Ent Seed: Life of the Forest

[Eccho]

Okay... Eccho is back in business
Tomorrow as latest I will start with the multiboard. Ive finally made the resource system for a HoMM project, but now, no excuses.

Expect it to be finished as latest this weekend, but im going to fix it as fast as I can =)

 

[mengsta]

we have nothing modeled/textured/iconned, cause we dont know what units we need yet.

cause they're late.

if they aren't here tomorrow night i think we need to start looking for new people do do them. We shall have to assume the buggered off without saying anything.

as for a beta, i'd be cool with having a closed beta, but we're nowhere near ready for that yet. we basically have a script system and no armies.

wow workers ditching it... okay just tell me when you are almost finished or some what

 

[Eccho]

I made this lol its pretty epic

For the multiboard I really need those icons for water and minerals. Until then Im using the standard wc3 icons. So dont be too angry regarding the outcome of this mb

 

[NearbyHermit]

Well,if you want those icons are Hive affiliated,so I know.But if you want them,I can make them

 

[Eccho]

Yea that would be gold =)

Remember I need DISBTN as well

 

[NearbyHermit]

Well I'll try,but do you want to use them for something else except resources,due to their small size,they would look bad if raised

 

[Darkholme]

we caon't actually use those, they're straight WoW rips. Ezi used them cause they looked pretty but we need our own.

 

[varsaigen]

Ooh, used because it was pretty? Shame.

Anywayz, we should have our own instead of using someone elses.

 

[NearbyHermit]

Well I can create those icons at request,just give me a straigth description and I'll start creating them right away

 

[Eccho]

Okay well, then I will take something else.
I found some which we could use instead, already existing in the wc3 directory.
But Ill show you when Im done with the leaderboard

Speaking of that, Im afraid that my mom's older xp-computer is useless regarding scipting... Somehow Im having issues while saving the map with WE Newgen, since pJass (syntax checker w/e) doesnt run instead of We normal syntax checker...

Im searching for a solution to the problem though... Otherwise I have to go to my dad this weekend (which I shouldnt...)

Anyway Im working on it. But the devil is making it hard for me >.<

Update: Screw Newgen at the moment, I cant get it to work properly. And I cant wait on it to work either. Ill code the multiboard in Newgen, but use the normal syntax checker... It prevents me from doing certain things though, but ill note where that is going to be.

\\*_\\*_\\*_\\*_\\*_\\*_\\*_\\*_\\*_\\*_\\*_\\*_\\*_\\*_\\*_\\*_\\*_\\*_\\*_\\*_\\*_\\*_\\*_\\*_\\*_\\*_\\*_\\*_\\

Edit: Okay so im lost... Some units will also drain minerals? I looked through the thread and saw that minerals are replacing lumber and also using the standard wisp-way of harvesting lumbers from trees...

And you said tht water is gained per second, from certain buildings? I was thinking then, that if you already did this script, Im making a function which is calling an update to the leaderboard.
I actually need the scripting for the resources, or I cant do it the right way. (Or well, it would be a hell lot easier)

The thing I was saying about the minerals though... How can I possibly know how much the income is per second?
Normally wisps are harvesting 5 lumber on 10 seconds or something. (I guess it could be changed but it maybe doesnt look nice then). Otherwise if we are lucky, we can keep track of the wisps when they start the effect of the harvest ability - and the target point is a tree, and then give them a "dummy track ability", and remove it if they "leave a tree".

I need some answers please

 

[Darkholme]

if you want to make a custom script for us with minerals and wisps thats fine, presently it does it the default way.

I can give you the scripts i have made for it so far if you want, but I dont want to put partly finished versionsof the map up in public until its beta ready. if you want to give me your email i an email it to you.

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what about the unit lists? when are they coming?

 

[Eccho]

Well I can create those icons at request,just give me a straigth description and I'll start creating them right away

Sorry, I didnt see that one, so I didnt try to just bugg you off by saying: Ok then I take something else

I dont reallt know yet what desciption I should give you. Maybe if you can find some kind of a water drop, and maybe some kind of a mineral.

Darkholme, who is the ones that are supposed to work on the units?
They appear to not be here D:

 

[Darkholme]

uzi8 and hawk900, both seem to have vanished. we need new unit designers. lol.

 

[NearbyHermit]

Ok here they are,just downloadable from the Hive and the Hidden List

List of Hidden Materials

 

[Eccho]

So sweet

Thanks alot, Ill probably use some of them

/me bows in front of NearbyHermit

 

[NearbyHermit]

I sudgest you give a more attention to the ones in the List,they are more usefull

 

[varsaigen]

Wow, NearbyHermit, those are great. They definatly fit the theme of the game. But whether or not to use them is up to Darkholme.

 

[Eccho]

OKay, I let Darkholme decide the icons.

With or without icons anyway, Im done wth the resource(improvement) and multiboard system. Some temporary icons is currently used, but well

Here is a small screenie.

Still I believe it could be improved more than it is now (it has to be, or the game would lag some, if my observations are right)

Darkholme, you get the script in a PM

I wonder what uzi8 and hawk900 are doing really. They were last seen today

 

[varsaigen]

That is a nice screenshot. So after all this time, we finally get to see the ingame shot. lol The two cowards who were supposed to help are probably (supposed) to be involved with many projects.

 

[Eccho]

Well yea...

Though, the outcome of the whole map will look much cooler than that single pic

 

[varsaigen]

Great! I look forward to trying it when it's complete! =D

 

[Darkholme]

ROFL. people are starting to think im a girl. maybe i should stop just using pictures of cool fictional characters, who seem to be female lately.

The icons look great, but I could have sworn that I've seen them before somewhere.

The screenshot looks awesome too. I haven't had time to test out the map you sent me yet, but I'll definitely give it a shot tomorrow if i have time.

The funny thing is, when I took the project over people joined it. when Ezikielth started Ent Seed, I was pretty much the only one who took to working on it. I dont know why.

Maybe it's because you all thought I was a hot gamer chick

I would have made a hot girl if I had the other chromasome. I'd make a hot girl if I had the other set of equipment, less hair, and boobs. But I'm just as good looking as a guy <==========jokes about this whole misunderstanding.

 

[Volvox]

How could less hair make you a girl XD Eccho, you seem to be very good with multiboards

 

[NearbyHermit]

Regarding the icons,they are Hive affiliated and some are in the database of the WE ,the thing is that they can be unlocked by a code/path.

 

[Eccho]

Darkholme, since you asked/said about that chick named Einor or w/e, the chance of you being a lesbian was quite small ^_^? Ive assumed that you havent been

Regarding the icons, as NearbyHermit says some already exists in the mpq-directory.
There are tons of maps out there which are using them.

Volvox, Ive had some practice now ._.
Though I found a bug in ours, but ill tell you in a pm what should be changed

Darkholme, when it comes to the models, I think the roots are a little plain. Maybe we should add a little pool on the ground when they are built. Or someting. I know everything else has more priority though.

 

[Darkholme]

lol. alright. the icons will be fine then. the root models are not custom. theyre defaults. theyre from a spell i think. either that or theyre from the entangled gold mine.

and volvox, less hair wouldnt make me a girl, but if i had as much hair as I do now, AS a girl, I'd be like one of those circus bearded ladies. and that would be the opposite of hot. chicks with chest hair +sideburns+a goatee = so not hot. lol
and i double checked the chick's name. its Eivor.

 

[varsaigen]

Darkolme, sorry for the misunderstanding. lol The picture kinda (absolutly) has the effect of making people think wierd things.

 

[Eccho]

Your old avatar was so much cooler! Oh well.

Amen to that

Darkholme, what more needs to be done now?
Im restless and have summer vacation...And its going to be a badass weather this week anyways :i

 

[Volvox]

4 days left for me, and then i'm all yours.

 

[varsaigen]

4 days left for me, and then i'm all yours.

Please choose your wording carefully. lol

Anyway, Darkholme, I have to say that your old avatar was beter, this one is plain ugly. Bleh *throws up*

 

[NearbyHermit]

Or what do you say about this one:


View attachment BTNWaterDrop.rar

 

[Eccho]

YES, That one is GREAT! where did you find it?

 

[NearbyHermit]

Find it?

I made it

 

[Eccho]

Great

/me bows again

oooh, it was a link below... I didnt catch that xO

Cant rep you again :S must spread some "love" before I do that

 

[Volvox]

It's a remade Bloodbath? I like how you redid the drop in front but maybe you could set the background a bit less red?

 

[NearbyHermit]

Neah,it looks better with that touch of red.

 

[Darkholme]

I love the new icon. and yeah, this picture doesnt seem to make much of an avatar. it made a pretty good full drawing, but when i shrink it it looks ugly. i think ill change it back to when it was raziel if i can find the pic on my HD

as for what needs doing.

army lists, army lists, army lists.

and umm, heroes. and hero spells.

if you want you can work on an effect i wanted but didnt know if i would be able to do. make heroes create stuff like blight as they walk. so maple ents make yellow leaves cover the ground (we may need to modify the ground tile) and change the trees, swamp ents make real blight, etc.

hmm what else. oh
life cycle. heroes live 10 minutes then die and respawn immediately at their main base with more experience (1/4 of a level more for now) if they die before hte 10 mintes run out then the counter starts over after they respawn.

make it show how long before respawns.(regular deaths)

i had like 2 or three other things but i suddenly cant remember them. of well, its late and i have an interview in the morning. ill check back in later.

 

[Eccho]

Well... there are plenty worse things that Mike Tyson could do to a nice round hole wink*

You call this ontopic D:?

Anyway, have you looked at the Resource System yet Darkholme?
Hm also when I made it, I saw when testing that the hero scaling after a while is completely to big. I mean really big!

The hero-time-death-revival would not be a problem I think. The thing is that I've started coding for my Spells and Systems Contest (14), which started yesterday. So I might be off-track.

But ill do my best. And as for uzi and hawk... I think we need other people now

 

[Volvox]

if you want you can work on an effect i wanted but didnt know if i would be able to do. make heroes create stuff like blight as they walk. so maple ents make yellow leaves cover the ground (we may need to modify the ground tile) and change the trees, swamp ents make real blight, etc.

I did a similar thing with my guardian of the forest hero for the last hero competition. When you get a passive skill, that skill leaves grassy trail where ever the hero walks. It's an easy thing to make.

 

[Darkholme]

ok guys, we've been offered a board for EntSeed over at Gamerisle.org.

What do you think? We'll vote on it. people currently involved in the project get votes.

as for the other stuff, we still need some unit designers.

 

[Volvox]

Unit designers as modelers or as people who think of their abilities and uses? Cause i could do the other thing... School ends in two days and i have nothing left to study so i'll get back to full working capacity(i'm gonna pass as 5/5 ).

 

[Eccho]

Nice volvox.

Darkholme I think it should be great. Maybe we can find some users there as well who are willing to help us.
I dont know that much about Gamers Isle though, so I can't* really tell if they're good.
I guess you are?

 

[Darkholme]

they seem pretty good. they recently lost their data when they moved to a new server, but the admin seems to generally know what hes talking about and he's made some good stuff.

volvox, i meant the 2nd option. not unit modeling, but design.

I'll tell him sure.

 

[varsaigen]

That sounds great. Get a few more into the project and (hopefully) speed things up. I vote yes. I'll check out the site anyway.

 

[Volvox]

Sooo... Which race do i get to design and when do i start? Do i have to make the units myself or just give the concept?

 

[Darkholme]

well volvox, pick one and design a techtree. i gave directions in the first couple pages, and ezikielth made one for swamp. pick one of the other races and go to town, make a similar diagram to his. after we look over the diagrams the next step would be making the units in WE.

 

[JanSze]

i think this can get a really big thing! Keep up the good organisated work^^
i want to play it >.<

 

[varsaigen]

JanSze, it'll be finished when it's finished. And Darkholme, I tried going to the site you talked about but only got a wierd search engine like thing with thier site name. Any idea how to get to thier map and resource pages?

 

[Volvox]

And here is my humble willow techtree. Not as fancy as Ezekielth's but i think it does the job. If you have any suggestions on changing unit names, i'll listen. I've also thought of every unit's role and abilities, if you want, i'll write it all down.
P.S.
resizing messed up the text, double-click for full resolution before objecting about spelling mistakes

 

[varsaigen]

Wow, that's cool. I understand the "weeping" part. WOOT! Weeping Willows! =D