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Marzhin
Shaper of Lore
Designer & Writer, Ubisoft
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posted July 24, 2015 04:36 PM |
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Edited by Marzhin at 16:37, 24 Jul 2015.
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Salamandre
Admirable
Omnipresent Hero
Wog refugee
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posted July 24, 2015 04:44 PM |
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Thanks for preview, the editor looks gorgeous. It looks to me that perspective of view changes from one screen to another, different angles, I hope this will not disturb much the overall, when checking and balancing geometrical forms and all that stuff..
As for forced passability, a patch offered that for Heroes III as well, and from then a bunch of strange maps came out, where players got confused about being able to pass through almost everything. Is a good tool but when overused it minimize the usual tricks a mapmaker has to create to make this of that passable. What is interesting is to force the player to constantly have a curious eye on shapes and recognize where is the hole.
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alexine
Known Hero
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posted July 24, 2015 04:46 PM |
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Yes, you will be able to mod a lot of things. Modding is a topic we’ll talk about in more detail in future Shadow Council articles.
Yes, a Campaign Editor is included.
Yes, there will be a Random Map Generator.
3 times YES !!!
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jhb
Famous Hero
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posted July 24, 2015 04:52 PM |
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Elvin
Admirable
Omnipresent Hero
Endless Revival
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posted July 24, 2015 04:56 PM |
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All great news 
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H5 is still alive and kicking, join us in the Duel Map discord server!
Map also hosted on Moddb
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Steyn
Supreme Hero
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posted July 24, 2015 04:58 PM |
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Nice article Marzhin and the map editor also looks very good.
One thing got me a bit confused though:
Marzhin said:
I will eventually offer it for download here, on the Shadow Council, when the game releases.
Why not include it in the game? That way also the buyers not familiar with the shadow council will have access to your map. And, the more maps the better. Or do you fear you might not be able to finish it before the release?
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EnergyZ
Legendary Hero
President of MM Wiki
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posted July 24, 2015 04:59 PM |
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This changes things much. Not just random map generatior, but the fact you can make some other things as well.
Just wish we adressed some things so strongly they would've been also implemented the way that would appeal everyone.
I don't doubt to make the random map generator has costed much time and money. Would this be the strong point for H7?
Well, at least that article brings some major optimism.
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EnergyZ
Legendary Hero
President of MM Wiki
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posted July 24, 2015 05:01 PM |
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Oh and yeah, vampire and lich got the 3D models. Just the way one would want them to be: terrifying and powerful.
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Galaad
Hero of Order
Li mort as morz, li vif as vis
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posted July 24, 2015 05:02 PM |
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Elvin said:
All great news
Agreed, but please everybody don't forget we need to put pressure in regard of gameplay, unless I am the only one dissatisfied by the current mechanics?
Btw Lich and Vampire 3D models are there on Necro page, they look very good IMO.
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mike80d
Famous Hero
Map Maker
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posted July 24, 2015 05:03 PM |
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alexine said:
Yes, you will be able to mod a lot of things. Modding is a topic we’ll talk about in more detail in future Shadow Council articles.
Yes, a Campaign Editor is included.
Yes, there will be a Random Map Generator.
3 times YES !!!
A YES to your YES, so that's 4!
I'm ecstatic that this game will have a quality Map Editor. While a RMG is nice, I'm skeptical that it'll be able to create a map that doesn't feel cut & paste, etc.
Modding is also really awesome since I think the HOMM (yes, I will always call it that) community is superior at creating a creative and balanced game. Awesome news all around.
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Marzhin
Shaper of Lore
Designer & Writer, Ubisoft
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posted July 24, 2015 05:05 PM |
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Steyn said:
Why not include it in the game?
It's just to have more time. Offering it for download on the site allows me to be able to work on it til the very end. It could be included in a patch as well, though. But I kinda like the idea of using it as a tutorial to explain where players must put the custom maps, etc. 
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Steyn
Supreme Hero
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posted July 24, 2015 05:11 PM |
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Valid points. Well, I'm looking forward to trying it 
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dark-whisperer
Famous Hero
Darkness feels no mercy
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posted July 24, 2015 05:17 PM |
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Holy Sh!t !!!! That Vampire is awesome. I like Lich too but vampire rules!
Regarding maps, my main concern is RMG. Its essential for longevity of the game.
I hope it wont be too complicated, like before, and that it will produce playable maps without need for intervention from map editor.
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Datapack
Famous Hero
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posted July 24, 2015 05:26 PM |
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Edited by Datapack at 17:28, 24 Jul 2015.
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EnergyZ said:
Oh and yeah, vampire and lich got the 3D models. Just the way one would want them to be: terrifying and powerful.
Wow, they actually look good... a pat on the back to the people who made them.
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articun
Supreme Hero
As i dream, so shall it be!
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posted July 24, 2015 05:36 PM |
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Shouldn't the Upgraded Vampire name be changed though? It's not a vampire knight anymore... I won;t go as far as to ask for flavor text change, but the name no longer fits.
Great models btw! The Lich animation is a bit off for me, how he pulls the spell out of the book but i'll get used to it!
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PandaTar
Responsible
Legendary Hero
Celestial Heavens Mascot
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posted July 24, 2015 05:42 PM |
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Kuddos for those who strove for it to happen. If not, the old vampire and lich would be lolling about right now. Pleasing for some, I'm sure.
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fuChris
Promising
Supreme Hero
Master to the Speed of Light
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posted July 24, 2015 05:44 PM |
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Great article Marzhin! The best news in weeks. Looking forward to the RMG article.
Can you tell me how many layers a map can have? Besides overground and underground if I wanted to add a level under the sea or up in the sky could I mod in terrain features and use them as a 3rd or 4th level on the same map?
Also could I ask you to take a picture with trees foliage on max density? I asked about tree density yesterday because the maps and videos shown sofar have only shown very sparse trees and it made the maps look somehow more emty then they actually were.
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Marzhin
Shaper of Lore
Designer & Writer, Ubisoft
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posted July 24, 2015 05:47 PM |
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articun said:
Shouldn't the Upgraded Vampire name be changed though? It's not a vampire knight anymore... I won;t go as far as to ask for flavor text change, but the name no longer fits.
It's already been changed ingame, but indeed we need to change the names on the website as well. It's Vampire/Vampire Lord now.
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Kimarous
Supreme Hero
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posted July 24, 2015 05:49 PM |
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Marzhin said:
articun said:
Shouldn't the Upgraded Vampire name be changed though? It's not a vampire knight anymore... I won;t go as far as to ask for flavor text change, but the name no longer fits.
It's already been changed ingame, but indeed we need to change the names on the website as well. It's Vampire/Vampire Lord now.
On that note, what is the Archlich's "Staff of Disruption" now called? 
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Marzhin
Shaper of Lore
Designer & Writer, Ubisoft
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posted July 24, 2015 05:50 PM |
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fuChris said:
Can you tell me how many layers a map can have? Besides overground and underground if I wanted to add a level under the sea or up in the sky could I mod in terrain features and use them as a 3rd or 4th level on the same map?
You can actually add as many levels as you want, but you need to use the Advanced Mode. We have planned a tutorial for that at some point (it's not very complicated once you know how it's done).
If you add too many levels it will almost certainly have an impact on performance though ^^
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