The Dink Network

rabidwolf9 would now like to present to you his Fire-Spin Spell, inspired by the Sorceress's ice orb spell in Diablo II. When he says "inspired by," he means "completely ripped off from with little modification." Fortunately for him, this is permissible under the GNU Fantasy Public License, under which any original fantasy concept can be freely borrowed and used in a variety of products and settings for decades to come.

I like

What I like more though, is the thought of modifying it with different graphics. Spraying rocks in every direction, or ducks, or pots, or... the possibilities are endless!

This could be used as a base script forother weapons of the sort.

For instance, one can make a script that makes Dink use his machine-fireball-gun and spin round as a desperate defence against the enemies cornering him, with little changes, like this:

item-fspn

void use(void)
{
&mydir = sp_dir(1, -1);

if (sp_dir(1, -1) == 1) sp_dir(1, 4);
if (sp_dir(1, -1) == 3) sp_dir(1, 6);
if (sp_dir(1, -1) == 7) sp_dir(1, 4);
if (sp_dir(1, -1) == 9) sp_dir(1, 6);

&basehit = sp_dir(1, -1);
&basehit += 320;

sp_seq(1, &basehit);
sp_frame(1, 1); //reset seq to 1st frame
sp_kill_wait(1); //make sure dink will punch right away
sp_nocontrol(1, 1); //dink can't move until anim is done!
&magic_level = 0;
draw_status();
wait(100);
sp_dir(1, &mydir);
spawn("firespon");
}

void disarm(void)
{
&magic_cost = 0;
kill_this_task();
}

void arm(void)
{
Debug("Preloading fireball");

int &basehit;
int &mholdx;
int &mholdy;
int &junk;
int &mydir;
&magic_cost = 300;
preload_seq(322);
preload_seq(324);
preload_seq(326);
preload_seq(328);
preload_seq(502);
preload_seq(504);
preload_seq(506);
preload_seq(508);

//tree burn
preload_seq(20);

//explosions
preload_seq(70);
preload_seq(167);
}

void pickup(void)
{
Debug("Player now owns this item.");
kill_this_task();
}

void drop(void)
{
Debug("Item dropped.");
kill_this_task();
}

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firespin.c

void main ()
{

freeze(1);

&save_x = 1;
int &mholdx;
int &mholdy;
int &junk;
int &mydir = sp_dir(1, -1);
int &round = 0;

loop:
wait(25);
&mholdx = sp_x(1, -1);
&mholdy = sp_y(1, -1);
&round += 1;

if (&mydir == 1)
{
&mydir = 4;
goto make;
}
if (&mydir == 4)
{
&mydir = 7;
goto make;
}
if (&mydir == 7)
{
&mydir = 8;
goto make;
}
if (&mydir == 8)
{
&mydir = 9;
goto make;
}
if (&mydir == 9)
{
&mydir = 6;
goto make;
}
if (&mydir == 6)
{
&mydir = 3;
goto make;
}
if (&mydir == 3)
{
&mydir = 2;
goto make;
}
if (&mydir == 2)
{
&mydir = 1;
goto make;
}
make:
if (&mydir == 1)
{
sp_pseq(1, 71);
&mholdx -= 30;
&junk = create_sprite(&mholdx, &mholdy, 17, 504, 1);
sp_seq(&junk, 504);
sp_mx(&junk, -6);
sp_my(&junk, +4);
}
if (&mydir == 4)
{
sp_pseq(1, 14);
&mholdx -= 30;
&junk = create_sprite(&mholdx, &mholdy, 17, 504, 1);
sp_seq(&junk, 504);
sp_dir(&junk, 4);
}
if (&mydir == 7)
{
sp_pseq(1, 77);
&mholdx -= 30;
&junk = create_sprite(&mholdx, &mholdy, 17, 504, 1);
sp_seq(&junk, 504);
sp_mx(&junk, -6);
sp_my(&junk, -4);
}
if (&mydir == 8)
{
sp_pseq(1, 18);
&junk = create_sprite(&mholdx, &mholdy, 17, 508, 1);
sp_seq(&junk, 508);
sp_dir(&junk, 8);
}
if (&mydir == 9)
{
sp_pseq(1, 79);
&mholdx += 30;
&junk = create_sprite(&mholdx, &mholdy, 17, 506, 1);
sp_seq(&junk, 506);
sp_mx(&junk, +6);
sp_my(&junk, -4);
}
if (&mydir == 6)
{
sp_pseq(1, 16);
&mholdx += 30;
&junk = create_sprite(&mholdx, &mholdy, 17, 506, 1);
sp_seq(&junk, 506);
sp_dir(&junk, 6);
}
if (&mydir == 3)
{
sp_pseq(1, 73);
&mholdx += 30;
&junk = create_sprite(&mholdx, &mholdy, 17, 506, 1);
sp_seq(&junk, 506);
sp_mx(&junk, +6);
sp_my(&junk, +4);
}
if (&mydir == 2)
{
sp_pseq(1, 12);
&junk = create_sprite(&mholdx, &mholdy, 17, 502, 1);
sp_seq(&junk, 502);
sp_dir(&junk, 2);
}

playsound(17, 8000,0,&junk,0);
sp_timing(&junk, 0);
sp_speed(&junk, 6);
sp_nohit(&junk,1);
sp_strength(&junk, 10);
sp_range(&junk, 10);
sp_flying(&junk, 1);
sp_script(&junk, "dam-fire");
sp_brain_parm(&junk, 1);
sp_brain_parm2(&junk, 1);
//8 round equal 1 turn
if (&round <= 16) goto loop;

unfreeze(1);
kill_this_task();
}

There can also be a cluster bomb out of it that goes boom when it hits trees, rocks, etcetera, or after a time delay for Dink to reach a tree and avoid the shrapnels.

EDIT:I 'm making the cluster bomb right now.

Great Spell but...WHY the wizard as a fireball?I could just add Hellfire animation instead.

I think the best missile would be Dink being chucked away by Seth, but that's just me.

a nice spell and i liked the wizard as fireball. that gives it a limited time summon feel(as apposed to actual summoning).

You could use whatever you want for the base projectile (or the secondary projectiles for that matter.) I didn't want to make a new graphic, just to keep it simple.

Why the wizard? Well, when looking through all the graphics at my disposal, I saw the wizard and thought to myself that it be humorous if Dink casted Martridge as a spell. But I guess a mini summon works too

What about Martridge casting Dink as a spell?

What about a beheaded duck casting Tal as a spell?

What about Tal casting Striker as a spell?

Nah, if Tal casts a spell it should be Dink or Redink.

Nah, it should be talporn.