Heroes of Might and Magic Community
visiting hero! Register | Today's Posts | Games | Search! | FAQ/Rules | AvatarList | MemberList | Profile


Age of Heroes Headlines:  
5 Oct 2016: Heroes VII development comes to an end.. - read more
6 Aug 2016: Troubled Heroes VII Expansion Release - read more
26 Apr 2016: Heroes VII XPack - Trial by Fire - Coming out in June! - read more
17 Apr 2016: Global Alternative Creatures MOD for H7 after 1.8 Patch! - read more
7 Mar 2016: Romero launches a Piano Sonata Album Kickstarter! - read more
19 Feb 2016: Heroes 5.5 RC6, Heroes VII patch 1.7 are out! - read more
13 Jan 2016: Horn of the Abyss 1.4 Available for Download! - read more
17 Dec 2015: Heroes 5.5 update, 1.6 out for H7 - read more
23 Nov 2015: H7 1.4 & 1.5 patches Released - read more
31 Oct 2015: First H7 patches are out, End of DoC development - read more
5 Oct 2016: Heroes VII development comes to an end.. - read more
[X] Remove Ads
LOGIN:     Username:     Password:         [ Register ]
HOMM1: info forum | HOMM2: info forum | HOMM3: info mods forum | HOMM4: info CTG forum | HOMM5: info mods forum | MMH6: wiki forum | MMH7: wiki forum
Heroes Community > MapHaven Guild > Thread: How to ban Fly/DD, diplomacy and cartographers.
Thread: How to ban Fly/DD, diplomacy and cartographers.
Tapani
Tapani


Adventuring Hero
posted October 26, 2003 11:07 AM
Edited By: Tapani on 26 Oct 2003

How to ban Fly/DD, diplomacy and cartographers.

This is a hack I did abt a year ago before I stopped playing heroes3. Pardon me if any of this is an old hat for the community by now.

Download http://muppet4.cs.chalmers.se/homm3hack.zip and extract to your Data directory, just like RMG.TXT:s

This stops:
- Fly/DD will not appear, unless forced in editor - even then they cannot be cast.
- Artifacts giving flying will not appear on map, utopias, markets etc unless forced - even then they cannot be equipped.
- Disables all map revealing: cartographers cannot be activated, expert(adv?) view air/earth are horribly expensive to cast (i think i set them to 1000sp - still within limits for a super hero).
- Disables heroes from learning diplomacy from univ or acquired "naturally". Will not protect from scholars/witches :-(

This was made with random maps in mind.

If anyone really cares I could explain the changes in more detail and why they work.

Also I have a java program generating RMG:s after specifications if any java programmers would be interested. (I remember I didn't consider it finished but still it could generate some maps..)

____________

 Send Instant Message | Send E-Mail | View Profile | Quote Reply | Link
zilonite
zilonite


Famous Hero
posted October 26, 2003 12:18 PM

huh... sounds cool, i would say

If somebody will agree to test it out in zone, i might try it
____________
Elephants commonly have a bad eyesight. Yet with their bulk this is not a major problem for them.

 Send Instant Message | Send E-Mail | View Profile | Quote Reply | Link
dragonsister
dragonsister

Hero of Order
MapHaven administrator
posted October 26, 2003 12:26 PM


It sounds like your tool should only be used on random maps and maps the user has played before - well, and you did spcify random maps :-)

I've played a few maps where Fly and DD and the like were crucial; they made the map winnable.  (This is particularly common right at the end of a map - to get to the very last place, you might need one of those two spells.)  I think that means that when those spells or artifacts are forced in the editor, the ideal map-adjusting tool *would* let them through ...

Of course, the ideal map-adjusting tool would need to implement remote telepathy, so as to find out and reconcile the plans of the mapmaker with the preferences of the person(s) playing the map.  :-)

DragonSister
____________
MapHaven

 Send Instant Message | Send E-Mail | View Profile | Quote Reply | Link
Tapani
Tapani


Adventuring Hero
posted October 26, 2003 01:04 PM


Dragonsister, yes you are correct.

The hack is just a bunch of .TXT files controlling the game. Once you realize you are in a such situation that you need the fly spell to get further you could just save, delete/rename the corresponding .TXT file and reload.

Also funny effects COULD happen if only one of the players has the files in a multiplayer game. The changes has been tried in multiplayer but never when only one player has them..

//Tapani

____________

 Send Instant Message | Send E-Mail | View Profile | Quote Reply | Link
RedSoxFan3
RedSoxFan3


Admirable
Legendary Hero
Fan of Red Sox
posted October 29, 2003 01:18 AM

I am interested in your java file for map generating. I'm taking Computer Science right now. It's fun to program.
____________
Go Red Sox!

 Send Instant Message | Send E-Mail | View Profile | PP | Quote Reply | Link
Jump To: « Prev Thread . . . Next Thread »
Post New Poll    Post New Topic    Post New Reply

Page compiled in 0.0148 seconds