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Update Notes / Updates September 3rd 2019 - Invention, Hardmode Bosses and HD Textures!

« on: September 03, 2019, 07:26:12 am »

Hey guys,

I am proud to present you our first and unique new skill: Invention. We've had many discussions about the game's economy and how difficult it is to maintain prices for item drops. The skill aims to solve that problem by introducing a sink for most unique boss drops. You can read more in the dedicated Invention section below. There's also an initial implementation start of Activity Hiscores to boost competition for boss runs, minigames, etc. As well as a lot of fixes and engine improvements. You're now also able to select higher quality textures with 0 performance impact.

New skill: Invention
Our new skill, Invention, consists of 2 basic concepts:

• Item Deconstruction: obtain energies
• Item Creation: transform energies into new items

Deconstructing items gives you energies that can be transformed into either degradeable auras or equipment upgrades. You can train the Invention skill wherever you want as long as you own an Invention Energy Box. It can be obtained by having a chat with Manglethorp, who can be found south of the Grand Exchange. Click on the Invention skill and you will get a map marker.
We also already prepared the wiki entry for Invention: https://emps-world.net/wiki/Invention
Not every item in the game can be deconstructed, only those found within the Invention skilling interface or on the wiki page. I have plans for more energy types and upgrades in the future.

Oh yeah... and here's the skillcape emote nobody has seen yet:


God Wars Dungeon Hardmodes
There's now hardmodes for bosses in the GWD: General Graardor, Kree'arra, K'ril Tsutsaroth and Commander Zilyana. The fight is more intense and aimed at a group of 3 people. You will probably require a dedicated tank because some mechanics will deal a lot of unblockable or difficult to block damage. Fighting hardmode gives every participant a 3% chance for a new and unique drop: Artefacts. Those are needed to upgrade GWD equipment via the Invention skill. The other drops remain the same and will reward the top 3 damage dealers.

Here's a picture of the Zilyana hardmode fight.

Activity Highscores
I've implemented a system in-game that tracks completion time for boss instances and stores every completion. The completion time is transformed into a score value and will be listed as highscores on the homepage. I am still working on visualization for the homepage and need some test data. You can already see your score when clearing a boss instance but it is not yet compared with others. My aim is to create weekly and monthly top players for several categories with unique reward containers.

Game fixes / changes:

• Home teleport can no longer be spammed.
• NPCs have been made easier to taunt, especially bosses. They will now focus you even if you are further away from them than other players.
• The invincibility frames after a teleport have been increased. We don't want you to die by a projectile right after teleporting.
• Hunter potions can now be noted.
• The gates west of Canifis leading into the swamp can now be used.
• The Falador party room was updated. Balloons will no longer get stuck on the floor and the timing for popping balloons and items dropped afterwards has been improved.
• Silly jester stick can now be equipped.
• Tank armours are now lost upon death and fully degrade during the process.
• Rugs no longer remove staircases in POHs.
• Unholy cursebearer now correctly registers as undead monster.
• The calculation for price checker has been updated. Most recent trades of an item now have a higher impact on the price calculation. There is a cap so manipulating prices won't be possible. I would like the price checker to reflect recent changes faster though.
• Several "members only" texts have been removed from the game since they haven't been accurate for a while.
• Dieing with a herb sack or gem box will now drop its contents when being in the wilderness.
• Animations for stringing bows and crossbows have been sped up to better reflect the creation process.
• The timing of animations on stairs has been improved.
• Magic and Ranging potions can now be noted.
• A bug was fixed where adding friends would delete people from the ignore list.
• Golden chaotic weapons can now be properly repaired again.
• Caught butterflies now correctly boost your stats again and can no longer be used inside the duel arena when the no potions option is enabled.
• A lot of item descriptions (mostly invention & several others) are now synchronized between server and client. Meaning that the description is guaranteed to always be accurate. This will reduce the amount of work required for future balancing patches.
• The equipment requirement interfaces are now automatically generated and can be changed without requiring a server restart. This makes it much easier to guarantee that correct skill requirements are shown and to add new items in the future.
• You will now be notified when dropped items upon death are moved outside of a boss room.
• A flashing arrow is now shown on top of items you've lost upon death. The arrow removed when your death timer runs out (3 minutes) and hidden when you are more than 100 steps away from your death location. The flashing arrow is removed when either your bones are picked up or when the timer runs out. The death timer orb & flashing arrow are disabled when another player kills you - there is no drop for you to pickup.
• Completing a Slayer task is now mentioned in your chat including the amount of slayer points gained.
• The charges for upgraded elemental gear has been increased from 30,000 to 40,000. Once all charges are lost the item fully degrades and no longer refunds either a whip or an elemental crystal.
• Ticket gain at the Warrior's guild is now affected by double xp timers.
• The code for using various item teleports in the game has been updated. It will now only consume the item when you are definitely able to teleport. This includes ring of duelling, amulet of glory, games necklace, void seal and ferocious ring.
• Additional inventories now show their current and maximum capacity.
• Event Point store no longer sells auras. Don't worry, you can still use your old auras but not get any new ones! A clue scroll box has been added that can hold any clue scroll or reward box. It can be upgraded 3 times to increase inventory size. This upgrade is permanent and stays when the box is lost.

Engine fixes / changes:

• Players are no longer floating on GE tiles.
• The worldmap viewer's text descriptions now have priority over icons. Some area names could not be read because they were hidden beneath icons.
• Searching in large banks (1,000+ items) will no longer cause flickering. There was a problem with the game client not being able to cache more than 1,000 item instances, which is necessary for searching.
• The header text in skilling interfaces now has priority over scrolled content.
• While scrolling you are no longer able to move or click interfaces. This fixes a problem where quickly moving the scrollbar up would move the entire interface.
• The general "make interface" for bows, crafting, smithing, etc. has been overhauled. Fonts have been changed and text now has proper line breaks if it's too long to be displayed:
  
• Holding down CTRL in any interface now prioritizes the "all" option. This works in every interface that gives you an options menu.
• Holding down SHIFT key now also activates all actions the CTRL key does.
• Optional higher quality textures can now be enabled:
  
  It brings more detail to models by using original texture colors without much filtering applied.
• Protection prayer descriptions have been updated. They now contain the exact values applied when activated.
• The quality of images and scaling has been improved. You'll no longer find white borders around interface images. It's now also possible to increase the UI scale to 2.25 and 2.5 for 1440p and 2160p monitors.
• An issue with water planes on multiple heights has been fixed. Water will no longer lose its transparency & shader code. Water reflections still only appear on the water area closest to your character.
• Modern hit splats have been updated to cause less clutter during intense fights. The total duration of how long a hit splat is active has been reduced by 25% and the fade out animation has been sped up.
• A few animation artifacts have been fixed: windmills and boxtraps flickering. Overall the process of animation smoothing has been improved and will cause less flickering for repeated animations.
• The positioning of several interfaces has been updated. This was done to ensure that interfaces always open at mostly the same position on your screen.

Thanks to everyone who has tested the Invention skill in our test world and gave feedback. It has taken quite some time to design and create a custom skill from scratch. I hope you'll enjoy a new skill and aren't too sad about all max and completionist capes being unequipped.

All the best,
Thomy




Further fixes (September 4th):

• Ferocious ring teleports no longer dupe themselves and bug out inventory slots.
• Invention daily tasks can be completed.
• Invention xp rates for anger weapons, comp ogre bow and hunters crossbow increased.
• :: can now properly be used again in clan chat.
• You can now type longer messages in-game. The message will auto scroll and auto linebreak.
• The restock timer for shops has been doubled. It now also resets when somebody buys an item.
• Barrows equipment can now be fully repaired again.
• A visual issue with water reflections of roofs has been fixed.
• Run energy aura now requires energies you can obtain for its level requirement.
• The amount of charges tier 3 auras have has been increased. All auras have had their charges restored, so nothing's lost! Have a look at the wiki for the exact numbers: https://emps-world.net/wiki/Invention
• XP lamps can now give Invention xp.
• Hardmode bosses are now properly recorded in kill logs.
• Silk can now be used to remove poison from items.

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Update Notes / Updates March 22nd 2019 - Double Experience Weekend: April 5th through 8th!

« on: March 22, 2019, 08:37:55 am »

Hey guys,

Ready for the next Double Experience Weekend? From April 5th through 8th all experience gains as well as minigame rewards and blood coin drops will be doubled. The update also contains a few bug fixes and addresses drops of random event npcs. Many thanks for the detailed reports!


Game fixes / changes:

• Crossbow stocks and their unfinished versions now have shop values.
• Magic and Range version of the dragonfire shield now require level 75 Magic and 75 Range to be worn.
• Eating will no longer block instant shield effects.
• The rune requirements for Fire surge have been fixed.
• The code for removing objects in POHs has been improved. The map is now less likely to reload when removing objects. There are still some objects that require the map to reload, but you will find them less often. Building rugs is now also easier and no longer gives you 10+ right-click options.
• Random event npcs now have proper noted drops. Their combat levels and powers have also been adjusted for higher levels. Evil chicken no longer drops resources but feathers and has a rare chance to drop an untradeable piece of the chicken outfit.

Engine fixes / changes:

• An issue with looping animations has been fixed. This bug was most present in the Falador party room.

I'll now be starting the next larger project which will probably be a new skill. It'll be similar to RS3's Invention that deconstructs existing items for materials allowing you to create new items. I could imagine the creation of double experience potions and similar boosts through the skill. I've also started basic code to support a name change feature which will allow you to set a display name for your player in the future.

All the best,
Thomy

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Feedback / Re: PvP

« on: February 21, 2019, 05:12:04 pm »

In my opinion magic isn't very good at this current state. Using it puts you in a huge disadvantage in comparison to other combat styles. You can easily hit 60's+ with melee and ranged meanwhile with magic you struggle to even reach 50's. I think magic overall needs a buff, whether it's the spells, magic weapons or armour. Something has to be done so it can compete with other combat styles and be more used both in PvP and Pvming scenarious.

Thoughts?

I use range for pking alot. Javs is broken, it is so op and def need a nerf. As for magic, using a rod should enable u to hit 60+ like the bolts and stuff but barrage should def not hit 60. Because it is a multi attack, and can enable 3 players to potentially kill 10 with a snap.

However, I believe magic needs a buff, javs need a nerf and melee can stay the same. Ags is still op. Gmaul hit hard still.
Furthermore, range pking is different from others. Currently not eating at 60 is  risky 70 is the health to be at , javs intial hit isnt the problem, it is the ticks after.

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Feedback / Re: PvP

« on: February 21, 2019, 04:54:22 pm »

In my opinion magic isn't very good at this current state. Using it puts you in a huge disadvantage in comparison to other combat styles. You can easily hit 60's+ with melee and ranged meanwhile with magic you struggle to even reach 50's. I think magic overall needs a buff, whether it's the spells, magic weapons or armour. Something has to be done so it can compete with other combat styles and be more used and useful both in PvP and Pvming scenarious.

Thoughts?

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Suggestions & Ideas / Re: The new defender tier - Demon Defender

« on: January 12, 2019, 05:25:24 pm »

Perhaps the defender could give you flat offensive stats like other defenders do with the cost of 0 defence bonuses and be the best in slot shield for melee dps. Maybe have a side bonus effect to give a small dmg boost against demons and to make it unique in a way? like 5-10% dmg boost against all demon monsters for example.

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Suggestions & Ideas / The new defender tier - Demon Defender

« on: January 12, 2019, 03:43:36 pm »

As the title suggests ...

Introducing the demon defender which requires a combined attack and strength level of 165-170. Since we have demon bosses with a unique tier of demon weapons of all combat styles, this defender would be a cool addition to add. Giving it a special effect would be similar to what we have to spirit shields. However, to give the special effect a unique twist, maybe boost the wielders damage against demon bosses? This effect would of course last for a limited time before being able to activate it again. To give the player a more challenging feeling before having his/her hands on the defender. You would have to collect 3 different parts that are dropped from each demon boss to then later combine and merge into the actual defender.
This process could require a certain crafting level maybe? Or maybe the player has to learn how to make it through the slayer shop? This would introduce a new tab to the slayer shop where the player can exchange his/her slayer points to learn new methods of combining items or other features?

The parts could for example be something like: Demon vine from kal'ger. Demon ____ from Har'lakk. Demon ____ from yk'lagor?

Feel free to discuss your own opinions and share your thoughts 

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Screenshots / 1,000 Kal'ger Kills

« on: January 08, 2019, 07:41:23 pm »

Loot from 1,000 Kal'ger Kills

Obviously he dropped zamorak brews but I was using them therefore they didn't make it here.
Hope no-one else gets unlucky like me to not get a single demon halberd 

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Update Notes / Updates - July 31st 2016 - Game Balancing

« on: July 13, 2016, 09:31:07 am »

Hey guys,

I've got some larger changes ready, so please take your time and read through them. They're targeting the wilderness and protection prayers!

Protection Prayers
Yes, we have to nerf them, 90% damage reduction just seems too much. We don't want to make protection prayers super bad, so their protection value will now be 80% instead of 90%. Bosses still won't hit a lot, but it's noticable now.

Freezes and Binds
I've identified that with the protection prayer changes, binds and freezes are just too low. When protecting from magic, your opponent can easily escape when binding / freezing them. Thus, I've increased spell's freezing timers and protecting from mage no longer reduces them by 50%, but by 40%.

• Bind: 5s -> 10s
• Snare: 10s -> 15s
• Entangle: 15s -> 20s
• Ice rush: 5s
• Ice burst: 10s
• Ice blitz: 12s -> 15s
• Ice barrage: 15s -> 20s

The freeze of an ice barrage, with a magic protection prayer on your opponent, will be 12 seconds. You take the freeze timer and reduce 40% of it, so 20 - (20 * 0.4).

Spectrals
These monsters are too easy to be killed and have too good drop rates for obtaining the actually best armours in-game. I want to address the problem of ancient items overflowing the market and thus following things will be changed:

• Corrupt parts drop chances: 1.6% --> 1.2%
• Normal parts drop chances: 1.2% --> 0.8%
• Doubled the repair costs for ancient items.
• Corrupt parts now have 1500 charges instead of 3000
• Spectrals combat power increased. They can run and will do pathfinding and have more accurate hits. Their punishing prayer mechanic has been removed, you're free to pray against them again.

Performance Improvements and Shadows
You'll find yourself getting higher fps rates in the game now. I've optimized the engine to support dynamic shadows and higher detailed lightening. You can read about all the details here.

New Donator Items
With this update, we're releasing 3 new donator items: Skeletal wings, tail and cape.


Smaller bugfixes and changes:

• Planting guams now requires level 3 Farming and planting potatoes now requires level 1 Farming.
• Korasi's and Obsidian claws' special attack is now correctly displayed as magic attack.
• Watchmen in Burthorpe's castle have finally gained the ability to walk.
• Trolls now drop big bones.
• Troll general has received a drop table. There's now also 3 different troll generals around Trollheim, they're all equally strong and share a common drop table.
• Burthorpe wall and roof textures have been updated. This includes the warrior's guild too.
• Further fps improvements, especially in crowded areas and with large rendering distances. The animation system was majorly reworked to properly support distant animations. Animations far away from your character are rendered in a worse quality, which is hardly noticable because of the objects being far away from your view.
• Obsidian claws accuracy bonus increased from 120 to 140.
• Tormented demons have had their elemental crystal drop chances doubled. To cope with this change, they've been made significantly stronger (accuracy boost + new mechanic). A bug was fixed where damage deflection didn't properly work. Moreover, they gain combat power depending on the deflected damage and temporarily get level 0 defence when their damage deflection spell is active.
• Soul altar teleports updated. You'll now be teleported directly to the altar instead of having to walk a path.
• Binds and freezes are now removed when teleporting somewhere.
• By operating your full slayer helmet you can view how many monsters are left for your slayer task.
• The following weapons have been tweaked in their accuracy: Vesta's spear (special buffed), Morrigan's javelin (nerfed), Dark bow (buffed). Accuracy means the chances of inflicting a hit on your target and does not affect the height of the hit. These changes better reflect the current status of the weapons, their attack speed and their stats compared to other level 80 weapons.
• You can now link to individual forum threads by typing "::forum id" ingame, where the id is the forum page id.
• You can now remove your ironman status at tutorial island, including directly after you decided to become an ironman there. If you do this without finishing the tutorial, you can choose to select ironman status again. If you already finished the tutorial and come back to remove it, you cannot regain it! If your ironman status has been removed due to griefing (hack) you can post a ticket in the helpdesk, after verification of any player interaction your status may be restored.

Ancient Caves
I'm sorry to say, but I was unable to finish the new dungeon. I can already present some details about the new cave though. You'll be able to obtain 6 new items dropped by 3 new monsters. These new monsters will be a new and tough solo challenge. Each of them has a unique combat mechanic that you need to learn in order to be able to kill them effectively. Below is a picture showing all of the 3 new monsters:


All the best,
Thomy