Alright!
I think I've contemplated making the aura for a character before, when
I first started making the pack, but I ended up forgetting about it.
So thank you for the reminder!
No need to apologize, I don't mention everything I try anyway, so even
if you were looking at every email you still wouldn't have a way to
tell what I did and didn't attempt...
On 5/22/15, Allan Thompson <allan1.thompson@xxxxxxx> wrote:
Okay, I'll put something together as and send the dropbox link tonight.
I just remembered that there was another neat effect that might work for
your demon dude.
It's an aura that circles the unit as it moves around. Well it's more in a
cross pattern but you get my drift.
Basically as it passes other units it can deal damage. In my starship
battles template map pack the race known as aura singh have a torpedo that
uses this aura affect.
Maybe that stacking script Craig made could help in some way? You probably
tried that to. I've been out of the loop for a while so I apologize if my
suggestions are things you've already done.
Al
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Eh, it might still attack the unit even if it can't cause any damage, if it
can still cause an effect to be placed on the target. It's happened to me,
anyway.
Makes sense, yep. I've got the protect flag there, it's just not total
protection as of yet.
The limitations for summoning doesn't work yet with scripts though,
unfortunately. So a summon script will be able to summon on whatever
terrain, even if it's on the impassable list for the summonee.
Might be, although I might give it a try. If for nothing else then to see
how well it works.
I know what you're talking about here, I tried something similar when I
wanted to have dragon riders...didn't quite work as well as I wanted to,
though.
On 5/21/15, Allan Thompson <allan1.thompson@xxxxxxx> wrote:
I know that the AI won't use an attack on something that it can't damage.works.
Maybe the lighthouse roof terrain can cover the units using the
protect flag. Then the units on the lighthouse couldn't get attacked.
I hope that makes sense.
Yeah, the AI has a little trouble with using skills on terrain like that.
Although it does know how to use summon on terrain for units that are
limited to that terrain. For example: the AI that can summon a ship,
which can only be used on water due to the terrain limit flag, will
only summon that ship on that terrain. Not sure where I'm going with
that, LOL. Perhaps a summoned Frost elemental could leave behind it
some temporary terrain that could work as an ice bridge of sorts. Thus
it could travel over water while it goes to the land to beat up on the
players units. The Raiders might need that ice bridge terrain allowed
for them so that their attacking forces will be summoned on the ice
bridge an move forward before it melts.
I don't know, it might be more work than it's worth, grin.
There is a way, sort of, to have a structure that is filled with
certain types of units to be able to kind of use those skills the
units have. In my defunct StarCraft map I had a bunker which Marines
can climb into. When they went in the structure would gain actions
equal to the number of units inside it up to a certain amount. That
way it would simulate the Marines firing from inside the bunker. Once
the Marines left the bunker lost all its actions.
It's a lot of work so that is why I only let one type of unit going to
the bunker. If it interests you, I can send some files to show how it
Balrog hahaha.
Al
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Hi,
I can't even recall if you were one of the ones who wanted to test it
when I asked a while ago, aha.
I actually have all of those damage types apart from disease (and
that's something I've been debating on adding for a while now). I have
elemental demons, so fire, water, earth, air, ice and lightning demons
are currently in existence. Acid added to the sword...hmm, I could do
that. What would be really awesome is if equipped items could add
effects to skills when they're being performed... Maybe I or someone
else can script that...not sure though.
Some of those other skills have already been made for one thing or
another, so sure, I can add them. I'll have to figure out if I want my
demon to have a whip as well, although then I might as well just call it
a
makes sense.
Yes, I remember reading about "Greek fire" way back. Not quite sure
what kind of structure I'd be making for that though, hmmm.
I didn't even think of a chain, to be honest.
The lighthouse is quite big...I think I have it four tiles high and
five tiles wide, and there are a few archers and wizards in there
along with the catapults. Kind of wish I could have one-way windows
though, so I can shoot out of it but the ships can't shoot in, if that
Whales and sharks are things I've been considering, and not only forboats.
this level. Trying to come up with physical attacks for them is a bit
of a pain, but not as much as trying to figure out their resistances
-- do they have the same as the octopus, or something different?
I've already got elementals as things that can be summoned, definitely.
They're rather useful. I'll probably be revamping their attacks
though, since their splash damage is weak when compared to the rest of
their damage.
The ice bridge thing would be awesome. Only problem is the terrain
thing...the AI isn't smart enough to form a bridge out of it.
Especially if the ship is seven to ten spaces away from the beach.
I also kind of wish that you could have ... like, structures that have
units inside them and the units can actually attack and whatnot. Like,
you can control the units even when they're loaded in the structure.
That way you don't have to worry about gaining and losing points when
you send the units onto land or whatever.
You did give me some more ideas, so thank you!
And don't worry about the multi-email thing, I understand. Voice
recognition can be a pain!
On 5/20/15, Allan Thompson <allan1.thompson@xxxxxxx> wrote:
Sorry monkey. My voice recognition software thought I meant I should
send that last message. What I meant to say was that the Viking
Raiders could send long boats out to try to lower or disconnect the
harbor chain... I'm not sure how big the lighthouse is supposed to be.
So it's hard to estimate what kind of artillery could be put onto the
lighthouse. I could easily see catapults on it which could use some
form of Greek fire. If animals are involved maybe a couple whales
could be summoned to ram boats a K a Moby Dick. I could see some kind
of lizard folk writing on sharks and giant sea turtles to try to
board some boats. A water Elementalist can be handy on either side.
Surging waves could be summoned to smash into walls creatures and other
An ice bridge can be formed between the ship and land to allowmight be nice.
Raiders to get to land quicker. Of course some fire to get rid of the
ice bridge
I hope that helped you out.bit of damage.
Al
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Sent: Wednesday, May 20, 2015 8:31 PM
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Subject: [ian-reeds-games] Need ideas for a demon
Hello,
I'm making another demon for my packs, this one focusing more on
swordsmanship rather than elemental attacks.
I'm not quite sure what I should do for blade attacks, though. I'm
currently trying to make a sound for a multi-hit combo attack, but
since I only have one working earpiece for my headphones it's a bit
difficult because I'm not sure how it's coming up on both sides.
That's not what I need help with though.
For attacks themselves, what types do you think I should have? I'm
giving them the typical Dark Strike, since nearly all my demons have
that. Other than that though? Should I make some moves that do a
percentage to the victim instead of the typical hp/life force inflict?
... I guess this probably makes the most sense to those who have
already seen what I have, but still. Any input is appreciated.
Also. I've done a level in which pirates are riding ships up to the
coast and coming to attack from there. As it is, I have a lighthouse
with several catapults that can destroy a few ships before they start
unloading pirates, and several octopi and a few crabs that will also
do a
Should
I scrap the lighthouse entirely though, and just wait for the ships
to get to shore and/or the dock and start unloading their units? Any
ideas on things I can add to this level, apart from a random
collection of humans to battle the pirates?
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