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	Re: Eternal X Tour of Duty Chapter 2 Stage 2
	Posted By: Lion O Cyborg	Date: 10/1/20 2:43 p.m.
	In Response To: Re: Eternal X Tour of Duty Chapter 2 Stage 2 (Aaron Freed) : Slowpoking a bit with this response, but you’ve never been meant to jump down : into the goo chamber in “Killing the Giants”. I actually knew that a : player could get stuck there, but there’s nothing of interest down there : and nothing in the level indicating that there would be anything of : interest down there. It’s not my style to hide secrets like that – : sometimes a pit is just a pit. I would provide a clue, either in the map : architecture or on the automap itself, to indicate that there was a reason : to drop down there. : We forgot to revise the terminal message for 1.2, though, so that entire : upper deck of the map isn’t even mentioned in Tycho’s message. That will : be fixed for 1.3. We’ll also be adding a cursory explanation of the : switches on the upper decks (namely, that Tycho is installing some sort of : virus that requires the player to reset the ship’s systems). : Apologies for that automap on that level being a complete mess – I’m thinking : of writing code for 1.4 that will automatically restrict the view on the : automap to either the upper or lower decks, depending upon the player’s : location. I think that should be doable with the engine’s current : capabilities, and should make the level much easier to navigate. : I actually do find several parts of that level to be visually interesting, : but it’s certainly not as distinctive as “Aye Mak Sicur”. Then again, : that’s a high standard to match. I have added a few more windows on the : upper decks for 1.3, which should make them mildly more interesting. Also, : the hive section is slightly redone, but it’s difficult to explain clearly : in text. : Several levels in chapter two¹ will have purple rain in Eternal 1.4.² And : yes, the reference is intentional. (If you split the map file, you’ll also : notice we refer to the fog in those levels as “purple haze” – also an : intentional reference.) : It’s pretty neat to read these – keep them coming! : ¹“A Friend in Need”, “Unpfhorseen”, both “Corporation” levels, and “My : Kingdom Pfhor a Horse” for sure, and possibly the end of “To Sleep, : Perchance to Dream” and the start of “The World Is Hollow”, depending upon : how the idea of retexturing those levels as the player progresses through : them works out. : ²We were going to add it to 1.3, but using effects and scenery for : precipitation both created too many problems. Aleph One 1.4 will have a : new object type called ephemera which should have none of those problems. That's all very interesting. Thank you. I actually saw the purple rain in one of the betas after finishing the Tour entries on my log, though I haven't played it all the way through yet. The broken Hathor terminal in The Ensurance Trap was fixed too: it keeps it's light dependant behaviour but now opening the exit door with the switch lights up the terminal, which I think it was supposed to do in 1.2 as well but didn't due to an oversight.

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	Eternal X Tour of Duty Chapter 2 Stage 2	Lion O Cyborg	9/24/20 12:34 p.m.
	Re: Eternal X Tour of Duty Chapter 2 Stage 2	Forrest of B.org	9/25/20 1:41 p.m.
	Re: Eternal X Tour of Duty Chapter 2 Stage 2	Lion O Cyborg	9/26/20 5:25 a.m.
	Re: Eternal X Tour of Duty Chapter 2 Stage 2	Aaron Freed	10/1/20 11:38 a.m.
	Re: Eternal X Tour of Duty Chapter 2 Stage 2	Lion O Cyborg	10/1/20 2:43 p.m.

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