Posted by Eagle V, Jan 25, 2009 at 4:43 pm
A Bug I Like
in forum General IVAN Discussion
"You slash the kobold in the head! Its head is severed off!"
"The kobold dies yelling like a tortured hyena!"
"The kobold dies yelling like a tortured hyena!"
Posted by Eagle V, Dec 16, 2008 at 5:49 pm
IVANOV.
in forum Other Coding
Well, i might get half of this forum angry, but i think IVANOV in Java might work, for a simple reason: there are way more people that are actually good at Java than C++, and thus can make decent add-ons, changes, etc... for IVANOV.
Not that C++ is that hard, but it's easier, quicker and more comfortable to make changes to a language like Java when you know it well enough.
If you lost interest in the project halfway, you get at least the experience, which will certainly help in getting trough your exams
About the fact that, for instance, another level generator, should be 'unfaithful' to IVAN: is there ANY mod that IS faithful to the original game? Every mod has is good and bad points, and no mod will ever exactly look like the original, since in that case it would BE the original. the purpose of modding and reprogramming is to be unfaithfull.
Again, i appreciate the fact that C++ might be better than Java in many aspects, but that doesn't mean programming IVAN in Java has no advantages at all. I think the advantages more than make up for the "slower", "harder" and "more flexible" way of programming...
Not that C++ is that hard, but it's easier, quicker and more comfortable to make changes to a language like Java when you know it well enough.
If you lost interest in the project halfway, you get at least the experience, which will certainly help in getting trough your exams
About the fact that, for instance, another level generator, should be 'unfaithful' to IVAN: is there ANY mod that IS faithful to the original game? Every mod has is good and bad points, and no mod will ever exactly look like the original, since in that case it would BE the original. the purpose of modding and reprogramming is to be unfaithfull.
Again, i appreciate the fact that C++ might be better than Java in many aspects, but that doesn't mean programming IVAN in Java has no advantages at all. I think the advantages more than make up for the "slower", "harder" and "more flexible" way of programming...
Posted by Eagle V, Dec 15, 2008 at 5:47 am
Found Saal'thul, just next to the first stairs in UT1
Posted by Eagle V, Dec 4, 2008 at 12:55 pm
Not half as funny as the previous one, but yet...
Vomiting on Valpurus' Altar seemed to be one of my worst ideas yet...
Vomiting on Valpurus' Altar seemed to be one of my worst ideas yet...
Posted by Eagle V, Nov 29, 2008 at 4:07 pm
Was testing my own theory that if you get levitation before UT3, you can return to lower Attnam and levitate to the greater continent. I had to leave my dog alone, but it worked - i found land and descended to the ground.
Stranded on an uninhabited island...
EDIT: it is actually possible... Got to GC 1 with a leather belt, an iron dagger, a tele scroll and a can of banana...
Stranded on an uninhabited island...
EDIT: it is actually possible... Got to GC 1 with a leather belt, an iron dagger, a tele scroll and a can of banana...
Posted by Eagle V, Nov 25, 2008 at 1:32 pm
anything relating to ivan you're too lazy to create a new topic for
in forum Tips, Tricks, and Secrets
In case you might wonder: it is possible to dual-wield Saal'thul (or any other one-handed highly magic weapon).
And yeah, it is possible to die while doing so
And yeah, it is possible to die while doing so
Posted by Eagle V, Nov 22, 2008 at 1:55 pm
anything relating to ivan you're too lazy to create a new topic for
in forum Tips, Tricks, and Secrets
If you really can't open a chest, a wand of polymorph might turn it into another item, releasing it's contents without a chance of breaking any bottles/wands inside. I used this on the hidden meteoric chest once after kicking and throwing it for a thousand times.
Forgot to mention: an 'easy' way to gain strong limbs is eating a zombie, get leprosy, lose a limb en pray to Sylva - she gave a citrine leg and a granite arm to a friend of mine in, i believe, UT 2 or 3.
Forgot to mention: an 'easy' way to gain strong limbs is eating a zombie, get leprosy, lose a limb en pray to Sylva - she gave a citrine leg and a granite arm to a friend of mine in, i believe, UT 2 or 3.