Manalink Update Mar 26 2009 - MAJOR RELEASE

[jatill]

warning: this release contains several new bugs/approximations.
But in keeping with the conservation of matter, I fixed many bugs also

I believe this is my best release ever. (Time for a well-deserved week off from coding.)
Enjoy!
http://www.savefile.com/files/1997761

Additions:
Skullclamp
Siege-Gang Commander
Force of Will
Chrome Mox*
Springleaf Drum
Goblin Grenade
Kjeldoran Outpost*
Dark Confidant
Cranial Plating
Blastoderm*
Reanimate*

Also, there is one easter egg that I am most proud of...

Bug Fixes:
-RFG cards discard at EOT with Necro
-Abbey Gargoyle was marked as colorless, is now white
-fix buddy creatures (Silvergill Adept, etc)
-Fix Cruel Ultimatum bug... now it can return a creature
-Fix Mox Diamond AI cheat
-Fix echo/enchantment bug
-Fix issue where equipment briefly de-equips when new target dies

Issues:
-All chrome moxes can produce the same mana
-Outpust sacs and kind of land, until I learn how to target a Plains
-Blastoderm doesn't use Fade counters. Also, it doesn't tell you
what it fades down to. This is an easy fix if I knew how to use sprintf better.
-Reanimate only targets your graveyard
-There appears to be a bug in the generate_token code. This never came up
when coding in ASM, but the compiler triggers it occasionally.

Failed Cards:
-Stonybrook Banneret
Made merfolk of the pearled trident free. There must be something else going on with cost reductions.

I've added a list of functions I wish we had on the wiki (unsolved mysteries section). Maybe the next developer can take a stab at
one or more of those.

Also, this would probably be a good time to get a complete art pack uploaded.
Thanks.

[EviL_CLonE]

If you were sit next to me I would hug you!

AI uses FoW decently!!!

[mathusalem]

hello Jatill. I'm gonna have to build you another shrine.
but did you know you already had a goblin token ? it's on ID 1450. I noticed because I was about to use the same art. so maybe it's useless to have two identica tokens.
the art update is ready

http://rapidshare.com/files/213864441/CardArtNew_.rar

[jatill]

hello Jatill. I'm gonna have to build you another shrine.
but did you know you already had a goblin token ? it's on ID 1450. I noticed because I was about to use the same art. so maybe it's useless to have two identica tokens.
anyway the art update should be ready shortly

Oops, I forgot about Dragon Fodder. Add the art for now, and we'll combine the goblins in a future release.

[mathusalem]

Ok I take advantage of the fact that everyone is going to read this thread to renew my plea for one of the coders to find where the exe loads the skin images and change the format the.exe loads so we can use the images that I am making and that you can find in the link below.

a sim is visible in the graphic update sticky, to see what the game could look like if it could load some newer image format.
It has already been done before by Mok, so this is nothing impossible.

http://rapidshare.com/files/213411676/DuelartNew.rar

[whelp]

great release, indeed!

mathy could you please upload your complete cardartnew dir somewhere? im still missing some older pics (even after downloading all available archives...)
thanx very much

[Bog Wraith]

hello Jatill. I'm gonna have to build you another shrine.
but did you know you already had a goblin token ? it's on ID 1450. I noticed because I was about to use the same art. so maybe it's useless to have two identica tokens.
the art update is ready

http://rapidshare.com/files/213864441/CardArtNew_.rar

Damn, you beat me to it Mathy!

I'll post the link in the Graphics update thread as well!

[mathusalem]

great release, indeed!

mathy could you please upload your complete cardartnew dir somewhere? im still missing some older pics (even after downloading all available archives...)
thanx very much

Well If you downloaded all the available archibves, you should have evrything. If you do not, there is something you did wrong. The complete archive available in the graphic sticky covers averithing until three days ago, and tonight's graphic update (available 3 posts above)covers the last three updates....after that if you still miss something, i really can't help.

EDIT : If some of you (all) are missing images on Goblin warchief : the number of pics for Goblin warchief is not correct in the CSV. it has 3 instead of 1. open the manalink CSV , find Goblin warchief and set the Numpic field to 1 (this is column "P" if you're using Excel.

[monopoman]

Great release thanks!

As promised my post has been updated with the approximations and bug fixes.

[Rockman]

Great! Keep'em coming!

[whelp]

great release, indeed!

mathy could you please upload your complete cardartnew dir somewhere? im still missing some older pics (even after downloading all available archives...)
thanx very much

Well If you downloaded all the available archibves, you should have evrything. If you do not, there is something you did wrong. The complete archive available in the graphic sticky covers averithing until three days ago, and tonight's graphic update (available 3 posts above)covers the last three updates....after that if you still miss something, i really can't help.

EDIT : If some of you (all) are missing images on Goblin warchief : the number of pics for Goblin warchief is not correct in the CSV. it has 3 instead of 1. open the manalink CSV , find Goblin warchief and set the Numpic field to 1 (this is column "P" if you're using Excel.

Sorry, my bad, i didnt notice one link in the graphic sticky from 24th...

[jatill]

Hey, we figured out how to tell what's in a graveyard, so new Goyfs are now possible. I'm looking at you, Tarmo.

[0rion79]

I believe this is my best release ever. (Time for a well-deserved week off from coding.)
Enjoy!

Absolutely agree: a lot of cards that I really love I can't belive that kijeldoran outpost is done!

[Shulillo]

Hello !, Mana drains does not work, when you include it in a deck you dont select it, Can you create Troll Ascetic?

[mathusalem]

Hello !, Mana drains does not work, when you include it in a deck you dont select it, Can you create Troll Ascetic?

Well since Mana drain is not implemented in the game, there's little doubt it doesn't work

and regarding Troll ascetic, I believe you already asked that question, maybe you should go back to the relevant topic and read again my reply to that post.