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	Re: 20 Monster Limit?
	Posted By: VikingBoyBilly	Date: 11/26/16 12:52 p.m.
	In Response To: Re: 20 Monster Limit? (HelviusRufus) : As I understand it, it was done so all the games would work properly: some : games use the one and some the other limit. The current version of Eternal : X, for example, has the code built into it for this reason. : The readme for the plugin by Hopper on Simplici7y (which site is not : available at this writing) contains this explanation: : ---------------------------------------------------------------- : DESCRIPTION: This plugin increases the number of AI monsters active at any : one time. The increased number was the default setting in Aleph One until : 1.1, when the Marathon 2/Infinity defaults were restored. : You should use this plugin with scenarios built specifically for Aleph One, : such as Kill Them All or Phoenix. When/if those scenarios are updated, you : will no longer need this plugin. Do not enable the plugin for scenarios : orginally designed for Marathon Infinity, such as Tempus Irae. : ---------------------------------------------------------------- : INSTALLATION: - Drag the downloaded .zip file, or the unzipped "Aleph : One Previous AI" folder, into the "Plugins" folder inside : your custom scenario folders. (Create a "Plugins" folder if you : don't already have one.) : - Launch Aleph One, and go to "Preferences", then : "Environment", then "Plugins" make sure the plugin is : listed as "Enabled". You can click on it to turn it on or off. : ---------------------------------------------------------------- : WHY IS THIS NEEDED? : In the distant past, Aleph One expanded several built-in engine limits, to : allow for bigger scenarios than the computers of 1995 could play. This : included a limit on the number of monsters moving around, to allow for : more intense battles with swarms of AI enemies. : This had a downside, though: the increased limit can change the gameplay of : older scenarios, tuned for the original smaller number. In some levels : built for M2 or Infinity, too many monsters can wake up and leave their : ambush spots to chase you, disrupting the intended difficulty and pacing : of battles. Aleph One 1.1 reduces this AI limit to its original value, to : restore the intended gameplay of classic scenarios. : The most popular affected scenarios will be updated to be compatible with : Aleph One 1.1. Until this happens, you can use this plugin to restore the : AI behavior of Aleph One 1.0 and earlier. So that's why the maps in infinity that put you up against swarms of BoBs were arse. Or maybe it's me that's arse.

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	20 Monster Limit?	Marathoner325	11/25/16 2:50 p.m.
	Re: 20 Monster Limit?	Tacticus	11/25/16 5:08 p.m.
	Re: 20 Monster Limit?	Tacticus	11/25/16 5:14 p.m.
	Re: 20 Monster Limit?	Marathoner325	11/25/16 7:24 p.m.
	Re: 20 Monster Limit?	HelviusRufus	11/25/16 10:16 p.m.
	Re: 20 Monster Limit?	VikingBoyBilly	11/26/16 12:52 p.m.
	Re: 20 Monster Limit?	Marathoner325	11/27/16 11:49 a.m.
	Re: 20 Monster Limit?	Tacticus	11/27/16 3:01 p.m.

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