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Gameplay => General Discussion => Topic started by: Lanarel on October 14, 2007, 10:29:18 pm
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Not that I think it is a bad idea to list all things that are not working (http://hydlaa.com/smf/index.php?topic=30335.0;topicseen), but after all the work many people put into this release, I thought it would be an even better idea to have a thread where you can list what you like about it. So for all negative things go here (http://hydlaa.com/smf/index.php?topic=30335.0;topicseen), they do not belong in this thread.
Let me make a start:
I really, really, really, really like the tutorial. The area is so big, I even got lost in there. The NPCs are really helpful and funny too sometimes.
I like the sewers. Had not been there in a while, and found sounds I never heard before, a much nicer atmosphere, and some moving parts that had always been stationary.
I like all the grass.
Your turn.
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i like the new kada_el tavern Talad did a great job on it
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Seconding: The new party-room in Kadas is awesome!
Lighting: Provides for some fantastic atmosphere!
Tutorial: Didnt finish it completely, yet a very cool feature!
Grass: Very "bushy" around=P
Oja: Great improvements with the bamboo-like trees (shadows), as well as the Storage-section, that finally got a sky!
All in all, to me that last update increased the overall consistency of all parts of the game quite a lot!
Oh.. and beware: We Elves can sneak up on you now!
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Velh that section of Oja always had a sky, it was just permenantly night time.
the midnight lighting bug is finally fixed \o/
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-the new light system increase the ambience in dark aeras (light has been attacked to lightsource) \0/
- even the tutorial might have some minor issues its really great made for new players (inclusing some rolplay action and very good eyplanations of the ps system)
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The game startup / loading was quite slow in the previous version, now it's loading very quickly, it's a nice improvement. The drawback is the nice loading screen cannot be admired as long as before ;)
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Heya :)
I like the kada-el taverne, it is beautiful!! \\o//
The light and shadow effects are absolutely great.
Everything looks more realistic.
Many thanks to the dev's and artist's for the new client, i like it very much. \\o// \\o// \\o//
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The Kada-el Tavern is amazing!!!! Good job
Roberet shall spend more time in there .....then usual :P
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love being able to run across maps without stopping ;p
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I really like how the maps change much more from light to dark now.
I also like being able to rename my books.
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Things i like after being in-game for an hour or two.
The new lighting is great the atmosphere it creates is great.
Finally the grass is grass and not blocked out areas
The new sounds, to be honest i normally play with no sound but since i read about the new sounds i put sound on and it adds so much to the " feel " of each area.
I haven't tried the tutorial as of yet although i intend to first chance i get.
All in all it's a great update, and guys don't get to down about whats wrong i have been in about 25+ alpha state games and the problems this one is having at the moment are just teething trouble compare to most.
Great job all :D
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Tutorial is excellent for beginners, as well as veterans alike. Very well thought out dialogue, easy to follow. Lighting system is much nicer, as well as the fact that prospective authors may now name their books. Makes it much easier to copyright a story, eh?
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I loved the Tutorial, Kada El's Party Room, The New lighting... and the fact it didn't crash all the time. Big bonus.
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I like the fact that i can edit the titles of my books now.
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Grass: Good work, it looks very good now.
Ligher2: AWESOME! Also CS1.2 helps with smoothing out the gameplay in low-framerate situations :)
Kada's: Finally! Somebody had enough sense to rearrange the chairs there!
Tutorial: Excellent job Xillix, it covers just about everything a new player needs to know.
Sound: The sewers have taken on a whole new life with the sound adjustments :)
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Everything is wonderful. BD for me now runs as smooth as the tavern did :D Smoother even, and that is with full distance. Haven't been very far from BD yet though.
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-the grass looks cool (even it's bit more laggy in a grass area)
-new tavern is great :D
-the weather now longer turned on is cool too (I liked the snow yesterday)
-lighter2 looks really good :thumbup:
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I love that finally loading of zones doesn't interrupt the autorun. The game runs a lot smoother in places without grass, it fells very good.
Oh, i now if i get stuck i just have to wigle around a bit in my hole to get out of it. :thumbup:
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I still havent checked the tutorial, look for new quests or talk with all npcs, but here there are my first feelings:
- I love the new Kada-El look. Wide space there. :love:
- Lights looks also amazing, Walking around the city at 4:00 am and see how everything is dark, like in RL, makes me feel like at home....and afraid of people :o
- The new background of the purified glyphs, it makes the "combine glyphs" window looking nice.
- Trias showed on the stats window. ;)
- New flashing light effect when casting life infusion. (was it there before? ???)
- The shy candle light at the Harns Smith. Now I cant stop crafting ;)
- /Unstick works better, and the remaining seconds showed helps a lot to not get mad clicking on it.
- Now we can stop runnin when we jump. Usefull.
- The bridge to go inside the volcano, modified at last, now we can walk over it. :thumbup:
- Knock out in PvP. Finally implemented.
- Some minor things that can be missed at first sight, like some new fences or objects added around the maps.
- The sounds... they just sound really great ;D
Well, I cant remember more things right now, but I'm sure that they are there, and a lot still doesnt discovered.
Thanks for this to everyone who helps developing the game, included the players who has been testing this new release, even with all the typical problems which we can expect from a new client version the first days. Keep you working that way \\o//
Also, a lot thanks to the developers who doesnt work on the more visible issues of the game; sometimes missed in the words, but always included in the meaning of them ;)
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- New flashing light effect when casting life infusion. (was it there before? ???)
this effect was slightly modified since the last release
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Ok, here are my observations. Although I didn't go outside Hydlaa.
I like the lighting. Some people were complaining that it was too dark but at midnight, it should be dark. I think it's much more realistic now.
I haven't checked out the tutorial yet but from what I hear (bugs aside) its a great idea!
I like the addition of ambient sounds now. I was standing on a rooftop and thought it was raining outside (in RL). I swear I got up twice to go look outside (it really was raining outside but not that much). I finally caught on that the sound I was hearing was from the game. It was the fountains which now make a watery sound. Nice! :D
I also like the running through zones. I just have to get used to it now...no more walking away from my keyboard waiting for the zone to change. ;D
And darn, I was in Kada's but didn't notice a "party room". I did notice a few less tables which is nice. No more jumping over them to get upstairs.
I like the movement, no more getting stuck so easily. \\o// Just a few more improvements and we might see full on roof jumping back ingame. :P
And finally...absolutely no server crashes during the 4 hours I spent ingame. For a new client release that is astonishing! :flowers:
Good job to all!
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Some people were complaining that it was too dark but at midnight, it should be dark.
I agree. I was telling some people the other day, "It was so dark in East Hydlaa I thought I was playing NWN." :)
However, it is still slightly visible - it's not pitch black, keeping in line with settings that "it's never completely dark." I like it.
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I haven't had much time to spend in-game, but so far what I see looks great! I love how fast the maps load (outside of Hydlaa..but I won't go there ;)) and the fact that I continue to auto-run through them. I also agree with everyone else that the new lighting makes the environment much more believable. I haven't made it over to Kada-El's, since I can't move through Hydlaa plaza in any reasonable time, but I look forward to the changes that everyone is talking about.
Kudos to everyone who helped bring 0.3.020 to fruition!
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I would like to congratulate the team few little things.
the controls! the autorun, walking, running finnaly consistent, i really like the implementation, i hope this won't be broken ever again. expanded, but not downgraded. good work!
While in game, i copied my old chat.xml to options, and the content was present at the game! without reloading. i tried on live editing shortcuts, to paste there links, but unfortunately it didn't work. I hope to see it in future.
The options has a background! hehe, so good to see it.
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Just downloaded it yesterday, first thing i noticed right off the bat was i didnt have to relight ANY maps!!! I started out in DR and i could see everything!!! \\o// \\o// (flashback to when i first downloaaded .019 "why is it dark...is it supposed to look like this? AM i being punished for dying?!" ;D) LoveloveloveloveLOVE that!! As a whole i noticed everything ran much more smoothly, i found myself running into less walls and such by accident.
Oh and my settup app thingy in the PS folder actually works now!!! It never worked before so it made it very difficult to change certain things...and now it works :D yay!
yaaay!!! good job everybody i love it!!! \\o// \\o// \\o//
-Anu
P.S. That new room in Kada-El's is verrrry cool too ;)
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The lighting system adds so much depth to the environment as do the changes in some sounds. The two carts in front of Brado's are now really there instead of being able to be run through. Oja has sky, not so creepy to visit Jirosh. Kada's is lovely. This thread. :thumbup:
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Call me crazy, but I love all the motley around. I want a full set and a tri-point floppy hat with bells on it. For some reason leather armor and possibly other types seem to have lost their textures so lots of people are running around with the missing texture default which is what I am calling "motley." I am serious though about wanting a full set with a hat, at some point in the future, that looks just like that.
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Okay, after complaining a lot about the duelling, time for some nice comments ;)
The graphics is very nice, the sounds added are, too. Once the attack range is fixed I expect a lot of fun with the new duelling system like bar fights or training sessions at differents spots.
And of course the new Kada-El's is very nice. I especially like the barrels in the lower part, so it is not always necessary to bother Allelia for some drinks :P