Creature Handler Archive

If, as JFreeman so graciously informed us, Specials are not actually being fixed but are being junked for a whole new Specials system, we need some input in this process.

Can you get this raised on the Correspondent forum ASAP? We need an opportunity to provide input about what kind of Specials we need and a chance to make suggestions about this system long before it appears on Test Center. If we started with a list of the proposed Specials that JFreeman & friends are expecting to make available to us, and let CH's comment on what they like and what they see missing, we can make this change much smoother for everyone. If this discussion doesn't start until the code goes to TC, it will be way too late.

Yes, this should have been an In Concept thread started by Tiggs a long time ago, judging by how far along in the process JFreeman's post suggests they are now, but better late than never.

Absolutely agree with Kzin on this. We need to know what new specials are contemplated, and how they'll be retrofitted on to our existing pets. Obviously, the CU changed a lot of things, and pet specials had to be one of them.

Ido NOT want to be faced with releasing old friends to get combat effective creatures in the new system. Something needs to be done to allow for existing on the datapad creatures to take advantage of the new abilities that will be available to us.

I'll see what I can dig up.

I recall this being mentioned as a long-term goal back during CU alpha/beta, but I didn't know it was actually in the works already either. Hopefully we'll get plenty of time to give feedback and test.

Heh, well we're in our second year of restoring CH as a playable combat profession being a "long term goal," so I guess we're mostly happy to hear that something is being done, but yes, a free flow of information in both directions is essential if the 'new' specials system is going to avoid being the disappointing mess that the C.U. was for us after we waited so long for *that* to improve our situation.