Minor Tweaks and Updates - 21

Dusty · 07-23-2014

Humanoid baddies got a minor rehaul today. They should now get stuck much less frequently and handle themselves better in tight areas(such as the bandit storage room). Fixed where they were attacking but not hurting which made them stop working.

twilit · 07-24-2014

Posted by Dusty

Humanoid baddies got a minor rehaul today. They should now get stuck much less frequently and handle themselves better in tight areas(such as the bandit storage room). Fixed where they were attacking but not hurting which made them stop working.

(havent tested yet but) So basically it sounds like you made them hard again ):

Dusty · 07-24-2014

Posted by twilit

(havent tested yet but) So basically it sounds like you made them hard again ):

Nah, I didn't redo them from scratch like I did the first time. I simply worked on the wall checking mechanics and such so they don't get stuck a lot like they used to. This also means I could remove annoying quirks such as them respawning every couple of minutes(as they respawned when not being hit by assuming the players couldn't reach it). Also fixed odd bugs and such that made the baddy just stop functioning.

One thing I did change that may make it a bit harder is the method the baddies used to determine whether it should actually chase the player. I found that having all baddies chase a player they saw led to 8+ baddies swarming on the player, it wasn't really all that fun. I implemented a mechanic in the original rescript that tried to make it so only one baddy chased the player at a time, but it was a really inefficient method and more importantly, broken. Most of the time it lost track and NO baddies would chase the player. So I rescripted how it kept track to a more simplier/efficient method, and one change was that I changed it so now up to 3 baddies can be chasing you(via them initiating the chase) rather than one.

They're not harder, they're just not as stupid/broken. I wouldn't make them harder as I learned after releasing my first rescripted baddies that the average player wasn't skilled enough to deal with what I would consider a pretty normal/easy baddy. They were dumbed down/made easier soon after for the players benefit.

4-Lom · 07-24-2014

SO we can't kite all the baddies in the whole pyrat cave if there's no one else around?

Dusty · 07-24-2014

Posted by 4-Lom

SO we can't kite all the baddies in the whole pyrat cave if there's no one else around?

The chase mechanic only applies to baddies initiating the chase. You can still attack them to get them all chasing you.

Aaron · 07-24-2014

Just used the new emotes for the first time :/ can we have the old ones back?

Kendama · 07-24-2014

Posted by Aaron

Just used the new emotes for the first time :/ can we have the old ones back?

Use facebook! It hasn't changed here

Darklink · 07-24-2014

Posted by Kendama

Use facebook! It hasn't changed here

Except the ones in pms

Dusty · 07-25-2014

If you receive a notification(the text that appears at the bottom of the screen) when in a snow level the text now appears as black instead of white.

Tricxta · 07-25-2014

Posted by Dusty

If you receive a notification(the text that appears at the bottom of the screen) when in a snow level the text now appears as black instead of white.

Excellent, thanks for attention to detail

4-Lom · 07-25-2014

Posted by Dusty

The chase mechanic only applies to baddies initiating the chase. You can still attack them to get them all chasing you.

It really, really works better now. Kudos.
WAY more engaging in the pyrat area - feels like running around in a battle and not like killing visually impaired innocents.

Toxic · 07-26-2014

Posted by Aaron

Also Dusty, the dpad for iPad got moved just a bit. Up and over to the right. The difference doesn't seem like much but it's hard to adjust, especially after playing for so long. Maybe give us an option to arrange the HUD to our own preference.

This was so annoying! So I just switched to a PS3 controller lol.

Dusty · 07-28-2014

PK Statues and Display Cases can now be sold again. Can not guarantee it will stay this way, we will see.

MrSimons · 07-28-2014

Posted by Dusty

PK Statues and Display Cases can now be sold again. Can not guarantee it will stay this way, we will see.

What are PK Statues?

Narcosis · 07-28-2014

Posted by MrSimons

What are PK Statues?

Statues that let you turn pk on/off in whichever room(s) you place them in.

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Dusty Should be fixed. Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 6,359	Humanoid baddies got a minor rehaul today. They should now get stuck much less frequently and handle themselves better in tight areas(such as the bandit storage room). Fixed where they were attacking but not hurting which made them stop working.

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4-Lom Registered Old Person Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Graal City Restaurant Posts: 4,742	SO we can't kite all the baddies in the whole pyrat cave if there's no one else around?

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Aaron Reformed Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 1,812	Just used the new emotes for the first time :/ can we have the old ones back?

07-25-2014	309
Dusty Should be fixed. Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 6,359	If you receive a notification(the text that appears at the bottom of the screen) when in a snow level the text now appears as black instead of white.

07-28-2014	313
Dusty Should be fixed. Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 6,359	PK Statues and Display Cases can now be sold again. Can not guarantee it will stay this way, we will see.