what happened to ferryman

in adoris I didnt see any of the usual ones around.

 

Several of the NPC were removed due to performance reasons

 

You mean they got killed

 

Ardoris Plague: A horrific plague hit the town of Ardoris and devastated the population there. Only a fraction of the humans and animals survived. Even the gondoliers, whose constitutions were the hardiest, were not immune. Please refrain from civic disorder while Siranto and Khasi work towards recruiting the guards that were lost. In all seriousness we had to significantly reduce the NPC population for performance reasons.

 

They took out the lag inducing NPC's The boats and gondola stations are still there and functional

Edit: this is not new this change was back in R 43 FYI

 

I have not kept up with the game changes as I should. I notice a couple patches ago they were missing. I searched to see if I could find news about them but didnt see any right off. .. so I just figured it was a bug or something.

 

Oh well cool that you are checking in. You can select your choice of locations in many cities before entering and also if you see the little wooden sign posts click on those too. I am not totally sure how ardoris works since I don't go there very often but I know they mentioned why they changed it. Perhaps someone can remember more details for us

 

While the ferrymen/gondolieres are not there anymore, the functionality is still there and even improved upon.

It was moved from NPCs to some type of dull rowboats. You find these close to or where the ferrymen used to be.

Even on land.... So for instance next to the Oracle Confirmatory, in the square between the bank and the blacksmith ?Zandorf? etc.

BUT... the number of locations has almost tripled. So now you can go directly to many more locations around Ardoris with that quick travel.

Also note that the load time for Ardoris has gone down by about a third (depending on SSD), and the FPS is about a third to a half better than before.

Plus that from the overworld we can now select several different entrences if we have discovered them.


However if you still want to sell an ancestor account there are plenty of buyers, including me. But instead I hope you stay with us and make Ardoris better with your continued living there.

 

It's possible with the AI performance improvements, that NPCs may be added back in.

 

I would perfer the NPCs to just be a static part of the boats. Same function as we have now, just more aesthetic. Sitting down in the boat, ore in hand, breathing animations. Maybe give them a unique uniform. Something like the gondola of France since this IS the city of love.

 

Thanks Spoon, Ill go poke around some more.

 

Ahh, success... they should makes these stand out more.

 

Yea. I bugged it when they first made the change but it was marked as "by design" so I don't think they got what the bug was about. Hmm. They might be more receptive now.

Ok gimme a min and I will do another attempt.

Edit:

https://www.shroudoftheavatar.com/f...-break-design-decisions-easily-missed.102955/

Feel free to comment in that one that you completely missed them had I not pointed it out. The more the merrier.

 

It's interesting that using the boat UI "feels" better than talking to an NPC with the conversation UI and asking for a destination.

Because it's quicker, the process of using it is smoother. Take note, devs.

 

I don't mind the ferryman being gone, but I wish the boats we're at least gondolas. The rowboats don't stick up above the dock, so they are very hard to find.