Cleave

Cyra · **Joined:** Sat Aug 24, 2002 6:56 am **Posts:** 1858

I've been playing around with this skill and this isn't a complaint about the mechanics of the skill, but rather what the flavor message is when a critical cleave is performed. It's sort of boring.

for example:

Code:

> cleave lina
You cleave through Linarumien's head!
Your cleave does UNSPEAKABLE THINGS to Linarumien!

When aiming upper

Could be changed to something like this:

Code:

> cleave lina
You cleave through Linarumien's neck, sending her head flying!
Blood spews profusely from the wound as the body collapses to the ground.
Your cleave does UNSPEAKABLE THINGS to Linarumien!

Orac · **Posted:** Mon Dec 24, 2007 3:01 am

I like this idea alot. A whole lot. I'd love to see a message like that in the game. If I get an SK christmas wish adding this to SK would be it.

Morovik · **Posted:** Mon Dec 24, 2007 3:19 am

Really nice ideas, though I don't think this falls high in D's list of "to do's" Still if you prepare some messages for all of the possible hits, we might see them coded.

Orac · **Posted:** Mon Dec 24, 2007 3:40 am

That depends on how hard it is to do. If Dulrik could just change the words from what they are to what people want them to be in like an hour he probably would. He's not unreasonable. It depends on how much time it takes.

On the other hand If you asked him to script a persons head flying off and an actual flesh head landing on the ground that you could make a spirit doll of or embalm then you'd probably be waiting a long time.

Morovik · **Posted:** Mon Dec 24, 2007 3:52 am

True, still it remains a good idea.

Cyra · **Joined:** Sat Aug 24, 2002 6:56 am **Posts:** 1858

Code:

> cleave lina
You cleave through Linarumien's neck, sending her head flying!
Blood spews profusely from the wound as the body collapses to the ground.
Linarumien is DEAD!!
You hear Linarumien's death cry.

Code:

>
Ceinwyn cleaves through Linarumien's neck, sending her head flying!
Blood spews out of Linarumien's body as it collapses to the ground.
Linarumien is DEAD!!
You hear Linarumien's death cry.

Code:

Ceinwyn's blow lands and the world tumbles about you.
Everything goes dark.
You have been KILLED!

Is it really necessary for the generic damage message when they are dead?

Erevan · **Joined:** Sun Jul 22, 2007 5:18 am **Posts:** 1176

Could you stop killing me?

What did poor lina ever do

Besides, You wish

This one's better:

Quote:

>
Slayne cleaves through Alleli's neck, sending her head flying with a blank expression.
Alleli's body falls to its knees, her arms falling by her side before it slumps aside.
Alleli is DEAD!!
Alleli's head lands nearby.

Death cry when your head has been severed is a little dumb.

Teh_Peso · **Posted:** Mon Dec 24, 2007 5:43 pm

Erevan wrote:

Could you stop killing me?

What did poor lina ever do

Besides, You wish

This one's better:

Quote:

>
Slayne's cleaves through Alleli's neck, sending her head flying with a blank expression.
Alleli's body falls to its knees, her arms falling by her side before it slumps aside.
Alleli is DEAD!!
Alleli's head lands nearby.

Death cry when your head has been severed is a little dumb.

fixed typo, n00b

Ceinwyn · **Posted:** Mon Dec 24, 2007 6:30 pm

Yayz, I feel the special.

And yes, I like it, very dramatic.

Teh_Peso · **Posted:** Mon Dec 24, 2007 8:55 pm

BTW for ppl that play text based games, you need more imagination.

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