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Proposed "Sneaky Item Trader" mod - Opinions pleas

Are you serious? Monkey Island could be played on a phone? Isn't it a little long for that sort of thing. Not to mention the screen is so small. If you didn't have to scroll constantly to see the action, you would at least have to scroll to read all the text.

I'm skeptical of it actually being the real and full game.


---- Sorry to go off topic here.
 
<!--`QuoteBegin-jmv575`+--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(jmv575)</div><div class='quotemain'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Sorry to go off topic here.[/quote]No worries, JMV, I wondered about that myself... But they are doing some amazing things with miniaturizing hard drives that would handle this kind of thing...

MI1 was only about 5MB, IIRC...

Back ON topic, I'm having the devil of a time getting this sneaky trader guy to do what he's supposed to do, can't get him to run correctly. I keep trying different commands but it's not happening the way I want it. So I'll keep experimenting...

OTOH I DID split up his dialog so there's something different when you talk to them on different islands... Works pretty cool... I want to diversify a little more, will have to work on that when I have time.

Thanks for all the input and kind words, everyone, I really appreciate it. <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/par-ty.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":cheers" border="0" alt="par-ty.gif" />
 
He looks awesome. And he's the same guy on different islands? Pity you can't model a new hat or different mustache each time...

You should rig some of his items to hurt, like the poisonous night's stay at someone's shack, and the exploding chests.
 
<!--`QuoteBegin-alan_smithee`+--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(alan_smithee)</div><div class='quotemain'><!--QuoteEBegin-->He looks awesome. And he's the same guy on different islands? Pity you can't model a new hat or different mustache each time... [/quote]Well, I could, I suppose, make some extra skins - there are eight of these guys, I just have the same skin for all eight.

I considered a "round robin" kind of character, you talk to him and he disappears at the end and you don't know where he went, then he turns up on another island - Might still do that, not sure yet... Still need to nail down the action when he runs away when you threaten to call the guards.

<!--`QuoteBegin-alan_smithee`+--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(alan_smithee)</div><div class='quotemain'><!--QuoteEBegin-->You should rig some of his items to hurt, like the poisonous night's stay at someone's shack, and the exploding chests.[/quote]Heh... Yeah, and maybe I'll have him sell those `booby-trapped` wallets, only they won't work! LOL! <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/icon_mrgreen1.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":cheeky" border="0" alt="icon_mrgreen1.gif" />
 
Oh yeah, the `Thief-Catcher` or -Buster or something, TM. How about a wallet with a slow leak, so you lose a coin or two every few minutes until you finally catch on? That'd be pretty wicked.
 
<img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/w00t.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":woot" border="0" alt="w00t.gif" /> HAHA, that's a good one, Alan! <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="xD:" border="0" alt="laugh.gif" />

<img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/unsure.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":?" border="0" alt="unsure.gif" /> No clue how to do that, but... Hee hee! <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/onya.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":onya" border="0" alt="onya.gif" />
 
Maybe you could code it to "spend" money at a steady rate... maybe during dialogs or something. Or else, as soon as you buy it, the sneaky trader would get a bunch of money that fell out.

He should sell tobacco products, too. I'm thinking of this fantastic game, "Metal Gear Solid," where you can smoke a cigarette for little reason other than that you look "cool," and you lose a sliver of health with every puff.

And that would of course open the floodgates to exploding cigars...
 
It Star Wars Galaxies using drugs gives you temporary boosts, and can even save your life, however, the after effects are bad including damage to the health pool and lowered skills. In fact, the even have a puking animation in the game. They did a good job thinking of a reason for the stuff, but also recreating the negative effects of the drug.

Perhaps something like that could be added with the Rum/wine in the game. Perhaps it heals but lowers melee? Also, someone could make laudanum that heals a lot, but later cuts your health in half (or something) until you spend two or three nights either in the tavern or in your ship.

Just a thought of course.
 
<img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/w00t.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":woot" border="0" alt="w00t.gif" /> Ohhh, I can see it now... "Here, Governor Silehard, I found these cigars and thought you would like them."

... BLAM!!!

<img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/icon_eek.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":shock:" border="0" alt="icon_eek.gif" /> GET THAT MAN!!!

(mad race to the pier, lighting cigars and throwing them behind you as you run) <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/w00t.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":woot" border="0" alt="w00t.gif" />
 
What´s good fight and looting without Victory Cigar Cat? <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/icon_wink.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=";)" border="0" alt="icon_wink.gif" />
In Jagged Alliance 2, even though you can´t smoke them, they are almost as essential as booze and ammo. <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/par-ty.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":cheers" border="0" alt="par-ty.gif" />
 
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