Darmian

I'd better get on with writing Spirals: Part Three so that @TerroirNoir2 has an end to that story!

From a certain angle it does seem like you are about to get kicked!

I'm bumping this again, for EXACTLY the same reason as stated above. Help keep the lights on, folks.

Becky.

I'll give them a look. Always nice to see a story arc, no matter what reason you had for making it.

I suppose @TerroirNoir2's posts are now a variant of the OG series, and this is the new and gritty reboot!

There's a few on here that provide stellar AEs for me to trundle through and you're one of them. Keep on keeping on!

I usually see that in relation to the moon.

The snag with that is pathing. In the provided AE maps, as with in world maps, there's coded pathing for NPCs to use, walk along, TP to and so on. Bases don't have this, which can be seen in minion behaviour if you have an MM in a base. They split up, don't follow, get lost etc. And heck knows what sort of coding would be needed to let you put that into an AE map. Personally I'd be happy with some modularity. Preset rooms I could "click" together with whatever needed already inside each one.

I've yet to make Suppositron and Prolapse of the Freedumb Phalanx.

You want it? It's yours 😄

Ushabti Yojimbo. Mummified Samurai Rabbit.

1. Well, it depends! Looking through the list will give a selection of Council/5th Column underground style bases, which you will probably have to select and have a walk around to get a feel for them to see if they suit you. I usually do that. Load in a map, set it to "Empty" part way down the Villain list, give it a single collectable and some filler text so the AE doesn't bork at you, then just walk around and get the vibe. Also, paying attention to the layout of Xs and Os and so on on the mini map. However, if you want a shinier sort of underground base then having a look at the Praetorian Tech or Bio Labs is a good go to, so have a look at those. 2. Well, we don't have the option in AE of a locked door, so the best you can do is defeat a boss and have his clue say something about a keycard and trigger a glowie/whatever further inside the base. A lot of AE building is trial and error, so checking out one of the guides here or checking out how other people have done them is going to help. Other than that, happy mission making!

Ah, Studio 54 might! Studio 55 does not. It does have a direct portal to Pocket D though, which has an AE room.

It's a pain, yeah. You can't really so I get the balance pass thing, I do. I pretty much realised that when I write a level 25 AE, it's a challenge for an actual level 25, and I had to be happy with that. The AE wasn't built to allow for characters that have our kind of resources and inf and sets. The only thing I like to do, which can be a little challenging, is for certain things I lock the max level at 43. So incarnates cannot be used. You might think 44, but a 44 lock where the player sets the diff at -1 will bypass that! NPCs will be 44 and the player boosted to 45, and incarnates are back in. (I've experimented but not published an "UBER MMs Enemy team", with multiple MMs capable of summoning multiple types of minion. Getting attacked by one guy who flings Thugs, Zombies and Bots at you is crazy! Alas, no XP for those guys. Must find a "reason" to include one of those in an arc. Sure, a farm but farms want XP generators and I don't make them anyway.)

Ah, you're back!

Yep. If it had been in Chimera's bio it would never have been read that way. The game was effectively PG13, so no, the "squick" didn't exist.

There was no storyline to tweak. Any "squick" was a combo of player readings and, as pointed out by the OG Devs, a single image in the comics where the artist hadn't known Domi was Tyrant's granddaughter.* *Probably not conveyed by the writer to the artist considering how many comics are scripted etc.

After you did this post I pondered a similar one, and then decided not to! I have a lot less arcs than you, and a full 9 of them ( 45 missions) + a prequel are the same story. So...anyway. And I'm lazy.

Sup, @raven9864?

Create a character you want. Now head to https://cod.uberguy.net/html/category.html?pcat=mission_maker_attacks or https://cod.uberguy.net/html/category.html?pcat=mission_maker_secondary and start picking extra powers to give the critter. Only powers from those categories are allowed, everything else you enter will be discarded. Then, open your critter in Notepad (or the text editor of your choosing) and paste the powers' internal name into the critter with "Power" in front of them, then save the file: Only 25 lines of powers can be added, and as per usual AI, half the time they won't use them These critters will NOT give XP when defeated. So, adding one to an existing XP giving group will help alleviate that. Or simply giving an ally a rez to make them more useful is also a thing. When editing the critter it should look something like this. Save and off you go.

I'll probably post again, or just bump this one, in a month. After the HC donation window obviously 🙂

Yes we do! Look for the AE on your mini map. Most zones (not all) have an AE building. And Pocket D has its own AE area.

This one is being kept up to date with Homecoming additions.

Hi all. Every month we donate to keep the servers/shards up and running, and that's cool. But I'll just point out that the HC WIKI also needs some love now and then. Most of us use it regularly and it's hosted by one lone volunteer by themselves. So if you're feeling generous wander over there and help keep the lights on. Unofficial Homecoming Wiki - A City of Heroes Community Wiki