Era of the Future Development

[Huston]

ok i'll release a new version tommorrow then.


I've started work on a short campaign featuring the Brungar (it is meant to help people get a feel for playing as the brungar). i am hoping to have 2-3 scenarios done for the version of EotF i release later today (in the forum). also pentarctagon, can you make a few good multiplayer maps that contain stuff like snow, mountains, and water? i would like to see the era take on a life of it's own, and i think that would really help with playing as the factions of the era.

[Pentarctagon]

sure, ill see what i can do.
disclaimer: its been a couple months since i tried to made a balanced map, so the first attempt or two probably won't look so good.

[Huston]

that's fine, take your time.

[Mirion147]

Alright, here we go, how does it look now:

Nordhris yada:

The people now known as the Nordhris were once citizens of the peaceful southern lands. Fearing that the decadence and folly they saw in their brethren would be their undoing as well, they wandered northward, away from long lazy summers and the trappings of civilization.
Their new unforgiving home has hardened their bodies and purified their spirits, allowing them to tap into the primal spirit of the White Lands. By their self-inflicted ordeal were they changed, skin becoming rougher, hair more pronounced; the value of gold and gems dimmed in their eyes, for what was required for survival was the family, the clan, and the cooperation of the band – the Pack.

Hunting, herding and foraging for subsistence, or raiding the spoiled humans of the lowlands, the Nordhris are a people close to nature, which is reflected in their tools and attire – leather, fur and wood is worn for protection from the cold and the blows of enemies. Horn, stone and wood are the primary material for weapons, with metal being used mainly for spear and axeheads.
In summer, their people roam far and wide in search of bounty and adventure, dwelling in large rotund tents they can fold and erect in a matter of minutes, while for winter, they return to fortified settlements to share tales, arrange weddings, and celebrate in the fires‘ glow.

Men and womanfolk have widely separated duties and privileges in the Nordhric society; while males have say over matters of the hunt, war, some crafts, and are deemed connected to the spirits of beasts, women have say over matters of the hearth, such as marriage, and tend to many crafts including that of the brewer, tending the grounds, midwives, and seeing to the smaller fortifications of the winter fortress; theirs is the connection to the Earth and all that grows from her body.
While worldy matters are decided by the war leader, the Horn-Crowned patriarch chosen by a gathering of grown males, and by the Summer, Autumn, and Winter Queens, three women, a maiden, a mother and a crone, in times of crisis the people look to the Shamans, who are privy to the deepest mysteries of the spirits and act as keepers of lore and of the Law. While they watch the observance of law by others, the shamans are subject to a harsh law themselves – should they fail in their duties, or abuse the law for their gain, they will be found dead one morning, frightened to death by the spirits of the ancestors.
Disputes are settled by individuals or small proxy forces at most; warfare between the clans is considered taboo. Trials will be held at the height of winter, when breath freezes right in front of the mouth. Men will do combat practically naked, armed but with ritual iron blades; the last man standing – or holding the knife – has justice on his side. Most often, one contestant will throw away the blade beforehand, as the icy iron is excruciatingly painful to the touch.

The Nordhris are a feral people, deliberately so. Their prime focus is upon retaining and emphasizing what makes them human, and to that end, they live every day to the fullest. Willingly and intentionally have they rejected the trappings of civilization, and with them greed, treachery and decadence; their system of taboos reflects this. Even today, when someone presents a member of a clan with a written contract to sign, he can expect to have his arms ripped out of the sockets.

[wesfreak]

just wondering, but are we going to give the hordhris a swimmer? a campaign would be really hard to balance if one faction is unstoppable in water and the other can hardly swim. Oh, and i think we need to add in the description of the nordhris being able to swim in deep water or change the movetype so they can't (unless we did that already)

[Pentarctagon]

speaking of balance, anyone up for a nordhris vs undead match on the server sometime?

[Zerovirus]

I'd be interested if it wasn't for the fact that I don't have the latest version. Downloading now I guess.

[Huston]

wesfreak: the nordhris are not going to be in the mini campaign staring the brungar. as a matter of fact currently i am having issues getting it to read the first scenario

[Huston]

sorry for the double post. but i specifically wanted to draw attention to this post.

New version. contains beginings of the brungar campaign entitled Transition to the sea(could use help balancing), contains Nordhris faction description, a couple other bugfixes

hmm and apparently there is a movement bug with the council member. i know nothing when it comes to movement types, pentarctagon can you track it down? it is blatantly obvious what the problem is if you start the campaign.

EDIT: none of the era's units can move in the campaign.

[Pentarctagon]

ill start looking for the problem after school tomorrow or (prays) tomorrow morning of there is a snow day
edit- had a hunch, turns out that you need to add {~add-ons/Era_of_the_Future/units/movetypes} inside the [+unit] tag.

[Huston]

fixed now. thank you very much pentarctaon.

[Mirion147]

I tried to open the campaign and it gave me an error message halfway through loading:

A map without a header is not supported

(header_offset==std::string::npos||comma_offset<header_offset)

[Huston]

mirion are you using the latest development release of wesnoth? i believe it is the 1.8 beta 5 version

[Mirion147]

Oh right, forgot about that. I don't know what I'm using, I got tired of downloading a new version every two weeks so I was just gonna wait till 1.8 officially came out.

[Huston]

yeah. you need the latest version. cause i ran wmllint on it.