These are the voyages of the logs of the April 11th Dev Q&A.
Talad(Leader/Founder)
Eonwind(Rules)
Tuathanach(Rules)
Zunna (Rules/Settings)
Mordaan (Settings)
Venalan (Settings Lead)
Uadjet(GM Lead)
Emaline (GM Team)
Zweitholou (Art)
Uadjet says: Hello and welcome to the Developer's Q&A! This is an out-of-character meeting where you can hear about the development of the game and ask the Dev and GM teams any questions you might have. If you do have any questions, please line up at the lecterns in front of the stage.
Fayrene says: i have a question
[Channel] [1: gossip] Damola grins towards Uadjet "Our beloved GM, always spying on us :)"
[Channel] [1: gossip] Damola: Or well, at least sometimes.
>Damola Etedi waves at Fayrene Muirik
Uadjet says: Yes?
Fayrene says: will the music be there in the new version? or will you change it?
Uadjet says: Ah. The music system is a complex thing to port. I'm not sure if it'll be fully working at release or not, but the Devs know how much people love being able to do their own music so it will get ported!
Fayrene says: that is nice to hear! i ask because of the sometimes sad sounding hydlaa music
Mordaan says: I would say the answer to both questions is "yes". :)
Migg says: Perhaps the question was about the background music?
Fayrene says: ah.... i forgot to mention that i meant the background music... sighs
Mordaan says: Sure, it should be there, but will probably be a little different. I haven't been paying attention closely to Talad's live streams, but I imagine he will tackle it eventually if he hasn't already.
Uadjet says: Oh, the existing background music? I imagine that will be ported as is, unless another source is found.
Mordaan says: Ah, nevermind then. :)
Uadjet says: Yeah, his stream seemed to be playing the Dragon Age music earlier. Pretty sure we can't use that!
Mordaan says: That's a much simpler thing to port.
Fayrene says: it would be nice if hydlaa had a more happy sound
Migg says: So many sad things happened here, but yes, a happier sound would not be amiss
Fayrene says: i think i will see and hear it when the new version comes, right?
>Migg Ellorean waves at Harither Nilerave
Fayrene says: i have no more question then
Migg says: no background music in the alphas yet?
Harither says: there is background music
Harither says: in the alpha
Thosor says: Cool weather sounds too.
Harither says: yes
Migg says: is that different than the current one?
Thosor says: speaking of...
Fayrene says: i hope the fountain-sound from jardets garden will be fixed then. yesteday it had a clicker-sound in it
Thosor says: The roof's got a hole in it and we might drown...
Fayrene chuckles
Migg says: Ah yes
Gonger says: Yeah, rain or snow inside buildings, that should be gone with UE version, right?
Migg says: hope they fix the roofs in the new game
Uadjet says: Hmm. No free medieval music on the Unreal marketplace, but there may be some elsewhere.
Uadjet says: Yeah, I was testing the /thunder command. The rain is my fault. :D
Fayrene says: erdenstern has a little bit free tracks
Fayrene says: which can be used in games
Thosor says: Is the soundtrack residenyt in your computer?
Damola ponders "I think there are some free music places."
Uadjet says: Yeah, it'll be on the user's computer. In Art/Music, I assume.
Damola says: Or at least quite cheap… I can try to dig something up.
Uadjet says: Oh, or Art/Sounds
Fayrene says: there is another source which i use for my little game. but i cant remember atm which rules he has
Fayrene says: he has alot of sounds and music
Migg says: see some ogg vorbis files
Migg says: suppose they could be swapped out for custom music :D
Fayrene says: maybe i can put the link here?
Thosor says: Rename your own choice to the ogg name?
Uadjet says: Sure, you can post that here.
Fayrene says: good. I will return shortly
Uadjet says: And yes, renaming your own files to the names of the game files and put into the correct folders MAY work, but could cause problems if the file format is the wrong version in some way.
Uadjet wonders if Thosor is going to replace all ambient music with Rick Astley.
Thosor says: Well if the game doesn't get in the way of playing with your computer :)
Damola will be lurking AFK for a while
Migg says: 44.1KHz 192Kbps Ogg Vorbis files
Thosor says: I was thinking of dragging some favorites from Legacy. Nostalgia...
Fayrene says: so, back
Damola says: Or Gonger with some of the songs he had in the event.
Gonger says: These were all from youtube, and certainly copyrighted in some form or another.
Gonger says: David Bowie is 5 years dead, not 70.
Damola rubs her replace-game-music-on-Uadjets-computer-glyph, grinning happily
Thosor says: Copyright not invented yet :)
Fayrene says: www.soundimage.org is the site i use. the owner is eric matyas.
Damola says: That does not hinder you from replacing the files *on* your computer.
Gonger says: Ah, that... I guess not.
Uadjet says: Oy! No changing my music!
Gonger says: But then I would probably take thing slike Mike Oldfield / Incantations, or Bo Hansson / Music inspired by the Lord of the Rings.
Fayrene smiles about Uadjets comment
Thosor says: If I hear hiphop or rap, I just may make a swan dive off the BD eagle's head.
Uadjet says: I'll just let you know, if anyone messes with the cello music I use to keep myself calm and happy, I may totally lose my #$%^ at some future event.
Fayrene chuckles
Uadjet says: Okay, so how about a little update?
Migg says: ingest or inject?
Fayrene says: migg....
Thosor is all ears.
Fayrene too
Uadjet says: Zwei asked me to tell you all what the art department has been working on.
Migg holds his breath
Uadjet says: Since the last meeting, progress has been made on Lemur texturing (I love the models!), Bronze Doors modelling, unwrapping, and texturing; and altering Ynnwn so that they can be used as Diaboli models.
Migg starts breathing again
Migg says: Oh! Wow! Diaboli!
Fayrene says: diaboli?
Uadjet nods. "I thought that might get your attention."
Uadjet says: The plan is for Diaboli to be playable in PSU.
Uadjet says: I'm not quite sure how close to the description they'll be.
Mordaan says: nice
Fayrene says: will you make a video from them so that we can see how they are?
Uadjet says: But we'll have Diaboli, and hopefully the Lemurs will have their own unique look by then too!
Gonger says: Great progress!
Uadjet says: The Bronze Doors work is adding the mechanisms that attach the waterwheel to the actual Bronze Doors, so it won't just be a way to get down to the water safely anymore!
Uadjet says: Oh, and of course actual doors, and a thick steel grate underneath where the river passes through.
Anysu says: yeah about Diaboli!
Fayrene says: yet i am more and more flashed.... i want to play the new version!
Mordaan says: Cool! Can't wait to see it.
Fayrene says: i already saw a video with the new graphic...
Fayrene drools
Harither says: Fayrene there are still annoying bugs in there.. getting fixed bit by bit..
Fayrene says: that is normal i think
Uadjet says: On top of that, Talad has done a lot of work lately! That's actually entirely normal, but still deserves mention.
Uadjet says: He's done a lot of work on the new compendium, and on the updated character creation system that will be used in PSU.
Harither says: also tua did a a lot work on the world.that also needs a mention.
Uadjet says: Ah, yes indeed!
Uadjet says: Fewer places to fall throug the map or get stuck in a hole is always nice1
Fayrene says: does psu have a new light-system too?
Uadjet says: It does, though it isn't fully implemented in the alpha.
Fayrene says: ah okay
Uadjet says: I think that things are changing constantly, so they haven't done the work of fully setting up the lighting. They'd have to keep redoing it when they changed things, so that gets delayed until the maps are as they should be.
Uadjet says: Talad has also worked on the new Talents, which are special abilities gained at certain skill levels.
Fayrene says: maybe pottery will be implemented then?
Fayrene says: and all the other ones?
Uadjet says: Making a new skill is a lot of work. You need the rules for it (crafting books), a lot of new art, quests, etc.
Uadjet says: It's certainly doable, but I don't think it's the focus now.
Fayrene says: that is true!
Uadjet says: But pottery, tailoring, and other skills are certainly possible, if people are able to put in the time to set them up.
Uadjet says: Masonry too, I suppose, if players are able to craft their own buildings. I know Talad looked into a module that allows that, but I think it's been put in the "nice to have some day" pile.
Fayrene says: ohhhh
Fayrene says: but it definitely would be nice
Uadjet says: Although I still think Ylon Dynari would be an appropriate place for htat.
Uadjet says: Couldnt' have players be able to build houses just anywhere.
Uadjet says: Google the Kowloon Walled City if you want to know why.
Fayrene says: hmmm.... much more nice would it be to rent a flat here in hydlaa from harnquist or whoever has a house here
Thosor says: Dig underground like minequest?
Thosor says: *minecraft
Fayrene says: or renting a room in the tavern for a little bit trias
Migg says: now being able to rent a room with a locked door would be nice
Migg says: pay for the room and get a key that gets deleted after some time
Uadjet says: I think the concern with that is similar. We'd need hundreds and eventually thousands of such rooms, as new players come in and want the same.
Fayrene says: and put furniture and decoration in it
Thosor says: I just use the rooms, noone asks
Migg says: there are already rooms above taverns
Uadjet says: But for now, I think guildhouses will be the player-owned spaces that you can decorate.
Uadjet says: Oh, and Zwei just bought a couple packs with art useful for the BD area and the new starting area.
Uadjet says: The new start will be very different. Less... civilized.
Mordaan says: :o
Fayrene says: ho?
Thosor says: When you buy the art, is it a one-time purchase, or a constant revenue stream?
Uadjet says: A one-time purchase.
Thosor says: Amazing...
Uadjet says: As mentioned before, new characters will be starting in a new tutorial area, learn to play the game, and eventually reach 'the outpost'. From there they can move out to the rest of the game world.
>Amaure has left PlaneShift
>Amaure just joined PlaneShift
Mordaan says: Interesting..
Uadjet says: That does also free up the current tutorial map for other uses. It's a really nice map, too.
Fayrene writes down notes to make a new chara then
Uadjet grins. "I cerainly will!"
Uadjet says: Well, that's all I can think of at the moment. Any questions?
Fayrene says: i will wait for a video on the planeshift website!
Fayrene says: with all the new content in it! *smiles*
Uadjet says: Talad did a few vids recently where he tested the new features. Those might be worth a watch if you want to catch up on things!
Fayrene says: i surely want to see them!
Uadjet says: They're all on Youtube, username PlaneShiftOfficial
Uadjet says: The last vid was #421
Fayrene says: wow! i will take a look later!
Uadjet says: Most are by Talad, but Zwei did a few art onces as well that snow off the new maps and the soon-to-exist areas of Amdeneir.
Fayrene says: is he the one with the sweet tiger-head?
Uadjet says: That's Talad.
Fayrene says: that one let me smile alot
Uadjet says: And I'll pass along the compliment! :D
Fayrene says: i want to pet him on his forehead XD
Uadjet says: But as nobody has any questions, I think we can bring the meeting to a close. Thank you all for coming, and we'll see you again in two weeks. Have fun playing!
Harither says: yes fayen hes using a tiger head as himself :)
Fayrene chuckles
Fayrene says: thats such a cutie thing XD
Hulla says: thank you for your time and explanation
Fayrene says: yes, i enjoyed it too
Mordaan says: Thanks for attending!
Fayrene says: then till the next meeting
Migg says: Thanks a lot for everything!
Thosor says: Thanks, dev's
Migg says: and pass along our thanks, we appreciate all the hard work!
Dentritus says: Thanks to the whole team
Anysu says: Thank you all
Anysu says: Sorry I was afk there
Thosor says: Go for a ride?
Lurielle says: Sure
Thosor bye all
Migg says: Well happy trails everyone!
Migg says: and bye!
Lurielle says: Goodbye!
Uadjet says: Bye!