire.

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Fantasy AAA Concepts Games 52

Deconstructor of Fun

MAY 15, 2022

Balancing relies heavily on gear, maps are crowded with question marks, Boss fights feature repetitive mechanisms. Despite the game’s powerful use of top-down view, the live cutscenes of Lost Ark are full of bugs. These dialogues, sounding more akin to whispering, usually take place among the crowds of NPCs who don't have names.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

MARCH 23, 2022

With all core mechanics and elements now in place, the last thing on the list is to add any last-minute assets and address bugs. Next, James tackled some of the effects that will be featured in the epic mini-boss fight for Lophi the Lost, including effects for Lophi's Teleport, Staff Parry, and Spear Slam maneuvers.

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Dev Animation Animation Asset 52

Radiator Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2022

A homophobic English farmboy is forced to work with a hunky Romanian farmhand, and so inevitable muddy fight sex and simmering romance ensues. In this situation, the NPC knows what you're here for and he wants it too, even if you kinda hate each other. Sometimes people have sex with someone they don't like.

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