ENVOY REPORTS

by Ashteru

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Shiri2008-08-08 13:47:50
It didn't even really need meteor, but it doesn't seem to be gamebreaking so oh well.
Unknown2008-08-14 20:10:08
It SO needed meteor. Thats what makes Astrology viable more then once an IG year...
Laysus2008-08-17 17:00:59
QUOTE(Celina @ Aug 8 2008, 08:56 AM) 542427
Yay for TK. For those wondering, TK is pretty crappy against systems that handle clotting well...so this is nice! Hooray!

That was the astrology review? I heard some interesting ideas that were getting envoyed...but none made it through. Sad. Changes are kind of "meh" worthy. The right nativity still means astrology immunity. Cutting/blunt sun is still complete crap. 200 damage against non warriors. No joke.


Sun was never -meant- to do decent damage.
Unknown2008-08-18 18:41:59
QUOTE
ANNOUNCE NEWS #1159
Date: 8/16/2008 at 4:32
From: Charune, the Horned One
To : Everyone
Subj: Dreamweaving Report

Dreamweaving Report
=================

o The balance time for creating dreamweaving motes has been halved.

o Willpower costs across the board in Dreamweaving have been very
slightly reduced.

o The chance for action failure due to the Void affliction has been
reduced.

o Nightmare now gives a random phobia rather than damage.

o Dreamdrift added, see the AB!

o The Mindsoothe mote has been added as well!

o Various AB files have been updated to better indicate whether or not
they are usable in or out of dreamform.

- Enjoy!

Penned by My hand on the 18th of Estar, in the year 214 CE.


Dreamweaving is now overpowered. ohmy.gif
Saran2008-08-19 01:12:53
QUOTE(Inky @ Aug 19 2008, 04:41 AM) 547694
Dreamweaving is now overpowered. ohmy.gif


or not unsure.gif
Saran2008-09-03 04:43:47
QUOTE

ANNOUNCE NEWS #1175
Date: 9/3/2008 at 4:37
From: Charune, the Horned One
To : Everyone
Subj: Environment Report and Fixes

===Environment Report===
o Numerous bugs with Weathersight have been fixed.

o Weathersight has been moved lower in Environment in favour of a new
transcendant skill - Attunement. Check the AB for details!

o The chance for secrets to work now directly depends on your skill in
Environment. If you have transcended the skillset, you will always
detect hidden exits with secrets.

===Bug Fixes!===

o Pathing will work properly for dreamweavers over water.

o The build campfire command now requires "campfire" after "build."

o There was an issue with random people receiving Celestian construct
"phial" balance messages. This has been fixed.

o Per the AB, learning new languages (Bookbinding) must be done inside a
Great Library.

o The line in DEFENCES for performing Wounded (Dramatics) was missing.
It's been dragged back into place.

o Mobs will no longer pick up hidden items.

o Pocketbelts can be used with crippled arms.

o If you masquerade as a Demigod or Ascendant, it will show up with
proper colours on QW/WHO. Similarly, if you are a Demigod or Ascendant
masquerading as a lower being, the proper colour will show up as well.

o Starleaper will not move the unfortunate Tarot-user into a Nexus of
Power.

o Regurgitate (Crow) requires balance and equilibrium to use.

o The problem causing walls and blocking to temporarily not work has
been tracked down.

o NEXUS STATUS will not cause untrapped errors when done by monks.

o Acrobatics Handspring will use different messages for when it's done
from a handstand versus when it is not.

o There was a loophole regarding buying things out of bins that you
couldn't see. It's been fixed.

o Synchronized communications will no longer be lowercased.

o An issue with channels being on/off and infiltrate has been fixed.

o Very long titles will no longer appear on both sides of the location
when WHO is used with thirdeye.

Enjoy!
QUOTE


ENVIRONMENT - ATTUNEMENT

Syntax: ATTUNE
ATTUNE RELEASE
Power: 10 - Attune, 3 - Release (Any)
Damage Modifier: 10 (In Environment)

Taking the environment around you within, you are able to form a bond
that affords you some protection as long as you remain within it. If you
choose to release the bond in a special manner, your connection will
return lost health to you.
Xiel2008-09-03 05:41:30
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Yay for Weathersight finally working, yay.
Sylphas2008-09-03 05:47:02
Yay for new handspring message!
Celina2008-09-03 05:48:51
Woo, starleaper bug was fixed! I am so taking credit for filing that bug.
Shiri2008-09-03 06:06:48
I don't know how this attune thing is going to work out in practice, but the mechanic seems really interesting, depending on how it interacts with phantomterrain. Cool idea whoever thought of it.
Charune2008-09-03 06:12:55
QUOTE(Shiri @ Sep 3 2008, 02:06 AM) 553296
I don't know how this attune thing is going to work out in practice, but the mechanic seems really interesting, depending on how it interacts with phantomterrain. Cool idea whoever thought of it.

It should respect the true environment of the room and be unaffected by melding/terraining.
Saran2008-09-03 06:16:23
QUOTE(Charune @ Sep 3 2008, 04:12 PM) 553300
It should respect the true environment of the room and be unaffected by melding/terraining.


That makes it way less cool
Ilyarin2008-09-03 06:17:55
It doesn't make it less cool, it just means it's not DMP that can be active 100% of the time for mages/druids where-ever they are (which is what it would otherwise be). tongue.gif
Shiri2008-09-03 06:17:59
QUOTE(Charune @ Sep 3 2008, 07:12 AM) 553300
It should respect the true environment of the room and be unaffected by melding/terraining.

That's too bad for the coolness of the idea, but we'll see how it goes. Still neat!
Anisu2008-09-03 06:34:04
so they fixed the bin bug, how about the question both Nariah and I asked in our bug reports, the one about how we can actually buy stuff from coded bins
Xiel2008-09-03 06:43:49
Complaints about attuning? Heretics!

wub.gif extra DMP
Saran2008-09-03 06:45:24
QUOTE(Xiel @ Sep 3 2008, 04:43 PM) 553316
Complaints about attuning? Heretics!

wub.gif extra DMP



More, it would be so cool to make someone loose their dmp by terraining.

edit: Of course I don't mean illusionary terrain
Fain2008-09-03 08:25:49
QUOTE(Anisu @ Sep 3 2008, 01:34 AM) 553307
so they fixed the bin bug, how about the question both Nariah and I asked in our bug reports, the one about how we can actually buy stuff from coded bins


Bug reports aren't really an appropriate medium through which to ask questions. If you want a query answered it's best to issue it.
Unknown2008-09-03 15:14:58
The one issue that really needed to be fixed with Environment was that disarming traps (for Tracking) should not take Environment skill level into account... Trackers are -still- forced to transcend Environment if they want to accomplish anything, with several Environment abilities being reflected in Tracking itself. Still, guess when there's money to be made...
Xavius2008-09-03 15:41:47
QUOTE(Fain @ Sep 3 2008, 03:25 AM) 553372
Bug reports aren't really an appropriate medium through which to ask questions. If you want a query answered it's best to issue it.

It sounds like a roundabout bug report/feature request. It's no secret that you don't actually have to know a password to buy something, just like you didn't need to be able to see the Blacktalon items to accidentally buy poisoned food, and you can sometimes accidentally buy out of a password-protected bin if there's an item with the same base noun elsewhere in the store.