Zephyr Contest #12 - Combo

[Zeatherann]

Just hack the mapfile for the name?

 

[Almia]

WIP 2:

Done with how the First Ability works.

Swapped icons for the first and second ability and renamed the second to "Resonance of Torture".

currently working on the second ability.

 

[Kazeon]

I have done with my business, I think I can continue working on my entry

 

[Almia]

I have done with my business, I think I can continue working on my entry

To join or not to join. That is the question
~ Macbeth, Spell Badass
XD

 

[Almia]

90% complete.

spell working completely but i'll be adding documentation, import instructions and some parts I haven't added yet. I'm also trying to find out what are the minor errors.

 

[Almia]

Final submission

Sorry if I can't provide a spell description and a (my main problem) screenshot. Windows 8 treats Wc3 as if it is transparent.


And also Im on a hurry. So I can't post the triggers yet.

 

[Almia]

I found it hilarious as of why this is more quiet than the past Zephyr Contest polls

 

[Tank-Commander]

Well that's not too surprising - the theme isn't the easiest to make entries for and there's perhaps much less to say about the theme generally; it's very open ended. All the dicussion pretty much happened before the contest started rather than during its running.
(Though I'm hoping that you and I aren't the only entrants by the end of this XD)

 

[Almia]

Good thing that Sion guy submits WIPs secretly to Dalvengyr.

Btw, Unit Manipulation is much better.

 

[Kingz]

Pretty sure everyone is having exams atm.

 

[Kazeon]

This is very sad. I probably can't continue to work on my entry either since suddenly I have many things to do. I hope I can spare my time later.

 

[Almia]

This is very sad. I probably can't continue to work on my entry either since suddenly I have many things to do. I hope I can spare my time later.

We should extend this

 

[rulerofiron99]

There are still a few weeks left, so let's first see how it goes. Might still join.

 

[GywGod133]

Currently I'm done in my first Spell (Hydrokinesis)

 

[Kyrbi0]

Yeah, we've/I've still got a few weeks.

 

[Almia]

*yawns*

 

[Tank-Commander]

So we've got just around 4 weeks left for entries or so , any more entires comingin orisgoing to be a 1v1? XD

 

[Almia]

So we've got just around 4 weeks left for entries or so , any more entires comingin orisgoing to be a 1v1? XD

*grabs popcorn* can't wait! *grabs popcorn*

 

[Kingz]

Afaik minimal amount of entries has to be 3 for a contest.

 

[Chaosy]

Meh, wont join. Even though I wanted to. I am pretty outmatched

 

[Tank-Commander]

Afaik minimal amount of entries has to be 3 for a contest.

news to me, couldn't find anything in the rules stating it also thought we had a few contests in the past that small? fair enough I suppose though

Meh, wont join. Even though I wanted to. I am pretty outmatched

That's a damn shame

 

[Tal'Rarity]

Someone really should put up these invisible rules. . .
http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/...-mapping-contest-8-escape-243305/index20.html

Considering you guys have quite a variety of how many is required.
I see no problem with 1vs1, people usually work hard and its so rude to just throw away everyone's entries just because your missing one or two people's entries.

Just maybe ask people whenever they host contests to add in this invisible rule so it is no longer invisible because it is rather annoying.

 

[Kazeon]

We will extend this for sure. Seems like we started not in the right time.

 

[Kingz]

http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/arena-226/techtree-contest-9-poll-260105/index2.html

Only 3 entries.

So yes, contests with such small entries do happen.
However we extended it to get to 3 entries (tho it was confirmed at the time of extensions that the 3 entries would been presented and that only time was the factor, not the lack of contestants).

I was under the impression that was the case here also (has contestants, no time), since the first page shows 7 entrants.

That being said i *might* produce something during weekend, depends if i can get the world editor running by then and nothing comes up since i have some ideas.

 

[Kyrbi0]

Someone really should put up these invisible rules. . .
...

Just maybe ask people whenever they host contests to add in this invisible rule so it is no longer invisible because it is rather annoying.

Absolutely. Every applicable rule should be seen from the start of the Contest; this is something I have tried to do in Contests I have run.

I see no problem with 1vs1, people usually work hard and its so rude to just throw away everyone's entries just because your missing one or two people's entries.

The problem with a 1v1 is that it's basically just a "duel/challenge". Why even host a Contest with that result? '3' has been determined as the smallest number whereby a Contest can end with a 1st/2nd/3rd-place. Usually a Contest will continue (with extensions) until a minimum of 3 entries has been reached.

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To respond to earlier comments... Meh. I have time (though I'm recently getting over being sick, no modding whatsoever), but I was not particularly interested in "Combo" as a Contest theme, & can't think of anything good to do (well, anything that wouldn't look horrible, lol), so don't expect an entry from me.

 

[Cokemonkey11]

I was interested but my aspirations were too high. After templating and designing I never began coding.

 

[Kingz]

I attached below the descriptions of skills i got figured out so far.
Since i am not gonna even try go for overkill effects like TC, will see to create a more unconventional combo than everyone else thinks it must go.

Exceptional training is a non levelable passive which serves as info about the hero states.

Skills still have synergy, they just require more thought and allow for a lot of skill chains.
Will probably get decked on points for too big tooltips but i can't figure out a better way of representation.

Dunno if i will have the time to complete my entry but hey, at least to give some hype or something.

 

[GywGod133]

extended?

I dont have much time to make Spells :/

 

[Kazeon]

Today is the last day, I want to know do you want this get extended or let it be a 1vs1 duel?

 

[GywGod133]

Extended please.....

 

[Tank-Commander]

I'll leave it up to the others myself

 

[bowser499]

Some sort of my work in progress, but if you will still need a judge, I'm around.

 

[Tank-Commander]

Closing time, so extended or ended?

 

[Kazeon]

I will extend this, like it or not. Beside, I see some new WIPs around here. I hope they can finish their entries within these 2 weeks. Good luck fellas.

 

[bowser499]

Thank you a lot, Dalvengyr!

 

[GywGod133]

Thanks Bro!!

:'>

 

[bowser499]

v0.02:
Fixed some bugs, added a new spell;

 

[lokharke]

About your dark mage, I didn't understand what that toggle ability did. Tank and almia did good as well.
The wisp got out of the stone prison when I cast equilibrium on it. Sometimes it looked like enemies were not taking damage. I was using puck btw.
About almia's. So we never get 3 souls? One we get 2 of them and attack, one is lost. The other one just keeps dropping on the ground after 1 hit but you can go and take it back.

 

[Tank-Commander]

You're supposed to be able to get the wisp out by that method so I'll say that went as planned (it was sort of a puzzle type thing) XD
Though not taking damage? from which ability? (equaliser for instance can do nothing to enemies if they all have the same hp, for others some enemies have reduced magic damage so the amount may just be small)

 

[bowser499]

About your dark mage, I didn't understand what that toggle ability did.

If you read the description of the toggling ability... When active, it forces all souls to get used for Dusky Quantum instead of just one single soul. Maybe, this will be true for a couple more spells.
It works like Aghanim's Scepter for many DOTA's characters.

 

[Almia]

About your dark mage, I didn't understand what that toggle ability did. Tank and almia did good as well.
The wisp got out of the stone prison when I cast equilibrium on it. Sometimes it looked like enemies were not taking damage. I was using puck btw.
About almia's. So we never get 3 souls? One we get 2 of them and attack, one is lost. The other one just keeps dropping on the ground after 1 hit but you can go and take it back.

That is intended btw. But you can configure it anyways.

 

[Loner-Magixxar]

Hey guys! I want IN!! I hope enrolling time isn't finished yet. I've been busting my tail for the past 5 days to get it ready in time. If the time for registering is finished I'm gonna cry My hero is almost ready for the contest and it has 6 spells. When should we upload it?
Please accept me in for the contest!!!

 

[Kazeon]

The finish line is on 18 March so you have 2 days left. And yes, you are in. Good luck

 

[Loner-Magixxar]

Thank you

 

[Kingz]

I won't be finishing my entry, i don't have enough free time for it

Might post it in the spell section tho

 

[bowser499]

The Dark Mage - Final Entry

Story: Dark Mages is an offensive cult of necromancers which merged their knowledge together with the arcane masteries. This made them an unstoppable force in their way to the domination on their planet. When people expected it less, after loads of trainings, the cult made its move. And the move became deadly... After killing their first victims, they rose their souls, prisoned in dark essence. Each essence obeyed the Dark Mage's orders. This trick allowed them to defeat a large soldier group and murder the king of the biggest nation, placing their leader, Zerkh'Natul as the new ruler. The day when Zerkh'Natul became the king doomed the nations for eons... However, time passed and almost immortal Zerkh'Natul stopped satisfying the needs of the cult. Though the cult was afraid to battle him, one of the new cultist, the brave Dark Mage, stole some spells from his former brothers and left the cult for trainings, in hope to defeat Zerkh'Natul once and for all.

The Combo: Though Dark Mage has a few spells, he turns to be the being of great power who mastered the art of synergizing. His Dark Soul is able to rise souls from the corpses, handling their power and forcing them to move near the caster and also boosting caster's health and mana regeneration, making him able to tank the great amounts of damage and/or cast more spells. Darkness Flows multiplies the usefulness of Dusky Quantum by raising the amount of souls which are used when damaging the target. Bonus souls can be gathered with the passive ability called Deathwarp.

Credits:

• BTNDarkTouch - VaLkYroN
• BTNTotalDarkness - VaLkYroN
• BTNDarkLink - VaLkYroN
• BTNInfection1 - KelThusad
• BTNInfection2 - KelThusad

may be updated before the deadline

 

[Kazeon]

Keep informed that tonight at 23:59 is the deadline. Any entry posted after the deadline won't be counted. And any modification to the final entry post made after the deadline won't be tolerated as well => disqualified.