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posted 02-25-02 05:07 PM CT (US)   
I've just got links to a bunch of map tips here:

The_EditorBuilder's Trigger Trick Guide (Highly Recommended)

Map Design/Trigger Trick Articles
1.Seasonal Change
2.Mag 1
3.Ideas
4.Elevated Shallows(ah, my old days...)
5.More Ideas
6.Some Questions Answered
7.Mag 2
8.Mag 3 (Includes FFFS)
9.Durability of Hero's Weapon

Update: Other People's Articles:
1.The_Conqueror's Trigger Library/FAQ
2.Buying/Using Potions
3.Multiple Potions Trick
4.Misc.
5.Tricks & Stuff
6.Ideas Galore
7.Spells & Speel
8.What Makes a Good Scenario?(Preferations)

Update Part I Complete

More:
1.BNC's Keeping a Scenario Interesting
2.The Editor's Handbook (can't believe I almost forgot this - great article)
3.Interesting...
4.Cliff Trick (could be very useful!)
5.Waterfall Eye-Candy (I think this has multiple ways )
6.Earthquake Trick
7.Snow Storm (you might have to look around a little in this thread )
8.Falling off a Cliff

Update II Complete

More...
1.RPG Triggers...
2.Cool Healing Trick
3.Smooth Shorelines
4.People in Buildings (this one's actually pretty cool!)
5.AoK Punk Articles
6.AI Signal
7.AI Signal Trigger

Update III complete.

Interesting!
1. The_Conqueror's Medievil Language Guide
2. A Lot of Names You Might Want to use...
3. Useful RPG Trick... (Discovered by Izzy)
4. Cool! (This is great for a siege scenario...)
5. Stepping Stones
6. Elf's Eye-Candy (Told ya I'd get it in! )

Update IV Complete.

Yet More For You...
1. Realistic Rams *note, I think you have to use the Kestrel's way...)
2. Mounting Units
3. Things not to put in your Scenario
4. Difficulty Level in Your Scenario (Settings/Triggers)

Update V Complete.

Useful Utilities for You! (Download)
1. My Small Town Eye-Candy Tamplate
2. Prototype (Early Stages) of FFFS (Final Fantasy Fight System)
3. Rasher's New Units Template
4. EO's New Units and Objects Template
5. CheeZy monkey0's eye Candy Template

More Links and Stuff
1.Silent Tributes
2.Realistic Mines
3.Cliffed Waterfall
4.AI Trigger System ("Taunt2Trig")
5.Resting at an Inn


Team Articles
The TSUniversity Articles (Use the menu on the left for various AoK Designing Tips)
Dragon Gaming Design Network Articles

Useful A.I. Scripts (Download)
1.Immobile Units AI GOLD
2.The Duke AI v1.5
*Note: The AIs do not necessarily have to be part of your scenario, but they can be used as templates for crafting your own AI scripts!

Still More!
1.Unique "Altering the HP bar" trick
2.TREXMAN's Jungle Guide


More to Come!

ENJOY!

I just created a (small) list of things that look good in maps, but aren't in any eye-candy posts/tutorials (that I've seen).

1. Dock on the Rock (place cliffs behind a dock... I don't know why this looks good. You can find it in the Orange city in Gyda's challenge)

2. Ruined Cities (sure you've seen it done in T:PoD etc, but for The Conquerors, here's what I recommend:
-Use the ruined barracks, and Roman ruins (with rubble 1x1 underneath/just beside them)
-use map copied trees onto farms that have been damaged (with trigger, 390 dmg i think, works best) kind of makes it look like the trees are on fire. Place flowers/map copied stone mines and/or rocks on your farms.

3. Earthquake (has this been used before? methinks yes)
-Place cracks and craters all over a city with burning/ruined buildings.

4. Demon_709 reports on how to prevent hero healing!
Here's how it's done:

Quoted from Demon_709:

Trigger X:
Loop=yes
Effect 1: Damage object (hero or area filled with only heros)

This can also be turned off so that they regain their normal heal (great for saying that someone cast the regen spell or something).


Thanks!

More special thanks to icrashonmyface, and here's why:
icomf's Winter
and how it can be changed to...
icomf's Summer!

Various Forummer's Insights compiled by icomf
Thanks!

crasher's Goat Path

Latest Links:
The Kestrel's Advanced Trigger Tricks
Shiva's Burning Bridge Trick
Loads of Map Pictures
Strife Shadow Introduces: Quicksand!
Invisible Farms

Please use this thread for anything similar
Thanks!

-Ultima_Knight


how is this for a quote

[This message has been edited by Cherub Aro (edited 02-27-2003 @ 12:13 PM).]

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posted 02-25-02 07:30 PM CT (US)     1 / 180  
Thanks!

- King_Thalamos


*******Proud Member of King's Kreations*******
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posted 02-26-02 12:48 PM CT (US)     2 / 180  
Wow awsome man Thx a lot!!!
posted 02-26-02 04:26 PM CT (US)     3 / 180  
Well, I'm gettin' back in the habit of designing.
I've updated the list, so that it includes other articles (that aren't mine )

And sorry LotR fans! I'm having a bit of trouble with FTP on the AoK Punk team site... so maybe I'll upload everything on to mine... It'll be up soon!

...finally.

-Ultima_Knight


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posted 02-26-02 07:52 PM CT (US)     4 / 180  
1 Song from my FotR soudtrack available!

go here:
FotR Book I
Okay, then go down to the "News" section and go to EMPIRE AL staffers, which actually leads to my FotR page!


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[This message has been edited by Ultima_Knight (edited 02-26-2002 @ 07:54 PM).]

posted 02-27-02 03:47 PM CT (US)     5 / 180  
Great Articles!!
posted 02-27-02 04:24 PM CT (US)     6 / 180  
Hey SIR Ultima Knight, how 'bout my old "Thread Center" ??

Well, good archives I might say. Marvelous !

~Andan~

[This message has been edited by Indonesian_Militia (edited 02-27-2002 @ 04:25 PM).]

posted 02-27-02 09:02 PM CT (US)     7 / 180  
Thank you. Top.

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posted 02-28-02 06:54 PM CT (US)     8 / 180  
Top.

Please post any links in the means of Scenario Design for AoK/TC that you feel are worthwile in this thread!


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posted 02-28-02 09:55 PM CT (US)     9 / 180  
Oh yeah... the song's available through the link i posted 1-2 posts ago.

I hate topping my own threads...


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posted 03-01-02 04:32 PM CT (US)     10 / 180  
Update #2 done!
posted 03-03-02 09:16 PM CT (US)     11 / 180  
Top.

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posted 03-21-02 03:46 PM CT (US)     12 / 180  
Update III complete...
posted 03-21-02 07:00 PM CT (US)     13 / 180  
Amazing!

Thanks Ultima_Knight.


"I take it that this is the Anastasia Scud pines for?" - Epic Commander
"What Ana said. Use sugar and the whip." - aka the Pilot
"I think you will realize the emphasis was on Ana and Cake." - Monk
posted 03-27-02 04:18 PM CT (US)     14 / 180  
Update IV. Really, I've read through these articles, and they are really fantastic. I would reccomend especially the trigger tricks, as you can use these really well in your scenarios. People wouldn't publicize their articles if people weren't supposed to read them, so take a look!

-Ultima_Knight


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posted 03-27-02 05:50 PM CT (US)     15 / 180  
That's a nice collection of useful information you have there, Ultima. My compliments.

Sephiroth, also known as Luke Gevaerts
E-mail: lukegevaerts@hotmail.com | Current Project: Against Thee, Wickedly

Quoted from a friend:
"Christians and Judes are slaughtering eachother in the name of Jesus Christ. Do you really think that such is what he wanted when he got nailed to his cross?"

posted 03-27-02 06:39 PM CT (US)     16 / 180  
Hey Ultima, the people inside buildings is impossible, the way I_F describes it.
posted 03-27-02 09:53 PM CT (US)     17 / 180  
Yeah... I think it's more map copying and stuff... like the monks in the cathedral or in a castle...

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posted 03-27-02 11:17 PM CT (US)     18 / 180  
TOP, very useful, but it will very cool if you add more things, like making some weird buildings with copy paste or making chinese stuff.
posted 03-27-02 11:36 PM CT (US)     19 / 180  
Hey Ultima Knight!Where i can download that name generator?
Contact to me plz.Heres my e-mail: isaac11_serna@hotmail.com
posted 03-28-02 11:57 AM CT (US)     20 / 180  
I actually do not know where it can be downloaded from. I would suggest contacting The_Conqueror directly if you're interested. I was looking more at AL's posts and the ones with name in them.
Thanks for your interest, though!

-Ultima_Knight


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posted 03-28-02 01:27 PM CT (US)     21 / 180  
some angel ought to sticky this...

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posted 03-28-02 05:03 PM CT (US)     22 / 180  
My thanks. Please, if anyone here has links to useful map design articles, please, post them! I have trouble finding them.

-Ultima_Knight


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posted 03-29-02 02:05 PM CT (US)     23 / 180  
TOP
this thread is too good to lose!

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posted 03-29-02 02:29 PM CT (US)     24 / 180  
nutty_squirril

I agree.


Ultima_Knight

3. Earthquake

Don't forget to shake the ground with change view too.


"I take it that this is the Anastasia Scud pines for?" - Epic Commander
"What Ana said. Use sugar and the whip." - aka the Pilot
"I think you will realize the emphasis was on Ana and Cake." - Monk
posted 03-29-02 07:57 PM CT (US)     25 / 180  
For anyone that wants to know how to make it so that a hero cant heal itself, here the trig setup:

Trigger X:
Loop=yes
Effect 1: Damage object (hero or area filled with only heros)

This can also be turned off so that they regain their normal heal (great for saying that someone cast the regen spell or something). Theres my addition to your library Ultima.


"If a turtle doesnt have a shell, is it homeless or naked?"-Some funny dead guy
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posted 03-29-02 08:39 PM CT (US)     26 / 180  
Ultima_Knight

You have been around for my forever here...and so most of the articles I ever searched were through your posts.

I was thinking that Demon_709 is on to something here. If anybody would know if his effect is a first of sorts it would be you. I think it is...is it? Does anyone have an article about this?

Demon_709

Again, whether it is a first or not, it was a great discovery you made...and it is interesting to think of how it might be used.




"I take it that this is the Anastasia Scud pines for?" - Epic Commander
"What Ana said. Use sugar and the whip." - aka the Pilot
"I think you will realize the emphasis was on Ana and Cake." - Monk
posted 03-29-02 08:44 PM CT (US)     27 / 180  
Put this trigger trick
Trigger 0
Condition: Objects in zone (sheep male and sheep female)
Condition: timer: 60
Effect: Create object: sheep

Its kinda stupid but it can be used in big farms and i think that it can be used for making mounted warriors but changing the sheep for a horse and then making a trigger like in El Cid when el Cid goes with Babieca.

posted 03-29-02 09:10 PM CT (US)     28 / 180  
Hehehe... actually, that's not a bad idea for livestock breeding in a scenario or something.

Demon_709: thanks! your trigger is at the top of the thread.


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posted 03-29-02 09:42 PM CT (US)     29 / 180  
thanks...and to anyone that asks (i already have been) you can use that trigger as much as you want.

"If a turtle doesnt have a shell, is it homeless or naked?"-Some funny dead guy
Elite Member and Manager of GoD Craft
posted 03-30-02 07:23 AM CT (US)     30 / 180  
ok, i gotta question. i have like 13 jaguar warriors in some palisades, and 3 monks. how fast do monks heal damage? i am planning to damage the jws like 20, jut dont know the timing so that the monks have enough time to heal them.

|corruptsociety|-|the only place to be|
:::current projects - Quest for the Golden Sword - for aom only:::
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posted 03-30-02 01:15 PM CT (US)     31 / 180  
@Nutty_Squirrel

dmg jags w/ trigs, create monks, test & time w/ a stopwatch
does this help?

posted 03-30-02 02:44 PM CT (US)     32 / 180  
I think that you just have to time how long it takes the monk to do one small heal (i.e. lifting the staff up and down).

Monks heal +2HP per staff raising.


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posted 03-31-02 07:13 AM CT (US)     33 / 180  
hmm, thanks.

|corruptsociety|-|the only place to be|
:::current projects - Quest for the Golden Sword - for aom only:::
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posted 03-31-02 10:51 PM CT (US)     34 / 180  
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:P

posted 04-01-02 10:32 PM CT (US)     35 / 180  
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