[ian-reeds-games] Re: warlords, whats in a name?

  • From: michael Tholl <mrtholl@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: ian-reeds-games@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2013 22:27:18 -0400

Hi guys,
I'd say as the creator, it's really up to you what you want to have
them named initially, because the game has the rename function, so
anyone who doesn't like what, or how they are named can just rename
the units.
Having said all that, I can try to think up some names for orcs and
the others, if you want, just for the sake of uniqueness among the
factions. I think you did that with the goblins and others, at least
in the user guide I have. grins
Some good general terms might be
Raiders, skirmishers, berserkers, marauders, wardancers, perhaps for
cavalry, Warg raiders or wolf raiders, I forget what their cav units
ride if that was in the guide. grins and yes, I meant raiders, not
riders. grins shaman or warpriest, perhaps dark archer.
suddenly my mind is blanking.
Interesting conversation, if I can get the sawdust to settle and the
gears to stop grinding, I think I'll learn something about scripting.
grin
Michael


On 8/22/13, Allan Thompson <allan1.thompson@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi Abi,
>
> Yes, I shuld stick with this. I was just frustrated because I am really not
> sure when something goes wrong if it is me, or what. I thought you would get
> sick of me screwing it up all the time.
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> I think the ones I am most concerned about are the human troops and their
> alite/advanced upgrades.
>
> So, that is :
>
> Light infantry, elite light infantry
>
> Light cavalry, elite light cavalry
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> Heavy cavalry,elite heavy cavalry
>
> Heavy infantry, elite heavy infantry
>
> Catapult, advanced catapult
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> Archers, elite archers
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> So, your plan is to  write out the whole thing  new, and give an example? I
> am glad you managed to figure out how to do the elite versions, that is
> going to be interesting.
>
>
>
> I am still wondering if maybe just a numbering script would work as well,
> like instead of archers being Camelot bowmen 1,  it would just be archers?
> Not that your code doesn’t work, but that someone like me might find it
> easier,  or would there still be a whole lot of coding lines and stuff? I
> honestly don’t know if it would be harder or easier.
>
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> Thanks again, Abi. I appreciate the help.
>
> al
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> From: ian-reeds-games-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:ian-reeds-games-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of abigail prescott
> Sent: Thursday, August 22, 2013 5:39 PM
> To: ian-reeds-games@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [ian-reeds-games] Re: warlords, whats in a name?
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> Good news: I’ve solved the problem!
>
> Bad news: There are more changes for you to make...
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> If you prefer, I can send you the new version so you can just copy and paste
> the working block instead of having to add in lines by hand. The script now
> treats elite units the same as their corresponding ordinary units so there
> won’t be any confusion over numbers. That also means that an archer and an
> elite archer are both called bowman. If you want, I could try adding
> something to change the name too, or are people fine with elite units having
> the same names?
>
>
>
> Were you being serious about the giving up thing? If so, don’t worry about
> all that, just tell me you don’t want anymore scripts. But if you are going
> to continue, I’m happy to help. What units are you using this for exactly?
> Is it just the ones you mentioned in your previous message. I could put some
> more of those units in to help you out if there aren’t too many of them.
>
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>
> Abi
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> From: abigail prescott <mailto:abigail.prescott@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Sent: Thursday, August 22, 2013 10:02 PM
>
> To: ian-reeds-games@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> Subject: [ian-reeds-games] Re: warlords, whats in a name?
>
>
>
> Well, there’s some good news and some bad news.
>
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> Asuming my suggestion of moving the brace worked and you still want to
> continue with this, there are yet more changes that need to be made to solve
> the upgrading problem.
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> I’m working on it and I’ll get back to you if you do want to continue.
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> Abi
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> From: Allan Thompson <mailto:allan1.thompson@xxxxxxx>
>
> Sent: Thursday, August 22, 2013 9:33 PM
>
> To: ian-reeds-games@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> Subject: [ian-reeds-games] Re: warlords, whats in a name?
>
>
>
> I think I may call it quits. My brain hurts trying to comprehend this thing,
> lol.
>
> al
>
>
>
> From: ian-reeds-games-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:ian-reeds-games-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of abigail prescott
> Sent: Thursday, August 22, 2013 2:47 PM
> To: ian-reeds-games@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [ian-reeds-games] Re: warlords, whats in a name?
>
>
>
> I’m not certain, but I think the name will stay because the name isn’t
> really related to the type that I know of. This could actually cause some
> problems because the next time you recruit a unit and the script counts all
> the units of that type to know what number to name it with, it won’t count
> the elite unit as it has a different type. I think I can probably fix that,
> I just need to know if you want the elites to have the same names as the
> ordinary units or something else. I think if you want something else, then
> you’ll have to edit a few more files, but hopefully it won’t be too
> difficult, and if you understand how this last one works (enough to get it
> working anyway, you don’t actually need to know what each line does), then
> you should be fine. So what do you think?
>
>
>
> Abi
>
>
>
> From: Allan Thompson <mailto:allan1.thompson@xxxxxxx>
>
> Sent: Thursday, August 22, 2013 4:17 PM
>
> To: ian-reeds-games@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> Subject: [ian-reeds-games] warlords, whats in a name?
>
>
>
> Hi all,
>
> I wanted to  ask if anyone had serious preferences for what units get
> called. With what Abi did, I guess everyone can name them as they feel like
> once it gets implemented, so I guess what I will do is name them here in a
> list, give out examples and see if anyone feels strongly one way or the
> other.
>
>
>
> Light infantry: pikemen
>
> Heavy infantry: legion
>
> Light cavalry: horse
>
> Heavy cavalry: knights
>
> Archers: bowmen
>
> Catapults, trebuchets, ballistas etc: artillery
>
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> The orcs will be named like the humans.
>
> Goblins and dark elves and all that I might not mess with, but I guess I
> will see how it goes.
>
>
>
> I just thought of something.  Will the name last with the unit when it
> upgrades to  an elite unit?
>
> I might have to use the same scripts for those as well maybe?
>
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> al
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> “The truth will make you free”
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> Jesus Christ of Nazareth 33AD
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