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Ok, the new map is almost ready to roll out. To give us chance to put the amount of work needed in to each of the new concepts we're using in this map we will be staggering the release of parts of it.
Gang HQ Movement (Day 1)
Gang HQs will retain the ability to go mobile but will not be allowed to go beyond the 9th row of squares. Meaning there is a line across 1,8 to 15,8 that Gang HQs may not pass.
Roaming NPCs (Day 2)
The roaming none player characters are called Sentries, they will patrol around regardless of gang control / guards and attack any they perceive to be their enemies. They will only be active for a few hours at a time and this time will be selected randomly.
Objectives (Day 3)
This map contains 3 new objectives, you can control them at first but you will not be able to access them until Day 2. They have the following functions.
The 'Sentry Control' allows the controlling gang to select which gangs the Sentries attack on sight when they are active.
The 'Phase Disruptor' can be activated once per day. Once active it will remain active for 1 hour and disable cloaking, radiance, summoning, phasing and astral blasting for all gangs including the gang that activated it.
The 'Satellite Uplink' can be accessed from the Hive and will allow the controlling gang to monitor the movement of enemy avatars in real time. This system will only catch a percentage of movements and can be circumvented with the cloaking ability.
Moving Bridges (Day 5)
After 4 days the northern island that contains the 'Sentry Control' objective will retract all 3 of its connecting bridges. After this point only 1 bridge will extend per day to allow access, this process will be random.
This staggered release will allow us to properly test each system on Dev rather than rushing them all out together. Some of the above may change based on our testing. Have fun!
Gang HQ Movement (Day 1)
Gang HQs will retain the ability to go mobile but will not be allowed to go beyond the 9th row of squares. Meaning there is a line across 1,8 to 15,8 that Gang HQs may not pass.
Roaming NPCs (Day 2)
The roaming none player characters are called Sentries, they will patrol around regardless of gang control / guards and attack any they perceive to be their enemies. They will only be active for a few hours at a time and this time will be selected randomly.
Objectives (Day 3)
This map contains 3 new objectives, you can control them at first but you will not be able to access them until Day 2. They have the following functions.
The 'Sentry Control' allows the controlling gang to select which gangs the Sentries attack on sight when they are active.
The 'Phase Disruptor' can be activated once per day. Once active it will remain active for 1 hour and disable cloaking, radiance, summoning, phasing and astral blasting for all gangs including the gang that activated it.
The 'Satellite Uplink' can be accessed from the Hive and will allow the controlling gang to monitor the movement of enemy avatars in real time. This system will only catch a percentage of movements and can be circumvented with the cloaking ability.
Moving Bridges (Day 5)
After 4 days the northern island that contains the 'Sentry Control' objective will retract all 3 of its connecting bridges. After this point only 1 bridge will extend per day to allow access, this process will be random.
This staggered release will allow us to properly test each system on Dev rather than rushing them all out together. Some of the above may change based on our testing. Have fun!
The new map is still being built ready for tomorrow. This map will release at midnight without any pre-released information. Just a few things you need to know, all Gang HQs will start at the bottom, all 3 objectives are in the top half and Gang HQs will not be allowed to move north of 8th row. This map will also contain some new mechanics you have not seen before and 3 new objectives.
Some things may need to be tweaked after launch but I'll be around for a while after to fix any problems.
Some things may need to be tweaked after launch but I'll be around for a while after to fix any problems.
Testing is going well, I've done a bit of testing on Dev and a lot on the main server. There are currently 5 bunny rabbits hopping randomly around the wasteland. Basically testing the random movement AI system stability. At the time of posting they're on tick number 2,117 with no problems yet. The server also handled 100 rabbits with relative ease, using next to no RAM or CPU and processing all the movements in little over 0.2 seconds.
During map 5's "night phase" it will become populated with NPCs just like the bunny rabbits only they will wander around attacking and draining focus from players not in the gang that controls their special objective. The closer you get to the north of the map (where the objective will be) the higher level these NPCs will become.
The night phase will come in to and out of play randomly with a 1 hour warning before transitions. This entire concept is just a way to test wandering / hostile AI ready for a more dynamic guard system in the future.
During map 5's "night phase" it will become populated with NPCs just like the bunny rabbits only they will wander around attacking and draining focus from players not in the gang that controls their special objective. The closer you get to the north of the map (where the objective will be) the higher level these NPCs will become.
The night phase will come in to and out of play randomly with a 1 hour warning before transitions. This entire concept is just a way to test wandering / hostile AI ready for a more dynamic guard system in the future.
Alright now LegCon is... Done I apologize for the late feedback - there is literally no excuse for this that will interest any of you so I have decided to change my own character design into a frog as punishment for my ignorance.
Few points for this blog - I urge you to click the links below and read everything as some things may effect you! (Nothing bad don't worry!)
o LegCon Page: Click Here!
o LegCon #4 Points: Click Here!
o LegCon #4 Log: Click Here!
Thank you to everyone, it's been amazing the feedback we get we couldn't make this game carry on without events and feedback like this - thank you to all the Mods, Guides, Staff and the community that make this game sail on!
Repost Fail ftw 
On... Another note we have re-vamped wiki security due to bots attacking our wiki and posting links to website that maliciously damage your PC/Browser. We have fixed our capcha and have edited settings so you now have to login/create an account (On the wiki) to edit pages. As per usual we advise that you use another password to your Legacy Account to strengthen security
Few points for this blog - I urge you to click the links below and read everything as some things may effect you! (Nothing bad don't worry!)
o LegCon Page: Click Here!
o LegCon #4 Points: Click Here!
o LegCon #4 Log: Click Here!
Thank you to everyone, it's been amazing the feedback we get we couldn't make this game carry on without events and feedback like this - thank you to all the Mods, Guides, Staff and the community that make this game sail on!
On... Another note we have re-vamped wiki security due to bots attacking our wiki and posting links to website that maliciously damage your PC/Browser. We have fixed our capcha and have edited settings so you now have to login/create an account (On the wiki) to edit pages. As per usual we advise that you use another password to your Legacy Account to strengthen security
- Updated by Charlie
- Updated by Charlie
- Updated by Charlie
- Updated by Charlie
