Swamp Elves (Development Stage:Published/Playtesting)

Multiplayer Scenarios / Campaigns · Post by **Rhuvaen** » August 17th, 2007, 9:36 am

Funcoot wrote:I am just saying, some people were a bit harsh.

Not at all.

It's just a matter of fact that all creativity in this idea boils down to adding the word "swamp", and replacing a carefully crafted set of shades of green with exactly one shade of brown.

Do you think that's enough to make a faction? When people start something from scratch every little they do is an improvement and an achievement. When people just copy something and make it worse, they are asking to be compared to the original.

I'm not saying this to shoot FireMaster's faction idea down, I'm saying this because I think he can be more creative with it.

FireMaster · Post by **FireMaster** » August 23rd, 2007, 9:25 am

Can someone plz make some cfgs for them?

I suck at WML

traverser · Post by **traverser** » August 23rd, 2007, 11:47 pm

megame's signature wrote:Can't think of a faction to make? Pick one word from each list, then put them together to come up with a concept!
1. {Wood, Sea, Mountain, Cave, Night, Day, Moon, Ice, Fire, Water, Sky, Low, High, Desert, Tundra, City, Cheese, Disney}
2. {Elves}

why must it be true

(should combine cheese and moon and make a faction someday)

waw · Post by **waw** » August 24th, 2007, 1:29 am

Look, for all you that have completely shot down this idea:

I think its a wonderful start. Slight variations can be beneficial. As for those that made fun of snow elves, dark elves, swamp elves, village elves, etc...

Let me point out one thing:

DESERT ELVES

Ya, they are different classes and different colors and great skills and all but You must realize newbs like myself start somewhere. Changing colors is a good beginning. I do think the suggestions of like a lizard are wonderful. The Blow gun can be great.

If you do a custom image I will do a cfg for you!

(I am new at coding but I CANNOT draw worth a poopie!)

And somebody asked why do people like variation in Elves?

Elves were originally local spirits of areas. They WERE everywhere (including houses for that villages comment).

So what I am saying is this idea could be immensely expanded on... I can see a great campaign in it for a group of saurians trying to throw off their new conquerors. (Perhaps lead to more Saurians unit which make waw=

)

But anyways... as for the color change in the realm of a faction... go with some original art and like I said... I would help with the cfgs if I can.

traverser · Post by **traverser** » August 24th, 2007, 6:02 pm

Sorry, was not meant to be offensive

You are free to make swamp elves, but it could be something more interesting as well, such as [beware upcoming crazy idea] dwarves forced into swamp by elves (elves antagonized for once, hmm interesting) or loyalists forced to leave armour behind (high attack low defence, most parts of image from outlaws or different and loyalist weapons)
Don't forget adjustments for swamp(bows not too suitable, slings fine)

Saurians: good images to be found here also preanimated crazy swamp creature

If you want to code there is quite a bit of unused images in [Scary Music]The Graphic Library[/Scary Music]

Be sure to keep texture after recolor(like desert elves) not just one shade of green or other colour

FireMaster · Post by **FireMaster** » August 24th, 2007, 8:04 pm

Heres a picture of the giant frog

PS i told you i suck at my own art

waw · Post by **waw** » August 24th, 2007, 8:24 pm

Look in one of those links they gave you, there are a bunch of units and even a lizard unit... see if you can do anything with that.

FireMaster · Post by **FireMaster** » August 24th, 2007, 9:40 pm

THERE IS NO FROG RIDER

waw · Post by **waw** » August 24th, 2007, 10:21 pm

there is a lizard rider. That would be a good start. A dark elf is on it.

playtom · Post by **playtom** » August 24th, 2007, 10:30 pm

you know, we can worry about the frogs and lizards later. firemaster, you should focus on changing colors of animation frames of the elves. it's easy and you've already done some early artworks. also, it does not require you to make your own art, just change colors like the desert elves.

get me the sprites and i'll make you a complete cfg for your faction

FireMaster · Post by **FireMaster** » August 25th, 2007, 1:22 am

I think we can make an era of swamp................things

Faction1.Swamp Elves
Faction2.Saurians
Faction3.Nagas (EE nagas)
Faction4.Mermen
Faction5.Drakes??
Faction6.Undead

Weeksy · Post by **Weeksy** » August 25th, 2007, 1:56 am

Already exists, but I'm not sure it's being maintained. You could look into it, perhaps try to contact skizzaltix, it's got an undead faction, a merman faction, a naga/saurian faction, a monsters faction, and a few more IIRC

Qes · Post by **Qes** » August 25th, 2007, 2:05 pm

I am just stopping in to show my support.

And to thank you for changing your title so that there is some understanding of a standardized "Development stage" process. You made me smile.

-Qes

FireMaster · Post by **FireMaster** » August 25th, 2007, 10:14 pm

look,could everyone stop criticising my work!

Right now i am doing the animations and thinking of stats

I need some help making an era for it to.

Finally,I might be able to combine this project with the quesicans and the plauged ones to make an era

hopefully the anims will be done soon

FireMaster · Post by **FireMaster** » August 25th, 2007, 10:43 pm

WAHOO
I finished the images I finished the images

Here they are