Development Cycle Archive
Thread: Test Center Update Notes April 21, 2004
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Rogue_5
Wed Apr 21, 2004 9:19 am
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Death Watch Bunker - Added a new loot item, the Art Crate. The art crate is a generic item that you can get out of the loot chests that when used will create a piece of art in you inventory.
Death Watch Bunker: Players should be able to use a terminal inside the stuck rooms to clear the debris outside the door.
Droid Modules: Structure Maintenance Module - Structures on other planets can now be maintained.
Droid Modules: Survey Droid - Fixed errors with the email report from the Survey Droid
Droid Modules: Survey Droid - The Survey Droid can no longer be used indoors.
Droid Modules: Detonation Module - Added a fix so that detonation modules would damage lairs and turrets.
Droid Modules: Detonation Module - Fixed a typo in the detonation droid module messaging.
Entertainer: Players need to watch a performer for at least 2 minutes before entertainer buffs can be applied.
Holocron: Removed the reference to "choosing" a starting location.
Loading Screens: Capitalized "Starting Professions" in new player experience loading screen text.
Loading Screens: Changing loading screen art to something more representative for Corellian Corvette and Wookiee armor.
New User Experience: Fixed some grammatical errors.
New User Experience: Lengthened the delay before the droid messages upon player login.
New User Experience: Fixed a typo in the marksman help text.
New User Experience: The travel vouchers should now let you get a free travel ticket.
New User Experience: Medical quest 2 now correctly ends when entering a med center.
New User Experience: Entertainer quest 5 now correctly ends when entering a cantina or theater.
New User Experience: Scout quest 5 no longer loops.
New User Experience: Help is now available for Medic quest 2.
New User Experience: When adding artisan, if you don't have a generic crafting tool, one is provided.
New User Experience: New player quest pop-up windows that are left open are now forced closed when another one opens.
New User Experience: Code string for Entertainer quest 3 help fixed.
New User Experience: Made fireworks reward no drop/no trade.
Death Watch Bunker: Players should be able to use a terminal inside the stuck rooms to clear the debris outside the door.
Droid Modules: Structure Maintenance Module - Structures on other planets can now be maintained.
Droid Modules: Survey Droid - Fixed errors with the email report from the Survey Droid
Droid Modules: Survey Droid - The Survey Droid can no longer be used indoors.
Droid Modules: Detonation Module - Added a fix so that detonation modules would damage lairs and turrets.
Droid Modules: Detonation Module - Fixed a typo in the detonation droid module messaging.
Entertainer: Players need to watch a performer for at least 2 minutes before entertainer buffs can be applied.
Holocron: Removed the reference to "choosing" a starting location.
Loading Screens: Capitalized "Starting Professions" in new player experience loading screen text.
Loading Screens: Changing loading screen art to something more representative for Corellian Corvette and Wookiee armor.
New User Experience: Fixed some grammatical errors.
New User Experience: Lengthened the delay before the droid messages upon player login.
New User Experience: Fixed a typo in the marksman help text.
New User Experience: The travel vouchers should now let you get a free travel ticket.
New User Experience: Medical quest 2 now correctly ends when entering a med center.
New User Experience: Entertainer quest 5 now correctly ends when entering a cantina or theater.
New User Experience: Scout quest 5 no longer loops.
New User Experience: Help is now available for Medic quest 2.
New User Experience: When adding artisan, if you don't have a generic crafting tool, one is provided.
New User Experience: New player quest pop-up windows that are left open are now forced closed when another one opens.
New User Experience: Code string for Entertainer quest 3 help fixed.
New User Experience: Made fireworks reward no drop/no trade.
Let me know about any problems you experience with the new changes.
Thanks,
Rizzaka
Wed Apr 21, 2004 9:35 am
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Entertainer: Players need to watch a performer for at least 2 minutes before entertainer buffs can be applied.
Does this mean it only takes 2 minutes to buff now instead of the 8-10 previous or is itsaying that we watch for 2 min then performance can be directed at us and we wait at that point for the 8-10 min?
Mohr
Wed Apr 21, 2004 9:36 am
#3
Wonderful change on the maintenance droids going off planet! I didn't know that was part of the planned changes but it makes these a lot more useful. Also, just out of interest, is there a plan to have these droids do power too at some point and/or show currently levels on harvestors they are registered with etc? Just wondering.
Thanks.
ARC_Casper
Wed Apr 21, 2004 9:37 am
#4
Droid Modules: Survey Droid - The Survey Droid can no longer be used indoors.
Wern't you only able to send a droid on its way from controlling it from inside a house? was that fixed also? I haven't been on in a few days so maybe that was fixed already =).
RotorofCorRng
Wed Apr 21, 2004 9:38 am
#5
"Entertainer: Players need to watch a performer for at least 2 minutes before entertainer buffs can be applied.
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Why? Doc buffs dont take nearly as long.
ARC_Casper
Wed Apr 21, 2004 9:39 am
#6
Rizzaka wrote:
Entertainer: Players need to watch a performer for at least 2 minutes before entertainer buffs can be applied.
Does this mean it only takes 2 minutes to buff now instead of the 8-10 previous or is itsaying that we watch for 2 min then performance can be directed at us and we wait at that point for the 8-10 min?
Well no, if you know how to do it you can get a full entertainer buff in 1 minute or under if they know how to do it right
th0mas
Wed Apr 21, 2004 9:39 am
#7
Im fairly sure the buff time is the same, just a minimum of 2 minutes.
Rizzaka wrote:
Does this mean it only takes 2 minutes to buff now instead of the 8-10 previous or is itsaying that we watch for 2 min then performance can be directed at us and we wait at that point for the 8-10 min?
With a quickness buff and spamming out flourishes i think you could actually buff someone completely for 2 hours in a minute or so.
Im guessing this is a fix for that.
Theos_Robos
Wed Apr 21, 2004 9:39 am
#8
RotorofCorRng wrote:
"Entertainer: Players need to watch a performer for at least 2 minutes before entertainer buffs can be applied.
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Why? Doc buffs dont take nearly as long.
This seems like an attempt to cure a current entertainer buff exploit.
Mohr
Wed Apr 21, 2004 9:40 am
#9
There currently is a way of macro'ing flourishes that allow you to do the full buff in about 30 seconds. Its listed all over the Dancer/Musisian boards if you are interested. I suspect this is a way to counter that and essentially means they are sanctioning a 2 minute buff time now (whereas the 30 second buff was in the gray area of whether it was working as intended or not). I'll be testing this tonight for sure as I have been consistently using and doing the 30 second buff.
Rizzaka wrote:
Entertainer: Players need to watch a performer for at least 2 minutes before entertainer buffs can be applied.
Does this mean it only takes 2 minutes to buff now instead of the 8-10 previous or is itsaying that we watch for 2 min then performance can be directed at us and we wait at that point for the 8-10 min?
DarthIguana
Wed Apr 21, 2004 9:41 am
#10
Rizzaka wrote:Entertainer: Players need to watch a performer for at least 2 minutes before entertainer buffs can be applied.
Does this mean it only takes 2 minutes to buff now instead of the 8-10 previous or is it saying that we watch for 2 min then performance can be directed at us and we wait at that point for the 8-10 min?
It hasn't been that long for quite a while, if it ever was. 5 minutes gives you the full entertainer buff. 2 would be better though
Chris
Mohr
Wed Apr 21, 2004 9:44 am
#11
Sorry not to include this in the original post but I have a question in general about testing for and finding exploits when on test server. I know if you use a known exploit on a live server you can and people have been banned without warning for it. If on test you are trying to find or recreate or test to see if exploit is now gone....how is this handled?
Morturr
Wed Apr 21, 2004 9:47 am
#12
That was fixed quite a while ago - i pretty much only had to do that for one day right after i was able to fist craft it.
Leana_Txorana
Wed Apr 21, 2004 9:48 am
#13
Well no, if you know how to do it you can get a full entertainer buff in 1 minute or under
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And you can do other exploits if you know how. At this point, the 30 second buff is considered an exploit by most entertainer I have talked to. I have not seen official response yet.
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