The Legend of Zelda : A Link to the Past (Solarus Edition) 0.2.0

Changes on March 28, 2024 v0.2.0

🗺 Overworld

• Light World:
  • Added the Eastern Palace.
  • Added the Sanctuary.

🗺 Eastern Palace

• Added a system for Map Transitions (Separators that reset certain enemies).
• Added the Bow and Pegasus Shoes.
• Implemented a system for managing Dark Rooms and their lighting (Torch/Lantern).
• Added Green & Red EyeGores, Evil Tiles, Blue Skeletons, and Cannonballs.
• Added the boss Armos Knight, its Reward, and its Pendant.
• Created metatables for handling Switches, Small Keys, and Big Keys.
• Implemented an Enemy Drop System for item rewards (Prize Packs).
• Added dialogues for Sahasrahla, the Bow, Rupees, Chests, Small Keys, and Big Keys.

🪄 Items

• Bow: Allows shooting arrows at enemies or certain switches.
• Pegasus Shoes: Enables running until the player stops or collides with a wall (bonk).
  • Deals damage to enemies on impact.
  • Knocks down high objects.
  • Breaks certain walls and stone piles (not yet on trees).

👾 Enemies

• Green & Red EyeGores:
  • Awakens when Link is too close and moves toward him, becoming vulnerable to attacks (especially the Bow).
  • Red EyeGores are stronger, faster, and only vulnerable to the Bow.
• Evil Tiles: Tiles that rise from the ground and charge at Link.
• Blue Skeleton: Moves randomly and jumps backward when attacked by Link.
• Cannonball: Mobile cannon on side walls of rooms that fires projectiles in a straight line.
• Boss Armos Knight:
  • Six large Blue Knight Statues, vulnerable to the Bow, that dance and charge around the combat arena.
  • The last surviving knight enrages, turns Red, and violently jumps toward Link.

💬 Dialogues

• Bow: Obtaining the item: _treasure.inventory/bow.1
• Pegasus Shoes: Obtaining the item: _treasure.equipment/pegasus_shoes.1
• Rupees: Dialogue for Rupee Collection:
  _treasure.consumables/rupee.1, _treasure.consumables/rupee.2, _treasure.consumables/rupee.3, _treasure.consumables/rupee.4, _treasure.consumables/rupee.5, _treasure.consumables/rupee.6
• Big Chest: If the Player attempts to open it without having the Big Key: NoBigKey
• Big Key Door: If the Player attempts to open it without having a Big Key: NoBigKey
• Locked Door: If the Player attempts to open it without having a Small Key: NoSmallKey
• Small Keys: Dialogue for Obtaining a Key: _treasure.dungeons/small_key.1
• Big Keys: Dialogue for Obtaining a Key: _treasure.dungeons/big_key.1
• Sahasrahla: Various dialogues:
  • First Encounter: npc.sahasrahla.first_meeting, npc.sahasrahla.first_meeting_question, npc.sahasrahla.first_meeting_answer
  • After obtaining the Eastern Palace Pendant: npc.sahasrahla.give_courage_pendent
  • After receiving the Pegasus Shoes: npc.sahasrahla.pegasus_gifted
  • After obtaining the Ice Rod: npc.sahasrahla.ice_rod
  • Telepathic Stone from the Eastern Palace: ts.hint_eastern

🎮 GameFix

• Fixed the Game Over crash.

📱 HUD

• Adapted the HUD and Menus to match the A Link to the Past format (256x224).

🗃 Organization

• Created Blueprints for Light Dungeons in the TileSets.
• Updated Tilesets (for Sanctuary).
• Added a Resources/Images folder for Artworks.