Cicero Report post Posted November 23, 2004 I'm testing a new formula (and still tweaking it). If you would like to test, please post feedback like so: Your harvest level What you're trying to harvest (and its level, just for convenience) Approx amount of time it takes you to harvest it To test, please sign on to the test server. Change the server port in el.ini to port 2001 (and change it back to 2000 when you're done). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest golazyr Report post Posted November 23, 2004 I should be happy to test it. but I don't exist on this server. too bad Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wytter Report post Posted November 23, 2004 You have to create a new character for that server... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeone3000 Report post Posted November 23, 2004 How would we change the server port in el.ini? NOTE: I can't even get .pll files to work. Make it simple please. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dns_server Report post Posted November 23, 2004 quickley tested it, i started to get my harvesting level up by harvesting red snap dragons and it seems to be close to the old system. currently harvesting vegies at lvl 6. it takes about 40 seconds per vegtable which is quite resonable. could you give us testers increased levels so we can test the effects a little better on higher levels? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Mariah Report post Posted November 24, 2004 I tested it quickly too but was gaining harvesting lvls quickly and at about lvl 5-6 harv was getting one flower per sec..i like it! :lol: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cicero Report post Posted November 24, 2004 I copied over the last character backup to the test server, so you shoud have your normal levels there now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
honeybee Report post Posted November 24, 2004 ok tested it with level 59 harvest and although its not brilliant it is much more bearable than what we have now, i was able to harvest coal, iron ore and silver ore about every second. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Catweasel Report post Posted November 24, 2004 Thanks Cicero, Will try it tonight as i have low to mid ranged character and will post the results asap Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rya Report post Posted November 24, 2004 PLS copy my char there too i am there trying it out Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Salem Report post Posted November 24, 2004 (edited) yeah Cicero, Thats totally it, was much better testing it with my own stats, easy to compare I'ld say change it allready, start using it [Edit]: btw, here are my results: Harvest Level = 25 Silver (recommended lvl 24): 3 seconds Fruits (recommended lvl 18): 2 seconds This seems quite allright to me, better then now, silver takes me atleast 15 seconds at lvl 26 now, so I love it Greetz, Salem Edited November 24, 2004 by Salem Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dns_server Report post Posted November 24, 2004 ok, now harvesting tit ore is acceptable, it takes 4 seconds at lvl 54, which is an acceptable compromise. when testing mining gold ore it takes around 4 seconds also. finally vegegables take 1 second. I think this is good enough to be put on the main server, it might get a fiew complaints for being a little too much time, but overall it is an acceptable compromise in harvesting time. by the way, wich formula is it useing?? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Itami Report post Posted November 24, 2004 This new formula seems to be much more reasonable. Now just need to tweak a few other things and perhaps add some more positive notes to this update and everyone will be happy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chatterbug89 Report post Posted November 24, 2004 Yes! I love this new formula....it's not too great for the newbs...but now when I got to harvest I harvest vegies like one every 1 or 2 secounds...instead of tghe one every minute! yay! i like this formula Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lyanna Report post Posted November 24, 2004 (edited) Lyanna Level 36 Harvest Red Snapdragons (level 0) Time for 50 harvests #1: 51 seconds Time for 50 harvests #2: 51 seconds Time for 50 harvests #3: 52 seconds Time on average: 51 seconds Time per harvest: 1020 ms Red Roses (level 6) Time for 50 harvests #1: 53 seconds Time for 50 harvests #2: 54 seconds Time for 50 harvests #3: 53 seconds Time on average: 53 seconds. Time per harvest: 1060 ms Swamp Candles (level 11) Time for 50 harvests #1: 50 seconds Time for 50 harvests #2: 55 seconds Time for 50 harvests #3: 51 seconds Time on average: 52 seconds Time per harvest: 1040 ms Quartz (level 16) Time for 50 harvests #1: 104 seconds Time for 50 harvests #2: 105 seconds Time for 50 harvests #3: 105 seconds Time on average: 105 seconds Time per harvest: 2100 ms Vegetables (level 20) Time for 50 harvests #1: 105 seconds Time for 50 harvests #2: 105 seconds Time for 50 harvests #3: 104 seconds Time on average: 105 seconds Time per harvest: 2100 ms Silver Ore (level 24) Time for 50 harvests #1: 108 seconds Time for 50 harvests #2: 107 seconds Time for 50 harvests #3: 105 seconds Time on average: 107 seconds Time per harvest: 2140 ms Gold Ore (level 32) Time for 50 harvests #1: 163 seconds Time for 50 harvests #2: 157 seconds Time for 50 harvests #3: 167 seconds Time on average: 162 seconds Time per harvest: 3240 ms Emeralds (level 37) Time for 50 harvests #1: 167 seconds Time for 50 harvests #2: 162 seconds Time for 50 harvests #3: 170 seconds Time on average: 167 seconds Time per harvest: 3340 ms Diamonds (level 40) Time for 50 harvests #1: 356 seconds Time for 50 harvests #2: 370 seconds Time for 50 harvests #3: 380 seconds Time on average: 369 seconds Time per harvest: 7373 ms *Note: By 50 harvests, I mean 50 successful harvests. That's why there is greater fluctuation in the higher-level materials. *Note 2: I noticed that sometimes the harvested amount goes up randomly - either 1 or 2 items per harvest. Is that deliberate, a bug, or just my latency? *Note 3: There are occasionally still random stopping of harvesting, with no harvesting event message. Is it deliberate? *Note 4: We're going to need more detailed reports from lower-level as well as higher-level harvesters... -Lyn- Edited November 24, 2004 by Lyanna Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Platyna Report post Posted November 24, 2004 (edited) Only thing I can are gems. And I am going to test it now. EDIT: Not acceptable for me. Still too slow, one sapphire every 4 seconds at level 59. Evil. Harvesting is only idiotic looking till you inventory will fill up, it has to be FAST to not bore people to death and not ruin game play. Regards. Edited November 24, 2004 by Platyna Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Catweasel Report post Posted November 24, 2004 (edited) Gave test server a go... and love it 35 harvest 35 alchemy no excavator cape or perk play server silver ore 1 every 8 secs creating HE 3 secs test server silver ore 1 every 2 secs creating HE 4 secs does the time taken to create essences decrease as alchemy level gets higher above reccomended level or will that remain constant? Edited November 24, 2004 by Catweasel Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dns_server Report post Posted November 24, 2004 forgot to mension could we have the auto harvest atleast continue while you talk. this is a big step back for a lot of us, as we can sit and harvest while talking, and helping n00bies on chanel 1. it becomes a pain haveing to restart harvesting after each thing you say or do Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Platyna Report post Posted November 24, 2004 Well I don't know why you can't sit, eat or even more a little, and if wall mother nature gets pissed off on you, you stop harvesting too. Or usually it just stops without any reason without further notice. Regards. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Catweasel Report post Posted November 24, 2004 Well I don't know why you can't sit, eat or even more a little, and if wall mother nature gets pissed off onyou, you stop harvesting too. Or usually it just stops without any reason without further notice. Regards. forgot to mension could we have the auto harvest atleast continue while you talk. this is a big step back for a lot of us, as we can sit and harvest while talking, and helping n00bies on chanel 1. it becomes a pain haveing to restart harvesting after each thing you say or do Noticed on test server you could still walk and make essence something fundamentally harder than eating while you harvest or talking Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cicero Report post Posted November 24, 2004 Ok, I want to get feedback from the other devs before it goes live. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
duran Report post Posted November 24, 2004 teh banned 0n3na, sorry but i must say this: you sound like a spoild child that wants anything it can point at and wants it NOW. where is the fun in that? --- as for other stuff, talking should be allowed while harvesting. alltho i guess that right now the new harvesting code basicly stops whenever a new command comes from the client. if so then it can probably be fixed in the future. eating while harvesting im not to sure about,alltho it seems reasonable to allow people to eat while working. dropping something to the ground however should stop you from harvesting. walking and makeing essences, hmm. should be that progress is only made while standing or sitting. however you should not start over after moveing. this way sitting (with sit lock) have a meaning... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pavel Report post Posted November 24, 2004 Only thing I can are gems. And I am going to test it now. EDIT: Not acceptable for me. Still too slow, one sapphire every 4 seconds at level 59. Evil. Harvesting is only idiotic looking till you inventory will fill up, it has to be FAST to not bore people to death and not ruin game play. Regards. Hmm. May be they changed something since yuo posted but I also tried sapphires and it was not that bad - I think may be about every 1.5-2 seconds. I have harvesting 42 and tried titanium, sapphires, quartz, tiger lilies, and diamonds. titanium and sapphires were a bit slower then with old system quartz - about the same speed tiger lilies - i think it was faster than before diamonds - it feels slower, but hard to tell exactly since it could be caused by relatively frequent failures. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pavel Report post Posted November 24, 2004 teh banned 0n3na, sorry but i must say this: you sound like a spoild child that wants anything it can point at and wants it NOW. where is the fun in that? I understand her very well. The game supposed to be fun, and I don't see much fun in sitting, looking at nonmoving screen and waiting until you inventory fills up. Still, it would probably require radical changes to the game to take care of that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Geldon Report post Posted November 24, 2004 Autoharvesting is much better on the test server. Please implement it on the regular server ASAP. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
