[DarkMatters and SacredWiki Updates March 28th to 29th - 0300 AM Montreal Time - Server Updates by Hosting for an Hour]

Congrats for the update ! If I may, I would just suggest two tiny improvements that could make this website even better :

> why not a certificate update, you could go for certbot for instance, it does a great job at making it easy, and that way you could make a certificate per website, and not show all your related websites when someone looks at your certificates infos ( cpanel, autodiscover, etc.. unless it is done on purpose ? )

> once the certificate is done why not a redirect from http to https ?

That way it would look more secure and avoid sending clear passwords ( I'm sure some in this community use this website password for other websites, therefore if it is sniffed it might be used.. )

Thanks again for your work !

[Cool fx]

Thank you for this very detailed answer, it's good to have what I thought confirmed !

I still don't know where FX_GEN_MANALEACH is located but from what you say I'll just try different hex values if none of the existing unused ones you highlighted in another topic suits the custom spells.

Thanks again and have a good day, I'll come back to show the results if it works

[Cool fx]

Thanks for your answer ! And for the tip, though I use paint.net who can display .dds too so that's ok.

However I still don't understand what did Flix, if you do could you explain ? Because in the answer I quoted in my previous message he said to prefer swap lines in the particle files rather than editing the images. And in EE in scripts/particle there are only 3 files and none are used for Inexorable Subjugation. Or perhaps I misunderstood ?

The point is : I'm looking to find an edited particle file that worked because I edited a custom particle file myself and it didn't worked. I changed the hex values to go from a white tone to a red one, nothing appears when using the custom spell. The custom animation works, custom tokens are ok, changed spellclass is ok, just the fx that's not been called it seems..

[Cool fx]

On 12/5/2020 at 2:26 AM, Flix said:

"FX_INQ_VERSKLAVUNG" was replaced with "FX_GEN_MANALEACH" in the spell entry.

Hello @Lindor ! I am trying to locate those files but can't..

I did found FX_INQ_VERSKLAVUNG_C, but not the other two, ( neither in the vanilla folder or in @Flix mod's folder, if it is EE we're talking about )

 

[Sacred 2 - Good or Bad ?]

And of course the way people talk to you ;)

[Sacred 2 - Good or Bad ?]

I see your point  If we were to put back the context of Ancaria, you'd rather remove the opportunity to use a power judged too great, even though it would diminish your chances to win, than using it even for a good cause.Thank you for offering these arguments !

[Sacred 2 - Good or Bad ?]

You described well the choice that is offered, yet the consequences of that choice is to be considered as well : if I keep going with the HP universe ( I'm somewhat of a potterhead myself so I don't mind ^^ ) you could see the problem : say Voldemort is alive and you could use the wand to destroy him, wouldn't you do it ? Wouldn't it be moral to do so ? Here it's exactly the same : an entity ( Lumen, a potential dictator ) might come back if you help unite the people of Ancaria, and if you don't have the power to defeat him that could end in enslavement ! But if, for a greater good, you take the power of the energy-T to take Lumen down ( say it is possible - because if with it you can't take him down, without there's not much chance to win ) then you act for free will and liberty, don't you agree ?

[Sacred 2 - Good or Bad ?]

Hi everyone,

Usually, I choose the "good" way with characters, some might say it's boring but I like it, and anyway that's not the question here : in fact I wondered if the "good" way really was good.. Let me explain : if you go through with the good main quest, then you will help neutralize the side effect of the energy-T ( more or less, I oversimplify to avoid spoilers )  and help bring peace in Ancaria. Therefore, you contribute to unite the different nations in Ancaria, and by doing so might accelerate the time when Lumen should come back,( since he left and said he would only come back once all Ancaria is united). And speeding things up to the point where we are under the dominion of an entity is far from good wouldn't you say? And in the other han, the bad main quest grants you powers beyond imagination, maybe enough to end god's dominion over all kind and bring back free will ?

 So what would you say is really the good and the bad side here? ( if we elude the inquisition's torture and all these stuff, and we just talk about the big picture )

[Sacred 2 Enhanced Edition]

7 hours ago, Flix said:

I attached a new creatures.txt with the old Harbinger of Death summon.  Just overwrite your old one in scripts/server (best would be to do so before installing the mod).

This is the creature entry that was changed:

mgr.createCreature {
	id = 2999,
	itemtype_id = 12902,
	name = "Spell_Demon_Succubus",
	behaviour = "Hireling_brave",
	dangerclass = 7,
	groupmaxcount = 1,
	elite_creature_id = 2999,
	probabilityforelite = 0.000000,
	rank = 20,
	tenergy_creature_id = 2999,
	template_creature_id = 1790,
	livesremaining = 0,
	unconscioustime = 20,
	palettebits = "1111111111111111",
	monstertype = 0,
	faction_id = 1,
	equipset_id = 482,
	modelscale = 1.200000,
	rise_from_ground = 0,
	has_corpse = 1,
	has_soul = 1,
	can_strafe = 0,
}

I changed the itemtype_id line, to direct the creature entry to use a different monster from itemtype.txt

I also changed the equipset_id line because the Harbinger of Death's wings and armor counts as "equipment" that needs to be equipped

Finally I removed the Raving Thrust spell that I added for the Succubus because the Harbinger doesn't have animations to cast it.

harbinger restored.zip

Thank you so much! I hope that didn't took too much of your time ^^ Now I can summon a reaper at will, that's so cool 😁

Have a great day! 

[Sacred 2 Enhanced Edition]

29 minutes ago, Flix said:

Summoned creatures "level up" as you read more runes.  Their stats are not displayed in the CA tooltip, but their power is definitely increasing.  When you read a rune, the Succubus gains a character level, and so all her attributes, skills, and modifiers increase.  That means more damage, more hitpoints, better attack/defense, armor, all of it.  

 

I probably will not switch the design back because I like using the Sacred 1 characters.  I may change her name from Harbinger of Death to something else more reminiscient of the Succubus in the next version.

I can whip up something that changes her back to the old Harbinger of Death though.  Will try to do it tonight.

Thanks so much for your response, I hope there's indeed a little trick to switch the skin, ( just for me or those interested, I don't intend on changing the skin for everybody ^^ , just knowing where to look and what to change to switch the skin would be perfect!). 

And thanks also for the tip, I didn't know that they leveled up this way, I always believed they leveled up with the character x) 

[Sacred 2 Enhanced Edition]

Hello and many thanks for this mod Flix ! You were very kind a few days ago when we talked about your other mod for changing the main menu, so I hoped you wouldn't mind another question ^^

Actually, I love these changes you made here, at the exception of the skin of the Harbinger of Death, which looks like a succube,( more like a sexual puppet than a real warrior for a demonic conjurer wouldn't you say?). I do however like the Vile Lancer skin in the Diablo 2 Fallan Angel,( that I put below in case you forgot what she looked like). She really looks like a fallen angel with those red wings and a scythe, do you think it is possible to switch the skins ? If so could you tell me how to do so ?

And by the way this CA is only making the recharge time getting bigger and bigger as its level rises, no good point in spending runes in it, so I don't understand the point in upgrading this CA,( not talking about the three possibles upgrades but the runes spent).

Thanks a lot in advance ! 

[Home sweet home]

I would love to see that one day !

[Home sweet home]

Thank you gogoblender !

Indeed it would be pretty cool, let's open ARE ! ( Ancaria Real Estate ;) )

I hope someone could have such knowledge around here though ^^

[Home sweet home]

Hi everyone,

I wondered if it could be possible to create a mod that would make us a home somewhere in the map ? At first a simple home for everyone, then maybe a home according to whether you play a mage or a dark warrior for instance !

I'm not sure it is doable since I know nothing about modding.. If someone has such knowledge thanks for sharing it  

As a french player I could do the translation part if needed, and help if no special qualification is required with pleasure.

Thanks in advance !

[New Steam Grid Pictures]

Indeed! Actually, to be more specific, it is the dark High Elf, with fierce control over minds and a strong will to dominate all life. Kinda related to the great eye, for lotr fans 

I personally prefer the high elf, for we shouldn't disrupt the sleep of the ones that are already dead and the shadow warrior has been awoken! Never a good thing^^

By the way I found the page of the said Jinx who made the pictures I shared below the one I edited. You can see his work here: http://steam.cryotank.net/?p=1580

He does a lot of other games too!

Have a good day!

[New Steam Grid Pictures]

Hi everybody ! 

For all those who are using the grid interface with steam, maybe, just like me, you'd like to change the pictures shown.

In order to do that, just right click on your game and choose "Set Custom Image" with an image of your preference,( 460x215 only however).

And here are some pictures I "made",( just a simple editing thanks to sacred wiki pictures):

And others I found on the web, related to a certain Jinx but the page looks deleted so at least it won't go lost^^

And don't hesitate to share your own personal picture if you'd like, so that we could all have a wider choice^^

Good day to you all ! 

[Sweet old nostalgia]

I didn't even knew it was possible! I am installing it as I speak 

Thanks to you, for your shared knowledge once again! 

[Sweet old nostalgia]

Hello everyone,

First of, I want to say how much I appreciate and most certainly underestimate the work done in order to achieve the community patch.

However, I do enjoy some of the old ambiences, such as the logo that we can see when we start the game, or the one in the upper left corner of the main menu.

Therefore, I would like to help those, here, who would like to find these back.

Here are a few screenshots to see what to expect once it is done, as for the main menu and for the loading screen.

In order to make it works, real simple, just download the 1.zip and 2.zip.

Then unzip the 1.zip, you will have a folder to be put in "...\Sacred 2 Gold\pak". If there already is a "data" folder, just past the "outgame" folder inside "data". Same if there already is a "outgame" folder, then just paste the three files in it.

Finally unzip 2.zip, you will have a file to be put in your "...\Sacred 2 Gold\system". Logically, windows should prompt a "would you like to overwrite" kind of message, say yes : you want the file in the 2.zip to overwrite the one in your folder.

That's all folks ! Hope you enjoy, and have a great day.

See you back in Ancaria 

2.7z

1.7z

[[Dev] Diablo 2 Fallen mod for Sacred 2]

@Flix Thanks so much for this release, I discover a whole new Ancaria thanks to you, many hours to be spent on my desk most certainly ! 

[[Solved] Crash "one on three"]

After a short talk with the microsoft support, it appears that you were right, I will delete the picture I posted earlier as someone might misunderstand it, the way I did. Indeed, windows 10 doesn't erases temp files after shutdown, only earlier releases used to do that.

Thanks a lot for your detailed answer, I never tried to close background software such as CCleaner, so there is a chance of making it work!

And as you said I won't touch the temp folder, as it might make my whole system crashes.

Thanks again and have a good day ! 

 

[Edit: @rm3000 You were right!! It's finally working, the issue was with the background softwares,( here, CCleaner), that I had to close so that they wouldn't be using a process that was preventing Sacred 2 from loading, so thanks again!! ]

[[Solved] Crash "one on three"]

@rm3000 I skipped that part... Thanks for that, I only saw the last update, which was in 2017, and I thought that it would be windows 10 related. I will see with them how about current software, thanks again.

[[Solved] Crash "one on three"]

6 hours ago, gogoblender said:

Sharp avatar

is that the chehsire cat?

 

gogo

Indeed, as mad as we all are ^^

[[Solved] Crash "one on three"]

@Androdion  So the answer is, according to someone who knows about it apparently :

< It means that the temporary files the system itself (Windows 10 OS) creates in some cases (not all) will be deleted.

So, whatever this software is, if it is creating its own temp files - Microsoft/Windows could care less and actually doesn't even know they are actually temporary files and will not touch them.>

[Edit: Apparently, the said expert wasn't one, and such files aren't deleted]

So no reason to blame windows for this, no worry though, as the only inconvenience is kill the process twice before being able to tun it, I'll do it ^^

@Hooyaah À la bonne votre!! Cheers mate! “All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.” I'm glad you've decided to help others with the said time ^^

[[Solved] Crash "one on three"]

@Androdion I will ask microsoft for that and return with an answer  

@Hooyaah Thanks for the tips! These are mainly already in place but we never know right? ^^ I try and if it works, champagne 

[[Solved] Crash "one on three"]

According to microsoft website, these files are always deleted every time the computer is shut down, could that be the issue?

[Edit: Windows 10 doesn't erases temp files]

And indeed when I launch it just afterward the successful third time, or the 4th or even the 5th, it works!