Stendhal Creature Ideas: Difference between revisions

Please see [[HowToAddCreaturesStendhal]] for a technical explanation of how to implement new creatures.

These details identify what is needed to define a creature, it may be worth checking the attributes of [http://stendhalgame.org/creature/ other creatures of a similar level] if you are not sure:

* name e.g. deer

* class, general description suitable for a range of creatures, probably already exists, e.g. animal

* description e.g. You see a defenceless deer, don't try to kill it.

* image, see [[StendhalRefactoringGraphics#Creatures|image requirements]]

* attributes - it may help to look at other creatures of a similar level

** atk

** def

** HP is the health measure

** Speed - how fast creature moves. Range is from 0 to 1, 1 is speed of player.

** Size - the size of the collision area on the ground of the creature in tiles: usually 1x1 for e.g. an elf

** Level

** XP

* corpse name - e.g. use animal corpse, use human corpse

* corpse size

* respawn - how long it takes to respawn

* drops

** which item, % chance, and the quantity range to pick from if stackable

* ai profiles, see [[HowToAddCreaturesStendhal#AI_profiles]]

* which zones and where should it be placed? How many in each zone? Spread out or located at one area?