Unofficial Server Mods

[evilspacetomato]

I made a few quick server mods to change up game play a bit without destroying what makes ZDoom Wars a fun RTS.

4x makes you gain mana 4x as fast and cuts the boss timeout to 1/4 its time. It should allow people to play matches quicker.

Instant Death gives you 60(50 for virus) hp and you only die if you take 60(50 for virus) damage in 1/4 of a second or less.


4x must be loaded before ZDoomWars300.pk3
Instant Death Must be loaded after ZDoomWars300.pk3

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[$-$lyfox-$]

yesssss i am downloading and using this right now.

[SoulSucka]

This is actually pretty cool!

inb4 Ventris rages.

[Captain Ventris]

Gameplay modifications aren't the same as the D*** and a**** Post-natal abortions. These would be mods, rather than vomit.

[pizzaguy]

The D3D faction can actually crash you when you try to host it if people get the Protector Drones' upgrade. Its really annoying. That and the Tech Tree takes over everyone else's tech tree no matter who you're playing.

Gameplay-wise the faction is pretty solid, IMO. Just needs to be cleaned up significantly. Have you played as D3D much, Vent? Its not terrible just buggy.

[Minus-]

did you just ask ventris that question? oh wow lol

[Vilde[Fin]]

Aug 11, 2010 6:30:05 GMT pizzaguy said:

The D3D faction can actually crash you when you try to host it if people get the Protector Drones' upgrade. Its really annoying. That and the Tech Tree takes over everyone else's tech tree no matter who you're playing.

Gameplay-wise the faction is pretty solid, IMO. Just needs to be cleaned up significantly. Have you played as D3D much, Vent? Its not terrible just buggy.

Only bug I've ever found is that weaponselection thing that I fixed already. The sad thing here is that it will propably never get into any server because d*3* servers are forbidden and I am not trying to say I would want to have d*3* in ZDW or anything. Please don't ban me.

PS. A***a faction sucks.

[Captain Ventris]

I love how my installation of extensive censoring and witch hunts has instilled such fear. It's a dictator's wet dream.

I have never, not once, downloaded the wads or watched a game in which the D*** or a**** factions have featured.

[pizzaguy]

Vent, I would actually suggest downloading the D3D faction and just looking into it to see what the guy did wrong and what might be causing problems. I know you aren't fond of it, but from your point of view, perhaps you could point out key flaws in its design and whatnot, from a purely critiquing point of view.

a**** and Realm factions... a**** is odd and I didn't like it much. As for Realm, its decent, but again, not enough polish and doesn't really seem to have rhyme or reason to it. Just random Bestiary monsters thrown in for no reason.

[Dancso]

Give up. Dewk does not fit the requirements to be an official ZDWars faction, and it never will, no matter what changes it will go through.

FORGET ABOUT IT ALREADY

[pizzaguy]

No I know it won't become official, what I'm saying is that the idea of it is fascinating to me because it comes from such a great series. All I'm saying is that the IDEA for the faction isn't bad, its just that its buggy and has gained such infamy that makes it seem like a horrible idea. The execution of it is pretty poor, and I just wish that the creator of the said faction would have put more care and effort into it and made it clear it was not Vent's creation... and I wish the creator of it had fixed the tech tree issues, the lack of descriptions for units/upgrades, and other bugs, etc.

Again, not saying I think the faction should be official, I'm just saying that its not a horrible idea in theory, but the execution is sloppy.

[Captain Ventris]

Aug 11, 2010 15:14:47 GMT pizzaguy said:

I know you aren't fond of it, but from your point of view, perhaps you could point out key flaws in its design and whatnot, from a purely critiquing point of view.

The problem with it is that it exists.

Aug 11, 2010 15:24:04 GMT pizzaguy said:

and I wish the creator of it had fixed the tech tree issues, the lack of descriptions for units/upgrades, and other bugs, etc.

It has these issues because it was around far, far longer than those features, and people like you still won't stfu.

[pizzaguy]

Ah I didn't know that. I am a bit new to the mod, but I do love the mod and the gameplay is fantastic. Just trying to have a good civil conversation about it, is all.

Also do you hate it because its D3D, that its gained such infamy, or that people want it to be official?

Personally I think all unofficial mods should be labeled unofficial very clearly. I don't want the faction to be official at all, I'm just saying it seems like such a waste. The guy went through the trouble of making it and then just abandoned it and left a shit storm in its wake.

[Captain Ventris]

You know why he stopped working on it? Re-read this entire conversation. That is why. I began rolling my fascist media machine in the general direction of his creation, and he dropped it and fled to his W***'s Den or whatever. I GAVE it infamy, so the folks of higher intellect would cease bothering me about it, much unlike what you are doing now. I will not give any input, constructive criticism, whatever, because it is not my work, and I have absolutely no interest in such things regarding it. I would be perfectly happy for it to disappear from the internet entirely.

Just look at this bull:
skulltag.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=185&t=26441

Five days ago. There are ALWAYS new people.

[pizzaguy]

Alright, well you're certainly entitled to that opinion. I'm not insulting you or anything like that, I honestly just wanted a nice civil conversation about it because I was unaware of why it was so hated. I know now, and won't bring it up anymore.

I am curious, are you against all unofficial factions or just this one?