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serrated_colon":2dxn99r8 said:
Not great, but then I don't know whats ort of specs I'd actually need as nobody's finished a PROPER rm-mmo before. People have done it and used their own PC as the server, but never an actual dedicated machine.
Off the top of my head, like a year since I built it, but I think the specs are:
OS:
Xubuntu Linux (feisty fawn) - low resources, but still with a visual desktop (needed)
Basics:
350w PSU
CPU
AMD Athlon X2
64-bit
Dual core, 2.2ghz ("3800+")
RAM
2x 1024mb (i.e. 2 GB)
HDD
1x 160 GB HDD
7,200x
Other
DVD/CD-RW drive for installations and backups
Obviously this isn't great, and would need to be improved. One of the reasons the game is commercial.
Ideally a 15,000x hard drive would probably better, with at least two in raid, though I don't know much about that sort of thing.
A quad core processor might be a big improvement, though this would need a new motherboard as well, so it might be worth just building a new server from scratch. Talking what... £150 for a quad core AMD Phenom?
The RAM might be an issue as well, though for £1k you could build a PC with 32 GB of RAM... wow. That'd need a £300 motherboard though, that supercomputer company makes one, Tyran I think they're called.
Anyway.
Chalupa":2dxn99r8 said:
That's a shame, hopefully you can get the virus fixed though (get something free like AVG to fix it maybe?).
Martinez":2dxn99r8 said:
If dungeons do become shared then the reward will also be shared.
It will be like this:
Example Dungeon
10% chance - rare weapon drop
15% chance - gold (coin) drop
25 chance - gem drop
50% chance - other drop
If two people are in the party the chances of getting the items halves, so like:
5% chance - rare weapon drop
7.5% chance - gold (coin) drop
12.5 chance - gem drop
75% chance - other drop
Obviously here there is still the same amount of chance that at least one person in the party will get the rare weapon, it's just split between the two.
Hmm, I keep forgetting to actually add these activation codes to the game.
This one is for... a crystal key, that opens a crystal chest. The reward in the chest is a secret, if anyone bothered to write down the code then it's all theirs
. But the ad'll be popping up again if I'm highest bidder other times this week.
In other words I haven't thought of a reward yet.
This one is for... a crystal key, that opens a crystal chest. The reward in the chest is a secret, if anyone bothered to write down the code then it's all theirs
. But the ad'll be popping up again if I'm highest bidder other times this week.In other words I haven't thought of a reward yet.
From the forums nobody seems to visit:
Battle System Rebuild
Previously Vengeance has used Mr.Mo's SBABS 2.0, and then editted the hell out of with many new modules and algorithms of my own added in there to suit Vengeance, forming the battle system.
I've decided an upgrade to the newer "Neo SBABS", which has been around since January, is needed. It's just a lot more efficient, easier to edit, and less glitchy than the old version.
This means I'll have to recreate much of the battle system scripts I have made for Vengeance, and the algorithms too. It also means I'll have to update every enemy event, which is... probably thousands by now.
But in the long term it should be worth it.
So what is the Battle System?
Vengeance's battle system is build up from Mr.Mo's SBABS 2.0. This is an SBABS - Squad-Based Action Battle System, in that fighting takes place in the same window as everything else. Unlike the origional script, the VBS is completely mouse controlled, with our own algorithms for working out combat damage and stats, as well as combat levels. Also, modules for on-map battle music, class-based skills, and most importantly Visual Equipment (which allows players to see what the player has equipped) are added on top. Then the Vengeance HUD (Head Up Display) shows the health of the player and those in his/her party, as well as other combat stats. Finally, the VBS uses an ATB guage, which shows when the player can attack. The player has to wait a while (~10 seconds normally) before attacking again.
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Current Progress:
- Scripts installed, old scripts commented out
- Mouse compatability done
- Tested, working
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Current Progress:
Battle music module: buggy
Multiple treasure module: buggy
Treasure % rates module: buggy
HUD: buggy
Caterpillar edits: buggy
Battle system in general: buggy
Ah, the good times are back.
Battle System Rebuild
Previously Vengeance has used Mr.Mo's SBABS 2.0, and then editted the hell out of with many new modules and algorithms of my own added in there to suit Vengeance, forming the battle system.
I've decided an upgrade to the newer "Neo SBABS", which has been around since January, is needed. It's just a lot more efficient, easier to edit, and less glitchy than the old version.
This means I'll have to recreate much of the battle system scripts I have made for Vengeance, and the algorithms too. It also means I'll have to update every enemy event, which is... probably thousands by now.
But in the long term it should be worth it.
So what is the Battle System?
Vengeance's battle system is build up from Mr.Mo's SBABS 2.0. This is an SBABS - Squad-Based Action Battle System, in that fighting takes place in the same window as everything else. Unlike the origional script, the VBS is completely mouse controlled, with our own algorithms for working out combat damage and stats, as well as combat levels. Also, modules for on-map battle music, class-based skills, and most importantly Visual Equipment (which allows players to see what the player has equipped) are added on top. Then the Vengeance HUD (Head Up Display) shows the health of the player and those in his/her party, as well as other combat stats. Finally, the VBS uses an ATB guage, which shows when the player can attack. The player has to wait a while (~10 seconds normally) before attacking again.
========
Current Progress:
- Scripts installed, old scripts commented out
- Mouse compatability done
- Tested, working
======
Current Progress:
Battle music module: buggy
Multiple treasure module: buggy
Treasure % rates module: buggy
HUD: buggy
Caterpillar edits: buggy
Battle system in general: buggy
Ah, the good times are back.
MukanshinBlack
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Commander Wyatt":31eevuap said:
That's a lot of bugs!! :O
Speaking seriously, I've neglicted to post in here or even visit the forums for this project mainly because I have a fear that this game seems too ambitious. You've been working hard on this project, sure, but how the real product will be we'll only know when it's out.
This is the messiah to all games coming out in rmxp. Please, for the sake of our faith in you, release some kind of demo. Offline, online, fuck...I would be happy to just have 1 map with chat and a few enemies! We are desperate for some kind of gameplay, Wyatt. After 2 years of waiting (for me at least, I saw this on netplayplus.org, first(or whatever it was called)) don't you think you could give us at least that?Commander Wyatt":esxx3y0b said:
Everything's buggy at some point in it's life, don't worry
And if someone isn't ambitious about their project then there's no real point in them even making it, as if the maker isn't ambitious then the players wont be.
Do or do not, there is no try. Every game should have an open beta at one point, and with your game having the monopoly for online rmxp games, theres nothing to lose! You mineswell put something out there to give us something to keep us looking forward to the first full release.Commander Wyatt":1bmnyil6 said:
MukanshinBlack
Member
Haha, count me in. I want to see how the game is going so far.
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