Halaster's To-Do List

[Xygax]

Hopefully, I'll have a less hapless legacy to report in a week or two.

-- X

[Tamarin]

We love you, Xygax.

Now...

DID YOU CAUSE THIS CRASH?

*giggles*

[Cenghiz]

Normally I'm all in for gemmers. 99% of my magickers have the gem already in history, or they run to get it. But.. after seeing this list, I'm feeling the urge to app for a Nilazi for the first time.
...
Just, I don't have any good character ideas for a Nilazi and it would be a waste.

[Angela Christine]

Normally I'm all in for gemmers. 99% of my magickers have the gem already in history, or they run to get it. But.. after seeing this list, I'm feeling the urge to app for a Nilazi for the first time.

Just tell everyone that you are a Whiran or a Drovian or something.  Unless they see you casting a spell, who is going to know?

[Cuusardo]

Sweeeeet.

[SpyGuy]

Ok, the deal is this:  I saw the code for it a while back and assumed it worked because I tested it quickly.  Turns out I tested it wrong, and sure enough, this code is/was buggy.  Soooo.... I fixed it.  Next reboot this should be working again - i.e. you can sneak up on creatures that flee if your sneak is good enough.

No freaking way......

You rock Halaster.

[EvilRoeSlade]

Ok, the deal is this:  I saw the code for it a while back and assumed it worked because I tested it quickly.  Turns out I tested it wrong, and sure enough, this code is/was buggy.  Soooo.... I fixed it.  Next reboot this should be working again - i.e. you can sneak up on creatures that flee if your sneak is good enough.

Shit, that's awesome.  I don't know how long people have been asking for it but it has been years.  And it's great that it's in.  Thank you.

Out of curiousity does this mean that you can also sneak past NPC soldiers when you become wanted, or are the two unrelated?

[Halaster]

Out of curiousity does this mean that you can also sneak past NPC soldiers when you become wanted, or are the two unrelated?

Unrelated - I dealt with the code that specifically causes the npc critters to flee when someone enters the room.

[Yokunama]

- Update some Nilazi spells to include a new feature.
- Called-shots for Archery - higher damage/other affects but lower chance to hit
- Secret Nilazi Magick Project
- Lure animals - a way for rangers to lure/call animals to them from one or two rooms away
- Secret Nilazi Magick Project
- Ultra-secret merchanting project that'll be the coolest thing ever for merchant types
- Secret poison updates
- Updates to the ride skill to allow experienced riders to make their mounts do cool, fun things
- Fix the bug with Dispel Magick
- SimDesert-ize a couple of key zones
- More updates to books/bookshelves
- Secret new Drov spell
- Updates to a spell
- Fix a crafting bug that mortals never see - just annoys me as staff
- Update some spell messages to make them clearer
- Secret updates to teleport/banishment
- Housekeeping updates to a couple of whiran spells
- Secret updates to Dispel Magick
- Secret Project - eat/drink in nature
- Various spell fixes
- Script for templars to be able to contact gate-guards from a distance and order city-gates closed via the Way
- Magick updates
- More updates to SimDesert
- Minor update to Gather
- Add more craftable items to axe making
- Updates to armor
- Fix various gate-guard issues
- Update a drovian spell
- Secret new Drovian spell
- Update a drovian spell
- Update a nilazi spell
- Kill every PC mansa makes with extreme prejudice
- NoAttack - stops you from attacking during combat, you only defend see http://www.zalanthas.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=13144
- Updates to poison spell
- Updates to cure poison spell
- Secret Skill 1
- Secret Skill 2
- Updates to sleeping
- Secret new Nilazi spell
- Secret new Nilazi spell

Wheres the coded mudsexing?

[X-D]

Think Eniriah has been given the job of coding the mudsexing.

Good thing too, if halaster did it you would probly just explode 6 seconds in.

With Eniriah it will just be comedy...like its not anyway.

[Maybe42or54]

Think Eniriah has been given the job of coding the mudsexing.

Good thing too, if halaster did it you would probly just explode 6 seconds in.

With Eniriah it will just be comedy...like its not anyway.

Exploding in 6 seconds is comedy?

Bad pun aside. Just holler if you need any help, halaster.

[spawnloser]

<3

[rishenko]

Ranger sneak and sip fix, what a wonderful day!

Now to strap Halaster to a chair and hold a cattle prod to his neck until he gets the other ranger related things (Nilazis be damned!) finished..NOW!

[Synthesis]

Well, the sneak thing might have been bugged, but you -can- stalk your prey as a ranger, if you have enough patience.

Since most critters tend to wander, if you just sit in the room adjacent to them, eventually they'll wander into the room with you, and you can attack them.

It does take quite a bit of time, but hey...it's stalking, and it works.

[House Rising Sun]

This mob-stalking should definitely not be as easy as it seems to be so far. Not with an animal that relies primarily on running away to survive, because they tend to be extremely good at detecting predators.

Also, is this called shot idea going to combine with the already nasty skill-based location hits, or replace it? Will you be able to do it at more than one room away, making for a truly incredible shot?

[sneaking kank]

IT works IT WORKS!!!
GLORY BE IT WORKS!!!

High five Halaster.

Tested and tried with a big thumbs up!

Speaking sneaking up on auto-flee animals of course.

[FightClub]

Where be the warrior lovin' Halaster? We all know ranger's are rigged, viva la warriors!

[Cale_Knight]

Yes, Halaster! Pimp my warrior!

[rishenko]

Where be the warrior lovin' Halaster? We all know ranger's are rigged, viva la warriors!

Krath.  Warrior lovin' needs to stay in the walls of 'nak.  Ranger's need the help considerin' they actually have scary things to worry about.

[Halaster]

This mob-stalking should definitely not be as easy as it seems to be so far. Not with an animal that relies primarily on running away to survive, because they tend to be extremely good at detecting predators.

That's definitely something I want to look out for.  If you feel that it's too easy to sneak up on them, please let me know, and I can look more into it and adjust it.  So please, rangers, email me if you think it's too easy or too hard or whatever.

Also, is this called shot idea going to combine with the already nasty skill-based location hits, or replace it? Will you be able to do it at more than one room away, making for a truly incredible shot?

I imagine that only someone truly 'maxxed' at archery would be able to land a called-shot from more than 1 room.  I dunno, haven't thought much about it besides the basic idea, really.  Just in the idea stages at this point and not one of the higher things on my to-do list.

I think the thing I'm probably going to work on first (besides small bugfixes and tweaks) is the "best thing ever" idea for merchants.  It's so cool, I'm excited about it.

[Tamarin]

I don't think it's -that- easy.  If you're a ranger that needs to have a mount with you, it's still quite difficult because (afaik) you have to leave your mount behind when you do it.  Will test this to verify.

[Tlaloc]

I think the thing I'm probably going to work on first (besides small bugfixes and tweaks) is the "best thing ever" idea for merchants. It's so cool, I'm excited about it.

Not as cool as my "best thing ever" idea for Nobles.

[LauraMars]

Will you tell us what the great thing is when you're done with it, Halaster?


p.s. I think there should be sneaky kanks.  Hwahwahwahwa.

[jmordetsky]

This is gr8 thread. Made me happy. Thanks.

[Twilight]

I would like to make some useful suggestions to Halaster's list:

-Secret update to secret place
-Update secret door to actually open
-Update to animal to do secret thing
-Change secret object
-Implement SimSecretDesert
-Create SimRinth
-Minor tweak to major spell
-Major tweak to minor spell
-Secretly change secret
-Add new spell to rangers

However, I am far from useful.