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Originally posted by HalcyonSeven
Questions:
1a.) For any good scripters out there, is my idea of "active" NPCs possible? More specifically, can I have a guy that moves around even when no players are present (server-side) and can move between different boards? I've noticed many NPCs doing this in Kingdoms, and I hope I am right.
2.) When is the level editor for the "new" verson 3 coming out? The pseudo-3D landscape if very important to our world and being able to play with this is important to me.
3.) Does the new terrain generate itself by deforming specific "nodes" as it were, setting an angle of a slope with points, or do you use a heightmap grayscale image where the lighter the pixel, the higher the terrain? I know Tribes 2's engine used heightmaps, and I've done some work with them in Cinema 4D.
4.)Here's one for those who aren't involved with Graal much and just like posting in the forums: "Do you like Ice Cream, if so, what flavor?"
5.) Would it ever be possible for me to get a local server set up test out our game? For example, could I take a computer on my home network, turn it into a server, load it up with my levels, and play on it with my friends to test it out over the LAN? I have almost no idea how to properly do serverside/clientside programming stuff.
Ciao.
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1a: I'd assume so too.
2: I think the level editor for v3 won't be out for a while, but keep in mind, you can make the 3d terrain and everything you see with the current editor - you just need to know how to work it.
3: The way I've seen the 3d terrain made, doesn't use heightmaps at all.
4: I only like Chocolate Chip Mint (Or Mint Chocolate Chip as more commonly known).
5: I don't think that is possible now for one reason. If it could be set up like that, we would be getting "free" servers popping up everywhere, and Unixmad and Stefan are trying to run a business, not plow it into the ground.
And it seems like you have a good idea going here. Admittedly, I haven't read the message at length, but if you've typed that much for an
idea, it would seem appropriate to assume that I'd like to see it.
