The DBZ Tribute improvement project + Beta 086

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This is a follow up to the previous post. Attached to this post will be every imported file used within the map. Anyone that wishes to edit them by modifying textures, creating new skins, changing animations, etc. is welcome to do so. I'll be including some tutorials in the near future.

Recommended tools:

• Mdlvis - User friendly program for editing animations, vertices, etc.
• War3modeleditor - Does everything that Mdlvis won't. Make portraits, particle emitters, attachment points, animated textures, etc.
• BLP Lab - Convert .blp files to an image format that is editable in your program of choice. (Recommend GIMP or Photoshop)

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What you can do:

• Create your own custom skins for heroes (tutorial coming soon)
• Anyone that makes a skin will automatically have access to the skin they have created.
• You can decide who can use the skin (self only, donors only, or available to everyone)
• If donors only, I'm more than willing to split donations when someone requests your skin
• Improve model animations
• There are a few models that have less than stellar animations (Looking at Future Trunks' attack animations, just as an example.)
• Improving existing textures
• This is probably the easiest job. If you're more artistically inclined, you can edit the skins to your liking and if they appear to be an improvement, they will replace the existing ones.
• Easy jobs: Making the colors right, adding some texture to areas of the model that lack it.
• Improving models
• If you have a bit of experience in 3d modeling, you can make improvements to the geometry / UV mapping of existing models. 
• The super saiyan hair for most characters is far from perfect, just as an example.
• Some models lack collision shapes. That's an easy improvement.
• Particle effects
• Create your own auras or improve existing particles.
• Anyone that makes a particle effect that is good enough to be put into the game will be given access to the +aura and -aura commands.

A few Questions

I've been thinking about the future of the map lately, and I've got a few questions for the community:

First question: If I posted all of the models, textures, etc. here, would anyone here want to create their own skins for them, edit their animations, or whatever else, assuming I wrote some tutorials on how to do so? I believe such a thing would free up a lot of development time on my end and it'd likely make the game better as a whole. And having a lot of extra skins is always fun. The creators of the skin can determine what to do with them - whether they're exclusive to the skin maker, or anyone can use them, or the skin is donor exclusive. If the skin is donor exclusive, I would be more than willing to split donations for their skin with the skin creator. That can be seen as an incentive to help out with this.

Next question: if at some point I decide to stop actively updating the map, could I open the map up to the community for improvements? The basic idea is this: for each update, I would post an unprotected map here of that update and allow anyone to tinker with it and let the community edit it and show off their own changes, with the best changes being added to the main map and put on the bot. I would also post some documentation on how some things work, what must be done to implement new characters, and so on. Of course, everyone would be free to make their own version of the map and host it themselves. But the main idea is having a central map that can be edited as a community. With bugs fixed by the community, characters made by the community, features added, etc.

Beta 084 / 085

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085

• Additional map size reduction (Currently sitting at 5.91mb, down from 7.31mb)
• donor list updated

084

• Model updates
• Currently finished with Vegeta, Gohan, Gotenks, Kid Trunks, Future Trunks, Broly
• Optimized model / textures for smaller file size
• Added "overhead" points for halos and other effects
• Added ss / ss2 / ss3 hair where needed (I am not an artist. Beware.)
• Decreased overall file size of the map
• Reduced the stats kept from fusing into Super 17 to 65% (from 75%)

Beta 083

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083

• Fixed a bug with Goten's model not appearing and gave him the same ss hair that Goku uses.

082

• Visual updates to goku - new model, super saiyan stuff - 
• Future Androids changes
• Super 17 available from level 75. no need to visit hell 17.
• Twin Training Regenerates mana and health passively.
• You can no longer transform to Super 17 after level 120.
• Androids gain 60% stats when split, down from 75%
• New Multipliers
• lvl 120: 2.5
• lvl 150: 2.7
• Super 17: Starts at 2.000x. Gains 2.500x if above level 200
• Future Gohan:
• Health increased, damage done decreased
• Piccolo Images are 50% of Piccolo's stats, up from 33
• Metal Cooler's mass teleport changed to 3 second cast, from 6
• Re-enabled Bebi's enter body. It's still broken, but it will be changed in the near future.

Worry not, friends. The map's file size has not increased whatsoever from this addition.

Beta 081

                                                           
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• Added a cool new cooldown indicator
• Persuaded Future Trunks to fight with a sword instead of boxing.
• Added a new skin for donors of $5 or more.
• Added additional auras that match the new skin

 

                                     

Beta 080

                                                           
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• Tickets should now be invulnerable when dropped.
• Lockon should no longer incorrectly display an error.
• Bulma should now be invulnerable as soon as Bebi leaves her body.
• Super 17 should no longer be able to transform in the tournament.
• Speed and radius of Android 13/14/15's energy beam increased (speed doubled, radius increased 50%). Damage amount remains the same
• Super 13's nuclear bomb cooldown reduced to 30s (from 45)
• Attempted some fixes for a little lag caused by future androids.
• Reworked the way twin training functions
• Made a couple of tweaks to laser shot
• rewrote hell's storm
• If androids die in the future after killing Gohan, they still gain their 1.250x.
• Cleaned up future pathing considerably
• Removed the alternative revival spot, because it was causing game breaking lag for reasons unknown. Using a key in that area will simply revive you now.
• Moved Android 18's portrait camera
• Two new commands
• -followcam
• Experimental. Locks your camera to your main unit and follows its rotation. It's not terribly useful but some may enjoy it. It could also be seen as an added challenge. 
• The command becomes usable 1:05 into the game.
• It is usable with any -cam and -ang setting.
• If anyone actually wants this feature, I can add more options to it in the future. Having the camera not rotate with your hero or having premade settings, as an example.
• -clear
• Clears the screen of all game messages

Changes to expect in the coming updates:

• Crash fixies
• New UI Cooldown indicator
• Bebi bodying remake
• Filling donor requests for skins and auras
• Adding skins that can be accessed by means other than donation (total games played, participation, things of that nature.)
• Performance improvements

Beta 079

                                                           
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• Super 17 is now clickable during Hell's Storm
• Zarbon doesn't consider androids to be pitiful ERRORs anymore.
• Items should now transfer to super 17/
• Turles' beam dummy should no longer belong to team 1
• 17 and 18 should be scoutable
• Sight radius on laser shot reduced
• Android 17 should now respawn if killed in the tournament
• Enter body disabled temporarily
• Tickets should now work as intended.
• Senzu Beans cannot be sold to merchants
• King Kai's food cannot be sold to merchants
• Attempted to disable features that are suspected crash causes
• Major performance improvements
• The above two points may cause unintended side effects ingame. We're just gonna have to try it and see what happens.
• Partial Remakes of:
•  Dodon Ray
• Tri Beam
• Grenade
• Kill Driver
• Calamity
• Meteor Break
• Most of 17's abilities

Beta 078

                                                             
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On the bot now.

• Future 17 / 18 / Super 17 are now publicly available.
• Note that things may not be fully working. Please report any issues found.
• Finishing 17's abilities for public release
• Delta Combination was not implemented. It may be available at a later date if necessary.
• Damage of Laser Shot tripled
• Added another level of Laser Shot
• Increased damage of Photon Strike Barrage
• During the invulnerability after using a ticket, you will be unable to attack or use abilities.
• You can no longer trigger ticket invulnerability by using a ticket on earth.
• New multipliers for 17 / 18: 
• 1.500x: Level 35
• 1.750x: Level 50
• 3.000x: Level 150 (No fusion)
• Future Hell 17 moved
• Super 17's skills now destroy trees.
• Updated donor list
• Replaced icon files for 17 / 18 in hopes that it will fix a crashing issue
• Implemented Flash Bomber
• Fixed Energy Absorption
• Lengthened the range of Hell's Storm
• Widened Hell's Storm

Beta 077 + Beta 078 preview

                                                             
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I really like the way this one turned out, appearance wise.

Cute little detail: His hand is removed during the spell.

Currently working on: Finishing Super 17 for public release

077 - On the bot now

• Changed the visual for Tien's Tri Beam. It should be more triangle shaped now.
• Continued work on Future Androids
• MC worker hotkeys R and F.
• donor updates
• Trying out something new. Anyone using a revive ticket will have 5 seconds of temporary invulnerability. In addition there is no longer a delay between tickets being used and the revive triggering.
• Gero can now heal 17 and 18
• Trophies nerfed by 1/3

078 - Upcoming

• Finishing 17's abilities for public release
• Damage of Laser Shot tripled
• Added another level of Laser Shot
• Increased damage of Photon Strike Barrage
• During the invulnerability after using a ticket, you will be unable to attack or use abilities.
• You can no longer trigger ticket invulnerability by using a ticket on earth.
• New multipliers for 17 / 18: 
• 1.500x: Level 35
• 1.750x: Level 50
• 3.000x: Level 150 (No fusion)
• Future Hell 17 moved
• Super 17's skills now destroy trees.
• Updated donor list
• Replaced icon files for 17 / 18 in hopes that it will fix a crashing issue
• Implemented Flash Bomber
• Fixed Energy Absorption
• Lengthened the range of Hell's Storm
• Widened Hell's Storm

Done:

Bonuses for killing Cell, FT, Gero

Technical stuff (gaining levels, losing if in hell, etc.)

Icons

Models / animations

Abilities: Twin Training, Photon Flash, Power Blitz, Charm, Windbreaker, Laser Shot, crit, sense, Accel Dance, Shocking Death Ball, energy absorb, Hell's Storm, Flash Bomber, 

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Multipliers (17 / 18 / Super 17)

Fusion

Quests (Future Gohan)

Not Done:

Abilities: Delta Combination,  

Beta 076 + Beta 077 preview

                                                           
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I really like the way this one turned out, appearance wise.

Cute little detail: His hand is removed during the spell.

Currently working on: Optimization of the Super 17 model and preparing its animations. Also creating the spell effect for Hell's Storm.

076 - On the bot now

• Performance improvements 
• Android 17 and 18 are available for testing for anyone that has donated. 
• Please note that they are incomplete and have missing abilities and transformations. The purpose of this is to receive feedback on what is currently done so they can be in a better state when they are released publicly. 
• Android 18's abilities should be more or less functional, if incomplete. 
• 17's E and R abilities currently do nothing.
• There is no Super 17 fusion yet.
• There are a lot of placeholder values for abilities

077

• Changed the visual for Tien's Tri Beam. It should be more triangle shaped now.
• Continued work on Future Androids
• MC worker hotkeys R and F.
• donor updates
• Trying out something new. Anyone using a revive ticket will have 5 seconds of temporary invulnerability. In addition there is no longer a delay between tickets being used and the revive triggering.
• Gero can now heal 17 and 18

Done:

Bonuses for killing Cell, FT, Gero

Technical stuff (gaining levels, losing if in hell, etc.)

Icons

Models / animations

Abilities: Twin Training, Photon Flash, Power Blitz, Charm, Windbreaker, Laser Shot, crit, sense, Accel Dance, Shocking Death Ball, energy absorb, Hell's Storm

Help skills

Multipliers (17 / 18 / Super 17)

Fusion

Quests (Future Gohan)

Abilities: Delta Combination,  Flash Bomber, 

Beta 076 Preview

                                                           
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Things're coming along pretty nicely. The new heroes are starting to take shape and will likely be some time within the next week. Until then, this post will keep you updated on the progress. It will likely be released when everything from the not done list moves to the done list.

Beta 075 / 076

                                                           
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• New Hero: Future Androids 17 / 18 (Also Super 17) *Currently in the game but not playable. Spells are currently being created.*
• Refer to THIS page for an overview of what the goals for the character are.
• More Auras
• Performance improvements
• Updated donor list

Beta 074

Map is on the bot now and will be hosted soon. Go go.

                                                           
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• Begun work on a new region of the map, intended for a team deathmatch. If the team deathmatch is triggered (via a dragon ball wish or an item that drops after all the sagas are finished), all players will be revived and transported there after a 2 minute countdown. There are 4 levels, each with different features. On level 1, there are destructible ramps up to level 2. On level 2, there are trees that block your path / vision and switches that activate hidden elevators up to level 3. On level 3, there is a small corridor in which to fight your enemies, and rocks that block your entrance to level 4. The only way these rocks can be destroyed is by lava flooding level 3. The arena is surrounded by lava that slowly rises, damaging units caught in it and cutting off access to the lower levels. Eventually, the lava will cover the entire arena, at which point the battle will quickly come to a close. Each level is located in the center of the level below it, and each level is smaller than the one below it.
  
  
  Incomplete. Appearance of the arena subject to change.
• Reworked +aura command. You can now have two auras at once and they will not be taken off by any transformations. Additionally the auras will be much more responsive. Type +aura for your base aura and then -aura for your second aura. 
• Characters with multiple heroes should now support auras properly. (Goten, droids, gero, piccolo, cell, MC, etc.)
• Gave all current donors their perks
• Added additional auras

Beta 071

Hello, friends. Beta 071. Included in this update are some new features laying the groundwork for the coming bonus donor content. And an amusing fact: Adding skins can actually reduce the map's size, so we need not worry about that.

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Here are some of the new donor features in action.

LUSS Broly with an Incredible Hulk inspired skin doing stuff.

Piccolo with +aura 6 and +color 100, 000, 000.

The Special Thanks for all donors. Additionally, the camera was set automatically and tips turned off. ($1 donation perk)

Krillin rocking a Mario Bros. inspired skin and the fusion aura. 

Krillin with a donor-exclusive heart aura.

+color 000 100 000 Hercule with another donor-exclusive aura.

A black colored Vegeta with a dragon ball aura

 Donations are cumulative, so if you donate $1 now and donate $4 at a later date, you will gain access to all $1, $3, and $5 donation perks. Anyone that donates in support of the map will be able to access the following:

                                                           

$1+ Donation perks

Preset camera: The game will automatically set your default -cam and -ang settings to whatever value you specify

In game thanks: All donors will be thanked in the game. You may opt out of this. Just let me know if you do not want your name appearing ingame.

$3+ Donation perks

Ability to use any aura (Glowy transformation effects) as any hero at any time. At this point in time there are 12 auras. Simply type +aura x, where x is the number of the aura you wish to have. Type +aura 0 to remove all auras.

$5+ Donation perks

Ability to change the color of your hero's model via a typed command (+color RRR GGG BBB, where R = red, B = blue, and G = green, and typing +color 100 000 080 will make you pink and +color 000 000 000 will make you black.). Type +glow 0 to remove all glow effects and restore your color to default.

Access to glow effects. These are preset animated versions of the +color command. Currently there is only one glow effect. Type +glow 1 to have your hero quickly cycle through the colors of the rainbow. Type +glow 0 to remove all glow effects.

Access to two skins of your choosing (Currently there is only one skin in the game. More to come soon.)

$10+ Donation perks

Extra special thanks ingame

Access to all skins in the game at the time of donation, plus two of your choosing at a later date

A requested skin will be made for you, assuming it wouldn't be too crazy to make. Please note that with a few exceptions, skins will just be retextures of current models, possibly with something added. I cannot make models from scratch, nor will I attempt to.

$20+ Donation perks

Access to all donor perks, skins, features, commands, etc. that will ever be added to the game.

Please note that I need your exact wc3 username to ensure that you can use these features as intended. Names are case sensitive, so someone with the name "iMabEar" will only be able to use these features as "iMabEar". "imabear" will not work. Additionally, due to the way Warcraft III works, you will receive the features in the next map update after you donate. After donating, please leave your exact username, donation amount, and what you would like ingame (Your favorite camera settings, skins you want, skins you want to see made, etc..


And as a special way of saying thanks, anyone that donates $1 or more will have access to that Krillin skin in the above screenshot, in addition to everything else that you have paid for.


Changelog:

• Gave buu machine gun punch when he absorbs Tien
• Gohan's anger cannot trigger off of Gohan dying, and it now requires the dying hero to be controlled by a player.
• Androids gain full stats below level 20
• Kids gain full stats below level 25
• Kamehameha mastery level requirement set to 110
• Broly regenerates a base 10 hp per second, up from 3.
• Added "donor help" commands
• Enabled donor perks for all current donors
• Started a little cleaning up of really old systems. There should be consistent performance increases in the coming updates.
• Garlic Jr's stats should work as intended.
• HBTC Gohan should spawn slightly more to the right.
• Hercule and Tao's multipliers should now work as intended
• You should now be able to control leavers again
• You should now be able to use saiyan pods with a full inventory.