Author Topic: Dev Q&A May 26th 2024  (Read 1490 times)

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Dev Q&A May 26th 2024
« on: August 11, 2024, 08:54:05 pm »
Talad (Leader/Founder)
Eonwind (Rules)
Tuathanach (Rules)
Zunna (Rules/Settings)
Mordaan (Settings)
Venalan (Settings Lead)
Uadjet: (GM Lead)
Emaline (GM Team)
Zweitholou (Art)
Gonger: (PR)

Gonger::  First question is of course: When will the Main Server be back?
Thosor:  Why did we leave a server that was good for years?
Uadjet:  Basically they changed their business plan, so we needed a new host.
Uadjet:  And Talad was not sure why the server was down, last I knew. It's very odd.
Gonger::  That's two times in two weekends...
Uadjet:  Yes, and at approximately the same time.
Uadjet:  It may be a scheduled task that's causing the problem.
Anysu:  And not just blip down and up again. HOURS...DAYS...
Uadjet:  But that's just a hypothesis.
Thosor:  Where is it in relation to this server?
Uadjet:  I don't know.
Uadjet:  Talad has contacted CS and the Admin, so hopefully they'll get this figured out.
Anysu:  Evenmores is this new host, secure...
Thosor:  I have been unable to reproduce what I, Anysu and others had, the problem of sticking reticle during combat, at least when I tried in the arena.
Uadjet:  I wasnt' able to replicate that myself.
Uadjet:  And that doesn't seem like the kind of thing that would be different for a GM account.
Thosor:  I would like to TP to that archery event area we had to see if it a location issue.
Thosor:  Not right now. Is the archery setup near the globe, still?
Thosor:  And, I tried many arrows, many weapons in the arena, not just
Anysu:  Doubt that area is here on test server...
Uadjet:  I'll have to teleport a training dummy to you.
Thosor:  I meant sometime on the other server, and need to transported, I think.
Uadjet:  Yeah, I can teleport you there, and place a training dummy.
Thosor:  All it took was shooting in thin air, once, I think, not at a target, not 100% sure, though.
Uadjet:  That little dome is one of the teleport shortcuts I have saved, so it's a file opening away.
Anysu:  It was not shooting a target, or might have also been if missed target
Thosor:  or the target died
Thosor:  I might have it on a video.
Thosor:  NOT fecebook.
Uadjet:  Okay, now for updates!
>Thosor claps for Marble Bench.
Uadjet:  Right around the time of the last meeting Talad was revamping the repair system a bit.
Thosor:  claps for uajet too.
Uadjet:  It's more complex now.
Uadjet:  Armor and weapon repair kits are now the same thing.
Anysu:  complex.....facepaws.
Uadjet:  To get perfect repairs you'll need a different type of repair kit.
Uadjet:  I'd look up the name, but the webconsole I do that on is on the same server as the game, so....
Gonger::  It is very important that perfect repairs are still possible.
Uadjet:  Tools also degrade with use. I didn't think that was in, but it appears to be. Higher quality tools should also be available at some merchants.
Uadjet:  Those might only be available if you have high enough faction with Eternal Forge.
Uadjet:  Note that the faction should not require certain skill levels, just quest commpletion.
Thosor:  Good, so no grinding.
Thosor:  Quests and RP good.
Uadjet:  There is also a new item: the Arcane Crucible.
Uadjet:  It's a piece of equipment like a forge, or glyph enchanter.
Anysu:  Whoa... what does it do?
Uadjet:  It can be used to improve the max quality of items, but it is resource hungry.
Anysu:  Resources as in wood and metal?
Uadjet:  Taking something from 50q to 300 would take a fortune.
Uadjet:  I think that is revealed in-game, so I'll avoid s poiling it here.
Thosor:  But buffing up once inawhile would be worth it.
Gonger::  Sounds interesting, especially in terms of economy...
Thosor:  Gova has not been able to restore my platinum swords fully, so I would certainly pay to have them back to full quality.
Uadjet:  It's actually intended to be a way to drain some tria from the economy, as currently the game's economy is a little busted.
Anysu:  Not even a hint for where to start to find that  revelation?
Gova:  Is that the Steel Heart quest?
Uadjet:  That's the one.
Gova:  Ah. For a hint, check the Arena.
Anysu:  Hmm haven't heard  of that quest. Then I haven't quested for ages,
Anysu:  hmm.
Uadjet:  I just checked, and the arcane crucible is placed in game.
Anysu:  Okay there Uadjet:?
Anysu:  cool
Thosor:  On the real server?
Zarre:  So we have a new artist volunteer to create this crucible?
Thosor:  "The Crucible"
Uadjet:  It may look quite similar to the existing enchanters.
Anysu:  So a quest is needed to access it? Or if you find it you just go up to it and place stuff in it?
Uadjet:  Apart from that, Talad is also working on new weapons and shields. New art, at least. He's looking for race-specific weapons, so Dwarven axes will look unique. He's got a good Stonehammer axe and a Nolthrir sword already.
Uadjet:  I don't think you need the quest to access it.
Uadjet:  It's not locked away anywhere.
Anysu:  Okay.
Anysu:  Liked the enki weapon Talad had up in discord.
Uadjet:  Ah, yes. The double dagger.
Uadjet:  And he did mention the tail blades.
Anysu:  Pretty cool.
Anysu:  Tail blades also cool!
Thosor:  That wasn't the best Diaboli profile of her weapon in the supporters channel, especially if the monitor contrast was low.
Uadjet:  Talad's got a lot running on his system while he streams, so maybe the quality of some graphcis settings is slightly below "epic"
Uadjet:  Yeah, that weapon does look like what a Diaboli would have. When looking at blades for them, the one thing that immediately seemed right to me was the tail of a xenomorph.
Uadjet:  As for me, I've been working on polymorph and /morph. Well, not directly. I've been trying out different ways of doing that in Unreal.
Zarre:  Using the spell or GM commands?
Anysu:  Aye would be nice to  morph into the thing trying to morph into.
Uadjet:  It should work for both.
Uadjet:  I've had limited success so far, using different methods. Next I'll try spawning a new mesh and having the player possess it.
Uadjet:  I'll keep at it though. So far I have no idea why currently I can change mesh but not texture in game.
Anysu:  WHOA...
Uadjet:  Wait, that worked.
Uadjet:  Why did it work?
Gova:  The spell does nothing.
>Zarre claps for Uadjet:.
Anysu:  Nods
Uadjet:  Okay, I'll do some tests here, to see if the bug is gone, or just doesn't affect every form.
Uadjet:  Any questions?
Thosor:  At least not crying for food.
Uadjet:  FEED YOUR FAMILIARS!!!
Zarre offers a used piece of gum to the familiar
Anysu:  Says am a groffel, yet no model change as before.
Thosor:  lol
Zarre:  Go ahead take it, I haven't touched it.
Thosor:  used gum from under who's table?
Anysu:  At that size Uadjet: looks like one of those huge balloons in parades.
Anysu:  Never made it to the table Thosor
Thosor:  Yaeh, and how it is floating.
Uadjet:  I could go bigger, but that causes issues.
Uadjet:  Like how my camera seems to be stuck in the ceiling.
Zarre:  From another place. I just snagged a tiny silver platter with a wad of gum on it... so no germs from any table at all!
Uadjet:  Okay, then I think we can bring the meeting to a close. I'll stick around and test the morph ability for now.
Uadjet:  It'll almost certainly crash me, so I don't want to do it during the meeting.
Uadjet:  So head out and find hte new arcane crucible!
Uadjet:  You'd need to do the quest mentioned again on the normal server, but you can at least find the eequipment.
Zarre:  Thanks Uadjet:.
Thosor:  Been waiting to escape to clean spiders from grill and make burgers on this perfect holiday weather...
Zarre:  Yummy!
Thosor:  Anysu, think you would fall forevohis server?r on t
Anysu:  Thought you did not need to do quest to use the crucible?
Gonger::  Good night, everybody. Let's hope things go back to normal soon...