hex editing wall object question (DM/RTC)

[ParuNexus]

umm first thing first "paru nexus", i just got to tell this little discovery

about a year or 2 ago i took my name(paul) and i was trying to make a nickname related to someb show(it was japanese) so i first went paur, and thought about a name and came up with paru. i later started using words like "paru codex" and "paru nexus". Completely unasuming what paru nexus means in dungeon master. having alot of time off from walking around i got the DM nexus japanese manual and started translating. i got the cover(danjonmasuta-nekusasu) and thought ok what to translate next, i was going to the the character names but decided to see what the japanese did for the spells while translating the power(base) i was looking at the ')-' symbol(one below mon) and to my shock it translate into english as paru. even more odly i use "paru NEXUS" as a nickname and paru was found in the nexus game ^_^ok next thing,there is one thing i really want to do to this "grandmaster" dungeon i need to know if anyone knows how to umm alter wall object so the graphic looks different then the object itself. I REALLY would LOVE to "hide water" what water there is to begain with. i would also ask if it is at all possable in RTC could you had this feature. see what i'm getting at? some things on walls like the rings could be water so you have to try it. sometimes it will no graphic text on a wall could be water... or trick you the other way, a water fountain is a really a push button that opens something. that would totally RULE!

[beowuuf]

There is no way just now to do it.
But there could be ways to do it in the coming months...so just design your dungeon as if the water was hidden : )

There is another way now, where you can hex edit 'object release' items, that will release say a water flask if you touch them with an empty flask (this is what lets you create the firestaff+ from the firestaff). This means that you would have to lose potions from another area (which you might like) and also means it would be limited to the amount of flasks you place into the wall (which you might also like)

The hex code for it is 10/90 in the 3rd byte, and otherwise it follows the same 3rd/4th byte coding as any other object activated wall object.

So you might have a slime cup or two do this...also, if you clone this tile, as long as it faces the same way, then you could have it all over the levels (though there would be the same overall maximum for flasks coming out).

For RTC, it depends how much we get to create new object types, but i'm sure this should be easy.

S0 you have a fountain_1, _2, _3, _4 that have the wall ring, etc graphics associated with them. Water from text would be impossible, but there is nothing to stop you creating a graphics set that looks like a text object for the above new fountain types.
Conversely, there is nothing to stop you from creating a decorative wall object that has the same graphics as a water fountain, but of course doesn't have that function, and instead as you say is a trigger (or worse!...how about having it as a trapped fireball breathing monster : ) ) <p>
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year one and all

- Michael (Beowuuf)</p>

[ChristopheF]

Dear "Paru Nexus"

Would you mind scanning your DM Nexus manual for me? I could publish it on my web site, and even try to translate parts of it (I studied japanese for 3 years).
That would be great!

Christophe

[ParuNexus]

sadly the scanner can only work on my computer of which i can't physically use(it's infact sorta hard to even touch the scanner now that i have a broken leg). check, "other games in serries" i tihnk the price is still $35 and the url redirects you to the right site. i'm saying this becuase my leg doesn't fully heal till like may and while i'll be up before it fully heals i don't know how soon. sorry, can't help you in that respect.re hex editing... thanks i'll keep that in mind. i was toying with the idea have wall text and a fountain in the same wall

[beowuuf]

For both DM and RTC, the fountain has to be visible to use I believe. Just like you can't get an object out of an alcove until it becomes visible, you can't get water from the fountain : (

Have fun with the ideas...twist that engine til it breaks ; )




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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year one and all

- Michael (Beowuuf)</p>