VC Modding Dream - Collection of ideas

deadknight said:

kalarhan> This is awesome. Can't wait to play with your script
It's possible to merge it with the wound system of VC ? That way, if you are crippled, you get those new penalties instead of the old ones, like -1 AGI, etc... (maybe if you don't heal well, we can keep the -1 AGI, cause otherwise the new system will be too penalising if it turns permanent)

You can use this in a simpler form if you only take the equipment HP (legs, chest, helmet)

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If I understand it well, you can read the HP from those equipments ? If it's true, maybe if we do a certain amount of damage the limbs become crippled. For Example, if we do 50 damage to the legs, the target can't run anymore, but if we only do 25, the target will not be crippled yet. The next attack with mini 25 damage will cripple his legs systematically.

Sorry for my bad english, and thank you for your work !

PS : Love your suggestions sirgzu

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Items : maybe its in game already, I´m not sure about it I didn´t spend a lot time in game yet
- Shields : 3 categories : Light, medium and heavy
- Helms : add some Medium leather helmets or caps
- Armor – some leather ones ( rare and expensive ) and  fur armors. Ad some wristbands maybe ( more AC then gloves ) – compatible with light armors only
- More armors variety – color, look etc

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We have light/medium + heavy shields with penalties. More items is always nice, but it is probably a inclusion of a OSP pack.
1.04beta has lots of new colors for items.

Refuge :
-Possibility to build one more basic temporary „Lair“ anywhere – if a one is upgraded „Refuge“ is built already.
- Posibility to build some fortifications ( if the refuge will be reamain attackable ). Simple watch tower for archers perhaps.

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We have quarters (2 at same time, can put troops there).
Gotta wait and see for now as this is WIP for the 1.04beta.

Companions:
- Add unigue equipment to companions based on their character, story  and skills and which won´t be possible to change or take off or with 0 price and bonus atributes only for that companion
Ideas : fast horse for Morgant, Egil´s father huscarl shield, Beda´s Pilgrim staff, Solveig´s Lyre, Reginard´s Strongbow etc etc

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Part of my personal companion overhaul, so already there. Not sure about unique items, that increases work for anyone merging the mod.

- definately Freelancer if possible

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in the list

- Shield bash – acc. Shield skill + strengh = % chance to knock down oponent

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Just got in with 1.04beta

Tattoos : have more option/variety of face/body to pick up. Especially for Picts charakters.

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We have a thread about this from @kraggrim http://forums.taleworlds.com/index.php/topic,324117.0.html

Status: I wrote my first version of the script. Currently it is doing the following:

Player is hit (so no blocking/parrying):
1) If hit in the head: loses damage potential (so if you were doing 100 damage, now you will be doing 90, etc)
2) If hit in the weapon arm/hand: disarm
3) If hit on legs: loses speed (-10% each time)
4) If hit elsewhere (torso, etc): loses damage

Bot is hit (anywhere)
1) Unequip weapon
2) Slow down to 50% speed
3) Does only 50% damage


It is a very early test. My intend was to test the lag and what operations/actions work well against the player and bots. I didnt notice problems running battles with 200x200 bots on a sandbox campaign. I didn’t include % chances for effects (next phase), and I still want to try next actions: knockback on head hit, effects sounds for pain, change screen to simulate a heavy head hit, etc.

If anyone has suggestions for this feel free to reply.

My plan so far:

- Head hit: 10% chance of breaking helmet. 50% chance of damage penalty. 25% chance of screen effects that will make harder for you to see. 10% chance of knockback/down (higher with heavy damage)...

- Right arm/hand hit: 20% of unequip weapon (you do not lose it). 5% of dropping weapon (you lose the weapon!). Each hit should decrease your damage after it.

- Legs hit: Each hit will make you slower.

- Rest of the body hit: 10% chance of penalties like less damage and less speed.


My plan for duels (like the ones you do against another lord commander before a battle):

1) Reduce damage for the first 60 seconds of the battle. In this phase both agents have full armour, stamina and health. Its the exploring phase of the duel
        - Damage is reduced to a minor thing. I dont want anyone dying here.
        - This phase should be about knowing your enemy and crippling his attacks (shield, weapon, limbs)

        Combine this phase with the crippled limbs idea. So if you hit your enemy he will start to lose speed, damage, you can break the weapon, you can the damage armour, break shield, etc

    I didnt test it, but it would be cool if you could force unequip pieces of armour, like the helmet Update: you can 

2) After 60 sec its the damage phase. Time to kill before you are killed. Penalties from first phase will make this phase unique every duel.



This is WIP. Once I release a preview I will add the tweaks for the % values.

Cheers

gdwitt said:

I would place a second vote for custom commander.
In particular, I'd like to be able to choose who goes into battle rather than have to constantly move troop-groups  up and down in your party list just in case I end up in battle.

How are you doing this without module_system access?

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No need to vote  , this is a collection of ideas for VC (anyone can participate, use the ideas or add more). It is not a list of what my mod will have. It is explained on the OP:

kalarhan said:

Hey guys,

I would like to collect ideas from the community about modding VC in preparation for a future modules release (game code source).

I will be integrating lots of stuff on my personal submod (not released to the public). I will publish the parts the community would like to see too depending on this (and future) threads.

Keep in mind this is a brainstorming thread. Other modders are welcome to participate and add/take ideas from it!

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You would be surprise what we can do without the modules  . Much of the code is from native (we have that source). Lots from Brytenwalda (we have it too). Anything else just need to be translated. If you want to learn more, please create a new thread so we can keep this one for ideas, not tutorials. Tweak's thread already has some posts from me with explanations on how to do it.

If you saw Matrix (the movie), its like this (some people only see green numbers, you can learn to see beyond them):


Custom Commander has lots of features. It grew and grew over the years. It is not impossible to integrate it NOW, but honestly too much work to keep between versions. The selection of troops is actually a part which is not hard, as it involves new UI instead of changing stuff that already exists (lots of merging). I will include in the list, thanks for the suggestion.

Character Screen with new buttons (Heroes and MapNodes):


Companions:


Companions (showing one not in the party -> it display the city too):

Companions (3 more portraits side by side):


Companions detail (Jrider Report integrated):


Ladies courtship (Jrider):


Factions selection:

Known Lords (Jrider):


Known Lords filtered by the ones in your faction(Jrider):


Mapnode:

Factions:


Diplomacy:


Fiefs in the world (towns, villages, castles and if they are under attack):


Religion of factions:



Relation Matrix

Matrix by Wyndyplains



Troop Tree extend to show details: