FAQ/QUESTIONS/OTHER STUFF

[Keighn]

Half-orcs still get rage bonus. I was looking at my pure horc monk and rogue wielding runed weapons and wasn't seeing a huge spike. Does runed and horc rage stack?

[1[WoWz]]

Can all artifacts come in any tint?

I have never seen a tinted Estorrath's Vestments or Sentri's Shield that wasn't a DM event drop.

[EmoMage]

Yes, unless it's a set tint.

AKA: Fauleini Felblade (vampyric) will always be vampyric.
Golwids (whatever) (blackrock) will always be blackrock.


In your search for tinted Estoraths Vests, (i don't know his name) but a guy on PD has a crystal one, and PUNISHER (Keighn's alt) has a Boiled one.
I've seen copper sentri's and i think a blackrock one (not sure on the BR, that one could have been superior)

But anyway. Yes, all artifacts can come in all tints UNLESS it's a preset tint. (examples shown above)

[CinisterD]

I have never seen a tinted Estorrath's Vestments or Sentri's Shield that wasn't a DM event drop.

Shrike found Estorrath's Vestments (Silver) from a map. It was traded to Brandon, and then Severian. It was definitely not a DM event.

Regardless, you have a better chance of curing cancer than finding a tinted Vestment....

[1[WoWz]]

Another bizarre question from me: Can the MR+4 to MR+5 upgrade wand be used to upgrade a sigil of MR+4 to MR+5? My question goes for sigils of vigour +14 as well.

If not, I believe it should. If a Wand of Transference works on it then the upgrade wands should to.

P.S. Mythic sigils would also be cool one day

[EmoMage]

i believe yes, only because it checks if it's MR or Vig, i don't think he gives a damn what it is. give me a minute and i'll test on alpha.

[EmoMage]

UPDATE: Yes, you can. Possitively tested.

here, you see the items was "looked" at.

before....png

and here, you see that the +15 vigour wand was used, (you can't see the +5, but it was used)
and you're left with the positive upgrades.

after.png

[1[WoWz]]

UPDATE: Yes, you can. Possitively tested.

Cool, thanks for testing that on Alpha.

[Severian]

Is it legal to logon several characters on the same server by using multiple accounts to afk-fish?

[eggmceye]

it's technically illegal to have multiple accounts, tho this is not generally enforced, since people generally only use one at a time, so it is to their detriment

it would be enforced if multiple accounts were used by one person simultaneously however

[eggmceye]

it's boring to have to dictate rules on this stuff

why don't you just have one client open at a time, problem solved for everyone

[Mackey]

If you have to ask "is this illegal?" It probably is illegal.

[Severian]

If you have to ask "is this illegal?" It probably is illegal.

I wasn't asking for me, but to help clarify for those who are using multiple accounts to fish.

[DUTCHMAN2]

While i was having fun. I came across 16 of an item. Ore spawner of attack. Its a green text iteam. When i went to drop it to show eclips it dissapeared. 1 what the hell are they. And 2 any way we could make it to when u drop the ore and the ore doesnt disaappeare. It would be sweet to put in my house-boat-house

[Luxorious]

I'm wondering if +def on shields do anything. It was probably rusty who tested with A LOT shields of differend kinds and if I recall correctly, the result was that it has no effect or barely any - so it would be wise to wear +nv, +mr, +str, +dex or +int on a shield. Has this been changed, if it is changed, then how does +def on a shield work exactly? Atleast it doesn't increase your total armour.

What about +attack on a shield? I asked about this on PD chat, the answer was it doesn't work. I believe it should work like +attack sigils, so what does it do now?

Keighn wrote:From what I've heard +AS shields do nothing but raise AS (no damage is added like jewelry... pity imho)
They block naturally
Stats, MR, NV, Vig all work normally
DeF helps blocking I hear though I can't recall if it is true.

Only one who knows for sure is eggmceye, so I'm waiting to hear it from the man.

Also, has anyone tried to mythicize a sigil? I doubt it it works, but just curious about the programming.

Thanks,
Luxorious

[LordMortiferus]

Also, has anyone tried to mythicize a sigil? I doubt it it works, but just curious about the programming.

Works only on wearables and weapons, which excludes sigils.

[1[WoWz]]

I'm wondering if +def on shields do anything. It was probably rusty who tested with A LOT shields of differend kinds and if I recall correctly, the result was that it has no effect or barely any - so it would be wise to wear +nv, +mr, +str, +dex or +int on a shield. Has this been changed, if it is changed, then how does +def on a shield work exactly? Atleast it doesn't increase your total armour.

What about +attack on a shield? I asked about this on PD chat, the answer was it doesn't work. I believe it should work like +attack sigils, so what does it do now?

Keighn wrote:From what I've heard +AS shields do nothing but raise AS (no damage is added like jewelry... pity imho)
They block naturally
Stats, MR, NV, Vig all work normally
DeF helps blocking I hear though I can't recall if it is true.

Only one who knows for sure is eggmceye, so I'm waiting to hear it from the man.

Also, has anyone tried to mythicize a sigil? I doubt it it works, but just curious about the programming.

Thanks,
Luxorious

Hi Luxorious.

Bonuses on the "+ defense" shields increase the chance of blocking attacks, I don't have the exact formula though.

Also, if you're able to get + atk/AS in off hand weapon items, that would make 2 handed weapons a lot less useful and make 1 handed weapons pretty overpowered. Just my opinion though.

[eggmceye]

I kinda like having to look up src code! I rarely know the answer off top of my head ...

+Def on shields: it does not add def but increases block chance. Src below:

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    ...
    // returns true if blocked


     float chc=wl.get_ac(get_base_code(shield));
     if(chc==0) return false; // 0 ac shields (ie offhand items) don't block

      // + shield
      int plus;
      if(wl.get_effect(shield,MP_ARMOUR_BONUS,&plus)) {
         chc+=25.0f * plus / 7;
      }
      // material effects
      if(get_material(shield)==MAT_BLACKROCK || get_material(shield)==MAT_MITHRIL) chc+=9;
      else if(get_material(shield)==MAT_COPPER || get_material(shield)==MAT_STEEL) chc+=6;
      else if(get_material(shield)==MAT_ADAMANTIUM) chc+=12;
      
      // block is a skill
      if(common_config.get("block_skill")!="" && (int_rand(12)==1 || int_rand(100)<=get_skill(sc.get_skill_nr(common_config.get("block_skill"))) && int_rand(100)<chc)) return true;

+AS on shields: it adds to your thac0: muyst be a shield (or orb etc). Orbs (not shields) used to add dmg bonus too, bt that was removed feb 2013 (not sure why, check updates thread?). It seems a bit confused.

[Keighn]

Yeah, my sweet orb of AS+7 or 8 is pretty useless except for looks. Makes me wonder about orbs of might and their AS bonus if they truly work. High AS to break def is all I can think of but definitely NO dmg bonus. I think I made an orb of def and it works. I should make another some day.

[Luxorious]

Thanks guys. Personally, I think +attack SHOULD work with shields AND orbs, since 2h is a better choice anyway (just my 10 years of playing subjective opinion, not starting a discussion here)

Anyways, thanks! Thanks for the code, egg.

Luxorious