Post by sekira on Apr 23, 2008 12:20:00 GMT -5
I finally decided to download the source.
Really, I just want to look around for now. If I do decide to try my own builds, I will do so only for testing. See below for my little comments on that.
While I was looking in the source, I think I figured out how to change the chain attack function to let you aim your chain attacks like bolt or ball spells, instead of being restricted to the 8 direction keys.
I'm pretty sure I couldn't get this to work in lua (well, I could probably write an entire new function for chain attack, but I don't think it would be a good idea... lua is too slow for such an intensive function).
I guess what I would like to know is, what do you guys think about this? Good idea? Bad idea? Variaz veto the idea (heh
)?
P.S.
Rather than make my own builds, I intend to support Portralis because...
1. I don't have time to create or support my own band variant.
2. This one is the best one out there anyway. Frankly I'm pretty sure I would just mess things up if I tried to go my own way, and would end up with something worse than what I started with. I think I'm better as a contributor than I am as a creator, at least for now.
3. I'm certain Variaz has me beat for creativity both in developing the story and also thinking up and balancing new game mechanics.
4. If I did ever create a band variant, I would probably start with a different variant or the vanilla as my baseline, because Portralis is so unique and so well developed, I wouldn't want to feel like I was hijacking Variaz's hard work, and I would also like to feel more like the end product was unique to me, rather than just working on someone else's product.
Really, I just want to look around for now. If I do decide to try my own builds, I will do so only for testing. See below for my little comments on that.
While I was looking in the source, I think I figured out how to change the chain attack function to let you aim your chain attacks like bolt or ball spells, instead of being restricted to the 8 direction keys.
I'm pretty sure I couldn't get this to work in lua (well, I could probably write an entire new function for chain attack, but I don't think it would be a good idea... lua is too slow for such an intensive function).
I guess what I would like to know is, what do you guys think about this? Good idea? Bad idea? Variaz veto the idea (heh
)?P.S.
Rather than make my own builds, I intend to support Portralis because...
1. I don't have time to create or support my own band variant.
2. This one is the best one out there anyway. Frankly I'm pretty sure I would just mess things up if I tried to go my own way, and would end up with something worse than what I started with. I think I'm better as a contributor than I am as a creator, at least for now.
3. I'm certain Variaz has me beat for creativity both in developing the story and also thinking up and balancing new game mechanics.
4. If I did ever create a band variant, I would probably start with a different variant or the vanilla as my baseline, because Portralis is so unique and so well developed, I wouldn't want to feel like I was hijacking Variaz's hard work, and I would also like to feel more like the end product was unique to me, rather than just working on someone else's product.
