Five on Friday - May 29, 2009
Can it be made so that if a rune is blocked we appear on an ajacent tile, or failing that if the rune is to a roof we are dropped down the z axis? Dare I say that this is a "feature?"
All sorts of bad behavior can occur if we start letting people teleport to adjacent tiles (not the true destination) from one subserver to another. There are, and have been, plenty of problems caused just by invalidating the original destination in the first place. The server can *very* easily find an adjacent, good tile. All it does is verify that there’s valid terrain, and nothing that blocks movement (mobs or heavy items) on the tile. But is it a house step, or, heaven forbid, *inside* someone’s house? Is it one tile past a secure border players aren’t meant to pass? Is it cut off from other tiles (an island)? The questions go on, as does the potential for exploits, and thus, the reasoning for linking directly to the known-good tile from casting "Mark."
- Draconi
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will the location of where the bamboo stool spawns each morning ever be revealed?
Might just add them in another, easier to spot, spot.
- Draconi
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Now that a higher quantity of gold is holdable are there any plans to change the weight of other resources/stackables?
Not at this time! Enjoy your renewed Bags of Sending, though :)
- Draconi
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When will Pacific's Rubble in Magincia be removed like other shards?
Ah, May 27th, about a day after this question hit my inbox. Trammel was already done, but we missed Felucca, originally. Sorry about that!
- Draconi
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In the Pestilence Champion Spawn in Bedlam, the second level spawn contains Bog Things and Plague Beasts. These creatures create side spawn (Boglings, Plague Spawn). Does the side spawn created count towards the rewards once killed since its not "created" by the Champ Spawn itself?
Hmm, it looks like the answer is actually yes, although the points are essentially the same amount you’d get from the first tier of monsters for Bedlam (composed, of course, of Boglings and Plague Spawn). Essentially, as long as a monster spawns in a Champ Spawn area, *and* is in the list of point allocations for any of the tiers, it will give points, even if spawned separately by another mob.
- Draconi
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I am very partial to the 2D client. SA looks to be a combination of KR and 2D graphics wise, items in KR looked well, not like the same items anymore in KR, will this be the same for the SA client?
SA will be using the same tileart for architecture and items as the 2D client, so you should still be able to enjoy the look and feel of old (with updated terrain, mobs, and a new UI).
- Draconi
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