a winter curse has befallen Skara Brea!
Met up with several new monsters (remodeled for this purpose)
Also some evil snowmen that curses the whole town, to ward off intruders!
**EXTREME CARE SHALL BE TAKEN TO THOSE THAT VENTURE INTO SKARABREA, WHEN THE CURSES ARE ACTIVE, ITS EXTREMLY TOUGH**
with 6 monsters and 4 different snowmen, on both facets, the amount of work and scripts put into this event is epic, so i hope your experience will be the same!
all of the monsters drop special items, with various raritys, random weapons, jewelry, talismans, armor and shields. (note the equipment have no rarity factor)
The super rare robe is something epic, just saying :3.
There are 2 main types of winter pies that can be gotten, one that increases str, and one that increases anatomy, they can all be aquired with 3 different raritys, boosting the str with 100! (the highest rarity) Ofc its a temp. buff, and wont be permanent.
And to the biggest MUST READ, there are 4 snowmen that randomly spawns (but not too often), there is just one way to deal with them, and i wont say how. But when they have spawned, you will notice that either your health will go down, or your stamina will go down, or your mana will go down, also a snowmen that will put deadly poison on ya!, with all 4 active at the same time, venturing into town can be extremly difficult. So dealing with the snowmen is prio 1!!! (wont say how =P)
This festival will be held during whole xmas, and probably to next year, so around 2 weeks?.
The festival is in both facets, there is a slight difference in loot and spawn between the 2 facets:
Trammel: Will have a "calm" prefix to the name, and a bit lower respawn rate & 1 monster less
Felucca: Will have a "wild" prefix to the name, and a bit higher respawn rate & 1 monster more (duh)
In both facets i have placed a free-to-use corpse stone, and a healer north of the Moongate. (somewhat of a safezone there)
Might upload more information here when i figure something out i havnt said =P
Other then that, i will go to my parents town tomorrow (monday 23rd) and will be off for a few days, will be on the forums, but not ingame. So i wish you all a merry xmas and a happy new year.
Drops:
Yuki-Onna - Snowflake* & Strength pie*
a Winter Storm Entity - De-activated Snowman* & Anatomy pie*
a Bigfoot - Snowy Tree* & X-Mas Candle*
a snow eye - X-Mas Talisman**
a X-Mas Grinch - X-Mas Robe* & X-Mas Jewelry***
a magical snowpile - X-Mas Armor(armor/shield)*** & X-Mas Weapon***
* 20% common, 1% rare, 0.1% super rare
** 7.5%
***: 15%
-Note-
-You got a chanse of aquiring for example all raritys of robe, on the same drop, but u need to be rly lucky then =P i.e. a monster drops both common, rare and super rare robe, so u get 3 robes at once.
-On magical snowpile its 15% chanse on dropping an armor piece, so its not 15% chanse of a shield AND 15% chanse for armor, its 15% chanse on dropping any armor/shield ingame, so you cannot get both an armor piece and a shield in the same corpse, but there is a chanse of getting an armor or shield AND a weapon.
-As i claimed earlier, felucca items got Wild in their name, and trammel got Calm in their name as a prefix.
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*below here comes the old thread info*
Since i barely got any response/feedback at all from the sailing event, i will postpone it again.. Do not worry, i know its a hectic time.
But onwards to the real topic.. Since you all seemed to love the thanksgiving (leftovers) festival, i will try make an even more awesome winter festival, that will last longer.
I will make somewhat simular drops (in what i mean, common, uncommon, rare.. and possible super rare)
So..
-What would you like to see for kind of monster smashed (will remodel some monster, so i wont spawn alot of stygian dragons for example).
-Where?
-What loot would you like to see? (i will personally ban the player that asks for donation items and pbucks =P ). Also i forgot about handheld lightsources, still a want factor on those? A new armor/weapon drop, simular to thanksgiving, renamed, hued random weapon/armor?.
Are robes still in fashion?, if ill make rare and super rare robes, or some other fancy braggy brag item?
Perhaps a sonic screwdriver?.. Forcing Dwarvey to play the game a bit more =P
-Rarity-
I thought somewhere around 20%,5%,1%,0.05%, might be possible noone gets the super rare item, but if someone gets it, they can regard themself rly rly lucky.
Also, the biggest question of them all, will Tys be content, or mad? =P
*****New as of 10th jan*****
Ok folks, the festival will be closed down tomorrow, no levers, but a big smashy smash event.
This festival was a long one, and probably the longest i will ever have on (interest died almost half way?)
But all in all, i think/hope you all enjoyed it.
Tomorrow saturday the 11th i will hopefully (i dont think my gf got anything planned for me etc etc)
will end it with the late christmasH event.
*NOTE*You will need atleast a common drop robe from this festival to participate!*/NOTE*
There will be a large area containing ALOT of one-hit-kill critters, well 99.9% of em will be one-hit-kill.
Your only allowed to have the robe equiped, and a normal wooden club, nothing els.. Not even in your backpack!.
Some of these monsters will drop a few decos and buff items perhaps, some deco items will be unique, so only 1! will drop.
Those who have sweated enough to get a rare or super rare robe will get earlier access to the smashing grounds, the exact times for rare/superrare early release have not yet been determined. But perhaps 3-10 seconds for rare, 10-20 seconds for super rare?
I would like to see the evil Santas as Pcoin mobs as the main monster. Once again invading of town. I like that you had weapons with self repair drop the last time. Could they also start as tier five? A nice little bonus. Perhaps a self repair with some stats for a unique shield as well? Also I would like to see the reindeer as a deco item. I believe that these have been possible to get in the past. 5 to 10 different ones were available.
Tys will be pleased provided the drop rates are fair. Lol :-p
Keeb
Noll,
thanks for considering me and my funny moods.^^ I am a very sensitive and - same time - awesome person and you just have to make sure i am happy. :P
(Ok, i got a hangover from last night and i am in the middle of my recovery process, so i am even more sensitive now... lol)
Just saw on the Dr. Oz show about hangovers. Drink a shot of "pickle juice" to help cure your hangover quickly. Enjoy.
How about a giant snowman? Not sure what he could do damage with, maybe snowballs?.....Nigel
modified great hearts as reindeer?
I would like eatable food items with dex or strength bonuses like gingerbread cookies and eggnog...with added say hit point bonus when consumed...
Nice Sheldor. I would like to see Holiday Rum cookies. Eating a few will get you drunk. Go easy on'em. :-p
Keeb
Quote from: rocktuff on December 16, 2013, 12:21:50 PM
I would like eatable food items with dex or strength bonuses like gingerbread cookies and eggnog...with added say hit point bonus when consumed...
Is there some food types that gives str bonuses ingame now? (i could perhaps modify em)
How about a town invasion in both facets?
The felucca side might get a slight slight better odds of getting the items, but only increased with 20-50%, to a maximum of 2-5% increased chanse.
(a rare drop that has normal droprate of 1% would get increased by 20-50% which would be 1,2-1,5% chanse of dropping, but a common item that would normally have a chanse of 30% of dropping would result in a droprate of around 32-35%.)
Trammel side will get a prefix name of "a calm" and felucca will get the prefix "a wild" in their name..
For example for a torch "a wild christmas invasion torch (SRare)" for a super rare torch looted in felucca.
Been investigating the possibility of snowmen that could be killed, atm not that sure (sure a monster that looks like a white earth elemental is possible).. But there is a snowman item, might be able to make those shoot dangerous ice damage at you when you go near.. but i will need to play with em a bit before i can promise anything..
Would also like to know if there were any foods that gave temp. stat bonuses so far?
I love the town Invasion idea, reminds me of the old days when the undead attacked Trinsic, Maybe you could add a "Green Lich" how the attack actually started and rename it the "Grinch"?.....Nigel
Quote from: Horns Nigel on December 18, 2013, 08:30:16 AM
I love the town Invasion idea, reminds me of the old days when the undead attacked Trinsic, Maybe you could add a "Green Lich" how the attack actually started and rename it the "Grinch"?.....Nigel
stop living in the past =P i got future plans for a rly cool story based town invasion, but that time is not now
All the winterfest food items give a temp stat bonus. (Jellybeans, Cinnamon Rolls and lollipops), similar to the Halloween items.
Us old guys have to live in the past, Its all i can remember as I cant even tell you what I ate for dinner tonight :P....Nigel
Quote from: Horns Nigel on December 18, 2013, 10:32:25 PM
Us old guys have to live in the past, Its all i can remember as I cant even tell you what I ate for dinner tonight :P....Nigel
Alphabet Soup?
Nigel I've been feeling and noticing the effects of age and memory lately as well. Just ask the guild when I'm trying to remember something about the game. lol At least I have most of my hair! Dooooh
Keeb
Aye, thank god I still have all my hair as well hehe....Nigel
Quote from: Horns Nigel on December 19, 2013, 08:15:37 AM
Aye, thank god I still have all my hair as well hehe....Nigel
Quote from: Keeblerboy on December 19, 2013, 05:23:27 AM
Nigel I've been feeling and noticing the effects of age and memory lately as well. Just ask the guild when I'm trying to remember something about the game. lol At least I have most of my hair! Dooooh
Keeb
Issnt it common that the hair remains.. but the question is where it have moved
Thats easy Noll, ears, nose, back, you name it hair grows there as you get old :P...Nigel
Well a general update on the town invasion, i will make a new thread, or rename this later on when i have released it.. Hopefully will get it up and running before sunday, since im leaving town on Monday during xmas.
But i can give a bit of spoilers atm... it will be more awesome then thanksgiving leftovers, there will be evil snowmen (as in the decoration item you can have, but EVIL!!! (you will hate em and love em in the same time).
I will try make various different snowmonsters aswell, some that drop armor/weapon/shields that has been slightly remade, some that drops modified food items that give buffs (i can edit the bonuses on the fishpies for example, but it will not show as information below, but i can engrave em, so for example a fish pie that gives you 10 focus normally, remade into swordmanship +30% will only show "Focus +30%, dont ask me why skill info doesnt change when bonus % does, just the way it is =P, if it was possible, i would want to remove all info, and have some jokers in there aswell, for example, minus 120% magic resist =P )
This sounds interesting. I have no objections! (Since you care so much lol)
Very nice looking forward to seeing this.
Keeb
Quote from: zaxarus on December 20, 2013, 06:21:30 AM
This sounds interesting. I have no objections! (Since you care so much lol)
Wait tils you meet the snowmen.. inanimate objects, immortal?..maybe.... evil??.. oh yes!
Sounds like ton's o fun to be had can't wait.
Me too, can't wait, sounds great Noll.....Nigel
Ok I must be to stupid to play this one cause how do you do anything with no health stam or mana?
Quote from: Mr. Giggles on December 22, 2013, 10:40:47 AM
Ok I must be to stupid to play this one cause how do you do anything with no health stam or mana?
Remove the snowmen that curse you with the stat-plummit, and u will be fine
ok noll nice event but the fact that my iteams are being stolen by grinchs miles away from me is not a good aspect please make it so they have to be next to you like any other thief
They only steal one type of item, and they need to be in a range of 3.. But there could be a maximum of 3 (felucca) grinches, in town.. So just deal with it =P keep the "items" in bank until needed
well I stayed well clear of those monsters so they must have longer arms then you set up. but I have found a way around it just thinking might want to recheck there reach
nah things are the way they are, if u found a way, keep it a secret.. Added it just for lulz, even tho it took some time, but its a town invasion festival for those that needs to stay alert =P will update thread soon with droptables
How the heck do you destroy those snowmen! I've tried forever. Event starting lighting fires undernearth them. I like a challenge, but the unknown is driving me insane!
=P well since alot of players allready figured it out, i can give a hint.. something with alchemy
Ok this event is very very very cool one thing would make it better for me and some others is if some garg iteams would fall also ;]
Quote from: Mr. Giggles on December 27, 2013, 01:48:23 PM
Ok this event is very very very cool one thing would make it better for me and some others is if some garg iteams would fall also ;]
they dont? none at all?
Also im back now, so ill look into it.. also giggles, shame on you.. noone pranked mr king kong
Since noone got a super rare robe yet, ive been thinking of lowering the hp of the monsters, how do you all think of this? Still same chanse, but a bit quicker to kill the monsters. Please give feedback on this, and please check out the suggestion part and write some suggestions in the "Yee ole dungeon" thread aswell.
Sounds good Noll...Nigel
Ok the snowmen are to hard to find please make there name show up n screen when you come in there area.
alright I give up to frustrating to look for ten min to find the snowmen then kill one thing and have to go look for snowmen again was super fun for a while now its just to painfull to find them and unless some change is made I don't thing anyone will ever see the super rare robe
right =P ctrl+shift might help... but ill make it easier for all to spot em.. same place
oh thanks noll ya same spot would be nice
Quote from: GM NollKoll on December 30, 2013, 03:20:57 PM
right =P ctrl+shift might help... but ill make it easier for all to spot em.. same place
ctrl shift does not show the snowmen ;)
all 4 snowmen will spawn near each other, one greater explosion potion could take care of all of em, and all monsters have been lowered from 50k to 25k hp (its a warm new years eve, if u guys want a story behind it herp derp)
Ok looks like theres been at least 1 super rare robe found and 1 super rare potted tree nice grats bizkits.
iv had a super rare strength pie... 100 str!! :D
Quote from: Thatperson on January 01, 2014, 02:22:53 PM
iv had a super rare strength pie... 100 str!! :D
had? =P
Hey noll any timeline on when this event might be ending so were all prepaired.
ill notify a few days in advance.. but aim at next saturday
had? =P
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well.. got, not consumed.. does that mean there is only one super rare of each or just highly unlikely to see another? hehe
btw, nice spellink :P
U can get as many super rares as u wish.. just that it will remain at 0.1% chanse of getting a super rare drop... It wont get harder or easier to get another, but might get lucky and get another one quickly afterwards, or u might not..
Thinking of ending it with a super big smashy smash "event"..
Entrance only to those with a event robe.
You may only wear the robe, and have a club (wooden club).. no runebooks, spellbooks, armor, weapons except the robe and the club.
A large large area containing around 500-2000 snow creatures of some kind (like one hit kill monsters)
Have 1 of them drop a robe simular to the super rare robe, but named with Unique, and maybe a small bonus to some stat, but im not sure on that yet, then some other deco items and other foodstat bonus items. But i guess only Unique (one of a kind item, i place them by hand in the creatures pack, so no dropchanses, just whack the right one =P)
Those that got a rare robe might get allowed to enter the area 5 seconds earlier then the rest, and the super rare robe gets to enter 15 seconds earlier?
you know I always love a big smashy smash event :D maybe they could spawn in "tiers", so 500 monsters with 1k hp, then when theyre gone, 100 with 10k, then 10 with 100k, then 5 with 1 mil, then one massive one with 5 mil or something like that.
if your worried about making artis that are too powerfull you could always do what osi do, replicate current arti's and give them a unique name and colour, that way people don't "miss out" coz the real artis are always available but if your there at the right time you can get a special one..
also if you did want to make powerfull items you can spawn them as cursed.. that way they can sit safely on a porch as a "look at me, aren't I great" deco item, or they can be worn by someone with big balls whos understands that it is not safe and they must be super carefull or they'll lose it.
I know its a tough balance coz things need to be desirable to get people interested but overpowered event items cause anger in those who don't get them before the opportunity to get them is gone forever.
just food for thought
good event :D
Quote from: Thatperson on January 04, 2014, 07:30:19 AM
you know I always love a big smashy smash event :D maybe they could spawn in "tiers", so 500 monsters with 1k hp, then when theyre gone, 100 with 10k, then 10 with 100k, then 5 with 1 mil, then one massive one with 5 mil or something like that.
if your worried about making artis that are too powerfull you could always do what osi do, replicate current arti's and give them a unique name and colour, that way people don't "miss out" coz the real artis are always available but if your there at the right time you can get a special one..
also if you did want to make powerfull items you can spawn them as cursed.. that way they can sit safely on a porch as a "look at me, aren't I great" deco item, or they can be worn by someone with big balls whos understands that it is not safe and they must be super carefull or they'll lose it.
I know its a tough balance coz things need to be desirable to get people interested but overpowered event items cause anger in those who don't get them before the opportunity to get them is gone forever.
just food for thought
good event :D
did u just answer 2 questions in the same reply from 2 different threads? =P
-Not afraid of making something overpowered, do not worry, have i ever been near of giving out something overpowered?
-will not make different tiers, i will spawn all monsters by hand, no automatic spawner, one hit kill monster, resulting in the killers 100% loot right, so fair for even noobs or those that doesnt loot quick enough.. Some other creature might be in that area aswell, but not sure on that yet..
don't know what other thread you mean man.. just you were saying not sure if youd add stats to a robe and I was just sayin some possibilities..
and live spawnin even better :D never know whats gonna pop next so rock on
http://www.pandorauo.com/community/index.php/topic,11124.0.html was talking about this thread..
And not "live" spawning.. An area with ALOT of creatures, all are allready spawned.. players just need to enter and smash
ah, no, but I have been thinking bout that, will post at some point
yeah I would love to see some garg iteams drop hehe I know im beating this into the ground heheheh
Quote from: Mr. Giggles on January 04, 2014, 04:08:44 PM
yeah I would love to see some garg iteams drop hehe I know im beating this into the ground heheheh
talked to vors about this issue, i think he have fixed it, or will fix it.. so next random armor drop might contain garg items
ohh nice cause I was trying to get ready with my club and robe and argh I cant arm a club on garg ;[