Muratus del Mur

my eyes hurt, my brain explodes, apparently i have increasingly big issues with long texts, but i had to read this log :) I will speak in parallel to chew not necessarily continuing or answering to what he said. We are both planning this migration and nothing i say here should be considered in contradiction to what chew said or plans to do, as his plans are from what i understand also "under construction". I can't do this change myself... its some sort of blockage, poetically speaking MD doesn't let me do them, it needs a fresh mind doing them, i am way too entangled in the original plans to be able to plan their extermination. I believe my role here is much much better aimed to assist than to do the actual changes. Principles will not vanish from md, they will be instead set free so that they can be introduced in a much more meaningful way. Principles remain a big part of what md represents and as they are now, in my view, they remained "under construction" since year one. Long ago we talked about factions..but back then it was not ready to implement such a thing. the new md beginning will be a totally different one, that will be a lot more coherent in the current md reality. The gap created by the suddenly ending story and the filters set in story mode, are killing md slowly. ANYTHING is better than the current story mode. However, the story is a big aspect of how md is seen first time you start it, and a while back, in an attempt to start md "directly" in mp2/illusions, was a total failure. Somehow this needs to be fixed in A25, and new things need to be introduced in order to make it appealing for the newcommers. I wish to keep current storymode as a side quest..but this will depend entirely on Chew if it will be possible or not. I am willing to completely sacrifice the huge work done for the story mode, the artworks, the beautiful ideas, the story itself...just to give md that bit of freedom it needs to continue to evolve. It is as if i am cutting a limb or two and hoping they will grow back "better". Technically, the changes needed to remove storymode are not THAT big, but removing them without destroying most of it is a very very hard task. Back then, i never thought that story will be removed..but i also was thinking of md as a mostly singleplayer game (lol). I think the timing is perfect... its been TEN years..ten full years...afterall many things changed in ten years and many will change...but without story and without the filters forced by storymode, they will change faster and healthier. Talking about how things will be after this change is useless in my opinion, because many things will become more clear only once me or chew will face them. One thing is certain, there is no turning back after this. MD will either explode or implode. Back in the beginning, i was just talking about principles, describing some, but most of all putting the bricks for the principle concept...unseen forces that govern the mechanics of how things work. Now after a long and meaningful learnig time in md, i also know how to use them. I am yet uncertain if this change will be good, but i know for sure its needed and md is stuck without it. All the awesome things chew or me do in md, are mainly aimed to the older players, people that survived the story mode. The new players are abandoned in a part of md that was done many many years ago. This kills md because its supply of new characters is cut from the start. The world of online games changed dramatically, the mentality of people changed, we need to adapt. The creative and most intriguing part here will be to keep md values presented in a form that is easier to digest by "already trained" players, people that are used to certain gameplay and lack the patience to try something totally different. I don't plan to change md into something more similar to other games, i just plan to make it more "world" friendly at first , so that more can get closer to the personal experience md can become for them. Wish you luck and inspiration chewy :)

Thank you everyone (but please never post such things a day before, its confusing even for me:P) Thank you all !

of course no wp for tickets i will also try not to be things available in the wp shop collectible crits will be more often actually, collecting stuff is part of md. Obaining an extinct crit or one that became unique even through an error, even if it is a clone of an other crit, its something collectible, and like stamps, valuable. Rarity gives value, variation gives rarity. There will be exclusive things, this offers a certain market advantage for people having them, the items themselves won't remain on those people, they will slowly migrate to others too, through gifts and trading. Making them exclusive to tickets but not overpowered, will make them also safe if used just by a few people, but also cool to have if they reach people that can't get them directly. Tags, no. tags imply also functionality. I will keep reading what you suggest and when i will be able to work on this (me or chew) , the changes/updates will be announced, ofc. important: so far i am thinking that the obtaining of whatever it will be in exchange of a ticket to happen manually, via a person with a role. This will add the human decision factor to whatever will be decided when exchanging tickets, and also a nice flavor. Role position open :) You need to find yourself the best possible tag and description, the one i like most will count the most. The next thing i will consider is the player history in the realm...how active he is, how much of a legend he is..so to speak.

I restricted access from Russia, China and Ukraine...imminent danger ahead :P If any of you suddenly can't see md anymore, let me know If any of you is from one of these countries, and can still access md, also let me know Thnx

I awarded everyone with over 400 spent credits, a ticket for each 200 credits increment. This ended up to be a very large number of tickets, but many of them are on accounts long gone. I would like to hear your opinion about this, and how you would like to see these tickets used in the future. My current ideas about them are : - make a unique premium creature available exclusively for these tickets - make a series of role items to be picked from (not tools) - powerup/change an existing crit for one ticket (based on upcoming new feature) Making usable items for a ticket is no longer an option as this might affect the realm way too much. I want ticket holders to receive something beautiful, exclusive, but not something that will give them more power or unbalance the realm. You suggestions are welcome.

Over the time i promised lots of stuff to lots of people. I am a man of my word and eventually all rewards and gifts will be granted as promised. Please remind me here of any reward that i missed to give in more than two month. There might be ancient contests that i forgot to reward, sponsoring, etc. This does not include feature requests, i am strictly talking about giving stuff i have access to, not about developing md "faster" Thanks

Sponsoring this quest with 10 bricks, to be distributed as one to each or a pack of more to the winner(s) 10 bricks dispatched to Iab to use as he thinks fit.

*From: Zleiphneir (ID:77300) *sent 3 weeks and 1 day ago Read later Title: Item Combo Submission: Fishing Rod Desc:- Handsome tool for casting out into open water. The attached fly lure is baited with maggots. If you're lucky, you might well catch your dinner!...or someone's lost hand...is there a difference when you're hungry? Parts:- fly lure string maggoty flour broken stick Tiny wheel handle bar

*From: Zleiphneir (ID:77300) *sent 3 weeks and 1 day ago Title: Item Combo Submission: Thermometer Desc:- Take an accurate temperature of a person, an item, or the general area around you! Parts:- Broken thermometer Mercury filling Glass shard embers (or a heat stone, for melting the glass)

I am posting this here to remember to do it, i accepted the item so there won't be any voting on this one. Just for you to know whats comming :p Usable item: Cost: 100 items + Wishpoint Item Name: Bottomless Toy Chest Item Description: A wooden Toy chest containing uncountable toys. Each kind of toy entertains you in a different way! How it works: The item on getting used gives a different toy randomly : Plushie: 10% ve boost Figurine: 250 Temporary heat Board Game: 10% AP boost Collectible card: 10% vp boost Marble: 5 Ep boost mixed by Items constituting toys. Like figurines, plush toys, collectable cards, marbles, board games, snow globes, anything that can be played with. Like dolls, doll houses and stuff. 100 of them. - *Nimrodel* 131999

I receive all sorts of item mixing requests, some are obviously not good, some are obviously good, and some its hard to decide...so i will put them up for a vote. I will post multiple such topics, including some of the items i consider ok to mix..just to see what you think too. Sasha Lilias suggested this: problem, item can't be functional right now, there is no such functionality problem2, too many consumed items for a single result Combine the following ingredients and beat into a pulp: Blade of grass Bundle of stems Dried flower petal Dried leaves Blades off dried Grass Plant Fibres Mineral water Store in the following: Glass Jar To create: Herb Fertilizer. ------------------------------------------ Item Name: Herb Fertilizer Description: A combination of flora that has been pulped into a fertilizer for helping the growth of fresh herbs. Item use ability: Increases production rate of herbs in the area for a day. (Perhaps by x2? As it's only for a day it would only effect that area for one regeneration) Cool down : 24 hours Or Reuses ; 10

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Make such comments when you will be fixing bugs yourself dd . Chews bug report is very helpful for himself, because its posted just for himself.

Anyone that should receive an item reward please esnd me a pm with item name and description, your id, and if it is a functionl item reward, also the details about the functionality I made several items so far and dispatched all the other rewards, not sure if anyone got left out or not Thank you

PLEASE FIND ME IN-GAME AND TRANSFER THE ITEM. i will throw in a bonus for the effort. The thing is that i read forum many times from phone and i will forget to do what requested, but if i am ingame i am for sure at the computer and i will deal with it imediately thanks and don't worry , your rock will be on good hands

[Slightly edited by Chew: I dont think the copyright for the pet rock will affect us. Since runescape has a pet rock, I am not entirely concerned here] my first plans for my pet rock are to teach it the following commands: - lay low - stand still - play dead for a start i wonder what next levels should do...

agreed. if anyone else has justified issues with any other functionality, say so

Those that should get a personalized item Please reply to the pm's i sent with the desired item name and descriptions. Be warned that outrageous items will not be granted please do not "try". (*Nimrodel*, Asthir, Seigheart, Rikstar) For the functional items for Zleiphneir, dst, Assira the Black, please pick a functionality from the follwoing (and also write your deisred item name and description) (technical names, you figure out what each is) drunk frogtongue golemuspassport jumptoitem (with fixed item target, any) mamonsbook marindbellpassport necrovionpassport obfuscator ritualselfoblivion sunnybedroomkey gatheringtool (pick resource type) heatcontainer heatheal (not sure if its not experimental) dice dominionpassport deathwhisperexitkey changelanguage (if you remember..) chatban cloak (negociable variations) ok... there are probably more but these are enough, and most of them allow for incredible combinations and settings variations to make them pretty amazing. so..AMAZE ME, write the most interesting item, its for you, i want it to sound really cool BUT NOT OVERPOWERED..the functionalityitself is power enough. things like "ultimate sword of doom" and things like that, i hate...be creative..write an item that i would color blue :).. and most important , make it suit your role. I will adjust reuse interval and other settings myself to balance the desaster it will cause :)) Take your time and try to find out what each of the above functionalities does, ..i guess they should be documented somewhere on the forum (legacy project? anyone on this?).. some features are not used anymore, some are responsible of many exsting items (gatheringtool is the script behind all gathering tools) Have fun

i'll keep that in mind, very cool :) no for now i want to gather my herd, i shall see later if i will provide them with a bed for each or not. Thank you

Is this list final? where do we stand with all this? Who can help me write nice title descriptions? What about the shipping addresses? currently there is a total chaos in my mind about all this, but i have the titles here and want them shipped out..otherwise they will end up in a pile of forgotten md papers and i really don't want that, they look soooo beautiful.

can we get something done about this? these titles will start to grow roots in my livingroom soon

this diploma is now replaced by the md title docs, similar thing from a different angle. The title docs are currently printed and ready to ship, but will still take long time to get everything synchronized, text prepared, addresses and such

as you can probably found out already, i want to grow some rocks... it will be a slow process i admin, but, i got time. In fact, i have unlimited time, but thats a tricky story. So... artworks are in progress, but, what should a pet rock do? I know what a wild rock does, but a tamed one? hmmmm....... Who has the most creative, cute/funny ideas about how to code my future pet rock herd, assuming i will get one (and i have high connections, i might) , will receive a tiny baby rock to raise for his own, when such a thing will be created. (long term, will take time to code it but more time to gather the rocks :P..plus i have a pending imaginary cow waiting as well, the cow will get mad... )

i offer one gold fixed price for a pet rock or a bottled emotions item The pet rock is because i want to build a rock herd and raise them, i dislike raising wild rocks, they don't move much, they don't eat, they look so apathetic . The bottled emotions are for a devious plan, of course, what else, sell them on your own risk.. ps. i am aware these items are either undervalued or overpriced, but because i don't have much time to trade, i placed a fixed price for them, who wants it, fine, who doesn't also fine.

I sent the credits to all of you (forum pm). enjoy :) I sent them as codes so you can move them around as you wish or use them as rewards for your own quests, or whatever