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Discussion in 'World Building, Scenes, Environment, & Overworld' started by BloodyEpidemic, Sep 7, 2019.

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  1. BloodyEpidemic

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    1. Reproduction Rate: 80% chance of any scene I enter will not have a map ("Map not available").
    2. Blocker? : No, but quite hindering (and very frustrating).
    3. Details: Map does not load in many areas. Map icons (people and places) totally gone.
    4. Steps to Reproduce: Go to a scene (80% chance no map). 100% chance no icons.
    5. User Specs: Win 10 x64
    6. Note: Tried the AV whitelisting BS. No dice. This didn't seem to start occurring until the most recent release. Also, no option to force refresh anymore (like I used to have).
     
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    The new map system and maps for areas is still work in progress. Some areas have an existing map and are getting set up on the new map system. Some areas don’t have a map yet and those have to be made by hand then added to the game.
     
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    So what you're saying is they're developing and testing a new system for production... In the production environment? If so, what kind of BS amateur hour is going on here?
     
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    Can map development be worked on the QA server while still keeping the old map system on the live server?
     
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    One would assume if designed correctly.

    Proper (high-level) cycle:

    Dev: Create and test new thing
    QA: Test more and try to break new thing
    UAT: Beta test on non-prod server with player testers for new thing
    Prod: Implement and monitor new thing
     
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    The new map system is fully functional in regards to functionality; content is what is lagging behind. Each map has to be individually calibrated in order for the locations to be correct (we are working on it). For this release I made a pass that included all city maps, all POT maps, starting scenes, and the 50 most popular scenes in which we had art content for. If you would like to list which scenes without a map are hindering your experience I would be happy to bump their priority.

    The old system is deprecated and extremely cumbersome to maintain. That doesn't even touch on the stability problems, connection requirement, or data issues with the old system. It will not be returning to the game client.
     
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    I'm a relatively new player so I don't know what the "hot" zones to be in are. I wander, find quests, and do stuff.

    It just would have been nice to have at bare minimum a static map in the interim. What's the ETA-ish for full content?
     
    BloodyEpidemic, Sep 11, 2019
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