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[Cthulhu]

He said tools would be posted today on the forum.  Hard to say if that'll actually pan out though.

[ZeroGravitas]

He said tools would be posted today on the forum.  Hard to say if that'll actually pan out though.

Tools were apparently released.

[Cthulhu]

Yes, tools are released, I have them open now.  Haven't actually clicked on the editor though.  i'm scared, I've been burned so many times.

Diving in, will return with news.

[ventuswings]

Does anyone have any first impression on the recently released mod tools?

[Lapoleon]

Does anyone have any first impression on the recently released mod tools?

They seem to work perfectly but contain enormous amounts of data, allowing you to create very complex spells, artifacts or whatever. Lots of options for Boolean logic etc. This does make it quite complex to initially figure out how everything works.

All previous problems are gone and do in fact seem to have been errors due to the Unity upgrade. Current problems seem to be minor (i.e. the quotations in the wonder screen don't show completely).

[Cthulhu]

Lapoleon, I saw your character name in one of the quotes.  I think for an artifact or a wonder, don't remember exactly.

There's a lot of stuff missing, I'm guessing it's scenario-specific elements.  Only generic spells, wonders, artifacts, etc, and a lot of assets from the full asset section unused.

NOt sure why the scenario is missing though.

[Knave]

Been quietly watching this since the thread started a million years ago.
Sounds like the mod tools are nice. Looking forward to the first gameplay video

[Nick K]

NOt sure why the scenario is missing though.

I wouldn't be surprised if they're still tweaking it. The scenario is where a lot of game-balance changes will come in, and those are probably among the last things that'll be done before release.

[Lapoleon]

Lapoleon, I saw your character name in one of the quotes.  I think for an artifact or a wonder, don't remember exactly.

There's a lot of stuff missing, I'm guessing it's scenario-specific elements.  Only generic spells, wonders, artifacts, etc, and a lot of assets from the full asset section unused.

NOt sure why the scenario is missing though.

Cool, I also managed to find Valentin.

The plan has been to release the general tools first and afterwards the Scenario Tools which include the map editor etc. It seems some things like Culture etc are part of the scenario tools rather than the general tools. Josh has said however that he forgot to turn the Agents and Old Ones on, so he might have forgotten a few other categories as well. They should be patched in shortly however.

[Majestic7]

Can you actually do something with the tools or are they just an asset demo, pretty much?

[Cthulhu]

You can actually do stuff with the tools.  Without documentation it's complicated and without an actual game to play and test them out it's hard to say what any given number actually means, but you can absolutely do things with the tools.

[ndkid]

Just to try and get this thread back on track... any news on the first gameplay video?
(Full disclosure: I'm a KS backer who has never made a forum account there.)

[Cthulhu]

Josh is being perfectionist, continually finding things to change while he's recording.  Disappointing, but that's whats going on

[Toady One]

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[ChairmanPoo]

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Heart Of The Fosterer
(Minor Artifacts)
Special: Summons the Sohmien
Weight: 1
Usable only by Evil and Neutral Characters

This strange object is said to be the "Heart of the Fosterer." According to legend, the Fosterer was a sorcerer who built his empire upon the Plane of Shale many centuries ago. He was rumored to have 3,333 hearts, and each of them carried in it a different evil he had committed in his lifetime. One of the evils he committed was the discovery of how to summon the Sohmien and bind them to his will. It is said that the Fosterer was carried away by these beasts after he invoked them against some ancient foe, leaving only his hears behind.

According to planar scholars, the Sohmien are fiendish horses, said to have been born from the blood of the last of the nightmare lords. They're not so much flesh and blood as an abstract given substance. They come to anyone who seeks revenge and bind themselves to them.

It is said that gripping the heart of the Fosterer and wishing death upon another will cause them to appear. The Sohmien will answer the user's call, then fade into the mists from which they came.