While this is obviously an incredibly impressive technical achievement in what's possible with GUTS, it seems to make no sense at all from a gameplay point of view - imagine playing a Hardcore character in these challenges: they are extremely risky, resource-draining and give literally zero rewards for your trouble compared to just playing the campaign or maps normally.

The oddest thing is that this seems to be so incredibly easy to fix (I may be wrong though): just have the monster drop gold or spawners drop gold every minute or so, that players can auto-pickup by just running around the arenas without interrupting the ongoing fight...

Why anyone would go to this much trouble to build this masterpiece and not go a step further to make it make sense as part of a video game is beyond me?

@h

Those are hidden features, not bugs! XD

But in seriousness, those bugs cannot be avoided, all generated maps from item are automatically recognized as an access from Mapworks. I just did not prefer to share that trick officially due to negligence or simply I just had many on my hand during those days.

Thanks for the share and for playing with the mod!

Did the scale effect work on maps? Still looking to see enemies that end up enormous on later floors XD

In the first few minutes of using this mod I have found some huge bugs:
1. After dying it is possible to select "resurrect at the dungeon entrance" option and continue the challenge without any penalty exept for the resurrection.
2. After dying and selecting the town resurrect option you are teleported to the mapworks, and the mapworks option is added to all town portals - this skips a big part of the game's progression.
Except these few bugs this mod is great.

"add a few dungeons challenge" - from google translate

Is this a request? So far these 4 are the only dungeon challenges available. They may not be varied and flavorful but these 4 provide scenarios so that you'll be able level up quickly.

添加几个地下城挑战

Wow, I think your idea is possible! I'll check if the scale effect works on map/dungeon affixes. :)

What would really be cool is a map where the enemies get progressively larger and stronger as time goes on, or a central boss that competes for kills, getting bigger each kill it gets.

I imagine a dungeon where the map's design can be used against the enemies, same with "Toxic Imprisonment" idea....but I have to assure if the exp points does accumulate to the player...

A flat map with semi-transparent damaging walls sounds fun too! :)

@doudley (author): That sounds promising!

Imagine a dungeon where the Player has to decide whether to pass through damage walls to gain a better position or stay, heal and fight the foes within that "room".

Yes, I think so. Its the same "Damage Shape" object used on skills but without the effects/affixes

@doudley (author):

Can the "Aggressive Safe Zone" be used to create a dungeon that harms Player and Foe?

Just curious.

Published v.3

- Fixed Dungeon Challenge Result's limit to 100 kills and 100 minutes (stats adjusted to max 99999)

- Fixed "Dungeon Level has increased" messages

- Champion of Champions Challenge's Safe Zone is now aggressive, when activated, any enemy who enters will be obliterated!

Thanks steffire3!

I wanted to make the result have a bit of unique look but due to my lack of time in modding nowadays, the generic message box look will suffice.

@doudley (author): Incredible work!

Thanks for the latest update!

Published v.2

- Introducing Dungeon Challenge's Result!
- - The moment you enter a dungeon challenge, your time and your kills are monitored
- - Exiting the dungeon challenge, a message box will prompt you with the result

- Fixed Champion of Champions challenge, to avoid an instance where no enemy is being spawned

- Improved outer field ambiance (water/fog) in dungeons

Thanks! Please try it and If it is not fun, let me know if you have some ideas to share and maybe I can implement it for the next update. :)

Lokks fun

Haha yeah, not much activity in the torchmodders shoutbox so I decided to just publish it silently. ;D

The original dungeon challenge easily became my go to place for my mod testings, its hard to be not drawn by its potential and convenience. So, to the great AG, I hope you can humble my remod with your presence and thank you for your contributions, from TL1 to TL2!

hey @doudley you didn't announce your new mod! This looks like a beauty - I stopped using the original AG mod because of the bugs u mentioned :( thanks mucho for this! And yes it's a greaat tribute to AG!

Update

- Band of Bandits challege will now spawn less minions and they will only get 2 levels higher than yours.

- Bandit with shield will only spawn once every area activation

It is!

I guess so :D

Execution is the fun part. ;D

No worries! I'm never short of ideas. It's the execution that's often the problem :P

Yeah, yeah...I get it now. This is awesome! Thanks man!

Well anything that gives an indication of how well you're doing would be good I think. The bandit one could be just a timer that counts up from 0 once you start even. The other ones could add 1 to a wave counter stat every time they loop. Monster Mayhem- every boss kill could equal a new wave for example

Ha yeah my apologies, I think I was in my own modding rabbit hole :P

I do plan to include a monster kills notification but I have not yet come around with it.

Interesting. I still have one dungeon to include, it is still probable. What are your thoughts about this timer stat? The current dungeons does not have any time constraint conditions as of now.

P.S. Where are these ideas when I'm at the workshop discussion preparing this mod?? :P

Or even better, some kind message box that pops up after you exit or die to show stats on how well you did. Ok I'll stop now :) (This is me getting carried away again with mods :D)

Ah ok cool, well if there's a way to lower the amount of shield weilding ones I think that'd help a lot.

Also btw I tried the other ones too. Very cool! I never actually played them way back then. Some kind of timer stat or wave counter could be a nice touch so you can compare with others? Just a thought.

Dual wielding bandit sounds good too, the more the merrier :)

The bandit spawn count is random, if you step in a spawn trigger area, 5-8 bandits with rifle, with shield, and with spear will appear. Assassins appears every boss kill and every 10 minion kills.

Also yeah the 10 levels for bosses only is a good idea I think.

No worries at all man :) Are there any bandits (besides assassins) that don't have shields? If not maybe you could make a custom dual weilding bandit instead? And then still have a few shielded ones?

This is great, thank you Aherin!

Yeah i think it's also the fact that so many shielded bandits spawn. At lower levels it takes a long time to break shields. I tried with a starting character and got pretty much instantly ko'd :)

Maybe I should apply the level 10 increase on bosses only, and leave the minions on level with the player, to make it fair even if swarmed by them? And of course toned down the numbers a bit.

Cool ;D

Mob can easily be toned down, what else?

k so just did it with my level 100 serker :) Might need to tweak the spawn rates down a bit :) It was pretty crazy haha but I found even with full ravage (a powerful aoe attack) I couldn't kill them fast enough to clear out the screen. The bosses went down fast but my screen got clogged up with so many normal bandits that my fps went to about 3. Didn't die though :)

Starting and end-game levels would suffice :)

btw what level character would you prefer I test it on?

Thanks man!

I'll load it up and test it out for you doudley. :)

Is it just me, or dungeon4 "Band of Bandits" challenge is way too difficult?

Yup! ;D

Another "cute" mod ;)

Updated

- applied the stuff that I've forgot to change in the initial upload (i.e. map descriptions and dungeon 4's affix)

@*Yuki*
Thank you for sharing your personal view. I did considered that approach as well as having in mind those who would want to begin their leveling and training at the earliest stage of their modded game. Also, thank you for the tips in recycling existing dungeons/cities to be remade as new mapwork maps.

@steffire3
Thanks.

@steffire3, ya, I know this mod either. Cant remember, why I didnt use it - left unfinished or was one-way-trip, or something like this