[1.2.3] Predator Update
Posted: Sat May 18, 2013 8:57 am
I desperately need icons! Either suggestions for re-using old icons, or someone giving me some new custom ones would be appreciated. I dont really care either way 
Another Update: Who Needs Strength?!
http://te4.org/games/addons/tome/predator-class
So i decided to make a pretty simple addon that creates the Predator class, an afflicted that is focused around dual weapons and archery. Basically an archer / rogue hybrid but I didnt want just an archer / rogue hybrid becaues thats boring, so I thought of some lore / flavor for the class and came up with this guy.
I will expand this as I can, it is mostly a dive into learning lua and te4. Feedback appreciated!! :

Another Update: Who Needs Strength?!
http://te4.org/games/addons/tome/predator-class
I was thinking to myself earlier, Archery really dosent get enough love. Theres only 2 classes that use bows, and 1 that uses slings.1. All new Icons for the three class trees, all credit goes to jotwebe because he is awesome like that!
2. Shadow Archery now requires both Dex AND Cunning. Dexterity to use the bow, Cunning to make use of your heightened predatorial senses.
3. Endless Hunt is now locked.
4. New Generic tree in the works, "Umbral Stalker"
a. Right now, the only talent in this tree that is finished is the first one. But its a VERY important one!
b. "Stalker" now works like Lethality, except for both Knives AND Bows. Now this class will never need to worry about Strength so the stat spread isnt as bad.
c. Plans for the rest of the Umbral Stalker tree:
I. Passive Darkness damage similar to Weapon Folding (It might even generate a minor amount of hate. This is in response to those out there who suggested something similar in the past to have darkness / shadow damage as part of the theme. I think it fits.
II. A talent that does massive damage if used from stealth. If not used from Stealth, disable target. Probably Pin.
III. Some kind of shield / absorption / Regen / Heal.
5. Still need to finish out Lonewolf. But this class is approaching "Feature Completeness"
So i decided to make a pretty simple addon that creates the Predator class, an afflicted that is focused around dual weapons and archery. Basically an archer / rogue hybrid but I didnt want just an archer / rogue hybrid becaues thats boring, so I thought of some lore / flavor for the class and came up with this guy.
I will expand this as I can, it is mostly a dive into learning lua and te4. Feedback appreciated!! :
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"Predators are a special type of the Afflicted that wander Maj'Eyal. While the others might seek to strike out directly at the world around them, enraged by their Curse, or oppress the weaker embracing the Doom, they take a different approach.",
"Not content with a simple slaughter, or dominating through wilpower, Predators embrace the subtler abilities their Affliction has bestowed upon them.",
"They prefer to cloak their form, Stalking their prey, waiting for the perfect moment to strike.",
"They live for the sheer thrill of the hunt now. It is all an endless game for them. Is there any game out there that can match their skill and their cunning?",
"Predators will either slink in the shadows and take a shot with their bow for a perfect shot all while tracking their Prey, or slip behind them unnoticed and unleash swift but sure flashes of the blade to quickly drop their target",
"Some have been known to utilize both tactics, depending on what the situation calls for. Those predators are the ones of legend, able to take down entire squads of enemies with a mixture of Arrows and Steel. Reports of those events always tell of the forces being ambushed by a large force of Guerilla enemies, and why wouldn't they?",
"Who would suspect a lone hunter is the one responsible for this much carnage? This is the way the predator prefers to keep it. Not out for gloating, or fame, or recognition. It is the self-satisfaction of their own inflated ego.",
"That ego is their Affliction. Endlessly stalking the next bigger prize, moving to the next target, until finally they choose the one Mark they can not handle.",
"They use: Dexterity, Cunning, and Wilpower",
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Vanilla trees known:
technique/archery-bow
technique/combat-training
technique/mobility
cursed/endless-hunt (locked)
cursed/predator
cursed/cursed-form
cunning/survival
cunning/scoundrel(locked)
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New trees known:
cursed/unseen-hunter
cursed/lonewolf
cursed/shadow-archer
cursed/umbral-stalker