Discussion in   Shard Updates   started     11 years ago   November 03, 2013, 02:24:17 PM   by   Kyn

Pet Damage System

Kyn
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Topic :   Pet Damage System
11 years ago  November 03, 2013, 02:24:17 PM


Pet Damage System:


Pet damages are now alterable in increments of 10%.  New custom monsters throughout the world will now drop damage fragments (different ones for each damage type).  Double clicking a stack of 10 of these will produce a damage change stone.  These stones will take 10% physical damage off of your pet and add it to the damage type that corresponds with the stone you are using.  IE, if you use a fire damage stone your pet will lose 10% physical damage and gain 10% fire damage.


New Monsters:
Avatar of Fire
Avatar of Poison
Avatar of Cold
Avatar of Energy

Each new monster can be found in ilshenar, usually housed somewhere in its respective environment. ie) You might try looking in a swamp for the Avatar of Poison. Or perhaps a Snow plain for the Avatar of cold.


Limits:


It must be your pet
Your pet must be bonded
If your pet has less then 10% physical damage or more then 90% of the damage type you are adding to the stone will not work.


A new damage reset stone has also been added:


This new stone, when used, will move all of your pets damage to physical damage.  This works no matter how much total percent damage your pet has.  This will then allow you to redistribute the damage to where you desire.  The same limitations that it must be your pet and bonded apply.


I hope this adds some further customization to your pets (tamed, bio pets, and donation pets) that will lead to a more unique experience.



Script Credit:
Kyn
Keldon


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PLEASE NOTE: These changes will not be active until the next shard restart. (November 3rd, @ 11pm)
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~ Also fixed a bug where archery buttes were causing the shard to crash.

Fletch
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#1 Re :   Pet Damage System
11 years ago  November 03, 2013, 04:00:33 PM

Sounds like an excellent addition.

Emperor_Norton
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#2 Re :   Pet Damage System
11 years ago  November 03, 2013, 06:14:09 PM

REALLY cool idea!  Looking forward to playing with it!  But I do have to ask, the massive base damage reduction in pets (specifically Bio Pets), is that going to stay in place?

Kyn
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#3 Re :   Pet Damage System
11 years ago  November 03, 2013, 07:41:21 PM

REALLY cool idea!  Looking forward to playing with it!  But I do have to ask, the massive base damage reduction in pets (specifically Bio Pets), is that going to stay in place?


Nothing is ever set in stone. We do our best to get things right the first time. Sometimes we don't :( Trust me when I say I have been playing with the balancing on Bio pets and its a very slippery slope.

Keldon
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#4 Re :   Pet Damage System
11 years ago  November 03, 2013, 10:44:16 PM

I hope everyone enjoys this new pet damage system.  Kyn and I spent a fair amount of time discussing the various options available to bring a new level of pet customization to all of you.  This was the system we decided on and scripted.


I look forward to seeing how people change their pet's damage.

Edeltraud
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#5 Re :   Pet Damage System
11 years ago  November 03, 2013, 11:08:59 PM

Looking forward to working with this!  I think it will be fun and awesome. Thanks for all the work and time!!!

Harlok
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#6 Re :   Pet Damage System
11 years ago  November 05, 2013, 12:55:38 PM

If you breed a pet with changed damage like 100% cold with a 100% physical pet does the baby average the 2 so would it be 50% cold and 50 % physical or will it default to all physical

Kyn
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#7 Re :   Pet Damage System
11 years ago  November 05, 2013, 01:18:06 PM

If you breed a pet with changed damage like 100% cold with a 100% physical pet does the baby average the 2 so would it be 50% cold and 50 % physical or will it default to all physical


Depends on the family tree of the pets being bred. However it normally just defaults to physical. That is why we have implemented the pet damage stone system. To give players more control over their pets damage types.

Warboss
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#8 Re :   Pet Damage System
11 years ago  November 17, 2013, 05:58:46 PM

Wow with an update like this and a solid level of customization its pretty hard to complain about pets now..

Good work on this update.