WIP - Wargus Improvement Project

[b_o]

Nice. What's planned for the next version?

[Kyran]

A GPL-licensed campaign, perhaps?

We could think about merging this with Wargus, minus the graphics.

[Andrettin]

Nice. What's planned for the next version?

I want to add more graphics from the old WC2 mods, perhaps a new tileset, and a new minicampaign with the Orc levels from the WC2 demo, which detail the invasion and conquest of (southern) Khaz Modan.

A GPL-licensed campaign, perhaps?

That would be nice, but with what storyline?

We could think about merging this with Wargus, minus the graphics.

I would be glad to be able to contribute to the main project itself

[Kyran]

I would be glad to be able to contribute to the main project itself

I believe a good way to go about this would be similar to what I've done in Aleona's Tales.

All new scripts go in /scripts/addon/ without overriding anything.

For example, new units go in wip_units.lua, new spells go in wip.spells.lua.

[Andrettin]

I would be glad to be able to contribute to the main project itself

I believe a good way to go about this would be similar to what I've done in Aleona's Tales.

All new scripts go in /scripts/addon/ without overriding anything.

For example, new units go in wip_units.lua, new spells go in wip.spells.lua.

What about redefinition of units (i.e. making Lothar not able to cast spells), could that be done in such a modular fashion as well?

[Kyran]

I use override.lua to redefine units, however in this case you should apply the modification directly to Wargus.

So everything outside of making it more like War2 should go into /scripts/addon/

[Andrettin]

I use override.lua to redefine units, however in this case you should apply the modification directly to Wargus.

So everything outside of making it more like War2 should go into /scripts/addon/

And if I redefine function in a modular file, would that work too?

Thanks for the help!

[Big Daddy]

Units can be defined and redefined, but the data for the units are spread across a couple lua files.

Some guy n here was posting graphics from his own stratagus game, and it had randomized unit graphics, IE, 3 designs for the same unit, and the graphic for a particular unit is chosen randomly upon unit generation.

I think this is a good idea for Wargus, eventually.

[Andrettin]

WIP 1.1 is out.

It makes the modification work in a modular fashion, incorporating Kyran's idea.

[Andrettin]

Units can be defined and redefined, but the data for the units are spread across a couple lua files.

Some guy n here was posting graphics from his own stratagus game, and it had randomized unit graphics, IE, 3 designs for the same unit, and the graphic for a particular unit is chosen randomly upon unit generation.

I think this is a good idea for Wargus, eventually.

Do you know if he made the code for that publicly available?