A multiplayer mod to test out please

[braincandy99]

Hey ya'll,

I have been getting a consistently full house on my server as of late (repeat business too!), and that was with rev. 0.1 of the module my friend Dulidina and I have created.

I have now put up Rev 0.2, which adds a whole lot of new areas/features.

Module Name:
Unforgiving Realms rev 0.2
Type:
Action
Server Name: (currently)
Torch's Server

- Dungeon layout added, not populated
- Low level PvM added, populated
- Player Social Inn area added, sparsely populated
- Non-PVP rest areas within the PvP Zone "Killing Fields"
- Semi-"scripted" boss event
- Lord Torath'telek waits to gobble groups of adventurers at end of dungeon

and some ambiance/bug fixes

- Doors automatically close after a period of time
- Initially locked doors will automatically re-lock after the door closes after a period of time.
- Sounds and other ambience added to areas
- Experience rate reduced (people were gaining 6 levels in a few hours)
- Map Pins added to the main Experience Forest area and the Killing Fields PvP area
- Players respawn at beginning of module (will work on adding alternate bind positions in the near future)
- Level requirements for some zones. Some zones you must be above a certain level to access, some zones you must be below a certain level to access.

My high level monsters have been designed with the "augmented" high level Players in mind. I.e. Solo, you will NOT be able to kill them, no matter how good your home-made gear might be. The high level players that have come have stayed for hours because of this challenge.

Come check it out, and please give me feedback, either via email or here at the Safehouse.

[freonsmurf]

sounds sweet, will check itout

btw whats the ip?
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[braincandy99]

Well, I don't own a static IP.

As of late, it has been:

24.28.91.42:5121

We've added a lower level PvP Arena using a City Landscape.

The first area of the dungeon has been populated, but is not online yet. Also working on drops.

Torch

[EZ_Tubbins]

this mod really is quite sweet, with plenty of challenge(not to mention a ton of fun!). He is workin on it just about every day. This should definately be portaled by the safehouse.(ps talk to glip about that)

[braincandy99]

Rev 2e is up currently:

3/4ths of the dungeon zones populated. lvls 8-20 supported
dragon encounter is live
maze is live (unpopulated at the moment)
lower level PvP arena implemented

all mobs have loot dropping chance. all boss mobs drop special custom loot including lvl 20 items

some bug fixes implemented.

<edit> all levels can log in to the server. IP is still the same as noted above. new revision will be up tomorrow adding more to the maze and finishing off the dragon encounter. Edited by: Braincandy999 at: 7/6/02 2:14:28 pm

[EZ_Keyno Nokey]

Torch,

Thanks for giving me the tour, really nice setup and great ideas you have implemented.

I'll be a regular, I'm sure.

Keyno

[Dargesh]

I dropped in and had a look, this morning. Very nice. I didn't get to the dungeon, but the other two areas were quite nice. I got a chuckle out of the name of your PvE area. I too will be heading back again.

[EZ_Tubbins]

What username were you on as? I was on this morning too, I play as a bunched of (admittidely tweaked) characters, Locke SilverTongue 19 Cleric(non tweaked), Talious 20 Fighter, Findell 20 Ranger, and Lethan 14 Monk 5 Rogue 1 Ranger.

[braincandy99]

thanks everyone!

now if the server app wouldn't crash every 7 hours (or more, or less) it would be nice. I am tempted to bring up my slackware box to run the dedicated, but its a p2-400 with less ram, so I don't know if it would be better or worse. I'm suspecting worse.

my statement above about twinked chars not having much chance against the boss mobs has been proven wrong. I need to implement the no-plot item code, or just switch over to server only chars....

still need to put in more content for lower levels (or at least items/drops) when I go server only route.

Torch

eta: it crashed again tonight while I was out drinking. the nerve!!! Edited by: Braincandy999 at: 7/7/02 12:56:38 am

[EZ_Keyno Nokey]

Torch, toss me your email please or ICQ# if you got one.

Keyno@qwest.net

Got some scripts for you.

[EZ_Tubbins]

*Is the proud owner of the tweaked characters*

When my from scratch cleric got seriously smacked down, I had to figure out a way to beat it, and I did.


PS: To all modders, Im always available for testing, just shoot me the ip, what you want me to test, and how you want it tested. AIM: agbaber ICQ: 117294664 Email: locke@think-studio.com

Keep up the good work! Lots of people who join want to know the name of the mod so they can remember it. Unforgiving Realms = rule!

[Dargesh]

Tubbins, my characters name is Slade Arrowthorne.
The thing is that when I play, there is usually no one else on. Makes some of these servers really challenging when you are the only one there.

[Marbh]

Liked your mod in general, but some things I noticed.

1. Sign to the lvl 7 and less area says lvl 7 or higher.
2. Very high agro mean badger (nutria?) mobs tend to swarm the entry point, and stay there. Had to Zerg rush them get to lvl 2, died around 12 times doing so (Lvl 1 rogue heh.)
3. When mobs chase people back into the starting spot, they dont particularly care who they whack. Little old me got to see the Skeleton Lord with his 2hander up close and personal, then respawned and got it again. You might want to put the respawn point a little more out of the throughway.

Really liked the steam and such in the Kitchen Basement.

[braincandy99]

Thanks!

Yeah we noticed some bugs with the low level area. Mainly that the guard that is posted there wasn't doing her job of killing the mobs if they exited following a PC. That has been fixed.

It's kinda a crapshoot whether the mobs follow a player or not. We haven't scripted what they should do when confronted with an area transition. (not sure if it can be).

The next rev will be brought up tonight or tomorrow. a lot of tuning of encounters in the dungeon has been done and the above guard bug fix, and a few other bug fixes have been implemented.

Torch

[braincandy99]

Nearly complete now....

The latest revision 0.3d is up and running on the above mentioned server.

- Expanded Low Level area
- New scripted events for low and high level areas
- Fully Populated Dungeon with custom loot dropping
- Complete population of all areas meant to have mobs
- Access to dragon encounter is fully enabled
- New bind position for players who get close to the dragon encounter
- Tuned mob difficulties

Currently, the boss mob that drops the key to gain access to the dragon quest has been killed once. It took 3 people to do it.
Come check it out. Most players have enjoyed the module. It is not for diablo hack-kids.

It will go to server only characters once it has been finished. Currently there are enough mobs to go from level 1 to level 20. The level rate can put players up to level 20 within a few days of playing. We want to expand it a bit more and add more loot and some more tuning before we change it.

It will be uploaded to the safehouse website for review, along with NWvault.

Torch

[Kroe]

so I take it from what others are saying you HAVE to be tweaked to play on this server?

how tweaked higher levels or huge stats, or gear or what?

[braincandy99]

you don't have to be tweaked to play successfully.

There are a lot of encounters for people with average gear.

This is meant to be a multiplayer module, i.e. we did not intend every encounter to be beatable by a single player. There are numerous encounters which were designed for the solo player, but most of the boss mobs (we hope) will need a group (a few people) or a single tweaked player to succeed.

There are some encounters designed specifically to be a challenge to players who have tweaked themselves.

Hopefully the new changes to how the servers handle illegal characters will allow us to tone those encounters down to a normal difficulty. They are not the norm.

Torch Edited by: Braincandy999 at: 7/25/02 12:37:11 pm

[Kroe]

very cool, I'll check it out tonight when I get home. thanks mate.

[EZ_Gereint]

Really cool mod. Played a bit with my lvl 20 fighter in the dungeon. My god those sneak attack spiders are annoying. I got as far as the Slaad King room before I decided to call it quits. The mino guard respawned right after I managed to kill the assasin and get the magi solo. He's one tough mofo.

I'm definatly gonna keep playin on the server though. My guys are Fei Fong Wong and Kiloph

[Kroe]

errrr so should i NOT use a level one char I start in the mod? is there stuff I can whack or should I import a different char?

[braincandy99]

thanks

There are 2 areas for level 1 characters to fight. They are inside the Flask of Azuth. It seems their basement has a pest problem... Then there is an outdoor area for level 7+ that will take you clear through your upper teens.

The dungeon area starts off with mobs designed for players around level 8 or so. There is no level restriction on entering the dungeon however.

The Slaad King encounter is one of the hardest encounters you'll face. There are more, likewise difficult encounters laying in wait after the Slaad King.

Torch

[EZ_Tubbins]

sure you can, theres stuff for all, and braincandy, i beat the encounter SOLO! i didnt tell you, it was after you buffed up up and added the last guy. its sweet ive got like 7 keys. went on to smackdown the dragon. long live Talious the Champion! Nothin but smooth. . .
Tubbins O'Butter
Retired 1060th Level Rogue
Rodcet Nife
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Neutral Evil Necromantic Cleric

[Kroe]

great thanks again mate!

[EZ_Vaclav Romanov]

Hey Gereint ^_~

Ran across you tonight as Calamar.... server seems to have crashed and/or my ISP decided it doesn't want to connect to Torch's anymore =/

[braincandy99]

New revision up.

Big new thing is custom monster spawner in the PvP area. 180 different mobs currently implemented in the custom spawner.