Deception

[schilffarth]

"Embark on a journey with Kalgor, whose world is shattered with his father's murder in front of his eyes. Forged in the crucible of battle, betrayal and deception, his fate sparks with glory and tragedy."

(Intermediate level, 9 scenarios.)

Feedback:

Please let me know any sort of feedback you can think of. The feedback may include, but is not limited to:

- Story telling (typos, story progression, character development, narrative guidance, logical errors)
- Scenario conception
- Map design
- Gameplay
- Balancing Easy / Normal / Hard difficulties
- WML-code

Discord: @durmoth
Github: https://github.com/schilffarth/deception/
Github (optional ai-art): https://github.com/schilffarth/deception-ai-art/

[schilffarth]

Spoiler:

Guess I should have read more carefully viewtopic.php?t=51347
"AI generated content of any kind is not currently allowed."

Will have to wait until this rule is adjusted.

If anyone wants to play anyways, feel free to get the add-on from my github repository: https://github.com/schilffarth/wesnoth-deception/

Update: Deception is now available on the 1.16 add-on server without AI-generated artwork. The AI-art has been extracted to another repository (https://github.com/schilffarth/deception-ai-art) as an optional installable package.

[doofus-01]

Just to chime in on the AI generated art issue: You did the right thing and disclosed where it came from. The issue is in flux - like everyone else with skin in the game, we need to proceed with caution and we are trying to figure out what it all means. A year from now, we could all look back at this and laugh, but for now it's best if we keep the AI art out.

[Konrad2]

S2
When you free Tronk, they are placed on an impassable hex.

S3
If possilbe make it more clear that the WIP option is not available.

S4
Why do you call the Trolls loyal companions, when none of them are loyal?

I'm getting some lua errors when advancing a unit to a Bone Shooter. (Both by mentoring or normally.)

Spoiler:

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20230826 11:28:32 error scripting/lua: In function lua_kernel::run(): Lua Error:
  When executing, Lua runtime error: [string ""]:1: bad argument #-1 to 'dofile' (file not found)
stack traceback:
	[C]: in field 'dofile'
	[string ""]:1: in main chunk
20230826 11:28:46 error scripting/lua: In function lua_kernel::run(): Lua Error:
  When executing, Lua runtime error: [string ""]:1: bad argument #-1 to 'dofile' (file not found)
stack traceback:
	[C]: in field 'dofile'
	[string ""]:1: in main chunk
20230826 11:29:09 error scripting/lua: In function lua_kernel::run(): Lua Error:
  When executing, Lua runtime error: [string ""]:1: bad argument #-1 to 'dofile' (file not found)
stack traceback:
	[C]: in field 'dofile'
	[string ""]:1: in main chunk
20230826 11:34:15 error scripting/lua: In function lua_kernel::run(): Lua Error:
  When executing, Lua runtime error: [string ""]:1: bad argument #-1 to 'dofile' (file not found)
stack traceback:
	[C]: in field 'dofile'
	[string ""]:1: in main chunk
20230826 11:35:27 error scripting/lua: In function lua_kernel::run(): Lua Error:
  When executing, Lua runtime error: [string ""]:1: bad argument #-1 to 'dofile' (file not found)
stack traceback:
	[C]: in field 'dofile'
	[string ""]:1: in main chunk
20230826 11:39:05 warning ai/config: side 3: aspect with id=[allow_ally_villages] lacks default config facet!
20230826 11:39:05 error scripting/lua: In function lua_kernel::run(): Lua Error:
  When executing, Lua runtime error: [string ""]:1: bad argument #-1 to 'dofile' (file not found)
stack traceback:
	[C]: in field 'dofile'
	[string ""]:1: in main chunk
20230826 11:40:02 error audio: cannot open track 'into-the-shadows.ogg'; disabled in this playlist.
20230826 11:40:45 error ai/engine/cpp: side 3 : UNKNOWN aspect[allow_ally_villages*composite_aspect]
20230826 11:47:13 error scripting/lua: stoi
stack traceback:
	[C]: in ?
20230826 11:47:13 error scripting/lua: Effect __descr metafunction should have returned a string, but instead returned 20230826 11:47:13 error scripting/lua: table20230826 11:47:18 error scripting/lua: In function lua_kernel::run(): Lua Error:
  When executing, Lua runtime error: [string ""]:1: bad argument #-1 to 'dofile' (file not found)
stack traceback:
	[C]: in field 'dofile'
	[string ""]:1: in main chunk
20230826 11:47:31 error scripting/lua: stoi
stack traceback:
	[C]: in ?
	[C]: in method 'advance'
	lua/wml-tags.lua:815: in local 'cmd'
	lua/wml-utils.lua:144: in field 'handle_event_commands'
	lua/wml-flow.lua:198: in local 'cmd'
	lua/wml-utils.lua:144: in field 'handle_event_commands'
	lua/wml-flow.lua:198: in local 'cmd'
	lua/wml-utils.lua:144: in field 'handle_event_commands'
	lua/wml-flow.lua:5: in function <lua/wml-flow.lua:4>
20230826 11:47:31 error scripting/lua: Effect __descr metafunction should have returned a string, but instead returned 20230826 11:47:31 error scripting/lua: table20230826 11:47:37 error scripting/lua: In function lua_kernel::run(): Lua Error:
  When executing, Lua runtime error: [string ""]:1: bad argument #-1 to 'dofile' (file not found)
stack traceback:
	[C]: in field 'dofile'
	[string ""]:1: in main chunk
20230826 11:47:39 error scripting/lua: In function lua_kernel::run(): Lua Error:
  When executing, Lua runtime error: [string ""]:1: bad argument #-1 to 'dofile' (file not found)
stack traceback:
	[C]: in field 'dofile'
	[string ""]:1: in main chunk
20230826 11:47:44 error scripting/lua: stoi
stack traceback:
	[C]: in ?
20230826 11:47:44 error scripting/lua: Effect __descr metafunction should have returned a string, but instead returned 20230826 11:47:44 error scripting/lua: table

Vengeance
Why am I no longer able to reruit trolls?

Spoiler:

Resurrecting units doesn't feel worth it. 10-20 dmg to my strong unit so I can have a lvl 0 unit that dies instantly?

Btw, if Kalgor has less than the required health, he can still raise undead, he just pays a reduced cost.

Another Lua bug, in 'Shattered Requiem', but I am unsure about what caused it.

Spoiler:

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20230826 12:42:29 error scripting/lua: In function lua_kernel::run(): Lua Error:
  When executing, Lua runtime error: [string ""]:1: bad argument #-1 to 'dofile' (file not found)
stack traceback:
	[C]: in field 'dofile'
	[string ""]:1: in main chunk
20230826 12:43:35 error scripting/lua: In function lua_kernel::run(): Lua Error:
  When executing, Lua runtime error: [string ""]:1: bad argument #-1 to 'dofile' (file not found)
stack traceback:
	[C]: in field 'dofile'
	[string ""]:1: in main chunk
libpng warning: iCCP: known incorrect sRGB profile
20230826 12:44:27 error scripting/lua: In function lua_kernel::run(): Lua Error:
  When executing, Lua runtime error: [string ""]:1: bad argument #-1 to 'dofile' (file not found)
stack traceback:
	[C]: in field 'dofile'
	[string ""]:1: in main chunk
libpng warning: iCCP: known incorrect sRGB profile
caught return_to_play_side_exception, please report this bug (quitting)

I have no idea where Part 2 is. According to the post here PArt 2 is somewhere.

(Ftr, almost all scenarios

Spoiler:

(except cave ones)

are quite brutal.)

Also, there were several mentions of 'men' when it should have been 'orcs'. (Stuff like 'him and his men'.)

[schilffarth]

Hello @Konrad2,

thank you for the valuable feedback.

The originally planned story and campaign layout was changed throughout its development, and there is only one "part" of the campaign, the one you find on the 1.16 add-on server. It has 9 scenarios.

Maybe I will pick on the once planned Part 2 at some point in the future, but for now, "Deception" features only this one campaign with 9 scenarios.

Thank you

[white_haired_uncle]

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_main.cfg:        code = << wesnoth.dofile("~add-ons/deception/lua/_main.lua") >>

There's no lua directory, at least in the git version.

[schilffarth]

the lua errors might be caused by the extraction of content to the `rps-units` add-on and a prior download from github, with an update from the add-ons server of deception.

the lua errors might be fixed by deleting the entire deception add-on and freshly downloading it via the add-ons manager

[JNI]

Hi on the campaign Deception on the scenario whispers in the dark, the glyphs keep appearing until you get to the one where your fighting the necrophage poisoning things. There are no glyphs to step on in that section and I am stuck. Please advise. Thanks.

[schilffarth]

Hi on the campaign Deception on the scenario whispers in the dark, the glyphs keep appearing until you get to the one where your fighting the necrophage poisoning things. There are no glyphs to step on in that section and I am stuck. Please advise. Thanks.

You gotta pick up the ring of darkness and the blade of dread (on the ground in the cave) and step onto the bone stack in the north, on top of activating all runes

[JNI]

thx!