I wasn't going to update as I was making what I thought to be rapid progress and just wanted to release a near complete version of the program. However, in re-writing the graphics animation code (progress would have slowed to a crawl without it) I ran into a HUGE bug in the code that I have NO IDEA how to resolve.
I think I may re-code the project from the ground up (using all the existing sub-routines) but for now I am working on other projects. I am specifically learning Android programming and may consider re-writing the application for the Android platform. This isn't a final decision and I still want to try to resolve the error in my code.
I felt the need to apologize to anyone who saw promise in my program, especially as I thought a rapid release was possible. I hope I can update with better news in the future, but for now I am focusing my efforts on Android programming
p.s. I really want to try something 3d and phantasy star related on Android, even if it's just a very small demo