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Re: Besieged Druids campaign
(1) Number or Name of the scenario.
03 Orcs in the Port
(2) What difficulty level have you played the scenario on?
Again, there is only one. I recommend to change that.
(3) How clear did you find the scenario objectives?
Absolute clear.
(4) How clear and interesting did you find the dialogue and storyline? What can be added to make the story clearer / more interesting?
Pretty clear.
(5) How difficult did you find the scenario? (1-10)
2 (with all the carryover-gold I had from the previous scenario, and all the loyal units you placed for me in this scenario, it was really, really easy.)
(6) What were your major challenges in meeting the objectives of the scenario?
There where no real challenge in this scenario.
EDIT: The enemy has only 40 starting gold.
(7) Did you cheat? And why?
No.
(8) How fun do you think the scenario is? (1-10)
6 (only '6', because it was a bit to less challenging.
EDIT: Don't get me wrong, it is a pretty good scenario. Would it have been better balanced, then I would had voted maybe with an '8' )
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(9) Was there a bug in the scenario?
No.
(10) What, if any, are changes you would have made to the campaign to make it more fun?
03 Orcs in the Port
(2) What difficulty level have you played the scenario on?
Again, there is only one. I recommend to change that.
(3) How clear did you find the scenario objectives?
Absolute clear.
(4) How clear and interesting did you find the dialogue and storyline? What can be added to make the story clearer / more interesting?
Pretty clear.
(5) How difficult did you find the scenario? (1-10)
2 (with all the carryover-gold I had from the previous scenario, and all the loyal units you placed for me in this scenario, it was really, really easy.)
(6) What were your major challenges in meeting the objectives of the scenario?
There where no real challenge in this scenario.
EDIT: The enemy has only 40 starting gold.
(7) Did you cheat? And why?
No.
(8) How fun do you think the scenario is? (1-10)
6 (only '6', because it was a bit to less challenging.
EDIT: Don't get me wrong, it is a pretty good scenario. Would it have been better balanced, then I would had voted maybe with an '8' )
An extra point for:
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No.
(10) What, if any, are changes you would have made to the campaign to make it more fun?
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Re: Besieged Druids campaign
I didn't, actually. I'll probably make use of that, then.Adamant14 wrote:Do you know that there are two dwarf-fighter portraits in core?
I think that would be difficult unless I completely replaced the map (not that that's out of the question).Adamant14 wrote:I also would make the way down shorter (less hexes to go).
On my todo list.Adamant14 wrote:(2) What difficulty level have you played the scenario on?
Again, there is only one. I recommend to change that.
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I am playing through your campaign right now, and I am noticing a lot of small things that I personally would change about the dialogue. If you would like me to keep track of all the little changes I would make I will gladly do so.
However I understand if you would rather change it all yourself when you get around to it. I don't want to practically rewrite your entire dialogue :p
However I understand if you would rather change it all yourself when you get around to it. I don't want to practically rewrite your entire dialogue :p
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Re: Besieged Druids campaign
(1) Number or Name of the scenario.
04 'Watery Tunnels'
(2) What difficulty level have you played the scenario on?
(3) How clear did you find the scenario objectives?
Crystal clear
(4) How clear and interesting did you find the dialogue and storyline? What can be added to make the story clearer / more interesting?
(5) How difficult did you find the scenario? (1-10)
6 (this is the first scenario I had really losses)
(6) What were your major challenges in meeting the objectives of the scenario?
It was no problem to win the scenario, but to avoid loosing many units.
This is the first scenario with 'strong' enemies (level 2 and level 3), and I lost two loyal units, and a level 3 unit.
(7) Did you cheat? And why?
Yes,
(8) How fun do you think the scenario is? (1-10)
7-8
(9) Was there a bug in the scenario?
No.
(10) What, if any, are changes you would have made to the campaign to make it more fun?
-Tomato Surprise: Set the spawned enemies moves to:, so they can move and attack not until the next turn.
- Whirpool Tunnel: Place also an whirlpool image on the other exit of the tunnel, so that the player easier find the way back to the main cave.
- Whirlpool Tunnel: It looks weird that the end of the tunnel is on top of the little cave (x,y=2,17), I think it should be on x,y=3,24.
- Secret Dwarf Tunnel: Add an option; the player should be able to choose, if he wants to open the tunnel or not.
- Reduce the turn limit, I finished the scenario after turn 23 (turn limit 50)
Note: I didn't found the magic neclace
04 'Watery Tunnels'
(2) What difficulty level have you played the scenario on?
(3) How clear did you find the scenario objectives?
Crystal clear
(4) How clear and interesting did you find the dialogue and storyline? What can be added to make the story clearer / more interesting?
(5) How difficult did you find the scenario? (1-10)
6 (this is the first scenario I had really losses)
(6) What were your major challenges in meeting the objectives of the scenario?
It was no problem to win the scenario, but to avoid loosing many units.
This is the first scenario with 'strong' enemies (level 2 and level 3), and I lost two loyal units, and a level 3 unit.
(7) Did you cheat? And why?
Yes,
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7-8
(9) Was there a bug in the scenario?
No.
(10) What, if any, are changes you would have made to the campaign to make it more fun?
-Tomato Surprise: Set the spawned enemies moves to:
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moves=0
- Whirpool Tunnel: Place also an whirlpool image on the other exit of the tunnel, so that the player easier find the way back to the main cave.
- Whirlpool Tunnel: It looks weird that the end of the tunnel is on top of the little cave (x,y=2,17), I think it should be on x,y=3,24.
- Secret Dwarf Tunnel: Add an option; the player should be able to choose, if he wants to open the tunnel or not.
- Reduce the turn limit, I finished the scenario after turn 23 (turn limit 50)
Note: I didn't found the magic neclace
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Re: Besieged Druids campaign
That would be welcome; I may not use all of them, but I'd probably use some of them.Ulfsark wrote:I am playing through your campaign right now, and I am noticing a lot of small things that I personally would change about the dialogue. If you would like me to keep track of all the little changes I would make I will gladly do so.
Should I change something here, or do you think it's reasonable to be harder?Adamant14 wrote:It was no problem to win the scenario, but to avoid loosing many units.
This is the first scenario with 'strong' enemies (level 2 and level 3), and I lost two loyal units, and a level 3 unit.
I don't think putting another whirlpool makes as much sense; I'll think about whether to reuse the whirlpool or look for some other sort of graphic.Adamant14 wrote:- Whirpool Tunnel: Place also an whirlpool image on the other exit of the tunnel, so that the player easier find the way back to the main cave.
I see what you mean, but I'm not sure I can fit it how I want like that...Adamant14 wrote:- Whirlpool Tunnel: It looks weird that the end of the tunnel is on top of the little cave (x,y=2,17), I think it should be on x,y=3,24.
It may be in a slightly bad place, considering only the merfolk can get there in a reasonable time. Perhaps I'll move it.Adamant14 wrote:Note: I didn't found the magic neclace
Re: Besieged Druids campaign
No, don't change it. It is good as it is.Celtic_Minstrel wrote:Should I change something here, or do you think it's reasonable to be harder?Adamant14 wrote:It was no problem to win the scenario, but to avoid loosing many units.
This is the first scenario with 'strong' enemies (level 2 and level 3), and I lost two loyal units, and a level 3 unit.
But please change the Tomato Surprise the way I suggested.
I suggest to use the same graphic. Its just to mark the exit, to show the player where he has to move to exit the hidden cave.Celtic_Minstrel wrote:I don't think putting another whirlpool makes as much sense; I'll think about whether to reuse the whirlpool or look for some other sort of graphic.Adamant14 wrote:- Whirpool Tunnel: Place also an whirlpool image on the other exit of the tunnel, so that the player easier find the way back to the main cave.
Give it a try ...Celtic_Minstrel wrote:I see what you mean, but I'm not sure I can fit it how I want like that...Adamant14 wrote:- Whirlpool Tunnel: It looks weird that the end of the tunnel is on top of the little cave (x,y=2,17), I think it should be on x,y=3,24.
And what do you think about the secret dwarf tunnel?
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Re: Besieged Druids campaign
I think that suggestion was a good one. I intended to do it but forgot. Twice. I guess I'll do it now before I forget again!Adamant14 wrote:And what do you think about the secret dwarf tunnel?
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Alright here is all of the writing stuff I found playing through most of the first scenario. A lot of it is nitpicking and very minor, but I think it would help out a little bit.
I really like the fact that the units that come out of the woodwork(pun intended) are all low hitpoints, it really creates a cool feeling of there having been an attack which I like a lot.
A small suggestion that would make a big difference was that recruiting so many initiates got really tedious. So What I would suggest, would be to have the scout go check all the villages for survivors and have him find a few at each one. This would allow the player to be even more immersed by the fact that there was an attack, as well as giving them something else to do each turn instead of moving a ton of zerg like units :p
If you want it to be random then check out the code from the second scenario in the Descent into Darkness campaign, it has things spawn at random when the player captures a village, Otherwise you could just use a move to event that spawns units
I hope this helped!
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A small suggestion that would make a big difference was that recruiting so many initiates got really tedious. So What I would suggest, would be to have the scout go check all the villages for survivors and have him find a few at each one. This would allow the player to be even more immersed by the fact that there was an attack, as well as giving them something else to do each turn instead of moving a ton of zerg like units :p
If you want it to be random then check out the code from the second scenario in the Descent into Darkness campaign, it has things spawn at random when the player captures a village, Otherwise you could just use a move to event that spawns units
I hope this helped!
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I've made a number of dialogue tweaks based on your suggestions.
Also, would having a slightly larger castle help with the tediousness?
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That is a good idea... I'm reluctant to give more loyal units, though, especially initiates; do you think it would be okay if such random initiates were not loyal?Ulfsark wrote:A small suggestion that would make a big difference was that recruiting so many initiates got really tedious. So What I would suggest, would be to have the scout go check all the villages for survivors and have him find a few at each one. This would allow the player to be even more immersed by the fact that there was an attack, as well as giving them something else to do each turn instead of moving a ton of zerg like units :p
Also, would having a slightly larger castle help with the tediousness?
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Yeah I guess the ranged attack isn't necessary, It just feels a bit dirty to range them down.Celtic_Minstrel wrote:I've made a number of dialogue tweaks based on your suggestions.Ulfsark wrote:Spoiler:Spoiler:That is a good idea... I'm reluctant to give more loyal units, though, especially initiates; do you think it would be okay if such random initiates were not loyal?Ulfsark wrote:A small suggestion that would make a big difference was that recruiting so many initiates got really tedious. So What I would suggest, would be to have the scout go check all the villages for survivors and have him find a few at each one. This would allow the player to be even more immersed by the fact that there was an attack, as well as giving them something else to do each turn instead of moving a ton of zerg like units :p
Also, would having a slightly larger castle help with the tediousness?
I think it would be okay if the units weren't loyal as long as you balance it so that the gold stays where you want it. I just mean use them in place of recruiting so many as opposed to giving them more. A larger castle wouldn't help much, Just hitting ctrl+r so many times and moving them all off the keep to do it again is tiresome.
oh and what may be cool, is if instead of having a solid keep, make it like a large ring (with them still connected) then have a great tree tile in the center or something like that as a courtyard.
And I am glad I could help with the dialogue
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I was thinking of adjusting your income to account for their upkeep when I remembered that they're level 0 and thus have no upkeep anyway!Ulfsark wrote:I think it would be okay if the units weren't loyal as long as you balance it so that the gold stays where you want it.
I tend to use Cmd-Option-R (Ctrl-Alt-R) to repeat the last recruit, but even then I see what you mean.Ulfsark wrote:I just mean use them in place of recruiting so many as opposed to giving them more. A larger castle wouldn't help much, Just hitting ctrl+r so many times and moving them all off the keep to do it again is tiresome.
That does sound like an interesting idea. I'm not sure whether I'll do it though.Ulfsark wrote:oh and what may be cool, is if instead of having a solid keep, make it like a large ring (with them still connected) then have a great tree tile in the center or something like that as a courtyard.
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New version on the add-on server (0.2.1)
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Re: Besieged Druids campaign
so finally some campaign feedback
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Re: Besieged Druids campaign
(1) Number or Name of the scenario.
05 Along the coast
(2) What difficulty level have you played the scenario on?
(3) How clear did you find the scenario objectives?
Crystal clear
(4) How clear and interesting did you find the dialogue and storyline? What can be added to make the story clearer / more interesting?
I like it.
(5) How difficult did you find the scenario? (1-10)
4-5
(6) What were your major challenges in meeting the objectives of the scenario?
Not to loose a levelled unit.
(7) Did you cheat? And why?
Yes, because I lost my loyal Mermaid Priestess in a silly way.
(8) How fun do you think the scenario is? (1-10)
7-8
(9) Was there a bug in the scenario?
No.
(10) What, if any, are changes you would have made to the campaign to make it more fun?
Add a limited number of level 2 units to the recruit list of the troll leader.
Maybe a matter of taste, but I think an Outlaw would better fit as leader for the misfit side, instead of the Troll Shaman.
Note: I like the 'cairn effect' idea
05 Along the coast
(2) What difficulty level have you played the scenario on?
(3) How clear did you find the scenario objectives?
Crystal clear
(4) How clear and interesting did you find the dialogue and storyline? What can be added to make the story clearer / more interesting?
I like it.
(5) How difficult did you find the scenario? (1-10)
4-5
(6) What were your major challenges in meeting the objectives of the scenario?
Not to loose a levelled unit.
(7) Did you cheat? And why?
Yes, because I lost my loyal Mermaid Priestess in a silly way.
(8) How fun do you think the scenario is? (1-10)
7-8
(9) Was there a bug in the scenario?
No.
(10) What, if any, are changes you would have made to the campaign to make it more fun?
Add a limited number of level 2 units to the recruit list of the troll leader.
Maybe a matter of taste, but I think an Outlaw would better fit as leader for the misfit side, instead of the Troll Shaman.
Note: I like the 'cairn effect' idea
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