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#507948 Progress Report

Posted by Vivian on 10 February 2011 - 07:38 AM in Miles

Hey, long time no post...again! I'm just going to stop pretending I can follow a schedule and just update when I have something significant to report. Okay? Today happens to be one of those significant update days. (Finally, right?)

Just before ~~laziness struck~~ school work became overwhelming, I decided that the "second half" of the joining dialogue needed a nice rework. It was a little lackluster, really. I don't want to spill too much detail, but now it's a lot more...interactive? Story-meshing? In-character? In any case, I hope you all will find it entertaining and less "forced".

All but a select few of the flirts are ready to go as far as writing+coding; only a bit of guidance (which will be provided by the LTs) is required to get them properly organized. As for those lovely quests I mentioned in the previous update, they've got too many issues to be considered finished, but they're only a few confusing steps from being operational.

Thanks for your patience, and I'll shout when we've made more progress!

#504680 Progress Report

Posted by Vivian on 07 January 2011 - 06:22 PM in Miles

Sorry about the lack of written updates - holidays got the best of us... :whistling:

The first quest has in fact been completed since our last update here! It runs well, and we're proud of ourselves. Three additional quests have been drafted and are now in something of a pseudo-code format (and they're currently sitting on my desks, pleading cooode meeee, Viiiviiii...). Silvi also wrote a few area-related talks, and they're all ready to go.

Over the course of the week or so, we're hoping to start chipping away at coding the flirts and writing dialogue for the new quests - and Silvi will work on LTs because she is a good person and she loves you all very much.

Until next week!
(I will update on time. I will update on time. I will update on time...)

#503088 Ask Miles

Posted by Vivian on 14 December 2010 - 01:41 PM in Miles

Miles and I may have a wee problem. You see, I am a druid at heart and with his paranoia regarding nature... Are we going to be able to work this out?
I mean, if he only wants to be friends with benefits, I can certainly dig it. But I must know... can it be anything more?

The straight-forward answer to this is the relationship can't be anything more than friends with benefits. Because you have the strong connection with nature that comes with your class, Miles will probably never get past the thought that if he said something wrong and made you angry, you could unleash "nature's fury" upon him. It's silly, but it really is a phobia, and I doubt he'd get over it without some intense therapy.

However, you don't have to worry about being left out of the fun. The FWB path is slightly more light-hearted, has a lot more jokes, and Miles is very comfortable most of the time because he gets to be himself (so far, I prefer the FWB path for this very reason). Not to mention druids get a few hilarious conversations all to themselves...

#502492 Progress Report

Posted by Vivian on 08 December 2010 - 09:34 AM in Miles

Hello one and everyone -
Time for our first update.

Our primary focus this past week was to complete one of the quests to be included in the mod. While there are still a few minor bugs to work out, the quest and all of the dialogue/actions in it are written and coded. Also, the mod was tested on a computer separate from the one on which it was coded for the first time. Again, a few issues that need to be sorted out, but the results of the first test were encouraging (in that it functioned much better than expected).

Stay tuned for updates next week. Back to work with us both!

#502233 Welcome to SHS! :)

Posted by Vivian on 05 December 2010 - 04:19 PM in Miles

WOOHOO!

I had a hat on until I threw it in the air. Let's get this project rolling at full speed, shall we?

#502076 World of Darkness?

Posted by Vivian on 03 December 2010 - 12:12 PM in Delusions of the Mind

Just curious if there are any other WoD fiends out there -- and, if so, which of the games have you played before (e.g. Mage: The Awakening, Werewolf: The Forsaken, Vampire: The Requiem, etc. etc.)?

#502009 Progress?

Posted by Vivian on 03 December 2010 - 05:02 AM in Khadion

Tried breaking into the liquor cabinet, but the mechanism that operates it doesn't have a
conventional lock and may be warded against simple spells.

I imagine its owner wants everything in place, especially Bourbon, Whiskey, and Cognac.

Can't wait to test this mod's compatibility with awesomeness.

#501905 Ask Miles

Posted by Vivian on 01 December 2010 - 04:04 PM in Miles

Have something you're dying to ask Miles? Wondering about his character? Trying to get a little extra background before downloading the mod? You're in the right place. Ask anything...don't be shy.

Example Questions Already Asked...

What was the most ridiculous thing Miles spent time in jail for doing?
The most ridiculous thing he spent jail time for was the theft of a building.
He didn't do it...it just crumbled.

What happened when he fell in love the first time?
The first time he fell in love was when he saw a beautiful woman on the streets of Atkhatla -- she wore the biggest diamond ring he ever saw.

Is Miles extremely dishonest, being a thief?
He doesn't lie all that often. In fact, he tries to tell the truth most of the time. That truth is very subjective is an entirely different issue.

Does he know how to climb trees?
Yes; the only tree he ever climbed in his life is the tallest tree in government district. He was running away from a small dog.
He got arrested for 4 days and paid 100 coins for disturbing the peace in the middle of the day.

#501887 Progress Report

Posted by Vivian on 01 December 2010 - 08:27 AM in Miles

This thread will contain posts regarding our progress in the Miles Mod. We'll be posting our larger-scale, comprehensive updates here on a regular basis. If you would like to see all of the smaller, detailed updates, visit the Team SilVivi Modding forum.

CURRENT PROGRESS:
Introductory dialogue - written, coded
Love Talks - 11 written, 11 coded
PiDs - 30+ written, 28 coded
Flirts - 40 written, 3 coded
Banters - 15 written
Interjections - 4 written
Quests - 2 discussed, 4/5 planned
Miles chr/cre file created, up for final review
Additional media - 2 portraits painted, finished

WHAT WE'LL BE LOOKING AT NEXT:
Adding detail and planning to those quests.
Continuing development of PC-Miles related dialogue.
And obviously code-lady has her work cut out for her.

#501793 Fear the Logic...OR ELSE.

Posted by Vivian on 30 November 2010 - 11:56 AM in IE Help

Okay, here's my question in as simple a format as I can put it...

IN BALDUR'S GATE II...

I'm trying to create a catch-all/opposite statement for the check...

IF ~InParty("Person") !Dead("Person")~

...thus, I need to check if "Person" is not in the party OR if "Person" is in party AND dead, which would lead me to believe it's something like

IF ~OR(2) !InParty("Person") [combined check of InParty("Person") AND Dead("Person")]~

Since there's no AND() blocks, I'm not entirely sure what to do...I've gone through every combination I can think of where I only use that OR statement and rearrange the other statements (since without an OR it is an implied AND), yet I can't seem to figure it out.

There isn't some hidden, magical blanket "ELSE" statement, is there?

ALSO, even if there's a simple fix to this specific case, I'd like to know how one would go about the logic of this regardless of what actual statements are involved (i.e. how one would code IF (condition) OR (condition AND condition) no matter what the conditions are).

Thanks in advance for any insight!

#501570 DA 2: Dragonnade

Posted by Vivian on 26 November 2010 - 06:27 PM in Layers of Reality

...wait a minute. WAAAAIIIT a minute.

Sorry for going way back to the beginning of this conversation, but...

...did I really just read through all of the "Shepard Likes" comics without seeing so much as a vague reference to probing Uranus?

#501069 Voice Actors Needed (CLOSED)

Posted by Vivian on 17 November 2010 - 04:11 PM in Classifieds

Definitely going to be auditioning for this...as soon as I get over this nasty cold, that is.