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Re: Unnamed RPG

Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2012 1:20 pm
by Candlejack
I'm not feeling very creative at the moment and have no idea what the next "area" should be. Or maybe I could start working on a Dungeon system. Or the heroes.. Because they suck.

Re: Unnamed RPG

Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2012 1:23 pm
by 3ICE
Or just rig up a quick draft of this anti AFK system you we spoke of.

Re: Unnamed RPG

Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2012 1:28 pm
by Candlejack
It would be cool to do a global quest type thing but I have no idea how I would start implementing it.

I think having a global quest that each player picks up individually would cause a lot of conflicts in the triggers.

Such as how many units need to be killed for the quest to be completed.

Re: Unnamed RPG

Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2012 1:30 pm
by 3ICE
Keep it at a flat 8 and make it non-repeatable (once per game hosted). Improves replayability, solves headaches.

Re: Unnamed RPG

Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2012 1:33 pm
by Candlejack
That would be good and dandy but if 6 people were playing the game they would each kill like one guy before the quest was completed. But on the other hand if i made the requirement 48 kills well.. What if only 2 people were playing?
I just need to play around with a trigger until I can figure out a way to get it to work.

And if I decide not to implement a Save/load system then I could do this more easily.
But it would be nice to have that (Although it would take me a decade to make it).

Re: Unnamed RPG

Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2012 1:37 pm
by 3ICE
A flat 8 kills requirement with 6 people is still good. This encourages team play and discourages soloing.

Example: I killed one wolf and the quest is already done? Wow! What an amazing map! I can get to max level in no time! *goes on to do all the other quests*

The more often people have to rehost your map, the quicker it becomes popular. Each time it shows up on the games list, other people get more and more familiar with its name and soon they will not be able to resist the urge / curiosity in them. "What is this new map everyone started playing all of a sudden? I better check it out..."

Edit: But if you really want to make each player kill like 8 wolves, make the requirement players_on_quest*8 and just update a variable that holds this number. (Finishing the quest should not decrease the players_on_quest variable though.)

Re: Unnamed RPG

Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2012 1:48 pm
by Candlejack
Okay well I've added a variable with an initial value of 0 that adds 1 every time a hero is chosen (Effectively counting the amount of players playing the game) which will allow me to set the quest requirements to a player-based amount.

Right now, for the wolf quest, I have the requirement set to ( 6 + ( 3 x NumberOfPlayers ) )
(9 kills with 1 player, 12 kills with 2 players, 15 with 3, ect..)

Re: Unnamed RPG

Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2012 1:51 pm
by 3ICE
Are there enough wolves though? Imagine 11 players storming through the map, looking to hunt down erm... 40 wolves! Giver or take 1.

They can definitely kill them faster than the respawn rate.

Re: Unnamed RPG

Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2012 1:55 pm
by Candlejack
19 wolves in the starting area. 13 small wolves and 6 large wolves. That's 25 points per run-through and creeps are on a 45 second respawn timer. I see how it could cause problems but at the same time I don't want someone to kill 4 mobs, lose a bunch of health and start running for the town just as they start to respawn. I will surely edit it as I see fit though.

Edit: The map only allows 8 players (I could definitely increase this but I definitely want at least 8).

Re: Unnamed RPG

Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2012 1:57 pm
by 3ICE
Idea! Cap it at 25 kills required, like so:
set calculated_requirement = 6 + (3 * players_on_wolf_quest)
if calculated_requirement > 25 then
set calculated_requirement = 25
endif

First in the lore too: A full clear of the forest should satisfy most quest givers.