joebarnin
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How about instead of abruptly ending the mission, the gold bar goes into your inventory and weighs you down so much that you can’t swim up. Now, you’re running out of air and need to quickly drop the bar so that you can surface. You could even give a hint to the user via pop up text or voice (maybe easier levels only?)
Edit: I have no idea if it is technically possible to keep the player from swimming up.
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I know this technique has been discussed before, but peter_spy's recent comment on another thread about non-diegetic lights finally clicked with me. To verify my understanding, here's an example. I'm working on a mission that has a shop whose entrance is located at street level, under an extended second floor. The door is in the dark, located where the red arrow points.
There's a sign on the door that is completely invisible from this distance. Even when you get a lot closer to the door, you can't read the sign because it is in the dark - you have to deploy your lantern just to read it!
So I put a tiny light right in front of the sign, and now it is visible. You notice it, and you can actually read it from this location using your spyglass.
Depending on your screen brightness, it may not be very obvious from these screen grabs. But in game, it is very clear that there is something worth looking at in that dark corner. As peter_spy said, it draws your eye and focuses you in that direction. And even when you get close to the door, the 'lit' sign doesn't look fake, because it is barely illuminated.
Anyway, that's my understanding of non-diegetic lighting; hopefully I got it right.
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7 hours ago, Summer said:
Am I doing something wrong?
I got into the granary through the adjacent warehouse building. Corbin says something about low food and harsh winters. I've been pretty much all over the map and finished other objectives, but what do I do with the granary? How do I get people more food?
Spoiler(from memory) You have to have a special item in your inventory when you frob the grain pile
SpoilerIt's a special seed that is found in..
Spoilerthe magic sack that you fall into
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On 2/8/2020 at 9:39 AM, Geep said:
joebarnin, the getting-stuck issue you noted, in the waist hold next to the galley, wasn't reported during beta testing. Was it near the surface, or down in the debris?
Actually, I think this was player error. This happened in the mess, near where the crew member is dead in the bed. I just tried to recreate the problem, swimming near/into the bed. At some point I thought I was stuck, but by trying different directions I was able to proceed. I think the first time it happened, I just panicked because I was running out of air, so I assume I couldn't move at all. So I don't think this really is a problem.
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When you set the Game/Project setup, DR loads files from the mission. My guess is something about that is causing the crash. The DR log file might have some clues? I found mine in: C:\Users\<user name>\AppData\Roaming\DarkRadiant\DarkRadiant.log (where <user name> the name you're logged into Windows as).
1 hour ago, Amadeus said:I wonder if I can just copy/paste my WIP into a blank map after configuring the correct darkmod path....
Yeah, try this maybe: make a new, blank WIP (maybe start with the Startpack). Set the Game/Project setup to this WIP, see if that works. Then try to use the readable editor. If everything works with the "blank" mission, drop in your existing WIP files into the new project, and see if things still work. That might help narrow things down.
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When you select File > Game/Project Setup... you should get a dialog like this:
DarkMod Path is where DM is installed. "Mission" should be the mission folder you are modifying. You should be able to pick it from the drop down list - it's a list of all of the folders with the /fms folder (within /darkmod). Is this what you see?
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Finished the mission. Short and sweet! As Jack says, a unique concept. Nice to see a non-standard mission design.
I thought that the
Spoilerswimming bits in the sunken ship were just right - challenging without being too difficult. You have to come up for air once in a while, but there's always air space to get to. Items weren't too hard to find (when you're underwater, there's always the "running out of air" panic).
One issue: I did get stuck (twice) swimming near the first crew member's body. Physically stuck - I had to noclip to escape. Probably a DM issue?
I really really really
Spoilerwanted to get onto the attack ship. Tried climbing on the rope from the towed boat. Got almost all the way there, but then was blocked. Next mission, please?
Looking forward to further stories in the arc!
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Congrats Geep! Always happy to have a new mission.
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11 hours ago, ^^artin said:
If I took the Heart of Saint Mattis from the coffin, the game keeps crashing. The light turns red, a heartbeat sound and some moaning noises are starting and then, after about 20 seconds, the game crashes.
Is it just me or is this a bug in the game ?
If it's just me it may be due to my worn out HDD. Then I'll try reinstall the mission.
Another player (peispud) ran into a crash at the same point in the mission. Here is his post:
It isn't clear how he resolved it, you may want to ping him about it? Apparently he was on Linux; don't know if that applies to you.
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13 minutes ago, Melan said:
This has been a decent investigative mission. It is built and lit in a fairly plain way, and it is scaled too large, but finding and interpreting clues makes it flow well - it is well-paced and logical, neither too difficult nor too easy. A pleasant mission. I wonder, though:
How do you open the secret door midway the crypts? I could see the recessed, rectangular depression in the greenish wooden planks, but didn't find any opening mechanism.
SpoilerIn the same room, there are some rocks on the ground. Frobbing one of them will open the door. You may have to crouch to find the rock.
Kind of arbitrary, but there we are.
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I’ll build at least one this year, maybe two.
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40 minutes ago, cavador_8 said:
Ahhhh, thanks! I forgot to pick the heart back up after purifying it.
I finished the mission. Excellent mission by the way!
Great, glad you liked it. And glad you were able to finish it
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1 hour ago, cavador_8 said:
I have a huge problem with this mission. The only objective that I have not completed is an optional objective: to find Marna's ring. However, I STILL cannot complete the mission by using the front gate key on the front gate. I keep getting a message about completing my other objectives. Is this a bug? I surely hope not because I have spent a lot of time playing this mission only not to be able to complete it.
SpoilerIn order to leave by the front gate (and complete the mission), there are two things you have to do
1) Have the "heart" (gem) in your possession
2) Read page 4 of Neimath's book (book in the hidden compartment, in the closet downstairs). This is the objective titled "An acolyte called Neimath has recently gone missing. Investigating him would be a good start."
Have you done both of those things?
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7 minutes ago, MirceaKitsune said:Spoiler
two more things. Both can be found
Spoilerupstairs in the schoolhouse.
SpoilerA hat
SpoilerA carrot for the nose
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Finished on Expert. Wow, I still can't believe this is a speed build! A very full mission, great atmosphere, details, and effects. Thanks again for the wonderful Christmas present!
I did find a couple of problems with objectives:
SpoilerI didn't go down to the sewers so I didn't do the spider objective. I finished everything else up, but I couldn't end the mission (after returning home). I think the problem is in the objective settings. The Enabling Objectives for the "Go home" objective are:
1 AND 2 AND 3 AND (7 OR 8 OR 9)
So if you're on Expert, you have to do the spider objective (because 8 and 9 are tied to the other difficulty levels). I think it should be
1 AND 2 AND 3 AND 4 AND (8 OR 9 OR 10)
Once I killed the spiders, I was able to finish the mission.
Also, for the spider objective, I didn't actually get this objective until I had killed all three spiders. Then I got the objective and it was completed all at once. Is this intentional?
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Wow, what a nice and unexpected Christmas present! Thank you!
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10 hours ago, JackFarmer said:
I am afraid you are the very first to report this problem.
The mission includes a custom script that allows the character Halfrid to "switch off" the appearance of the quill during his patrol. Have you been able to finish the mission?
Jack - I took a quick look at your map/script. It looks like somehow the GiveQuill script is getting called twice in a row (without RemoveQuill getting called between). I couldn't figure out how that can happen, but there must be some way that it does. Here's a workaround: modify your scripts to remove the quill in GiveQuill, just in case it already exists. Also, specify a global variable so that you don't have to name the entity. E.g.:
entity quill; void GiveQuill() { sys.println("Give Quill"); // remove quill in case it already exists quill.remove(); // create quill and attach it to Halfrid's right hand quill = sys.spawn("atdm:moveable_quill_prop"); $Halfrid.attachToPos(quill,"hand_r","HalfridQuill"); } void RemoveQuill() { sys.println("Remove Quill"); quill.remove(); }That would avoid the problem that Hagatha is running into. I haven't done much testing on this technique, so it's just an idea.
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13 minutes ago, Hagatha said:
Just checking, are you arming the mines? If you just drop them (R), then they don't arm. If you use them (U), they drop to the ground and start ticking and will explode when the haunts walk over them.
Even so, the haunts have to walk pretty much right on top of them. You can try lurking nearby and hitting the mine with a broadhead when the haunt gets close.
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2 hours ago, Hagatha said:
I am unable to proceed in this mission because
after finally working out the puzzle in the mausoleum, I am unable to climb down the ladder. No matter which way I try to get down, it just isn't open wide enough for me to fit. It's as though the coffin hasn't slid over far enough.
Any help would be appreciated because otherwise I have no idea what to do anywhere else in the mission. I have found quite a bit of loot and a couple of secrets, but I am unable to progress any farther.
EDIT: Never mind. I tried it again and realized that I was standing in the way.
But I do have one more question: I am supposed to investigate Nehmiah, or whatever his name is.
I have not been able to complete this objective. I found some information about him, and I have turned the statue, but turning the statue doesn't seem to do anything. I've been looking around literally for hours and hours (probably three or four hours spent down there) and have found nothing related to the statue.
I have his second journal, but not the first one. What am I missing here?
The first journal can be found
in the cathedral, downstairs. Look for a
statue in an enclave - it is the switch which opens a niche in one of the closets off the dining room. The journal is in the niche. Read it to satisfy the objective. Make sure you take everything else in the nicheCheck the hints in the first post of this thread, they are helpful (sometimes).
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Nice mission! Lots to do in a very compact space. I got
3820 loot and 5 of the secrets
I concer with Kerry000 - this mission is intuitive. Just when you're thinking "there should be something here", there is. Good use of context and clues.
I loved the
thunder and lightning in the upstairs library. The first time in, I was in the middle of the room and I had a little warning because the lightning was first, so when the thunder hit a split second later it didn't surprise me. But later I came back into the library, I had just walked in and I didn't see the flash, and suddenly the sharp, loud thunder hits and I jumped! Nice surprise, and totally random.
Great job! Looking forward to your next mission.
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Congratulations! I guess I need to put The Outer Worlds aside for a bit...
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14 hours ago, acolyte6 said:
As for those floating hammers, where do I aim my Arrows? I've managed to hit it once with a holy water Arrow, but the fire Arrow just goes past every time...
Those guys are tough! The arrows go right through them. If you aim a fire arrow at the ground at their feet, so that the explosion bursts up into them, you can kill them that way. It is hard to do, you have to aim just right. I've never gotten holy-water arrows to do damage. The most effective weapon are the mines - if they walk over them, the explosion kills them dead. There are a few land mines available when you first get into the caves.
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19 hours ago, Bluehawk said:
One piece of loot I saw but could not reach was
a bag of gold stuck to the ceiling next to the very long chain of a hanging lamp. I tried jumping onto the chain from the side-chapel, the balcony above and from the neighbouring columns, but I couldn't jump high or far enough. Are the stained glass windows meant to be climbable? I couldn't get up onto the window sill. I even tried knocking the gold down with a broadhead arrow but the arrow stuck in the purse as if it were wood!
That's a hard one. I give you a lot of credit for what you tried! You have to shoot a rope arrow into the wooden ball at the end of the long chain (just above the lamp). Then climb up and switch over to the chain (which is climbable). Climb all the way up to get the loot.
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Fan Mission: A Good Neighbor (2020/03/08)
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Congratulations Amadeus!