Possible Gralat Rate Increase?
 

"Crosses Fingers"
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EDIT: Bombs fixed, still seems same. gg.

I just seen this message come to me also. It probably means that he is fixing a problem that recently occured. So I'm sure "A possible gralat rate increase" won't happen:)

improving.

If there was a problem, he would be fixing it.

Maybe your right but we will know in time:)

Hahahaha- fixing something thats been around for over 12 years. Yep! Sounds like graal.

I'm just saying that there could of been a problem with the script that happened accidently.

YEP.

Nope.

How could a script get accidentally broken by itself? You'd nneed to be tweaking with the script for something to "break*. Scripts don't have a wear and tear.

That's what I meant Higbey I just didnt feel like explaining it:)

You can now pick up holiday bombs :O

you guys need to figure it out :)

Edit_ blarg nvm stefan added it to news

We introduced scripted bombs (and arrows) to the server instead of the pre-fabbed ones. It will allow us more customization and allow us to do more with them development-wise.

Damn seriously? That's awesome. I was hoping they'd update that.

It made me very happy because I traded someone my egg bomb for their dynamite bomb... Thing that I never bought :,(

Does this mean having npcs that can pick up/ throw bombs may be a possibility? Oi have a feeling this is going to something big, customizable bombs/arrows perhaps?

Official news,

We have updated the bombs and explosions: increased spawn rate of gralats but also added more protection against cheating. Hint: Farming in groups will spawn more gralats! We will continue to improve these.

Thank you. I'm sure a lot of people will appreciate this.

.... I love you.

Wait. This isn't a placebo effect thing like the less lag button on iera right? Someone check if it's possible to tell if its increased. Midori just said something about if something sounds to good to be true then it probably isn't..

Just want to make sure, but the broadcast by Stefan makes me feel very sure this is real and not some placebo effect attempt.

You broke the bombs! Now we can't throw them in the middle of grass for more gralats. You've made the gralat rate even lower. Well ****...

So the throw distance is slightly off? Too short or too far?

This isn't useful what-so-ever. How are we suppose to know what's wrong with the bombs, other than your lackluster statement of "dey r broke". Tell us WHY and that will help us fix them. And by us, I mean Twinny. :)

My problem with the bombs is that they take a while to appear and I here a ringing sound but no gralats pop up. Is anyone else having this problem?

Just an observation, the bombs can go through walls and stay on water. I don't know if it's supposed to be like that but I like it. Second, my firework bombs look like the triangle admin bomb's explosion. Is it only the firework bombs that are like that?

added more protection against cheating involving bombs and gralats or cheating in general?

Lemme clear this up :3
The bombs dont clear two horizontal rows anymore, and they dont go as far as they used to.
Solution: Make them go half-block more to the right and half-block down.
Other than that, they look cool!

Kind of readed the posts, saw some misunderstooded stuff and so on. Here's my feedback:

- You guys probably remember this: while throwing bombs, you have been able to throw them in the middle of like 4 4x4 grass tiles, so more Gralats where farmed with one bomb. With the new system, this doesn't seem to work. Would be nice to have it back.

- Holiday bombs: people probably bought them, because they where also bigger, not just of the rarity. The explosion kept destroying stuff in a bigger radios. Also have been nice for pking at towers and stuff. Maybe that can be added back.

Good stuff (not just for complaining)
- finally holiday bombs can be carried. I always missed that but we finally got it.
- since it's totally costumed, I gues we can hope to see nicer updates coming (nicer explosion,...)
- better farming got back (will test it later on with friends but I hope it's fixed since it was mentioned), including hack security. I hope the security can go on without having people hacking them.

My only complaint is that two rows adjacent to each other (sometimes) cannot be farmed at once using a horse.

That's the main problem I have with it too, but other then that I like the update.

EDIT: I also notice when you throw a bomb at someone it doesn't hit them and deal damage.

Dear twinny, if it ain't broke don't try to fix it. Because you'll break it.

I know it's noobish to quote yourself but I felt I should explain. I was able to pay for my VIP by farming for 3 days with the old method but I farmed for 4 hours yesterday and only made $50. I guess farming works with friends but I farm alone because alot of ppl are jerks and racist on classic.

It's been broke for about... Hmm twelve years now?

I'll go post a diagram on the changes later.

Got news for you man. Farming has been broke for awhile and now it's better. Also, we can pick up the special bombs so I love this update.

Some of the greedy folks ( solo players who wants a black gralat with 1 bomb) still don't get this update o.O kinda laugh how they saying farming is worst now. The more people you have helping you in your guild/house farm the more increase the numbers will grow on your farm.
This is a update for team work.
Also the horse fire bush issue been fixed.. Just the last thing we gotta do now is increase prices on new items :) (kidding btw)

Range on the horse breath was also nerfed, it used to stretch and hit 5 blocks, however it only hits 4.

Okay latest experiment (Since fix today)
Start: $2200 and 60 bombs
End: $2374
Sorry about earlier posts it is better. I still get a ringing sound but no gralats pop-up but I can live with it

Based on your results...

So, 60 bombs = 374$

$6.23/Bomb - Using a Horse (Profit, Not including cost of bombs)

Time Spent: Grass takes average 10 seconds to grow back, 3 breaths = 30 seconds/bomb

So you spent 30 minutes.. and only got 374$(-60$) . Average hat costs like 4k, therefore... 5 hours of farming. (This is by yourself)

Calculations are probably really whack, dam headache ;>

Yeah but I didn't use horse I used skull bombs. Horse experiment is next unless someone beats me to it.

I'm sure the horse range will be fixed. Only possible downside to this is I hear people are making guilds, recruiting people, having a guild farm where everyone farms and promising rank ups to those who farm the most, then when there is a sufficient amount the guild leader takes it and claims someone stole it. And the process repeats..

Someone even messaged me that a certain staff member replied "it's not against the rules, your just gullible" or something along those lines. The player's grammar/ spelling made it a tad hard to understand.

But other than that it seems good. Can't wait till the kinks and horse breath range gets fixed :)

Who wants to join my guild... :sarcastic:

Well I just tried to do it with a horse and post the results but it takes forever. Place bomb, wait forever till it appears, then eat bomb, Blow fire wait for that to appear, wait for gralats, wait for grass, wait, wait, and wait some more. Internet is super laggy so someone please do this test.

I dont know the exact timings or bombs used but me and my bro were horse farming at his gh and we earned well over 600 in 30 minutes time.

i say just go back to when the horses were first released the rate was fine bombs were fine everything was fine =(

Two words come to mind: KA CHING!

LOL!!!
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I'm still having an issue where I can here the gralats being farmed but nothing pops up...cant seem to get more than 10 gralats in the grass in my gh.

Let me guess. You still play Graal. Haha.

Wow able to throw the custom holiday bombs now wow now thats a step up from when it was first released and when you threw the bomb you lagged out

I too am having this problem. Also is it just me or are arrows weaker against Baddies?

You can't spell Slaughterhouse w/o Laughter

Seeing as this is a graal forum... Yes that's pretty obvious. But as for me actually playing any of graals servers... Nope

Same, when I was horse farming I would have golds...but there was 3 gralats in the lane O.o