Distension discussion

[Stabwound]

Alright, well, qan has made more changes to the bot and seems confident that it should solve the Distension recycles for good. I think he might make his own post about it, but I just wanted to let people know.

So, the current proposed schedule looks like this:

(All times EST) MON-FRI @ 1pm-3pm & 9pm-11pm + SAT/SUN @ 1am-5am

PL didn't want Distension on weekends at all, so if we're allowed those weekend times, it's basically just extra time... so don't complain about it. :P

What do people think about those times? And again, I know there's never going to be a schedule that works for everyone, but I feel that this one is almost the best it's going to get without over-hosting it.

[Chasov]

those times dont work well for me...

can we get 3-5 or 5-7pm est?

i liked the last schedule that we had, in late December

[HateTheFake]

Alright, well, qan has made more changes to the bot and seems confident that it should solve the Distension recycles for good. I think he might make his own post about it, but I just wanted to let people know.

So, the current proposed schedule looks like this:

(All times EST) MON-FRI @ 1pm-3pm & 9pm-11pm + SAT/SUN @ 1am-5am

PL didn't want Distension on weekends at all, so if we're allowed those weekend times, it's basically just extra time... so don't complain about it. :P

What do people think about those times? And again, I know there's never going to be a schedule that works for everyone, but I feel that this one is almost the best it's going to get without over-hosting it.

good compromise for both euro time and est.

[Trunks_rage]

Alright, well, qan has made more changes to the bot and seems confident that it should solve the Distension recycles for good. I think he might make his own post about it, but I just wanted to let people know.

So, the current proposed schedule looks like this:

(All times EST) MON-FRI @ 1pm-3pm & 9pm-11pm + SAT/SUN @ 1am-5am

PL didn't want Distension on weekends at all, so if we're allowed those weekend times, it's basically just extra time... so don't complain about it. :P

What do people think about those times? And again, I know there's never going to be a schedule that works for everyone, but I feel that this one is almost the best it's going to get without over-hosting it.

And when might this schedule be implemented?

[Stabwound]

As soon as I run it past PL.

[jngy slate]

Can someone tell me when this is being hosted now? No edrama plz.

[Stabwound]

Since no one has really commented on the proposed schedule at all, I'll just assume it's okay... heh.

(All times EST) MON-FRI @ 1pm-3pm & 9pm-11pm + SAT/SUN @ 1am-4am

Any staff can run the game now, so there shouldn't be a lot of trouble keeping to the schedule.

Have fun. :fear:

[jngy slate]

Sat/Sun @ 1-4am? Does that mean it was hosted this morning or will it be tomorrow morning? Just making sure.

[Lizard Fuel]

Glad to see this back, just a little schedule suggestion.

I totally understand not having dist on sundays, hell, I can even understand saturdays, because of TWL. I suggest that along with the early morning hours, we allow maybe 2 hours at night on sunday, after all TWL play is finished. Maybe like 8-10 or something.

[Stabwound]

Sat/Sun @ 1-4am? Does that mean it was hosted this morning or will it be tomorrow morning? Just making sure.

Well... I guess the way I wrote it is a bit misleading. The idea was to have it run on Sat/Sun nights after TWL, but it would technically be Sunday/Monday in EST, I guess.

So yeah, it would be "tomorrow morning" from the time you posted that.

[DankNuggets]

bug / suggestion post

- for whatever reason, i still occasionally rearm with level three bullets in my levi (with level 2's). happens in crowded flagrooms. I'm not really complaining though


- could we PLEASE change the spawn radius so that I'm not constantly spawning in a base. Especially annoying during the ball game.


-if there already isn't one, put a longer cooldown time on the OPS flag gates. Seems like I saw it get used 2x in a row the other day, which ends a sudden death game almost immediately.

[Chasov]

weasels can go through the flag gates, so they should balance things out

[Zek]

weasels can go through the flag gates, so they should balance things out

Maybe if more people had them. To get a 20 kill streak you not only have to be good, you also have to go well out of your way to farm streaks, play a ship that's good at it and get pretty lucky on top of that. Personally I think all the ships should have a standard level unlock, it shouldn't be a chore just to get access to your favorite ship. Maybe Jav @ 15, Lev @ 20, Weasel @ 25 and Lanc @ 30? If you want secret unlock methods too as a shortcut that's fine with me. Oh, and nerf weasels, probably lancs too.

Also, I still think the current level curve is really overkill. Given that there are 9 ships to play, why make it absolutely impossible to reach level cap in even one of them? I understand the end levels are just prestige, but even so keep it reasonable please. I'd say redistribute the exp requirements so what it takes to get 70 now will get you to 80 - that's still a very long-term goal. Even MMOs have more forgiving grinds than Distension, and they constantly add new content rather than just one basing arena. I say put less emphasis on keeping people playing forever and more emphasis on making it fun while they do.

[roxxkatt]

moved here from page 6, just because...

distension to do list:

• put ops mine in (DONE)
• make 4 what is currently 8 (DONE)
• explain to ppl why they lost their wzl (DONE)
• add a !dws for speed before corruption (DONE)
• fix queue (DONE)
• make new website (DONE)
• dreadnaught (DONE)
• hole in north spawn (DONE)
• disable !beta (DONE)
• unhide secret db cmd (DONE)
• speed up warp timer, but not a lot (DONE)
• ?go #distension unfixed (DONE)
• bottom base lock msg reversed (DONE)
• ops sabotage msgs worth 1 (DONE)
• no autosave after round ends (DONE)
• no autosave when removed (DONE)
• !t shows 'left goal' and 'right goal' (DONE)
• In the F1 help file, opsshield
• fix goal rp message (DONE)
• 123/1234.0 to level? remove .0 (DONE)
• 'bastard' in message to wzl, censor (DONE)
• ops can watch ppls !h, !a, !s
• ops able to !warn from bot
• add a db lockship
• expand f1
• tweak rp tnl (maybe?)
• fix defect bug?
• double all unlock objons
• display intros a lil longer
• remove lvl80 hard limit (maybe?)
• more progress bar pieces plz =)
• tweak assist ratios (maybe?)
• perhaps create item icons, like thor rocket etc, for specials like jumpspace, prism, emp, etc...
• max # of ops message pool (5 instead of 3) (DONE)
• set ship radii to 12, not 14
• BACK UP DATABASE! (DONE)
• give levi more shrap
• make distension chat public again (DONE, or NOT, wtf they keep messing with it for?)
• put number killed in end round spam (DONE)
• rank pic next to f1 flag
• show place in queue (DONE)
• round kills in end spam (DONE)
• | Total award: 11902.0 RP, remove .0 (DONE)
• make queue exception for ops, they cause no lag (21v21)
• set ?time before round begins, when goaling starts, when stalemate starts, and at refitting start.
• ops doesnt recieve goal points (DONE)
• [-75% avarice]!K/D: 0/0 (DONE)
• .. & !s=Comm auths: ( 4 / 3 )
• usage not reset daily (DONE)
• "find out that you're making this crap up" -that +if
• "Ship returned to 25% progress;" ---> "Ship progress reduced by 25%;"
• no opsnav 23 for nme rearm area
• no opsnav 31 for team goal, no 32 for nme goal
• no 25 kill streak, liked to be last ending in 5...
• reduce terr profit sharing
• 160up burst --> 100-125
• reduce lanc leech %
• add ship unlock arena msgs
• add rank pictures in game
• add ability for ops to specialize, due to forced +7up/lvl OR
• autospecialize ops to zclass
• less agressive xp curve
• ball + player spawn out of bases, overlapping center, but not 100%
• fix multiprize bug
• fix south mine positions
• terr/shark high team weight
• do not reward terr/shark for assisting
• disallow assisting to the team that has the advantage
• in stalemate: "Thank you for testing!" testing--->playing
• place ops back on spec freq at end of game
• put shrap back on levi (DONE)
• pm terr: "your summon has recharged"
• regain 1 free specialize every 5 lvls
• make bot have a !setpassword for website login, ign username used (like twd)
• stop spectators from =1
• "(DBot)>+ Ops 49 STR Shock Therapy(-1)" from spectators who did =1
• add secret mod to player class?
• "DBot> Battle lost. K/D: 0/0 TeKs: 0" sent to nonplaying spectators
• 'NO RP AWARD; +5 goal advantage' +5 ---> 5+
• implement out of arena queue
• add db entry whether dist is running
• Prize:MinimumVirtual:75 Prize:UpgradeVirtual:0
• add ops alias cmd
• allow 50v50 while rearming, turn off 'you've flown more today' too
• add 'distension is ACTIVE' like in ?go tortuga
• format stalemate end spam
• reset participation for those who switch out of wzl after switching < 60s ago

list moved to http://cz.sshq.net/distension/todo.php

[Lizard Fuel]

Bug Report

I've noticed this the last 5 times I played distension. If I stay logged in after playing distension, and play in a different arena (pub/wbduel/base/whatever) A lot of things change for me....

1) I cannot see warbird bullets. Though I can hear them, they are invisible to me.

2) Other people cannot see my level 2 bullets, but can still "hear" me shooting.

3) Stealth, Cloak, Antiwarp, XRadar, Multifire all make no sound when activated/deactivated.

Though it is fun to play wbduel when you can't see any bullets at all, It gets old after about 5 minutes. I use nothing but the same default settings that came with the game when I started years ago. So it can't be affecting only me....