Should Magma make more updates?

William Wallet · Post by **William Wallet** » Sat Jan 14, 2006 11:48 am

So what you're saying Phex, is make units able to do all this stuff that usually can only be done by lots of scripting? It'd never happen but it would be intersesting to see what'd happen if the units were smarter.

Industry · Post by **Industry** » Sat Jan 14, 2006 2:18 pm

Sounds like a job for "map action tags". And that they be pulled out of the compiled code and put into an actual tag.

Point · Post by **Point** » Sun Jan 15, 2006 10:48 pm

myth updates are a good thing

Caius Pupus · Post by **Caius Pupus** » Wed Jan 18, 2006 5:46 am

Well... I know that the Linux version is ported by Loki but... It would be nice to have a free (as in Free Software) Linux version with all the updates.

PS: By the way, men, you're doing a good job on Myth! Keep it up! :;):

Gleep · Post by **Gleep** » Wed Jan 18, 2006 5:28 pm

Would it be possible to up the limit of a monster's attacks from 4 or add another key input for a different special attack?

Scratch · Post by **Scratch** » Sat Jan 21, 2006 6:33 pm

I didn't notice this anywhere.... are there any updates needed to support the new Intel based macs? Universal code?

Post by **Myrd** » Sat Jan 21, 2006 10:24 pm

The reports I've gotten is the current version runs perfectly well (read: no problems, and no noticeable performance penalty), using Rosetta emulation on the new Intel Macs. So, for the time being, we're not going to release a Universal Binary.

whenders0n · Post by **whenders0n** » Mon Jan 23, 2006 6:10 pm

One more big request for higher unit resolutions. If you haven't yet, go check out this:
http://projectmagma.net/~iron/images/reg02.jpg
I mean, M2 units look great - but those are SWEET.

Horus · Post by **Horus** » Mon Jan 23, 2006 7:04 pm

whenders0n wrote:One more big request for higher unit resolutions. If you haven't yet, go check out this:
http://projectmagma.net/~iron/images/reg02.jpg
I mean, M2 units look great - but those are SWEET.

That's more in league for a tagset than an update.

Not all 56kers would ever download an update so huge.

Now a sample list of things I'd like to see.

1. The ability to edit inbuilt effects, such as puss colour, stoning and multiple healing effects.

2. Four free damage settings, so that you can make a few exotic attacks that can effect certain units without limiting the attack types you use (current there is only Melee, Kinetic, Explosive, Electric, Gas, Stoning, Pus...).

3. More colours for pregames (1000 = really detailed journals etc).

4. Dwarf setting, so that a unit can have specific attacks setup for certain units (currently there is Giant and Standard - which controls whether Trow punch big units and kick normal sized ones), there'd also need to be an attack setting for, only use on dwarves.

5. An improvement on the special monster setting that allows your unit to walk through models, so that they can be hit by melee attacks (way it is now, is that only area effect weapons can affect units with that setting).

I have more ideas, but I'm bored of writing now...

The Elfoid · Post by **The Elfoid** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 4:32 pm

Your dwarf thing an idea for a specific unit Horus? It sounds kinda like you got something you want it for...

sillek · Post by **sillek** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 5:26 pm

How about removing the plug-in limit ?

Third party games are so rare that I have to keep everything in. If I don't have it in and have to put it in, I'm screwed because the chance has already passed.

Welly · Post by **Welly** » Fri Jan 27, 2006 3:47 pm

sillek wrote:How about removing the plug-in limit ?

Third party games are so rare that I have to keep everything in. If I don't have it in and have to put it in, I'm screwed because the chance has already passed.

There's a limit? what is it? If there is a limit, I would love an update removing it, because I have tons of plugins in my plug folder and no way of knowing which are and aren't being registered.

Website · Post by **iron** » Fri Jan 27, 2006 4:47 pm

The current limit is 512 plugins. Back in 1.3 days, it was 128 however due to the long load-up time and the spamming of the map list it was impractical to use even this many at once.

Wismuth · Post by **Wismuth** » Sat Jan 28, 2006 3:42 am

AUTOHOST bug/suggestion

Bug: I left Autohost on one night and it was stuck for most of the night in LMOTH SDN DEATH with 0 player. I suppose this happened because no one loaded (or maybe even because everyone dropped before tagging?) Anyway, games should automatically end when there is 0 player left (or even when 1 player is left).

Suggestion: When n players have joined, Autohost should require ceil(n/2) or maybe floor(2*n/3) checks before the game start, not 2. Currently it's really hard to get a 16-player game going in autohost because the number of checks has to stay <=2 for most of the time and then jump from 2 to 16 within 30 seconds. With my proposal starting a game is like a vote, if 1/2 players want to start it should start in 30 sec, if 1/2 players want to wait it should wait. I know you don't want a few afk ppl to sit and ruin it for everybody, but you won't have HALF of the players doing that so all is fine.

Zaknafein · Post by **Zaknafein** » Sun Jan 29, 2006 4:22 am

I really want an in-game mute command.

The Tain

Should Magma make more updates?

Should Magma make more updates?