Trip the Darkness (Campaign)

Azshandris · Jan 10, 2022

Love this! The watcher's den is still named as hunters hall in the build menu though

Stormvarsel29 · Jan 10, 2022

Vyonne said:
Love this! The watcher's den is still named as hunters hall in the build menu though

Good to hear! I'll fix that for the next update, thanks for the remark

shadowhog · Jan 10, 2022

I liked everything so far, the items where unique rather than the standard wc3 ones. Both races displayed are really cool and have new units/tech.

Chapter 1 - your good nothing seem out of place and the sight lines for hidden paths are well done. Enough where you can miss them if not paying attention.

Chapter 3 - 1 or 2 pathing issues in final part, idk if that's the map or wc3 being dumb. Can you change portraits of the 2nd warden rather than having two of the same portrait?

Chapter 4 - Furbolg caster nature spell is not set to auto cast when they are trained like the other two casters are. After cutscene reveling the base text pops up saying "Destroy Green base" when it should say Red. Quest Log says Red.

In all its really good for 3 maps can not wait for you to release the whole thing. The story your building has been set up nicely, keep up the good work.

Stormvarsel29 · Jan 10, 2022

Thanks for the review!

I'm not too sure about those pathing issues, but if it becomes more evident what it is, I'll definitely look into it.
I don't know how to change portraits, but I how it can be confusing at times having two of the same portraits. At least their colour is different.

I was actually going to put the Furbolg nature blessing spell on auto-cast from when they were trained, but in my experience I just preferred having their ability off auto-cast so I could control their mana usage and not waste the ability. So, the thought was considered.
I'll fix the colour thing, as well.

I appreciate the feedback, and I'm very glad you liked it.

DarkIllidan · Jan 11, 2022

Hey I just started playing this. It's so cool. I was wondering at the end of the mission where is the Save game code or something. Loaded few times too kill the end boss of the first mission and I saw there was none. Entered the next mission and my items are at the exact same place where they were. Are they getting save or something? Custom game data?

Stormvarsel29 · Jan 11, 2022

Well, the hero data (items, ability levels) are saved at the end of each mission in a data file, and then loaded at the start of the following mission.

vindorei · Jan 11, 2022

Man! Finally a NE lover! A warden lover! I’d love to make some unique warden models for these main characters when I have time, the protagonist could have a more amateur like model showing her face like Maiev, I’d play it this weekend!

Stormvarsel29 · Jan 11, 2022

That I am! And yes, you definitely should do that!

If you feel like sharing your thoughts after you've played, I'd love to hear them!

Galendor an'Kreil · Jan 13, 2022

Just finished the campaign. It's wonderful to see that there are such projects for Reforged (especially about the Watchers - I always wanted to make something related to this faction). The campaign itself feels well balanced and pretty interesting for me. The only thing I should mention is that side-quests in first missions start without any comments: I believe that the hero should somehow react on the item when she found it or a rescued archer should tell that there's more of her sisters nearby in cages.
Waiting for future updates!

Stormvarsel29 · Jan 13, 2022

I'm actually not too sure why I didn't have comments for those events in mission 1. I'll look into that.

But, yeah, I'm glad you found it interesting! I'll keep em coming.

空のじじさん · Jan 13, 2022

That's great work! I enjoy your campaign! I'm looking forward to other chapters.

Stormvarsel29 · Jan 13, 2022

Glad to hear it! And thanks for playing!

Jaythetomato · Jan 24, 2022

Okay so i have played through this map and the other before and i noticed a few details that could see some improvments. First off The enemy bases have acolytes and they will not rebuild meaning if you run in with blink and kill them you can abuse the AI. (do not know if intended or not). The furbolgs have overlaping hotkeys in Healwave and Natures blessing (E). There are not a lot of trees at the starting base so maybe adding a few more would be nice. Also the sidequest could maybe have a few less to find because they are kinda hard to see because of reforged and they are blending in. I would also suggest adding a bit more gold to the mines. I had no troubles myself but maybe other players would. since i stayed below 50 to get all gold before spending it. And lastly maybe adding a few new units in the red base (maybe some demons) or give the red army some upgrades. they only had 1/0 upgrades. again acolytes in red base ( do not know if intentional). And my final point please make it so you dont have to destroy every single moonwell and haunted goldmine to get the quest finished. Thats all hope this helps <3. Good map and campaign overall and i cant wait to see the rest. PS: there is a crate on an island not contaning anything (at the start)

Stormvarsel29 · Jan 24, 2022

Hey, thanks for taking your time to tell me these things.

The ai is not meant to be abused, but if you decide to use blink like that to kill the acolytes then I'm afraid it doesn't really make a difference. The acolytes don't actually do anything, since the ai gains resources automatically and is programmed not to rebuild. This is because I don't want destroying their base too much of a hassle.

And yeah, I could imagine the disappointment when that one island didn't have an item xd

Very helpful oberservations indeed, I'll look into everything - thanks again! And I'm glad you liked it overall.

Chrysalis · Jan 30, 2022

This was pretty neat! Keep up the great work!

Stormvarsel29 · Jan 31, 2022

I will, thanks!

gaurdian of the flame · Feb 13, 2022

looks nice too bad that its only for reforged and not for lower versions

Nero32 · Feb 14, 2022

Well, this campaign looks promising.
What coudl be done... In chapter 3, It could be nice if the enemy base would be revealed when main quest shows up (Yellow Base), and it would be nice if you add to your casters upgrade icons from tier 1 to tier 2 (Like regular casters have their adept and master trainings).

Stormvarsel29 · Feb 14, 2022

Good ideas. Thanks for playing!

Heisenberg · May 18, 2022

I've played this campaign. that was lovable if has continuation

thanks for made this HD campaign

deepstrasz · Jun 6, 2022

A lovely night elf campaign that could use more custom-creative material in what the gameplay (especially abilities and techtrees) is concerned.

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WocCreator · Jun 7, 2022

Hey when is the sequel coming out?

Stormvarsel29 · Jun 11, 2022

Properly not any time soon, sadly

Stormvarsel29 · Jun 15, 2022

A new updates arrives!

I know it may disappoint some people that I don't have any more to offer than a singular further chapter in the campaign. But, that's just how it is. This map making thing is not in any way my full time job, nor my full time hobby. It's something I do from time to time, sometimes with extensive time gaps.

Anyways, I have gone ahead and looked at some of the issues and other comments you guys have provided, regarding the other chapters, and tried to fix some of them. Besides that, this new chapter has quite a lot of new stuff to explore and experiment with, which most likey isn't perfect. So, if you do play this new chapter, let me know what issues you came across.

Thanks!

Despera · Jul 16, 2022

I had great time with it, thank you for your work.
Looking forward to more.

Feowen · Jun 26, 2023

I just played this campaign, and I must say it is overall well-executed. Besides some typos, I enjoyed the story about the Night Elves pre-WC3, the custom Satyr civ was interesting to play and, of course, it's a Reforged campaign which we don't see enough of!

Please consider continuing development, especially now that Reforged has custom campaign support-- I want to see what comes next!

vindorei · Nov 7, 2023

Cordana Felsong / Fel Warden Check my new cordana model if you need a more fallen like Shalis.

FlorianGeyerGiebelstadt · Dec 4, 2023

At last, HD version of Night Elf Campaign!
Terraining and environmental works are pretty and beautiful, and they're also harmonizes well with gameplay-level designs. I felt like I was playing Blizzard's official campaign.

Fresh new abilities has raised gameplay interest.

There are minor problems such as cinematic scene skipping and icon output not working properly, but I wasn't too disturbed by the progress of the game.

The Nightmare Book · May 23, 2024

A bit short and slightly unpolished, but still playable and enjoyable.
@Stormvarsel29, where are you - we need continuation for your Vampire and this campaign!

Please.

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