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Post by Jas on Mar 11, 2004 19:19:04 GMT -5
So, I know they're important and things, but how important is it the they line up?
I mean, I happened to notice one of my bulldogs playing catch with a scottie and the ball was bouncing above his nose...
The trouble I have (apart from not really knowing which of them to adjust) is that I can't really 'test' adjustments until I've seen them playing again, and for this they need to be left alone, right? And sometimes for a bit of a long time. And sometimes (read: most times) they end up burying the ball before I see them playing...
So, how important is it that these balls line up with the body of the breed?
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Post by ButterflyChaser on Mar 12, 2004 13:07:43 GMT -5
I personally find it very important. I don't like ballz flinging out of place and lines connected from legs to body. It just dosen't look right, LOL...
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Post by Jas on Mar 12, 2004 15:40:01 GMT -5
Do you know which ball I should be looking at to fix it?
And, can you suggest a quicker way to check my progress!!?
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Post by ButterflyChaser on Mar 13, 2004 5:39:55 GMT -5
What size is it and where is it shooting from?
Hard to say...a quicker process? Are you in a hex editor, reshack, or an external LNZ opened in wordpad?
Another thing I do is take the ballz I suspect are going strange and change the color so it stands out...
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Post by Jas on Mar 13, 2004 6:20:31 GMT -5
That's a good plan...I normally do that with ballz, but never thought of it because these are invisible ones!!
I'm using an external Lnz in notepad. Too fun!
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Post by ButterflyChaser on Mar 13, 2004 13:02:39 GMT -5
What do you mean by invisible? Are you saying an outline of -4 or a ball that is too small to be seen?
I prefer wordpad to notepad. With wordpad, you have no limit to the file size.
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Post by Jas on Mar 13, 2004 19:32:06 GMT -5
I'm afraid I have no idea what you're talking about... I'm a bit I thought wordpad put extra bit's in...? No, I just edit the lnz files in notepad...I hex in HexWorkshop. As for the balls I'm working with, or trying to, they're invisible ballz...Align ballz, utility ballz...I have no idea...
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Post by ButterflyChaser on Mar 14, 2004 2:49:52 GMT -5
I don't know why you'd be working with utility ballz. If your ball that's shooting out wildly is visible, it's probably either one of the 67 normal ballz or it is an addball. If it is shooting out like crazy then it is most likly the project ball and move that you need to look at. Check for large numbers such as 234. If it shooting out like crazy and things are twitching and randomly crashing, then you have an addball listed in the move section. Renove it immediatly and the game won't crash.
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Post by Jas on Mar 14, 2004 6:41:37 GMT -5
Sorry, I've confused you!
I don't have any shooting out ballz!
What I have is: when my breed plays with the ball in the adoption center it bounces off of the air above his head, instead of bouncing off of his nose...I really didn't want it to do that!
Are we thinking about the same thing now?
*Wonders if she should post a picture??*
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Post by Sleepycat on Mar 14, 2004 15:29:53 GMT -5
Sorry, I've confused you! I don't have any shooting out ballz! What I have is: when my breed plays with the ball in the adoption center it bounces off of the air above his head, instead of bouncing off of his nose...I really didn't want it to do that! Are we thinking about the same thing now? *Wonders if she should post a picture??* I understood I even replyed in the early hours of the morning that I thought ButterflyChaser had misread your problem but my connection died and the post never made it thru /me screams at ISP and phone company How much is it "off" I know sometimes my cats attack something and they are alittle "off" from it but yet they catch it so if its not off by much I wouldn't worry about it...
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Post by ButterflyChaser on Mar 14, 2004 18:35:15 GMT -5
Oh! Now I get it. I feel so stupid! I have that problem with many of my breeds. I don't know for sure, but I suspect that if you change the size or shape of the head/body/position it may misalign a preset position for objects. You could try messing with the " drop objects at point" or the "steal captured toy" ballz, though I haven't really done much with them. I did change them with my grasshopper to get it to jump around when wrestling. I am really happy with my Swallowtails, because for once I have a dog based breed that doesn't carry everything in its mouth. The swallowtail picks up things with its front feet.
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Post by Jas on Mar 21, 2004 21:17:30 GMT -5
Right. *Clasps hands* I fi-ha-haa-hinally managed to get pictures of what I'm taking about, so here we go... This is the bulldog holding the ball. Fine, yes? No problems there. This is where we get the problems: 1) 2) 1) Okay, in this picture the ball is hovering above his head, he should be balancing it it on his nose at this point. 2) This is where he's just about to pass it back to his friend, which is relatively okay, but I just wanted to show you exactly where the problem is happening... I really want this breed to be perfect, and it's going to bug me until I can fix it, but, honestly, would that air-space bother many people? Any ideas about what needs adjusting here would be gratefully received! Thanks, Guys!
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Post by Sleepycat on Mar 21, 2004 21:33:47 GMT -5
I think its Cool! but at the same time I can understand wanting to fix it
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Post by Jas on Mar 22, 2004 18:39:30 GMT -5
Thanks for your input, Sleepycat. *Hugs* It is a very annoying thing, since there's no guarantee that people will even notice the hitch. But, I noticed. Think I should pose the question in 'Petz Talk' to get a general concensus? I'm not sure many non-hexers veiw this board, see...
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Post by ButterflyChaser on Mar 22, 2004 19:22:16 GMT -5
I have no clear solution to give you. I think it is happening because you changed the snout extension or the hight of your breed. You can possible try fidling with the ultilitiy ballz, though it may mess up other things, or do nothing at all.
If it pain's you so much to take derastic measures, you could try moving the entire dog (move up about -5 in the move section.)
If that solution does fix it, then the ball alignment is something set in the game.
If this does nothing then, the ball is aligned in preportion to the dog itself. You can try messing with project ball and move section.
So far I haven't had or noticed a bad of a misalignment with my breedz. Though the ball tossing between friends in a few of my breeds appears to be bopping off the botom of the head. Also common, I notice the ball will stick or lurch into the up position so that it does not flow smoothly between the dogs.
Some things I'm affraid you have to live with. It may just be a problem with the game, not your breed. In a bizzire (I can never spell) way you can take it a compliment. It means that you're creativity and creation is far better and exceeds what the game can handle.
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