BONFIRE: Testing ... only testing info here plz

[raknefne]

Originally Posted by aristobal

There are nobody in Castle of Frysland.
and bug http://rgho.st/86hmTf2tK
unaccessible statuehttp://rgho.st/6z6jmys5S
some glitch when sailing http://rgho.st/7sFyY4Jd8

Yes, castle of fryseland is often empty, just for storing in troops and scenary. I think there are some randomness with a little chance of items/scrolls.

The arena-bug is easy to fix, so are the others. Noted. Also today Terroin is here and we are fixing a lot of bugs. The bug that crashes at dumlor (invisible creature) is fixed. Found out why there could be strange heroes around and fixing them too etc.

[eucrysty]

Hello ,

From my point of view the version that i testet , alpha was perfect and flawless , besides arturok appeareance and stupid logs in caves blocking for good some good runes and stat boosts.The enemy growth was ok. I played on impossible and beat all enemies in all islands.

I started a new game with the final version shared by Rakfne , differents story .on impossible i was able to win 3 fights so far . and one enemy beaten from 3 fights. the one guarding statue to get companion . so i think something was changed in enemy growth from my 1 test version and this one...

PS . I speak only from IMPOSSIBLE difficulty point of view as i will never play other difficulty since is too boring for me

[eucrysty]

another aspect in the last version of game is MONEY .i have only 400 gold. i can t beat enemies , can t buy a new map, can t build inn upgrade to gamble...it seems i m stuck and need to start a new game and was a good start with 8 wood piles

[raknefne]

Originally Posted by eucrysty

another aspect in the last version of game is MONEY .i have only 400 gold. i can t beat enemies , can t buy a new map, can t build inn upgrade to gamble...it seems i m stuck and need to start a new game and was a good start with 8 wood piles

You can sell woodpiles for 1k gold at Martha ... sometimes necessary. Or sell scrolls/items. Also Bonfire is about randomization, sometimes it is too tough...

Also, we haven't changed the growth at all, its random if it is level 1 or level 4 at specific points.

[raknefne]

We have fixed all bugs/balances noted here in the forum, the most important ones were:

1. clicking on enemy with scouting changes stacks in them. Now growth of them happens other places in game.

2. ending game at level 2 when playing fixed game (10-15-20)

3. skillix

4. strange heroes to be found somewhere in game, like Arturok for the 2nd time in the cellar.

5. erased the item Block of Honey that were bugged.

6. Sawmill didn't work for level 2-3.

7. Skeletons from Altars are normalized and not insame leadership as Xev mentioned.

8. Crash when clicking high scores when there are now high scores to watch.

9. Oak companion: 50 health pr hero level instead of 40

10. Trick shooter: 30 health pr hero level instead of 40

11. Mapmaker: need 12 kills now instead of 8 to get new map (after the first from Bonbong Land).

12. Working on this, not finished: when getting skill choices from Acrimaldo after leveling we try to make it so you ALWAYS get exactly 3 choices plus a chance of stats/gold.

13. Medal Trapper = lower requirements, Medal Strategist: little lower requirements.

14. strange bug at Dumlor that can crash game: invisible creature to hire, also chance not to do the quest (because you had to pick up an invisible creature...). Now fixed.

15. The crash Xev experienced with an elver army as level 3 on Pnelve is fixed: it was the item Block of Honey. When it was destroyed there were no crash anymore. I guess honey is not good for the health... hmpf hmpf


I'm testing the new things now, they will be avaibable in a new game only (not saved games). When tested, I mail a download link.

[Xev]

I'm out of testing. Thought about it over night but can't live with enemy stacks which are not fixed on maps. Results in linear gameplay.
Wish you good luck and success with further programming.
Xev

[raknefne]

Originally Posted by Xev

I'm out of testing. Thought about it over night but can't live with enemy stacks which are not fixed on maps. Results in linear gameplay.
Wish you good luck and success with further programming.
Xev

I'm sad to hear, you had very good inputs. We want a mod where you can go anywhere in the world, not linear. That's why constant growth is necessary, because it is random which map you take first. Inspired by the growth of creatures as in Heroes of Might and MaGIC 4. Also another way could be to lower growth and make the random pool from maps be different, for instance a random pool in the first hero levels could be between 4 easier maps, and random pool later between 4 tougher maps. Then growth could be like half of current. Or players could just play on lower difficulties for lower growth... impossible level has around double growth compared to the easy level.

Anyway, you have been most helpful.

[Terroin]

Originally Posted by Xev

I'm out of testing. Thought about it over night but can't live with enemy stacks which are not fixed on maps. Results in linear gameplay.
Wish you good luck and success with further programming.
Xev

XEV, it seems to me, that your stuck in the way of thinking/wanting to play the game. You seem to believe you have to play with no loss to have a good time.. but if its to hard for you, then play at lower difficulty.. if you allow yourself to free from the original way of playing the earlier kings bounty games and thinks how to complete bonfire in the best way.. you will find a whole new experience instead of what you think is linear gameplay.. it is nothning of the sort.

The original games was made with main quests, that you in some way had to follow to succeed.. the Islands were mainly on a string following the quest.. this was really linear.. now you have a random world, with random places to go.. can travel ok fast to the first map you get.. all the enemies are random.. sometimes they are allies.. every new game, is a new experience.. as Eucrysty found out.. the game is most fun for me replaying it just after lvl. 6-7 at most.. then start new hero, get new tactics, new creatures, skills, items.. it is very fun that way..

But thank you for your help - the random enemy growth is not something I think we will mess with as the entire world in Bonfire depends on it.

Hope you will reconsider http://forum.1cpublishing.eu/images/.../icon_cool.gif