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[MorrisB]

"Hope is the last thing to die."
(Saying)

So true. We will die earlier

Oh yeah, the campaign... well, the maps those were done for that purpose will b e cool to play even as Skirmish maps (better than nothing, aye ?). However... lycan told us a way to get the coding done for campaign maps, but it's a long process... not all hope is lost for scripted campaign maps, but we can consider about them only later when we have much free time.

[Puppeteer]

map.ini's are good, and fun, but can be annoying, not work for the smallest of reasons (changing projectile in warhead blah blah blah) and are limiting

[Kyross]

map.ini's are good, and fun, but can be annoying, not work for the smallest of reasons (changing projectile in warhead blah blah blah) and are limiting

Regular ini is much the same. As a wise man(by which I don't remember who) once said, "60% of coding is debugging". It's not that it's some mystical fancy language you need to be trained in, but that one unit can have at LEAST five dependent files and a single out of place letter or typo can bring the entire program down to a flaming end.

That's why I specialised in modelling. :/

[Grizzlez]

When you know map.ini very well its limits are almost endless when it comes to what you can do with whats in game files.

[Captain Beremir]

oops i guess i was a guest

[mike_]

Actually, Angmar can have some excellent heroes, if the team wants to do some looking around.
Here's what I mean:
-Chieftan of the Hillmen of Rhudaur
-Chieftan of the Hill Trolls
-Chieftan of the Barrow-Wights
Yes...all Chieftans, eh That seems to work best for Angmar, IMO.
Also...I picture Dul Guldor as being the "protege" to Angmar, ie the heart of sorcery in Middle-earth. So, in my mind, when Angmar was destroyed all of the sorcerous and ancient evils that had gathered there just...roamed Middle-earth until the Necromancer (and later, Khamul) came to power in Dul Guldor. What does this mean? All sorts of baddies could be open the Angmar faction - vampires, werewolves, giant bats, etc. However, this may be pushing canonicity - but that's all a matter of opinion.

Cheers,
-mike

Edited by elfhelm.., 26 April 2008 - 03:47 PM.

[Kyross]

We aren't doing starting heroes, but Beregond has been looked at as a summonable hero.

Angmar already has a Hillmen chieftain(Hwaldar) and a wight hero(Karsh) and a troll leader(Rogash). Have you ever looked at their hero list?

All factions will have a full hero list for v4, don't worry.

Edited by Kyross, 26 April 2008 - 07:41 PM.

[mike_]

Not in full, no. I was just suggesting those that came to mind when I think of heroes for Angmar.

Edited by elfhelm.., 26 April 2008 - 08:18 PM.