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Thread: [Official Thread] HoMM 3: Horn of the Abyss - Announcements, Questions, Features This Super Thread is 548 pages long: 1 70 ... 140 141 142 143 144 ... 210 280 350 420 490 548 · «PREV / NEXT»
Datapack
Datapack


Famous Hero
posted June 02, 2015 01:24 AM

Maurice said:

I think he was replying to a reply on his previous post, on page 139. Both Hourglass and Pellish replied to his post about alternatives, Forge and Kronverk and such. He just didn't bother to quote either of them, making it look like his post came out of thin air, because the discussion had already proceeded in a different direction.

Makes sense, thought poor husman lost his mind.

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fred79
fred79


Disgraceful
Undefeatable Hero
posted June 02, 2015 02:45 AM

@ HotA team: i just updated the trees(2 sets, anyway). i think i found the right balance. let me know if you guys want a 3rd upload. i never heard anything back after the 2nd.

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gatecrasher
gatecrasher


Famous Hero
posted June 02, 2015 10:04 PM

P4R4D0X0N said:

As I said, you may think so, but in any case it's a copyright violation, if you use copyrighted material without permission, basta.


Quite off topic, but this statement couldn't be farther from the truth.
Apart from "public domained" stuff you can use copyrighted material at least when released under free licences (CC-BY-(SA), Free Art License, GPL etc.) without the author's permission. In this case you're even free to sell the stuff without permission and aren't obliged to pay royalties.

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P4R4D0X0N
P4R4D0X0N


Famous Hero
posted June 03, 2015 10:55 PM

If the stuff is declared as "free to use" sure... but also in that case it depends, most stuff you could use for free is watermarked to a webside where you could buy a HD version of the picture without advertising watermark for a license fee. In that case if you modify the watermark or change the piture in these cases it's also a problem. But in general free to use is of course free to use...

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PawnR
PawnR

Tavern Dweller
posted June 04, 2015 09:38 AM

Hi all. Does anyone have any news from the hota team ? Are they still working on HotA ?

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Storm-Giant
Storm-Giant


Responsible
Undefeatable Hero
On the Other Side!
posted June 04, 2015 01:50 PM

Whatever made you think they stopped working? lol
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markmasters
markmasters


Famous Hero
Dragon of justice
posted June 04, 2015 02:13 PM

It never stops!

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PawnR
PawnR

Tavern Dweller
posted June 04, 2015 08:14 PM

I know their style is more "pretend you're dead and then BOOM new update" but still, I was just curious. It's good to know things are still rolling. Thanks!

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phoenix4ever
phoenix4ever


Legendary Hero
Heroes is love, Heroes is life
posted June 04, 2015 08:41 PM

Can't wait for a new update either. But HotA team should take their time making quality work. It would be nice with some updates now and then on what's happening, but it's also nice when a new HotA update suddenly drops.

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Galaad
Galaad

Hero of Order
Li mort as morz, li vif as vis
posted June 05, 2015 12:38 AM

IIRC we usually get one big update on new year ever since v1.0. We got more than usual lately.
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fred79
fred79


Disgraceful
Undefeatable Hero
posted June 06, 2015 09:24 PM

fred79 said:
@ HotA team: i just updated the trees(2 sets, anyway). i think i found the right balance. let me know if you guys want a 3rd upload. i never heard anything back after the 2nd.


forgive me if i cross some boundary here, but i'm a busy man, and getting impatient.

these screens will show the progress i made on the trees. the first screen are the originals(for comparison):



the second screen shows the tree sets i made for you guys(that you currently have):



the third screen shows some minor changes i made to a couple tree sets, plus a noticeable change to one set(work you don't have yet):



and the final screen displays the trees finished(the best version i've done so far, that i think are more to your team's aim anyway. these are the trees that i'm wondering if you're interested in receiving or not):



i'd've posted a gif to better display the progress, but for some reason there is a drastic reduction in clarity when making it. probably the size of the gif? anyway, let me know. i'm sitting on a lot more than that, that you guys could be using in your own upload. if you're interested, anyway.

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P4R4D0X0N
P4R4D0X0N


Famous Hero
posted June 07, 2015 02:15 AM
Edited by P4R4D0X0N at 02:17, 07 Jun 2015.

I like step 3 most... some highlights in trees but not too much, step 4 looks plastic somehow. Also the hut looks similar to the goblin hut in homm1.

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nik312
nik312


Promising
Famous Hero
posted June 09, 2015 10:38 PM
Edited by nik312 at 22:45, 09 Jun 2015.

fred79 said:

...
i'd've posted a gif to better display the progress, but for some reason there is a drastic reduction in clarity when making it. probably the size of the gif? anyway, let me know. i'm sitting on a lot more than that, that you guys could be using in your own upload. if you're interested, anyway.


Hm, sorry, these images do not display for me. Could you host them elsewhere? Or where can we see the update?

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Storm-Giant
Storm-Giant


Responsible
Undefeatable Hero
On the Other Side!
posted June 09, 2015 10:52 PM
Edited by Storm-Giant at 22:54, 09 Jun 2015.

Fred is trying to insert the url of the site that hosts the pic, instead of the direct link.

This is wrong:


This is right:
http://s29.postimg.org/soklm7eed/Island_Scenery_1_Copy.png

Edit: since the pics are rather big, I'll leave them as links instead. Here is Fred's post fixed
fred79 said:
fred79 said:
@ HotA team: i just updated the trees(2 sets, anyway). i think i found the right balance. let me know if you guys want a 3rd upload. i never heard anything back after the 2nd.


forgive me if i cross some boundary here, but i'm a busy man, and getting impatient.

these screens will show the progress i made on the trees. the first screen are the originals(for comparison):

http://s29.postimg.org/soklm7eed/Island_Scenery_1_Copy.png

the second screen shows the tree sets i made for you guys(that you currently have):

http://s28.postimg.org/gei8mp39n/Island_Scenery_2_Copy.png

the third screen shows some minor changes i made to a couple tree sets, plus a noticeable change to one set(work you don't have yet):

http://s14.postimg.org/s7bomvnu7/Island_Scenery_3_Copy.png

and the final screen displays the trees finished(the best version i've done so far, that i think are more to your team's aim anyway. these are the trees that i'm wondering if you're interested in receiving or not):

http://s29.postimg.org/ry127wqsl/Island_Scenery_4_Copy.png

i'd've posted a gif to better display the progress, but for some reason there is a drastic reduction in clarity when making it. probably the size of the gif? anyway, let me know. i'm sitting on a lot more than that, that you guys could be using in your own upload. if you're interested, anyway.

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fred79
fred79


Disgraceful
Undefeatable Hero
posted June 10, 2015 05:56 PM

P4R4D0X0N said:
I like step 3 most... some highlights in trees but not too much, step 4 looks plastic somehow. Also the hut looks similar to the goblin hut in homm1.


i made the hut walls myself; i didn't care for the walls that came with the roof.

@ nik: i hope you like number 4 the best, as the others are gone now due to consolidating and streamlining my resource, work, and mod folders.

(sorry it took so long for me to reply, i've been sick and unable to venture out to get internet)

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P4R4D0X0N
P4R4D0X0N


Famous Hero
posted June 10, 2015 06:36 PM

In that case: get better soon. I also like the reefs (more realistic than the stoney ones) and fireplace. The Starfishes look quite large, I would personally prefer a smaller (walk over) version, also details like seashells are nice imo. The more variety the better... :thumbsup:

Some more ideas:
Sandy terrain is still plain somehow imo, maybe some ruins or objects from a dry seabed could be interesting. Same for Lava terrain in RMG its so damn repetitive. I also miss mountains with snow topping, at least for the borders between biomes (snow->other biomes). As I said before, some more snowy versions for mapobjects are also missing

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Lord_Immortal
Lord_Immortal


Famous Hero
DoR Dev Team
posted June 11, 2015 04:04 PM

phoenix4ever said:

1) Earth - Earth got all the best spells, Slow, Stone Skin, Shield, Town Portal, Anti-Magic, Earthquake, Sorrow, Animate Dead, Resurrection, Meteor Shower, Implosion. I struggle to find one bad earth magic. Best school for damaging spells.


True, but one bad Earth Magic would be Force Field. Pretty Useless.

phoenix4ever said:

2) Air - Haste, Lightning Bolt, Air Shield, Chain Lightning, Fly, Dimension Door, to Dimension Door 4 times a day speaks for it self. Hypnotize never works. Magic Mirror is worst level 5 spell. A school you'll probably use few, but good spells in.


Fly is pretty useful. And the Lightning Bolt is one of the best damage spells. You forget Precision as one of the best Air Spells. There is also Counterstrike(which is decent).

Magic Mirror and Hypnosis should be re-edited.
Magic Mirror: Counters Lv1&2 spells, Advanced Lv3&4 spells and Expert Level 5 spells. 100% chance for all. Also put this to Water Magic. Air has too much Lv5 spells.

Hypnosis: Basic: Lv1&2 stacks. Advanced Lv3&4 stacks. Expert Lv5&6 Stacks.

phoenix4ever said:

3) Water - Many good spells like Bless, Cure, Teleport, Forgetfulness, Clone and Prayer and even better on water maps. Worst school for damaging spells.


Yup. Clone and Prayer. Mirth requires some editing. And it's the only school with just 1 Level 5 Spell. Needs at least 1 more Level 5 spell.(See Magic Mirror Suggestion)

phoenix4ever said:

4) Fire - Fire is a very situational school, there is Curse and Bloodlust, Blind, a HotA-improved Misfortune, an awesome Berserk and a very situational Armageddon, Frenzy can be good but risky, Sacrifice can be very good, but you probably can't use it very often, Inferno covers a big area but the damage is very low. Slayer is pathetic as a level 4 spell.


Inferno needs a power-up.

Slayer needs a re-make:
Basic x2 damage, Advanced x3 damage, Expert x4 damage.


I would, however, like to see the other Might and Magic Schools, such as Light, Dark, Mind, Spirit, Body with a re-distribution of current spells and the addition of new ones.

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Salamandre
Salamandre


Admirable
Omnipresent Hero
Wog refugee
posted June 11, 2015 04:47 PM

Lord_Immortal said:

True, but one bad Earth Magic would be Force Field. Pretty Useless.


You must be kidding, is a goodly spell, almost cheating. Why people who never played the classic maps continue to rate spells, this is beyond my comprehension.

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fred79
fred79


Disgraceful
Undefeatable Hero
posted June 11, 2015 10:36 PM

Storm-Giant said:
Fred is trying to insert the url of the site that hosts the pic, instead of the direct link.

This is wrong:




thanks for fixing that for me. i was trying to use the direct link because postimg wasn't giving me a proper link to use for forums. for some reason, i could see the pics just fine, using a computer that has all the add-ons turned on. my own computer, i get the same x as everybody else(i guess).

anyway, i appreciate it. sorry for not thanking you before; i was preoccupied.

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Hourglass
Hourglass


Famous Hero
posted June 11, 2015 11:59 PM

Lord_Immortal said:

Fly is pretty useful. And the Lightning Bolt is one of the best damage spells. You forget Precision as one of the best Air Spells. There is also Counterstrike(which is decent).

Magic Mirror and Hypnosis should be re-edited.
Magic Mirror: Counters Lv1&2 spells, Advanced Lv3&4 spells and Expert Level 5 spells. 100% chance for all. Also put this to Water Magic. Air has too much Lv5 spells.



I think Precision excels at what it was invented for: to buff your shooters. Personally I don't usually cast it, but it really doesn't need any kind of change or buff.

Counterstrike is not really that useful. Maybe in some very specific maps and situations. However, this spell is good as it is now.

The problem with Hypnosis is it's low numbers. If it had larger numbers to begin with or at least scale better with spell power, it would be a great spell. However as I think Hypnosis should receive a buff in HotA, they would need to do it carefully - there's a change that it would get too out of hand, as it's currently only a lvl 3 spell. (IIRC something like Puppet Mastery is harder to obtain in Homm 5)

As with Magic Mirror, I have no idea how they should change it. Right now it's really bad spell, so they really should think about changing it somehow. I don't really like the idea of giving it to another magic school.



Lord_Immortal said:

Yup. Clone and Prayer. Mirth requires some editing. And it's the only school with just 1 Level 5 Spell. Needs at least 1 more Level 5 spell.(See Magic Mirror Suggestion)



I would not change Mirth, it was meant to give your troops morale, and it does that.

Water should get totally new lvl 5 spell. I have no idea what it should be, thou.

Lord_Immortal said:


Inferno needs a power-up.

Slayer needs a re-make:
Basic x2 damage, Advanced x3 damage, Expert x4 damage.



I agree 100% with inferno, also Slayer should be totally rethought. Maybe it should be lower tier or something else.
I could also see Fire shield as a mass spell.

Lord_Immortal said:


I would, however, like to see the other Might and Magic Schools, such as Light, Dark, Mind, Spirit, Body with a re-distribution of current spells and the addition of new ones.


This is something that they will not put in their expansion, because such things are not in the original game. HotA team have said in many places that they will want to keep the classic touch while updating the game.

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