Page 1 of 2 1 2 LastLast
Results 1 to 10 of 12

Thread: Custom Map on working in Skirmish

  
  1. #1

    Exclamation Custom Map on working in Skirmish

    Hi there, great to see people are still playing this amazing game.

    I have created a map in the map editor for brother because he boasts that he is 'too good' for the campaign and pre-made skirmish levels so trying to make a really challenging one for him.

    I seem to have created the map right and saved it ok. It appears fine in the skirmish menu when searched for maps but when I try to enter the level, the screen crashes and says 'DKII.exe has stopped working, please close the program" every time I try to open the level.
    Not sure what is going wrong since I can access other custom maps such as my 'test maps' and another quick one I created without any problems at all.

    Is there a limit to how many creatures you can place maybe until the game decides to chuck a fit??

    Info: Win 7 Ultimate

    Tried:
    - Entering and saving in admin mode in DK Editor
    - Playing as admin
    - Re-copying the whole level on to another level

    I will post up the map details once I have been accepted into the mapmaker group here, hopefully someone can find an answer to the problem or fix it

  2. #2
    OpenKeeper developer
    Join Date
    Jul 2014
    Posts
    86

    Default Re: Custom Map on working in Skirmish

    Just out of curiosity... If you can upload this to somewhere or email me it. I can test it in OpenKeeper Well you can also, but maybe easier this way, if you are interested.

  3. #3

    Default Re: Custom Map on working in Skirmish

    Thanks for your reply tonihele,

    I managed to fix it. Turns out it starts to crash when you enable 'able to fly' on creatures that usually aren't able to fly and also some creatures (heroes) I put attacks on them that they usually wouldn't be able to do which also partial cause of it.
    It's pretty hard level.

    Also quick question, how do I disable horny from the level? My brother was spam summoning him to just take out all the heroes I made which took out the challenge part.

    I will upload soon and post here

  4. #4
    Awakening Game Master Metal Gear Rex's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2009
    Posts
    5,689

    Default Re: Custom Map on working in Skirmish

    Quote Originally Posted by CoduX View Post
    Thanks for your reply tonihele,

    I managed to fix it. Turns out it starts to crash when you enable 'able to fly' on creatures that usually aren't able to fly and also some creatures (heroes) I put attacks on them that they usually wouldn't be able to do which also partial cause of it.
    It's pretty hard level.

    Also quick question, how do I disable horny from the level? My brother was spam summoning him to just take out all the heroes I made which took out the challenge part.

    I will upload soon and post here
    If you can post the 'bugged' version of the map, maybe someone could look at it. I'm not as sure about flying creatures causing a crash (never played with that setting myself) but adding spells to a unit shouldn't cause a crash in and of itself.

    To disable the Horned Reaper, Edit Keeper Properties and, under Spell Availability, there's "Summon Horny". Uncheck it. It can still be enabled via the Skirmish Menu and Cheats, so if you really want to hard disable it, go to Configuration at the top. Under Keeper Spells, find Summony Horny, and on the right there's "Shot Type". Set it to None (probably also set the mana cost to 0 then).

    As for your general situation, I'm not sure how old your brother is but conquering DK2 isn't that hard. The campaign is pretty easy, save for 1, maybe 2 levels (10 and maybe 20). The only reason behind those levels' difficulty is that the campaign is not well designed for them. Level 10 needs a player to be more aggressive and actually engage with the enemy in a timely manner, but every other level pretty much doesn't so there is a lack of a learning curve there. Level 20 is similar but to a lesser extent. Neither level is actually that difficult. DK2 is also not as well balanced or designed in general, as there's tons of things to exploit to just completely break the game, both figuratively and literally. Also if you're playing on 1.7, the Keeper AI is braindead.

    If you're looking for a more challenging experience, I'd recommend checking out my balance patch, which has revised maps, and Skarok's Kasabian Campaign, which uses my patch (the 1.0 first released version). Both contain real challenging maps, although my balanced patch isn't quite finished (never finished the campaign revisions and there's still some balancing things I was still experimenting with around the time I stopped working on it). Both use the 1.3 version, however.
    Dungeon Keeper 2 Patch: With More Balance and Pie [Hiatus]
    Forever Hiatus. Probably. Latest Version: 3.5 w/Levels 1-11 Revised.

    The Awakening: GM Powers Activate!
    Tesonu is napping!

  5. #5

    Default Re: Custom Map on working in Skirmish

    I agree with the 1.7 Keepers being braindead. It's actually pretty annoying with them doing nothing. They don't even build lairs or hatcheries and since the editor doesn't have a lair or hatchery in the 'Rooms' tab, I dunno how to give it them.

    I use 1.7..is there a way you can convert back from 1.7 to 1.3?

    Also which is best site to upload maps to so I can post here?

  6. #6
    Awakening Game Master Metal Gear Rex's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2009
    Posts
    5,689

    Default Re: Custom Map on working in Skirmish

    Quote Originally Posted by CoduX View Post
    I agree with the 1.7 Keepers being braindead. It's actually pretty annoying with them doing nothing. They don't even build lairs or hatcheries and since the editor doesn't have a lair or hatchery in the 'Rooms' tab, I dunno how to give it them.

    I use 1.7..is there a way you can convert back from 1.7 to 1.3?

    Also which is best site to upload maps to so I can post here?
    You can use the RC3 editor to build Lair and Hatchery tiles. Alternatively, boot up official levels and copy paste terrain tiles.

    There isn't really a way to convert back to 1.3 from a later version since it's technically a downgrade, as far as I know. It's really just a matter of having the vanilla installation and not patching the game. Not sure if you can get your hands on that, since I know GOG is only 1.7.

    You can upload maps here directly but they'll need approval.
    Dungeon Keeper 2 Patch: With More Balance and Pie [Hiatus]
    Forever Hiatus. Probably. Latest Version: 3.5 w/Levels 1-11 Revised.

    The Awakening: GM Powers Activate!
    Tesonu is napping!

  7. #7

    Default Re: Custom Map on working in Skirmish

    Quote Originally Posted by Metal Gear Rex View Post
    You can use the RC3 editor to build Lair and Hatchery tiles. Alternatively, boot up official levels and copy paste terrain tiles.

    There isn't really a way to convert back to 1.3 from a later version since it's technically a downgrade, as far as I know. It's really just a matter of having the vanilla installation and not patching the game. Not sure if you can get your hands on that, since I know GOG is only 1.7.

    You can upload maps here directly but they'll need approval.
    That is handy, I never thought about the copy/paste thanks!
    Yeah I have the GOG version so I guess stuck with 1.7. I've been mucking around with the AI keepers trying to make them harder and I'm getting there. They aren't just doing nothing now, actually building and stuff and attacking each other, but still sometimes they do nothing..will need to continue the testing. I think the lair/hatchery might help the current testing but we'll see.

    I'll upload then

  8. #8
    Awakening Game Master Metal Gear Rex's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2009
    Posts
    5,689

    Default Re: Custom Map on working in Skirmish

    Quote Originally Posted by CoduX View Post
    That is handy, I never thought about the copy/paste thanks!
    Yeah I have the GOG version so I guess stuck with 1.7. I've been mucking around with the AI keepers trying to make them harder and I'm getting there. They aren't just doing nothing now, actually building and stuff and attacking each other, but still sometimes they do nothing..will need to continue the testing. I think the lair/hatchery might help the current testing but we'll see.

    I'll upload then
    The biggest thing is that for some reason, 1.7 AI cannot detect creature threats. Therefore, it won't drop creatures to defend / attack, which is a big one.
    Dungeon Keeper 2 Patch: With More Balance and Pie [Hiatus]
    Forever Hiatus. Probably. Latest Version: 3.5 w/Levels 1-11 Revised.

    The Awakening: GM Powers Activate!
    Tesonu is napping!

  9. #9

    Default Re: Custom Map on working in Skirmish

    And i'm assuming we have no access to the enemy Keeper AI scripts? No way to figure out the problem and alter it on our own?

  10. #10

    Default Re: Custom Map on working in Skirmish

    Well, what wyrmcast did seems like a smart move. He made his 'General improvement Mod' where he included the new features of 1.7 into the not so buggy 1.51. He also shared how he did it. version 1.7 has more problems than just the threat detection of the AI.

    Eventually he became upset though, and removed his account here and all his posts.

Similar Threads

  1. Skirmish Mode
    By Patrician in forum Dungeon Keeper 1
    Replies: 15
    Last Post: January 30th, 2018, 09:05
  2. Skirmish Changing Colours
    By OneLastBattle in forum Dungeon Keeper 2
    Replies: 22
    Last Post: December 27th, 2013, 20:02
  3. Skirmish map prefference
    By Hapuga in forum War for the Overworld
    Replies: 3
    Last Post: April 30th, 2011, 04:39
  4. 1 Player Multiplayer(Skirmish)
    By Evil Lord Proteus in forum KeeperFX
    Replies: 10
    Last Post: October 5th, 2010, 01:12
  5. Skirmish Campaign
    By Metal Gear Rex in forum DK1 Maps
    Replies: 8
    Last Post: July 3rd, 2010, 08:56

Tags for this Thread

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •