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Lifecrafter
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written Sunday, December 3 2006 22:24
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No, it's not released yet, and until I find the time, probably won't be for a while. I do, however, have some screenshots posted at my recently reformatted website. The link's in my sig, if anyone cares to look at it, and perhaps tell me how bad it sucks. :P -------------------- Do not provoke the turtles. They do not like being provoked. -Lenar My website: Nemesis' Refuge Posts: 743 | Registered: Friday, September 29 2006 07:00 |
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Shaper
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written Sunday, December 3 2006 22:27
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Actually, it looks excellent. Nice work, Nemesis. Oh, and about the sparkles... Eh, I don't know your abilities well enough to make any suggestions. -------------------- I tried to think of something witty to put here. Needless to say, I failed. Posts: 2686 | Registered: Friday, September 8 2006 07:00 |
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Lifecrafter
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written Sunday, December 3 2006 22:42
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quote:Substantially less than Kel's, TM's, Ephesos', Smoo's... errr... the list goes on. Newish designer, not much experience. I could post what I have so far so you guys can see, I suppose. Thanks for the encouragement though. -------------------- Do not provoke the turtles. They do not like being provoked. -Lenar My website: Nemesis' Refuge Posts: 743 | Registered: Friday, September 29 2006 07:00 |
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Shaper
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written Sunday, December 3 2006 22:52
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Don't worry, you get better with time. Take me, for example. A couple months ago, I wouldn't have touched a creature script, but now I've made, in my opinion, three excellent creature scripts. All it takes is practice. EDIT: Posting it may not be a bad idea, but do it on a different thread, or in a PM. [ Sunday, December 03, 2006 22:54: Message edited by: Nioca ] -------------------- I tried to think of something witty to put here. Needless to say, I failed. Posts: 2686 | Registered: Friday, September 8 2006 07:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Monday, December 4 2006 08:41
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First off, it looks fairly good so far, Nemesis. I look forward to beta-testing it, though I could probably suggest a few things about terrain that I noticed in the screenshots. Nioca, no need for the condescending attitude... not sure if you meant it that way, but that's what I saw. Either way, the sparkles would be fairly easy. You'd just have to make a creature script identical to basicnpc, just putting a put_sparkles_on_char(ME, which_sfx, num_sparkles) in the start_state. Then, you'd probably want to add a counter, just so that the sparkles every turn didn't get distracting. Hm... just so you know, the title on your page isn't working correctly... I see <FONT FACE> tags in it. -------------------- Gamble with Gaea, and she eats your dice. I hate undead. I really, really, really, really hate undead. With a passion. Posts: 4130 | Registered: Friday, March 26 2004 08:00 |
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Shaper
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written Monday, December 4 2006 09:49
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quote:Yikes! That was supposed to come off as encouraging, not condescending! quote:What I meant by that is that once you get used to how a creature script works, it becomes easier to make bigger and more complex scripts. That wasn't meant to be condescending, nor was it intended to sound arrogant. Adding to Ephesos's advice, I'd suggest adding the put_sparkles_on_char to the attack state as well. That way, the creature will sparkle reliably in combat as well. Also, I'd suggest replacing the fields which_sfx and num_sparkles with the call get_memory_cell(0-9) instead of an integer. That way, a designer (such as yourself) can quickly modify the sparkle type and number by inputing the proper values in the memory cells. EDIT: Oh, and congratulations on having the longest scenario acronym to date. [ Monday, December 04, 2006 09:59: Message edited by: Nioca ] -------------------- I tried to think of something witty to put here. Needless to say, I failed. Posts: 2686 | Registered: Friday, September 8 2006 07:00 |
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Lifecrafter
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written Monday, December 4 2006 10:51
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The sreenshots look good, though I'd suggest something to fill up some of that empty space(rocks, stalagmites, boulders.) Then again my own towns aren't perfect by any stretch. Oh, and I really like that wizard color edit and the golem edit. I'll probably use them if you have no objections (and if the intended characters don't get axed.) Nioca: Technically he's tied; The Cave of No Return is just as long (though most people would drop the 'T') And I'm sure there's a BoE scen with a longer name, though none come to mind. -------------------- Guaranteed to blow your mind. Frostbite: Get It While It's...... Hot? Posts: 900 | Registered: Monday, August 8 2005 07:00 |
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Guardian
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written Monday, December 4 2006 10:52
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When exactly do you want your creature to sparkle? I have a creature script (at home, of course) that sparkles and heals itself with a certain probability in the START_STATE. Actually, I prefer to not to use memory cell calls in my creature scripts unless it's something that changes from creature to creature in a certain scenario. It's a pain in the neck to manually set the memory cell for each creature. I think there's a way to set the default value, but it's been a while. Instead, I just declare and initialize a variable at the beginning of the script, and use it throughout the script. It would be better if AvernumScript had macro capability, but whatever. That's going to be my little project this month. (By the way, B2BotRS is a longer acronym, longer if you write it as BII:BotRS.) EDIT: That'll work, but what I was thinking about was a way to set default memory cell values in the creature definitions in the *data.txt file. I think there is a way to do it, but I abandoned it because I was working with summoned monsters, and setting memory cells didn't seem to work for them. -------------------- Bwaha! I have deep-seated emotional problems! Die! Die! Die! - Belkar (OotS #14) [ Monday, December 04, 2006 11:33: Message edited by: Dintiradan ] Posts: 1509 | Registered: Tuesday, January 10 2006 08:00 |
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Shaper
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written Monday, December 4 2006 11:20
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quote:Simply initialize the variable with a value (short x = 7, short y = 12, short z = 9236, you get the idea.). If the memory cell is left at 0, then the initialized value is used. However, you can then set up a conditional in the INIT_STATE that if the corresponding memory cell is not at 0, then the memory cell's value replaces the variable's initial value. That variable is then used in place of the memory cell. quote:I was thinking BoA when I said this. Also, I usually refer to The Cave of No Return as CoNR. -------------------- I tried to think of something witty to put here. Needless to say, I failed. Posts: 2686 | Registered: Friday, September 8 2006 07:00 |
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Triad Mage
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written Monday, December 4 2006 12:16
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I'd suggesting using the Add Terrain Frills option ... blank cave floor is boring. -------------------- "At times discretion should be thrown aside, and with the foolish we should play the fool." - Menander ==== Drakefyre's Demesne - Happy Happy Joy Joy Encyclopedia Ermariana - Trapped in the Closet ==== You can take my Mac when you pry my cold, dead fingers off the mouse! Posts: 9436 | Registered: Wednesday, September 19 2001 07:00 |
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Shaper
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written Monday, December 4 2006 13:32
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Out of curiosity, what's the level range for this scenario? At a glance, it doesn't seem to be aimed at low-level parties. -------------------- I tried to think of something witty to put here. Needless to say, I failed. Posts: 2686 | Registered: Friday, September 8 2006 07:00 |
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Lifecrafter
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written Monday, December 4 2006 14:46
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I checked messages at school, but I don't remember my password, so I had to wait on responses. First off, thanks for the help and encouragement, guys. I'll definitely try the stuff with the sparkles. My initial aim was to make it so that the sparkles are always around the person, but if that's possible, I suspect that it would slow down the game a bit. If that's the case, having them flare up during an attack will be just fine. Terrain frills. Right. I think I meant to do that before posting those pics, which is why I waited so long. I'll get to it as soon as I can. Nioca: Don't worry, I gotcha'. Oh yeah, and I'm not sure what I have the level range as now, but I think I've been setting it up for between level 30 and 50. That will probably change a little bit after I get feedback from beta testers, depending on how my estimates were. Eph: Yeah, when I was doing the site I wasn't sure about putting a different font in the title; kinda teaching myself HTML too. Do you mean the bar at the top of the window? I'm not sure how to get rid of that, but I'll see what I can do. I just wanna make sure that the actual font can be seen on the website. Laz: Feel free to use the graphics if you want to. Acknowledgement would be much appreciated though. :) -------------------- Do not provoke the turtles. They do not like being provoked. -Lenar My website: Nemesis' Refuge Posts: 743 | Registered: Friday, September 29 2006 07:00 |
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Lifecrafter
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written Monday, December 4 2006 15:54
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quote:Of course. I already put your name in the image title so I won't forget who made it when I write up the Readme. -------------------- Guaranteed to blow your mind. Frostbite: Get It While It's...... Hot? Posts: 900 | Registered: Monday, August 8 2005 07:00 |
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Off With Their Heads
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written Monday, December 4 2006 18:57
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Looks neat. I look forward to seeing it. -------------------- 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 |
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Shaper
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written Tuesday, December 5 2006 08:08
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Quick question. What is the party doing in that cave in the first screenshot? Is it some sort of jail cell? Because it seems to me that they can't get out. -------------------- I tried to think of something witty to put here. Needless to say, I failed. Posts: 2686 | Registered: Friday, September 8 2006 07:00 |
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Lifecrafter
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written Tuesday, December 5 2006 15:36
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quote:You're just gonna hafta wait and play it to find out. Sorry I can't tell you more, and even more sorry that I don't have it for you to play already. Sorry it's taking so long, but just be patient. There's still quite a bit that I need to do with it, and not a lot of time to work with. Meantime, there's plenty of other new (and better) scenarios to play while you're waiting. Unless you've already finished them, in which case you'd probably only get about an hour and a half of playtime out of mine anyway. -------------------- Do not provoke the turtles. They do not like being provoked. -Lenar My website: Nemesis' Refuge Posts: 743 | Registered: Friday, September 29 2006 07:00 |
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Guardian
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written Tuesday, December 5 2006 17:31
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Hey, don't talk yourself down. Yes, you won't be the best, but if you actually acknowledge that, then you will end up like -X-. And that is bad. [ Tuesday, December 05, 2006 17:32: Message edited by: -X- ] -------------------- May the fires of Undeath burn in your soul, and consume it. Posts: 1636 | Registered: Wednesday, January 5 2005 08:00 |
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Lifecrafter
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written Tuesday, December 5 2006 18:40
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quote:Take your own advice. :rolleyes: Just so everyone knows, I talk myself down to prepare you for the worst, just in case it is. :P -------------------- Do not provoke the turtles. They do not like being provoked. -Lenar My website: Nemesis' Refuge Posts: 743 | Registered: Friday, September 29 2006 07:00 |
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Shaper
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written Tuesday, December 5 2006 18:51
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Say, how are the sparkles coming along? -------------------- I tried to think of something witty to put here. Needless to say, I failed. Posts: 2686 | Registered: Friday, September 8 2006 07:00 |
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Lifecrafter
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written Tuesday, December 5 2006 20:26
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Okay, just opened it up. I haven't really had time to look at it yet, but here's a spare moment. Here's what I had last time I looked at it: Everything else is the same as basicnpc. I plugged it in, but nothing spectacular happened. I'm about to try this again to see if it'll work differently now (don't know why it would, but what the hell). -------------------- Do not provoke the turtles. They do not like being provoked. -Lenar My website: Nemesis' Refuge Posts: 743 | Registered: Friday, September 29 2006 07:00 |
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written Tuesday, December 5 2006 20:59
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ME is a little odd -- it works properly as an argument for some calls and not for others. Try using my_number() instead. -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00 |
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Shaper
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written Tuesday, December 5 2006 21:07
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Um, does your character move at all? Because it seems to me that it would get stuck in a infinite loop on state 4. If so, the character wouldn't be able to move, fight, or do anything other than sparkle. On a related note, when using the end(); command in a creature script, the next time the script runs, it will run the last state it was in. Therefore, if the script ends in the START_STATE, it will restart in the START_STATE. If it ends in the sparkle state, it will resume in the sparkle state. Exceptions are the INIT_STATE, DEAD_STATE, and TALKING_STATE. Also, an easier way to program the sparkles is: It eats up less processor time that way. The only catch is if the designer enters a number higher than twelve, it can cause an error. Then again, that's the designers fault for not entering a memory cell value correctly. -------------------- I tried to think of something witty to put here. Needless to say, I failed. Posts: 2686 | Registered: Friday, September 8 2006 07:00 |
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Shaper
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written Tuesday, December 5 2006 21:11
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EDIT: Sorry for the triple-post. My internet provider is highly volatile. [ Tuesday, December 05, 2006 21:49: Message edited by: Nioca ] -------------------- I tried to think of something witty to put here. Needless to say, I failed. Posts: 2686 | Registered: Friday, September 8 2006 07:00 |
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Lifecrafter
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written Tuesday, December 5 2006 21:14
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Alright. I'll go try that now, since the last one didn't work. -------------------- Do not provoke the turtles. They do not like being provoked. -Lenar My website: Nemesis' Refuge Posts: 743 | Registered: Friday, September 29 2006 07:00 |
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Shaper
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written Tuesday, December 5 2006 21:24
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EDIT: See above post. [ Wednesday, December 06, 2006 08:52: Message edited by: Nioca ] -------------------- I tried to think of something witty to put here. Needless to say, I failed. Posts: 2686 | Registered: Friday, September 8 2006 07:00 |
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