I’ve recently been working on transferring what I can from 2003 to VX Ace. I have some pretty amazing things to share later, but for now, here’s a bit of a comparison between my winter 2011 “photo op” image and a recreation in VX Ace.
As you can see, there are some pros and cons. I couldn’t directly transfer my old character sprites to VX Ace since the VX Ace sprites are ridiculously huge compared to the 2003 sprites, so if I import the old ones in, they look tiiiiiiiiiny. And they don’t upscale well.
The new VX Ace tilesets are decent enough, but they don’t do multiple levels or diagonal tiling nearly as well. The 2003 tilesets don’t transfer well either. They’re actually 25% the size of VX Ace tilesets, so it’s much more difficult to work with. I’d rather work around the limitations than try to force it, but off the top of my head, Onyx Forest is going to need a lot of rework.
I plan on doing a couple of comparison vids because the battles are where I’ve done some of my best work.
I don’t wanna worry you, but I’ve been in a low energy slump for awhile; I don’t know if I can do much testing.
I see what you mean about pros and cons. In some ways the new sprites look better, but they’re a whole different style. I guess there aren’t a bajillion resources for VX Ace, unlike 2003? I have no idea: totally out of my depth there.
Nothing to worry about. In my experience, VX Ace has had a LOT less inherent bugs than 2003. Also I’m phasing out my obsession with experimental minigames so I can focus on story.
I just wanna ask if you ever played through Act 2 (the scenario that ends with partying with either Lumen or Umbra). Because if you haven’t, I’m definitely uploading a 2003 video of the act finale (which is also evidence of just how unbalanced the final bosses were).
One thing I’m loving about VX Ace right now is just how customizable the battle system is. I get to write my own damage formulas!
I’m not really sure. I don’t think so, but I can’t clearly recall the furthest along the story I’ve played. I do recall playing some (I guess you’d call it) alpha content with bosses in it, and I think I remember content where you fight Lumen and can get him to join, but it might not be the same?