Ok, while we're on the topic of XAS vs. Blizz ABS
The demo of XAS, particular hero version 3, has lots of shiny stuff. You could do most of that using blizzABS. Once BlizzABS version 2.0 comes out, I am going to work on making as much addons as are needed to regain all the functionality I lost when switching to blizzABS. True, if you want Zelda or harvest moon (I'm making an XAS harvest moon
), XAS is by far the best. The hud is really nice looking, it has the flashy look of all of MOG's graphic stuff. But all the code is horribly messy. And giving the enemies good AI is laggy and difficult. I think the dawn of blizzABS 2.0 will have the functionality of XAS. I think the way to make people realize this would be to make the graphics in the demo more amazing. (which I can help with, if you'd do a few things to the sprite handling speeds).
BlizzABS:
Pros:
easy to configure, compatible with most scripts, easy to read the code, lag free script, advanced AI, a caterpillar system that works with the game, and an author who answers our questions.
Cons:
Attack and skill sprites animate WAAY to fast to make good looking attacks and skills, the lack of event commands in skills (you can't make the hero move while they attack), and the demo doesn't look as flashy
XAS:
Pros:
You can do ANYTHING, if you put enough time into it, good sprite poses for skills and attacks are really easy to set up, easy to use the script for puzzles, flashy demo
Cons:
Mog doesn't really answer questions, hard to get the hang of (I got the hang of it though), can lag on slow computers if there are too many enemies that automatically guard, doesn't work with most scripts, confusing code, way too many lines of code, a few graphic bugs.
I think blizzABS 2.0, with a few addons, will give even MORE power than XAS, and pwn it completely (after all, he's adding in all its abilities into his own script, but well coded
), but for the moment flashy adventure RPGs, that want amazing graphics, should go with XAS. But only time will tell if BlizzABS 2.0 surpasses the leet XAS 3.0
Now, back on topic. I'm using blizzABS, but trying to use XAS style graphics.