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#4006
Killing D'Kah in Mission 5 means you don't have to deal with him during the final mission. It's just an alternate path you can take.

Quote from: Zackirus on March 17, 2012, 12:44:51 AMFinally, why does the Hero kill Cygnus in the end, or better yet, have to choice to kill him?

Well, it's an RPG. A good RPG gives you choices. In this case, you have the choice to eke out revenge against the man responsible for turning your homeland into a dystopian nightmare. If I didn't give people that option, they'd probably get pretty mad at me.
#4007
Video / Re: Let's Play Shining Force!
March 16, 2012, 03:21:21 PM
I recorded episodes 9 and 10 last night. One of them used my built-in mic, which makes me come across loud and distorted; in the second, I tried my high quality mic, but I still couldn't get my voice loud enough to counterbalance the game. Someone helpfully suggested recording the commentary track separately from the game video, but that would be time-consuming (and would also deprive you of my spontaneous reactions while playing). Tired of these issues, I finally relented and purchased a set of headphones with an attached microphone. Hopefully, that will improve sound quality going forward.

One thing that's really great about doing this Let's Play is that I'm learning how to put together polished commentated videos. This will help a whole heck of a lot with my future efforts at marketing Sinister Design games online.
#4008
It's an independent organization.
#4009
I should have clarified this in the game: the opal orb is a stone that she managed to hang onto; Tikki made off with the rest of them. I'll have her mention this in dialog in a future version.
#4010
I'm not going to officially announce Telepath Tactics until I have finished character graphics in-game. Once that happens, it will be promoted from Random Project status to Official Game.
#4011
Video / Re: Let's Play Shining Force!
March 14, 2012, 12:44:58 PM
Yeah, Shining Force is just fantastic. I'm having a lot of fun replaying it. :)

Speaking of which: Episodes 6, 7 and 8 are out now! Visit the playlist to watch them.
#4012
I actually decided that I would pull Phantom Armor from Telepath Tactics--it doesn't fill a useful gameplay niche, so I'm going to focus on the other classes instead. As for what it is...well, there's a decent chance that it will appear in a future, single player game using the Telepath Tactics engine, so we can discuss that if and when that happens. :)

It looks like you've got Cygnus's unique skills covered there.
#4013
At the moment, I'm working with the artist on the designs for each of the character classes. There isn't much to show at the moment, but rest assured that TT is still being worked on. :)
#4014
Video / Re: Let's Play Shining Force!
March 13, 2012, 12:46:31 PM
Episode 5 has been uploaded! (I also went ahead and recorded episodes 6 and 7, but I haven't posted them just yet.)
#4015
Video / Let's Play Shining Force!
March 11, 2012, 01:48:54 PM
All right! I've decided to do a Let's Play of one of my favorite childhood games, Shining Force. Why? Well, I've always wanted to do a Let's Play, and now that TSoG is out and I'm waiting for my artist to give me the first round of character art for Telepath Tactics, I have a little bit of time to do it.

EDIT: I have four episodes done now; I'm adding them to this playlist as they're completed. If you want Youtube to notify you when I add new videos, go ahead and subscribe to my channel. :)
#4016
General Discussion / Re: Ask the developer a question!
February 29, 2012, 07:14:10 PM
No more than the fact that the characters speak English implies the historical antecedents which led to the creation of the English language.

Which is to say, no.
#4017
General Discussion / Re: Ask the developer a question!
February 29, 2012, 03:40:53 PM
Quote from: SmartyPants on February 29, 2012, 03:38:32 PM
Are the tribes and the clans the same thing?

Those terms are used interchangeably in TSoG.

Quote from: SmartyPants on February 29, 2012, 03:38:32 PM
Are the Marid and Rubat the only clans that live in the Ashwan Desert?

At the time of TSoG, they are the biggest, but smaller tribes exist.
#4018
General Discussion / Re: Ask the developer a question!
February 29, 2012, 03:36:32 PM
It would be easy to make characters accidentally heal enemies; it would be difficult to rework enemy AI to compensate for it, however.
#4019
General Discussion / Re: Ask the developer a question!
February 29, 2012, 02:40:58 PM
From a gameplay standpoint, it just seemed to me like it would be irritating to accidentally heal enemies.
#4020
General Discussion / Re: Ask the developer a question!
February 28, 2012, 06:42:53 AM
I haven't done the math, but there are probably at least a dozen permutations on the main ending, plus the one where you side with Malekahin.

[spoiler]I'm not saying. :)[/spoiler]