28FEB11 - NATURE & NPC EXPANSION

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28FEB11 - NATURE & NPC EXPANSION

Hi all,

You
 may have noticed over the last day or so, but if not - we've expanded the 
seeding of nature units onto the map, and greatly expanded the types of 
unit that are seeded.

These new Nature and semi-monstrous units 
are sympathetic to the Geography and Biomes in Illyriad, as well as 
sympathetic (although for the sake of gameplay, not completely 
accurately) to natural cluster sizes.

The size returned by 
clicking on a Nature spawn is now entirely relative to the number of 
units on the square and so is no longer an accurate measure of 
difficulty between different spawn types.  To explain: "A Handful of 
Wild Dogs" remains an easy kill; however "A Handful of Mammoths" is 
going to be more diffiult.

Whilst this overall geography and 
biome information is much more visible (and makes much more sense) in 
UIv2 than in the current User Interface, the new units are available to 
attack on both interfaces.

130 new units have been added to the 
existing 15, and Arakvar and Sslipentin (Serpentkin) have been retired 
from the seeding algorithm as they will be controlled in future via the 
Faction AI rather than natural (static) seeding. Any troop movements 
currently underway against Arakvar or Serpentkin will complete as 
expected.

NPC Mercenary Army Factions (Crimson Dawn, Treggar's 
Crows, Brotherhood of Kerala, Bayne's Irregulars & Marauding 
Skullsplitters) will continue to spawn statically on the map for the 
meantime.

We do plan to add more NPC nature units in time, but this release is the major tranche.

The Units are as follows:

 WILD DOGS
 BROWN BEARS
 WOLVES
 GIANT SPIDERS
 GIANT SNAKES
 POLAR BEARS
 ARCTIC WOLVES
 SNOW LEOPARDS
 ICE SALAMANDERS
 POISONOUS CRAWLERS
 GIANT SCUTTLERS
 SCRITCHERS
 SCALED CHARGERS
 SALAMANDERS
 ANACONDAS
 JAGUARS
 LEOPARDS
 GIANT SCORPIONS
 ELEPHANTS
 RHINOCEROS
 CORAL SNAKES
 LIONS
 TIGERS
 PUMAS
 COBRAS
 ALLIGATORS
 GIANT BEETLES
 BABOONS
 FIRE SALAMANDERS
 GIANT RATS
 BLACK BEARS

There are, actually, more seeded onto the map than the ones listed above; but we wanted to have some secrets 

We
 have not seeded purely Aquatic creatures onto the map yet, but these 
will come with the  naval/maritime release.  We have also avoided seeding 
winged nature onto the map for the moment.

In terms of "what do 
these creatures do besides wait for us to kill them"... ah well, that 
all comes later. And mighty fine it is too.

In the meantime, please enjoy your new beasties!

Best wishes,

GM Stormcrow

Edited by GM Stormcrow - 28 Feb 2011 at 16:44

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	28FEB11 - NATURE & NPC EXPANSION Hi all, You may have noticed over the last day or so, but if not - we've expanded the seeding of nature units onto the map, and greatly expanded the types of unit that are seeded. These new Nature and semi-monstrous units are sympathetic to the Geography and Biomes in Illyriad, as well as sympathetic (although for the sake of gameplay, not completely accurately) to natural cluster sizes. The size returned by clicking on a Nature spawn is now entirely relative to the number of units on the square and so is no longer an accurate measure of difficulty between different spawn types. To explain: "A Handful of Wild Dogs" remains an easy kill; however "A Handful of Mammoths" is going to be more diffiult. Whilst this overall geography and biome information is much more visible (and makes much more sense) in UIv2 than in the current User Interface, the new units are available to attack on both interfaces. 130 new units have been added to the existing 15, and Arakvar and Sslipentin (Serpentkin) have been retired from the seeding algorithm as they will be controlled in future via the Faction AI rather than natural (static) seeding. Any troop movements currently underway against Arakvar or Serpentkin will complete as expected. NPC Mercenary Army Factions (Crimson Dawn, Treggar's Crows, Brotherhood of Kerala, Bayne's Irregulars & Marauding Skullsplitters) will continue to spawn statically on the map for the meantime. We do plan to add more NPC nature units in time, but this release is the major tranche. The Units are as follows: WILD DOGS BROWN BEARS WOLVES GIANT SPIDERS GIANT SNAKES POLAR BEARS ARCTIC WOLVES SNOW LEOPARDS ICE SALAMANDERS POISONOUS CRAWLERS GIANT SCUTTLERS SCRITCHERS SCALED CHARGERS SALAMANDERS ANACONDAS JAGUARS LEOPARDS GIANT SCORPIONS ELEPHANTS RHINOCEROS CORAL SNAKES LIONS TIGERS PUMAS COBRAS ALLIGATORS GIANT BEETLES BABOONS FIRE SALAMANDERS GIANT RATS BLACK BEARS There are, actually, more seeded onto the map than the ones listed above; but we wanted to have some secrets We have not seeded purely Aquatic creatures onto the map yet, but these will come with the naval/maritime release. We have also avoided seeding winged nature onto the map for the moment. In terms of "what do these creatures do besides wait for us to kill them"... ah well, that all comes later. And mighty fine it is too. In the meantime, please enjoy your new beasties! Best wishes, GM Stormcrow Edited by GM Stormcrow - 28 Feb 2011 at 16:44