Heights and Weights of NPCs

Started by Incognito, June 01, 2005, 03:07:19 PM

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June 01, 2005, 03:07:19 PM
I guess we dont notice the height/weight of an NPC most times. But in places like the rinth, where everyone is cloaked, and the figures are described (usually) by their heights - its jarring to note that an NPC is of one height during the current reboot - and a different height in the next reboot.

I'm not sure what causes this change in height/weight....but I've noticed many times over reboots that the same PCs load with different heights/weights.
The figure in a dark hooded cloak says in rinthi-accented Sirihish, 'Winrothol Tor Fale?'
June 01, 2005, 03:12:52 PM #1
Seems pretty obvious to me... they're randomized. After all, you can't expect builders to set a height and weight for every NPC they design; that would be tedious. But I agree, it would be better if the game designated a random weight and height the -first- time the NPC was loaded (e.g., when it was first created), and then thereafter kept the same weight and height for it.

-Cindrak
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June 01, 2005, 03:20:54 PM #2
Didnt seem pretty obvious to me, but I'll take your word for it....seems like you know about what would be "tedious" for a builder to do.....

On that note, it would be really funny, if you checked up on Tektolnes during one of the weeks and found him as : The very short figure in a magically-transparent cloak, and the next week find him as : The very tall figure in a magically-transparent cloak.

Tell tek (chuckling slightly) Hey bud, you bought a pair o' those height-increasing in-soles Kadius has been marketting lately? Sure makes yer short ass figure look taller!
The figure in a dark hooded cloak says in rinthi-accented Sirihish, 'Winrothol Tor Fale?'
June 01, 2005, 03:27:03 PM #3
Quote from: "Cindrak"Seems pretty obvious to me... they're randomized. After all, you can't expect builders to set a height and weight for every NPC they design; that would be tedious. But I agree, it would be better if the game designated a random weight and height the -first- time the NPC was loaded (e.g., when it was first created), and then thereafter kept the same weight and height for it.

-Cindrak
Correct - this is randomized.  We've recently written a program to "store" our desired height/weight so that they'll load with the desired height/weight, but only set them on NPCs that are used often, ie clan npcs.  Too tedious to go through 3,000+ npcs to set them individually.
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