Halfhearted R.P.G.

[Rogan]

I have played about 30 hours in a few days and having a lot of fun so far. Cheers for the developer! Overall, a great scenario. The English translation is mediocre and can get in the way of solving some riddles (there are 3 so far, I think, all very doable), and there are some (few) cheesy jokes that I don't particularly like in Wizardry/RPG adventures, but it's a matter of taste. Most importantly: it's a lot of fun and a very long scenario, which is important to me, because I like to do multiple class changes, elite classes etc.

I suggest to everyone who enjoys long-lasting scenarios this one. Halfhearted R.P.G. is a high-quality scenario that got me deeply involved for about a 100 hours!

EDIT: I was stuck but found the solution myself, then I edited this post. But Mr. L the developer was kind enough to answer it below in detail. Hopefully it will help other people as well!

[lcd_lcd]

Nice to meet you. Thank you for playing.

Regarding your question, did you find the message that is changing near the entrance of the fourth dungeon?　If you follow the message and go to the previous dungeon, an NPC will appear who will tell you important information (long story) to clear the dungeon and give you hints on where you can get the items you need to clear it. This is very complicated, but if you get the items and go to the boss of the fourth dungeon again, he will turn into an enemy that drops items to gain titles. Good luck.

As for the translation of my work, I use machine translation by DeepL. I'm Japanese, so you may find that many of the translations are poor from a native English speaker's point of view. If you find something wrong, please feel free to point it out to me for improvement.

[Rogan]

Some possible spoilers below!

About the English: don't worry! I thank you for even putting your game in English out there. Also, I'm not a native English speaker. xD It is my second language.

Hey, Mr. LCD, thank you for your answer! I had found the way by myself and it was exactly as you said. :- D I have killed the "real" enemy in the fourth dungeon, finally.

I'm working on these right now:

1) I'm clearing Ancient Maze, B9. I have cleared every boss on the door to the right. And the door to the left of B9, with a teleport, is what I'm working at. I have found the door to "Zadon the Mage" (which I killed), a fine reference and homage to a very old Wizardry enemy. :- ) I'm not sure what I have to do here, but I still have to investigate this place fully.

2) I still have to find a way to open the door at Breeze Maze B4 which says: "Only those who have come close to 'Ruin' are qualified to proceed. But it is only the beginning".

3) I was just able to open a certain door in Crusades B4 as well... it teleports me to a place where I cannot even use magic to see the map! Still need to investigate. EDIT: OK, a place to trade for certain items... very interesting!

Mr. LCD, I have something to ask of you: every time a message pops up (in English mode), I have to press a key several times (maybe 6-8 times) before the message will go away. It's really annoying. Is there a way you can change it somehow? Thanks!

Thank you! I'll keep going through your scenario. :- )

[lcd_lcd]

I'm glad you were able to proceed safely. Great that you made it through on your own!

I will answer one question as soon as possible.

Originally posted by Rogan:

Mr. LCD, I have something to ask of you: every time a message pops up (in English mode), I have to press a key several times (maybe 6-8 times) before the message will go away. It's really annoying. Is there a way you can change it somehow? Thanks!

Actually, there was a bug in the alpha version that prevented certain English messages from reading the page number correctly.
This bug has now been fixed in the 2022/03/16 update, but you will need to upgrade to the beta to play the fixed version.

Please refer to "Beta Update 2022/3/16" from "Events & Announcements(イベント＆お知らせ)" in one of the sub-forums of the forum and use the beta version.

[Rogan]

Thank you! I activated Beta and it works great now, I only need to click one time through messages. :- D Going through B10 in Ancient Maze now.

I mapped all of B10 Ancient Maze and after going through a door in the northern part of the map it teleported me back to the beginning. Is there a final boss in this B10 Ancient Maze map or is it just a way to get the best items?

Also can you please tell me how do I open the door at Breeze Maze B4 which says: "Only those who have come close to 'Ruin' are qualified to proceed. But it is only the beginning"? Thank you!

[lcd_lcd]

Some possible spoilers below!

At the end of the B10 Ancient Maze is a boss. But to confront him, you need to carry the Key of Unknown Use from Diderot Maze.
If you can confront that boss, you should be able to solve Breeze Maze B4's problems naturally. Good luck!

[Rogan]

Thank you! I'm working on a certain boss in the end-game now and its breath weapon can deal over 1.000 damage! :- D I'll work on some more defenses. I thought I would be too strong by now: my characters have all the magic, great gear (including the final 3 relics) and around level 38-41. My team is: LORD-LORD-SAMURAI // SAMURAI-NINJA-BISHOP.

Everyone has all the magics (priest and mage) and Bishop has all 9-9-9-9-9-9-9 of each magic type. But still having a very tough time in the end-game boss! LOL. I'll try again after I wake up. Thank you for the fun game!

EDIT: I did it! Killed the final boss. :- D I won't leave any more spoilers, only if someone asks for hints on how to kill it. Great fun! Thank you!

I went back to the Queen with a certain item and gave it back to her. My characters now have 5 symbols in their sheet and the Queen gave me congratulations. I guess it is over! If there is anything left for me to do in your scenario, let me know!

[lcd_lcd]

Originally posted by Rogan:

I went back to the Queen with a certain item and gave it back to her. My characters now have 5 symbols in their sheet and the Queen gave me congratulations. I guess it is over! If there is anything left for me to do in your scenario, let me know!

Congratulations!　This scenario is all-clear with 5 symbols.
Thank you so much for playing through to the end.

[mattdawolf]

How do I get to the third floor on the Crusades Maze? :3

[lcd_lcd]

Originally posted by mattdawolf:

How do I get to the third floor on the Crusades Maze? :3

If you continue on that floor, you'll find a hallway full of turntables and teleporters, but there is one secret door. You should be able to proceed to a new area from there.

[mattdawolf]

I've been through this place a ton with detect door but I'm not finding any hidden doors

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[lcd_lcd]

Originally posted by mattdawolf:

I've been through this place a ton with detect door but I'm not finding any hidden doors

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Please investigate around the area south of corridor N13.

[mattdawolf]

@lcd_lcd so I've explored B2 and B3 in the Crusader dungeon. Not really finding what to do next after defeating that John the Paladin

Also regarding the Ancient temple, I've pushed the switch at the upper right of the map on B4F and defeated the bosses on B5F and B6F and pushed their respective switches. Not sure how or what is left to do to let me into B7F on that dungeon.

[lcd_lcd]

Originally posted by mattdawolf:

@lcd_lcd so I've explored B2 and B3 in the Crusader dungeon. Not really finding what to do next after defeating that John the Paladin

Also regarding the Ancient temple, I've pushed the switch at the upper right of the map on B4F and defeated the bosses on B5F and B6F and pushed their respective switches. Not sure how or what is left to do to let me into B7F on that dungeon.

There are two bosses in C-Dungeon B3, and you have to defeat one of them as soon as you defeat the other to get the clear item.

[mattdawolf]

Referring to Crusader B3, is there a secret door or chute I'm just not finding?

On B2F there is a door I can't get into at X9Y7, which leads down into an unexplored blocked off section on B3, where I assume the bosses are.

Did I need to win some prize on B1F's emporium to get that door open?

[lcd_lcd]

Originally posted by mattdawolf:

Referring to Crusader B3, is there a secret door or chute I'm just not finding?

On B2F there is a door I can't get into at X9Y7, which leads down into an unexplored blocked off section on B3, where I assume the bosses are.

Did I need to win some prize on B1F's emporium to get that door open?

Are you missing a door that you can't find unless you turn on the light?
Try casting the Wizard Eye spell with magical light on in a non-dark zone in B3. A door you couldn't see may appear.