geomatrx
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If the hold was made in (and only in) DROD: AE, would it be possible to view the rooms images as they would appear in the DROD version (i.e. all nine styles and AE graphics).

Its just that the breakable walls are more obvious in JtRH when the holds are converted for display, and not how the architect had orignally designed (Palace theme for example).

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Well, but the assumption is that most people will be playing the holds in JtRH (definitely that'd be Caravel's preference), so the hints & solutions match the normal players' experience. This seems a bit more important that the intention of the hold creator.

In general this will be an issue - it's already been confirmed that TCB will allow easier addition of custom styles. But obviously, the forum won't be set up to use them - if there's a hold which will be paired with a special style, the forum will never be able to match it. It's just something we'll have to live with.

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eytanz wrote:
In general this will be an issue - it's already been confirmed that TCB will allow easier addition of custom styles. But obviously, the forum won't be set up to use them - if there's a hold which will be paired with a special style, the forum will never be able to match it. It's just something we'll have to live with.

Obviously? Where did you hear this? As the one who will be updating the code to draw rooms, I fully plan on using any custom styles that a hold may use, as long as the styles are accessible.

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eytanz wrote:
Well, but the assumption is that most people will be playing the holds in JtRH...

In that case, will TCB styles replace JtRH styles when previewing rooms when released, and most users play that instead?

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geomatrx wrote:
will TCB styles replace JtRH styles when previewing rooms when released, and most users play that instead?

I can't say for sure at this time, but it's very possible.

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Oh, talking about TCB: I would like to know how many different styles will have TCB.

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As many as you want. TCB will have custom styles as standard. (I don't know how many will come with the game, but people are able to make new styles and have them downloaded for holds that use them.)

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And, supposedly, you can include them in your holds, so you have a very easy way to force people to look at the crap you drew! Methinks there will be an option to disable it somewheres.

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Will these styles be able to include custom music too?

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