Castle Paradox

Aussie Evil · Joined: 28 Apr 2009 Posts: 27

What do you think about this grid for enemy placement?

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Newbie_Power · Joined: 04 Sep 2006 Posts: 1762

Uhm...

It'll certainly look nice. Does it serve any particular purpose?
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Spoon Weaver · Joined: 18 Nov 2008 Posts: 421 Location: @home

I also don't understand the purpose behind your diagram

Newbie_Power · Joined: 04 Sep 2006 Posts: 1762

I believe it is for the formations editor.
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TwinHamster · Posted: Wed Jun 10, 2009 3:52 am Post subject:

In my opnion, pretty much any formation works as long as the enemy isn't covered up by the ATB bars or the heroes.

For your particular image, it might be a little odd that the heroes are lined up in a slant while your foes are lined up in a flat vertical line.

TMC · Posted: Wed Jun 10, 2009 5:43 am Post subject:

TwinHamster · Posted: Wed Jun 10, 2009 8:22 am Post subject:

Aussie Evil · Joined: 28 Apr 2009 Posts: 27

With access to a more powerful system, I worked in Blender to make this:

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TMC · Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2009 10:22 pm Post subject:

That neutral zone is fairly big though. Often half the screen just isn't enough space for a large formation - especially with big bosses.

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Aussie Evil · Joined: 28 Apr 2009 Posts: 27

How many columns should it be scaled back then? By a rough glance at your picture, I'm guessing three...
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Spoon Weaver · Joined: 18 Nov 2008 Posts: 421 Location: @home

I don't really agree with the whole "template" thing. Each battle should be laid out according to the monsters you're fighting in it.
However, I do like your perspective diagram. That's pretty cool.

Also: All Hail the Dire Killer Whale!

Baconlabs · Posted: Fri Jun 12, 2009 11:05 am Post subject:

That's just fine if you're trying to recreate a really old RPG, where every enemy was aligned in a 3x3 grid or something similar.
I prefer to individualize each battle though.

Also, just what is supposed to go in the "Neutral Zone"? Allies, boundaries, inanimate objects? Maybe nothing at all.

Blue Pixel · Posted: Fri Jun 12, 2009 11:38 am Post subject:

Hmm... i suppose you can place an enemy that hurts other enemys there.

Or innocent people caught into a battle zone somehow that dont really support eather partys.

Newbie_Power · Joined: 04 Sep 2006 Posts: 1762

I just want to make it known that it's also important to have enemy layouts that make it intuitive to select certain enemies in battles. I remember fighting battle formations with scattered enemies where attempting to select the more out of way ones was troublesome.
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TMC · Posted: Mon Jun 15, 2009 6:05 am Post subject:

Heh, I notice that after I mentioned it, FUABMX got 7 downloads this week.

I have to agree that I don't see the point of designing these templates.