Experience multiplier

PicturesInTheDark · Post by **PicturesInTheDark** » Sat Dec 27, 2003 11:42 am

When creating an RTC dungeon, how and where do I specify each level's experience multiplier?

Regards, PitD

George Gilbert · Post by **George Gilbert** » Tue Dec 30, 2003 10:39 am

You don't ;-)

RTC doesn't use experience multipliers, I believe that's an internal attribute from the original DM engine. RTC calculates all experience modificztions on the fly based on your dungeons contents.

beowuuf · Post by **beowuuf** » Tue Dec 30, 2003 10:46 am

without giving too much away can you clarify that a bit? : )

George Gilbert · Post by **George Gilbert** » Tue Dec 30, 2003 10:48 am

Nope ;-)

beowuuf · Post by **beowuuf** » Tue Dec 30, 2003 10:49 am

darn : )

andyboy_uk · Post by **andyboy_uk** » Tue Dec 30, 2003 11:28 am

Hehe.

I thought he said MULTI player.. Now that could be interesting

Andy makes a mental note to learn how to read

PicturesInTheDark · Post by **PicturesInTheDark** » Tue Dec 30, 2003 12:14 pm

Hm. So I have no way of making a designated training area that eases the increase of stats for the players? You're not even willing to give a rough outline what it is that makes levels "more complicated"? Is is just monster numbers, traps, certain items, the presence of Chaos? Ok, I think I know the answer... had to try, though.

Regards, PitD

beowuuf · Post by **beowuuf** » Tue Dec 30, 2003 1:31 pm

its probably a fair assumption that level depth has a weighting factor, so stick a small corner in a deep level...with chaos and a dragon just to be sure : )

PicturesInTheDark · Post by **PicturesInTheDark** » Tue Dec 30, 2003 3:22 pm

The idea was to train the characters, not Chaos...

Regards, PitD

beowuuf · Post by **beowuuf** » Tue Dec 30, 2003 4:34 pm

but he's been very bad! makign a mess all over viborg...he needs to be trained
don't throw fireballs in the mountain!

PicturesInTheDark · Post by **PicturesInTheDark** » Tue Dec 30, 2003 8:13 pm

I guess it will come down to trying it out... making a multiple level-dungeon once with the editor and sticking in various amounts of monsters in each level for starters... and see how many hits are necessary to rise a level from nothing.

Regards, PitD

beowuuf · Post by **beowuuf** » Tue Dec 30, 2003 8:51 pm

not even monsters to start with incase that tips it - just a high mana character and a few simple options, like punch, warcry and light spells

in DM lower levels those can be instant level-ups!

George Gilbert · Post by **George Gilbert** » Wed Dec 31, 2003 10:30 am

As it's christmas I'll give you a clue, level number (i.e. depth has nothing to do with it). If it had then doing a CSB (where you start in the middle) or DM2 (where you start at the bottom) wouldn't work...

beowuuf · Post by **beowuuf** » Wed Dec 31, 2003 10:42 am

ooh, that's good!
except for the being completely in the dark now bit, of course : )

hmm, the engine just ups the experience modifier every time you go to a fresh level?
*twitch* days of the week?

George Gilbert · Post by **George Gilbert** » Wed Dec 31, 2003 10:49 am

Ooooh - I like days of the week. Could be interesting ;-)

If you attack screamers on a Tuesday (and when there's a full moon...of course) then you get double the experience you would when fighting a dragon on a Sunday. Stands without reason...

beowuuf · Post by **beowuuf** » Wed Dec 31, 2003 11:27 am

whew, finally a sensible system we can all understand : )
pity i'm away tonight, i could get the 'new years eve x 5 ' bonus

PicturesInTheDark · Post by **PicturesInTheDark** » Wed Dec 31, 2003 6:14 pm

You can still try to get the "First day of the new year and I stood up before noon" bonus, which only applies if the last pit you passed had moss on it's western end...

HNY everybody!

Regards, PitD

beowuuf · Post by **beowuuf** » Fri Jan 02, 2004 4:46 pm

ah, if only, instead i was having to restrain myself from pointing and laughing at a certain person with a certain *cough extreme* levl of alcohol poisoning