Would it be possible to try out some herds of animals? I was thinking today of possible herd mobs similar to units of soldiers.
For example, if you rode closer to a herd of duskhorn they would flee as a group, but perhaps one breaks off, spawning the lost little duskhorn to be hunted.
Attacking the herd as a whole should just be impossible and they should also stop spawning new duskhorn after a few break off.
This would mean you no longer need to load four or five tandu all clustered together, someone would have to actually ride after the moving herd which sounds overall more dangerous.
Codedly possible? I say yes. Perfectly planned? Not so much, but what say you?
That sounds pretty cool actually. Wonder if it's possible.
I've seen stuff likened to herds in an area of the game that's been specifically tweaked to have cool npc stuff going on. But yeah I like your idea of units that can have some units split off.
this would be beast.
A small herd of tregil are here, grazing amongst the scrub.
>kill tregil
A small herd of tregil deftly dodges your chop.
A small herd of tregil hits you viciously on the head.
You reel from the blow.
Your vision goes black.
...
Welcome to Armageddon!
Careful what you wish for... Coders might get lazy and just slap on a new sdesc to an NPC unit. Lol.
A system for something like this has been proposed for Reborn, and once we're at that point, I bet it will be discussed on the blog in great detail! :)
If collectives for beasts is something being contemplated, I would also like to suggest "formations" for groups of PCs and NPCs.
Examples:
The red dwarf starts following you.
The green elf starts following you.
The blue half-giant starts following you.
The black mul starts following you.
Formation Arrow <leader> <left flank> <right flank>
Leader gets hit and has a chance of getting hit with higher damage by the opponent(s).
Flanks have a chance of inflicting higher damage.
or
Formation Phalanx <leader> <left> <right>
Leader, Left and Right PCs act as barriers and get a bonus to defence (maybe even get the blows distributed through them based on percentages - 60% leader, 20% left, 20% right).
Rest of the PCs in the group can attack the opponent(s), but with a small penalty to their damage score.
After all, Arm is evolving, the beasts are evolving into collective units, so why shouldn't the PCs also use their brains and tactics, to develop suitable battle formations?
We do have a lot of ideas from which to pull on the Reborn forum if we go down that route.
Quote from: Incognito on September 15, 2011, 03:38:13 PM
If collectives for beasts is something being contemplated, I would also like to suggest "formations" for groups of PCs and NPCs.
Examples:
The red dwarf starts following you.
The green elf starts following you.
The blue half-giant starts following you.
The black mul starts following you.
Formation Arrow <leader> <left flank> <right flank>
Leader gets hit and has a chance of getting hit with higher damage by the opponent(s).
Flanks have a chance of inflicting higher damage.
or
Formation Phalanx <leader> <left> <right>
Leader, Left and Right PCs act as barriers and get a bonus to defence (maybe even get the blows distributed through them based on percentages - 60% leader, 20% left, 20% right).
Rest of the PCs in the group can attack the opponent(s), but with a small penalty to their damage score.
After all, Arm is evolving, the beasts are evolving into collective units, so why shouldn't the PCs also use their brains and tactics, to develop suitable battle formations?
likes
Abbott: Not bunch, herd.
Costello: Heard of what?
Abbott: Herd of animals.
Costello: Sure I've heard of animals!
Abbott: No, I mean an animal herd!
Costello: What do I care what an animal heard? I got no secrets from an animal!
A herd of carru arrives from the west.
A herd of carru charges at you and knocks you over!
Your vision goes black.
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(~) ~-_ ~-_ _-~ /-~
Welcome to Armageddon! (~) `~-_ ~_======_--~~ __~
(~) _~_\__\____/__/_--\ ~`-_
\ _-~~ _-~~~-_ \_ ~-_
You may: ~- __--~`_ / _-~ ~. ~_
(C) Disconnect to your character -~ \ _~ ___, \ ~-_ \
(R) Create a new character ,~ _-, ~ _~ \ \ | , \ \
(L) List your characters / /~/ -~ / ~ / / \~ \
(V) Toggle ANSI/VT100 mode | | \ _~ | __-~ / _/ \~ '\
(B) Toggle 'brief' menus \ ~-_~ - | _ ~-____-~ .~ \~ |
(O) Show Race/Guild Options /`. __~~ ~ `_ __-~ \~ \~
(P) Change account password \_ ~~ . | . ~-____--~~ \ \_~ _/~
(D) Documentation menu /\___--~ ~--_ / ____~ _/~~
(E) Change your Email \ / ~~~___ / _-\\~\
(X) Exit Armageddon /\ / _-\~\\~\\~\
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Read the documentation { |\ __ _ _-\ \ \\~~\\~~\\~~\
menu before creating your | ||~_ /` ~\ / _/~ ) | |\\~~\\~~\\~~
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Armageddon is OPEN.
Choose thy fate:
Quote from: Fomalhaut on September 16, 2011, 06:37:52 AM
A herd of [s]carru[/s] kank flies arrives from the west.
A herd of [s]carru[/s] kank flies charges at you and knocks you over!
Your vision goes black.
_______ ___
/\\_____//~-_ _-~\\__
(~) ~-_ ~-_ _-~ _-~
(~) ~-_ ~-_ _-~ /-~
Welcome to Armageddon! (~) `~-_ ~_======_--~~ __~
(~) _~_\__\____/__/_--\ ~`-_
\ _-~~ _-~~~-_ \_ ~-_
You may: ~- __--~`_ / _-~ ~. ~_
(C) Disconnect to your character -~ \ _~ ___, \ ~-_ \
(R) Create a new character ,~ _-, ~ _~ \ \ | , \ \
(L) List your characters / /~/ -~ / ~ / / \~ \
(V) Toggle ANSI/VT100 mode | | \ _~ | __-~ / _/ \~ '\
(B) Toggle 'brief' menus \ ~-_~ - | _ ~-____-~ .~ \~ |
(O) Show Race/Guild Options /`. __~~ ~ `_ __-~ \~ \~
(P) Change account password \_ ~~ . | . ~-____--~~ \ \_~ _/~
(D) Documentation menu /\___--~ ~--_ / ____~ _/~~
(E) Change your Email \ / ~~~___ / _-\\~\
(X) Exit Armageddon /\ / _-\~\\~\\~\
(?) Read menu options / | \ \ | / / _-~ )\\~\\~\\~~\
{ /\ \ / _~ \ ~`~~\\~~\\~~\
Read the documentation { |\ __ _ _-\ \ \\~~\\~~\\~~\
menu before creating your | ||~_ /` ~\ / _/~ ) | |\\~~\\~~\\~~
character, please. | || \|"""""""|_ __-~ ; | |~\\~~\\~~\\~
\ \\ ({"""""""}\\ _~ / /~~\\~~\\~~\\
Armageddon is OPEN.
Choose thy fate:
wtf strikethrough
really?
STrikethrough, bold and all that don't work in the code format.
QuoteA herd of carru kank flies arrives from the west.
A herd of carru kank flies charges at you and knocks you over!
Your vision goes black.
_______ ___
/\\_____//~-_ _-~\\__
(~) ~-_ ~-_ _-~ _-~
(~) ~-_ ~-_ _-~ /-~
Welcome to Armageddon! (~) `~-_ ~_======_--~~ __~
(~) _~_\__\____/__/_--\ ~`-_
\ _-~~ _-~~~-_ \_ ~-_
You may: ~- __--~`_ / _-~ ~. ~_
(C) Disconnect to your character -~ \ _~ ___, \ ~-_ \
(R) Create a new character ,~ _-, ~ _~ \ \ | , \ \
(L) List your characters / /~/ -~ / ~ / / \~ \
(V) Toggle ANSI/VT100 mode | | \ _~ | __-~ / _/ \~ '\
(B) Toggle 'brief' menus \ ~-_~ - | _ ~-____-~ .~ \~ |
(O) Show Race/Guild Options /`. __~~ ~ `_ __-~ \~ \~
(P) Change account password \_ ~~ . | . ~-____--~~ \ \_~ _/~
(D) Documentation menu /\___--~ ~--_ / ____~ _/~~
(E) Change your Email \ / ~~~___ / _-\\~\
(X) Exit Armageddon /\ / _-\~\\~\\~\
(?) Read menu options / | \ \ | / / _-~ )\\~\\~\\~~\
{ /\ \ / _~ \ ~`~~\\~~\\~~\
Read the documentation { |\ __ _ _-\ \ \\~~\\~~\\~~\
menu before creating your | ||~_ /` ~\ / _/~ ) | |\\~~\\~~\\~~
character, please. | || \|"""""""|_ __-~ ; | |~\\~~\\~~\\~
\ \\ ({"""""""}\\ _~ / /~~\\~~\\~~\\
Armageddon is OPEN.
Choose thy fate:
Bleh, well, that sorta worked, but the mantis mutated.
Yeah... The more we joke about this, the less I want it implemented :P
>shoot herd east
You hear something's death cry to the east.
>e
>skin herd
You jam your skinning knife into like, thirty animals, and get a sweet ass pile of hides!
I have, on one PC, seen a "herd" of animals, but it was basically one or two "stags" and then a bunch of regular units, and they all attacked if one was threatened.
Boy. That was not fun. For the one that attacked first, that is. ;)
Yay herds of gith. You feel so badass after you single handed kill them all.
Quote from: musashi on September 17, 2011, 05:57:27 AM
Yay herds of gith. You feel so badass after you single handed kill them all.
Warband. They're called warbands.
Quote from: Nyr on September 15, 2011, 03:19:33 PM
A system for something like this has been proposed for Reborn, and once we're at that point, I bet it will be discussed on the blog in great detail! :)
I'm probably among a collective band who is eagerly anticipating Arm 2.
And we're a majority damnit!
Formations sounds great. Now Sergeants can REALLY teach you how to do stuff.
However, since we're all making up herds...
A herd of ruddy-hued, gigantic Mekillots arrives from the east.
think (really unlucky) Oh. Fuck.
Feeling really unlucky, you think:
"Oh. Fuck."
Someone whispers to you, in sirihish:
"... You."
A herd of a pile of refuse is here....