[ian-reeds-games] Re: [ian-reeds-games]
- From: "Allan Thompson" <allan1.thompson@xxxxxxx>
- To: <ian-reeds-games@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2012 00:32:35 -0500
LOL...I am still having email from days ago just pop out of nowhere!
Apparently, you just released dev 17 again, lol. Sorry, it was just weird
seeing things int he past pop up now.
I did notice what austen was talking about with restore flags. I have a
structure useing a "recharge" point. It is defaulted as 1 per start of every
turn. But it it is not restoreing the recharge, as it were. Maybe if I put it
into the structure itself it will work...
One more item for your list of updates in the far future.
Would it be possible for the program to tell a player the range from a selected
ship to another location, or another enemy unit for instance? I am not sure how
it could be done or how easy or hard it would be to do, but it might save some
time in players trying to figure out if they hit something at range. Just a
suggestion.
I tried the block fill thingy. Dang, I could have cried, lol. It was a beutiful
thing, grin. That saved a lot of time.
Thank you for the first letter navigation! It was like a whole new editor.
I had read about regions in one of the user guides, but it didn't get into much
detail about what it is or what it does. I am guessing it is the submaps Austen
was talking about?
al
"The truth will set you free"
Jesus Christ of Nazareth 33A.D.
----- Original Message -----
From: Ian Reed
To: ian-reeds-games@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Monday, December 17, 2012 10:56 PM
Subject: [ian-reeds-games] Re: [ian-reeds-games]
No worries Austen.
I can either release it without the updated Kingdom at war maps and let
people know they will be back soon or postpone it a bit longer.
I'll think about it.
I definitely understand there being issues with maps using the new
features such as summoning.
As you've said the AI still needs a lot more configurability to make
those things work better and a lot of the new features are pretty big
ones so there are likely to be bugs such as AI not ever moving because
it has a summon skill.
The Kingdom at war maps should be able to work pretty much the same as
they previously did, obviously with heavy changes in the map files since
it's a whole new system.
I thought you had said you'd finished converting them which is why I
thought you just needed to update the stun skill and effect and would be
there.
That was my mistake, so don't feel pressure to get them done in a hurry.
Working on the maps takes a lot of time and I understand that.
I didn't mean to put undue pressure on you.
Take your time, and if you'd like some help let me know. I could
probably work on converting one of the folders while you work on another.
I appreciate the time you and the other map creators put into your maps.
All the best,
Ian Reed
On 12/17/2012 8:21 PM, Austen Perry wrote:
> i also wish the summoning skill would have a flag like use_range=3
> meaning they should use the summoning only if enemy units are within 3
> spaces, it would save time and resources.
> the computer doesn't like the knew system, they only know to buff and
> summon until enemy units conveniently put themselves in there way.
> i could take everything out and make it a streight attack based map,
> where all they had was attack move and what not, but that is the
> reason i made the maps in the first place as that gets tiresome after
> a while.
> even my other series have more than that, and its better with the
> skills and extra attacks.
> the problem though, is with a complex fighting system where there are
> multiple attacks for different damage types, and summoning and
> shielding, the ai just skips over what it normaly does and goes crazy
> with the knew stuff.
> honestly i don't think its ready to be released, any of my map series
> theres too many things that need to be fixed or smoothened out.
> when the format of skill files terrain effects units maps default
> files structures and all it changes the way the game is played, and
> without testing how it works and having time to ajust, a quick fix
> doesn't change the maps in to what they where before with the knew
> system.
> i'm not saying its aweful, just saying none of my stuff is ready and
> without an anouncement or predetermined deadline, i cant release
> anything.
>
> d
>
> austen
>
> On 12/17/12, Austen Perry <austentheaxewielder@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> yeah problems i've noticed as well, even without the summoning ability
>> the enemies just don't like the knew flying and warp skills so usualy
>> i have to attack them, but they did almost destroy me so its not like
>> they don't fight.
>> we realy need more ai flags to help the ai know what to do, as buff
>> just makes them use something over and over and summoning makes them
>> do nothing but.
>> also, they don't seem to know what to do with somethings like mining,
>> they mine then give gold to there miner from there miner, its odd.
>> like i said, this is a prototype of what i'm doing, with this much
>> stuff theres going to be problems.
>> also, i usualy have to literaly hold down the controll key till its my
>> turn, letting the sounds tell me what there doing.
>> they don't get the concept of offensive fighting unless your in range
>> and getting them to move is impossible.
>> there needs to be skill flags like use=once and some way to tell the
>> enemy its invading not preparing to be invaded.
>> sigh
>>
>> austen
>>
>> On 12/17/12, Allan Thompson <allan1.thompson@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> Hi Austen,
>>> I haven't played the new map yet, but I wanted to ask you if you tried
>>> ending a turn and seeing how long the computer takes to move everything.
>>> What I am saying is that I don't think these maps are able to be really
>>> enjoyed. I find myself constantly scaling back things just to make the
>>> enemy
>>> turn go at a reasonable level.
>>>
>>> One thing I did notice myself was that ships with summoning skills, for
>>> instance launch fighter, tend to launch everything they have first. Then
>>> the
>>> ship just sits there and does not move after that, while the launched
>>> units
>>> seem to do more or less what they are intended. The carrier of the
>>> fighters
>>> will not move again however. I tried to tempt it into chasing my heavy
>>> cruiser, but nothing. it will attack if it is in range, but it will never
>>> move. I took away the fighter launch skill...and the klingons started
>>> moving
>>> as one would expect. It is almost like the AI assumes that anything
>>> creating
>>> another unit via summons must be some unmovable object.
>>>
>>> al
>>>
>>> "The truth will set you free"
>>> Jesus Christ of Nazareth 33A.D.
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: Austen Perry
>>> To: ian-reeds-games@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Sent: Monday, December 17, 2012 7:34 PM
>>> Subject: [ian-reeds-games] Re: [ian-reeds-games]
>>>
>>>
>>> well, i've found some thing sout.
>>> i made a fifty by 30 map, and it took almost 45 minutes to fill it so
>>> the block fill would be great d.
>>> i've noticed that structures don't regenerate points that are
>>> regenerting for all like actions. they have minutes like the other
>>> unit, but once they've used them they don't regen, even if they use
>>> half the points, they only have the other half left there next turn.
>>> this realy bothered me as the goldmine couldn't give my miner gold as
>>> it was stopped in time rofl.
>>> i made a pretty cool map and its only a fraction of the size i'm
>>> planning on making.
>>> the other problem i found is enemy units using shields more than once,
>>> is there a flag eventualy that tells it to use the skill only once per
>>> turn d.
>>> i've also still run in to ships attacking units for integrity that
>>> don't have it, so i don't think thats totaly fixed yet.
>>> otherwise i'm loving it, but i've had to put in planets like islands
>>> wich looks weird d.
>>> anyway keep it up hope some kenew stuff comes soon d.
>>>
>>> austen
>>>
>>> On 12/17/12, Austen Perry <austentheaxewielder@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> > well, heres what i've got to show again.
>>> > still prototypes work, as realy testing how stuff works and what not.
>>> > updated mines so they can fly and get killed.
>>> > also now there are shipyards arms depos and more, all with 0 starting
>>> > gold but with maxes of like millions, then theres a gold mine wich
>>> can
>>> > cast get mined lol as its the only way, then it gives gold to a miner
>>> > who then can give it to a shipyard or arms depo.
>>> > also bug with miner for the moment and it cant move but it still
>>> works
>>> > hes right next to the shipyard.
>>> > each mine can produce 120000 gold per turn, so you can make a patrol
>>> > class 9 from the shipyard.
>>> > theres also a command carrier, wich has 10 star fighters, though
>>> > theres a bug when docking as it gives the carrier the fighter but the
>>> > star fighter doesn't go away even with the effect death rofl.
>>> > i also probably need to add minutes to flying as they can move a
>>> > little too much in my opinion, so yeah.
>>> > try it out and let me know what you think.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> https://dl.dropbox.com/u/18725707/4%20enter%20galactic%20space%20fleet.zip
>>> >
>>> > austen
>>> >
>>> > On 12/17/12, Carlos Macintosh <sleepio1@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> >> I would like to have the health_ignore_max flag avilable for
>>> effects.
>>> I
>>> >> am
>>> >>
>>> >> making a cry of endurance skill that allows the unit to go into a
>>> rage
>>> >> where
>>> >>
>>> >> they can take a bit more punishment, even allowing their hitpoints
>>> to
>>> go
>>> >> above maximum. If their hp was still above max when the effect
>>> ended,
>>> it
>>> >> would be regenerated like normal. But for now, whenever hp is
>>> restored,
>>> >> it
>>> >> ges back to the maximum, 500/500, but would be cooler if it would
>>> only
>>> >> regenerate if the hp was lower than max.
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >
>>>
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