Revisions of BoE scenarios for BoA question

Author	Topic: Revisions of BoE scenarios for BoA question
princestar Apprentice Member # 5881	written Friday, June 10 2005 16:18 Profile #0 What scenarios of BoE would you like to see revised for BoA? Posts: 21 | Registered: Friday, June 3 2005 07:00
Kelandon Off With Their Heads Member # 4045	written Friday, June 10 2005 16:23 Profile Homepage #1 Until there's a better porting function, none. It's a waste of time that could better be spent making new scenarios. -------------------- Arancaytar: Every time you ask people to compare TM and Kel, you endanger the poor, fluffy kittens. Smoo: Get ready to face the walls! Ephesos: In conclusion, yarr. Kelandon's Pink and Pretty Page!!: the authorized location for all things by me The Archive of all released BoE scenarios ever Posts: 7968 | Registered: Saturday, February 28 2004 08:00
Ash Lael E Equals MC What!!!! Member # 5491	written Friday, June 10 2005 17:01 Profile Homepage #2 It's not at all practical to port a scenario to BoA, but it may be an interesting exercise to remake a scenario in BoA (though it's highly unlikely anyone will do so). By 'remake' I mean take the original scenario, and rather than just doing it all over again, make it the way YOU would have liked the scenario to be done. An adaptation, not a copy. Quintessence would be the perfect candidate for something like this. It has a great premise but (in my opinion) a pretty flawed execution. Also, the 3D factor could make walking around on the gem pretty trippy. [ Friday, June 10, 2005 17:02: Message edited by: Ash Lael ] -------------------- SupaNik: Aran, you're not big enough to threaten Ash. Dammit, even JV had to think twice. Posts: 1861 | Registered: Friday, February 11 2005 08:00
Haakai Apprentice Member # 1893	written Sunday, June 12 2005 02:16 Profile #3 what would need to be improved for the porter to work properly? Posts: 4 | Registered: Monday, September 16 2002 07:00
Thuryl ...b10010b... Member # 869	written Sunday, June 12 2005 03:43 Profile Homepage #4 Items and creatures aren't ported reliably; neither are a few of the terrain and floor types. Some special nodes aren't ported either, and the ones that are ported are converted into pretty clumsy scripting. Dialogue has to be redone manually. -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00
Kelandon Off With Their Heads Member # 4045	written Sunday, June 12 2005 08:20 Profile Homepage #5 Walls generally have to be remade, too, because in BoE, walls take up one space, while in BoA, they really ought to take up two. So generally one has to redraw all the walls in the towns and outdoors, re-write most of the custom objects script, re-write all of the dialogue, re-write most of the town scripts, and... yeah, at that point, the porter hasn't really done much for you except made a set of towns that are the right size and the right size outdoors. -------------------- Arancaytar: Every time you ask people to compare TM and Kel, you endanger the poor, fluffy kittens. Smoo: Get ready to face the walls! Ephesos: In conclusion, yarr. Kelandon's Pink and Pretty Page!!: the authorized location for all things by me The Archive of all released BoE scenarios ever Posts: 7968 | Registered: Saturday, February 28 2004 08:00