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[Neonivek]

Dunno, maybe you can breed and start your own pack or something.

I personally doubt it. It seems like the monster system is there in order to have intelligent monsters field the wilderness.

I have not heard much on fleshing out monsters with their own abilities and skills beyond that of dirrect combat.

Though what you are talking about certainly sounds like an area I'd want to see Monsters explore. With their own crafts and skills. A Spider's nest that causes wandering spiders to patrol the areas is certainly an interesting concept. As is the idea that the PC spider could get a pack from it too.

[PokemonRocks85]

With the scripting we could make our own monsters right?

[Neonivek]

With the scripting we could make our own monsters right?

I think by scripting they mean that you can alter the NPCs (or rather Hirelings) AI.

[Kruniac]

Dunno, maybe you can breed and start your own pack or something.

I personally doubt it. It seems like the monster system is there in order to have intelligent monsters field the wilderness.

I have not heard much on fleshing out monsters with their own abilities and skills beyond that of dirrect combat.

Though what you are talking about certainly sounds like an area I'd want to see Monsters explore. With their own crafts and skills. A Spider's nest that causes wandering spiders to patrol the areas is certainly an interesting concept. As is the idea that the PC spider could get a pack from it too.

I've explained before that you can opt to have hirelings as your pack mates in Monster Play. Or you can have other players.

And we are definitely having monster crafted buildings and items. Monsters aren't just there to smash things. They are there to do things. (With the exception of maybe slimes. They are just slimey.)

With the scripting we could make our own monsters right?

We've been tossing around the idea of utilizing the spell system in the world to allow players to magically create their own terrible abominations. It's on the design board, so to speak.

[majikero]

So slimes are there just to multiply and for people to wack?

[Neonivek]

And we are definitely having monster crafted buildings and items. Monsters aren't just there to smash things. They are there to do things. (With the exception of maybe slimes. They are just slimey.)

Yay! That was my major issue with Lord of the Ring online and their monsters.

Also Slimes disolve things. Clearly they could use this ability to carve rocks, find gems, and make themselves luxurious crowns for which to wear.

This is of course ignoring the magic slimes (I don't know what it is about being a slime that makes you so good at magic...)

[Matz05]

Ooooooh....

That sounds like fun.

"The arm bone's connected to the -- knee bone! The knee bone's connected to the -- skull bone! The skull bone's connected to the -- crossbow! Da da da da da da..."

MUAHAAAAA!
I've been looking for years for a game where you can become a mad scientist/terrifying reclusive mage!


Ninja Neonivek: That sounds interesting. Slimes, being sensorily disadvantaged and armorphus, would have difficulty adding materials to others, but subtractive work might work well for thier dexterity and corrosive nature... They would probably make EXCELLENT stone carvers... if only they could communicate with the client or distinguish him from food. Or really relate to anything they can't touch.

[Kruniac]

So slimes are there just to multiply and for people to wack?

Well. They eat things. They split. They change forms to utilize different abilities. So yeah. That's about it. They are very basic creatures, designed to be easy to script and be successful. The more successful, the more Monster Points you get to fill out the rest of the ecology.

They would probably make EXCELLENT stone carvers... if only they could communicate with the client or distinguish him from food. Or really relate to anything they can't touch.

Slimes won't have the same senses as other creatures. Mostly just "IsEdible" for identification. It could lead to hilarious scenarios.

[Matz05]

Yeah, I heard that they were blind and would really only see whether or not something was valid prey. That does sound hillarious!
Can they pass signals (chemicals/etc.) to each other for identification/communication?

[Kruniac]

Yeah, I heard that they were blind and would really only see whether or not something was valid prey. That does sound hillarious!
Can they pass signals (chemicals/etc.) to each other for identification/communication?

Sure. I mean, slimes probably won't eat each other. They just aren't edible. And ideally, we'll want slimes to be able to "tell" another slime is there. So you'll have slime packs massing on prey and whatnot.

[Alkhemia]

Just you wait you may think slimes are weak and an easy kill tell I make an army and take over the world. *evil laugh*

[Kruniac]

Just you wait you may think slimes are weak and an easy kill tell I make an army and take over the world. *evil laugh*

No one said slimes were "weak" per se. I mean, an amorphous blob of corrosive material isn't really weak. They're just basic. Personally, I'd love to see a slime (or especially spider) holocaust. That's just me. XD

[Alkhemia]

Do monster have different looks like say when you make a slime you got green, yellow black, etc or that just for the humans and dwarfs? Well if you have it at all.

[majikero]

I still see people try to make basic scripts for slimes and keep a farm of them. Then it eats everyone because everyone thought it was weak.

[Thecard]

Just you wait you may think slimes are weak and an easy kill tell I make an army and take over the world. *evil laugh*

No one said slimes were "weak" per se. I mean, an amorphous blob of corrosive material isn't really weak. They're just basic. Personally, I'd love to see a slime (or especially spider) holocaust. That's just me. XD

Yes.  That is my goal, to bring up an army of spiders.  Mwa ha ha.  Ha ha.  Ha ha. Ha ha ha.