SRB2infinity ver.2 ver.2 2.0.3

In the distant future, without villain or hero, the world is left in a complacent state and is powerless against an unexpected resurgence of Badniks colonizing the planet in little time due to the lacking defence systems. Survivors who have managed to flee to the Low Orbit Station, used for research up until now, created ARKS (Annihilating Robots to Keep Species) and vowed to reclaim the planet from a threat thought long gone since the defeat of Dr. Eggman hundreds of years prior at the hand of long gone heroes. Without them, or any special power at their disposal, ARKS operatives must resort to using conventional weapons built specifically to take on Badniks.

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There's been quite a history of trying to replicate Phantasy Star in SRB2 with a very incomplete PSO mode going back as far as the Final Demo era in some executables, although the will to do that has mostly vanished over time since then, today, this is finally made real!'

SRB2infinity is a total convertion that changes the core gameplay of SRB2 to resemble that of "recent" Phantasy Star titles, more specifically Phantasy Star Portable 2 Infinity.




In true Phantasy Star fashion, you'll take on quests where you beat up enemies to gain levels and items so that you can get stronger and beat up stronger enemies that ambush you in increasingly hostile formations in new quests!
You can do so by yourself in singleplayer or in Multiplayer with up to 31 other players! (Although really, Multiplayer is mostly balanced and stable around 2 to 4 players)

There's a Discord server right here if you wanna set up netgames n' all that stuff

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Choose between Hunter, Ranger or Force!

All 3 of these Types have a unique way of taking on enemies by using weapons they're proficient at. Keep in mind, not only can you change your Type at any time without losing your EXP or levels, but you can also upgrade Types to be able to use weapons they otherwise wouldn't be able to! Don’t be afraid to experiment with playstyles you find to your liking by making use of other Types' tools to cover the weaknesses of another!


As you gain levels, you will gain access to Skills unique to each Type: create your personalized experience by taking the Skills of your liking and wreak havoc on the battlefield!

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Explore unique areas !

Adventure and fight your way through different areas! Each of them will have you traverse different sections and fight new enemy waves until you reach out the boss of each one! Discover numerous data pods across each map giving you information and records of previous ARKS operatives or sometimes entirely different parties. Where will your quest lead you?

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The Fight is on!


Take on waves of enemies as you progress through quests! Your arsenal and knowledge will be key to overcome the odds! Use your weapons' normal attacks to build up a combo Chain on enemies, and end that chain by using Photon Arts for massive damage sure to leave a mark on enemies!


Offence isn't always the answer to every situation however, so remember to make use of evasive manoeuvres such as dodgerolling or Photon Dashing out of harm's way!


Improve your gear, either by getting rare drops or exchanging materials! The more you go, the more interesting weapons will be, allowing various unique playstyles along the way!

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Frantic Multiplayer co-op!

Not only can you play the campaign alone, but you can also do so in online multiplayer co-op!
All the progress you make is carried to singleplayer as well!

You can synchronize the level and equipment of everybody undertaking a mission to avoid high level disparity. No matter if someone is way stronger or weaker, everyone is given the chance to contribute fairly!

In Multiplayer, item drops are individualized, so everyone can get different items from the same enemy! Help each other through the waves of enemies and share items with your fellow operatives to gear each other up and face ever-growing foes!


You can also make use of an enhanced chat with features coming straight from Phantasy Star Online, including chat bubbles and Symbol Arts which can be used to send images selected by the server host in the chat directly with minimal setup!


NOTE: As of this version, local splitscreen co-op is currently unsupported due to some limitations reguarding individualized drops.
Futhermore, dedicated servers currently encounter massive synchronization issues and do not function properly with this mod.

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Symbol Arts:
Symbol Arts are a communication feature that allows players to send predefined images in chat by either using the /sa<number> or /symbol<number> chat commands (eg: "/sa1" would send the first defined Symbol Art), or by using the Social tab in the menu.
Symbol Arts are to be defined directly by the server host in luafiles/client/srb2i/symbolarts by using the templates provided in downloads.
Instructions are available in srb2i_symbolarts.zip provided as a download in the thread.

NOTE: Clients cannot send their own images due to limitations in the amount of data a client can realistically transfer to the server, and also to place accountability of potentially offensive Symbol Arts solely on the server host.

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Mod Support?
SRB2i has mod support although the documentation and necessary resources (especially for custom quests) are not yet ready.
Modifications specifically cattered for SRB2i should use the "Inf_" prefix (with an uppercase i, not a lowercase L)

Please refer to the modding documentation available here.
NOTE: As of ver.2, this documentation is mostly oudated. It will be updated at a later date.

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Known issues:

• Multiplayer joining can be a bit finnicky if multiple people happen to join on the exact same frame. Leaving the game and rejoining typically fixes the issue.
• There are very rare instances where multiplayer causes one's save to get corrupted, the game makes backups of your save everytime you join a multiplayer session in the rare event where this can happen.
• The game will crash consistently in the software renderer if using the 1920x1200 resolution due to a bug in SRB2. Consider lowering your resolution or using OpenGL if you intend on keeping it.
• NetXCmd errors show up when players join multiplayer games. This is normal.
• Erasing your savefile via the in-game menu seems to cause issues, as such, you should instead delete the contents of luafiles/client/srb2i for the time being.
• Dedicated servers currently experience many synch issues and are not recommended.

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