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Offline Fibonacci

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Minor glitch: key change
« on: October 30, 2011, 04:14:49 am »
Hello.

I've noticed a strange minor glitch (or at least I think it's a glitch) in Aquaria.
At the beginning of the game the note ring is tuned, I assume, in C major: starting from the bottommost note and continuing counter-clockwise, it's C D E F G A B C.
After defeating the fallen god, the B in the circle drops to B flat, partly tuning the circle in F major (though it will still start and end in C).
However, after saving and reloading the game in Naija's home, the note circle is back to C major.

Is that by design?

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Re: Minor glitch: key change
« Reply #1 on: October 30, 2011, 06:03:41 am »
I heard that the notes are supposed to be in-tune with the background music. Haven't checked the code, though.
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Re: Minor glitch: key change
« Reply #2 on: October 30, 2011, 08:12:37 am »
Yes, the B note changes between B natural and B flat so it matches the key of the current music. (To be precise, it's preset for each map depending on the music track or tracks used on that map.)

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Re: Minor glitch: key change
« Reply #3 on: October 30, 2011, 05:29:07 pm »
Well, I've gone back to check, and there is a definite section right after the battle with the fallen god where B natural drops to B flat.
However, the background music is the same as in the previous section, so surely this is not to match the key of the music.

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Re: Minor glitch: key change
« Reply #4 on: October 31, 2011, 12:10:45 pm »
That particular case is a bug.