[ian-reeds-games] Re: concerning Allans user guides
- From: Niklas Rittinghaus <niklasrittinghaus@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: ian-reeds-games@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2014 14:18:26 -0700 (PDT)
Hi Al,
thank you for the explanation. BTW: the weapon wich works like a time
bomb i meant was the energy sphear or so, i don't know how to write
it. And another thing wich isn't clear to me is the asteroid. It's
called a unit but how does it work and what can be done with it?
Thank you.
best regards
Niklas
--- Ursprüngliche Nachricht ---
> Von: "Allan Thompson" <allan1.thompson@xxxxxxx> Wichtigkeit Normal
> Gesendet am: 16.10.2014 21:07:07
> An: ian-reeds-games@xxxxxxxxxxxxx;
> CC:
> Betreff: [ian-reeds-games] Re: concerning Allans user guides
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> Hi Niklas,
> I figured it out, and yeah, it is something I should have explained in a
> guide, because it can be confuseing.
>
> You see, on the ships there is a list of skills.
> But because the computer could not use items, I turned the items list into a
> second group of skills that are actually considered items. The point was to
> allow players to use these higher functions, but deny them to the computer.
>
> The problem is that these are not meant to be items. They are meant to be
> actual commands that you can use to help your ship. Some items are used for
> how well you regenerate warp energy, and how much your people will do damage
> control each round. I think those kind of things are in the starship
> battles primary map pack.
>
> So what you did was use the transporter to transport out the self destruct
> command, which actually doesn't do anything on a map, but just causes your
> own ship to self destruct.
>
> The three different transporter modes are:
>
> Transporter: This is used to transport items from ship to ship. These items
> are meant to be away teams, or special items designated in the map's
> description as something to be acquired or transported.
>
> The beam in actually "picks up items" from the map. So that is what it is,
> it beams items off the map into the ship.
> Beam out is the opposite, it beams items out of the ship and onto the map.
>
> I know that can be kind of confuseing and I am sorry I did not explain that
> very well in a guide. I promise I will try to get one put out. I will be
> gone for a week but hopefully I will be able to make a good one after that.
>
> I hope that helps you out, and I am glad you mentioned it, cause it never
> occurred to me that that could happen. So good job!
>
> al
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ian-reeds-games-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:ian-reeds-games-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Niklas
> Rittinghaus
> Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2014 4:04 PM
> To: ian-reeds-games@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [ian-reeds-games] Re: concerning Allans user guides
>
> Hi Al,
>
> from what i remember, the Item was there even if the ship wasn't destroyed,
> just moved away from the tile with the item. The item sounded like the
> communicator in star trek, i think.
>
> Best regards
> Niklas
>
> --- Ursprüngliche Nachricht ---
> > Von: "Allan Thompson" <allan1.thompson@xxxxxxx> Wichtigkeit
> Normal
> > Gesendet am: 16.10.2014 18:47:17
> > An: ian-reeds-games@xxxxxxxxxxxxx;
> > CC:
> > Betreff: [ian-reeds-games] Re: concerning Allans user guides
> >
> > Hi Niklas,
> > When it comes to age of warlords, anything is possible. Generally
> > speaking, it is finished, except for the polishing up of details,
> > which I didn't realize how much I needed to get done.
> > I am also open to suggestions and ideas from players, if they think
> > there is a way to make a map better, or if they want a different kind
> > of battle scenario. I tried to create those dual of destiny maps so
> > that people could set up their ownbattles cause it is hard to cover
> everything.
> >
> > I think you are talking about transporter bombs. The orion syndicate
> > uses transporter bombs like torpedos. If an actual item was outside of
> > the ship, then I am not sure how that happened. Did the item get
> > left over when a ship was destroyed?
> >
> > It sounds like you had a heck of a fight! Better luck next time.
> >
> > As a side note, I always wanted to combine the two map packs cause
> > starship template was just something I used to help me test and create
> > maps and duels etc, and I thought others might be interested in it.
> > But I guess it gets played.
> >
> > al
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ian-reeds-games-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > [mailto:ian-reeds-games-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Niklas
> > Rittinghaus
> > Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2014 12:44 PM
> > To: ian-reeds-games@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [ian-reeds-games] Re: concerning Allans user guides
> >
> > Hi Allan,
> >
> > yes, to be more detailed would be very good. But keep it up, your work
> > is very fantastic man. It's great to see you are working on the user
> > guides already, so the map packs will get it in an update. Great,
> > thank you for all this especially for doing it without costs, i have
> > to say, if it would cost money, i would pay it for all the hard work
> > you put into it. Just out of curiousity, do you plan to add more maps
> > and content to age of warlords or is it finnished as it is now? It's very
> gigantic already.
> > Ah, and another thing, in the user guides, please explain how items in
> > your maps work if they work in another way as the general. I had in
> > starship templates a ship standing on a tile with an item but i don't
> > know how to use or what to do with it. If i moved the ship away from
> > the tile, the item was still there. But i don't know what it was.
> > Oh well, the AI was very angry about me. I placed a weapon onto a tile
> > with an enemy ship, i don't know the exact name of the weapon, but I
> > think it worked like a time bomb or such. However, at the enemies turn
> > the ship with my surprise on it explodes. I was soooooo sad about it,
> > i had cryed if I hadn't laughed. Hmmm, pitti for the enemy. But his
> > refenge was bloddy brutal. In his next turn, he shot down 5 of my
> > shuttles and a cruiser. I had a fleed of 9 ships, 3 cruisers and
> > 6 shuttles. in the next turn the nightmare goes on, because this freec
> > destroyed another cruiser and my last shuttle. However, he won at the
> > end, but I fought like an heroe till dead, yeah.
> >
> > best regards
> > Niklas
> >
> > --- Ursprüngliche Nachricht ---
> > > Von: "Allan Thompson" <allan1.thompson@xxxxxxx> Wichtigkeit
> > Normal
> > > Gesendet am: 16.10.2014 15:58:37
> > > An: ian-reeds-games@xxxxxxxxxxxxx;
> > > CC:
> > > Betreff: [ian-reeds-games] Re: concerning Allans user guides
> > >
> > > Hi Niklas,
> > > Ok, thanks for letting me know about that need.
> > > I actually got a good chunk of the age of warlords user guide done.
> > > It made me realize that I need to go thru all the skills and make
> > > sure they are described better, sigh. I really should be more
> > > detailed with everything, but there is always something going on, lol.
> > >
> > > al
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: ian-reeds-games-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > [mailto:ian-reeds-games-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Niklas
> > > Rittinghaus
> > > Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2014 4:12 AM
> > > To: ian-reeds-games@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > Subject: [ian-reeds-games] concerning Allans user guides
> > >
> > > Hi Allan,
> > >
> > > a thing wich should be included in the little user guide for
> > > starship battles template is how the missile pods work and how they
> > > can be used from the player for example. It was a thing i don't
> > > understand and does need clarification in the user guide since it
> > > hasn't been explained in the other starship map packs user guide as
> well.
> > >
> > > Thanks.
> > >
> > > best regards
> > > Niklas
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