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Thread: Ranged attack.
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tthegryphon
Sun Oct 09, 2005 9:08 pm
#1
I don't know if it is me, if I am doing something wrong. I have not been able to sample DNA and get a ranged attack: yes.
From Novice To Master I have not been able to sample not even 1 DNA with Ranged Attack.
Am I doing something wrong, or is it bugged at the momnet?
Yes I have sampled creatures with a ranged attack, Snakes on Yavin, Klikniks, Blurrgs.. Nothing seems to give me a ranged attack.
tthegryphon
Sun Oct 09, 2005 9:57 pm
#3
It is a known bug, that they are "working on" or is this just something that will never be fixed?
cuase having 900+ samples and not getting ranged on a single one is rather anoying..
Kaomond
Sun Oct 09, 2005 10:41 pm
#4
tthegryphon wrote:
It is a known bug, that they are "working on" or is this just something that will never be fixed?
cuase having 900+ samples and not getting ranged on a single one is rather anoying..
I'm sure i read somewhere in one of the patch notes or a comment from a dev, that it was actually removed as part of the pet special revamp and has not been put back in.
tthegryphon
Sun Oct 09, 2005 11:11 pm
#5
Well thats stupid... you cant learn Ranged Attack (L1-3) ..
Its not a special, its an Inate Ability.
DaSphinx
Fri Oct 14, 2005 9:34 pm
#6
I actually crafted a ranged kitty today, I think its justrandom sticking mod.
Ketu_Sringa
Sat Oct 15, 2005 12:01 pm
#7
"Ranged" no longer shows up on new DNA samples from live critters even if they clearly have a ranged attack. I just double checkedthis with a Spineflap Handmaiden - the DNA says: "Ranged Attack: No".
If you have old samples or old deeds to sample from you can still make ranged pets. I had some old genetic templates laying around which happened to be for ranged critters, so I brewed them up and then sampled them. That DNA had "ranged: yes", and new critters I made using that in mental (even when the quality of that sample was less than all others - pre-CU I always tried for higher-quality ranged DNA in mental because the common wisdom was that it helped it stick).
After taming the resulting CL6 cu-pa (FE Chuba DNA went everywhere _except_ mental) I do get the option to train a command for "use ranged", and did so. However, the little bugger won't use it (so far at least), opting for melee instead no matter what range I command him to attack from. Even with another pet already engaged in melee and after being ordered to use ranged (just once) he just rushes into melee without even trying a ranged shot. I don't know if CL has any bearing on their ability/likelihood of using range, but he is on the wimpy side.
My wild-tamed BDQuenker is happy to use hisranged attack at the same range, and has even been doing his proper damage (rather than a flat 50pts, which is apparently a common ranged damage bug).
So, before crafting ranged pets to sell you may want to conduct your own tests. Of course, if you have no old DNA or deeds with "ranged attack: yes" it's a moot point.
Have you tried out your ranged kitty? If so, did it use ranged (in the combat log it'll state this, though you may want to make it verbose under Options->Chat->Verbose Combat Messages->Show Attacker's Weapon) and what CL is it? Also, did you put the ranged DNA in mental or elsewhere?
Thanks!
Ketu
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