The Official Zorbi Thread

[Tyhm]

All Zorbi (as a viable G2K1 race) info goes here.

Briefing:
Zorbis are basically humans with restricted heads. Only they can use head35 and some fish heads, they're the only human race that can use the fish heads.
Got it pretty much scripted on the thread back in the Main forum, I'll paste that here. I don't much care for this race as a concept, but if someone wants to go somewhere with it, be my guest....

[Nai]

Tyhm, Can I continue the Zorbies? I ahve alot of Ideas.

[Tyhm]

*shrugs*

Fine with me. Here's the code so far:

NPC Code:

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if(!strequals(#3(0),head35.gif)&&playerisfemale) setplayerprop #3,head35.gif;

if(!strequals(#3(0),head992.gif)&&playerismale) setplayerprop #3,head992.gif;

if(playerswimming){//or whatever

  this.testx=playerx;

  this.testy=playery;

  if(keydown(0)) this.testy--;

  if(keydown(1)) this.testx--;

  if(keydown(2)) this.testy++;

  if(keydown(3)) this.testx++;

  this.wall=0;

  for(this.tx=this.testx;this.tx<this.testx+2;this.t  x+=0.25){

    for(this.ty=this.testy;this.ty<this.testy+2;this.t  y+=0.25){

    if(onwall(this.tx,this.ty)&&board[this.tx+this.ty*64]<102*1024+12) this.wall=1; //I don't know the tile values

    // precisely....sufficed to say, we just tweak this until it detects the dark blue tiles, and if that's the onwall, ignore

    // it.

    }

  }

  if(this.wall<1){

    playerx=this.tx;

    playery=this.ty;

  }

}

 //optional code: if you really can't set negative glove strength, this will make them throw anything which is at their

 // glove strength...at level 2 you can lift a green stone, but it hurts and you immediately throw it, and you can 

 // carry vases/signs easily...at level 3 you can lift a blackstone and carry greenstones...etc.

if(carrying){

  if(playerglovepower<1||(playerglovepower<2&& (carryingstone||carryingblackstone))||carryingblac kstone) hurt 1;

}

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[Nai]

ok. I will look at it. Copy it into a text file and do well, the other stuff.

[FatherDante]

Why don't you like Zorbis, Tyhm?

[Nai]

k. Thanks Tyhm. I am gonna start probably when I get home from school.

[grim_squeaker_x]

Blah, Tyhm likes his Zorbi's he's just too busy to continue their production I think.

[Tyhm]

Grim's got it.
I like Zorbis. Not too amped about them as a race though. Too Valkorlia for my tastes. But that's just me...and yeah, way too swamped to do any heavy lifting on it.
If Zorbis are gonna be their own race, they'd either need something to differentiate themselves from humanoids beyond the obvious head and color defaults...setplayerprop races have a reputation for, well, sucking royally. I can't think of a way the Zorbis would turn out any different, but you're all welcome to prove me wrong. ^_^

[Nai]

Can I make a tag called (Zorbi Race Admin)?

[Tyhm]

Not half up to me. Maybe after the race goes up, if it does. More likely the Bomy Admins will become the New Races Admins. They might hire subteam members for each race though...

[Nai]

hmm, I see.

[Aidoggy]

I can see flashbacks of old graal and the other quest hehe

[Crono Illusion]

Can the song "Fish Heads" be their theme song?

[Tyhm]

fish-heads-are-rarely-seen-drinking-cappucino-in-Italian-restaurants-with-oriental-women!

Yeah!

[guyzer1]

idea how bought they are all blue and they are bigger than the humans or the can only stay out of water for so long?