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Vuldrick's Tilemagic System

Author

Vuldrick

Submitted / Updated

03-09-2008 / 06-15-2008

Category

Scripting routines

Expansions

Requires Both Expansions (SoU & HotU)

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VG_TILEMAGIC
Author:  Vuldrick Garrison
Last Modified:  03/09/2008

Instructions for use:

1)  Import the erf.

2)  If you wish to use the tilemagic control widget, you must ensure you have tag based scripting enabled or perform a workaround to make it work yourself.  The widget is called "DM - Tilemagic Control" and is found under the Tutorial section of custom items.

3) Put the script "vg_tilemagic" in the area onenter event if you want to automatically use tilemagic in that area.  Specifiy the tilemagic type you want to apply to the area by setting an INT equal to one (1) in the area's variables with one of the following names (the name is the type of tilemagic applied):

cave
grass
ice
lava
sewer
water

Finally, if you do not like the default depth settings for the tilemagic, you can set a FLOAT named "fZOffset" in the area's variables to whatever depth value you want.

4) Provide the "DM - Tilemagic Control" widget to anybody you wish to allow to control tilemagic (perhaps your DMs).  This widget will allow for maximum "on-the-fly" control of tilemagic and can be used in any area in the module without the need to set variables during module building.  Options supported by the widget include:
	a)  Removing tilemagic used in the area
	b)  Adding tilemagic of the above named types to an area
c)  Changing the depth of the tilemagic in increments of 0.1, 0.5, and 1.0.  Depth can be increased or decreased by these increments.  The conversation is set up in such a way that you can actually do this multiple times to allow a simulation of water rising etc (for use in a situation where PCs could drown or whatever over time).

NOTE:  If you install my package called "Vuldrick's Elemental Dangers and Traps Demo" you will have a tremendous set of tools for doing very neat things related to environment.  Not only can you simulate changes in tilemagic, but you can also add appropriate damage where it makes sense.  Using these together, with a bit of imagination, can lead to some very interesting results.  You can find this package at:  <a target="_blank" href="/vault/nwn1/scripts/3108/">Link</a>

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Module and Code

Type

Type - Effects

Includes

Custom

Description

This tilemagic system is designed to allow the builder the ability to fill an entire area with the basic types of tilemagic at whatever depth level they wish. This can be done during the build process . . . see code box below.

Further, DMs can use the included widget to change the tilemagic in any area, at any time, in any way they wish during a game session. The DM widget is designed to allow maximum control of tilemagic "on-the-fly".

I use this in my module in conjunction with Sunjammer's TileMagic System. Though the systems both manipulate tilemagic, they do so very differently. Together, these two systems add a lot of control for use of TileMagic. You can find Sunjammer's system at: Link

See code box below for details.

Files

Name	Type	Size	Downloads
vg_tilemagic.rarvg_tilemagic.rar Submitted: 03-09-2008 / Last Updated: 03-09-2008	rar	1.4Mb	285
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Comments (7):

Posted by Vuldrick at 2008-10-10 09:26:47

I can't reproduce . . . can you give me more detail?
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Posted by Inayity at 2008-09-29 16:53:14 Voted 10.00 on 08/13/08

Thanks, I appreciate it. If you have any trouble reproducing it let me know and I'll see what I can do to get you absolute steps. Very strange.

Posted by Vuldrick at 2008-08-14 17:20:35

To Inayity: I will see if I can reproduce this on the weekend.
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Vuldrick Garrison

Posted by Inayity at 2008-08-13 22:04:07 Voted 10.00 on 08/13/08

1.69 (w/CEP 2.1, FWIW): I had some odd behavior on Castle Exterior, Rural, with this. I was showing another DM how to use your widget and everwhere else it worked fine. However, in CE, R, the first and subsequent times I used it I got a strange "surrounded by eyes" visual and gong sound effect. Gong sound may have only been when I changed the height. Anyway, I removed all effects and went through all of them again. They all worked except water. Or, the one before water broke water, I dunno. It looked like it was working on subsequent invocations however it was sewer water that was filling the cliff hole, not regular water. Any ideas what might be going on? If you have problems reproducing this, let me know and I'll try to get you a better set of steps for it.

A 10, anyway! This is one of the coolest NWN scripts and it helps storytelling by DM's hugely. Would love to see it working with CE, R because that's my favorite tileset at the moment and could benefit greatly (*cough* incoming tide! *cough*) from water working w/it.

Posted by Gonzo_og at 2008-03-25 06:34:51 Voted 10.00 on 03/25/08

Very useful script and widget.
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Posted by Bluebomber4evr at 2008-03-21 00:36:56 Voted 10.00 on 03/21/08

awesome and easy to use!
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Posted by DM Heatstroke at 2008-03-11 07:03:46 Voted 9.00 on 03/11/08

I haven't used your particular system yet, but if it adds more options for the original Tilemagic, it can't be that bad. I'd use it a lot more often on Athas Reborn if there were some kind of "Sand / Dune" tilemagic. Hint, hint :D
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