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Even though 1.003 is out, there is yet to be a module system which means I can't really do much. In addition I have an extremely busy college year right now and I don't know how much I would be able to work on it anyway. This may mean that I wouldn't be able to continue development until summer break. I still very much want to finish this project though.

 I plan to work on it this summer after I get out of college. Don't expect a release before the version 1.00 of M&B though since I simply won't have the time to mess with the ugliness of porting. In the event that M&B 1.0 is late in coming I will work on basic scripts and graphical work until I can get the final module system. After I get the final 1.0 version out I will probably stop support for it and hand the source over to anyone who wants it and wants to develop it further.

I am encountering a similar level of headache porting Darkmod, such that it has got to the point that I can't find any patience for it on top of the headaches I already have from Biology, Organic chemistry and Calculus  .

I think putting together some sort of Unified base would be a great idea. Especially since we could have modding relevant comments on script mechanisms written into it to further clarity and ease of use. One thing to keep in mind however is how much the the module system changes from .903 to the final release or even just the next version which sounds like may be released in a couple weeks. I don't know how successful communication between the devs and the mod community is, but maybe we should get an idea of the magnitude of changes from them to know if its worth doing this before the final release (scheduled for 2nd quarter 2008).

That said, I would be willing to work in what ways I could to further a project like this. My skill is probably roughly an intermediate level, but I usually pick up on things quickly.

Thanks, I appreciate the support. I really would like to work on it and get it up and running but life just has this way of getting in the way 

this sounds completely awesome.
- can you explain how it works for us who don't read code?
- can you make the AI break lances too?

I briefly read over this and it appears to keep track of each time you hit someone with a lance (by tracking wounds and kills by the player). Then it adds up damage done to the lance for that hit randomly.

This damage is compared to the lance's hit points which are generated at the start of the mission (30-100). Less damage is done to a lance if you are using it on foot. The lance can last anywhere from 1-34 attacks depending on the random chance of damage and how much hp your lance randomly "rolled". On foot the lance will last 30-100 attacks depending entirely the amount of hit points it has (takes 1 point of damage per attack).

I hope so, though I don't see it happening exceptionally soon. I have have one more week of "double midterm madness" so hopefully I will be able to work a bit more on it after that. Right now I'm working on story concepts and graphical changes because this is the most relaxing as a break from my Biology, Calculus and Geology course work.

Yeah, and I have looked at it and started some work on preparing porting, as well as continued scripting, but school has been very invasive. I spend 31 hours per week just going to class and being on campus. I still have to study and do assignments in addition to that so work is slow.

On the bright side, I have been getting some offers for help, so hopefully that will be a mitigating factor. I don't know how good the next version of darkmod will be, but I would really like to get something released.

There is a drop down menu that lets you choose between scene_props, items, flora, entry points, passages, and possibly something else since I haven't tried edit mode in the new version. Anyway you just choose entry point, and then I think there is a button to add them or something. Should be pretty obvious once you get the drop down menu selected on entry points.