Wesnoth Forum Era

[artisticdude]

Off Topic:

semihemidemisemiquaver

I didn't know you were that against music, Deusite.

Okay, I've added in the last couple descriptions.

[Captain_Wrathbow]

Off-topic, artisticdude and Captain_Wrathbow don't kill me! ::::

semihemidemisemiquavers = 128th notes?

That made my day.

[artisticdude]

--Update--

I've finished wiring in all the units, and so far as I can tell they are all working (technically speaking). I've added the descriptions supplied thus far in the last couple pages of this thread, and I've begun work on an advancement chart that will determine what units advance to what units. Captain_Wrathbow and I will be hammering out the advancement chart over the next couple days, and once that's figured out we will start the preliminary balancing. After we've got it reasonably balanced enough, we'll release it on the add-on server for playtesting. Having never attempted balancing before, I can't say how long it will take, but I'm guesstimating that we should release the first version by the end of this month.

[artisticdude]

Okay, the advancement tree is now officially completed, and we're starting to do the preliminary balancing. We plan on completing the balancing process and releasing the era by the end of the month, unless in case of natural disaster, the fall of the internet, the untimely demise of the Wesnoth project, or major RL schedule problems.

Here's the advancement tree (the forum messed up the document formatting, but you get the idea):

Spoiler:

Swordsmen: Aura -> artisticdude -> Zerovirus

WML Wizards: IPS -> Sapient -> zookeeper

Heavy: PeterPorty -> PsychoticKittens -> tapik

Archers: Pentarctagon -> Captain_Wrathbow -> Lightfighter

Guns: Boru -> TheBladeRoden -> Golbeeze

Skirmishers: Hulavuta -> Stern -> Alarantalara

Magick Users: maramros -> sur.nhm -> inferno8

Dark Sorcerers: ParadiseCity -> Wesfreak -> Qazerowl

Hunters: someone -> Elvish_Hunter -> Deusite

Leaders: Araja -> Dixie -> Elvish_Sovereign

[wesfreak]

10 different starting recruits is quite alot. It gives incredible variety to a faction (and also makes for longer turns because of more decisions). I suggest changing the lines up just a bit so that each different line has a few more branches, and at least 1 less line overall. (for example, leaders could branch off of fighters or archers, dark sorcerers could branch off of magic users or vice versa and hunters could go from fighters or skirmishers). Alternatively, you could leave it this way: it might give a different overall feel to the faction.

[PeterPorty]

I hope you don't get offended by this, but I think the unit tree is kinda boring... 30 units, 10 lvl1, 10 lvl2, 10 lvl3, every unit has just 1 advancing path, there are no level 4s....no level os either... also, and this is just something in my mind, you don't even have to read it, I always thought about my guy as a scout, a fast unit, rather than a heavy one, although I like the idea of making him a heavy unit.

[Dixie]

I know it mustn't have been been that easy to put all that together, but it is true that there are no scout. And no real unit for water control (be it a flyer or whatnot)... (Although it is hard to tell with just the basic functions grossly outlined like that and no real stat) You may come to find it is lacking while balancing.

Aside from that: ahahah, I am a Lv2 Leader, all fear my wrath!

[monochromatic]

Whee! I'm a level 3!

What PeterPorty said. Maybe you should jumble the units a little. I don't know, just a suggestion.

[wesfreak]

Just noticed this too: there's no scout line. (but a few fast unit lines)

[monochromatic]

Oooh...I haz request. Can I not have a ranged attack? I think I would like to be just an expert swordsman. Partially, just to be a little different than the mainline Elvish Marshal. And of course, if this doesn't coincide with your wishes, scratch it.

EDIT: Awesome!

[artisticdude]

Actually, the skirmishers are intended to be scouts... they are fast, have lighter attacks than most units, and can ignore zoc. I don't know how well that would work for a scouting line.

As for the very linear advancement: yes, I am quite dissatisfied with that. I'll try and work something out.

Working out some descriptions for each line to give a basic idea of their stats and the roles they play.

e_s: I don't think it should be much of a problem to arrange that.

[Maramros]

To add more variety to the faction, as well as branching unit paths: I'd be happy to be a level 0 that both Magick Users and Dark Sorcerers branch from, if that doesn't crew up your plans too majorly. Kudos on what you've done so far!

[boru]

WML Wizards could be scouts, seeing as there's no such thing in any era before this.

Unless um, you already worked out what WML Wizards will do, in that case, never mind.

[monochromatic]

Hmmm....took a shot at jumbling the units. This is just a trial. Followed some of the advice here. Recruitable units starred. And of course, scratch if you'd like.

***DISCLAIMER*** This chart has nothing to do with what I think of you. It was created with the utmost objectiveness:

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Unit Type      level 0          level 1          level 2          level 3          level 4
---------     -------         -------         -------         -------         -------

Fighter                         Aura*            artisticdude     Zerovirus

Heavy                           PeterPorty*      PsychoticKittens tapik

Ranged         Boru*            TheBladeRoden    Golbeeze
(Archer)                  ----> Pentarctagon     Captain_Wrathbow Lightfighter

Skirms                          Hulavuta*        Stern            Alarantalara
(WML)                                                       ----> Sapient          zookeeper
(Hunter)                                   ----> someone          Elvish_Hunter

Magic          maramros*        IPS              sur.nhm          inferno8
(Dark)                    ----> ParadiseCity     Wesfreak         Qazerowl

Wyrm                                             (Deusite*)       (Deusite*) # Can't decide which

Leaders                         Araja*           Dixie            elvish_sovereign

Yeah, so I thought Deusite's sprite was a little too different, so I thought I would be kinda cool if we could recruit like a level 2 or 3 unit. Dunno. I tried to keep the order you had above, but did some jumbling.

[TheBladeRoden]

I suggest moving all the range line up a level