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Is "none of ... [plural countable] is..." correct or at least acceptable? The way I see it, it's correct because none is the negative version of one so suggests something singular, but I always see the plural form everywhere.

Khergit Veteran Horse Archers used to have about 230 archery proficiency and a good AI.

And who forgets the 2012 apocalypse thread?

IMO he technically could, but then he stops being omnipotent. More to the point, he can limit his powers to create this stone.

@YoItsObama: The glitch happens because when it's holstered, the scabbard/holstered version is initialized and the trigger just activates again. You could try removing the scabbard carry mesh from your sword. You can always justify its disappearance by saying it's magical.

PS. If you want to keep the carry mesh, let's say you create your flame script. Put it into module_scripts and call it from the item trigger, or directly make it the trigger.

Now you need to make sure it's not activated when it's not being wielded. To store the wielding state of the agent, place ti_on_item_wielded and ti_on_item_unwielded triggers into relevant mission templates. Create something like slot_agent_wielding_flame_sword.


The flame script must check if slot_agent_wielding_flame_sword equals 1 for the agent and only then activate the flames.

I have to say C# is a massive improvement. Sure, I liked Monty/MABL's ease of use and quirks that allowed for out-of-the-box thinking and gimmicks a lot, but the same dependence on gimmicky workarounds limited it greatly (having to rely on parties or troop inventories to simulate arrays, no way to work with strings apart from joining them together and some other stuff that should have been trivial otherwise). Monty just can't handle such a supposedly ambitious game. It's not 2012 anymore.

Not to mention it allowed for a limited amount of scripts/tuples, making it harder to read and work with. With C#, you can create as many functions, classes or objects as you like, organizing your code better. It's also supported by a lot of common IDEs, which helps with debugging and reviewing.

You can also try running it on an XP VM.

The upvote system is already everywhere, so it's refreshing that this forum still doesn't have that. Technical/developmental stuff getting upvoted is fine, because it allows the devs and other people trying to help to easily see what the users want, and what gets the job done is upvoted anyway. Normal discussions don't need such things. It's just too much instant gratification, and treats popular opinions as always better.

Battanians are more tricky/roguish and Sturgians are the more simple/straightforward faction though.

They're supposed to be weak. Barbarians who are good fighters, but not much else.

Sturgia being weaker makes sense actually. Unlike other factions, they don't know anything but fighting, least of all how to sustain their faction. They're basically supposed to be the Sparta to the others' Athens.

I thought they might have just changed it back, but good to know.

Fun fact: Your profile ID mod 278 is your alphabetical order among all the kingdom heroes and prominent NPCs.

Shouldn't this topic have been on Fun Stuff?

You could also argue that not wanting to get your hands dirty when it's needed is a self-absorbed decision based on a sense of pride of "keeping clean", therefore not necessarily ethical.