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[J-M v2.5.5]

Friday, November 9th, 2007

8:24 AM

Still no sign of the patch.

Friday, November 9th, 2007

14:31

Still no useful post from Vlad.

WE HAVE A ZING!!!

 

[The Man In Black]

/agree. Definitely a zing ;-)

I also put a 'HAI O' up.

 

[Sabre]

Specialty ZING!'s available upon request

 

[Jelly]

Yay, I got my first zing.

 

[XenonFORT]

Uhm, I dont know if someone wrote this before, but I think the game need a memorized spells protection, for prevent learn 2 times the same spell, it will be great if can be done.

Thanks for your time, XenonFORT.

 

[CrazyMonkeyDude]

I would like general spell learning protection, tbh XD

I've had lightning bolt migrate from a nub character, and fire dart I accidently learned by buying the tome for someone. Then again, I'd have NO IDEA WHATSOEVER on how to help put in a spell learning protection system.

 

[Gurluas]

Scanning area...oh , hello
news?

 

[PBarnum]

So where have you been?

 

[Gurluas]

Working a little on nashalrath and played wow, ms been pretty boring since its so hard to level so i took a break...plus i was pissed because iceblade got a 15 swordsman requirement and it sucked already at lv 11

 

[Thothie]

Just so ya know what I have left to do:

ice shield changes:
(remove weapon reg dependancy to fix 'I dun wanna' bug)
(see if can rig to reset timer on effect)
recompile daragoth (rename {texts, tweak ladders, -remove second giant bat)
recompile wicardoven (switch torches for light crystals)
recompile calruin2 (" " , try to reduce sprite count in general, test triggers)
recompile lostcastle (fix chair bits, check chest spawn, restructure orc_place entrance)
recompile chapel (fix sploitz)
recompile sfor (fix spider door, fix timidus sploit, fix waterfall, add transition, add portal to undamael area [disabled])
healing circle (large, stationary)
healing aura (small, weaker, but follows player)
MSC++: Fake hp read var for testing hpreq, off FN only (global var for optimal access)
Fix all {textures in all wad files
retest Keledros
make static glow shells think less often
serrold not responding sometimes
make serrolds mouth move longer in intro speech
fire shamans should never ignore players on helena (turret or otehrwise)
reward system for lighthouse keeper
lostcaverns: populate chests, retest Zygoli
fix glow not being re-applicable after death
additional parms (glow, ghost, model, etc.)

Helena2:
setup NPC survival scripts
make overhang breakable on third catapault volly
test multisource break triggers with bandit raid
setup orc raid trigger proper
populate chests

old_Helena:
awards:harry-<edit: spoilers removed>
awards:erkhold-<edit: spoilers removed>
awardsorfgan-<edit: spoilers removed>
awards:arthur-<edit: spoilers removed>
awards:serrold-<edit: spoilers removed>
awards:helena_chest-<edit: spoilers removed>
re-test sp counters, and window breaker
update inventories with useful resupply
ask Orochi if we can arm Dorfgan, so we can re-add Dorfgan hammer quest
set guantlet

re-Test Zygoli
healing circle, lead foot
blooddrinker(?), blugdgeon bludgeon, ice maul, ice poke, at least 1 other
(check with crow - don't do blooddrinker if he's not to maldora yet)
(if he is, you also need to re-opt maldora and make sorc_chief2 script)
Test winterwolves
Test arrow prices
MSC++:base arrow for crossbow
MSC++:kick script command (use for cheaters so cheat attempts dont kill server)
try to switch crossbow to hitscan (maybe have projectile run a $get_traceline?)
rename scrolls uniformally
test calruin2 reward (checked script, dont see any issues)
fix k_nife and frost sword projectiles, test dedicated
\gfx\vgui\fonts for all res on full installer
make new test characters and repopulate lazy_sob
do we have a working trans for demontemple?
lightning storm not registering as lightning damage? (check takedmg filter in MSC++)
hugger dagger rebalance (speed is wrong)
Error (SERVER): CMSMonster::Script_ExecuteCmd() --> Script: helena/weapstore, addstoreitem:

non-existant item sheath_holster_snakeskin

if time:
setup title system and implement if you can get at least 10 basic titles going in time

>ww1
ogre backup for trolls on WW1 @ 2000hp (second at 3000hp)
modified 'Rabid Monsterous Boar' @ 2000hp
>ww2b
stone skeletons in WW2d @ 2000hp (greater stone at exit @ 3000hp + extra treasure)
>ww3d
stone guardians for BS on ww3d
bludgeon at maze exit @ 2000hp, second, demon bludgeon @ 3000hp + extra chest
highlands_msc
ogre on cliffs @ 2000hp & 3000hp
>lostcastle_msc
poisonous randoms @ 2000hp
random anim archer hards @ 2000hp
lightning skele at exit @ 2000hp
>sfor
dragonfly queen @ 1000hp
>keledrosruins
anim archer hards @ 1500hp
anim warrior hards (fire) @ 2000hp
>mscave
brawlers @ 2000hp at each treasure room + chest
>goblin town
goblin shamans? (new weak monster, poison orient) @ 1500hp
>ms_snow
@ 2500hp, winter wolfs (new monster)
@ 3000hp, Moragor Ogre in orc camp
>gatecity
goblin shamans @ 2000hp
make guard there ignore monsterclips
find out why he wont atk players
>Heras
@ 3000hp
Maldora Warriors (rename)
Moragor orcs
Ice troll lobber
Some renamed spiders (tripple damage/hp spitters/giants)
Mucho extra treasure
>Sewers
@ 2000hp
giant black pudding x2
giant zombie
giant bat
extra treasure
>Mines
@ 2000hp
Cursed snakes
Cursed Scropians (rename, boost)
Extra treasure near mace

Plus, actually assembling the new install package...

Somehow I'll have all that done by the first... >_>

 

[villager]

Lies! But completely awesome

 

[PBarnum]

Very nice list to take care of. Hate to be a stickler and bring this up but, the chests in b_castle? Will they contain the new items?

 

[Dudeman418]

By the first? That's cool.

 

[The Man In Black]

Heh, first may not happen. My fault - I distracted Thothie with more tempting things on accident

 

[Thothie]

Plus if you actually read that list, and thought that one man can complete that by the first... You'd be on crack.

As it turns out, it's three men, even then... T3h crack, it smells strongly. >_>

 

[Dudeman418]

Heh, sure

Just take your time then, for as long as we know the release is really coming it's good enough to wait for.

 

[CrazyMonkeyDude]

Plus if you actually read that list, and thought that one man can complete that by the first... You'd be on crack.

Or would THEY be on crack?

Just snort some xanax, that'll get everything you need done, done.

 

[Thothie]

Well, we came accross something that might fix the XP bugs... ALL the XP bugs. (Save for skeletons that get back up, but I think we can deal with that too...)

Sadly, we got hung up on that, and it completely devoured the rest of the nights dev time.

But we may have all DOT passing XP proper, and no penalties for using weapons with damage multipliers (nor bonuses for using weak weapons). Could change the XP ramp rather dramatically (especially for spell casters)... It also opens a glimmer of hope on getting summoned monsters to pass XP proper, and thus, maybe, perhaps, allow restoration of a level-able Summoning spell category. (ie. an actual reason to use pets offensively.)

 

[Sabre]

Well, we came accross something that might fix the XP bugs... ALL the XP bugs. (Save for skeletons that get back up, but I think we can deal with that too...)

Sadly, we got hung up on that, and it completely devoured the rest of the nights dev time.

But we may have all DOT passing XP proper, and no penalties for using weapons with damage multipliers (nor bonuses for using weak weapons). Could change the XP ramp rather dramatically (especially for spell casters)... It also opens a glimmer of hope on getting summoned monsters to pass XP proper, and thus, maybe, perhaps, allow restoration of a level-able Summoning spell category. (ie. an actual reason to use pets.)

I like what I see...But what would reviving the spellcasting category do to game balance?

 

[Thothie]

Unimaginable horror.

Just having full XP for all DOT is going to make a huge difference.

We'll have to work out something, feeling our way as it goes.

Also this means I gotta start raising the XP for anything with armor like mad - especially bosses, as usually with those more half the XP comes from the bugs involved with damage reduction.

 

[Sabre]

Unimaginable horror.

Just having full XP for all DOT is going to make a huge difference.

We'll have to work out something, feeling our way as it goes.

True. What stat affects the strength of the summoned creature? I think that were you to get that to work, you gotta take it off that stat so those of us with epic summoning abilities don't go RAWR and have three more SC levels in a matter of minutes...But you'd figure this anyway
Now, GET BACK TO WORK! ES IST ZEIT FUER PATCHING!

 

[FER]

Damn Sabre, that last line (and smiley) made me lol hard

Thothie any sneak peak on possible titles?

 

[Sabre]

It's funny cause the whipping smiley is from Thothie's site 8)
EDIT: It's also funny cause he logged off the forums.

 

[The Man In Black]

I don't believe tha Thothie has any titles ready to go. The only thing we did was get it READY, thus why you're all Trainees.

Thothie, since we're already worried about the exp ramp raiding in big ways, you may just want to hold off on fixing monster exps for now. Let the exp be a little bad for a bit to make up for the DOT working ;-)

 

[Crow]

Zomg dot's passing exp correctly?

Damn I would def start playing agian.