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FC.31.20131024.12 PTS Update

lordgarlordgar Posts: 267 Arc User
edited December 2013 in PTS - The Archive
This build is scheduled to hit PTS at 4:20pm, 12/4/2013

You can find release notes for previous unreleased PTS patches by using the link(s) below:

FC.31.20131024.11
FC.31.20131024.10
FC.31.20131024.8

Known Issues:
  • The Legacy Aura Vendor has lost all of her Auras!

  • The Defiance, Dark Aura, Earth Form, & Kinetic Manipulation Legacy Auras only work In Combat.

  • There are miscellaneous issues with the Victorian costume set.


Release Notes:

Auras:

  • The Legacy Aura vendor has been given an upgraded mark 2 Aura Suit that doesn't kill her. It also now cycles through Legacy Auras in alphabetical sequence instead of randomly.

  • Legacy Aura prices have been reduced to 80,000 Questionite.

  • Tooltips on Aura Slots should now work correctly.

  • NPCs with slotted passive powers now have their aura effects again.

  • In Combat auras now linger for longer after combat has ended.


Winter Event:

  • Added a permanent Snowball to the Winter Event rewards.

  • Fixed an issue that allowed infinite Winter Event rewards.

  • The Carpet in front of Santa was slightly mis-aligned. Fixed.


Other:

  • Some textures were missing from the female Kabuki mask. Fixed.



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Please stay on topic in this PTS thread. We use bug reports from this thread to decide whether a PTS build is ready to go live, and so we need to make sure we're seeing everything in it. Please do discuss the changes, but if you find yourself writing about something that isn't specific to what's on PTS, then that should probably go elsewhere.

In particular, do not report bugs from the live game in this thread, unless they are impacted by changes in the PTS build.
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  • crypticbuxomcrypticbuxom Posts: 4,621 Arc User
    edited December 2013
    lordgar wrote: »
    In Combat auras now linger for longer after combat has ended.

    I certainly like this one.

    And I'm glad you guys fixed the Holiday gift under the tree issue. No more regifting. =)
  • bwdaresbwdares Posts: 1,517 Arc User
    edited December 2013
    lordgar wrote: »

    Auras:

    • The Legacy Aura vendor has been given an upgraded mark 2 Aura Suit that doesn't kill her. It also now cycles through Legacy Auras in alphabetical sequence instead of randomly.

    • Legacy Aura prices have been reduced to 80,000 Questionite.

    Awesome, thank you for this! That is more like it! :D

    Now only two more things need to be fixed, the Victorian set needs a nice dress and we need goatees with Half Helms. :D
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  • thelastsonofzodthelastsonofzod Posts: 658 Arc User
    edited December 2013
    YA!

    Thank you for reducing prices Lordgar. I can pretty well guarantee I'll be buying several spares at this price point. Should come in handy on some of my guys with multiple costumes.

    Edit: Ditto on goatees with half helms. Kinda sad to have a santa beard with them, but no goatee....
  • theravenforcetheravenforce Posts: 7,140 Arc User
    edited December 2013
    inb4 (sort of) influx of ZOMG TY FOR LOWERING PRICES! style posts. :wink:

    In all seriousness though, this is pretty great!

    Any word on the LIVE and PTS bugs listed here? Last I heard they were under investigation. (The majority of them if not all of them were caused by the last patch we had)

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  • amosov78amosov78 Posts: 98 Arc User
    edited December 2013
    lordgar wrote: »
    Auras:
    • In Combat auras now linger for longer after combat has ended.


    This is good, but is there a way to make them "fade out" gradually as opposed to them just vanishing? This is quite noticeable on the Krackle auras.
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  • crypticbuxomcrypticbuxom Posts: 4,621 Arc User
    edited December 2013
    They can't say until the day before the update. And Zen prices aren't announced until the second it goes live.
  • blumoon8blumoon8 Posts: 430 Arc User
    edited December 2013
    lordgar wrote: »
    [*]Legacy Aura prices have been reduced to 80,000 Questionite.

    Wha....aah? My shock. My heart. Are you still Cryptic!? D:

    Now I have to buy zen. Or something. I just. My disbelief is so immense.


    Thank you for listening to our feedback. This is an excellent price and it is restoring some consumer respect. You definitely have my respect.

    This is why I've resubbed.

    Super uber mega wow thank you!!


    *But now that I have your ear... let's discuss a control review ;P Maaaaaybe reviving emanation points.... I kid. I kid... ....I'll give you bacon... also a gravity miniset in force? No? Ok. I'll behave ._. But seriously, thank you for listening. <3

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  • rugrothrumborrugrothrumbor Posts: 534 Arc User
    edited December 2013
    I'm also surprised they actually lowered the questionite price. C:
  • flyingfinnflyingfinn Posts: 8,408 Arc User
    edited December 2013
    The Carpet in front of Santa was slightly mis-aligned. Fixed.

    WOHOOO!!
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  • celiziccelizic Posts: 42 Arc User
    edited December 2013
    flyingfinn wrote: »
    WOHOOO!!
    Well, someone had to...
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    This made me laugh, out loud in fact, literally. I felt it was important enough that I disengage my lurk fields and update you towards this fact Mr. Finn.
  • eiledoneiledon Posts: 1,287 Arc User
    edited December 2013
    lordgar wrote: »
    • Some textures were missing from the female Kabuki mask. Fixed.

    Woot. Thank you very much for this. It is great to see feedback being responded to and quickly.


    Bug: Electric Aura: Feet - Image Missing "Foot" Identification Icon
    Where: In Debugger Store / Inventory / Aura Storage


    And not a bug, more a QOL request:

    Holiday Grab Bag - Make Right Click to open in Inventory (like other holiday box/bags) rather than having to put into device tray



    BUG: Items from Xmas Stockings Overwriting rather than stacking
    As it was opening my holiday grab bag was a slight disappointment :p

    You received Holiday Grab Bag.
    You received 2 Stocking.
    You received Sugar Plums.
    You used Holiday Grab Bag.

    The first Sugar Plums landed in the empty slot vacated by the Holiday Grab Bag in my Device tray. I then opened the 2 stockings (which could be done by right clicking in inventory)

    You received Special Gingerbread Cookie.
    You received Sugar Plums.
    You received Special Gingerbread Cookie.
    You received Sugar Plums.


    Which wouldnt have been the end of the world but i noticed that in my inventory i only had 1 Gingerbread Cookie & 1 Sugar Plums (plus the 1 Sugar plums in the device tray). Rather than in total 2 Gingerbread Cookies and 3 Sugar Plums. Oh and cookies and sugar plums still have annoying expiry timer on them.
  • crosschancrosschan Posts: 920 Arc User
    edited December 2013
    amosov78 wrote: »
    This is good, but is there a way to make them "fade out" gradually as opposed to them just vanishing? This is quite noticeable on the Krackle auras.

    Yeah, I just noticed my pretty "Raver Aura" doesn't really work anymore because the new time is like 5s. Perhaps this is too much?
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  • kenpojujitsu3kenpojujitsu3 Posts: 1,320 Arc User
    edited December 2013
    I distinctly remember several posters (who shall not be named) being particularly adamant that Cryptic does not care and will not listen to player feedback with regard to item costs.

    Lordgar's response...

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  • canadascottcanadascott Posts: 1,257 Arc User
    edited December 2013
    Thanks folks.

    Thanks also for the influx of new C-store costumes. The Victorian one looks very nice. It could stand a gown for female players, and maybe a bustle, but it's a pretty nifty addition regardless.

    You have my long, tedious lists of requests (restoring Nem bios, moar emotes, moar content etc.) and I'm going to keep on sending them. But that insatiable desire for *moar* doesn't detract from my gratitude for the care you're showing to the game at the moment, and especially for your efforts at communicationwith the player base.

    Would it be helpful if we could gather about thirty players or so and did a test run against Clarence with a zillion auras going off at once? If so, please let us know when it's convenient to help.
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  • blkjackwilliamsblkjackwilliams Posts: 256 Arc User
    edited December 2013
    Not sure what's up, but I just tried unlocking the Victorian cosume set, from the debugger, and it didn't unlock. Instead it turned into a green icon with the word "PRIMARY" on it, with the Justice gear set bonuses as it's description.

    So...yeah, that's odd.
  • blademaster5121blademaster5121 Posts: 956 Arc User
    edited December 2013
    I distinctly remember several posters (who shall not be named) being particularly adamant that Cryptic does not care and will not listen to player feedback with regard to item costs.

    Lordgar's response...

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    Cryptic doesn't care, they still don't nor will they ever. This is Cryptic north, The New Age. :biggrin:
  • flamingbunnymanflamingbunnyman Posts: 2,035 Arc User
    edited December 2013
    Not sure what's up, but I just tried unlocking the Victorian cosume set, from the debugger, and it didn't unlock. Instead it turned into a green icon with the word "PRIMARY" on it, with the Justice gear set bonuses as it's description.

    So...yeah, that's odd.

    I think the Victorian set is Equip on Pickup, like all C-Store costumes (Coincidence? I hope not!). As such, the item shouldn't even get into your inventory.
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  • bwdaresbwdares Posts: 1,517 Arc User
    edited December 2013
    Not sure what's up, but I just tried unlocking the Victorian cosume set, from the debugger, and it didn't unlock. Instead it turned into a green icon with the word "PRIMARY" on it, with the Justice gear set bonuses as it's description.

    So...yeah, that's odd.

    It still unlocks. Go to the tailor. You will see the set in your inventory.
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  • blumoon8blumoon8 Posts: 430 Arc User
    edited December 2013
    The Victorian set is mighty sexy.

    Powers like kirby krackle still blink out as opposed to runes and snow cloud, that just fade. It's less awkward now but the fading runes look really nice. It's not even that they fade, it's that as the power fades out, they produce less particles until there's nothing. Can something like that be done with the others? I'm getting a sense that it may be a tech issue.

    Although, the icons for the auras look great!

    I say stuff and I say things, sometimes together but only when I'm feeling adventurous.

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  • kharma23kharma23 Posts: 403 Arc User
    edited December 2013
    Is Kinetic Manipulation supposed to have an aura? I tried it last night and there was nothing.
    Not much of an aura choice if that's the case. I'm going to assume this is a bug?
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  • starboardnacellestarboardnacelle Posts: 66 Arc User
    edited December 2013
    kharma23 wrote: »
    Is Kinetic Manipulation supposed to have an aura? I tried it last night and there was nothing.
    Not much of an aura choice if that's the case. I'm going to assume this is a bug?

    Yeah, Kinetic Manipulation, Defiance, and Regeneration don't have out-of-combat auras right now. Something broke them.
  • kharma23kharma23 Posts: 403 Arc User
    edited December 2013
    Yeah, Kinetic Manipulation, Defiance, and Regeneration don't have out-of-combat auras right now. Something broke them.

    Ah, okay thanks, guess I should pay more attention to the thread. :wink:
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  • starboardnacellestarboardnacelle Posts: 66 Arc User
    edited December 2013
    kharma23 wrote: »
    Ah, okay thanks, guess I should pay more attention to the thread. :wink:

    So should I. As it turns out, Regeneration isn't broken.
  • bwdaresbwdares Posts: 1,517 Arc User
    edited December 2013
    Yeah, Kinetic Manipulation, Defiance, and Regeneration don't have out-of-combat auras right now. Something broke them.

    I bet it was that darn Legacy Vender! She is pissed about not dying anymore! MADNESS!!
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  • eiledoneiledon Posts: 1,287 Arc User
    edited December 2013
    Bug: Liberty Airlines Billboard Sign out of position
    Where: (Live and PTS) Millennium City, West of Superjet at approx 3888 225 -158 on ZoneMap: Mil
    What: Animated Billboard sign floating loose/partway in a tree rather than attached to its appropriate hoarding a short distance in front of it.
    When: Think this has been like this for a while, but first time i noticed it was today when someone pointed it out.
  • bwdaresbwdares Posts: 1,517 Arc User
    edited December 2013
    eiledon wrote: »
    Bug: Liberty Airlines Billboard Sign out of position
    Where: (Live and PTS) Millennium City, West of Superjet at approx 3888 225 -158 on ZoneMap: Mil
    What: Animated Billboard sign floating loose/partway in a tree rather than attached to its appropriate hoarding a short distance in front of it.
    When: Think this has been like this for a while, but first time i noticed it was today when someone pointed it out.

    There are several that are like that. Seems to not be a big issue, or at least a priority. Which with all the things they are working on, one cannot blame them too much.
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  • chalupaoffurychalupaoffury Posts: 2,553 Arc User
    edited December 2013
    What I like about cryptic north is if a few of us say, reasonably, "this is going to lead to a negative experience" they get on it. That's a great price, actually exactly what I've been saying I'd be fine with paying for these. If you can somehow sort out a 200-250k account wide unlock for these? It'd be perfect.

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