Howdy,
So this week I worked on the last stage of the mission - the throne room.
This is where the big boss fight will take place - against an exceedingly large orc.
Still have a lot to do here - but at least the decorations are in place. Will talk about the actual boss fight once I implement it.
But I did implement the frankly not-so-necessary feature of having the portcullis shut behind the player once they approach. This might actually limit the use of the companion if you have one - which will make the fight a little more tricky.
Aside from that, I also got around to creating a video showcasing one of the paths you can go through for Mission 5.
For those who don't want to watch a video - it goes through all the stages of the mission.
Starting with talking to the captain to get an idea of what's going on -
The Captain will explain the situation and the plan - get through the walls - break through to the keep - and then kill the goblin leader whilst the rest of the army serves as a distraction.
The next stage involves exploring the Upgrades for this particular mission - in this case we've purchased the siege tower, as well as having the rangers help by attacking from a tower in the courtyard - and getting healed between fights.
With the siege tower upgrade chosen, the first map is a fight to capture the walls and open the gates of the fortress - and then make one's escape through the trapdoor.
Which leads to the courtyard
In this case - the player must break the barricade which the goblins have set up in front of the keep. In the meantime, however, goblins will be spawned from the nearby towers - and then move en mass to defend the barricade.
The player must juggle keeping the goblins down to a reasonable population, and breaking down the barricade - otherwise they will be quickly overrun.
And once that is done - the throne room for the big fight with the big boss.
And that wraps it up for this week. Next week I'll be working on the actual boss fight.
Til then.
