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Release 13 Instructions

Discussion in 'Announcements' started by DarkStarr, Dec 17, 2014.

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  1. gtesser

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    Wow, this is good news!
    Thanks, enderandrew!

    Also thanks to Darkstarr and Portalarium.
     
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    Looking forward to R13, thanks for the hard work!
     
  3. enderandrew

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    Thanks for your work in getting these implemented!

    I'm really excited and grateful to be able to contribute.
     
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    Thanks for the update, looking forward to logging in!
     
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    I didn't see this in the update... totally cool!

    [​IMG]
     
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    I noticed that too. Just another example of the developers listening to good ideas and finding ways to implement them. Seeing this put a big smile on my face.

    Violation, I think you were one of the first people to ask for this. Good job to you and the devs!
     
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    I think he gave them the code to check for it? Kudos if so. But he wasn't the first to ask for server status, this post was the first. Requested the same day when R1 was released a year ago. :)
     
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    Such fun/ready to just jump in and start out on this fine adventure/salute
     
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    Thanks for digging that back up. I was too lazy to check myself. And that's why I said "one of the first people to ask for this" in my post. My memory told me there were others, but he's the one I remembered because of the attempt at coding.

    It's hard to believe it was so long ago. R13, I know, but still. Perhaps this time next year we'll get Stealth. :) (I agree with it being pushed back, btw)
     
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    It would be great to see a retrospective video showing the progress the team has made from R1 to R13. Too bad we don't have access to the Chicken Room any more. Would make for a great easter egg in the game, btw. :)
     
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    Oh no! :( Did I miss the call for this work somewhere? :( Can we all still write stuff for NPCs?
     
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    Awesome!
    Now we just need crafting events, Novia overworld, a new combat hotbar, banks...
     
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    Great job, bring on R13! :)
     
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    I'm looting forward towards R13.
    *catches the first rotten tomato*
    Yes, I will be here the rest of the week...
     
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    Chris and a handful of developers work on the engine itself. They shouldn't be the ones animating monsters, or creating new models/textures for them. Those resources are not fungible.

    If anything is pushing back graphic optimizations, it would be other features getting in that take up developer time, like adding pledge rewards to our accounts, new guild features, etc.

    I believe they're planning to switch to the new Unity 5 engine as soon as R14 if possible. Some of the optimizations of the rendering engine are probably on hold until they are on the latest version of Unity. But we will know more when Starr lays out the new Q1 plan for 2015.
     
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    Tried to report on bug forum but could not.
    The resource gathering animations are not working in the North Ravenswood scene. The resources do not disappear after harvesting.
     
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    Hi Boomer. Darkstarr asked us to post bugs on this thread for now. See below:

    R13 Public Test Server/Client
     
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    Bit disappointed with so much content being pushed back but I guess it can't be helped and I can see headway being made in other areas. I really like the fire weapons and as a baron I'd really like to see the polish that was done to the homes but all the large lots seem to be taken up by duke castles.
    It would be great if a Dev could please put some pictures in the next update or even post on the forums so I can see how these turned out.
     
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    OH THAT!!!
    I saw that last night about 6:30 hihi :cool:
     
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    Was really looking forward to seeing this one....

    But it doesn't appear to be in R13. Did it just not make the cut?
     
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