Variable Outcome Campaign

[Mun'ki]

Whilst contemplating creating a campaign I suddenly realised, most WC3 campaigns have one set outcom at the end of it, Arthas always becomes evil, Archimonde is always beaten etc. This means that once you’ve played a campaign there is no point in playing it again because you’ll know what happens. So in my new campaign I plan to have it that doing ceratin things will change what happens in the next map and ultimatley the end of the campaign, I realise now that this will take large amounts of effort and time but will it be worth it?

 

[Eleandor]

Archimonde isn't beaten if you lose the campaign...

though it's hard not to win the last mission

 

[Mun'ki]

IF you complete the campaign is what i meant.

 

[Omniferous]

IF you complete the campaign is what i meant.

Interesting idea, but Blizzard wouldn't be able to go on any solid lore if there were multiple outcomes. For instance, how would Kil'jaedin be the final lord of the Burning Legion if it were possible to end the Elf campaign with Archimonde surviving?

 

[Mun'ki]

True, but I would be more interseting if he didn't

 

[HappyTauren]

if campaign is unrelated to wc3 this is easy thing to do. Just make one value called "Ending". Then, whenever an important even occurs, set it to specific value. Then, on the end of game,you restore it from cache ad you can use one large if/then/else

for example
if Ending equals to 1 then do (actions)
etc

 

[Kwaliti]

Heh, I've had an idea like that once, but I dumped it, 'cus of lack of storyline.