Alyot

Hi, I'm pointing this out because it's been in the game for years and hasn't been fixed as of the time of this post: As you walk into Grubani Peninsula from Grahms Village, you see "Welcome to Grubani Penisula" This is the text pasted from the game: Welcome to Grubani Penisula Now, it should be "Welcome to Grubani Peninsula" I think you can see the problem here....I'm going to shut up before I really get into trouble. Yours, Alyot

Hi, I've worked my way a shot from lvl 12 Ranging, and after going after a few Brownies and Woodsprites, I realized they don't yeild the exp for a kill that they should. I understand that this is a really "low level" target, but howabout something like this... Wood Sprite/Brownie, a 1/100 or 1/1000 chance of a BIG experience bonus for a "one shot" kill. Something that would be worthwhile for every one from the #1 Ranger, to they player that just bought his/her bow. You could apply the same thing to anything, really small and really fast. These are just the 2 that came to my mind. I'm basing all this on archery tourneys I've competed in. I'm by no means an expert, consistancy being my main drawback, but I've placed in a few on my "good days". Yours, Alyot (& Terran) Edit: P.S. I also would like to make a suggestion for Antler use, but I realize I'm a little late for this, but here goes.. You need Hide Glue, Feathers (fletch), Branches, and a really sharp knife to make arrows (real life, I've done it) so what about making "Hide Glue" from "Deer Antlers". I know, this part has probably all ready been completed, but I wanted to mention it anyway. Yours in Service, Alyot

Hi Chang, I still show "0 New Messages", so I don't know what's up there. As for where a learned the skills, look up your local shire via http://www.SCA.org As for the actual process, my wife is the bowyer...she made my longbow. Yours, Alyot

Hi, Granted, my use of the word "speed" was inaccurate. Everything does move at the same clockspeed. As for the "size" of an object and how difficult it is to target, I think Enly understands what I'm trying to say. Entropy, please don't take this the wrong way. I really don't understand your perspective. You seem to be saying that because a target is 3 feet in diameter, it's just as easy to hit at 20 yards away as it is at 40 yards? I don't understand what you mean. I have only my archery experience to go on, not computer code, or how many pixels are involved target size of the model of each target. Anyway, my original point was to give someone..."anyone"...a real reason to WANT to go after these almost continously moving and very small characters. Just as my point of suggesting the Deer Antlers be used for something like hide glue (as they would work for that in real life, just like horse hoofs, deer hoofs and the sinew from both..but we don't have those in EL). That would mean a real market for these things, as opposed to the current situation of so many players just leaving them laying around in MANY bags that only add to the impact on framerates of a map. Back to Brownies and Wood Sprites, I was only trying to suggest that if there was a chance at a bonus prize, however small the chances, it might increase the number of people that bother to go after them....on Isle Prima, or any other map that has them. I guess I'm just not making myself clear, or if I have, the interest seems to be very limted. I really thank both of you for taking the time to respond, though. It is appreciated. Yours, Alyot P.S. Plus they would be a really challanging target for the Archery Tournaments the have been started by SpleenFeeder...if there's a way to do that.

Hi Entropy, I guess it's just me, but from my experience, bears are much slower moving and remain stationary for much longer periods of time than do wood sprites. I have to be very quick and very accurate to get my mouse over a resting wood sprite to get a killing shot off. Large animals need far less precision. ..but then I'm combining the realworld with my experiences so far with Archery in EL. It was just an idea. My other point was that it would give players of all levels a "reason" to hunt WoodSprites and Brownies, other than their current drops. Thank you very much for including it! Well done! Yours, Alyot

Hi, Tourneys are WONDERFUL, Spleenfeeder! I do have one thing that hasn't been addressed so far....choice of ammunition. You might want to restrict all shooters to the same ammunition next time, so it's a "level" playing field. As it was pointed out, the magic arrows a more accurate than the others. Considering Asgnny's score, I don't think that was a factor in this tourney. Yours, Alyot

Hi, Spleenfeeder was using "entry" level rabbits, so they were "killed" by the first shot. I don't guess "strong" targets would be nearly as fair, as the LAST to get him would get credit instead of the FIRST...and that explains why they degenerated so quickly, come to think of it.

Hi, I didn't run it, but I was there.... Each participant cleared his "session log" before shooting began. There were no disputed calls, however some rabbits did "poof" before they got hit. Yours, Alyot

Hi, Outstanding idea AND event, SpleenFeeder! I enjoyed just watching it! (..can you tell?) Yours in Service, Alyot

Hi, Here's a sound I'm not hearing, even after changing maps several times. I was certain there was an "antler strike" sound when in combat with deer, but I haven't heard it at all in Whitestone, Portland or Nordcarn. ..even changed maps a few times and relogged, just in case. Yours, Alyot

Hi, With the removal of cotton from South Redmoon, the poplution of crafters has noticeably increased in Desert Pines Cotton/Vegetable patch. The problem here is that there are parts of that patch that only have 1 or 2 squares to exit the patch in. With the increase of people parking there for considerable periods of time to make thread, I get stuck in the patch more and more often. It would be great if you would take some of the "middle spaces" (Where the vegetables and cotton overlap) and either remove that as a place to sit, or open up more of the "non"walkable squares around it to through traffic. Thank you! Yours, Alyot (& Terran)

Greetings all, I would like to add that I, for one, really appreciate the noteable increase in load-time of textures and maps, with VERY little impact on framerates. I BIG improvement! I've only had a few hours to play this morning, but I really noticed that on a clear day, you can see all the way to the other end of a map as you come into the map...and even with view perspective at 0.80, there's no big hit on performance...and my machine is hardly state of the art anymore. ..and runs Windows2000 Pro. I love the new "harvest" effect! I'll drop back by if I find something "wrong"....but nothing so far. Please keep up the good work, Yours, Alyot (& Terran) Giga-Byte GA-7VRX motherboard (VIA chipset) 2 PC3200 cards for 1 Gig SDRAM 512 Cache AMD 2600+ 1.97Ghz Processor NVidia 6600 AGP Graphics, 512 RAM (Direct X, 9c - Open_GL 2.x) 2 Seagate 80Gig Harddrives in String RAID configuration SoundBlaster Audigy MP3 Plus Soundcard

Hi, I haven't played in a while, but I just downloaded the new client and logged in. Each session I played to day ended in a "Memory error....xxxxxx-xxxxx, etc" "Access Denied" error.....Please "Cancel" to Debug the program. I realize I have an antique, and Windows 2000 Pro is no longer supported by Microsoft, but I was able to play for several hours today. Whatever XP/Vista coding you're using that may be causing this error..is it really that important that you include it? I've never had an EL client crash in this fashion before.....unlike other online games that I never could run at all ...and was glad to delete. I don't want to delete EL! My wife and I have played for years, but buying another computer right now isn't an option for me. Has anyone esle seen this happen? Windows 2000 Pro NVidia 6600 series...newest drivers ... 512 Vid RAM AMD 2100+ 1G RAM, 512 Cache Cable/ISDN internet connection

Hi all, Long-time player, just not lately. Could you please put the new Sounds 1.5.0 soundfile on a server that doesn't want to track my serfing and sell my "valid email address" to others for "spam, spam, spam, spam...". Thank you! Yours, Randy Cain (...aka: Alyot, Terran)

Hi, I haven't been playing for a while, but I recently started again. I went to Palon Vertas to make Fire Essence, and discovered that the only Red Snapdragons (that I know of, and I did look again) have been made "you can't harvest here". I understand that since they are right next to the flower shop, some may have exploited this and started cashing in Red Snaps at the flower shop for quick cash. I have a request. If the "too close to the flower shop" is the problem with this bush, would you please either move this bush, or put a duplicate "somewhere" in PV that is harvestable? I wouldn't think that giving players one "less" reason to want to go to Palon Vertas (or work so hard to get to Irillion in the first place) would be a goal of the map designers. Yours, Alyot/Terran

Hi, Thanks for the response! Silly me! Why didn't I think of that.

Hi all! Thanks for the opportunity to test. I did check the new chat features and had no problems with them. I appreciate the addition of the text bar, and the cursor to the text bar. I'll have more time to explore tomorrow, but I have one request: I know many of you that are testing are past the century mark with their characters, or just started a new character for the test server. Please make new copies of our characters on the test server. When I logged on, I was told I just completed Puma Fighting. That makes my test character several months old, and my fighting abilities have increased to the point where I could try "some" of the new animals...with a new copy of my main server character. Thank you. Randy (Alyot, Terran)

Hi! This happened while trying to recover a bag in the Ti Mine in Portland last night. My problem wasn't so much with the fact that Zackary lied about his claim to the deathbag, but the way he lied about the claim. He claimed he was in a guild, and had the rank in that guild to kick another member. This is edited for length, where noted: (edited jc #1 chat) [Terran @ 1]: Deathbag found in Portland Ti mine, please PM to claim [stewbaby @ 1]: So simple guidance in the right direction teaches more than giving exact details (edited jc #1 chat) [Terran @ 1]: Deathbag found in Portland Titanium mine, please PM with contents to claim (2nd call) [ElweSingollo @ 1]: what happened... silence in this channel ? I never thought such thing could happen (lol) [sabath66 @ 1]: all the time [PM from Zackary: an exc cape some titanium ore] [PM to Zackary: No, sorry.] [PM from Zackary: whats in it? i hate those skellies ants might have taken my bag GRR] [PM to Zackary: There aren't ants in here, sorry.] [PM from Zackary: whats in it?] [PM to Zackary: That would ruin the surprise!] [PM from Zackary: whats in it?] [PM to Zackary: Why do you want to know?] Terran: hi [PM from Zackary: cause i can help you] (edited jc #1 chat) [PM from Zackary: incase my members of my guild have lost there Db] (edited jc #1 chat) [PM to Zackary: GM your guild and tell them to PM me, then] (edited jc #1 chat) [PM from Zackary: no i mean is i wanna know so i cna match up and tell them.] (edited jc #1 chat) [PM to Zackary: The owner of the bag gets to tell me what s/he lost...period.] (edited jc #1 chat) [PM to Zackary: Oh, your not in a guild...interesting!] (edited jc #1 chat) [PM from Zackary: some one says they lost some armour and gc and bones and thats valentino unlucky aswell i just kicked him from guild] (edited jc #1 chat) [PM from Zackary: uhh i just made my guild duhhh] (edited jc #1 chat) [PM from Valentino: hello] (edited jc #1 chat) [PM to Valentino: Hi, what did you lose?] [PM from Valentino: armour] [PM from Valentino: gc] [PM from Valentino: bones] (edited jc #1 chat) [PM to Valentino: Sorry, but none of the above, but thanks for playing ] (edited jc #1 chat) [pm from valentino: >:-(] (edited jc #1 chat) No player is in the game with the name of Valentino (edited jc #1 chat) [PM to Zackary: What guild are you in, please?] (edited jc #1 chat) [PM from Zackary: im my own person] (edited jc #1 chat) [PM from Zackary: lol only jokes im in GOLD] (edited jc #1 chat) [PM from Zackary: why?] [PM to Zackary: I was just curious.] [PM from Zackary: oh lol] [PM from Zackary: its k] Guild Guild of Legendary Deeds has 7 members. The guild URL is: http://www.castlefiction.com/viss.htm General info: The Guild of Legendary Deeds (GOLD) is a friendly, non-pk guild devoted to making you a hero! Accomplish your legendary deeds! Joining the guild: All are welcome to GOLD, we are guild oriented and friendly, you must have 1 skill over 20 other than o/a. this is an EL rule. pm Viss to join (edited jc #1 chat) [PM from Zackary: or8] (edited jc #1 chat) #Ig [Terran->GOLD] Viss, is Zackary in Gold guild? (edited jc #1 chat) [PM to viss: Ok, is Zackary in your guild?] [PM from viss: i see, u asked about zackery, no, no zackery in this guild] (edited jc #1 chat) [PM to viss: Zackary and Valentino are claiming Gold membership and tried to claim a deathbag in Portland Ti mine.] [PM to viss: I just thought you should know.] [PM to viss: I checked Zack's stats and he's not even eligible for guild membership yet.] [PM from viss: neither one is in gold] [PM from viss: i should watch for these two and thanks for warning me] (edited jc #1 chat) [PM to viss: Thank you very much and if you need anything from eVe, please let me know. ] [PM to Zackary: I've contacted the leader of Gold regarding your status, and not only are you not a member, you're not even eligible for guild membership anywhere.] (No response to this one.) I posted this mainly for the guild leaders, as Zackary will probably attempt to join a guild at some point. Here's a peek at what you will be getting into. Yours, Terran

I REALLY like the idea of a teacher and attending classes. I work in societies (SCA) where this is "how it's done"...just like in the days simulated by the EL world. I wouldn't mind attending class to be able to attempt things that I would normally have to spend months of play time in order to get to a level to even try to manu, alchem, or craft some the items that this idea implies that you would have to ability to "try out" at will. I also think the EL economy would benefit from more players having access to more access to more areas of the game much earlier with inclusion of classes. This would keep players that might otherwise be frustrated by, or restricted by the amount of time they have available to play. Hassah! Yours, Alyot

Hi, What does "..support for items cooldown" mean? ...and is there a recommended time to install it? On a seperate note, will v.1.10 be obsolete after the server re-start? Thanks. ...and that link doesn't work.