The New Demigod's "Availability"

1. What I've understood you can get the new Demigods and play them online if you happen to get invited by an Stardock or GPG employee who add them to your account. Is that correct or can only SD/GPG test them?

2. Currently AI can pick the new demis in single player mode. Why can't players do that to? That would enable players to help beta testing them without ruining something online.

Would be great if SD could answer these questions. Especially with Q1 I feel that we have been given some quite confusing information (or I just haven't read it thoroghly enough).

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2. Currently AI can pick the new demis in single player mode. Why can't players do that to? That would enable players to help beta testing them without ruining something online.
Stardock wants to test the new Demigods first. In the first phase only they can play it, then some RTP users and then everyone will be able to play them. During that time, every player can play against/alongside them (which naturally includes the AI).

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Can we at least get to play/test them in single player mode only, and maybe later have them unlocked to be played in online mode?

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Quoting Izuz, reply 2
Can we at least get to play/test them in single player mode only, and maybe later have them unlocked to be played in online mode?

 

^^this

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Quoting Izuz, reply 2
Can we at least get to play/test them in single player mode only, and maybe later have them unlocked to be played in online mode?

idk why this wasnt implemented to be honest, but i trust GPG and SD they have no reason to be evil so im sure there is a reason

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I agree. Stardock should at least make them available in Single player.

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Getting them to work in singleplayer is very very easy. Every admin can do it. :D

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Quoting ntropy, reply 6
Getting them to work in singleplayer is very very easy. Every admin can do it.

Well if u could tell us how, we would appreciate it....

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I don't think SD would like that and I gave you a very good hint already.

Single and Multiplayer are handled differently btw. I banged my head into the wall after finding out how easy the SP fix is. The multiplayer compares some random memory locations, which I don't really know what they are unfortunatly. The new dgs will also likely be out before I figure it out. :drool:

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They probably do not want to sour your experience with not fully balanced DG's.  Either they are too strong and get balanced down and you hoot and holler about it or they start out too week and then you rage for the opposite reason.

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DA is a bit too strong and Occ is a bit too weak right now. That's my point on this.

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Quoting ntropy, reply 6
Getting them to work in singleplayer is very very easy. Every admin can do it.

 

I'm sure SD knew they would be unlocked via mods, don't know why that would make them unhappy. You gotta tell us unenlighted souls out to unlock these demigods in single player.

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They randomly appear in online multiplayer when you join a lobby if the host has it ;)

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im having issues with trying to install r2p.

b4 it tries to install i get a pop up saying "Problem with XML. Application file list not found (ready2play)".

can anyone help?

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Quoting gkrit, reply 14
im having issues with trying to install r2p.

b4 it tries to install i get a pop up saying "Problem with XML. Application file list not found (ready2play)".

can anyone help?

Try keeping on topic here. I'm sure people want to help, in the RTP forum :)

 

As I said earlier, enable them in single player. That would also stop a bit of the "rush" when they are released when everybody want to try them online but only 4 ppl per game can.

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Ha.

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Yes we need it to be enabled in single player. It wouldn't cause balancing issues and people would still play online.

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Quoting IntentionallyLeftBlank, reply 8
http://www.box.net/shared/o9lv4ct2am

done

 

Well, I downloaded the mod linked by IntentionallyLeftBlank and it works. Just download the file he linked. Unrar it and place the folder (it's called "Queen and Oak") in your mod folder which you'll find under Demingod/bindata/mods. Then enable it in the Mod Manager. The mod allows you to play as the Demon Assassin when you select the Queen of Thorns and as Oculus when you select Oak. Been having with it all morning.

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Quoting Lebriar, reply 18



Quoting IntentionallyLeftBlank,
reply 8
http://www.box.net/shared/o9lv4ct2am

done


 

Well, I downloaded the mod linked by IntentionallyLeftBlank and it works. Just download the file he linked. Unrar it and place the folder (it's called "Queen and Oak") in your mod folder which you'll find under Demingod/bindata/mods. Then enable it in the Mod Manager. The mod allows you to play as the Demon Assassin when you select the Queen of Thorns and as Oculus when you select Oak. Been having with it all morning.

Lol nice

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Oh...I thought it was just a bad link, didn't know you picked QoT to play as Demon .Assassin

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Quoting Lebriar, reply 18

Quoting IntentionallyLeftBlank, reply 8http://www.box.net/shared/o9lv4ct2am

done
 

Well, I downloaded the mod linked by IntentionallyLeftBlank and it works. Just download the file he linked. Unrar it and place the folder (it's called "Queen and Oak") in your mod folder which you'll find under Demingod/bindata/mods. Then enable it in the Mod Manager. The mod allows you to play as the Demon Assassin when you select the Queen of Thorns and as Oculus when you select Oak. Been having with it all morning.

 

I used this last night. It is very similar to something I was working on, and is an extremely crude, albeit effective way to use the new demigods. Basically it just replaces QoT files with DAs, and Oaks with Occulus. This causes a couple problems. The smaller of which is that the game still thinks you are QoT/Oak. Meaning any achievements go towards them, and since for example QoT does not have an achievement for swapping places with DGs, you don't get any credit.

The big problem is that this mod is not entirely complete. QoT and Oak do not replace DA/Occ. So, while using this mod, QoT and Oak are basically not available, and DA/Occ are twice as likely as normal to be picked by random, and DA can be picked by random general.

Ohh, it also generates a large amount of warnings in the log due to duplicate meshes, skills, etc.

Hopefully a better solution is found soon.

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Quoting Fil26, reply 22
You dont need a mod to play DA or Oculus, omg ,guys its so easy...

 

Can you please tell us then? Pretty please? Pretty pretty please?

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Hes being sarcastic,  i just played Demon Assasin in skirmish he is really fun!

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Quoting Fil26, reply 22
You dont need a mod to play DA or Oculus, omg ,guys its so easy...
If it's so damn easy than spit it out or stfu about it. It ignores the hell out of me when people do stupid shit like this.