Telepath Tactics - opinions

[CraigStern]

That's not supported yet, but it's possible that I could add support for that.

[SmartyPants]

That's not supported yet, but it's possible that I could add support for that.

I look forward to it.

On a related note, could one give a boss condition to an non-character unit.  For example: One can win the mission by destroying a bridge, bolder, or a monument.

[CraigStern]

On a related note, could one give a boss condition to an non-character unit.  For example: One can win the mission by destroying a bridge, bolder, or a monument.

The ProtectChar condition looks to see if the player has eliminated all instances of the named character from the battlefield. Every destructible object has a name of "None," which means that you'd need to set the condition to "None"--the other player would then have to destroy every destructible object on the field to win.

That's not very flexible, though; I can probably create a variation on that where it looks to the unit class name instead of character name.

[Ertxiem]

Would it be possible to use both types: character name and unit class name?

[CraigStern]

Sure! You can stack as many conditions as you like onto Telepath Tactics battles.

[SmartyPants]

On a related note, could one give a boss condition to an non-character unit.  For example: One can win the mission by destroying a bridge, bolder, or a monument.

The ProtectChar condition looks to see if the player has eliminated all instances of the named character from the battlefield. Every destructible object has a name of "None," which means that you'd need to set the condition to "None"--the other player would then have to destroy every destructible object on the field to win.

That's not very flexible, though; I can probably create a variation on that where it looks to the unit class name instead of character name.

Could one name the destructible objects before giving the ProtectChar condition?  For example: One could name all the bookshelves "Enemy Intelligence" and then it would require the player to destroy all the named booksheleves to win, while not requiring the character to destroy all the non-named objects.


If a unit that has items in his/her inventory when he/she dies, then does he/she take the items to the grave?

[bugfartboy]

If a unit that has items in his/her inventory when he/she dies, then does he/she take the items to the grave?

I thought it wasn't death, but rather "career-ending injury"?

[CraigStern]

When a character is eliminated from the battlefield, he or she drops all items from his or her inventory on the spot where he or she was standing.

[SmartyPants]

I found another thing the AI needs improvement on.  While it is sometime okay for the AI to cause friendly fire, it should almost be forbidden to do so to the boss.  During the 2nd demo battle, it only took one Light Blast to kill the boss, because two enemy bronze golems hit their own boss.

[Ertxiem]

With the TT Dialogue Editor, together with the Map Editor, it seems to me that Craig's cunning plan is to make it easy for a devoted fan to recreate TRPG2 and TSoG in TT! :)
With the added bonus that we may now play as the "bad guys"!

[SmartyPants]

I like the idea of how the Dialogue Editor's multiple branches allow for the game to expand outside a restricted linear plot.  This may make replaying the campaigns more enjoyable.

[SmartyPants]

When giving custom attacks are the character animation and attack animation separate?  Can you for example use a Cryokineticist's cast motion and have an arrow come out instead of ice?

[CraigStern]

When giving custom attacks are the character animation and attack animation separate?  Can you for example use a Cryokineticist's cast motion and have an arrow come out instead of ice?

Yes, projectiles and special effects are going to be handled separately from the character animations.

[bugfartboy]

How difficult should it be to design your own animations?

[CraigStern]

That depends on what you're aiming for. The game's default character animations are detailed and high quality, so you'll need some skill if you want to extend those. If you want to try creating something in a lower resolution, though, there's nothing stopping you.  I both want and expect people to try creating total conversions with totally different graphical styles. :)