PS client can be updated now to 0.5.7, but to many the update doesn't come without manual configuration changes. If you can't update, find updateservers.xml file in your PlaneShift directory, and make it as follows:

<mirrors>
   <mirror id="1" name="sajut" url="http://updater.sajut.de/update/" repair="true"/>
</mirrors>
This should enable the update for you.

On the last "meet the devs event" crafting books were briefly discussed, and it was pointed out that they are basically dumps of crafting related tables, which descirbe the graph of available manipulation options. However describing it as a raw set of manipulations in a text form makes it practically totally obscure, and hard to understand without some reorganizing into inteilligeble form.

Are those tables available somewhere? I'd be interested in trying to write something to enable recompiling the table representation into human readable form.

I tried to load a map into a blank one, but it expects it's own internal format. Using the built in editor is a rather painful process. May be you can switch to using SVG? It's a perfect generic vector graphics XML format. In such case one can create maps in any editor, and then just load them into the empty game map! This convenience is enabled for books, why not enable it for maps too?

I put this together just for quick checks (for Zeroping). May be it'll be useful for someone. It's not too flexible, but works for current page.

#!/bin/bash

wget -q 'http://62.173.168.9/index.php?page=char_stats' -O - | grep -A 4 'Players Online' | tail -n 1 | ruby -n -e 'print $_.strip.gsub(/,\s*/, "\n")' | sort


I have a few questions regarding time cycles in Yliakum. There is a daily cycle, which is apparent by the change of crystal radiance, and also monthly / seasonal cycles. The daily time is shown in the info window, so in relation to that, is it IC or OOC to mention certain time (like saying that certain trainer comes / goes at N o'clock etc.)? Is there a "crystal clock" invented?

However I didn't understand how one can check the seasonal cycles (current months etc. it's not shown anywhere in the UI, or I just missed it?). The weather seems to depend on them (rain, snow) or it is random? (In regards to weather, it would be great if snow would stay on the ground, roofs, etc. for the winter period, though I understand it's much harder to implement [like making all extra snowy textures etc.]).