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So THIS is where the game is being hosted now.
First, Sorry for taking so long to complete it, but if you've been following my Youtube channel, you would know I have some issues to deal with. I've been slowy working on it piece by piece however.
It seems that ID is back up. Why was it down for so long anyway?
Uh... ID isn't back up >.>
Are you uh, mistaking the archive as the site?
You made it! Good to have you back 
I've been holding the fort here while you've been away. People are just itching to play v9!
On that topic, what's left?
3 minutes ago, Lolwayup said:Are you uh, mistaking the archive as the site?
I might have. So it's still dead? What the hell happened??
Just now, Doomsday31415 said:You made it! Good to have you back
I've been holding the fort here while you've been away. People are just itching to play v9!
On that topic, what's left?
The main issue is balacing all of the battles because of the new damage formulas.
1 minute ago, Darkkefka said:I might have. So it's still dead? What the hell happened??
It's complicated. I can't say I have all the details, but here's what I can point you to:
At the moment, I'm considering a public demo that will play from the beginning to the end of the forest maze. The only way we can get a sure grasp on where or not the game will e balanced is it multiple people test it.
That sounds pretty cool! Can't wait to try it
A public demo wouldn't be a bad idea, although I highly doubt it will be useful for determining balance. Some people will think it's too easy and others will think it's too hard regardless.
Another consideration is that you'll want the savestate to be compatible with the final release, since otherwise everyone would have to go through the beginning again.
40 minutes ago, Darkkefka said:I might have. So it's still dead? What the hell happened??
Arch took his ball and went home.
37 minutes ago, Doomsday31415 said:A public demo wouldn't be a bad idea, although I highly doubt it will be useful for determining balance. Some people will think it's too easy and others will think it's too hard regardless.
Another consideration is that you'll want the savestate to be compatible with the final release, since otherwise everyone would have to go through the beginning again.
Replying here seem odd at times....
Anyway, I could do that, but that of course means I'd have to make sure the whole game is complete for the most part.
Good To See You Dark! Remember Me?
7 minutes ago, MallowNimbus said:Good To See You Dark! Remember Me?
i think...i HAVE been gone a long time....
25 minutes ago, Darkkefka said:Anyway, I could do that, but that of course means I'd have to make sure the whole game is complete for the most part.
Right, I think it would be better to release a public demo for the purpose of hype rather than to find balance issues. If something comes up from the demo, you can adjust the balance before the release anyway.
Everything else should be done first, though.
Just now, Darkkefka said:i think...i HAVE been gone a long time....
I Understand!
12 minutes ago, Doomsday31415 said:Right, I think it would be better to release a public demo for the purpose of hype rather than to find balance issues. If something comes up from the demo, you can adjust the balance before the release anyway.
Everything else should be done first, though.
BTW..I know it fits her theme, but I really don't like the idea of Peach not having any offensive abilities until post Exor..
it makes her unusable until that time. Since her Ultima is now Holy based and some monsters will absorb it, it won't completly wreck everything like it did before.
1 minute ago, Darkkefka said:BTW..I know it fits her theme, but I really don't like the idea of Peach not having any offensive abilities until post Exor..
it makes her unusable until that time.
Unusable? I used her plenty in the beta...
Even just for healing duty?
I'm a big fan of your DarkKefka. I can't wait for the new version!
1 minute ago, Zig said:I'm a big fan of your DarkKefka. I can't wait for the new version!
Thanks, I'm working on it right this moment.
3 minutes ago, Darkkefka said:Even just for healing duty?
Of course! The lack of healing spells (group or otherwise) is what makes everything before Star Hill harder.
We'll see. I'll leave it like it is for the moment..her being soley a healer. I can change this without hurting save states if bothers others. Maybe I'm having problems because I made all of the Ghost type enemies immune to physical attacks. 
Plus you can still buy Element Gems for 3 frog coins a piece.
I'm getting all of the event and technical stuff out of the way, so If I do make a Public Demo, you'll be ale to continue from your last save.
Oh dang, heya DK! Glad you made it to the party, we've all been waiting for you!
I'd love to see a demo!
44 minutes ago, Darkkefka said:I'm getting all of the event and technical stuff out of the way, so If I do make a Public Demo, you'll be ale to continue from your last save.
Also,Was Galaxy Blast(Mario's 3OK Move)Removed?
BTW DK, don't know if you know but NG does have a discord and there's already a channel dedicated to your mod.
Glad to have you aboard now Darkkefka, was wondering when you'd finally find your way over here. 
As for why ID is gone, the short version is the site was getting overrun with bots so badly that registration itself had to be disabled just to stop it. (We're talking literal hundreds of bots showing up every day.)
So in response to the decaying state of ID and the absence of the site's owner Archael, Newgame Plus was created as a sort of sister site to host some of the hacks from ID that were still being actively developed so the community could actually grow with new members. (Hacks like Brave New World for example.)
And it was also made with a broader vision in mind of being the place to host "Well designed hacks" rather than simply "Challenging Hacks" that ID was more aimed toward. (Though you can still make hard hacks here, it's just not the sole focus of this site.)
A few months pass, ID is still being watched over by the admins, and lo and behold Archael himself shows up out of nowhere...And then immediately kicks both Advent (Kyrios) and Ninjasdf from their admin positions and proceeds to blame them for ID being dead because of shutting down registration, and basically says the bots weren't that big of a deal and they should have been able to just comb through and delete them manually. (And just overall being a jerk to those who would have been willing to work with him had he not acted up this way.)
So he reactivates registration, and ID pretty quickly gains over a hundred new members in less than 5 minutes...Members who were not shy about letting everyone know what their favorite sports team is or what their preferred brand of cigarette was or where to get "male enhancement" pills. (Spoilers, they were all bots.)
So between that and Archael basically taking a dump on some of his most loyal community members, not to mention he came in with illusions of grandeur basically saying "Your lord and savior has returned, I will fix all the problems" but no one bought it, the community backed him into a corner and called him out on his trash, forcing him to apologize to save face at all.
But the damage was already done at this point, and most of the main members of the community jumped ship entirely to NG+, leaving Archael with his sinking ship that was ID.
And then ID was just gone.
There isn't really much to say at this point beyond speculation, did Archael delete ID just to save face from his own misgivings, or maybe he did it because he saw that ID was dead now and this was his way of acknowledging that NG+ is the one to carry the torch now? (I mean I doubt it, but it sure makes for good poetry.)
But whatever his reasons, one things for sure, the biggest loss from ID disappearing so suddenly is the storm that happened when Archael returned, we can only tell tales of the fireworks that flew that day as the community saw him for the garbage he really was, any respect people may have had for him before he showed up was completely gone by that point.
And that about sums up what happened to ID
Man, great to see you here, DK. I'd love a demo of v9, whether I'd have to start over or not when the full hack is ready. It always has been, and always will be worth the wait.
Sup Dk, glad ya found the site.
Welcome DarkKefka good to see you here on the forums. Already talking about a demo thats whats up!
hello peoples its gamerX from ID
long time no see
New here - used to be a lurcher at ID. Just wanted to say hi to you DK and tell you how great a game you made. It is by far my no. 1 fav game hack / remix yet. Really can't wait for a demo of v.9 - and after such - the actual v.9. Do you intend on making this a final version of the game or do you reckon there'll still be room for improvement / development - for a v.10?
Also. Out of curiosity..? I downloaded an interesting patch from romhacking.net… where some of the characters name's were changed into their more internationally known ditos - as in Toadstool / Peach for example. Is there any way to make this patch fit v.9 or actually make a patch that replaces names and certain details for the game with their European versions?
This is the patch I'm talking about:
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/715/
and this is the readme that shows the differences..
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/snes/patches/715readme.txt
Those of you in the know. Is this compatible with v.8, despite it clearly stating that a clean US rom needs to be used..?
there is no need for this patch as it has already been in effect for some time, it was in v8.5 and iirc it was also in the "closed alpha" of v9
this photo is a screenshot i personally took of v8.5 that shows said change to names already in effect
16 hours ago, jooeyman said:New here - used to be a lurcher at ID. Just wanted to say hi to you DK and tell you how great a game you made. It is by far my no. 1 fav game hack / remix yet. Really can't wait for a demo of v.9 - and after such - the actual v.9. Do you intend on making this a final version of the game or do you reckon there'll still be room for improvement / development - for a v.10?
Also. Out of curiosity..? I downloaded an interesting patch from romhacking.net… where some of the characters name's were changed into their more internationally known ditos - as in Toadstool / Peach for example. Is there any way to make this patch fit v.9 or actually make a patch that replaces names and certain details for the game with their European versions?
This is the patch I'm talking about:
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/715/
and this is the readme that shows the differences..
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/snes/patches/715readme.txt
Those of you in the know. Is this compatible with v.8, despite it clearly stating that a clean US rom needs to be used..?
Version 9 Is The Final Version Of This Hack. He Confirmed This On Insane Difficulty.
8 hours ago, LongSword25 said:there is no need for this patch as it has already been in effect for some time, it was in v8.5 and iirc it was also in the "closed alpha" of v9
this photo is a screenshot i personally took of v8.5 that shows said change to names already in effect
interesting. I saw that Peach was changed - and DK keeps mentioning Peach's Ultima 
But are all the other changes implemented too? ie is it that very patch? Kamek for example is a must for me
Changes Made;
-Toadstool renamed to Peach
-Bowser's Keep renamed Bowser's Castle
-Mushroom Kingdom renamed Toad Town
-Magikoopa renamed to Kamek
-Goby renamed to Cheep-Cheep
-The Big Boo renamed to Boo
-War Fan renamed to Folding Fan
-NokNok Shell renamed Koopa Shell
-Nautica Dress renamed Sailor Dress
-Dialogue changes but nothing really major
-Two new items created but can only be bought by Toad at the end of the game
-Command icons changed to match PAL SNES controller, same as well in the Bowyer boss fight
4 hours ago, MallowNimbus said:Version 9 Is The Final Version Of This Hack. He Confirmed This On Insane Difficulty.
That's really cool to know - as I'd be aiming to put this on an actual cart once done. This game is one of the few fan-remakes / remix-games out there that is actually worth it.
some of those changes u listed have also been already implimented and some that u listed have not most commonly due to either the enemy being replaced by others or mechanics being changed (i.e the bowyer fight not having command disabling mechanics to worry about and instead facing off against 4 flunkies whilst smultaneously fighting bowyer) magikoopa has also been renamed to kamek but only the spell not the NPC (i personally got him to do that a while ago btw) the big boo is no longer a spell nor an enemy so that change is irrelevant, as for zone name changes they havent been done for unknown reasons but i'd imagine either due to lack of space or just not feeling like implimenting them (never can tell with DK at times)
On 11/20/2017 at 6:25 AM, jooeyman said:Also. Out of curiosity..? I downloaded an interesting patch from romhacking.net… where some of the characters name's were changed into their more internationally known ditos - as in Toadstool / Peach for example. Is there any way to make this patch fit v.9 or actually make a patch that replaces names and certain details for the game with their European versions?
Those of you in the know. Is this compatible with v.8, despite it clearly stating that a clean US rom needs to be used..?
To answer this question, the patch is not compatible.
Like others have said, however, many of the changes in it have already been made (or are irrelevant).