All posts by JimMoriartyX

<p>Good guys have units that can turn invisible... A single ranger can take out an entire army, as long as their target never wanders into them... if anything, rangers need to be nerfed. </p><p>And Ologs are supposed to be OP... It's a giant monster with armored skin. In lore, most weapons had to have a special Elven enchantment to do much damage to an Olog, such as Pippin's short sword. </p>

<div class="quote"><i>POLAR BEAR1170 wrote:<div class="quote"> <p>JimMoriartyX wrote: Actually, the current Easterling sword is styled after a Falcata (not a Khopesh, which is the backwards-sickle type sword used by civilizations such as Egypt). I think it's nice, since there aren't really any other factions that they could give it to, and it gives Rhudel a sword that looks different than the Umbar scimitar. If anything, it should be renamed to "Easterling Falcata". </p><p>Also, somewhere out there is a drawing of an easterling holding this type of sword, so Mevans isn't the only one who had the idea. </p> <figure class="article-thumb tright show-info-icon" style="width: 180px"> <figcaption> <p class="caption">A Falcata</p> </figcaption></figure></i></div>
Just by the way, it was mainly used by Carthage and the Celtic tribes in Spain not the Egyptians. Which I don't really think fits well with the Eastern style of the Easterlings. I rather think the sword resembles a Kukri.</div> <p>I said the Khopesh was used by Egyptians, not the falcata... and a Kukri is pretty much a short falcata, which a more sharp angled curve, while the falcata has a more smooth curve. </p>

<div class="quote"><i>Tar-Buunz wrote:
Makes sense.<figure class="article-thumb tright show-info-icon" style="width: 180px"> <figcaption> </figcaption></figure><i>This</i> is a khopesh. <p>Not similar looking to the Easterling sword. </p> </i></div>
<p>Exactly. A Khopesh is what the Gulfings use too. </p>

<p>Actually, the current Easterling sword is styled after a Falcata (not a Khopesh, which is the backwards-sickle type sword used by civilizations such as Egypt). I think it's nice, since there aren't really any other factions that they could give it to, and it gives Rhudel a sword that looks different than the Umbar scimitar. If anything, it should be renamed to "Easterling Falcata". </p><p>Also, somewhere out there is a drawing of an easterling holding this type of sword, so Mevans isn't the only one who had the idea. </p> <figure class="article-thumb tright show-info-icon" style="width: 180px"> <figcaption> <p class="caption">A Falcata</p> </figcaption></figure>

<div class="quote"><i>Hobittyhop wrote:
I think if skulls came from killed NPCs, it would be nice to have them keep the name of the dead NPC. Kinda like how pouches gained from quests tell you who you got them from.</i></div>
<p>That would be cool, but that only happens with unstackable items, and skulls are stackable. </p>

<div class="quote"><i>S'moregoth wrote:<div class="quote">TheArcReactor wrote:
It was intentional.</i></div>
And you know this because . . . .?</div> <p>Because gondor already has many enemies present in its sphere of influence, such as mordor and harad. Rhudel has no enemies near it, so it has to have spheres at its enemies major maypoints. Also, Rhudel invades Gondor, but Gondor doesn't invade them, so why would gondor have influence in a place that is practically a mystery to them? </p><p>And to "you know this because...?" if it were not intentional, Mevans would have fixed it in one of the several updates we've had since the alignment system was added. It was coded this way, therefor it's intentional. </p>

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I think that if you use the summon horn, your troops should return to you. Just my opinion.</i></div>
<p>The summon horn would still work. </p>

<div class="quote"><i>ArcenGamer wrote:<div class="quote">JimMoriartyX wrote:<div class="quote">ArcenGamer wrote:<div class="quote">JimMoriartyX wrote:
First off, I find it unrealistic that civillian NPCs try to fight enemies, especially an entire army of enemies. If an army of armored soldiers were invading, soldiers would stand and fight, but civillians would run to safety (and maybe even soldiers in certain situations). Hence, this suggestion. <p>When an enemy NPC or player is nearby, civillian NPCs would run away, as hobbits currently do. They would only fight if the NPC catches them and hits them, as if they are making a last stand. Peaceful NPCs (i.e Dorwinrim and Hobbits) would not try to fight, but would keep running, even after being hit, as they currently do. </p><p>Second, soldiers should be able to have their morale broken. When 10-20 or more NPCs of a faction are killed within 10 seconds or so, the soldiers of their faction within say 10-20 blocks of them would "break", and start running away from enemies, the way hobbits or dorwinion NPCs do. This effect would only last a short time however, maybe 30 seconds or so, then they would continue fighting as normal. When "broken", a soldier would not fight back when hit, but would keep trying to run away, or "retreating". </p><p>Some NPCs would be not be able to have their morale broken. These would be stronger and crueler NPCs, and would include such troops as trolls (all types), uruks (all types), swan knights, dwarfs, elves, half-trolls, berserkers/champions, golden easterlings, and gulfing warriors (since they seem to be the cruelest of the evil men, at least judging by speechbanks). All of these would keep fighting no matter what. </p><p>There would also be a new achievement, called "[No Quarter!]", which would be awarded when a player kills a broken/retreating soldier (but not a civillian). </p><p>This would make things more realistic, and make battles for interesting, since it would give an opportunity to run down retreating enemies. </p> </i></div>
I love this! It would be a great addition for Beta 35, especially sincer it seems 35 will be focusing on faction mechanics. I have but one question: How would hired troops act?  <p>You could just say they would run away as all others but that is boring. I think it would be cool if you could command them to hold their ground. Some would, others would not. That could be really cool for roleplay like a captain disciplining disobedient troops if they end up winning. </p><p>Another cool idea would be for troops inside cities to retreat to the center. </p><p>Anyway do with those ideas what you will. </p><p>Kudos! </p> </div>My idea is that hired troops would act the same way as non-hired ones, and a commander would have to get them away from the fighting until the broken effect wears off.</div>Alright. What do you think of the idea of troops inside cities retreating to the center or specific fortified positions? </div> <p>I like it! however, it might be more difficult to code... the way hobbits and dorwinrim run away is already in the mod, so we know it's able to be coded... I'll add it tho. </p>

<div class="quote"><i>ArcenGamer wrote:<div class="quote">JimMoriartyX wrote:
First off, I find it unrealistic that civillian NPCs try to fight enemies, especially an entire army of enemies. If an army of armored soldiers were invading, soldiers would stand and fight, but civillians would run to safety (and maybe even soldiers in certain situations). Hence, this suggestion. <p>When an enemy NPC or player is nearby, civillian NPCs would run away, as hobbits currently do. They would only fight if the NPC catches them and hits them, as if they are making a last stand. Peaceful NPCs (i.e Dorwinrim and Hobbits) would not try to fight, but would keep running, even after being hit, as they currently do. </p><p>Second, soldiers should be able to have their morale broken. When 10-20 or more NPCs of a faction are killed within 10 seconds or so, the soldiers of their faction within say 10-20 blocks of them would "break", and start running away from enemies, the way hobbits or dorwinion NPCs do. This effect would only last a short time however, maybe 30 seconds or so, then they would continue fighting as normal. When "broken", a soldier would not fight back when hit, but would keep trying to run away, or "retreating". </p><p>Some NPCs would be not be able to have their morale broken. These would be stronger and crueler NPCs, and would include such troops as trolls (all types), uruks (all types), swan knights, dwarfs, elves, half-trolls, berserkers/champions, golden easterlings, and gulfing warriors (since they seem to be the cruelest of the evil men, at least judging by speechbanks). All of these would keep fighting no matter what. </p><p>There would also be a new achievement, called "[No Quarter!]", which would be awarded when a player kills a broken/retreating soldier (but not a civillian). </p><p>This would make things more realistic, and make battles for interesting, since it would give an opportunity to run down retreating enemies. </p> </i></div>
I love this! It would be a great addition for Beta 35, especially sincer it seems 35 will be focusing on faction mechanics. I have but one question: How would hired troops act?  <p>You could just say they would run away as all others but that is boring. I think it would be cool if you could command them to hold their ground. Some would, others would not. That could be really cool for roleplay like a captain disciplining disobedient troops if they end up winning. </p><p>Another cool idea would be for troops inside cities to retreat to the center. </p><p>Anyway do with those ideas what you will. </p><p>Kudos! </p> </div> <p>My idea is that hired troops would act the same way as non-hired ones, and a commander would have to get them away from the fighting until the broken effect wears off. </p>

<p>If you want them all uniform, its simple to just get a texture pack that replaces all of the varients of that NPC with only 1 skin. </p>

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Mevans said he was adding in the next update, the change is already taking place with the decimal points in the alignment system.</i></div>
<p>That's yet another thing to watch out for. Mevans has a sense of humor, and will troll us from time to time. That post about adding decimals has to have been a troll, because there's no way in heck adding decimals would have any benefits. It would just make things way too complicated, and I believe it was more of a meme to make fun of EA. </p>

<div class="quote"><i>OneBehindTheHair wrote:<div class="quote">ArcenGamer wrote:<div class="quote">OneBehindTheHair wrote:<div class="quote">ArcenGamer wrote:<div class="quote">Quote:
I only bring it up now because of this new pledge system, in case the admins hadn't thought about this in in addition to the pledge system.</i></div>
What pledge system? There is no pledge system. What the hell are you on about?</div>Mevans is planning some sort of pledging ability for factions. From what I've heard, it will stop people from being able to befriend every faction, and bind your loyalty to one or something.</div>Ahm. No. I have been asking around and Mevans <i>mentioned </i>the <i>idea </i>of <i>maybe possibly </i>adding a pledge system on the wiki discord. It is about as official as Northmen for B35.That of course being not at all.</div>Alright, sure. Haven't really looked into it all that much, just overheard a few stuff about it from others and assumed it was a thing with a good chance of being added from how people were talking about it a lot at the time. </div> <p>Something important to remember here, take everything with a grain of salt. If you heard players/users talking about it as if it's beyond a doubt going to be added, it's most likely not even a planned feature. Users and players love to gossip and put words in Mevan's mouth. The only time to even start to believe something is if you hear it from Mevan's himself and he says for sure if it's planned. </p>

<div class="quote"><i>IronJaw333 wrote:
Okay, here is some tips from a pro: I am active on two servers, being Haradrim in TOS and Angmar in Legends of Middle Earth. In both places, I fight with Ithilien rangers and dunedain of the north. Same things. <p>Like already everyone said, a bow works best. Nerd pole up, make a nest up top, and spam away at those L0ZER$.  </p><p>If, (like me) you are low on arrows and crossbow bolts, you have 2 choices: </p>

1. 1) GRINDY DUDE: make a series of tunnels underground, with surface blocks above. make holes off to the sides, so that rangers fall in and you can hit their legs, but they can hit you. Works pretty well, I got quite a bit of alignment that way.

1. 2) Hidey house: make a tiny cabin, WITH A ROOF. They have a way of jumping on top of things from nowhere. Have a door and a pit right in front of it. Open it. Rangers come closer. Close it. They walk up to the door, and open it. Those who fall into the whole, kill easily. Those who dont, just hit them, and close the door again. They keep coming, opening doors, and getting hit by you again. Donzoed. I had a proper line of 11 rangers at the door at a time. EZY grinds!

1. 3) The best way to kill the dumb rangers is something called Galvorn armor. A full set of it, and their arrows cant touch you. Their arrows is the only danger. Have fun!

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<p>If you can get them in a hole or pit, use a pike or polearm. That way they'll be in melee mode, and won't be able to hit you, but you can hit them. </p>

<div class="quote"><i>Wirebite101 wrote:
I'm pretty sure boats are planned tho.</i></div>
<p>Ships are, but this is suggesting allowing individual NPCs to use vanilla boats in place of ships (until ships are added). </p>

<div class="quote"><i>Recneps wrote:
I found this statement about it from a while back.. If you want to find more on it, you can look for the original Facebook post. <p>Of course, Mevans has done some coremodding now, so it would be possible. The only question is whether or not it's worth the extra effort. </p> </i></div>
<p>Ya... tho, it was also said that changing things like fences was impossible, but then the built-in coremod made it possible... </p><p>And I believe it would be worth it, either this, or make archers cheaper than melee units, instead of more expensive. </p>

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This problem is minecraft related if I am not mistaken. You can't take damage if you have just been hit. The little "oh I've been hit!" animation cancels out/makes you invulnerable for a moment, hence why you can't kill a unit shooting squad. Have you tried to tag team someone with melee weapons? Still the same problem. You have to time your hits.</i></div>
<p>Hence the suggestion to disable that... </p>

<div class="quote"><i>Jadopotato10 wrote:
Agreed, it takes around a minute just to kill a hill-troll with an army of Uruk Crossbowers.</i></div>
<p>Exactly, it defeats the purpose of archers. Melee troops should not be more effective than archers, when archers are more expensive. </p>