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    Strife and Discord
    last edited by 25 Apr 2024, 14:56

    Version 8299:

    We continue to give this old game the much needed facelift and this time we tackle other game resources. We have updated our hakpak with the following(Which can be used by our builders):

    • 21 new Bag icons
    • 72 new Gem/Runestone icons
    • 322 new Miscellaneous Small/Large/Medium Icons
    • 250 new Music tracks
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      Strife and Discord
      last edited by Strife and Discord 27 Apr 2024, 11:19

      Version 8306:

      In the spirit of our continued effort to give this old game a proper facelift, we are rolling out a new personal favorite QoL feature for players called the "Players Toolbar":

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      Alot of credit goes to the amazing @TheMinionOfArabel for providing us with these customized and very specific icons.

      What is It?

      The player toolbar will sit comfortably at the top of your screen in the middle and will replace some of your currently used dot commands completely:

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      It currently has the following options(From left to right):

      (1) Opening your character description modification window(Replacing .bio command):

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      (2) Rolling a dice(Replacing the old .roll command):

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      (3) Recall Henchmen(Replacing the old .recall command):

      This button will be disabled until you actually have summons/companions/familiars with you and will

      (4) Sneak through doors(Replacing the old .sneak command):

      This button will be disabled until you actually go into stealth mode, as its a prerequisite of attempting this sneak

      (5) Toggling Walk State:

      This is a completely new command that will allow you to set your avatar to always walk without having to click shift or activating detect mode. Keep in mind that this will persist through resets!

      (6) Toggle NPC Subdual Mode(Replacing the old .toggle npcsubdue command):

      This allows you to toggle the NPC subdual. Keep in mind that it does not persists through resets.

      Whats Next?

      • Once we make sure all is well, we are going to completely deprecate the old dot commands covered in this toolbar

      • We intend to add more capabilities to this feature such as:

        • XP gain toggle
        • Quickslot switching
        • Advanced Emotes Manager
        • Hood/Backpack/Scabbard toggles
        • Subdual Settings
        • Looting
        • Language Selection
        • Settings section to let you choose what options your toolbar will display

      Please check out the new feature and give us your feedback! If you have more you want to see covered in the next version!

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        Puffy @Strife and Discord
        last edited by Puffy 27 Apr 2024, 21:09

        V8307

        • Warm Waterfall has been changed into a 4-10 quest, with new lore and features
        • Tempest Valley have had some additional lore nodes added to them
        • Braerwinter now takes recruits via the NPC
        • Eveningstar has been updated, with a functional inn and now new donation chest
        • Some bug fixes implemented

        @SpiffyMeister
        the real bench mark for success is if you seduce a puffy pc or npc
        @Prof-Misclick
        Puffy said "Don't you trust me? Then vote yes NERD!"
        #scaredofstrongwomen

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          Strife and Discord
          last edited by 28 Apr 2024, 09:15

          Version 8308:

          • Tweaks around the Players' Toolbar

          • 94 More Portraits added:

            • 5 Dwarven Males
            • 1 Elven Female
            • 13 Half Orc Males
            • 25 Human Females
            • 8 Human Males
            • 42 NPC Only Portraits
          • Added more small Misc item appearances for builders

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            Strife and Discord
            last edited by 29 Apr 2024, 15:21

            Version 8311:

            • Additional 103 music tracks added to improve the ambiance across the game world
            • Cleaned up most of the silly selectable heads(You know which ones I mean) so the experience will be less silly
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              Echo Team Lead
              last edited by 30 Apr 2024, 12:43

              8312

              • Fixed some exploits that were recently reported in weapon/armor crafting
                • Made recycling recipe levels = the level to make the item being recycled

                • Recycling "mangled" metals now requires 3 mangled metals to make 1 ingot (instead of a 1-to-1 return which essentially gave players an endless supply of metals/xp)

                • removed xp gain from recycling ingots/items (you're already getting free ingots from it and from what you crafted to recycle so it was double-dipping)

                • Recycling weapons & armor now has different returns on ingots. It used to be 1/2 of the ingots required to make the item, now it is as follows

                  • recipe 1-2 ingots, return = 1 ingot
                    recipe 3 ingots, return = 1d2 ingots
                    recipe 4 ingots, return = 2 ingots
                    recipe 5 ingots, return = 1d3 ingots
                    recipe 6 ingots, return = 3 ingots
                    recipe 7 ingots, return = 1d4 ingots
                    recipe 8 ingots, return = 4 ingots
                    recipe 10 ingots, return = 1d6 ingots

                • added falchions to recycling recipes

                • added copper armors to recycling recipes

                • added gold purchased items (padding, rivots) to bracers recipes

                • made it so you lose your mold on a failed attempt at weapon crafting

                • made it so you lose 1/2 of the rivots on weapons that require them for a failed roll

                • increased costs of rivots

                  • copper 10 to 15
                    bronze 15 to 20
                    iron 20 to 40
                    platinum 25 to 60
                    mithril 30 to 70

              Just a reminder that if something seems "too good to be true" it probably needs to be reported to a DM and not exploited for gain.

              "You can complain if you weren't asked; you can't complain if you were asked but didn't contribute." ~ Professor.

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                Strife and Discord
                last edited by 30 Apr 2024, 17:23

                Version 8313:

                Additional Hak Work:

                • Completed removal of all silly heads

                • Added completely 78 new heads:

                  • +1 Dwarf Male Head
                  • +6 Dwarf Female Heads
                  • +2 Elf Female Heads
                  • +4 Half Orc Male Heads
                  • +3 Half Orc Female Heads
                  • +1 Halfling Male Head
                  • +2 Halfling Female Heads
                  • +28 Human Male Heads
                  • +31 Human Female Heads
                • Attempted fix of the Glowing Rat issues(Potion Quest Rat)

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                  Strife and Discord
                  last edited by 1 May 2024, 13:49

                  Version 8314:

                  New Content:

                  • Added more new heads:

                    • +24 Human Male Heads
                    • +11 Elven Female Heads
                    • +1 Dwarf Male Head
                    • +1 Gnome Male Head

                  Bug Fixes:

                  • https://nodebb.cityofarabel.com/topic/64764/bounties-and-crafting-xp-not-included-in-the-xp-toggle
                  • https://nodebb.cityofarabel.com/topic/64748/able-to-run-in-stealth-mode
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                    Echo Team Lead
                    last edited by 2 May 2024, 03:13

                    v8315

                    More crafting edits

                    • Edited molds for weapons to match their weapon type (except tiny, they use small molds)
                    • Added recipes for short spears (copper, bronze, iron, silver, titatium)
                    • Added short spears to recycling script
                    • Fixed stats on some crafted weapons that got skipped last time we did updates/edits
                    • Updated halberd recipes to require longstaves

                    "You can complain if you weren't asked; you can't complain if you were asked but didn't contribute." ~ Professor.

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                      Puffy @Echo
                      last edited by 6 May 2024, 19:47

                      v8326

                      • Updated Eveningstar with new NPCs, stores and lore features
                      • Some Storm Horns areas updates with better CARES layout, more lore and plot features and added decoration
                      • New hak added with courtesy to Strife
                      • NPC rumours are now different depending on where the NPCs are found, a few NPCs will now speak to subraces/ugly people
                      • NPC rumours can no longer be spammed via one NPC

                      @SpiffyMeister
                      the real bench mark for success is if you seduce a puffy pc or npc
                      @Prof-Misclick
                      Puffy said "Don't you trust me? Then vote yes NERD!"
                      #scaredofstrongwomen

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                        Puffy @Puffy
                        last edited by 7 May 2024, 13:57

                        v8328

                        • Music updated for all Storm Horns areas
                        • Lore added across all Storm Horns areas
                        • CARES reworked in the Storm Horns areas
                        • Decoration and features added to all Storm Horns areas

                        @SpiffyMeister
                        the real bench mark for success is if you seduce a puffy pc or npc
                        @Prof-Misclick
                        Puffy said "Don't you trust me? Then vote yes NERD!"
                        #scaredofstrongwomen

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                          Strife and Discord
                          last edited by Strife and Discord 5 Sept 2024, 13:35 9 May 2024, 13:35

                          Version 8330:

                          • Complete reskin of animals from the following families, in an effort to give this ol' game a facelift(+Adding some new appearances):

                            • Swine
                            • Bears
                            • Canine
                            • Feline

                          For example:
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                          • Work on project trinity(Over the last few versions) towards POC. More details soon
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                            Puffy @Strife and Discord
                            last edited by 10 May 2024, 13:41

                            V8333

                            • CARES in the Storm Horns has been updated with new creatures, rearranged groups and some rebalancing
                            • Orc sub-species can now be disarmed

                            @SpiffyMeister
                            the real bench mark for success is if you seduce a puffy pc or npc
                            @Prof-Misclick
                            Puffy said "Don't you trust me? Then vote yes NERD!"
                            #scaredofstrongwomen

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                              Strife and Discord
                              last edited by 10 May 2024, 20:00

                              Version 8334:

                              Toolbar Changes(NUI):

                              • Made some major overhaul to the code in order for it to be more generalized and fit other use cases(DM toolbar for example). This is done to ensure our code remains clean, readable and multi-functional
                              • The change should be seamless but please keep a close eye once this version go live and report any oddities (Things that dont work, exploits or things you are not meant to see)

                              Project Trinity:

                              • Final touchups and BI coverage in preparation for release of POC over this weekend. Stay tuned!
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                                Strife and Discord
                                last edited by 11 May 2024, 17:55

                                Versions 8335-8337 (Echo and Strife):

                                Bug Fixes(Or attempted fixes):

                                • https://nodebb.cityofarabel.com/topic/64908/messenger-in-lonesome-tankard
                                • https://nodebb.cityofarabel.com/topic/64915/goblin-song-pure-bard-bugged
                                • Myriad of floating placeables corrected
                                • CNR ingot recycler tweaks to correct issues with over-smelting
                                • Minor edits to crafting materials

                                Hak Changes:

                                • New creature appearances added, along with 27 new portraits to support them
                                • Some old creatures were overidden with new skin/appearance to give them a facelift
                                • Blink Dog, Cat and Chicken familiars updated(In and out of the game - Creation screen)

                                Rolled out New Systems:

                                New Fishing System:

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                                • City of Arabel now has its own homebrewed fishing system, designed to give builders as much control as possible with minimal coding work
                                • The system is dynamic and support also reeling in aggro mobs from fishing spot(And in the very near future also a chance to reel in loot)
                                • The old skinning knife has been updated so get a new one from the market! The new version now has a unique power that allows you to fillet the you catch on the spot without need for the ol' scaling table
                                • New fishing rods were also introduced, replacing the old one. They are coupled with additional parts for the off chance your rod breaks such as fishing line or even hooks.
                                • The new system is also completely covered by our BI system, so we can monitor all numbers related to it
                                • In the near future we will introduce new crafting recipies that will require extracted items from fish, as well as introduce special bounties!
                                • As with any new system - Please report any issues/exploits you find

                                Trinity - POC Test:

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                                • Trinity is a homebrewed natural resources system that allows for a more randomized yet organize spread of resources through the game-world
                                • The system is split into three sub-systems: Resource Nodes(Ore, Soil, Gems, etc), Flora and Fauna.
                                • Our POC(Proof of concept) test would deal with the first sub-system of the three: Resource Nodes.
                                • As part of our POC test we have designated the Hillmarch and mines as our POC region so for the duration of the test the resources there will behave and look differently than the rest of the server.
                                • Each resource node there will have its own unique look, name and even portrait! So you can easily distinguish between a Vein of Copper and a Vein of Platinum.
                                • Do not be concerned: You could still use the items you mine the same way. The light pickaxe however will not be usable only in this region - For those of you who want to carry light mining gear for mining, you can use the Gem Chisel but bear in mind it will be increasingly slower!
                                • The greatest part about this system is the following: Once a resource node is depleted, it has a very high chance not to spawn in the same place in the same region. This means you can no longer just camp the same spot and keep mining the same vein of Mithril. Additionally some resource nodes will have much longer respawn time than others.
                                • The location and quantity of resources inside the node is persistent to server resets, which means that unless depleted it will respawn back in the same place after a reset took place.
                                • The new sub-system is also completely covered by our BI system, so we can monitor all numbers related to it
                                • As with any new system - Please report any issues/exploits you find
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                                  Puffy @Strife and Discord
                                  last edited by 12 May 2024, 14:00

                                  v8339

                                  • New quest, Ruins of Castle Kilgrave added
                                  • Fixed the bug with orcish language placeables in the Storm Horns
                                  • Tweaked some CARES issues in the Storm Horns

                                  @SpiffyMeister
                                  the real bench mark for success is if you seduce a puffy pc or npc
                                  @Prof-Misclick
                                  Puffy said "Don't you trust me? Then vote yes NERD!"
                                  #scaredofstrongwomen

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                                    Echo Team Lead
                                    last edited by 19 May 2024, 05:10

                                    8340-8347

                                    • Strife magic (toolbar stuff, trinity system, hak updates, facelift stuff, etc)

                                    8348

                                    • Puffy stuff (traps reworked, lore, hidden stuff)

                                    8349-8350

                                    • Strife magic (merchant stall stuff, toolbar stuff

                                    8351 Echo

                                    • expanded trinity system to underpassages areas
                                    • minor adjustments to trinity system in hillmarch areas
                                    • additions to fishing system
                                    • Bug fixes
                                      • https://nodebb.cityofarabel.com/topic/64979/sticky-situation-three-bosses-spawn
                                      • https://nodebb.cityofarabel.com/topic/64978/bard-song-celia-s-crescendo
                                      • https://nodebb.cityofarabel.com/topic/64962/pride-of-arabel-quest-giver-turns-hostile
                                      • https://nodebb.cityofarabel.com/topic/64884/no-transition-out-of-secret-room/2
                                      • https://nodebb.cityofarabel.com/topic/64857/phenelope-unable-to-enchant
                                      • https://nodebb.cityofarabel.com/topic/64844/undisarmable-mobs/17 (Bramble, Brownie, Dobie, Oread, Pixie, Redcap, Redcap Elder)
                                      • https://nodebb.cityofarabel.com/topic/64853/wolf-cured-hide-and-studded-leather-recipes-wrong-level-ig
                                      • https://nodebb.cityofarabel.com/topic/64898/zqa-immersea-lizardfolk-lair
                                      • https://nodebb.cityofarabel.com/topic/64899/zqa-immersea-lizardfolk-lair
                                    • did some more work trying to fix the herb collector quest
                                    • work on my semi-secret project

                                    "You can complain if you weren't asked; you can't complain if you were asked but didn't contribute." ~ Professor.

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                                      Puffy @Echo
                                      last edited by 19 May 2024, 16:33

                                      8352

                                      • Irondrake Rock quest currently under re-furbishment

                                      @SpiffyMeister
                                      the real bench mark for success is if you seduce a puffy pc or npc
                                      @Prof-Misclick
                                      Puffy said "Don't you trust me? Then vote yes NERD!"
                                      #scaredofstrongwomen

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                                        Echo Team Lead
                                        last edited by Echo 21 May 2024, 12:23

                                        8353 Echo

                                        • https://nodebb.cityofarabel.com/topic/64980/ogre-quest-loot-drop
                                        • https://nodebb.cityofarabel.com/topic/65004/crag-cat-bag-missing-from-crafting-list-ig
                                        • Under Passages areas added to new resource system
                                        • some work on secret stuff

                                        8354-8355 Puffy

                                        • changes/updates to Irondrake Rock quest

                                        8356 Echo

                                        • fixed some exploration xp markers in haunted halls that were throwing errors
                                        • more work on Herb Collector quest - maybe stuff will spawn properly now? more testing needed
                                        • added some soon-to-be-needed crafting items to palette
                                        • updated some cloaks/pelts/crafting materials with new appearances
                                        • fixed a typo in a recipe that was allowing an exploit
                                        • prices on some crafting materials adjusted (some went down, a few went up)

                                        "You can complain if you weren't asked; you can't complain if you were asked but didn't contribute." ~ Professor.

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                                          Puffy @Echo
                                          last edited by 22 May 2024, 11:38

                                          V8357

                                          • New merchant stalls available in Eveningstar, Hillmarch and Irondrake Rock
                                            • Iseul Hanja - Eveningstar
                                            • Evan Iverbourne - Hillmarch
                                            • Gunter Icebrow - Irondrake Rock
                                          • Hillmarch has had a facelift and been re-decorated

                                          @SpiffyMeister
                                          the real bench mark for success is if you seduce a puffy pc or npc
                                          @Prof-Misclick
                                          Puffy said "Don't you trust me? Then vote yes NERD!"
                                          #scaredofstrongwomen

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