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kujo
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who loves to script.
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posted August 31, 2002 10:58 PM |
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upgrade script system
im not one to judge...but HOMM4's scripting system is a little bland. First of all...theres no manual to help you use it. 2nd of all..they don't have some scripts they should have. ex. add adventure object.
they have a delete adventure object, the bomb. to make it complete they need a picture of a house and a guy building it. think of the possibilities! they also need to have an option in the scripts that makes it so the shroud never goes away once you leave that area. you could make a huge maze...and if you step somewhere then a certain part opens and another part closes. you could be stuck in that maze for a whole heroes year!! in the expansion...i think they should upgrade the scripting system and put the things i talked about in.
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DonGio
Promising
Famous Hero
of Clear Water Mountain Clan
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posted September 01, 2002 08:20 AM |
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I'm not one to judge either...
but I do not think the scripting language is bland. I think it's very good. That said, I think your suggestions are interesting and would like to see them in the editor.
Script well
DonGio
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tortoise
Known Hero
Master of Reptiles.
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posted September 01, 2002 09:22 AM |
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i haven't made any maps but it seems like a decent enough editor, however the best map / campaign editor ever designed is the starcraft and bw map editors there are so many possibilities as shown by the huge "User map settings" starcraft gaming community... Mimicking that would offer the best chance for a great and flexible editor.
I ofcourse play melee  Anybody else play sc?
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kujo
Known Hero
who loves to script.
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posted September 01, 2002 03:19 PM |
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nah starcraft's too dark for me. i play wc and heroes mostly
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Thunder
Responsible
Famous Hero
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posted September 03, 2002 07:56 PM |
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Well, I can judge. Overall, it seems to be one of the best editors I've seen (and without a guestion the best in heroes series). Most of the things that normally aren't possible can be made possible with a little imagination. For example, the maze thing, mentioned above, can be made easily by using Quest Gates (I admit that it would be better and more realistic with Add Item though). The missing hints for the adventure objects, scripts and artifacts don't trouble me in the least. However, there are some things I'd like to see included in future expansions (just to name a few):
- The ability to have Ask Questions with choosable amount of answers.
- The ability to change Display Messages during the game.
- The ability to edit combat field.
- The ability to change the place of certain stack to another with a simple system (it is possible to do with the scripts even now but that's a bit too complex to be explained here and now).
- The ability to control AI actions: movement, hero development, army management, town building, spell casting and battle AI.
- The ability to change terrain.
- The ability to add objects (mentioned in above posts).
- The ability to have stacks to join without tricks (scripts).
- The ability to customize creatures, graphics, spells, towns and heroes.
- More adventure and landscape objects.
- More animals.
- The ability to make animations.
Some of those may sound absurd but this is altar of wishes after all.
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kujo
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who loves to script.
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posted September 03, 2002 09:31 PM |
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yeah those are good. i like the one about multiple answers to questions. no more having to do
Do you want to buy this?
yes/no
if yes then buy
if no then ask
do you want to buy this
and so on..
it really makes it hard to make shops out of quest gates to have to do that. that and add item are the most important ones that i wanna see.
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Largo_LeGrande
Promising
Known Hero
from the Carribean
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posted September 04, 2002 08:06 PM |
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Yay, my favourite topic! Anyway, some sugestions can be found at this thread posted at The Round Table: http://www.forumplanet.com/strategyplanet/homm/topic.asp?fid=3655&tid=735077
Beside the ideas Thunder told here the suggestion of ability to make cliff sounds great. Also at that topic you find a idea of mine(battle scripting). I would want to get some feedback and ideas about that.
One new idea I make up now is a better shape making tool. For example, you could make cliffs like mentioned before, rise/low a tile directly up/down. And I would want ice, crystal and lava cavern to the wall tool and more realistic underground (possibility to add stactiles and stuff). More will come later...
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kujo
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who loves to script.
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posted September 04, 2002 10:01 PM |
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very interesting ideas...i like most of em except the right click thing. need to focus on more important things.
adding sound to a place=DEFINITELY
i've wished so many times that i could put a cool sound in...but of course 3do wont put it in  . o wel thanks for the good link largo
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Largo_LeGrande
Promising
Known Hero
from the Carribean
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posted September 05, 2002 02:41 PM |
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I'd like to have the ability to customize the amount of gold, resoure, gold/experience you get from the stack. Also you should be able to add scripts to them too. To edit the guardians and the treasures from creature bank would be neat. And I'd like to edit the text that appears when you pick up a artifact (it's pretty odd if a wagon drives past you when you're let's say... in hell in that map.
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kujo
Known Hero
who loves to script.
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posted September 05, 2002 10:18 PM |
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heh yeah that is pretty odd. what do you guys think about shroud that comes back after you leave? do you think that would be cool? it would add a whole new dimension to maze-making..i think i mentioned it in my first post and no one commented 
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Largo_LeGrande
Promising
Known Hero
from the Carribean
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posted September 06, 2002 01:25 PM |
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Sorry, I've somehow missed that great suggestion. But what about my battle scripting idea?
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kujo
Known Hero
who loves to script.
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posted September 07, 2002 12:10 AM |
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yeah that'd be pretty nice...too bad we'll prolly never see any of these good suggestions. but that battle scripting idea is nice
Moderator's note:This topic has been closed, as it refers to an older version of the game. To discuss Heroes 3, please go to Library Of Enlightenment, to discuss Heroes 4, please go to War Room Of Axeoth.
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