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Change/Update Log; HWD RC_o1a to HWD RC_02c:

>>>Relic Trap lightning too weak; Make a stronger version.
DONE: Duped Avatara Lightning and increased damage to 7 - 7. Tied to attack MA's.

>>>Add sounds to mesh; Random Crows| random ravens| random squirrels1| random trees1| random birds3| random preybirds3
DONE: Sounds spread out where appropriate throughout map.

>>>Add Snd fx to Taken Ranged Attack_Flight Sound.
DONE: Created and linked new snd fx to confusion & hold projectiles.

>>>Lessen time Shapeshifters Hold Spell lasts.
DONE: Lasts a few seconds now instead of a full minute.

>>>Give Other Shades (other than Shapeshifter) confusion attack.
DONE: All except Shapeshifter now uses Confusion for a Ranged Attack.

>>>Decide how much to let Heroes Level Up.
DONE: Reset from 256 to 10.

>>>Randomize who comes out of caves ?? ( Yes, do this!! May be a pain, but worth it )
DONE: South & North Caves set up & tested.

>>> Set TUNI Cave Radius via Difficulty MUNGs. 25 TIM/SIM| 20 NORM| 15 HERO| 10 LGND
DONE: Cave Radius Container created & linked to tuni. Adjusts radius according to difficulty & number of Players

>>>Warriors thrown axe - WTF !? damages enemy when 1-2 WU's past them!!? :oO
DONE: After trying everything, including the kitchen sink, to fix this, turns out to be *cannot be accelerated* flag in PROJ Tag staring me in the face the whole time. :o(

>>>Adjust B LEGI. Too pinched, terrain/scenery adjustments??
DONE: Re-adjusted Mesh, LEGI, etc as necessary. Much better.

>>>Swap over F GIRL to F LEGI
DONE: F GIRL swapped over and set up as F LEGI & added F Soulless.

>>Remove Guard Waypoint Parameters in GIRLs; Spread units evenly from Object Test Radius Point.
DONE: Parameters removed - Units spread out.

>>>Player units stand around when Da Head is dead. (only an issue if player units still near Da Head when it dies)
DONE: Gave a final Bonzai ATTA in case player units still near endgame cutscene.

>>>Archers falling back too far, too long between attacks.
DONE: Adjusted Mana Recharge rate and Recovery Times. Stays in battle better now.

>>>Tro Getting Kilted (cause by Hellspawners ?? Review Films)
DONE: Yes, Hellspawn ATTA was the casue. Fixed with Hellspawn ATTA fix below.

>>> Hellspawn Attackers targeting INVI units. ;o(
DONE: Removed Player OBJE Link from Hellspawners attack & set to Attack All - Ignore INVI.

>>>Fix Rock BMP For Bridge Texture. (Once CMap is finalized.)
DONE: COLL BMP for Bridge Rock redone and imported.

>>> Tighten up S Fodder Script.
DONE: Carnage spread out more.

>>> Guard Souls should be on ATTA/TUNI/MOVE loops - 3 MA's each x 6 overpasses = 18 total actions)
DONE: Each has its own 12x12 square attack polygon-tuni-move loop.

>>> Redo Small Cave Textures/COLL.
DONE: Modified to blend with HWD terrain as best as possible without going overboard on effort.

>>>Reset Relic Traps.
DONE: Now only passable if ALL 4 units go through at the same time.

>>> Add Alternate passage(s) to upper tier.
DONE: Caves , Cave Curtains, and GEOM/MOMA actions set-up plus a *surprise*.
(Keep an eye on all units exit sekrit cave properly.)

>>>Set up Wig pen?? ala Myrgard??
DONE: Small one set up behind N Relic.

>>>Fine tune cannon OBJE Tag damage's. Find Minimum required to damage/kill.
DONE: Reworked so is tough, but can be damaged/killed by all Heroe's now.

>>> Lessen Ghols OBJE Paralysis Damage.
DONE: Offset lessening with increase to Fire Damage.

>>>Test invi timing? Enuff ? Too much still ?? Tweaking needed ??
DONE: Bumped back to 7 mins (420secs)

>>>Rework Warrior Axe Throw Attack
DONE: Modified attack to cost 51 mana with a 7 mana per swing recharge + a .100 natural recharge rate.

>>>Move Legi D to Support Legi B ??
DONE: LEGI D moved close to B; Both Allied.

>>>Trigger time wei too long on respawners.
DONE: Reset to 1.5-3.0 from 15.0-30.0. Units break off attacks when turn invi faster now.

>>>Give NPC Archers Dodge attack ?? Maybe make NPC-Enemy battles better ??
DONE: MONS Tag set up to dodge now. Loss Stab, but makes them more *useful* in battles now.

>>>Add Thrall to Hellspawn Attack.
DONE: 6 Thrall added to attack and spaced throughout Bog.

>>>Set up Respawning Cave Ghols.
DONE: @ Wide Mouth caves setup with respawning Ghols/Wigs.

>>>Add 25Bridge(s) to HWD lesser passages and put soulless on top.
DONE: All Minor passages east of River now guarded by Soulless atop bridges. ( 6 in total )

>>>Migrate Chimera Wide Cave over to HWD
DONE: Tags Moved, Adjusted; Model Placed, mesh adjusted.

>>>Make Spare Cannon Scenery.
DONE: Cannon Scenery made and used instead of cannon units at ammo depot; Removed Held CTRL MA.

>>>Add Rally/Storage point in back end near Knot ?? ie spare cannons/cannonballs wagon with mini pus packets and satchels, etc etc ??
DONE: Added Wagons, Spare Cannons, Weapons Barrels, supply tent, etc etc.

>>>Respawning Hellspawn Wigs still have Snd FX. Find and eliminate that sound/cause.
DONE: Little Tag duping, overriding, & relinking. Everything set and tested. No more Snd or Visual FX for auto respawned Wigs.

>>>Lessen Erupt Debris PROJs.
DONE: Lessened Debris in Trall Myrm Saken Erupts from 8-12 to 4-8 and detonates 1.0 in media.

>>>Darken Shapeshifter hit LPGR, is greyish now, want it blacker.
DONE: Adjusted CREF to black.

>>>River flow LPGR going upstream S of bridge ???
DONE: Adjusted to *flow* correct direction.

>>>Lower Overall Lifespan of Invi Arti to 5 mins (300secs) from 7 mins (420secs)
DONE: Artifacts Reset to 301 secs

>>>Ditch Trow Health Bar.
DONE: Ditched.

>>>Pylon defense slow to react. Check Circle Radius settings.
DONE: Extended inner radius to 22 from 15.

>>>W Door GROUs quick to break off. Give Trigger time to lessen visi-atta-invi loopage by players.
DONE: 1.5 - 3.0 Trigger times added to GROUs and PLATs.

>>>Add and modify as needed MUNG = NORMAL Map Action.
DONE: Normal MUNG added and all actions double checked and adjusted accordingly as needed.

>>>Is Thrown Axe doing any damage ?? EVER ??
DONE: Went thru tags, modified to match Bre'Unor Missile attack. Now damages units when hit.

>>>OHMAP issues per ditwidget. (trying to get screenshot(s))
DONE: Made 549 x 480

>>>Destroying Knot while Units are Knotting in Causes non-destruction permutation. Deactivate Knot somehow prior ??
DONE: GEOM looking for airstrike marker PROJ prab; Inhibits Knotting in waves when present near pylons.

>>>Fade out Win (pylon destroyed) timing. Ends half way thru fade to white.
DONE: Retimed Endgame and Fade. Tested. Good to go.

>>>Rework Cannonball Pile Detonation - No Spread, just bOOm. :o(
DONE: Reworked so detonation sends cannonballs flying instead of just 1 big bOOm.

>>>Modify Terrain, gotta account for shades on snow now.
DONE: Snow Terrain adjusted taking Shades into account.

>>>1st Mission objective not advancing.
DONE: Reversed POLY Unit Count > 0 triggers now. (basically east of river)

>>>Double check Knot Counts (timid) Too Few Enemy ??
DONE: Adjusted as needed.

>>>Wigs walkin on Rocks. DOH !!
DONE: Removed Giant Depth from Wig's Terrain Params

>>>Revisit/Redo Mains 1-4
DONE: Reworked into individual GROUs & PLATs.

>>>Slow down rate of Mob defense attacks if possible.
DONE: Increased GEOM trigger to 3.5 - 3.5

>>> Remove Closer Than Container and actions no longer needed for cannons.
DONE: Removed from MUNGs and unneeded container deleted.

>>>N Cannon Ghols moved away from cannon, no return. Need Poly TUNI for failure to move them back.
DONE: Cannoneers on Attack-Tuni-Move Loops; Cannons 1 thru 6 done and tested.

>>>S Cannon Fodder getting hung in corner at relic @ times. Seems to be looking at cannonner(s).
DONE: Adjusted POLY; Tweaked position of Mandrake as well.

>>>NPCs coming faster than their Trigger time on TUNI, ( 90 - 120 )
DONE: Stuck an ACLI Timer between Dead TUNI and Choose WAYPs ACLI.

>>>Fine Tune PLAT Squad Centerpoints; Tighten up ones with GMyrks.
DONE: GMyrks & Myrms, Fetch, Ghols, Mauls Swapped GMrks to lead and tightened up SQUAs to each other.

>>>Redo Approach a Group Actions.
DONE: Totally redone and good to go barring Fine Tunings. Setup with attack POLY & MUNG-MOVEs.

>>>Redo Approach b Group Actions.
DONE: Redid as 2 slimmed down GROUs. Stationary Soulless and Inner Undead risers.

>>>Give Brutes 2 more routes;
DONE: Added 2 more alternate routes and cleaned up original 2 a smidge.

>>>Delete Hills|Brute Thrall for higher diffs, ie hero legend ?????
DONE: Thrall for Timid & Simple diffs only.

>>>Brutes and Plat b appeared at same time, Revisit Knot Occupied Actions
DONE: Staggered Trigger Times; Lessened chances of overlap of choosing same trigger time simultaneously.

>>>Reverse & tighten up GMyrk/Myrm Plat SQUAs.
DONE: GMyrks lead now and grouped tighter to Myrms.

>>>Reverse & tighten up GMyrk/Fetch Plat SQUAs.
DONE: GMyrks lead now and grouped tighter to Fetch.

>>>Add S Fodder to Bog Actions.
DONE: S Fodder tied into Bog Activation|Attack|Deactivation MAs.

>>> 3rd Legion PLATs expire about 30 mins in; Delay respawning a bit more.
DONE: Extended Trigger on Dead TUNI from 35 - 70 to 55 - 90.

>>>Ghols Pus/Satch needs refinement.
DONE: Reworked PROJ & PRGR; Keep an eye on.

>>>Test out Dead MyrmSaken Bodies.
DONE: Created new sequences, PROJs and tied eveything together.

>>>Can Make Bog units *bounce* between rise/descent. Adjust Trigger Times.
DONE: Triggered & Un Triggered TUNIs give 1.5 - 3.0 Trigger times.

>>>PLAT b Interfered with bridge Actions ; Move WAYPs further South.
DONE: Adjusted Mesh/Cmap/Terrain for new path further south and adjusted WAYPs accordingly. Keep an eye on.

>>>Lessen Bridge Cutscene OBMO Tuni.
DONE: Lessened from 15 to 10. Keep an eye on in testings.

>>>Redo Hills Groups
DONE: Simplified, Repositioned, and Randomized. Fine tunings after playtestings.

>>>Still entertaining idea of taunting to become VISI ??
DONE: Taunting now makes units invi or visi dependending on their current state when taunting.

>>>Add to difficulty MUNGs Max # for new Bog GEOM
DONE: Default 15 | Hero 20 | Lgnd 30

>>>Why are bog units attacking invisible units too ?? FTW is going on!?!?
DONE: Created a work around to resolve issue. Not elegant, but it works.

>>>Why are opening attacks targeting Invisible units ?? Fix !
DONE: Put on POLYs instead of just attackers/targets.

>>>Reposition D LEGI closer to object point (too spread out) and reduce radius ffrom 50 to 42.
DONE: Repositioned and Radi adjusted accordingly.

>>>Units *STOP* when become visible is annoying.
DONE: Needed to stop Tauntingt Invi-Visi looping. Switched to *GUARD* instead.

>>>Add Soulless to Mid LEGIs Starting at simple difficulty, then 1 per = total of 4 per LEGI.
DONE: Soulless added. Except Timid diff, they ALWAYS will appear with any randomly chosen melee.

>>>Reset/Set Tro MONS tag and Heal CTRL to default heal fraction of .502.
DONE: MONS tag & CTRL Map Action reset/set.

>>>LEGI's mb for Mid Harassers ????
DONE: Harassers b & d converted to LEGIs B & D

>>>Retime opening fade; Jumps to brighter before fade in finished.
DONE: Retimed Duration from -50 to -40

>>>Tro can get caught on blowed up bridge. Fix !!
DONE: Added Tro to Hapless Units GEOM

>>>Adjust Pylon Guards difficulty Settings accordingly.
DONE: Unit difficulties set. (difficulty MUNG will need later setting up)

>>>Add Individual Pylon Guards
DONE: Fetch for Each Plus 4 MyrmSaken patrolling knot perimeter.

>>>Ummm, Pylon detonator still in Trip Mine PRGR, Remove !!
DONE: Pylon Detonator PROJ removed from trip mine PRGR.

>>>Remove Bog Closer Than TUNI adjustments from Difficulty MUNGs.
DONE: Deleted from MUNGs.

>>>Bog not werking right. Units flip flopping between arise/descend to easily/often.
DONE: Dropped closer than TUNI test and replaced with POLY 3 WUs larger than Triggering POLY.

>>>Soulcatcher getting hung up on units near falls in water out of reach.
DONE: Adjusted ATTA Polygon.

>>>Migrate over M3 Fire Cauldron
DONE: Tags extracted, migrated and replaced Tikki Torch in Scenery.

>>>S. Relic Lightning obstructed. (can hear it firing, just no actual lightning)
DONE: SOUN B was on model just enough it was obstructed ?? Readjusted and tested, both N & S.

>>>Delay endgame a bit, fade to white isnt completeing.
DONE: Added 1.0 to trigger, now 3.0.

>>>Why donut Tro get confused ?? Verified Trow IS set to 1.00 confusion in OBJE tag.
DONE: Because damage was set to 1.0 to 1.0 range, had it been 1.051 or higher, never woulda been an issue. :o(

>>>Dont forget to finish tieing in of SB actions.
DONE: Tied in, needs final testings, keep an eye on. ((tested, werks fine))

>>>Set egg diffs.
DONE: Set Normal left|Legend right

>>>Re-add small trigger times to attacks. Keep player on toes, mb lessen player doing visi-attack-invi loops.????
DONE: .5 to 2.5 added to all minor attacks and groups. Shades and PLATs left with their longer triggers.

>>>Back GROUs Non-Reactive/Sluggish ?? Getting activated, Yes / No ??
DONE: Yes they were. Fixed for now; Current issue was radius wei too small (8-16) Increased all associated MA's via Main Radi container(16-28min); Tied approaches a&b to Main Radi; Fixed 2 misplaced Gaurd Points for approach b Group X. Adjusted Diff. MUNGs accordingly.
(Re-Visit these and refine further as needed per future testing results)

>>>Reduce Thrown/Dead axe size a smidge.
DONE: Reduced from 0.556 to 0.508

>>>Puss and ammo on simple diff ?? FTW !?
DONE: What i get for testing mostly Legendary; Reworked Ammo & 50/50 attack. Tested. No pus or satchels til hero now, as shoulda been. x2 on legendary.

>>>Create a better thrown axe using COLL images.
DONE: Used 45* and 90* images from walk and stand sequences.

Heroes Who Dare is scheduled for release 11 March 2013_12:00am EST.