...at Clan Plaid Hotline, address cphl.dhs.org in the "uploads/myth_II_beta_mapsplugs_uploads" section. File name is "ANtestbeta.zip".
I'd like for testers to meet on b.net tomorrow (Wednesday) at 5 PM PST, 8 PM EST. Even if you can't stay long, drop by; we're only going to test levels 4 and 7.
A few things to note:
MM has decided to add to his unit two of the attributes we suspected were responsible for lag; incredible speed *and* a contrail. First thing we'll do is try out his unit and, if it makes our CPUs break down and cry, we'll kill it and play the rest of the level.
WW, I've boosted your unit's melee attack very slightly. It can now kill a Thrall with 1 swing 3/4 of the time. This makes it do a lot better against large masses of melee enemies. To balance, I've halved your mana recharge rate.
We're getting close to the projectile limit on some maps. If many more AN units are added, we might have to start getting serious about restricting projectile use. Cosmetic projectiles (death and atmospheric ones) will have to get cut first; yours might also get cut, Ducky, since you've got so many new projectiles for your special. We'll see how long we can avoid hitting the wall.
I'm afraid I'm going to have to cut back on the weekly time I'm putting into this. School, work and other Bungie-related commitments are converging on me like the teeth of an Inquisition-designed testicle vise. I can spare the time to add a few levels, or a few pre-designed non-scripted units, each week, but anything more elaborate--adding new units with big bags of scripting attached, or designing units for people--will be impossible. Now, if you ask me to do something like this I'll probably try to do it, because I'm very bad at saying no, especially when I'm offered an opportunity to show off. But I *shouldn't* do it and I'll probably end up folding in the midst of it. So save us all some pain and don't ask. :-)
Anyway, I'd very much appreciate it if someone else wants to come forward and take the project partially or completely off my hands. Joy would be an obvious candidate, but I don't know if he's got the time. As I said, if no one else can do it I'll still be able to work on it, but progress will be slow.
Oh, and Matt Soell just said there might be a playable build of Halo at E3. I know where I'm going in May.
--SiliconDream
