12-18-2004, 12:01 AM
Hi Smoketest,
the files in your list are DS1 map files that are required to spawn the additional 10 Superuniques in the Mod. The spawning locations of the Superuniques like "Axe Dweller" must be coded directly into the map. Since the map tiles are taken randomly per area by the game, I sometimes had to code quite a bunch of them with the same Superunique to make sure that it gets spawned at all. This is true for every area that has no special, unique map like the entrance to Nihlathak's Temple (the Pindleskin spawning point). To make sure that for example "Axe Dweller" spawns, I had to code 8(!) different Worldstone entrance area tiles with his spawning point. The plus side of this randomness is that you sometimes can't say where exactly a certain Superunique will spawn, which makes the game more interesting in some areas. I wish however, that Blizzard would have done the spawning locations via tables, so it would be a lot easier for Modders :)
The modified file list in the Readme is always up to date.
Regarding the "tempered items" options, well, one could add more. However, I have the idea that these items should not represent a powerful, independent item class in the Mod but help you get started more easily with regard to mods that are especially hard to come by very early in the game, i.e. Mana Leech or reasonable Mana Regen (for Caster classes).
the files in your list are DS1 map files that are required to spawn the additional 10 Superuniques in the Mod. The spawning locations of the Superuniques like "Axe Dweller" must be coded directly into the map. Since the map tiles are taken randomly per area by the game, I sometimes had to code quite a bunch of them with the same Superunique to make sure that it gets spawned at all. This is true for every area that has no special, unique map like the entrance to Nihlathak's Temple (the Pindleskin spawning point). To make sure that for example "Axe Dweller" spawns, I had to code 8(!) different Worldstone entrance area tiles with his spawning point. The plus side of this randomness is that you sometimes can't say where exactly a certain Superunique will spawn, which makes the game more interesting in some areas. I wish however, that Blizzard would have done the spawning locations via tables, so it would be a lot easier for Modders :)
The modified file list in the Readme is always up to date.
Regarding the "tempered items" options, well, one could add more. However, I have the idea that these items should not represent a powerful, independent item class in the Mod but help you get started more easily with regard to mods that are especially hard to come by very early in the game, i.e. Mana Leech or reasonable Mana Regen (for Caster classes).
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