Project Zendikar

[jatill]

This is when I get when I try to download:

Forbidden

You don't have permission to access /magic/updates/ on this server.

Is this because I won't update the Sphinx?

[Salbei]

link updated -> http://salbei.spacequadrat.de/magic/upd ... itcher.rar

hmm you could release your new patches with this i guess.
just have to adjust the folders a bit (\patch\normal or \patch\zendikar)... or just rewrite the whole thing and put it into a real launcher.

i´m sure you´ll find a way around the folder restriction (that you have to adjust the location). my coding skills are very limited


imagine the possibilities with this ...

-complete sealed deck/draft for pretty much every edition
-a patch for a custom set with self-created cards (i´ve seen this at the old manalink forum).
-real simple way to exchange UI skins or game sounds - its not just limited to patches.

might want to add a function to exchange the created decks (playdeck folder) for each patch.
also autotargeting will get messed up if you don´t include files for them.

[jatill]

Once all the bugs are worked out, I'll try to add this to the launcher. I was hoping there would be zendikar images in the download. My dreams were crushed

[Salbei]

hmm 1,8 mb for 2 patches + the new zen pics ?

i can create them now - but prolly won´t do any new ones when i get a hold of hd pics then.

better to work this out now.
you could change the IDs in the patch so you start from the top (and got more room for new cards and got a clean start).
Do you just want to use the zendikar version for playing sealed deck / drafting only or is it going to stay like this until it is the next stable release ?

i´ll need to know this for the card IDs then.
i would have to do the complete zen images under different IDs then.

so what do you say ? keep a version with 2k cards or split use a seperate patch for zen to play drafting/sealed (+ you got tons of space for other things in the csv then // maybe other full expansion)

[jatill]

hmm 1,8 mb for 2 patches + the new zen pics ?

i can create them now - but prolly won´t do any new ones when i get a hold of hd pics then.

better to work this out now.
you could change the IDs in the patch so you start from the top (and got more room for new cards and got a clean start).
Do you just want to use the zendikar version for playing sealed deck / drafting only or is it going to stay like this until it is the next stable release ?

i´ll need to know this for the card IDs then.

Why would I change the cards ID's? I don't understand the reason. When do HD pics usually become available?

[Salbei]

no clue . i´m checking 4 different sources daily ... can´t tell it.

->
choice a:

1 main patch with a "best-of" card choice of all editions to do duels / challenges etc.
and
1 patch with complete editions for drafting/sealed deck.
(this would generate new slots for roughly 1600 cards)

connected with a launcher so you can choose what you want to do (duel/challenges -> patch1 , drafting/sealed ->patch2)


choice b:
keep it a single patch ? (with like 20 card slots left)

what do you prefer ?

[jatill]

I've chosen to go with choice A. I guess I'll keep waiting for the HD pics if you'll only do it once. I just throw up a little every time I see the cards with the wrong art

[Salbei]

thought so

patch1 - everything untouched(could overwrite the crappy cards for new quality that might come with the next sets)

patch2 - start fresh with just the zen cards in there (to make room for other complete sets to draft/sealed deck) .it would make sense to start from the top leaving the sets "connected" instead of wide spread like they are now. you even got more than enough slots you can leave empty for the missing cards that can´t be coded yet.

-> different IDs for patch 2 . thats no problem for the artwork thing since there are 2 different folders beeing used (they get renamed with the version switcher when you apply different patches)
there is no real need to do this,but if you decide to use this patch 2 for other full sets then it makes perfect sense to do this change while there are only very few cards to move around.

[jatill]

patch 2 is not just Zendikar, it's "limited". So I am leaving in all the other "complete" sets so you can play them too. Sealed with Alpha-Zen-Zen might be fun! But there's still room for at least 3 more sets (though the only other packs I might replace are 5th edition and chronicles).

[Salbei]

alright , i don´t have to do images twice then.
if nothing changes to this plan i´ll start with the zen images tomorrow - with or without HD scans.

so we keep 20091014 as patch1 (~50 zen cards) and 20091015+ as patch2 (full zen) ?

[jatill]

alright , i don´t have to do images twice then.
if nothing changes to this plan i´ll start with the zen images tomorrow - with or without HD scans.

You'd still be doing them twice, since we want HD pics when they are available, right?

so we keep 20091014 as patch1 (~50 zen cards) and 20091015+ as patch2 (full zen) ?

Right

[Salbei]

starting with the pics

doesn´t really help that my bunny ate my mouse-cable so i´m using a crappy mouse that is "shaky" right now

edit : finished ....

took me 5 hours to create these pics ... somebody owes me a stupid pic at the sphinx activation

i won´t do this again for hd pics.

CardArtNew2 (all zen pics)

Note: Use this for version 20091015+ or you will mess up your artwork !

[jatill]

took me 5 hours to create these pics ... somebody owes me a stupid pic at the sphinx activation

i won´t do this again for hd pics.

Took me 100+ hours to make Zendikar so far. Someone owes me stupid HD pics
Thank for the images.

[jhamma66]

I tried to search but found nothing... where did Elvish Archdruid go? In my creatures-only deck it was replaced with Torch Slinger.

I fear I will never finish DUDE... now!!! lol

[Salbei]

You are not supposed to do challenges with that version anyway.
-> just wait for the next release.

going to make my version switcher obsolete so don´t bother to use it.
you are also going to need the Manalink Graphic Pack for this.
Topic: Latest Artwork

Would be great if somebody could create autotargeting files for the Zendikar version.
Topic: Autotargeting