KMOD 4 Focus Testing: Castle of Grief

RambOrc · **Posted:** Sun Jun 05, 2011 9:32 am

Designed to run on the currently available KMOD 4.0 Beta 2, this partial rework of the Castle of Grief is now available for public testing and feedback.

Monster changes: a number of monsters have been "upgraded" to tougher versions (3 additional versions of ettins, 1 additional version of centaurs, bishops and afrits each).

Architectural changes: the lift towers at the front and rear gates have been remodeled. Also, the corner tower visible on the right side of the screenshot has been reworked, however I'm somewhat unsure about the look & feel and welcome some feedback on it.

Bug (?): Afrit martyrs don't seem to show up.

How to play: download the ZIP below, extract it into the main KMOD 4 folder and add "-file tcsmaps.wad" to the startup options (or type "load tcsmaps.wad" in the console once the game is running).

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Sir Billiam IV · **Joined:** Tue Nov 09, 2010 6:11 pm **Posts:** 17

What? Changes to the game other than the source code? My goodness! :shock:

I downloaded it. Please don't tell me korax's minions will be unreasonably hard if I just warp to the map with a level 1 character.

Crimson Wizard · **Posted:** Wed Jun 15, 2011 1:39 am

Sir Billiam IV wrote:

Please don't tell me korax's minions will be unreasonably hard if I just warp to the map with a level 1 character.

You can use "gimme exp" cheat to increase your level.

RambOrc · **Posted:** Wed Jun 15, 2011 3:34 am

If you have a save game from KMOD4 Beta 2 from the second or third hub, applying this download won't break it.

RambOrc · **Posted:** Wed Jun 15, 2011 3:36 am

BTW CW I'm still waiting on your feedback whether you are happy with the monster placements now so I can continue with the rest of the hub.

Crimson Wizard · **Posted:** Thu Jun 16, 2011 9:39 pm

I have little free time to test this

Well, I'll try on weekends.

RambOrc · **Posted:** Fri Jun 17, 2011 12:46 am

Cool, I'd also like your ideas on what kind of upgrade to do to the final room in the Gibbet.

RambOrc · **Posted:** Mon Jun 27, 2011 8:24 am

Any comments on the monster placement/variety/difficulty?

Sir Billiam IV · **Joined:** Tue Nov 09, 2010 6:11 pm **Posts:** 17

The vavoom engine keeps throwing errors at me and crashing the game whenever I try to do the warp cheat or even at random times when I'm just playing the game =(
Maybe it's my 64-bit system (was it made for 32-bit?) or I need to find appropriate drivers/libraries for it or what, Idunno.

RambOrc · **Posted:** Fri Jul 08, 2011 8:10 am

I am running it on 32bit XP in a virtual machine, so can't say how it works on any other system. You using Vista Vanilla or Vista Second Edition?

Sir Billiam IV · **Joined:** Tue Nov 09, 2010 6:11 pm **Posts:** 17

I'm on Windows 7. I have another 32-bit computer with Vista, I can see how it works there.

edit: I can't tell what the architectual differences are (if any), but WOAH, it's chocked full of recolored bishops with hellstaffs, ettins chucking fletchettes, centaurs shooting maulotaur fire, and kamikaze dive-bombing afrits!

Is this a preview of what we're getting in scattered evil? This is a madhouse!

Crimson Wizard · **Posted:** Sat Jul 16, 2011 8:53 am

Sir Billiam IV wrote:

The vavoom engine keeps throwing errors at me and crashing the game whenever I try to do the warp cheat or even at random times when I'm just playing the game =(
Maybe it's my 64-bit system (was it made for 32-bit?) or I need to find appropriate drivers/libraries for it or what, Idunno.

I have Windows 7 x64 and I don't remember having much problems with Vavoom...
If you still have those errors, here are some guidelines to how find more specific info about them:
http://vavoom-engine.com/forums/viewtop ... f=1&t=1281
It will be very nice if you could provide that information.

Sir Billiam IV wrote:

but WOAH, it's chocked full of recolored bishops with hellstaffs, ettins chucking fletchettes, centaurs shooting maulotaur fire, and kamikaze dive-bombing afrits!

Is this a preview of what we're getting in scattered evil? This is a madhouse!

Is that positive or negative opinion?

Sir Billiam IV · **Joined:** Tue Nov 09, 2010 6:11 pm **Posts:** 17

Crimson Wizard wrote:

Sir Billiam IV wrote:

but WOAH, it's chocked full of recolored bishops with hellstaffs, ettins chucking fletchettes, centaurs shooting maulotaur fire, and kamikaze dive-bombing afrits!

Is this a preview of what we're getting in scattered evil? This is a madhouse!

Is that positive or negative opinion?

A little of both, I guess.

RambOrc · **Posted:** Mon Jul 25, 2011 9:25 am

Making clear what things you liked and what it was that you disliked would be helpful.

RambOrc · **Posted:** Mon Jul 25, 2011 9:33 am

Sir Billiam IV wrote:

edit: I can't tell what the architectual differences are (if any)

RambOrc wrote:

Architectural changes: the lift towers at the front and rear gates have been remodeled. Also, the corner tower visible on the right side of the screenshot has been reworked, however I'm somewhat unsure about the look & feel and welcome some feedback on it.

KMOD 4 Focus Testing: Castle of Grief

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