Chewett

Good Morning my Fair Sir Jakubhi, I hereby apply for the position of auditor for this magnificent venture! My accreditation is as follows: King of Marind Bell and Grand Duke of the East and Menkyo Kaiden of MagicDuel Why might I fulfil your role? Well you may question why I am a good auditor, well this is because for many years I have slowly embezzled the treasury of Marind Bell and The East and therefore would be able to easily ensure this does not happen during the lighthouse project. My ability to properly cook the books can be put to good use in ensuring the numbers do actually add up! I am able to provide references on request Most thankful tidings, Chewett

Some discussion: https://forum.magicduel.com/topic/22676-lighthouse-boating-and-other-discussions-on-the-final-final-day-of-mds-18th-birthday/

As below: [06/05/23 22:29] Fyrd Argentus:I think players should be able to attack UP the MP chain, but still not down. [06/05/23 22:29] Chewett:What happens about if they attack Ledah? [06/05/23 22:29] Fyrd Argentus:MP3/4 should be made aware they can dump HS via Willow's shop, and gain it via Bug Gardens. Work either way, but... [06/05/23 22:30] jakubhi:we put a warning sign on Ledah [06/05/23 22:30] Fyrd Argentus:They'll learn to ask first. Heck, I only hit Aia 2-3 times before I learned. [06/05/23 22:30] Ledah:That sounds reasonable [06/05/23 22:32] Fyrd Argentus:I would enjoy making a labyrinthian ocean journey to get from GG to GWI and back again. The building of stuff on either end is optional. [06/05/23 22:32] Fyrd Argentus:The sea monsters could be added to.... [06/05/23 22:32] Fyrd Argentus:... over time by any A25. [06/05/23 22:33] jakubhi:I think the ocean route has a huge potential [06/05/23 22:33] Fyrd Argentus:And we'd have to discuss what to exempt MP5 from on GWI. [06/05/23 22:34] Fyrd Argentus:Actually, the movement over ocean could be somewhat randomized... hmm. [06/05/23 22:35] jakubhi:The weather would be actually useful for something, other than collecting rain water [06/05/23 22:35] Fyrd Argentus:I'd launch from the existing boat on GG - the lighthouse project is something else... a communication means, perhaps, or a way to view GWI map from there. [06/05/23 22:35] jakubhi:and the possibility to add role tags like sailor and captain [06/05/23 22:36] Fyrd Argentus:Revive the boat build on GWI... [06/05/23 22:37] Aksel:you can get heat with garden? [06/05/23 22:37] jakubhi:we would need to get people there first. There are.. 5 of us that can get there ? 6 ? [06/05/23 22:37] Fyrd Argentus:You can get lots of things from the Bug Garden, Aksel. [06/05/23 22:37] Fyrd Argentus:That's one. [06/05/23 22:38] :Aksel passed Tormented Soul card to Fyrd Argentus [06/05/23 22:38] Aksel:I figured that cards ain't my thing either [06/05/23 22:38] Fyrd Argentus:So do you want 4 silver? [06/05/23 22:39] Aksel:not really but alright [06/05/23 22:39] jakubhi:would there be some public quest/task to revive the boat? [06/05/23 22:44] Aksel:... [06/05/23 22:46] jakubhi:... [06/05/23 22:46] :Ledah sneezes [06/05/23 22:46] jakubhi:bless you [06/05/23 22:47] Ssclorp:Did you see that? Fyrd just got sucked up in a digital storm. [06/05/23 22:47] Ledah:Thank you [06/05/23 22:48] Ssclorp:Or was it ledah’s sneeze? [06/05/23 22:48] jakubhi:are you going to translate us Fyrd's messages, Ssclorp? [06/05/23 22:48] Aksel:soooo gibraltar is spanish, corsica is italian, malta is french... how did it all go wrong? [06/05/23 22:49] Ssclorp:My translation devices are poor at best. Humidity too low. [06/05/23 22:50] jakubhi:Anyway, I think we could agree that we should work on the sea journey between GWI and Mainland, with or without the lighthouse, yes ? [06/05/23 22:50] :jakubhi looks at everyone present [06/05/23 22:51] jakubhi: (I have 0 vitale Ledah, the next time you attack I will self-defense-smack-you) [06/05/23 22:51] Ssclorp:Happy to help with the underwater parts [06/05/23 22:52] jakubhi:..are there going to be underwater parts ? [06/05/23 22:52] : Blackshade Rider rolled the die! [06/05/23 22:52] : 5 [06/05/23 22:52] Ssclorp:Only if your boat sinks. I understand your technology is primitive. [06/05/23 22:53] jakubhi:Well, a possible new way to die, I guess [06/05/23 22:54] Aksel:life is overrated, death has honey [06/05/23 22:54] jakubhi:I think there are endless posibilities what to include in the boat journey, new spells, tags, areas, labyrinth like paths. But [06/05/23 22:54] jakubhi:what should we focus on at the start? What is the base of this project? [06/05/23 22:55] : Obrac rolled the die! [06/05/23 22:55] : 5 [06/05/23 22:55] jakubhi: (if it really happens, but let me assume for now) [06/05/23 22:55] Chewett:One of the problems with this plan is the complexity however [06/05/23 22:56] Ssclorp:Excuse me, I am drying out. This place is hot. Bye. [06/05/23 22:57] :[Spell] whack Ledah [06/05/23 22:57] jakubhi:Sorry. Could you explain the complexity a bit more ? [06/05/23 22:58] Chewett:The wcee [06/05/23 23:00] jakubhi:wcee ? [06/05/23 23:05] Chewett:Sorry, you end up with a laberinth type area which has a lot of complexity, scenes, but also not much replay value [06/05/23 23:05] Chewett:When was the last time you went into the lab? [06/05/23 23:06] Chewett:I like the idea, with some more prototyping we could consider reviewing it [06/05/23 23:06] Chewett:But it does have some complexity associated with it [06/05/23 23:08] jakubhi:I was hoping we could start with something simple, on which there would be the possibility to build up to make it more complex with time [06/05/23 23:08] Chewett:Oh yeah we could certainly! So what would the start look like? [06/05/23 23:09] jakubhi:Say, we create a simple journey at first. What are we working with, is there actually a scene with board ? [06/05/23 23:09] : Else rolled the die! [06/05/23 23:09] : 5 [06/05/23 23:09] jakubhi:I am not sure if there are any hidden things related to the board [06/05/23 23:10] Chewett:A scene with board? [06/05/23 23:10] jakubhi:From what I heard, there was a boat at GWI which is hidden and unused ? [06/05/23 23:11] Chewett:I'm not sure about that [06/05/23 23:11] Blackshade Rider:Would the scene in Golemus where the water mill thing is be a good start? I can't remember the scenes exact name [06/05/23 23:12] jakubhi:I think we would need 3 new scenes at minimum. Start of journey, the journey with board on the ocean, the end of journey [06/05/23 23:12] jakubhi:or ? [06/05/23 23:12] Blackshade Rider:There was a boat on gateway that was rebuildable and could take you off gateway but not take you back [06/05/23 23:14] Chewett:What I am really saying is, whats the point of it, what are we trying to achieve initially? [06/05/23 23:14] jakubhi:Um, let me just spam the chat with a few points [06/05/23 23:15] Blackshade Rider:Well the boat in this case can be used and both ways to leave Gateway and to get there. [06/05/23 23:15] jakubhi:1) Firstly, a way for a single player to get to GWI, instead of the need to gather people, since with not many active right now, it is very, very hard [06/05/23 23:16] Blackshade Rider:Both need to be rebuilt before being able to use the one to get to Gateway could be harder to build than the one that leaves Gateway [06/05/23 23:16] Chewett:Let Jak speak BSR pelase [06/05/23 23:16] Blackshade Rider:Sorry jak [06/05/23 23:17] jakubhi: (no problem, I will just list it as I see it and we can change them as we see fit) [06/05/23 23:18] jakubhi:2) a way for the older (not the newbies) players to exit the island, so they are not stuck there for some days [06/05/23 23:20] jakubhi:2.5) I would imagine that this way, when newbie appears on the island, given enough time and effort, any player from mainland would be able to help them without having teleport items like me or Fyrd [06/05/23 23:20] jakubhi:and without the need to log out, join as alt [06/05/23 23:21] jakubhi:3) There could be rewards for completing the journeys, maybe a random chance for a chest with silver to appear during the journey. [06/05/23 23:21] : Cavia collects 1 Rainwater [06/05/23 23:22] jakubhi:which would motivate the people to do the journeys and actually visit the GWI more, other than check on the newbies [06/05/23 23:23] jakubhi:4) this opens opportunities for future implementations, new resources like fish, fun activities at the boat. But this would be for the future after we see that the boat is actually being used .. [06/05/23 23:24] jakubhi: (I imagine that there would be a minimum set time for the duration of the journey so it is not too easy, or there could be some fun way to navigate the ship..) [06/05/23 23:24] jakubhi:but I think I mentioned all the base, immediate functions I imagine it would solve [06/05/23 23:25] jakubhi:---end --- [06/05/23 23:26] Chewett:I assume you know its pretty easy to leave the island as a older player right? [06/05/23 23:26] jakubhi:actually, I think it is not so easy. Do you mean the door way ? [06/05/23 23:33] jakubhi:Balloon wastes a lot of resources. Arena won't work for old ones. The door takes a lot of time, even more when you want to use it as exit more than once, because you need to progress thought the whole story [06/05/23 23:33] Chewett:Thats true I guess [06/05/23 23:35] :Else plunders ☻2 heads by attacking Ledah [06/05/23 23:35] jakubhi:I imagine there would be a timer on the boat, like in the story, but it should be better than lots of small times like the story has [06/05/23 23:35] jakubhi:*small timers [06/05/23 23:36] Chewett:So whats the reason/intention for letting players come/go faster? [06/05/23 23:36] Chewett:BSR you can obviously comment if you want to, you had some comments [06/05/23 23:36] jakubhi: (anyone else who wants to say something, please do so too) [06/05/23 23:40] :Else conquered Ledah and took all ☻432 heads. [06/05/23 23:41] jakubhi:As for your question. Honestly, I think having a new exit for the old players from GWI is a secondary objective, with the way to ENTER the GWI being the main point of this whole thing [06/05/23 23:41] Chewett:Ok, so whats the usefulness of being able to go there faster? [06/05/23 23:41] jakubhi:Well, if they want to help the newbie, if we make it too slow, the newbie might just go idle while they get there .. [06/05/23 23:42] jakubhi:also, we might not make it faster, we could give it a huge timer, hehe [06/05/23 23:43] Chewett:Ok so the intention is to help newbies on the island by allowing people to visit easily? [06/05/23 23:44] jakubhi:Not only, but yes. The intetion is for the players to be able to simply get there if they want to. Gathering 3 other people at current times.. is nearly impossible, so I would say, as of now, there is no way for a player to get there [06/05/23 23:45] Chewett:Oddly that’s not been my experience, wbener [06/05/23 23:45] Chewett:Whenever someone has asked to go to then island we have got people pretty fast [06/05/23 23:46] Chewett:I like the idea of others ways to go over, but possibly we need fixes to the island because people don’t stay long enough to move from the first scene at times! [06/05/23 23:47] jakubhi:Hmm. So, do you think the boat is good idea, but the island fixes take priority before thath ? [06/05/23 23:48] Chewett:I think is the main intention is to get to the island quickly to help new people, I think it’s not going to help as much as other suggestions. Maybe we move the tutorial back to the mainland [06/05/23 23:52] : Obrac rolled the die! [06/05/23 23:52] : 2 [06/05/23 23:52] Chewett:I assume since BR isn't talking he doesn't have anything to say on your idea! [06/05/23 23:52] jakubhi: *sighs* Well, the GWI could lose it's main point if the tutorial is moved. And I am not sure how much it would help if the tutorial went to mainland [06/05/23 23:53] Blackshade Rider: (sorry I am driving atm. Trying to keep up mostly. I'll be home in about 45mims) [06/05/23 23:53] Chewett:Oh god, bugger off if you are driving [06/05/23 23:53] Chewett:Please don't kill yourself in a crash [06/05/23 23:53] jakubhi: (safe travel) [06/05/23 23:53] Chewett:Just turn MD off [06/05/23 23:54] jakubhi:I think it would not help to move the tutorial to mainland much. [06/05/23 23:55] jakubhi:the biggest plus would be that a player could check on on the newbie on the mainland. But that is what the boat is trying to solve [06/05/23 23:55] Sunfire:it was here for years [06/05/23 23:55] Chewett:I think it’s an idea but we would need to do a proper tutorial on the mainland [06/05/23 23:56] jakubhi: (the game was losing the players before the tutorial moved to GWI) [06/05/23 23:57] jakubhi:There is already stuff on GWI. The things we would need to build on mainland would be redudant. We would have two tutorials, one used and one unused [06/05/23 23:58] Sunfire:theres stuff in the paper cabin [06/05/23 23:58] jakubhi:building the boat would be a new feature for old players and might help upgrade the existing tutorial by having older players on the island [06/05/23 23:59] jakubhi:...a wild thought, but, what about if we moved the story mode a bit? if the player started already in it [06/05/23 23:59] Chewett:What I was more saying is that we can consider various options [06/05/23 23:59] Chewett:The "problem" is that the story mode section is/was designed to be a "rare treat" which means going to the island should be tricky. But if we moved it, then possibly thats fine [07/05/23 00:00] Chewett:I think having a way to travel to/from in different ways would be good [07/05/23 00:01] jakubhi:well, there are many ways how and where to "move" the story mode, but, do you think it could help attract the people? Chew, Sunfire ? [07/05/23 00:01] Chewett:IMO I would remake and "fix" the lighthouse as a big event, before the boat building [07/05/23 00:01] Chewett:From my time on the island, Newbies "fail" at the first hurdle, and having more players around won't really help that IMO [07/05/23 00:01] Chewett:The first part of the tutorial isn't as helpful as I would like, but I was told by a few people that the tutorial is "fine". [07/05/23 00:01] Chewett:Thats not what my friends who are game devs said, but thats another thing entirely! [07/05/23 00:02] Sunfire:most important thing is that we are a browser game and people like fancy colorful games [07/05/23 00:03] Sunfire:we are quite niche [07/05/23 00:03] jakubhi:not really. There are quite a lot pure text games with lot of players [07/05/23 00:03] Chewett:Yeah so the original story really played into this [07/05/23 00:03] Chewett:The current tutorial, less so [07/05/23 00:03] Chewett:But you wanted to talk about the boat idea right? [07/05/23 00:04] :Fyrd Argentus coughs, and speaks dust to leave from the bottom of the hole [07/05/23 00:04] Fyrd Argentus:That was weird [07/05/23 00:05] Fyrd Argentus:Blocking story mode is easy [07/05/23 00:05] jakubhi:I think the lighthouse should be rebuild before the boat. But I believed the boat would help the GWI while lighthouse would not. I was trying to figure out, which should take priority to focus on [07/05/23 00:05] Fyrd Argentus:Figuring out how to catch peoples interest early and hook them into the game is much harder [07/05/23 00:06] :Fyrd Argentus coughs again [07/05/23 00:07] Chewett:Yeah I think the boat won’t help GWI but that’s fair to disagree [07/05/23 00:07] Fyrd Argentus:The boat will only help if vets use it to go help newbies. [07/05/23 00:07] Fyrd Argentus:They could be doing that with alts, and are not. [07/05/23 00:07] Fyrd Argentus:Mostly. [07/05/23 00:07] jakubhi: *shrugs* I honestly don't really know. Do we want to create some polls? ask if they would use it ? [07/05/23 00:07] Fyrd Argentus:That is why we have the doorbell... [07/05/23 00:08] :Fyrd Argentus climbs out of the hole. [07/05/23 00:08] Fyrd Argentus:That was so weird. Hope it doesn't happen again.... [07/05/23 00:08] :jakubhi pats the dust down from Fyrd [07/05/23 00:09] :Fyrd Argentus passed Silver coin to Aksel [07/05/23 00:09] :Fyrd Argentus passed Silver coin to Aksel [07/05/23 00:09] Chewett:I think regardless of whether it helps GWI, it could be pretty cool [07/05/23 00:09] :Fyrd Argentus passed Silver coin to Aksel [07/05/23 00:09] :Fyrd Argentus passed Silver coin to Aksel [07/05/23 00:10] :Fyrd Argentus feels a tugging, and starts to fade out again. [07/05/23 00:10] jakubhi:As for both the boat and lighthouse, whichever we start with, I think it gives a chance to go public a bit, to present we still live. Maybe pin a post at the webpage about it [07/05/23 00:10] Fyrd Argentus:Oh no! Later, all....! [07/05/23 00:10] jakubhi: (later Fyrd) [07/05/23 00:10] :Fyrd Argentus dissolves into silcon dust and disappears. [07/05/23 00:12] Chewett:Later Fyrd! [07/05/23 00:15] jakubhi:So, to sum it up, right now we agree that both boat and lighthouse are good idea, we just need to choose which to start with ? [07/05/23 00:18] Sunfire:for us fossils, yes [07/05/23 00:18] Chewett:Its a good idea to investigate further at least [07/05/23 00:18] jakubhi: (brb, switching to phone) [07/05/23 00:18] Chewett:If we can solve some of hte issues [07/05/23 00:19] Sunfire:for the noobs, we're unsure how to make the tutorial more playerfriendly while sticking to our style [07/05/23 00:23] jakubhi:Well, we should not focus all our attention on newbies, I guess. [07/05/23 00:26] jakubhi:I could post a few of my ideas how I imagine the lighthouse rebuilding could go, to get some ideas circling around on the forum [07/05/23 00:27] jakubhi:Or, do you already have some concrete plans Chew? [07/05/23 00:30] Chewett:for the lighthouse? [07/05/23 00:31] jakubhi:Yes [07/05/23 00:32] jakubhi:.. Maybe I should take a look into that old forum conversation [07/05/23 00:34] Chewett:No real plans myself, apart from create something that is "Buildable" repair it as a community, then start building boats! [07/05/23 00:36] :Aksel massattack [07/05/23 00:36] :::::::: Aksel asks everyone to mass attack until death :::::::: [07/05/23 00:38] jakubhi:Will you be sharing tonights conversation on the forum? Might be useful to get others into the picture [07/05/23 00:38] Chewett:Yeah I can post it up [07/05/23 00:38] jakubhi:Nice [07/05/23 00:39] : Aksel rolled the die! [07/05/23 00:39] : 5 [07/05/23 00:39] Aksel:hey those items throw me to mda [07/05/23 00:40] jakubhi:Yes, some do, not sure if all [07/05/23 00:40] Chewett:They do? Fyrd probably misconfigured them [07/05/23 00:41] jakubhi: *laughs slightly* maybe it was easier to create it that way. It should not be a problem with the links being up [07/05/23 00:41] Aksel:links have cooldown [07/05/23 00:42] : Sunfire rolled the dice! [07/05/23 00:42] : 5,3 > 8 [07/05/23 00:42] Chewett:Nah I think if the item is based there it needs to be changed to be based here. But I’m not sure how he created it [07/05/23 00:43] jakubhi:Hmm. As for the lighthouse, I think a new post should be created on the forum about it [07/05/23 00:43] jakubhi: (with a link to the post with thisbconversation) [07/05/23 00:43] Aksel:Jacob, the lighthouse librarian [07/05/23 00:44] Chewett:That sounds good, could you create it and I can post up the log pater [07/05/23 00:44] Aksel:That reminds me of Lost [07/05/23 00:44] Aksel:you know Jacob ends up dead [07/05/23 00:44] jakubhi:I will create it, sure. [07/05/23 00:44] Aksel:stick to the forest, it's safer that way [07/05/23 00:44] jakubhi:And I hope I want die, Aksel [07/05/23 00:45] jakubhi:I wont die* [07/05/23 00:46] Aksel:your brother ends up killing you because he wants the Island for himself, and as you can see your lighthouse jeopardizes him [07/05/23 00:46] Chewett:Any other comments or ideas for things?

The discussion followed this: [06/05/23 00:19] Fyrd Argentus: (I will collect up the fragments and post a transcript of today's events.) [06/05/23 00:20] Chewett:I can grab it from the DB if thats easier Fyrd [06/05/23 00:20] Fyrd Argentus: (Your call. I do have time...) [06/05/23 00:21] Chewett:No worries I shall grab it thanks Fyrd [06/05/23 00:21] Chewett:It was a bit of an eclectic list of locations [06/05/23 00:22] Fyrd Argentus: (Ok. I did take some notes...) [06/05/23 00:22] Chewett:So yes, here and now I say, I need people, helpers, friends, etc! [06/05/23 00:22] Chewett:I was going to say lovers but I already have Else and and Ledah here who can fulfil that criteria [06/05/23 00:23] Blackshade Rider:Well I gladly offer my assistance [06/05/23 00:23] Ledah:You can never have enough [06/05/23 00:23] Aksel:help with what? something exact? [06/05/23 00:24] Fyrd Argentus:step up the ladder of event creation? [06/05/23 00:24] Fyrd Argentus:Making the realm a better place? [06/05/23 00:25] jakubhi: *raises his hand* I can help with some events and creation [06/05/23 00:25] Fyrd Argentus:Building networks and contacts and associations of friends? [06/05/23 00:25] Blackshade Rider:To help better MD, help finishing things that A25 can do. Everything Fyrd said to [06/05/23 00:26] Chewett:❤️ [06/05/23 00:26] Chewett:I'm going to be honest BR, if you really want to we will need to discuss this elsewhere because of the afformentioned abuse. [06/05/23 00:27] Chewett:Otherwise people are free to suggest ideas, talk to each other, propose stuff on the forum (or elsewhere) [06/05/23 00:27] Blackshade Rider:That's fair [06/05/23 00:27] Chewett:If it needs sign off, I'm happy too [06/05/23 00:27] Chewett:I'm actually quite excited about a project Fyrd is going to be working on [06/05/23 00:27] Chewett:But thats super secret, and his one to speak of, not mine. [06/05/23 00:28] Blackshade Rider:Maybe I'll be able to help him [06/05/23 00:29] Fyrd Argentus: (I do need simple stories with about a half-dozen hurdles along the way, MD related but fantasy about character's early life okay too...) [06/05/23 00:29] Blackshade Rider:But what you said is fair just port me wherever when you wish to speak about it [06/05/23 00:29] Fyrd Argentus: (Less than a page per hurdle, please.) [06/05/23 00:30] Chewett:Aksel/Jak If you have areas, quests, events, new features for MD, changes to things in MD, etc. [06/05/23 00:30] Chewett:Everyone, here is the chance to speak them [06/05/23 00:30] Blackshade Rider: (I'm not super great at stories but I try. Send me what you need in a story who ect in a forum pm and I can help maybe. Just let me know) [06/05/23 00:30] Chewett:What should we change? [06/05/23 00:30] Chewett:what should we keep the same? [06/05/23 00:30] Chewett:Who shall we ban today *winks* [06/05/23 00:30] Chewett:Who needs to be unbanned! [06/05/23 00:31] Chewett:And don't you dear say the name of our saviour Mr Ledah [06/05/23 00:31] Chewett:The one who starts with the P [06/05/23 00:31] jakubhi:I have a few.. mildly wild ideas, if this is the time to unload them .. ? [06/05/23 00:31] Chewett:If you want to! [06/05/23 00:31] Blackshade Rider:I do also [06/05/23 00:32] Fyrd Argentus: (even if you do, put them in Game Development > New Ideas on the forum...) [06/05/23 00:32] Blackshade Rider:Jakubhi first [06/05/23 00:32] Aksel:I'll reserve the place to go last due to mine juniority [06/05/23 00:32] jakubhi:thanks rider [06/05/23 00:32] :Ledah barely resists the urge [06/05/23 00:32] jakubhi:so, two main ideas [06/05/23 00:32] jakubhi:both with GWI [06/05/23 00:33] jakubhi:the first idea was about a communication between the GWI and Mainland [06/05/23 00:33] Fyrd Argentus: (verbal or physical?) [06/05/23 00:33] jakubhi:from a certain scene in Mainland, you could speak to certain scene in GWI, and back [06/05/23 00:34] jakubhi:through some medium, a totem of sorts [06/05/23 00:34] Sunfire: [Spoiler: long live P.feet!] [06/05/23 00:34] jakubhi:you know, how a medium summons ghosts? [06/05/23 00:34] jakubhi:we could offer some advice to the newbies without being on GWI [06/05/23 00:35] jakubhi:Communication with other players is something that is missing there. [06/05/23 00:35] :Ledah blesses Sunfire [06/05/23 00:35] jakubhi:So, I think it is balanced. There is still a barrier between GWI and Mainland, but it is not wholy isolated [06/05/23 00:35] jakubhi:that was my first idea [06/05/23 00:36] Chewett:So on that [06/05/23 00:36] Fyrd Argentus: (brainstorming, chewie...) [06/05/23 00:37] Chewett:GWI needs some changes IMO, I ran a few people through it, people who actually make games for a living and got goood feefback [06/05/23 00:37] Chewett:The lack of communication is one point we need to address, I like the idea [06/05/23 00:37] Chewett:I’m not sure how it would work in practice, but a cool idea [06/05/23 00:37] Chewett:Does anyone else want to say anything before we hear the second? [06/05/23 00:37] Blackshade Rider: (I have a similar idea on that but slightly different ) [06/05/23 00:38] Aksel:that's exactly why it's not being done in other games, to make a hard isolation of entry area [06/05/23 00:38] Chewett:If anyone is also eligible for medals, please send me a PM [06/05/23 00:39] Fyrd Argentus:LHO's used to serve this function. [06/05/23 00:39] Blackshade Rider:One of my ideas was a bit similar. I was going to say a world chat per lands. NML and gateway world chats connected so that the vets usually online in NML can communicate [06/05/23 00:39] Aksel:lack of ORGANIC presence of other seasoned players makes hugely negative impact to newcommers [06/05/23 00:40] Fyrd Argentus:Could just open the gateway between them - days limit to leave GWI intact. [06/05/23 00:40] Aksel:when ever IRL I joined anything, each time new people judged it according to presence/amount of seasoned folk [06/05/23 00:40] Chewett:The problem with just opening GWI is that it protects some rewards, we would need to move them but I agree we need more activity there [06/05/23 00:41] Fyrd Argentus:Or put a days limit on those GWI rewards. Or MP. [06/05/23 00:41] Aksel:people are attracted to liveliness, instictively and evolutionary [06/05/23 00:42] Blackshade Rider:Suggestions on that I was wondering about the mp2s used to be around. Mp3 and 4 could attack them right? Could we make dummy accounts that are always online to make appearance of liveliness and also so these players can gain the wins and losses they need when no other mp3 or 4 is around [06/05/23 00:42] Aksel:where ever you want to have newb area, you would want to make it a reason for seasoned players to have it as MAIN hub [06/05/23 00:43] Blackshade Rider:But they won't disappear like they used to [06/05/23 00:43] Aksel:appearance doesn't matter, it has to be real. if you build on npcs then you have a single player game with a chat lobby [06/05/23 00:44] Blackshade Rider:It's more so to help with the issue that mp3s and 4s have huge problems advancing due to lack of their mind stage player base [06/05/23 00:44] Blackshade Rider:Mp7s aren't around to do so [06/05/23 00:45] Blackshade Rider:I'm unsure if mp6 can attack doesn't seem so [06/05/23 00:45] jakubhi: (going to switch to phone brb) [06/05/23 00:45] Fyrd Argentus:I made the GWI doorbell so vets could rush to their alts on GWI. [06/05/23 00:45] Fyrd Argentus:It's not happening. [06/05/23 00:45] Fyrd Argentus: (MP6 attacks MP6 or allied) [06/05/23 00:45] Fyrd Argentus: (if themselves allied) [06/05/23 00:46] Blackshade Rider: (That's fine I'm not big on fighting it's my point that even if a vet can go to gateway freely they need to have a dummy account.) [06/05/23 00:46] Chewett:Aksel has a good point but some of the tutorial can work automatically. [06/05/23 00:47] Chewett:It’s a good series of points, the on topic ones [06/05/23 00:47] Chewett:What was your second idea? [06/05/23 00:47] Aksel:regarding the combat, best would be to allow everybody to attack anybody regardless of mp level, however there would have to be some heat restrictions if mp level progress are to be preserved [06/05/23 00:47] Chewett:Thats my eventual goal [06/05/23 00:47] Blackshade Rider: (More so stat restrictions) [06/05/23 00:47] Chewett:But I need to work out a good mechanism to stop the imbalances causing issues for the newer accounts [06/05/23 00:48] Aksel:or maybe just best to make everybody start a mp5 [06/05/23 00:48] Aksel:alright, pleace continue jacob [06/05/23 00:48] Blackshade Rider:I remember that being a thought once [06/05/23 00:48] jakubhi:Alright [06/05/23 00:49] Lazarus:The only way to do that in the past was to join an alliance, and some MP3's grew out to be a "monster" [06/05/23 00:49] jakubhi:So, the second idea was about the journey to gwi from mainland [06/05/23 00:50] Lazarus:I just recently found out that MP3's can no longer join all8ances [06/05/23 00:50] Aksel: (I nominate myself for Crown medal because I'm the king of the newbs obviously) [06/05/23 00:50] jakubhi:Basically, to create a trip by boat on the sea [06/05/23 00:51] jakubhi:Between the lighthouse in GG and the habour at GWI. I believe something similar was already planned [06/05/23 00:52] jakubhi:There was even the lighthouse reconstruction, made a few drawings even, but it somehow.. Got stuck [06/05/23 00:52] jakubhi:But the odea is to make the journey itself fun [06/05/23 00:52] Blackshade Rider:Yeah the lighthouse project was rophs [06/05/23 00:52] jakubhi:*idea [06/05/23 00:53] Blackshade Rider:There is a boat on gateway that will take you to the mainland when you repair it [06/05/23 00:53] Blackshade Rider:But I heard that scene was closed [06/05/23 00:53] jakubhi:So, you do not only do it to gwi, but mostly for the activities that could be done on the boat scene. [06/05/23 00:54] jakubhi:Fishing, maybe some repeatable events [06/05/23 00:54] Fyrd Argentus:I like it. [06/05/23 00:54] jakubhi:It is just a basic idea, this is mostly what I have thought of it so far [06/05/23 00:55] Chewett:Fishing could be great as part of the economy No one dreamed of [06/05/23 00:55] Chewett:And MaGoHi [06/05/23 00:56] Fyrd Argentus: (Hey, minimal artwork for series of ocean sites....) [06/05/23 00:56] Blackshade Rider:So hunting basically. Cause fishing in a way is a form of hunting [06/05/23 00:57] jakubhi:The start would obviously be the repair of lighthouse. But that could be fun to do even if we do not manage to progress to that boat trip [06/05/23 00:57] Blackshade Rider:That would be cool. Can make the gear needed craftable items [06/05/23 00:57] jakubhi:A big quest to gather resources, provide drawings, something so everyone could joim [06/05/23 00:58] Fyrd Argentus:Not obvious... there are boats on GWI. [06/05/23 00:58] Chewett:The lighthouse project just became stuck with Rophs and a few others, they stopped playing so it just stopped. I asked a few times if I could continue it but they didn't reply, so I guess that means I can [06/05/23 00:58] Fyrd Argentus:Sorry, on GG. [06/05/23 00:58] Blackshade Rider:And magohi is the bacon king. So I just feel the need to say, we need some wild boars [06/05/23 00:58] Chewett:So actually I do have a big project to bring in some stuff, I was planning it for this birthday, but the afformentioned reasons meant I didn't actually have time to deploy it [06/05/23 00:58] Chewett:But I am thinking to do that for the Summer [06/05/23 01:00] Chewett:Does anyone have any further comments on that? [06/05/23 01:00] Blackshade Rider:I don't at this time [06/05/23 01:01] Aksel:hmm [06/05/23 01:01] Aksel:thing is, you can't have lighthouse repair as a repeatable quest [06/05/23 01:02] Chewett:No, but it’s world building [06/05/23 01:02] Aksel:that yes [06/05/23 01:02] jakubhi: (that would be one time, for a longer period, sort of public quest) [06/05/23 01:03] jakubhi: (the repeatable could be on the board if it is really created) [06/05/23 01:03] jakubhi: (a new way to die, crash the ship hehe) [06/05/23 01:03] Fyrd Argentus:Well, the lighthouse COULD fall down repeatedly, like that castle of Arthurian legend. [06/05/23 01:04] Chewett:A yearly rebuild! [06/05/23 01:04] Aksel:that would just create a retarted precedence [06/05/23 01:05] Aksel:oak fort bridge..... [06/05/23 01:05] Blackshade Rider:Can have yearly wars among lands [06/05/23 01:05] Chewett:What did I say about be kind please Aksel [06/05/23 01:05] Chewett:People are raising ideas, don’t use t [06/05/23 01:05] Blackshade Rider:Winner is claimed the ruling land of MD? [06/05/23 01:05] Chewett:Use unkind words to them please [06/05/23 01:06] :Aksel nods [06/05/23 01:06] Blackshade Rider:But could be the reasons the lighthouse needs rebuild every year [06/05/23 01:07] jakubhi: (lets first try to build it first and see about the rebuilds later) [06/05/23 01:07] Aksel:if you spin it as regular maintenance it could eventually lead to lighthouse keeper role [06/05/23 01:07] Blackshade Rider:And nothing wrong with that [06/05/23 01:07] Aksel:that's how it should go [06/05/23 01:08] Chewett:Well, certainly thats how you think it should go! But what happens when the once yearly Storm of all Storms! [06/05/23 01:08] Chewett:Its been known to take chunks out of the lighthouse... [06/05/23 01:09] :jakubhi coughs weather storm spell coughs [06/05/23 01:10] Aksel:my point was just that it ain't made in a way where it collapses every few hours/days and scenario of every-man-for-himself per his need for it in rebuilding it [06/05/23 01:11] Aksel:that it has a relevant permanence [06/05/23 01:11] jakubhi: (I though about the rebuilding as a group effort) [06/05/23 01:11] jakubhi: (either it is up for everyone or noone) [06/05/23 01:14] Chewett:I think that’s a fair set of comments [06/05/23 01:14] Chewett:Any final comments on that before I find some medals? [06/05/23 01:15] Blackshade Rider:A fighting tutorial so that the fighting system is more understanding to players [06/05/23 01:16] Blackshade Rider:Some vets even to this day don't really fully understand it [06/05/23 01:16] Aksel:combat is imaginary anyway [06/05/23 01:16] Blackshade Rider:It's more than imagery [06/05/23 01:16] Chewett:Sorry I'm not sure how a fighting tutorial fits in with a lighthouse? [06/05/23 01:16] Chewett:You are suggesting we need a fighting tutorial once we have rebuilt it? Inside it? [06/05/23 01:16] Chewett:I am unclear [06/05/23 01:17] Blackshade Rider:Oh no no. Entire different subject chew. Sorry I didn't know your comment was for the lighthouse subject [06/05/23 01:17] Aksel:hahahaa Chew's politeness is legendary [06/05/23 01:18] Blackshade Rider:Wasn't paying full attention [06/05/23 01:18] Else:I am more oriented towards try and error for combat ..... [06/05/23 01:19] Chewett:Generally I think people refer to me as a "Fucking rude RAT ass minger" Aksel [06/05/23 01:19] Chewett:My politeness is not really a quality anyone feels I have [06/05/23 01:19] Fyrd Argentus:It is a puzzle that gives tangible rewards. [06/05/23 01:19] Chewett:FRAM for short, thats me *winks* [06/05/23 01:19] Blackshade Rider:And here I thought the past was the past and we were working past it but ok [06/05/23 01:19] Aksel:what is minger? [06/05/23 01:20] Chewett:Right, lets read my messages *rifles through his letters* [06/05/23 01:20] jakubhi:Medails time, yay [06/05/23 01:21] Chewett:Oh no BR, I'm just saying what people call me, don't worry! Feel free to send any apologies via PM if you want, as I said we have things to discuss if you want to work together. [06/05/23 01:22] Chewett:tacitamuta < [06/05/23 01:22] Chewett:tacitamuta ❤️ [06/05/23 01:23] :Lazarus hammered Else and took all ☻430 heads. [06/05/23 01:23] Chewett:Congrats on your fossil Medal! [06/05/23 01:23] :jakubhi claps [06/05/23 01:24] Aksel:speak man, I never saw you speak! I thought you were Mur's alt [06/05/23 01:24] :Chewett furiously starts writing the records [06/05/23 01:25] Chewett:My My my, My Friend blackshade Rider [06/05/23 01:25] Chewett:1567 active days [06/05/23 01:25] Chewett:I'm not sure Ledah could count that high [06/05/23 01:25] Chewett:But hopefully you can! [06/05/23 01:26] Chewett:Today I give you a gold vet Medal! [06/05/23 01:26] :Else plunders ☻2 heads by attacking Lazarus [06/05/23 01:26] Chewett:Next year you will likely be eligble for the fossil medal, but there are some planned changes, which will be announced later. [06/05/23 01:26] Blackshade Rider: *bows to chew* thank you [06/05/23 01:27] Chewett:Now Dracoloth! [06/05/23 01:27] Chewett:It is good to see you hear [06/05/23 01:27] :Chewett looks both ways [06/05/23 01:27] Chewett:Now... [06/05/23 01:27] Chewett:Don't tell Mur [06/05/23 01:27] Chewett:But.... [06/05/23 01:28] Chewett:I have been able to give you the Gold Vet medal! [06/05/23 01:28] Chewett:At 765 days this is certainly deserved [06/05/23 01:28] Aksel:haven't seen him speak either [06/05/23 01:29] Chewett:Tacti is quiet [06/05/23 01:29] Blackshade Rider: *winks at Askel* they speak I promise [06/05/23 01:29] Chewett:Dracoloth ponders! [06/05/23 01:29] Aksel:We might have a mute epidemics in the realm, we should issue masks [06/05/23 01:29] Dracoloth: *Nods to Aksel* I'm normally deep in Loreroot [06/05/23 01:30] Aksel:oh hey nice to meet you mate, yes I see you napping in ravenhold all the time [06/05/23 01:30] Chewett:jakubhi I see you hiding there! [06/05/23 01:30] Chewett:At 1353 days, well surely we can upgrade your Vet Medal! [06/05/23 01:30] Chewett:To a gold Vet medal! [06/05/23 01:31] jakubhi:Thank you Chew [06/05/23 01:31] Chewett:No thanks needed! [06/05/23 01:31] Blackshade Rider: (Sorry for the miss spell. My phone auto-ed it to that) [06/05/23 01:32] Chewett:Invie are you there? [06/05/23 01:32] Aksel: (didn't notice, but it would be a lovely name for an alt if I ever make one) [06/05/23 01:33] Fyrd Argentus: (slipped into another dimension briefly, sorry.) [06/05/23 01:33] :Else plunders ☻2 heads by attacking Lazarus [06/05/23 01:33] Invie:Yes [06/05/23 01:33] Blackshade Rider:Activity days: 50% (A total of 1567 out of 3122 days) [06/05/23 01:33] Chewett:Well I shall just leave them with this Medal! [06/05/23 01:34] Chewett:Congrats Invie [06/05/23 01:34] Invie:Thanks Chew [06/05/23 01:34] Chewett:No thanks needed again, thank you! [06/05/23 01:40] Chewett:Right, I need to be going off to sleep soon! [06/05/23 01:40] Chewett:Do feel free to send me more nominations via PM's [06/05/23 01:40] Chewett:If someone has one final idea to discuss, I am here to listen for a short while [06/05/23 01:40] Fyrd Argentus: (Sure you're okay pulling the transcripts?) [06/05/23 01:40] :Else dominated Lazarus and took all ☻432 heads. [06/05/23 01:40] Chewett:Yeah thats fine Fyrd [06/05/23 01:40] Chewett:Thanks for offering [06/05/23 01:41] :Lazarus sliced Else and took all ☻436 heads. [06/05/23 01:41] Blackshade Rider:Will there be a plushie auction this year? And can we know what this year's anni crit is? [06/05/23 01:41] Fyrd Argentus:Where does one see the names of the medals? [06/05/23 01:42] jakubhi: (I think I will go get some sleep. Hope no one will be murdered by getting stuck here) [06/05/23 01:42] Chewett:Medal names are: [06/05/23 01:42] Chewett:ARtworks, lho, heads, music, puzzle, king, writer, gold mech, mech star, forum, script, vet, spender, fossil [06/05/23 01:42] Chewett:Also lucky, public [06/05/23 01:43] Aksel:what are prerequisites for lucky? [06/05/23 01:43] jakubhi: (good night everyone) [06/05/23 01:43] Fyrd Argentus: (night) [06/05/23 01:43] Dracoloth:I still don't know what the prerequisites for any of them are [06/05/23 01:44] Aksel:well good point [06/05/23 01:44] Aksel:Luck:-58 (-86.21 + 25 + 4) [06/05/23 01:45] Aksel:I'm unlucky, and seek to change my circumstances... so yeah [06/05/23 01:46] Chewett:How did that happen? [06/05/23 01:46] Aksel:jail tourism [06/05/23 01:47] Blackshade Rider:My luck is 28 lol [06/05/23 01:47] Fyrd Argentus: (I could help Aksel with that...) [06/05/23 01:47] Chewett:Would you like a fix Aksel? [06/05/23 01:47] Fyrd Argentus: (give him back 100. At least he didn't die from it...) [06/05/23 01:48] Aksel:Chew, I had this idea. You see I would like to make a clicky that would act as a library of sorts that would be fully public. I wonder if it would be possible to do with mdscript if one had access? [06/05/23 01:48] Else:is the lucky medal even tied to the luck skill? [06/05/23 01:48] Aksel:I wouldn't mind it a bit fixed [06/05/23 01:49] Dracoloth:My guess would be no Else [06/05/23 01:49] Fyrd Argentus:Aksel, there used to be such, but it was lost with server changes. There was discussion of how to revive it. But... it points to the internet. [06/05/23 01:50] Else:probably not, otherwise I might be murdering mosses xD [06/05/23 01:50] Fyrd Argentus:Easiest way is I or A25 gets file from you, then posts it on a clickie somewhere. Or an mdscript user could put it on a clickie. [06/05/23 01:50] Aksel:I mean it falls down only on the question of how much data can be put in a container, since we are talking about huge text walls [06/05/23 01:51] Chewett:All fixed Aksel [06/05/23 01:51] Aksel:Thanks [06/05/23 01:51] Fyrd Argentus:How many pages are you thinking of? [06/05/23 01:51] Chewett:We were using Wordpress to hold articles originally [06/05/23 01:52] Fyrd Argentus:Note: shed at bug gardens has several "reference books" you can check out, but they are short. [06/05/23 01:52] Aksel:hmm [06/05/23 01:52] Chewett:Black shade did you not have something you wanted to put forward? [06/05/23 01:52] Aksel:I don't want it to be outside embedet [06/05/23 01:54] Fyrd Argentus:So, as I said. And your capacity question is valid. [06/05/23 01:54] Blackshade Rider:As in Ideas? [06/05/23 01:54] Aksel:basically it should be like a paper, actually like a scene-tied k doc, just not a kdoc, there would be no limit to the amount of publishings [06/05/23 01:54] Fyrd Argentus:Small number of pages, no problem. Small number of books, no. [06/05/23 01:55] :Else plunders ☻2 heads by attacking Lazarus [06/05/23 01:55] Blackshade Rider:At the moment no [06/05/23 01:55] Blackshade Rider: (cooking) [06/05/23 01:57] Fyrd Argentus:Aksel, do you have something specific to publish? Really would handle this on a case-by-case basis. [06/05/23 01:57] Aksel:not yet [06/05/23 01:58] Dracoloth:I think the idea might be that anyone could contribute to it. [06/05/23 01:58] Fyrd Argentus:Grab me when you do. [06/05/23 01:58] Fyrd Argentus:Always happy to help. [06/05/23 01:58] Dracoloth:Which I think is not possible [06/05/23 01:58] Aksel:yes, basically [06/05/23 01:58] Dracoloth:Would need to be a new feature [06/05/23 01:59] Fyrd Argentus:Guys, I did exactly that for day of the dead a year ago. Contributions were one-line memorials though. [06/05/23 01:59] Fyrd Argentus:Test of a thing called scene-based MDscript. [06/05/23 01:59] Dracoloth:Manually or automatically? [06/05/23 01:59] Fyrd Argentus:Automatic. [06/05/23 01:59] Fyrd Argentus:You enter your contribution, it appears. [06/05/23 02:00] Fyrd Argentus:You enter profanity and the GM's shut it down. [06/05/23 02:00] Fyrd Argentus:Or at least that is what happened. [06/05/23 02:00] Fyrd Argentus:Feeding jokes to the Muffin Man I have to screen. [06/05/23 02:00] Chewett:Did it? [06/05/23 02:00] Aksel:That's why it should have a curatorial presence .... [06/05/23 02:01] Fyrd Argentus:Yes, Chew. Got more jokers than serious memorials. [06/05/23 02:01] Fyrd Argentus:Actually the file just dissappeared, not the code. [06/05/23 02:01] Chewett:Ah, Mur shut it down? [06/05/23 02:01] Aksel:or maybe it wouldn't, since I don't consider it to be different than personal papers [06/05/23 02:02] Aksel:submission would be signed/identified with submitter [06/05/23 02:02] Dracoloth:Yeah I'm not sure why it would be shut down for that when we have personal papers [06/05/23 02:02] Dracoloth:Seems like the same thing [06/05/23 02:02] Fyrd Argentus:Maybe it was just a digital fluke and I ascribed a higher hand at work. [06/05/23 02:03] Fyrd Argentus:... therefore I shut it down rather than restart. [06/05/23 02:03] Dracoloth:Were the postings anonymous? If they were that could be why [06/05/23 02:03] Chewett:I didn’t shut it down, I doubt Mur did… [06/05/23 02:04] Dracoloth:Probably a tech fluke then [06/05/23 02:04] Fyrd Argentus:I still have a private set-up somewhere, I could check. [06/05/23 02:05] Fyrd Argentus:Back. They were posted anonymously. [06/05/23 02:05] Fyrd Argentus:But, they didn't have to be. [06/05/23 02:05] Fyrd Argentus:Same code still live at my test site, displaying very old data. [06/05/23 02:05] Aksel:that's cool [06/05/23 02:06] Aksel:now question is.... max size of submission possible, what's the limit? [06/05/23 02:07] Fyrd Argentus:Size of text entry box right now. [06/05/23 02:08] Fyrd Argentus:Obviously could do more a line at a time. [06/05/23 02:08] Aksel:how many chars, what is db field designation? mediumtext? [06/05/23 02:08] Dracoloth:So not very long [06/05/23 02:08] Fyrd Argentus:I don't have access to such deep coding. [06/05/23 02:08] Fyrd Argentus:I could test. [06/05/23 02:08] Fyrd Argentus:brb [06/05/23 02:09] Aksel:no I didn't mean your thingy but a mdscript limitation [06/05/23 02:10] Fyrd Argentus:Oh [06/05/23 02:10] Fyrd Argentus:This is a very long message to test the size of the text entry box for MDScript so I will run on and on and on as if this was still working. I hope it is, I don't really know. [06/05/23 02:10] Fyrd Argentus:That text I was able to enter. [06/05/23 02:10] Dracoloth:Yeah [06/05/23 02:10] Fyrd Argentus:MDScript can be pages of code - much like php. [06/05/23 02:11] :[Spell] I want to remember this [06/05/23 02:12] Fyrd Argentus:I have built labyrinths that crashed the system because they were open-ended. Successful with hundred sites at least. [06/05/23 02:12] Dracoloth:I think the idea of a public Kdoc without limitations attached to a location would make more sense than trying to hack it into mdscript [06/05/23 02:12] Chewett:It sounds like you just want to have a document creation system [06/05/23 02:12] Chewett:I can imagine that kind of thing [06/05/23 02:13] Aksel:yes, that's a good description [06/05/23 02:13] Chewett:I have actually some plans around this, I might be able to knock something together this weekend [06/05/23 02:13] Dracoloth:Yeah I think that's the way to do that type of thing [06/05/23 02:13] Chewett:It fits into a few things I haven't announced [06/05/23 02:13] Aksel:oh? [06/05/23 02:13] Chewett:Well, they are unannounced [06/05/23 02:14] :Dracoloth chuckles [06/05/23 02:15] Chewett:I will see what I can do this weekend [06/05/23 02:15] Fyrd Argentus:Well, I'm getting ready for a nap. [06/05/23 02:15] Chewett:Night! [06/05/23 02:15] Chewett:I need to sleep too [06/05/23 02:15] Chewett:Will post logs tomorrow [06/05/23 02:15] Fyrd Argentus:Hope to continue see y'all around much. [06/05/23 02:15] Aksel:night [06/05/23 02:16] Fyrd Argentus:bye! [06/05/23 02:16] Aksel:I was just checking mds manual on forum and haven't seen it mention anything about how it's stored in db [06/05/23 02:16] Aksel:size limits or what not

The event began at GoE [05/05/23 23:39] Chewett:But here we are [05/05/23 23:39] Chewett:Somewhat more than eighteen days, but who can really count anyway [05/05/23 23:40] Chewett:Its great, as Fyrd said, to see our little group of friends reappear each year [05/05/23 23:40] Chewett:Unfortunately this number was much smaller than last year. Typically I send out a yearly message to all my old friends to see how they are doing [05/05/23 23:40] Chewett:Normally I send 2-300 of these... it takes a while to write them! [05/05/23 23:42] Chewett:Alas this year I just didn't have the time, and I do profusely apologise for this [05/05/23 23:42] Chewett:But regardless it is wonderful to see you all here [05/05/23 23:43] Chewett:Time, as you know for many of us, is short [05/05/23 23:43] Chewett:Many of our friends are no longer with us, some more permanently than others [05/05/23 23:43] Chewett:I, as I always do, spent the first day or two of the festival with Cutler Everyone was teleported to Cutlers Statue [05/05/23 23:44] Chewett:Here I find it peaceful [05/05/23 23:44] Chewett:Over the festivities I like to remember back our various friends [05/05/23 23:45] Chewett:Equally, I like to spend time talking with those who came to visit too [05/05/23 23:46] Chewett:But enough about the past [05/05/23 23:46] Chewett:The future? Well what is the future really? [05/05/23 23:46] :Blackshade Rider sits and listens Everyone was teleported to Kanty's Vacation House [05/05/23 23:47] Chewett:Really, the future is just the same as the past [05/05/23 23:47] Chewett:Its just that, really, deep down, some people have forgotten what that is [05/05/23 23:47] Chewett:What did actually make MD special? [05/05/23 23:47] Chewett:Does it still exist now? [05/05/23 23:48] Chewett:The world moves, does MD? [05/05/23 23:48] Blackshade Rider:Absolutely [05/05/23 23:48] Chewett:Some would say it does [05/05/23 23:48] Chewett:Some would say it doesn't [05/05/23 23:49] Chewett:I think a lot of the same problems we had, are still present [05/05/23 23:49] Chewett:But those are the problems that made MD great, the people Everyone was teleported to Champions Dome [05/05/23 23:50] Chewett:So really then, to answer my question, what is the future? [05/05/23 23:51] Chewett:We are the future really, its pretty simple [05/05/23 23:52] Chewett:During times when we turned off advertising, and had minimal players, then the few that stood up to do things really made an impact [05/05/23 23:53] Chewett:We ran custom "Dungeons and Dragons" style RP sessions, and so the AL began [05/05/23 23:53] Chewett:But these personalities really pushed forward the lore of MagicDuel. [05/05/23 23:53] Chewett:As we gained more tools within MD, we forgot that at the heart of the game, its about people, and what they do, say, and wish for. [05/05/23 23:54] Chewett:Its easy to think that MD is "just a fighting game" which for some it is true, and thats perfectly fine. But at its core its not really that [05/05/23 23:54] Chewett:The people drive MagicDuel, and they will always drive MagicDuel. [05/05/23 23:54] Chewett:Now at times, people have clashed with Mur, they have driven things in ways that he has not wanted it, and he has pruned those branches [05/05/23 23:55] Chewett:Cutler and myself both were told to remove some of our designs, that is fine for it is his decision. [05/05/23 23:55] Chewett:But from that, more beauty was created, partnerships were struck, eventually both Cutler and myself started to work closely with Mur [05/05/23 23:56] Chewett:More recently we have players like Aia and Fyrd all working towards new and different things, being given some license to create [05/05/23 23:56] Chewett:Again sometimes these creations were pruned, tweaked, but all towards trying to grow towards a goal. [05/05/23 23:57] Chewett:Within my profession, there is a saying about game developers and why games get stuck, lost, forgotten, etc. [05/05/23 23:57] Chewett:They say, if you are a AAA game dev, your game will get stuck because of bureaucracy. You just can't get agreement so nothing happens [05/05/23 23:58] Chewett:So clearly Indie is the way to go! [05/05/23 23:58] Chewett:They also say, that if you are an Indie, typically your game will get stuck because of depression/life/etc and you become too embarrassed to work on it. [05/05/23 23:58] Chewett:So clearly AAA studio's are the way to go! [05/05/23 23:58] Chewett:While I think most can agree the quality of Magicduel is AAA [05/05/23 23:59] Fyrd Argentus: (Shades of Princess Bride here....) [05/05/23 23:59] Chewett:You might be surprised to know that we don't actually have a team of a hundred tiny men [05/05/23 23:59] Chewett: (Fyrd Learned as ever ) [06/05/23 00:00] Chewett:Only a few people actively develop the code for MD, and only a few people actively work on A25 currently. [06/05/23 00:00] Chewett:We would love that to be more, and thats where I start my offer Everyone was teleported to Necro 06/05/23 00:01] Chewett:... and thats where I start my offer [06/05/23 00:02] Chewett:In such a realm where we are small again, people must step up if they want things to happen [06/05/23 00:02] Chewett:However, the other thing that people must be aware of, is that we all have other lives... [06/05/23 00:02] Chewett:It is shocking to think, but Fyrd is not just the Pickle Meister! [06/05/23 00:02] Chewett:I heard he dabbled in illicit alchemy in far off lands [06/05/23 00:02] Chewett:It is a secret that I must reveal, but I believe he has a dark past [06/05/23 00:03] Chewett:Don't let him hear! [06/05/23 00:03] Chewett:Luckily I believe he is somewhat deaf [06/05/23 00:03] Fyrd Argentus:No, just forgetful. [06/05/23 00:03] Chewett:Drat! [06/05/23 00:03] Chewett:I think I am in for it! [06/05/23 00:03] Fyrd Argentus:And I have dabbled in everything I could... [06/05/23 00:03] Chewett:If I wake up dead, or dead up wake, you know it was him! [06/05/23 00:04] Fyrd Argentus:... embrace life... [06/05/23 00:04] :jakubhi looks at lashtal, then back at the Land he is standing on, then back at lashtal [06/05/23 00:04] Chewett:Don't tell lashtal either! [06/05/23 00:04] Chewett:Just pretend we are in a meadow [06/05/23 00:04] Chewett:It will fool him! [06/05/23 00:05] :Blackshade Rider hides jakubhi under his cloak [06/05/23 00:05] Chewett:But, as I was saying... [06/05/23 00:05] Chewett:People are people, especially when they are peopling in other realms [06/05/23 00:05] Chewett:But it means that when they come to these realms, we must be kind. [06/05/23 00:05] Chewett:To a degree... [06/05/23 00:06] Chewett:Unfortunately I must admit that when I came to prepare for the final items of this festival, I had to deal with a tirade of abuse, the likes of which I haven't really ever heard in MD directed at me [06/05/23 00:07] Chewett:This, did somewhat put a damper on my mood, alongside dealing with that, which meant that really I wasn't able to dedicate the time I wanted to. [06/05/23 00:07] Fyrd Argentus: [06/05/23 00:07] Chewett:I just didn't feel like I wanted too, it was somewhat spoilt. [06/05/23 00:07] Chewett:Now, I tell you this, not to complain, but to point out [06/05/23 00:07] Chewett:We all here, are people and really if someone is trying to work towards something in MD, we need to encourage them/ [06/05/23 00:07] Chewett:Unfortunately, combined with that quite abrasive series of encounters, I have had very little time over the past year [06/05/23 00:08] Chewett:My company is making redundancies, and we have some very critical projects going to some very big companies that need work! [06/05/23 00:08] Chewett:My past year has been manic to say the least.... [06/05/23 00:08] Chewett:And it continues, and that combined with the unfortunate incident before the birthday it meant that really the birthday did not meet what I wanted it to be [06/05/23 00:08] Chewett:But, we have a plan. [06/05/23 00:09] Chewett:I have had a good chat with Fyrd and a few others and I plan to organise some of the things that I missed later on in the year! [06/05/23 00:09] Chewett:A mid birthday, birthday! [06/05/23 00:09] Chewett:But what this has shown is that, if I am not around to organise it, barring a few people putting in a massive amount of work like Mr Fyrd here, it won't happen. [06/05/23 00:10] Chewett:So there is where I ask two things, again. [06/05/23 00:10] Chewett:People need to be kinder [06/05/23 00:10] Chewett:And people need to, if they want things to change, start proposing changes, and working out ideas [06/05/23 00:10] Chewett:Many things can be done by each of you [06/05/23 00:10] Chewett:Nowadays most things don't need actual coding [06/05/23 00:10] Chewett:A25 can do many wonderous things [06/05/23 00:11] Chewett:So here is my message to you! [06/05/23 00:11] Chewett:Be kind! [06/05/23 00:11] Chewett:Be inventive! [06/05/23 00:11] Chewett:And I love you all my friends [06/05/23 00:11] Fyrd Argentus: (Well, that's kind of coding.... sort of...) [06/05/23 00:12] Fyrd Argentus:We do appreciate you too, Chewie. [06/05/23 00:12] Aksel:hmm [06/05/23 00:12] Chewett:Oopsie [06/05/23 00:12] :jakubhi agrees with Fyrd [06/05/23 00:12] Fyrd Argentus:Love, yes, but is not easy for some. [06/05/23 00:12] :Blackshade Rider also agrees with Fyrd

You are welcome to send nominations to me too, I have a few from last year that never showed up to do (if they show up)

/seen effectively does what locate does (mostly). What do we think about this?

FYI the chat never scrolls to the bottom which is a bit of a pain, can we make this work again please @Muratus del Mur ❤️

I like this retelling of it from your perspective. Its a novel way to mix fact and fiction. Good work!

Sounds good to me. Please do it

Oh FYI she is currently away due to some RL exciting things (Its her news so I won't share it here) but she is very much apart of this realm and should return once she has a little more time ❤️

Aia has it, you gave it to her. Trade log: As a reward I would love your friendship ❤️

Sounds good. Let me know what rewards I can help with.

Sorry I'm not sure what you mean here? Could you explain.

Interesting set of ideas thanks! @Muratus del Mur This is quite interesting, I would reduce it to weekly at most IMO.

@Muratus del Mur some feedback

Getting this in here before @Ledah and @Aia del Mana

Unfortunately for the last year or two work has become busier and busier... this has meant that I end up doing a lot of things that I don't really want to, but need to, and not doing what I would like too.... At work I took over from my boss and I have been playing another one of those mobile games where I walk a lot. Walking is good and since starting I have walked 875,781 steps! Taking over from my boss has meant even more work, but I am hoping in the next year I will be able to reduce that after we get all the things that were not in control, under control.... I am hoping by the summer I can have a plan to reduce some of the various things I am doing so that I can have a bit more free time. How is everyone doing?

Thanks Aia! I have sent this over to Mur as he and I were talking about the AI

All fixed thanks Mur didn't code in some handling for if banned players stop posting to the mood panel

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Hi all! I will be posting out Christmas/Holiday cards this year to everyone who would like one. If you would like one from me then please send me your address (formatted however your country needs it formatted!) and I will post one off! Normally I include some kind of artwork or something secret, so I shall have a dig around the archives. Don't tell Mur! If you wish to send or receive cards feel free to post here to let people know (But don't post your address here!). As a reminder, you should only share your address with people you trust, there are some strange people on the internet! If you ask to send a card to someone and they decline don't be offended! I am happy to be an intermediary for any cards if people want to post them to me and then myself forward them on. Let me know! Thanks! Chew

The message in chat now reflects what is gatherered!

@Muratus del Mur ?

[2022-11-18 00:42:51 - Stage 16] Posted By Chewett Various Improvements to Creature Trading Many thanks to Tenebrarum who has sparked me into improving how the creature transfer code works. Now it should strip out the whitespace from your CTC's (at either end) which is something that browsers love to add and cause the CTC to become invalid. This alongside better logging should make it much easier to use!