A few questions reguarding towns
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Warrior
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written Saturday, July 31 2004 18:51
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Well, I have a few questions that I can't seem to find the answers to. I was wondering if someone here would be kind enough to let me know the answers. Mainly I want to know this, if you have a variable town entrence do both towns you enter cout towards the max number of town entrences you can have in one outdoor section? When you port a town does it capy everything, including special nodes, monsters, and dialogue? Or does it only port the town layout? Is there a way to have someone buying a room at an inn trigger an event, and then have the town entry check to see if the person had stayed the night at the inn in order to decide wich town the person actualy enters when they come back after leaving town the next day? My intention is to have the party enter a town, speak with some people and then sleep in the Inn for the night. The next morning the town will be different due to a change. -------------------- If Magic is your crutch, cast it off and walk without. Diablo 1 Manual Truth is good manners, manners are a fiction. Mark Twain Posts: 64 | Registered: Saturday, April 10 2004 07:00 |
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The Establishment
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written Saturday, July 31 2004 19:37
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1) No. Only town entrances matter. 2) Just about everything. You may need to change some of the dialogue nodes such that they line up with the new town. 3) I'm not sure I understand. When you buy a room at an inn, the party automatically stays there. Of course, you can use nodes instead of the dialog preset command to change this. 4) The best way to do this is have the innkeeper send the party to a room that is inaccessible. Once the party goes to the room, have them trigger a stairway node just as they are about to leave that takes them to the next, semi-identical town. -------------------- Your flower power is no match for my glower power! Posts: 3726 | Registered: Tuesday, September 18 2001 07:00 |
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Warrior
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written Sunday, August 1 2004 09:10
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Thank you for both the information and the idea. I hadn't thought of using the stirway node that way. :) I have some other questions, this time about special nodes. How do I give the party a choice when they hit a special encounter? What I mean is; the party wonders down a dark alley in a town and then is confronted by a thug. They can either pay him or fight him. How do I get the buttons to read "Attack" and "Pay"? Also, with graphics, can I replace monster graphics, or edit the ones already there? instead of making totally new ones and risking getting the measurments wrong? Or would that be altering the BladeBase? -------------------- If Magic is your crutch, cast it off and walk without. Diablo 1 Manual Truth is good manners, manners are a fiction. Mark Twain Posts: 64 | Registered: Saturday, April 10 2004 07:00 |
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Agent
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written Sunday, August 1 2004 09:15
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I don't think you can make the buttons say "Attack" and "Pay", but there is a node that gives you 1, 2, and cancel. You can just tell the player what each button does and follow accordingly. -------------------- Dragyn Bob "Abandon all hope, ye who enter here!"-The Divine Comedy Posts: 1481 | Registered: Thursday, September 27 2001 07:00 |
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The Establishment
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written Sunday, August 1 2004 11:34
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I believe those are two options. Read up on the display dialog nodes. There are several "buttons" you can select from. You can have two custom option and another one saying "Leave". -------------------- Your flower power is no match for my glower power! Posts: 3726 | Registered: Tuesday, September 18 2001 07:00 |
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Shaper
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written Sunday, August 1 2004 13:25
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There are several One-Shot nodes called Display Dialog (****** Pic), where "******" is Dialog, Terrain, or Monster. These allow you to have choices. You can have two buttons with a large selection of labels, and one that says "OK", or "Leave" if you have more than one button. -------------------- My Myspace, with some of my audial and visual art The Lyceum - The Headquarters of the Blades designing community The Louvre - The Blades of Avernum graphics database Alexandria - The Blades of Exile Scenario database BoE Webring - Self explanatory Polaris - Free porn here Odd Todd - Fun for the unemployed (and everyone else too) They Might Be Giants - Four websites for one of the greatest bands in existance -------------------- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Posts: 2957 | Registered: Thursday, October 4 2001 07:00 |
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Master
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written Tuesday, August 3 2004 06:11
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Also, button 2 always appears in the middle and button 3 in the far left, if order is a necessity. -------------------- -ben4808 Posts: 3360 | Registered: Friday, June 25 2004 07:00 |
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Warrior
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written Tuesday, August 3 2004 12:45
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Thank you all for the information. I'll be sure to use it and credit you. -------------------- If Magic is your crutch, cast it off and walk without. Diablo 1 Manual Truth is good manners, manners are a fiction. Mark Twain Posts: 64 | Registered: Saturday, April 10 2004 07:00 |
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Master
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written Tuesday, August 3 2004 14:36
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Even me? :confused: *feels bad that he may be credited in in a new scenario because he provided one little peice of information but proud at the possibility. He also thinks that Bard shouldn't feel obliged, though* So I'll be happy to give another tip that you might have already figured out, but...the three Display Dialog nodes are the only way you can achieve the 6-paragraph chucks of dialog you see in some scenarios (where as Display Message can only accomodate 2). Just leave all the button extras blank if you only want it to say Okay/Leave. -------------------- -ben4808 Posts: 3360 | Registered: Friday, June 25 2004 07:00 |
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Warrior
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written Tuesday, August 3 2004 19:38
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All help, no matter how great or small, is deserving of notice. Thank you for the little tip you just gave as well. :) -------------------- If Magic is your crutch, cast it off and walk without. Diablo 1 Manual Truth is good manners, manners are a fiction. Mark Twain Posts: 64 | Registered: Saturday, April 10 2004 07:00 |