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    Exclamation Ancient Domains Quest Editor

    I see that world of JADE is the best platform for creating quest/adventure scenario. It would be possible to make the simple condition-action map editor with functions of saving and playing maps and campaigns. Call this program for example "JADE Stories". Thousands map-makers gives a hundreds good and funny mini-games. And popularity of "JADE Stories" will be amazing. May be it allready planning?

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    In short: no.

    Quote Originally Posted by yisk View Post
    It would be possible to make the simple condition-action map editor with functions of saving and playing maps and campaigns.
    You are not a programmer, right? This is not simple. Its a lot of work.

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    Thousands map-makers gives a hundreds good and funny mini-games.
    I will tell you what you would get: tons of crap.

    ADOM/JADE are about complexity and details. Not minigames.

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    And popularity of "JADE Stories" will be amazing.
    No it would not. It would not be JADE anymore, I don't even think it would be a roguelike. It would be another javagame for small kids.

    Quote Originally Posted by yisk View Post
    May be it allready planning?
    What do you want to tell us?
    Of course it's unfair - that's the whole point.

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    It needn't to be a programmer for creating WC3 campaigns... JADE world now looks like a random generated Heroes3 map. A game without sense, simply a big endless dungeon. Isnt it?

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    /me also votes for NO. As Epythic said:

    Quote Originally Posted by Epythic
    ADOM/JADE are about complexity and details. Not minigames.

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    Quote Originally Posted by yisk View Post
    It needn't to be a programmer for creating WC3 campaigns...
    No. But you know, WC3 took multiple years to program, had a multimillion dollar budget and lots of full-time paid developers.

    And as I said, it would not be JADE anymore. Why have 20 pre-made stories when JADE can make 30 for you, and integrate them all into one world?

    Quote Originally Posted by yisk View Post
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    What you were shown is pre-alpha. Don't expect it to be ADOM++. Not yet.

    By the way, there is more to do that just some dungeons, monsters and quests. Think about all the details in game mechanics.
    Of course it's unfair - that's the whole point.

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    I agree with no also on a map/quest editor, although part of the idea struck me... Just to help Thomas out...

    If he chose to keep smaller random quests in a data file that could be dynamically/randomly imported, he could
    set up a template on the forums for people to write in proper importing format and then just choose ones he didn't think were crap to implement into the many smaller quests i am hoping jade is gonna have... cut and paste minor quests from the community would save our poor creator (whose task list grows exponentially every time I read the forum) a lot of typing....

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