09-04-2014, 03:06 AM
(This post was last modified: 25-07-2014, 09:54 PM by The Dark Robin.)
In the ancient days of the Calradic Empire, their workmanship was unmatched. Their greatest accomplishment was the great architecture of Praven, which included the great hall, where the kings held their courts, the barracks and bunks of the highest esteemed Calradic soldiers, a worship area, a tavern, a medicine man, an arena for soldiers to practice, and more. When the Calradic Empire fell, and Swadia took their place in Praven, the great halls fell into ruin. For centuries, the stone halls fell into more and more of a ruinous state. But this was not the end. Recently, Harlaus has mounted a huge campaign to restore the ancient greatness of the halls. The court was returned to the great hall, one of the most ruined places in all of Swadia. Massive teams of excavators joined the aristocracy in court many a day. The shrines were restored, and soldiers returned to their proper barracks, albeit centuries late. Harlaus personally travelled to find a medicine man to occupy the quarters of the old Calradian one. The arena returned to use. This became the main focus of the king for the year up to the invasion of the Nords, when his attention was diverted. But soon, as the Nords advanced onto Praven, he realized his peril. He brought his best soldiers back to his keep, went to his personal quarters, and locked the door as tight as he could, praying that his soldiers could do what he could not; fight in battle. After all, he was not a soldier at heart.
Download: https://www.dropbox.com/s/9t84em2pbs7zuh..._scene.sco
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Screenshots:
Central ideas behind the scene:
1) Skillful kiting.
There are purposefully no loops large enough for contiguous kiting within this scene, but there is a very long path, and many clever ways for players to avoid being stuck. Risks will need to be taken to continue kiting, more so than in normal scenes, but it is possible much more than scenes such as Hyper's Hell or Swadian Temple where you have no chance to kite after a certain point.
2) Strategic cading.
Many scenes have one clear place to barricade; that is not the case for this one. Do you want to continue getting assist xp while you heal but be vulnerable to ranged? Are you willing to lose out on that assist xp but have access to ammo and healing free from ranged bots? Do you want to have a great cading spot, with everything needed, but shooters will be out of xp range? Will you risk shielders being headshot easily, having no access to ammo or health, and the lack of space for shooters in exchange for not needing to use cades as long as you have two shielders? These are some of the choices that need to be made when choosing a cading spot, and my goal was purposefully to break the monotony of the same cading spot each game.
3) Exploration.
The scene is also designed to be explored. There is a very large playable area, and it is intentional that you should need to utilize most of the space in the scene. Not exactly sure how to explain this one, other than the fact that I made it big on purpose.
As another note: This scene will also be in the new version of Full Invasion, as I was approached by one of their devs about this scene.
Download: https://www.dropbox.com/s/9t84em2pbs7zuh..._scene.sco
0x00000001300389800003a4ea000058340000637a0000399b
Screenshots:
Central ideas behind the scene:
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Player Spawn-Archery Training1) Skillful kiting.
There are purposefully no loops large enough for contiguous kiting within this scene, but there is a very long path, and many clever ways for players to avoid being stuck. Risks will need to be taken to continue kiting, more so than in normal scenes, but it is possible much more than scenes such as Hyper's Hell or Swadian Temple where you have no chance to kite after a certain point.
2) Strategic cading.
Many scenes have one clear place to barricade; that is not the case for this one. Do you want to continue getting assist xp while you heal but be vulnerable to ranged? Are you willing to lose out on that assist xp but have access to ammo and healing free from ranged bots? Do you want to have a great cading spot, with everything needed, but shooters will be out of xp range? Will you risk shielders being headshot easily, having no access to ammo or health, and the lack of space for shooters in exchange for not needing to use cades as long as you have two shielders? These are some of the choices that need to be made when choosing a cading spot, and my goal was purposefully to break the monotony of the same cading spot each game.
3) Exploration.
The scene is also designed to be explored. There is a very large playable area, and it is intentional that you should need to utilize most of the space in the scene. Not exactly sure how to explain this one, other than the fact that I made it big on purpose.
As another note: This scene will also be in the new version of Full Invasion, as I was approached by one of their devs about this scene.