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Aerion Istari
Aerion Istari
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v952 Changes For Modders - Minimal

September 3, 2012 7:29:01 AM from Elemental ForumsElemental Forums

I did a Beyond Compare on the v952 changes.  Most of what I saw wasn't stuff I thought important to modders other than what was well spelled out in the change log. There are a lot of new sound effects so if that is important to you, you might explore those.  One stealth change is that Lairs were backed away from starting points by about 50%.

 

1. The combat speed of all monsters was cut in half across the board.   If your mod creates new monsters, you might want to cut their combat speed in half as well.

2. Basic Horse travel and combat speeds were increased to match a Warhorse.   Heaven, if you haven't bumped up your Stormworld mount's speed, you might want to do that.

3. <UnitStatType> added to resistance Blunt, Pierce and Cut added 

Code: xml
  1. <UnitStatType InternalName="UnitStat_ResistBlunt">
  2.         <DisplayName>Blunt Resist</DisplayName>
  3.         <DisplayNameShort>BNT RES</DisplayNameShort>
  4.         <Description>Reduces blunt damage by this percent.</Description>
  5.         <Icon>Stat_DefenseBlunt_Icon.png</Icon>
  6.         <DefaultValue>0.0</DefaultValue>
  7.         <Hidden>1</Hidden>
  8.     </UnitStatType>
  9.     <UnitStatType InternalName="UnitStat_ResistCutting">
  10.         <DisplayName>Cutting Resist</DisplayName>
  11.         <DisplayNameShort>CUT RES</DisplayNameShort>
  12.         <Description>Reduces cutting damage by this percent.</Description>
  13.         <Icon>Stat_DefenseCutting_Icon.png</Icon>
  14.         <DefaultValue>0.0</DefaultValue>
  15.         <Hidden>1</Hidden>
  16.     </UnitStatType>
  17.     <UnitStatType InternalName="UnitStat_ResistPierce">
  18.         <DisplayName>Pierce Resist</DisplayName>
  19.         <DisplayNameShort>PRC RES</DisplayNameShort>
  20.         <Description>Reduces pierce damage by this percent.</Description>
  21.         <Icon>Stat_DefensePierce_Icon.png</Icon>
  22.         <DefaultValue>0.0</DefaultValue>
  23.         <Hidden>1</Hidden>
  24.     </UnitStatType>

 

4. I don't recall seeing these tags before.  The <CorrespondingResistStat> tags are new to v952.  They could be useful

Code: xml
  1.     <UnitStatType InternalName="UnitStat_Attack_Blunt">
  2.         <DisplayName>Blunt Attack</DisplayName>
  3.         <DisplayNameShort>BLNT ATK</DisplayNameShort>
  4.         <Description>The blunt damage that this unit can deal.</Description>
  5.         <Icon>Stat_AttackBlunt_Icon.png</Icon>
  6.         <DefaultValue>0.0</DefaultValue>
  7.         <Hidden>1</Hidden>
  8.         <IsPhysicalStat>1</IsPhysicalStat>
  9.         <IsAttackStat>1</IsAttackStat>
  10. <span style="color: #ff0000;">        <CorrespondingDefenseStat>UnitStat_Defense_Blunt</CorrespondingDefenseStat></span>
  11. <span style="color: #ff0000;">        <CorrespondingResistStat>UnitStat_ResistBlunt</CorrespondingResistStat></span>
  12.         <UnitStatGrouping>CombatStat</UnitStatGrouping>
  13.     </UnitStatType>
  14.     <UnitStatType InternalName="UnitStat_Attack_Cutting">
  15.         <DisplayName>Cutting Attack</DisplayName>
  16.         <DisplayNameShort>CUT ATK</DisplayNameShort>
  17.         <Description>The cutting damage that this unit can deal.</Description>
  18.         <Icon>Stat_AttackCutting_Icon.png</Icon>
  19.         <DefaultValue>0.0</DefaultValue>
  20.         <Hidden>1</Hidden>
  21.         <IsPhysicalStat>1</IsPhysicalStat>
  22.         <IsAttackStat>1</IsAttackStat>
  23. <span style="color: #ff0000;">        <CorrespondingDefenseStat>UnitStat_Defense_Cutting</CorrespondingDefenseStat></span>
  24. <span style="color: #ff0000;">        <CorrespondingResistStat>UnitStat_ResistCutting</CorrespondingResistStat></span>
  25.         <UnitStatGrouping>CombatStat</UnitStatGrouping>
  26.     </UnitStatType>
  27.     <UnitStatType InternalName="UnitStat_Attack_Pierce">
  28.         <DisplayName>Pierce Attack</DisplayName>
  29.         <DisplayNameShort>PRC ATK</DisplayNameShort>
  30.         <Description>The piercing damage that this unit can deal.</Description>
  31.         <Icon>Stat_AttackPierce_Icon.png</Icon>
  32.         <DefaultValue>0.0</DefaultValue>
  33.         <Hidden>1</Hidden>
  34.         <IsPhysicalStat>1</IsPhysicalStat>
  35.         <IsAttackStat>1</IsAttackStat>
  36. <span style="color: #ff0000;">        <CorrespondingDefenseStat>UnitStat_Defense_Pierce</CorrespondingDefenseStat>        </span>
  37. <span style="color: #ff0000;">        <CorrespondingResistStat>UnitStat_ResistPierce</CorrespondingResistStat></span>
  38. <span style="color: #ff0000;"> </span>       <UnitStatGrouping>CombatStat</UnitStatGrouping>
  39.     </UnitStatType>

5> Small changes to the tech tree prereqs on Administration, Alliances and Henchmen

 

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Aerion Istari
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Reply #1 September 3, 2012 8:21:52 AM
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2. Basic Horse travel and combat speeds were increased to match a Warhorse.   Heaven, if you haven't bumped up your Stormworld mount's speed, you might want to do that.

Did it already, but had to do a second pass after I saw how strong the new mounts were in-game. Thanks for keeping tabs!

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Aerion Istari
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Reply #2 September 4, 2012 6:39:17 PM
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With the way they're beefing up mounts and moving them down the tech tree, mounts should be an early research target.

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Reply #3 September 4, 2012 6:52:51 PM
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I had to place mounts back in their old spot: Prereqs are Animal Husbandry and Drills. Even then it is a fast way to dominate. I think I will set Gilden to rush mounts, maybe Pariden too. 

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