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[bugfartboy]

Sorta.  What are the maximum and minimum value that can be stored?

[CraigStern]

Minimum of -2,147,483,648 and maximum of 2,147,483,647. (See here.)

[bugfartboy]

Are custom status effects still planned for the future?


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What is the likelihood of getting a modulo operation for SetVal/SetStat actions?

[CraigStern]

Right now I'm focusing on fixing a few final bugs and marketing stuff, but implementing custom status effects is definitely still a thing I would like to do. It might end up coming in a post-release patch, though.

[bugfartboy]

That's understandable. With the release date right around the corner, I wasn't expecting anything more than that.  But just so we're clear: modifying StatusEffects.xml is meant to have no effect on the game at present, correct?

[CraigStern]

Correct. At present, editing that file does nothing.

[bugfartboy]

Will custom status effects be able to teach attacks for their duration?

[CraigStern]

Hm. I hadn't thought about it. Maybe?

[bugfartboy]

I know you're having trouble making Steam installers for Mac OSX already, but are you planning on putting the Map Editor available for download through Steam as a free tool?

[GrandHerb]

When are the backer/alpha funding Steam keys coming?

[CraigStern]

Today! I sent out close to 500 of them yesterday--I'll send the rest in just a wee bit. :)

[ArtDrake]

There was talk of a possible hard mode after the beating the initial game. I'm already very much a fan of the project and will buy it as it stands, but I was wondering: (contingent upon this materializing) would it be a combination of numerical buffs and adding a few enemy abilities here and there, or would there be a little bit (since a little bit goes a long way; see NG+ in Defender's Quest) of extra lore content, or one or two extra microbranches in the story?

I'm sorry, the question is a little presumptuous.

[CraigStern]

I honestly don't know right now. Why not try modding in a Hard mode yourself? I bet you could do it! :)

[bugfartboy]

Are there actually any differences between the Shadowheart_F_* and Shadowheart_M_* sprites?

[CraigStern]

Nope; but if a character has its sex set to "Either", the game will go looking for sprite variants with _M and _F appended to them automatically, so they have to exist regardless.