Seth's Reign v3.4

[APproject]

hey man. im playing it again and it works nice! i encountered one bug so far: when i bought the 2nd inventory, the symbol "change bag" disappeared and the money was lost. i saved before so i tried with empty inventory and it worked nice. maybe its because of the full inventory =) bless

Hey, thanks. Um, I tried it myself, works fine. But I looked at coding and I spotted my mistake, I set wrong ability to a variable, but it seemed to work, in 2.1 it is fixed. Thanks. Yet I do not know if it solved your problem here.

 

[cleavinghammer]

Okay, I managed to beat the first boss on the previous version, might as well continue. I hope you didn't nerf Finger of the Sky too much, that spell is the only reason I managed to beat him.

Also, I would suggest having Spellweavers summon something other than a Tomb Stalker, like a normal skeleton or something. The reason being if you can't tell which stalkers have a timed life, you'll end up wasting spells on them.

 

[APproject]

Okay, I managed to beat the first boss on the previous version, might as well continue. I hope you didn't nerf Finger of the Sky too much, that spell is the only reason I managed to beat him.

I just reduced damage slightly, it is really too overpowered.

Also, I would suggest having Spellweavers summon something other than a Tomb Stalker, like a normal skeleton or something. The reason being if you can't tell which stalkers have a timed life, you'll end up wasting spells on them.

That's a good suggestion, I'll see what I can do about it.

 

[cleavinghammer]

... Annnnnd in what gets my vote for "Best Bug In The History Of Ever", Atemu is now permanently invulnerable. I think it happened as I was giving the Gold Scorpion's head back.

The graves in Konrupt's tomb can be attacked from outside and the mummies dealt with early (I'm assuming he summons them during his fight).

 

[APproject]

The graves in Konrupt's tomb can be attacked from outside and the mummies dealt with early (I'm assuming he summons them during his fight).

Yes, it can be done.

... Annnnnd in what gets my vote for "Best Bug In The History Of Ever", Atemu is now permanently invulnerable. I think it happened as I was giving the Gold Scorpion's head back.

It have been fixed already, you should redownload the new version.

 

[yogiman]

some other things i noticed.
-in the beginning the stone of teleportation is undroppable, after some time it is
-in the 2nd tomb there is a gate keeper but which gate does it keep?
-furthermore i think there should be another teleport to the 2nd tomb
-what about these obelisks of peakflame? is there something special?

 

[cleavinghammer]

I think some quests need rewording: the Symbol of the Tombs one implies the treasure is literally in the walls.

Also, the temple needs to be better indicate:d unless you happen to walk by the right place with the translated scroll it looks like a heap of rubble (I thought it was the closed gate at the western end of the desert).

 

[yogiman]

oh poor approject =) only gets critizm.. from my side too but anyway.. for me this is one of the best singleplayer rpgs i have ever played! i love this map man!

 

[Sverkerman]

Welcome to critism hell.

btw the map is too small
^
Irony

 

[WerBackIII]

Man, you need more spells, and more heroes, and why not add multiplayer, oh, yeah, I mean, it's nice, but make it an AoS and it'll be a blast, damn! Also, too many quests, just add one - kill Seth, it's confusing right now.

Anyway, 5/5!

 

[APproject]

-in the beginning the stone of teleportation is undroppable, after some time it is

It suppose to be like this.

-in the 2nd tomb there is a gate keeper but which gate does it keep?

Ones he opens after talking to him / killing him. You didn't notice gates behind him that are closed.

-furthermore i think there should be another teleport to the 2nd tomb

I thought about it, but settlement is so close to it as well as far from it. If I put teleportation there, it would look too small distance between tomb and settlement, if I didn't, now distance looks slightly too far.

-what about these obelisks of peakflame? is there something special?

Yes. You'll have to figure it out by yourself, try not to check through World Editor, it would be cheating!

I think some quests need rewording: the Symbol of the Tombs one implies the treasure is literally in the walls.

Well, decorations of walls are not necessirly the symbol, yet I see some sense in your idea. Alright, I will rephrase it.

but anyway.. for me this is one of the best singleplayer rpgs i have ever played! i love this map man!

Thanks.

oh poor approject =) only gets critizm.. from my side too

Welcome to critism hell.

No worries, your criticism is rather constructive and soft. I used to review maps, I was obsessed about it, reviewing all day long and I was quite harsh. I remember I put a wall of text at Diablo 3 by Cloudwolf and rated it 2/5. (for 1.17 version)

Man, you need more spells, and more heroes, and why not add multiplayer, oh, yeah, I mean, it's nice, but make it an AoS and it'll be a blast, damn! Also, too many quests, just add one - kill Seth, it's confusing right now.

Anyway, 5/5!

Thanks.

btw the map is too small
^
Irony

It truly is, that empty desert space create this kind of image I believe.

 

[cleavinghammer]

Is there a clue for the obelisks anywhere? You can't seem to light them all before they reset (2 at most).

 

[APproject]

There are no clues, but you spotted one already. Manage to light them all before any of them resets and see what follows.

 

[cleavinghammer]

I can't. The cooldown on both Finger of the Sky and his normal attack are too long (hence why I can only light two), and zombies can't seem to attack the obelisks.

Also, is it possible to defeat the sky titan if Akhenaten dies along the way?

 

[APproject]

If you lit first one with your one attack, then instantly shoot another one with Finger, then immediately use Mummy Sacrifice on mummy near another and finish 4th one with 1 attack (make sure it is low), you can do it.

Yes you can, it doesn't matter he lives or not. He just holds up Pothinus for some time you need to acquire the sunstone.

 

[cleavinghammer]

I don't have sacrifice... Eh, I'll try it once I have his ultimate.

You might want to look at the wall pathing in the tombs: some enemies tend to disappear inside them when knocked back and are only visible via healthbar.

 

[APproject]

It is so because I use cliffs instead of pathing blockers and I don't put wall too close the cliff due to sandy ground tile near cliff.

 

[cleavinghammer]

I got the Horus vs Seth cutscene twice (at the gates, once before and once after returning Osiris' head), with Horus being dead for the whole battle in the second one.

 

[APproject]

Oh wow. Trigger should have been turned off and I forgot to turn off after testing it. Ahh... Will be fixed. Thanks for the notice.

Edit: Updated with some fixes you guys mentioned, thank you for reporting.

 

[Peacehagen]

Maybe you have already fixed it but in 2.0 version (maybe earlier versions aswell) the first artifact you aquire in the first tomb does not have a cooldown, it says it should have 50 sec cooldown. So you can keep up the 100% miss chance at all times basically.

 

[APproject]

Maybe you have already fixed it but in 2.0 version (maybe earlier versions aswell) the first artifact you aquire in the first tomb does not have a cooldown, it says it should have 50 sec cooldown. So you can keep up the 100% miss chance at all times basically.

Wow, how is that even possible? I really did put an additional ability to the item that would ruin this cooldown, magic happens or something. Thank you for the report.

 

[cleavinghammer]

Concerning the soul-release necklace:

A timer would be really useful to know whether you can make it to safety/dry land or not.
The south wall of the scarab temple can be accessed via soul, allowing you to literally go inside the walls. There wasn't anything there, but if you feel like adding an extra secret there you really should (using invisible platforms so you can climb the temple walls and such).

 

[xorkatoss]

I didn't play much of this map but it was pretty good!

I liked how you were able to choose your spells^^

Optional Kill Giant Snake Quest:

Big Picture

You can make the snake follow you to the town lol, did you intent to make the snake able to follow that far?

Optional: Set the Selection Scale of Villagers to -1.00 to hide their HP bars but keep them on for the monters and bosses.

 

[BallisticTerrain]

Although I haven't finished the whole thing yet, (because I pulled of a classic move by forgetting to save and dying) the map is well made. The atmosphere is effective, the terrain is detailed, and altogether the map is very immersive. My one gripe is the writing, it seemed pretty choppy. However that is no reason to give the map a bad review, as It isn't nearly choppy enough to ruin it. For people complaining about the map being to simple, this type of map is obviously not made for you. If you ask me, trying to pull of tons of advanced features in WC3 that can't really be pulled off is a mistake. And I don't care if your sell screen looks large and shiny and takes up the whole screen. I've tried to play the WC3 maps that go crazy on features, and I don't find them fun. All the effort seems to be put into features and advanced abilities but not the story, the immersiveness, atmosphere and such things that really make the game fun for me. If your looking for a revolutionary game with stunning combat and shiny interface, do what I do and buy it from a company. (Although I do think the custom UI was great.) I see this map as a simple map meant to tell a story and give you a few hours of fun. And it accomplished that.

5/5

 

[APproject]

A timer would be really useful to know whether you can make it to safety/dry land or not.
The south wall of the scarab temple can be accessed via soul, allowing you to literally go inside the walls. There wasn't anything there, but if you feel like adding an extra secret there you really should (using invisible platforms so you can climb the temple walls and such).

I got your point, timer would accompany well, but I'm not sure if it is worth it, considering timer is so small. Really? Hmm. You mean that temple of second keeper?

You can make the snake follow you to the town lol, did you intent to make the snake able to follow that far?

Yes.

Optional: Set the Selection Scale of Villagers to -1.00 to hide their HP bars but keep them on for the monters and bosses.

That's a good idea, I'll check that out.

Although I haven't finished the whole thing yet, (because I pulled of a classic move by forgetting to save and dying) the map is well made. The atmosphere is effective, the terrain is detailed, and altogether the map is very immersive. My one gripe is the writing, it seemed pretty choppy. However that is no reason to give the map a bad review, as It isn't nearly choppy enough to ruin it. For people complaining about the map being to simple, this type of map is obviously not made for you. If you ask me, trying to pull of tons of advanced features in WC3 that can't really be pulled off is a mistake. And I don't care if your sell screen looks large and shiny and takes up the whole screen. I've tried to play the WC3 maps that go crazy on features, and I don't find them fun. All the effort seems to be put into features and advanced abilities but not the story, the immersiveness, atmosphere and such things that really make the game fun for me. If your looking for a revolutionary game with stunning combat and shiny interface, do what I do and buy it from a company. (Although I do think the custom UI was great.) I see this map as a simple map meant to tell a story and give you a few hours of fun. And it accomplished that.

Thank you for your kind words, I appreciate it.

 

[cleavinghammer]

Yeah, the one whose door you need to explode. The entire southern wall is open if you go to the pool of water and go down.


Also, got the first half of the obelisk puzzle to work (sometimes), but how the hell are you supposed to kill it before it goes away? Stun spells don't work on it.

 

[APproject]

Yeah, the one whose door you need to explode. The entire southern wall is open if you go to the pool of water and go down.

Oooh, that place, I see.

Also, got the first half of the obelisk puzzle to work (sometimes), but how the hell are you supposed to kill it before it goes away? Stun spells don't work on it.

What do you mean? You manage to destroy only 2 obelisks and it goes away then? Or you manage to light them all and then an orb appears and you cannot kill it? It really depends on your spells here. It is the most difficult to achieve if only Horus spells are used I noticed, perhaps you shouldn't upgrade Finger to level 3 due to its cooldown, because once Obelisks are lit, your Finger is on a cooldown and you cannot strike down an orb. There is a scroll that unlearns abilities at the Temple of Ra so that you don't have to resart game, but it will cost you. When orb is destroyed, you acquire an artifact, yet the weakest among the rest in my opinion, and hardest to achieve, hehe.

 

[cleavinghammer]

I have Finger of the Sky level 2, summon mummies, Fire Suit, Arcane Fire and Pulse of Sun. What I do is park Atemu next to one of the side obelisks, attack the far one, FotS and PoS the top and bottom obelisks and attack the last one. The problem is that once the orb appears, it doesn't stay long enough to take enough damage. I managed to attack once, with two mummies helping, but didn't manage to get to less than half life (again, spell cooldowns).

 

[APproject]

You'll need to use at least 1 spell on the orb if you wish to take it down. Experiment with Flame Suit and save one cooldown for orb. I can only suggest, it is up to you how you rotate your casting.

 

[Shade Da Scout]

This is a supreme masterpiece, nothing more.(And what others said.)
I especially love that there is a narrator and voice actors.Didn't see that in a while...I also like how you have to wander the map and find orbs to level up instead of infinite farm.
You should add "the talking portrait" when someone is speaking, you can still control hero except whatever you select something you will see "the talking portrait".I've seen I don't know how to do it.

Some bugs:
1.1 second cooldown for that 100% evasion item (fixed)
2.tablet leaves a permanent berserk buff (fixed?)
3.I doubt that "7% god strike" (green effect?) is only 7% (every second attack/spell instant kill, lol)
4.creeps will follow you unit you or they die (not an actual bug I guess...)
5.5th spell (Ra) (active/passive, 500 instant damage) can target villagers (and yourself I think) and kill them lol

Some suggestions:
1.when a creep goes xxxx range from it's "home" teleport it back with full hp and mana
2.5th spell passive immolation should have a longer dmg period, since 5 dmg every 0.25 sec=28% god strike every second for all melee attackers
3.mummies and other units of yours (Abakadu(?) the guy you get when you help him) should teleport with you
4.add a camera command so you could change the camera angle/distance

Carry on~

Btw:How long did it take you to make the map?(terrain, harvest resources, imports etc.)

 

[APproject]

This is a supreme masterpiece, nothing more.(And what others said.)

Thank you.

You should add "the talking portrait" when someone is speaking

That would be useful, but then Log would bug and you will be forced to see empty lines there. It happens when a transmission is being sent without camera mode. Long time ago this way text used to appear, for some reason it do not anymore.

1.when a creep goes xxxx range from it's "home" teleport it back with full hp and mana

That's a neat idea, yet it would be slightly complex to make I believe.

2.5th spell passive immolation should have a longer dmg period, since 5 dmg every 0.25 sec=28% god strike every second for all melee attackers

True, I noticed that, it comes slightly too powerful and this might solve it.

3.mummies and other units of yours (Abakadu(?) the guy you get when you help him) should teleport with you

And yet another good idea, I'll make sure to do it.

Btw:How long did it take you to make the map?(terrain, harvest resources, imports etc.)

2012-07-11 - 2012-11-30, nearly 5 months. Of course there were plenty day offs so it would have taken way less.

Thank you for the comment, Shade Da Scout, I appreciate your suggestions.

 

[cleavinghammer]

So I started exploring the final tomb, and can I just say the terrain is great (just slightly disappointed the statues and dead bodies don't rise to attack you).

Is there supposed to be anything behind the giant face where you pick up the Darkbreaker?

Issue with the boulder: I'm guessing you have to avoid it by dashing into the indentation in the wall, but I was able bypass it entirely by stepping to the right (well, top wall). Also, the sound it makes sounds like an emptying sink, not very appropriate.

I only managed to answer the third riddle, does he give you an item if you answer all three?

The red crystal near Sutekh isn't affected by the Darkbreaker, and attacking it does nothing (also, attacking it targets the pole rather than the crystal itself)

 

[APproject]

Is there supposed to be anything behind the giant face where you pick up the Darkbreaker?

No.

Issue with the boulder: I'm guessing you have to avoid it by dashing into the indentation in the wall, but I was able bypass it entirely by stepping to the right (well, top wall). Also, the sound it makes sounds like an emptying sink, not very appropriate.

It doesn't matter how you avoid it as long as you find a way. I couldn't get a better sound for a rolling stone.

I only managed to answer the third riddle, does he give you an item if you answer all three?

No, if one riddle is answered, he will let you go, if all missed, you die. Nothing really else hide behind this.

The red crystal near Sutekh isn't affected by the Darkbreaker, and attacking it does nothing (also, attacking it targets the pole rather than the crystal itself)

It is not?? Ugh, it means you cannot complete map. But I was sure triggers were set properly. I'll check it out. And pole is attacked because crystal is just a destructuble rised from its position to the air, that's why its base is attacked. Thanks.

Edit: v3.0 now will allow players to fully finish the map, it is truly sad that rest versions could not be completed. Thanks to you, cleavinghammer. Yet additional bag trouble my mind, it seem to work for me just fine and there is nothing mysterious about triggers there, but for some it disappears, I cannot figure it out. Bag is based on a berserker ability, perhaps it happens to have another berserker ability, but I checked all hero spells and it do not have a berserker among them.

 

[Shade Da Scout]

Abubakar now may teleport together with hero
Fixed last doors' stone, now it will be affected by the Darkbreaker
Fixed Additional Bag's buff and slightly edited its setup, still cannot figure out why bag disappears, it do not for me

Yay Abubakar can help me now kill all bosses after the "lich" one!

Bag bug:it only works if you buy it WHILE HAVING NO ITEMS
empty inventory+buy ability=you get the ability
not empty=ability disappears
Too bad passive abilities from items that are in the inventory that you aren't using at that moment don't work...

Game IS finishable!(Or is it?)I found a hole in the wall
Just order the hero to go next to the location of red crystal and he will find the hole.I forgot where the hole is...You will actually go on black terrain, lol.
When you reach the red crystal go right.Just go up right(next to some stairs etc.) and all of a sudden you get a quest to return to the village and defend it.That's how much I got so far...

Orrrrrrrrrr... I have to go again to the chamber (after I defend the village) which makes it unfinishable?
And could you reduce the collision of that "seth servant" (the one you get from 3 crystals) so he can pass that path to the chamber?Ge gets stuck at the beginning of it=he can't reach set's chamber...

damn I write a lot sometimes.

 

[APproject]

Bag bug:it only works if you buy it WHILE HAVING NO ITEMS

But I tested it with full inventory, it worked just fine.

I found a hole in the wall

I can't find it, hero won't go anywhere. Hmmm.

I have to go again to the chamber (after I defend the village) which makes it unfinishable?

So you entered Seth's chamber? Yes, after saving village you must go there, but you'll need v3.0 in order to make gates open, but you found a hole somewhere.

And could you reduce the collision of that "seth servant"

It is really small, but I'll reduce. Saw it stacking too though.

 

[Shade Da Scout]

The location of hole is somewhere at the "2nd breeding" (left from that place you meet the guy who wants 3 items)
I managed to take some screenies while playing (I almost forgot about them)

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[APproject]

Woah. Thanks. I'll look into it. I also see 2 food used, where did that come from? Gotta check unit's food used too.

 

[Shade Da Scout]

I also see 2 food used, where did that come from? Gotta check unit's food used too.

I really don't know, might be Ababkuru.

 

[APproject]

I really don't know, might be Ababkuru.

It is Abubakar, not Ababkuru! And yes, it was him.

 

[RDK]

At last I shall drink

 

[Wings of PegasuS]

Oh, I found some bugs when I use my trick!

Bug 1 : When I encounter the first boss (sorry I can't remember his name right now) to kill it and bring a leg to my Goddess, I don't enter his chamber, 'cos I think I can defeat it with my trick. I summoned a mummy and move it to the coffin, and the boss apeared, try to kill me with his skill, I hit and run attack and defeated him outside the door. When I completed this quest and was rewarded, I accept the second main quest and enter this room by myseft. Suddenly, the door close, and I remain inside, I countinued my quest with a second door behind but I know I can't return tu my Goddess of light, the teleport Item can't be use rightnow. Help me, what can I do for now?

Bug 2 : I'm not sure this is a bug or not. the first reward spell, I choose Ra's spell and this is very Imbalance, i mean the explosion, I can kill everyone that tough me in one hit.

Thanks for your help, this is a greatest RPG ever.

 

[RDK]

Onuris has a text error it says cought and is meant to be cough. Isis says "I was had" which is just meant to be "I had"

Finding it hard to attack without the attack button :c as I suck at right clicking on units, hard to stutter step type thing

The coins are hard to click on.

Died on first boss(Artifact keeper in the tomb) because no where near enough mana to kill him, was putting everything into willpower and Vitality so that shouldn't be an issue I feel?

Visually, insanely awesome!

 

[WerBackIII]

Why don't you use the food indicator to show the quests progress in percentage?

 

[neo_sluf]

Anyway i played this map and cheated WHOSYOURDADDY!....but i dont even detected!!!...you must ensure your anti-cheating matter dude...

 

[Wings of PegasuS]

Onuris has a text error it says cought and is meant to be cough. Isis says "I was had" which is just meant to be "I had"

Finding it hard to attack without the attack button :c as I suck at right clicking on units, hard to stutter step type thing

The coins are hard to click on.

Died on first boss(Artifact keeper in the tomb) because no where near enough mana to kill him, was putting everything into willpower and Vitality so that shouldn't be an issue I feel?

Visually, insanely awesome!

If you can't handle that boss, you can use your Mummy to kill it, very easy.. but you won't be able to continues =.= because the door.

 

[APproject]

Bug 1 :

I fixed it, you will not be able to do it anymore in upcoming update. Thanks.

Bug 2 :

At start it might look so, enemies become stronger when you move forward and it will be balanced.

Onuris has a text error it says cought and is meant to be cough. Isis says "I was had" which is just meant to be "I had"

Thanks, it will be fixed.

Died on first boss(Artifact keeper in the tomb) because no where near enough mana to kill him

Buy potions at Village. Looks around town and desert for additional coins if you lack it.

Why don't you use the food indicator to show the quests progress in percentage?

Nice idea, but I doubt if there is a need for it. At the very beginning it is clear that you are to find 4 pieces and encounter Seth, so you basically know that rhythm and what follows.

Anyway i played this map and cheated WHOSYOURDADDY!....but i dont even detected!!!...you must ensure your anti-cheating matter dude...

You must have been playing on old version.

Screenie Cut

Thanks for your help, this is a greatest RPG ever.

Visually, insanely awesome!

Thank you.

 

[neo_sluf]

Ok...i will play this...

 

[APproject]

The location of hole is somewhere at the "2nd breeding" (left from that place you meet the guy who wants 3 items)
I managed to take some screenies while playing (I almost forgot about them)

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I can't find a hole! I checked all walls carefully, no spot to go through, especially first two pictures, it is covered with a solid cliff and I have no idea how you went through it, but the fact is, you did.

 

[Shade Da Scout]

I can't find a hole! I checked all walls carefully, no spot to go through, especially first two pictures, it is covered with a solid cliff and I have no idea how you went through it, but the fact is, you did.

Ok, I will try to find it again and take a screeny of hole location.

What am I supposed to do after I kill Seth in village?Kill demons forever (bug?) or there is a time limit?
Abubakar disappeared after the fight between Seth and Horus cinematic played , but there were still 2 food used, lulz

Edit:The hole is at the bottom of "Valley of Breeding"

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I almost forgot to mention:
Buff Sky Titans HP and HP regen.Reason:I killed him without the orb
And nerf all stats buffs from "body parts" since they are easily abused.
Great example is the "head".+75 willpower=+75 dmg=>60+75=135 base dmgX4 (Ra: Flaming suit +400% dmg)=>540 dmg+100% bonus attack speed=kill

Screeny before he died

And it showed that the quest is completed lol.

Edit2:Now tell me the location of the 5th artifact

 

[APproject]

What am I supposed to do after I kill Seth in village?Kill demons forever (bug?) or there is a time limit?

You can't kill Seth in 400 seconds, or can you? After 400 seconds Horus and Seth disappears and an another boss shows up. After its death, you are to go back to chamber and face Seth.

Abubarak disappeared after the fight between Seth and Horus cinematic played , but there were still 2 food used, lulz

Will be fixed in v3.1.