Warlordocracy News

Baddie AI can now use food, potions, and bombs, as well as switch to better weapons in their inventories when they got nothing. Added potions and finished the Alchemy and Naturalism abilities (I think). Naturalism now requires you to target a campfire or cauldron, and fuck you, yes I spelled "cauldron" wrong before. You can now bandage your entire party with rags at a campfire with the Naturalism ability, and forage for food or herbs.

Grammar is now fucked up with player choices if you have less than 2 EDU (Ruffian class). Also, I added potions to the Alchemy ability, but none in the world yet.

-Mobile AI (not in party) can now use food, potions, and bombs.
-Mobile AI (not in party) now switches to weapon with most damage when unarmed or out of ammo.
-Added new script boolean: "if_objNearTarget" to test distance between current mobile and its target.
-Added potions: healing, recharge, curing, speed, berserk, and rejuvination.
-Changed "couldron" to "cauldron" because I studied some English last weekend.
-If character has less than 2 EDU, grammar in player choices now fucked up.
-Naturalism ability now works, but requires a campfire or cauldron target.
-Spotting status now works for AI characters (but not yet implemented).
-Fixed status effect bonuses and penalties to stats.
-Improved initial Ralo dialogue.

Added the Thief player class, as well as the Prowling, Backstab, and Mechanics abilities. You can now use the drinking well to recharge Meta and fill up empty bottles to recharge meta later. Also, other changes.

DEMO 28:
-Concealment status effect now works, depending on distance and mobile direction.
-Added new player class: Thief, who has Prowling, Backstab, and Mechanics abilities.
-Finished abilities: Prowling, Backstab.
-Started working on ability: Mechanics (crafting lockpicks and caltrops).
-Drinking wells are now usable and let you recharge or fill empty bottles.
-Changed one of the buildings in Lockdell to Barracks so player can sleep.
-AI mobiles now automatically rotate randomly 90 degrees in the code.
-Resting in beds now increases hunger by 5 for everyone in party.
-Fixed holding shift while selecting party members on the map.
-Added a couple of bags of caltrops to the world.

Complete list of changes:

-Added a Chapter 1 screen image.
-"If_objNear" booleans now pick a random appropriate object instead of lowest object ID.
-Added new script boolean: "if_mapNoNight" to test if day/night cycle on map is disabled.
-Added new script command: "pause" (used after "screen" command for chapter titles).
-Party members must now have at least 1 EDU to read signs, 2 EDU to read books.
-Fixed collision script when moving diagonally (into transition arrows mostly).
-Fixed problem with weather change when leaving Bandit Camp.
-Fixed problems with victory music and gameover music.
-Moving to a new map now resets command to Move.
-More varied grass tiles on all maps.
-Updated Commander Ralo's sprite.
-Fixed interact hot key (U).

Big old list of updates. Still working on the pathfinding, but it's slightly improved. Main priority. I also really improved mouse selection priority, like how you select mobiles over items under their feet before anything else, and added some quests. I'm still not gonna develop past the first 10 maps (the demo maps) until I know everything is perfect.

Complete list of updates:

-Slightly improved pathfinding.
-Murag in Bandit Camp now gives one quest.
-Improved mouse detection more, prioritizing mobiles over items.
-Smithing ability now lets you forge wealth from silver and gold ore.
-Added list of documents in main menu and included updates in game menu.
-Added a skill pentagram sprite to character creation.
-Added two graves to Chirping Meadows.
-Added Quiver of Arrows item (x10 arrows).
-Updated transition script to forbid travelling while under attack.
-Updated character creation and Player's Manual text a bit, converted to PDF.
-Temporary effect objects like fire now get deleted when world editor opens.
-Added more sprites and objects to the media folder (still unused, but ready).

Redid the pathfinding a bit, improved mouse selection precision, added a Total Party Level stat in the Journal window for when you import your party into new stories (and there are limitations). The party limit is based on how many members you have, and their accumulated skills and abilities, as well as leftover karma points (skill points). Not sure if I should also include wealth and total inventory value in this as well. Added two new quests. Finished the Streetwise ability so you can summon the black market in town and gather info. Updated maps a bit. Lots of new script commands. Still need to work on the pathfinding.

Complete list of changes:

-Fixed problem with target retaliation from the last patch.
-Greatly improved mouse selection detection for objects with larger sprite images.
-New custom object selection size property (pointer selection much more accurate).
-Butterflies and birds now disappear at night in AI scripts.
-Brayna at the Lockdell Docks now gives two side quests.
-New stairs map tiles between coastal and town maps.
-Total Party Level now displayed in Journal window.
-Expanded the size of the Lockdell Town Hall.
-Added usable clocks and pocket watches.
-Finished the Streetwise ability.
-Use scripts for barrels, workbenches, etc. now automatically examine the object.
-Added windmill, guillotine, and well objects to the maps.
-Added more sprites and objects to the media folder (still unused, but ready).
-Gaining wealth, karma, objectives, and changes in faction hostility now indicated in a window.
-Fixed some problems with booleans picking a new current object and saving last object.
-Fixed bug where failing a main objective would repeat the window over and over.
-Fast tooltip delay now constantly shows tooltips.
-Tweaked path-finding (still sucks).
-"PickName" script command no longer picks dead/destroyed objects.
-Added new script boolean: "if_objSprite".
-Added new script command: "objMobTargetDefault".
-Added new script command: "objSelSizeX" and "objSelSizeY".
-Added new script command: "partyPos" to position entire party around given coordinates.
-Added new script command: "victoryMusic" to play victory music once then revert to previous music.
-Added new script command: "refresh" to call after opening chests, etc. for faster processing.
-Added new script command: "objExamine" to examine current object.