Made selecting and commanding party members much less annoying. Dragging for multi-selection was messing up single-click selection, and it has now been fixed. Fixed a delay when changing a party member's orders for non-attack commands. Also fixed some other little bugs, like light effects changing position when you dropped an item.
While playtesting Ch.5, I noticed there was an overabundance of arrows dropped by baddies. This is because I forgot to cut baddie ammo in half when they die (party members still drop the normal amount). Brigand already does this, and it has lots of positive reviews that approve of the ammo scarcity.
Climbing now costs Meta, and added new sound effect for climbing footholes. Lots of progress on Ch.5 scripts.
Finally, new screen art by Straginski for Ch.5 (straginski.newgrounds.com)
Complete list of changes:
-Greatly improved party member selection (drag select was messing up clicking). -Fixed delay in changing party members' destination after R-clicking to interact/examine. -Fixed bug with drop targeting that temporarily changed positions of light effects. -Fixed key name in logo tutorial message explaining how to open the editor (F1). -Mobile's ammo is now cut in half on death if they are not in party. -Climbing Ropes now costs 30 Meta, climbing Footholes costs 40 Meta. -New sound effect: climbing.wav (added into scripts). -New screen art by Straginski for Ch.5: siege. -Lots of progress on Ch.5 maps and scripts.
Warlordocracy Early v22.4
Main menu now has number hotkeys, fixed the weapon sprite position in the character info screen, improved AI move command, more low education grammar fuck-ups, and Robel can now repair weapons in Ch.4. Mostly just did lots of work on Ch.5 scripts.
New Ch.5 Demo will be up on Patreon presently. https://www.patreon.com/c/lcsoftware
Complete list of changes:
-Added number hotkeys to main menu. -Fixed weapon sprite position in character info screen. -Improved "objMove" command so they will only move one pace if movement is blocked. -Improved player dialogue grammar mistakes with low Education. -Robel can now repair your weapons in Skraghaven in Ch.4. -Lots of progress on Ch.5 maps and scripts.
Warlordocracy Early v22.3
Minor patch, mostly just writing Chapter 5 scripts. Here are two screenies of Baskford, the town just north of Jadenbury where you have to build up your forces before the finale.
Complete list of changes:
-Doors in small towns now close when nobody is nearby (not in big cities for performance reasons). -New optional parameter for "reputation" command to disable messages and sounds (character creation). -Gaining reputations in character creation no longer shows a notification (much less annoying). -Updated both manuals, as well as some in-game texts. -Lots of progress on Ch.5 maps and scripts.
Warlordocracy Early v22.2
All bombs and some bottled substances (like petrol and spirits) now have death scripts and will get ignited in fire effects. Fire will also destroy wooden items and cook food on the ground.
Sebastius now has a small chance to start fleeing if below 20% health. This gets fixed if he gets laid. Added a couple new commands to deal with this.
Slingshots now have +100% aim for balancing purposes because stones are so heavy. Added one to Ch.4 Blinding Coast map.
Complete list of changes:
-Bombs now have death scripts, and they can be ignited by fire effects. -Fire now also ignites bottles of substances, including spirits, flashdust, etc. -Sebastius now has 20% chance to flee if below 20% Health without Seb's Lover rep. -New script Boolean: "if_objNameSuff" to check for final word of name (the suffix). -New script command: "objUseSelf" to run object's use script (use itself). -New alt fire and explosion effects that do not affect parent object. -Slingshots now have +100% aim for game balance (stones are heavy). -Fixed "objEffNoParent" command (used in bomb die scripts).
Warlordocracy Early v22.1
Made an Easter holiday map and combined it with the Thanksgiving map into a story called Holiday Havoc. It will be up on Patreon tomorrow along with the new Chapter 5 Demo. Also got the Ch.5 Steam page up, and launch will be in early June.
-Created Steam page for Ch.5. -Character info screen now displays attack speed. -Unarmed attack speed now determined by move speed. -New non-canon species for Holiday Havoc: rabbitfolk. -New assets for Holiday Havoc on Patreon soon (patreon.com/c/lcsoftware). -New script command: "objMobTargetParty" (targets random main party member). -New script command: "objDelay" (sets object's current delay for attacks, etc.). -Getting certain Snallygaster Eggs in Ch.4 will now spawn an angry Snallygaster. -Music tracks with a filename that starts with "combat" now loop automatically. -Added two new combat tracks by Mathew Pablo (matthewpablo.com). -Control Birds spell now controls chickens and turkeys as well. -Added initial object scripts for poisoned weapons. -Fixed bug where poisoned weapons never depleted. -Lots of progress on Ch.5 maps and scripts.
Warlordocracy Early v22.0
Baddies with scales are no longer resistant to pierce damage, so it's now a good idea to use arrows against snallygasters, raptors, and basilisks. Divided tree types into separate folders (spruce and oak), added new tree types and other nature objects.
Mostly just worked on Chapter 5. There will be a new demo on Patreon tomorrow (for real this time).
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/lcsoftware
Complete list of changes:
-Snallygasters, Raptors, and Basilisks now have 0% Pierce resistance and 50% Acid resistance (scales). -Updated manuals and encyclopedia (scaled monsters no longer resistant to Pierce damage, only Melee). -Divided tree types into more categories in objects folder (separate spruce and oak objects). -Removed Basillo from Scorched Farms map in Ch.1, added soldiers, gave Ralo a healing potion. -New object: Dream Flower (releases sleeping gas on contact, added to Ch.3). -New nature objects: plantLilly, plantWeed, treeSmall, logBig, bonePile. -Improved starting faction options in Chapter intro scripts. -Added strange symbol to maps leading to a Hargate. -Lots of progress on Ch.5 maps and scripts.
Warlordocracy Early v21.9
Not gonna be too many Warlordocracy updates for the next couple months since I'm mostly just working on Chapter 5 now and figuring out the end-game slides.
This update prevents voice sounds from overlapping on the same character, adds a new readable text about the vaults and relays, and fixes a bunch of little bugs. Will upload a new Ch.5 demo to the Patreon tomorrow.
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/lcsoftware
Complete list of changes:
-New script command: "disableAI" to disable all check scripts for all objects. -New script command: "objSound" to play sound attached to current object (so voice sounds don't overlap). -Party selection scripts now use the objSound command so their voices don't overlap. -Fixed character sprite position in character info window for large sprites. -Fixed some temp vars not being reset on map change (maybe fixed something). -Fish sprites now vertical so they look like they're hanging. -Added new text about Vaults and Relays in Ch.3+4. -Lots of progress on Ch.5 maps and scripts.
Warlordocracy Early v21.8
Minor update improves the Dirty Trick ability, letting you succeed automatically if your target is unsuspecting (not in combat). Unconscious mobiles are now drawn under other mobiles, and improved some old Ch.2 dialogue. There is also a new achievement that will unlock after Ch.5 if you keep the Loner rep the entire game (stay solo).
Will have a Chapter 5 Demo on Patreon tomorrow, with maps just filled with random monsters and baddies.
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/lcsoftware
Complete list of changes:
-New achievement: The Lonely Road (beat all 6 chapters with no companions). -Dirty Tricks ability now has 100% chance against targets that are not engaged in combat. -Dirty Tricks ability now requires target to be facing either toward or away from you for certain tricks. -Unconscious/sleeping mobiles are now drawn under other mobiles. -Party member speed now affects party level slightly. -Improved some Ch.2 dialogue. -More work on Ch.5.
Warlordocracy Early v21.7
Big Stones now have durability so they can't stack, and they can be thrown if you have 10 Physique. Catapults can now be destroyed, and Nox Jellyfish now have improved AI (using the new objMobFindWater command). Added some new party dialogue to Ch.4 and fixed some minor bugs.
Fixed a major bug from a recent patch where party members would have leftover incapacitated flags on so you couldn't command them to move.
Finally, added some big stones and a catapult to the mines in Chapter 3 for fun.
Complete list of changes:
-Fixed rare bug where object incapacitated flag wouldn't get reset. -Jellyfish can now fly over land, then return to water when combat ends. -New script command: "objMobFindWater" to set destination to a nearby water tile. -Big Stones now have durability (unstackable) and are throwable if you have 10 Physique. -Catapults are now destructible (new destroyed sprite, updated Ch.4 story file). -Destroying Wood Barrels and Doors now has 50% chance to create Wood Stick. -Fixed Eberans not being hostile in Ch.3 (for real this time). -Fixed Jellyfish animation frames that caused crash. -Added Big Stones and Catapult to mines in Ch.3. -New Loner reputation if you beat Ch.1 solo. -Improved some party dialogue in Ch.4. -More work on Ch.5, updated manuals.
Warlordocracy Early v21.6
You can now load catapults with cannon balls or thrown bombs if you have the Mechanics skill. This lets you lob a normal blast bomb across the entire battlefield.
Also, the Blinded status effect now cancels the benefits of Spotting and Infravision, and also adds a 50% chance to miss with all melee attacks, making it a much more severe condition.
Finally, the achievements file can no longer be edited with notepad.
Mostly I am working on Chapter 5 maps. I should have a playable demo for Patrons in about a week.
Screenshot of the option to load a catapult with a normal bomb:
Complete list of changes:
-You can now load cannon balls and bombs into catapults with Mechanics ability. -Achievement save file is now type *.ACH and can no longer be edited with Notepad. -Unlocking achievements now gives you 1 Karma, making first playthroughs a little easier. -Blinded status now causes a 50% chance to miss in melee, cancels Spotting and Infravision. -New script command: "achieveReset" (reset all achievements to locked). -Lots of work on Chapter 5 maps, updated manuals.
