RPG Myriad

I've merged the updates, and flicked on the Init trigger which I forgot to do. Oopsy.

Alakon, here's some more minor mods:

EDIT: All mods are moved to my first post.

Originally Posted by Orc

What? DoTA!? Grrrr!

*tries to resist urge to flame at DoTA*

Well, I'll be fair.

DoTA is a game where there are 2 bases: Sentinels and Scourge.
You are supposed to select and buy a hero out of a tavern at your team's base.
All the heroes on each side are unique, some are better than others.
Your goal is to destroy the enemy base with the help of NPC creeps that are on your side.

That's it basically. When we get into technicalities, I'm going to rant my ass off.

OMG STFU DOTA FTW
Dota is an amazing game and people look past everything that is great about DotA just because they are jealosus they hcnat makej agame like that omg u r gay1!!!1!!onw!

Just kidding, honestly, I will also have to resist the urge to flame DotA xD.
DoTA is...
grrr.

Yes, a lot of dudeness has gathered to build the mighty nation of Myriad!

We have a new recruit who will be assisting with GUI and Jass, which is fantastic news! It's always great to have people on the team that know more than you do, you can just dump the whole load squarely onto their shoulders!


*Alakon sighs in relaxation, as he kicks back and watches the net surfers from the beach*

Orc meet Eleandor! And vice versa!

Eleandor has already expressed that he visits the forum infrequently as it stands, we'll see how long he can resist the power of the Myriad thread.
LOOK INTO MY EYES!
In any case discussion may or may not take place via emails, we'll see what developes. :D

Three editors so far. I be excited! This map should be heaps of fun!

PS: I've been absent from the keyboard for about a week because I ran over the 150mb allowance, and a bit more. So there's been a lot of static on my end of the phone. :D But the map did not suffer. In fact, I was working on it all last night, and I'm awake this morning virtue of pure enthusiasm and 3 spoons of sugar in my milo. I wonder how many nights I could go without sleep...? At the moment I feel sweet as! I even worked out a bit during the night.

My next post will likely detail a long list of grievances that I'm having with certain triggers. It's so frustrating to almost have what you want, but it trips up because of some measly little things. Like you can pretty much never use the words (casting unit) after a wait.

Cya then!

EDIT: Is anyone having trouble opening the map file? Like a message popping up and saying 'createtimer' doesn't exist?

This... is... EPIC FOR THE WIN SHIT, MAN! This is like the BIGGEST thing I've ever seen since the Zelda campaign (WHICH IS STILL IN PROGRESS, MIND YOU). If you're itching for a fair terrainer, and, with as much modesty as possible, a SUPERB writer, you have me. Although it takes me awhile to arse up a good story, I could do it. If you want proof, head on over to the Screenwriting and Storyboarding forum.

This map is, as I said, epic, in every flarkin' sense in the word. I'm hyped up about this as much as I was hyped up about the new Disturbed album that came out recently (INDESTRUCTIBLE!).

SIGN ME UP. /salute

I'm hardly going to disagree with you. :D

I dare say having someone to play with the terrain and bounce around dialogue will not go amiss, and will definitely be appreciated once we hit that portion of the map making in full.

Of course. I understand you're having triggering problems and don't mind waiting. I'd offer my services, but I bite the dust in the triggering area.

I have an idea for the mounts. When the mounts suffer from dehydration or hunger, it should change color to let the owner know what's happening to its mount. :D As to the speed, triggers will do all that.

UPDATEUPDATEUPDATEUPDATEUPDATEUPDATEUPDATE!!!


I'VE UPPYDIDDITYDATED IT! Not easily considering my pressed schedule, but like Kirk says, "if it's import'nt enough, ye meck the taime!" Good ol' scottish sidekick... Scotty. Wow. Must have taken them a few brain smashed wee 'ours o' the morn' to come up wid that name. Sorry. Just watched a bunch of Star Trekkies movies my dad's got. Still STUCK IN THE BRAIN! And Scotty isn't a small man.

Anywhoo... Big as update, it somehow exploded from roughly 300k to 1000k, and I'm vaguely worried as to why. i didn't do anything that special. A LOT of triggering and editing, but surely not enough to justify an extra 700k. Must be another silly bug.
Like the bug that keeps trying to replace all my cliffs with ones from other maps.
I flicked back to my RPG Myriad to find that all the cliffs were exactly the same as the ones in Kingdom of Kaliron. Not that that's bad, but the rest of my terrain didn't match the decor.*hands on hips* It was simply a oh my gosh, NIGHTMARE!!!

But anyways. Enjoy the new additions, because as I'm leaving tomorrow to go north country to do an intro study course, I'll be away from computers and hobbies for 2 weeks. So I just dropped this bomb on you 'afore I left, ar!

All update notes are, as always, available in the mighty First Post! And please lemme know if there's an issue with the map, like you can't play it, or access it, or upload it. That sort of thing.
I won't be able to help you, but you'll feel better once it's off your shoulders.

Hokay. Cya next taime. (I think I going to put in a Scotty unit on my map... )

EDIT: I just noticed... good on ya Oni, represent the Myriad. Big apprecs and cookies!

I tested it, and it was great. But there were a few errors...

1: The horse's stats go down too slowly.
2: The horse should NOT be able to graze successfully on dirt tiles.
3: The game was laggy all around, and it was hard to do much. But the AI and stuffs are awesome.
4: I was lead to believe that I could get the attention of the City footmen away by throwing something. What gives? They didn't look!

1- Horse Stat's are in test mode only. They haven't changed from first implementation. be aware that they will be modified in time. But it's good of you to pick it out anyways.

2- No it shouldn't. What's up with that? Oh. Unless you mean normal dirt and not rough dirt. That's deliberate, for debug and test reasons. I gave it the full spectrum that will be available to all animals, excepting rock and rough dirt which no animal can graze.

3- Yep. It will be at the moment. When this game has developed the foundation further (or even now), I'd be looking for a JASS and mod expert to try and simplify + optimise the scripts etc...

4- That's an explanation error. When you throw a barrel of ale, a footman will grab and drink it, and immediately get drunk. This will diable his Watchful Eye ability, so when you get near to him, he won't look at you or Watch you. I imagine other items would be useful to getting attention, ale is just for desensitising. Throw all four barrels beside each footman and you should be able to stroll on through without being Watched once.

I didn't find the barrels of ale.

? They should be directly to left of Thief. Hang on, I'll check mah map.

...

Yep, they're there. They're not the normal chest model if that's what's confusing you, they are actually the Barrels.

Me not being near my real computer is pissing me off. I'm reading I)eadnerzhul's post about the map and I'm sitting here thinking, "You can throw things at the guards?!" Buddha damnit. T.T

It lags like hell for me after a period of time =/