MantisBT - VCMI
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IDProjectCategoryView StatusDate SubmittedLast Update
0000128VCMIOtherpublic2009-10-09 04:002013-06-10 12:30
ReporterSteven Aus 
Assigned ToWarmonger 
PrioritynormalSeveritymajorReproducibilityalways
StatusclosedResolutionfixed 
PlatformOSOS Version
Product Version0.74 
Target VersionFixed in Version0.86 
Summary0000128: Default for RoE and AB maps to not have combination artifact appear as random relic class artifacts - like the default in SoD.
DescriptionThe full combination artifacts are too powerful and game-breaking to appear fully assembled, like the Battle Garb in HOMM2. The SoD/H3 Complete executable blocks fully assembled combination artifacts appearing randomly as relic class artifacts by default in SoD maps, however RoE and AB maps are not covered. I think it would be great to include a global feature in VCMI to block combination artifacts appearing in a map of any format before SoD, without converting the map itself. The power of three to five artifacts in one is just too powerful to be given instead of a regular relic class artifact.

[For example imagine one player getting an Angelic Alliance, Titan's Thunder or Statue of Legion combination artifact (with all the stat boosts of its component parts too) and another player getting a measly Sandals of the Saint regular relic). ;-)]
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Relationships
related to 0000119resolved Warmonger Random Artifact and Reward Artifact Placement Rules 
related to 0000820closed Warmonger VCMI may give WoG artifacts in random artifact slots 
Attached Files? Artifacts RoE.h3m (4,245) 2011-05-28 16:38
https://bugs.vcmi.eu/file_download.php?file_id=711&type=bug
? Artifacts AB.h3m (4,273) 2011-05-28 16:38
https://bugs.vcmi.eu/file_download.php?file_id=712&type=bug
? Artifacts SoD.h3m (4,307) 2011-05-28 16:39
https://bugs.vcmi.eu/file_download.php?file_id=713&type=bug
? Artifacts WoG.h3m (4,308) 2011-05-28 16:39
https://bugs.vcmi.eu/file_download.php?file_id=714&type=bug
Issue History
Date ModifiedUsernameFieldChange
2009-10-09 04:00Steven AusNew Issue
2009-10-11 12:56ZamolxisSeveritymajor => feature
2009-10-11 13:03ZamolxisNote Added: 0000089
2010-06-27 20:17WarmongerStatusnew => assigned
2010-06-27 20:17WarmongerAssigned To => Warmonger
2010-06-28 05:09WarmongerNote Added: 0000988
2010-06-28 05:09WarmongerStatusassigned => resolved
2010-06-28 05:09WarmongerFixed in Version => 0.89
2010-06-28 05:09WarmongerResolutionopen => fixed
2011-05-28 16:38ZamolxisFile Added: Artifacts RoE.h3m
2011-05-28 16:38ZamolxisFile Added: Artifacts AB.h3m
2011-05-28 16:39ZamolxisFile Added: Artifacts SoD.h3m
2011-05-28 16:39ZamolxisFile Added: Artifacts WoG.h3m
2011-05-28 18:47ZamolxisSeverityfeature => major
2011-05-28 18:47ZamolxisDescription Updatedbug_revision_view_page.php?rev_id=1314#r1314
2011-05-28 18:59ZamolxisNote Added: 0001737
2011-05-28 18:59ZamolxisStatusresolved => feedback
2011-05-28 18:59ZamolxisResolutionfixed => reopened
2011-06-18 05:56WarmongerNote Added: 0001797
2011-06-18 05:56WarmongerStatusfeedback => resolved
2011-06-18 05:56WarmongerFixed in Version0.82 => 0.89
2011-06-18 05:56WarmongerResolutionreopened => fixed
2013-06-10 12:17ZamolxisRelationship addedrelated to 0000119
2013-06-10 12:30ZamolxisNote Added: 0003685
2013-06-10 12:30ZamolxisStatusresolved => closed
2013-06-10 12:30ZamolxisRelationship addedrelated to 0000820

Notes
(0000089)
Zamolxis   
2009-10-11 13:03   
Perhaps we should give them a different name (sth like "ancient relic" for example) and we could have this as part of the VCMI tweaks meant for game balancing, which players could enable/disable from the VCMI options.
(0000988)
Warmonger   
2010-06-28 05:09   
Fixed in r1619
(0001737)
Zamolxis   
2011-05-28 18:59   
I'm not sure if this worked properly between 0.82 and 0.84, but in 0.84 & 0.84b it's not.

I've attached here test maps for each game version. The RoE & AB maps will generate Comb.Artifacts at map start. Hero can pick them up, but if we R-click on them in hero screen, the game crashes.

There's another side issue which can be noticed if you load the maps: for all map versions we get the WoG artifacts as well. This is less bothering (they're not so overpowering and also using them doesn't lead to crash), but I guess this should change as well, for such artifacts to be generated only when maps are played in WoG mode.
(0001797)
Warmonger   
2011-06-18 05:56   
Fixed in r2185
(0003685)
Zamolxis   
2013-06-10 12:30   
Verified in 0.93 and confirmed as fixed.

The side issue with WoG artifacts spawning in random artifact slots on RoE/AB/SoD maps is handled by 0000820.