monsters saying spell mantra

Red Squirrel · Post by **Red Squirrel** » Tue May 29, 2007 9:19 pm

I'm working on a jack of all trades AI, which uses all possible skills that I impliment... well mostly spell related skills and I got thinking, would be cool if monsters would also say spell mantras, so you actually know which spells they're casting before they target you with it, would bring a pvp aspect to pvm.

Some spells like chiv spells show up already, so to be consistent I may as well add em all.

So what do you guys think?

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E.Machine · Post by **E.Machine** » Tue May 29, 2007 11:22 pm

Honestly, I have been thinking that FOREVER! I'm assuming you won't be able to fizzle their spells, but I have always wanted to know what Im' going to be nailed with.

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Death · Post by **Death** » Wed May 30, 2007 12:51 am

Red Squirrel wrote:I'm working on a jack of all trades AI, which uses all possible skills that I impliment... well mostly spell related skills and I got thinking, would be cool if monsters would also say spell mantras, so you actually know which spells they're casting before they target you with it, would bring a pvp aspect to pvm. Some spells like chiv spells show up already, so to be consistent I may as well add em all.

So what do you guys think?

That would be very interesting indeed. I suggest putting it in game and running a poll to get user feedback. If people don't like it they can voice their opinion. I think it would be neat but consider this: Champion spawn with 60 imps casting on you. You will see nothing but "in nox" all over the screen, thus obstructing you view (Think of the juka's VS meer battles how much text scrolls). You can turn it off in razor, but still.

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Red Squirrel · Post by **Red Squirrel** » Wed May 30, 2007 12:58 am

Hmm yeah forgot about champ spawns actually. Or I could disable it for champ mobs, since they do have a champmob boolean value.

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Death · Post by **Death** » Wed May 30, 2007 1:04 am

Red Squirrel wrote:Hmm yeah forgot about champ spawns actually. Or I could disable it for champ mobs, since they do have a champmob boolean value.

Touchee, but there's still areas with tons of mobs that aren't a champ (Walk in doom passed the lich statues

).

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Red Squirrel · Post by **Red Squirrel** » Wed May 30, 2007 1:05 am

Haha yeah, I bet if I check the serial of those mobs, its very low numbers from when they were first spawned.

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Gaiava Arkkaza · Post by **Gaiava Arkkaza** » Wed May 30, 2007 12:08 pm

lol Reminds me of Gothic Myths, if you were to reach the abyss of poseidon, all you'd see is "Tis Cor Por Vis" (custom spell, tidal wave) and die.
I'd suggest keeping the spell mantra for only that single AI, and make a copy that doenst says it.

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Red Squirrel · Post by **Red Squirrel** » Wed May 30, 2007 12:37 pm

Its not in the AI, its in the spells. Now what I'm wondering, is if "consecrus arma" and such should be categorized as spell mantra. If yes to be consistent mobs should not say those either.

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Death · Post by **Death** » Wed May 30, 2007 1:57 pm

Red Squirrel wrote:Its not in the AI, its in the spells. Now what I'm wondering, is if "consecrus arma" and such should be categorized as spell mantra. If yes to be consistent mobs should not say those either.

Those are spell mantras yes. Magery, chivalry, necromancy and spellweaving have the mantras. Bushido and ninjitsu don't have them. I think it would look neat seeing consecrus arma above the mob's head. Would make you go "Oh crap" when you look at your 22 cold resist.

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Lymus · Post by **Lymus** » Wed May 30, 2007 3:06 pm

I say limit it to "higher beings", ones who may actually be able to speak common tongue and taunt you. Like Demitel, for example.

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dprantl · Post by **dprantl** » Wed May 30, 2007 4:29 pm

Lymus wrote:I say limit it to "higher beings", ones who may actually be able to speak common tongue and taunt you. Like Demitel, for example.

Hey, if you can cast spells you can talk just fine...

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Lymus · Post by **Lymus** » Thu May 31, 2007 4:41 pm

dprantl wrote:
Lymus wrote:I say limit it to "higher beings", ones who may actually be able to speak common tongue and taunt you. Like Demitel, for example.
Hey, if you can cast spells you can talk just fine...

Yeah, but it makes more sense for an Arcane Daemon saying "Corp Por" than an Imp. You'd just assume the Arcane is more intelligent.

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Nosferatu · Post by **Nosferatu** » Thu May 31, 2007 5:09 pm

imo unless its a human body value it shouldnt say spell mantras... monsters have their own language hence no spell mantras were made ... wisps speak a language but dont have mantras the point was were not supposed to understand them so maybe make seperate spell mantras for monsters for the spells and make up some names and we would just have to eventually figure out what they mean after seeing them for a while its like hearing it a while ud get used to it and learn em

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