Clave Dark 5 Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 I haven't written anything new for the AE (that wasn't very simple) since HC came back, and I'm running into a wall with my new mission, so maybe you can help! I need to set a Spectral Pirate as a rescue or ally who then follows the player around. Trouble is, my mish design is high level, 40 to 50, so the interface won't let me choose one of those low level NCPs. Or is there a way to get around that? Should I just make my own pirate, given him flight and some tank's armor power to simulate the glowie look (and set him to non-fighting), or maybe invisibility plus that? What would you suggest? I had forgotten just how fiddly AE mission writing could be... _____________________________ Hi, I'm Clave Dark 5! You may remember me from such characters as King Pumpkin Spice, Stupid Like A Fox, Capt Sam's Space Zoo, The Pink Bamfer, Trash Ghost, Maid Of Metal... as well as a few really stupid AE arcs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darmian Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 Unfortunately it's "make your own pirate" time. That spectral look will be a bit fiddly but mostly doable I think. 1 AE SFMA Arcs: The Meteors (Arc id 42079) | Dark Deeds in Galaxy City: Part One. (Arc id 26756) X | Dark Deeds in Galaxy City: Part Two. (Arc id 26952) | Dark Deeds in Galaxy City: Part Three. (Arc id 27233) Darker Deeds: Part One (Arc id 28374) | Darker Deeds: Part Two. (Arc id 28536) | Darker Deeds: Part Three. (Arc id 29252) | Darkest Before Dawn: Part One (Arc id 29891) | Darkest Before Dawn: Part Two (Arc id 30210) | Darkest Before Dawn: Part Three (Arc id 30560) | Bridge of Forever ( Arc id 36642) | The Cassini Division (Arc id 37104) X | The House of Gaunt Saints (Arc id 37489) X | The Spark of the Blind (Arc id 40403) | Damnatio Memoriae (Arc id 41140) X | The Eve of War (Arc id 41583) X | Spirals: Part One. (Arc id 55109) | Spirals: Part Two. (Arc id 55358) I Sing of Arms and the Man (Arc id 42617) | Three Sisters (Arc id 43013) (Pre War Praetorian Loyalist. Pre War Praetorian Resistance. Pre ITF Cimerora. Post ITF Cimerora. X = Dev Choice/Hall of Fame ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cranebump Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 (edited) One of the dark armor auras will give you a sort of smoky look. Or nix your idea and maybe do a rescue. Or level everything down to fit the pirate. Or just change the rescue target to fit the level. yeah…sometimes AE writes YOU…:-) Edited August 18, 2022 by cranebump 1 Looking for SFMA content over multiple arcs? Search for the following under "cranebump." LONG FORM: Ordinary People [3 parts] Investigation of a series of thefts leads you deep into a vengeful plot that threatens all of Paragon City. Will you and Kings Row's "ordinary" heroes be able to stop it? Leviathan [5 parts] The assassination of a local politician with national aspirations sets off a media frenzy among everyone's favorite reactionary network, NewsAnon. Among their targets? You. Mobius [5 Parts]: Visions of past, present, and possibility collide, as you and the Autumn Wards unravel the mystery of the 7-year time gap. The Cage Series [3 parts]: The Iron Widow is back! Or...is she? Your vigilante philosophy is put to the test in this tale of shifting loyalties and outright deceit. The Bleed [3 parts]: Your investigation of arcane fissures in IP leads you to uncover a 100-year old secret shrouded in magic, blood, and betrayal. Noble Mettle [2 parts]: A Sky Raider raid on the Paragon Commodities Commission turns from simple kidnapping to a complicated scheme involving mercenaries, "Communists," economics, and chemistry. Fallout (in progress). One Shots: Of Guns and Asa Ronan; The Tenuous State of Grace; Garden of the Will; Gravity; The Book of Bond's; The Lost Girls; Injustice Systems; Wednesday’s Wyverns; Of ‘Dine and Men; Dark Legacy; Shadow and Silver, The Re-education of Westin Phipps, Potter's Field Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clave Dark 5 Posted August 21, 2022 Author Share Posted August 21, 2022 On 8/18/2022 at 9:04 AM, cranebump said: One of the dark armor auras will give you a sort of smoky look. Or nix your idea and maybe do a rescue. Or level everything down to fit the pirate. Or just change the rescue target to fit the level. yeah…sometimes AE writes YOU…:-) I think I tried a rescue but it still wouldn't allow it? I dunno. I'm not above making my own pirate anyway, but I was wondering if there was a trick I'd forgotten about. The mission I'm writing* is "post-every in-game Snakes story line" story, so pretty much has to be for 50s or their near cousins, so having them drop back to say 15 would be a bit uh clunky. 😃 *Well trying to, anyway, it's slow going so far _____________________________ Hi, I'm Clave Dark 5! You may remember me from such characters as King Pumpkin Spice, Stupid Like A Fox, Capt Sam's Space Zoo, The Pink Bamfer, Trash Ghost, Maid Of Metal... as well as a few really stupid AE arcs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ankylosaur Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 (edited) Give him reflection effects as his travel power and he will be ghosty. But why won't it allow it? I am sure I have spectral following someone around as an escort. (Using several to spectral escorts to help you find hard to find items on a big map.) Maybe its because he's either an escort or noncombat or both? or not required? Edited August 25, 2022 by Ankylosaur 1 AE Arcs: Search for @Ankylosaur for the below and more... New: Adventures in Oz - 40-54 | Adventures in Neverland - 45-54 Dev's Choice: Adventures in Wonderland - 25-54 | Rularularian - 41-54 | The Serpent Beyond the Horizon - 46-52 | Robolution - 25-34 | The Genesis & Geneticists of The Coming Hamiggedon - 41-54 | All That Glows 4.1: Nictus Evictus - 40-54 Post-Praetoria Campaign: Explores the effects on Prime Earth of The Fall of Praetoria. Intro 1-20, Others fork off it in the 20's-ish to 54 All That Glitters: Intro (3 Arcs) Glitters: Gold Brickers (9 Arcs) | Glimmers: First Warders (9 Arcs) | Glints: The Awakened (3 Arcs) | Glows: Nictus (3 Arcs) All That Gleams: Finale (1 Arc) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clave Dark 5 Posted August 25, 2022 Author Share Posted August 25, 2022 I've no idea why it wouldn't allow it other than I'd already set the enemy group as being high level, so now the pirates are oranged out. Then again, I was also reminded how sometimes saving and the reopening can fix problems so who knows. I'll give it another shot when I get back to it. But that reflections is great to hear, thanks for that. _____________________________ Hi, I'm Clave Dark 5! You may remember me from such characters as King Pumpkin Spice, Stupid Like A Fox, Capt Sam's Space Zoo, The Pink Bamfer, Trash Ghost, Maid Of Metal... as well as a few really stupid AE arcs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ankylosaur Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 I am using them in a level 40-50 mish along with other lower-level things that act only as ways to help you find the glowie. Blow through the first few missions of All That Glimmers 4.3 to see what I mean. Another source for specters as allies/escorts are the Necromancy MM pets in the pets group which span all levels. AE Arcs: Search for @Ankylosaur for the below and more... New: Adventures in Oz - 40-54 | Adventures in Neverland - 45-54 Dev's Choice: Adventures in Wonderland - 25-54 | Rularularian - 41-54 | The Serpent Beyond the Horizon - 46-52 | Robolution - 25-34 | The Genesis & Geneticists of The Coming Hamiggedon - 41-54 | All That Glows 4.1: Nictus Evictus - 40-54 Post-Praetoria Campaign: Explores the effects on Prime Earth of The Fall of Praetoria. Intro 1-20, Others fork off it in the 20's-ish to 54 All That Glitters: Intro (3 Arcs) Glitters: Gold Brickers (9 Arcs) | Glimmers: First Warders (9 Arcs) | Glints: The Awakened (3 Arcs) | Glows: Nictus (3 Arcs) All That Gleams: Finale (1 Arc) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clave Dark 5 Posted August 27, 2022 Author Share Posted August 27, 2022 On 8/25/2022 at 9:04 PM, Ankylosaur said: I am using them in a level 40-50 mish along with other lower-level things that act only as ways to help you find the glowie. Blow through the first few missions of All That Glimmers 4.3 to see what I mean. Another source for specters as allies/escorts are the Necromancy MM pets in the pets group which span all levels. Well dang, that's really odd. I haven't had time to go fiddle with this again, but I'll give it another go. Maybe the AE interface was just having a bad day. The MM pet wouldn't work as this is supposed to be one of the pirate ghosts, like the ones on Pork Oakes, etc. Do you recall if yours are set as Allies, or Rescues or what? _____________________________ Hi, I'm Clave Dark 5! You may remember me from such characters as King Pumpkin Spice, Stupid Like A Fox, Capt Sam's Space Zoo, The Pink Bamfer, Trash Ghost, Maid Of Metal... as well as a few really stupid AE arcs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ankylosaur Posted August 27, 2022 Share Posted August 27, 2022 (edited) Escorts, I am using the spectral pirates too. (among other things) The idea in the first 3 maps is you are going to another plane to summon gods to your bidding. You do this by clicking a glowie in part. Because it can be annoying to find glowies, I have many escorts around that are not required, are "empty" (no guards), and are noncombat. If you run into one, the marker shows where the glowie is for you. I am using spectral pirates in the "Hell" mission 3 Edited August 27, 2022 by Ankylosaur AE Arcs: Search for @Ankylosaur for the below and more... New: Adventures in Oz - 40-54 | Adventures in Neverland - 45-54 Dev's Choice: Adventures in Wonderland - 25-54 | Rularularian - 41-54 | The Serpent Beyond the Horizon - 46-52 | Robolution - 25-34 | The Genesis & Geneticists of The Coming Hamiggedon - 41-54 | All That Glows 4.1: Nictus Evictus - 40-54 Post-Praetoria Campaign: Explores the effects on Prime Earth of The Fall of Praetoria. Intro 1-20, Others fork off it in the 20's-ish to 54 All That Glitters: Intro (3 Arcs) Glitters: Gold Brickers (9 Arcs) | Glimmers: First Warders (9 Arcs) | Glints: The Awakened (3 Arcs) | Glows: Nictus (3 Arcs) All That Gleams: Finale (1 Arc) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clave Dark 5 Posted August 28, 2022 Author Share Posted August 28, 2022 That sounds exactly like what I was trying to set up. My life unfortunately right now just won't let me get the time aside for gaming, but I'll try it again when I can, thank you for the continuing info. _____________________________ Hi, I'm Clave Dark 5! You may remember me from such characters as King Pumpkin Spice, Stupid Like A Fox, Capt Sam's Space Zoo, The Pink Bamfer, Trash Ghost, Maid Of Metal... as well as a few really stupid AE arcs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clave Dark 5 Posted August 30, 2022 Author Share Posted August 30, 2022 Ahhhh, got it sussed now. I wasn't setting the level range for the mission itself. Seems a weird fiddly thing for it to reject a mission for, but I've got it now. Thanks for the help! 2 _____________________________ Hi, I'm Clave Dark 5! You may remember me from such characters as King Pumpkin Spice, Stupid Like A Fox, Capt Sam's Space Zoo, The Pink Bamfer, Trash Ghost, Maid Of Metal... as well as a few really stupid AE arcs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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