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Tip Jar on Foundry Reviews....

where2r1where2r1 Member Posts: 6,054 Arc User
edited February 2018 in The Foundry for Star Trek Online - Discussion & Feedback
Does that even work??? Or is it a waste of my time?

I don't mind leaving Dil as a tip....but what is the point if it is broken.

Are words are better? Seriously, I can use my words. LOL!
"Spend your life doing strange things with weird people." -- UNK

“Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.” -- Benjamin Franklin

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  • starswordcstarswordc Member Posts: 10,963 Arc User
    It was working last time I checked. What's happening?
    "Great War! / And I cannot take more! / Great tour! / I keep on marching on / I play the great score / There will be no encore / Great War! / The War to End All Wars"
    — Sabaton, "Great War"
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  • where2r1where2r1 Member Posts: 6,054 Arc User
    How does one know?

    I mean, I can see it going....but for all we know it is going into the void. Not to say I give a TRIBBLE about 100DL....but still...

    Foundry Authors? What say you???
    Words? Or some piddly amount of Dil?
    "Spend your life doing strange things with weird people." -- UNK

    “Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.” -- Benjamin Franklin
  • duncanidaho11duncanidaho11 Member Posts: 7,980 Arc User
    edited February 2018
    It works. :)
    Bipedal mammal and senior Foundry author.
    Notable missions: Apex [AEI], Gemini [SSF], Trident [AEI], Evolution's Smile [SSF], Transcendence
    Looking for something new to play? I've started building Foundry missions again in visual novel form!
  • where2r1where2r1 Member Posts: 6,054 Arc User
    Thank you Duncan. :)

    Do you prefer I WRITE something in there???
    "Spend your life doing strange things with weird people." -- UNK

    “Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.” -- Benjamin Franklin
  • captainhunter1captainhunter1 Member Posts: 1,630 Arc User
    I always appreciate a well thought out review (good or bad) over Dilithium.

    That said, BOTH are the best. :)
    My consolidated list of game improvements for STO:
    arcgames.com/en/forums/startrekonline/#/discussion/1203368/pve-content-a-list-of-gamewide-polishing-pass-suggestions
  • designationxr377designationxr377 Member Posts: 542 Arc User
    Any type of response or recognition is appreciated, by any foundry author. Tips, Reviews, both, or simply telling friends about "that cool mission where you did the thing."

    The only Foundry authors who would complain I would think have the wrong mindset.

    But yes, tips work. I know plenty of foundry authors that check their tip jar and get giddy at even the slightest spare change added.
  • starswordcstarswordc Member Posts: 10,963 Arc User
    I concur. I published the first half of what was supposed to be a two parter a few years ago and I still get the occasional bit of dil for it. It's nice to be appreciated.
    "Great War! / And I cannot take more! / Great tour! / I keep on marching on / I play the great score / There will be no encore / Great War! / The War to End All Wars"
    — Sabaton, "Great War"
    VZ9ASdg.png

    Check out https://unitedfederationofpla.net/s/
  • duncanidaho11duncanidaho11 Member Posts: 7,980 Arc User
    where2r1 wrote: »
    Thank you Duncan. :)

    Do you prefer I WRITE something in there???

    Whatever works for you. As XR-377 said that any kind of recognition or feedback is appreciated. :)
    Bipedal mammal and senior Foundry author.
    Notable missions: Apex [AEI], Gemini [SSF], Trident [AEI], Evolution's Smile [SSF], Transcendence
    Looking for something new to play? I've started building Foundry missions again in visual novel form!
  • where2r1where2r1 Member Posts: 6,054 Arc User
    I am relieved to hear that my Dil gets to the other side to all of you.
    Because I would have to yell and scream in the Bug section, otherwise.
    And I think it is delightful to know folks are signing in to look for their tips. :smiley:


    But one more question....

    If I find something "not quite right"....I think may be programmed issues????
    What do I do with those types of things?

    Not a bug, like the STO game program is broken...but more like a mix up with configuration??
    For example: the wrong type of unfriendly mob is spawning for one of the ground battles?

    +++++++++++++++++


    Also, I made a thread in Klingon Discussion for recommendations of Klingon missions.
    Please post titles for missions here:

    https://www.arcgames.com/en/forums/startrekonline/#/discussion/1238322/looking-for-klingon-foundry-missions-for-endeavor

    And I mean ALL missions....even Federation side ones....with inspirations from Klingon faction, or has KDF involvement, or includes KDF mythologies...etc.

    Teach me about the Klingons in Star Trek, Foundry Authors.
    Thank you. :)
    "Spend your life doing strange things with weird people." -- UNK

    “Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.” -- Benjamin Franklin
  • duncanidaho11duncanidaho11 Member Posts: 7,980 Arc User
    where2r1 wrote: »
    Not a bug, like the STO game program is broken...but more like a mix up with configuration??
    For example: the wrong type of unfriendly mob is spawning for one of the ground battles?

    I haven't heard of something like that happening in my own missions or those I've played. It's completely possible though for an author to place the wrong faction for a story. So, it wouldn't be a bug or the game being broken. It's something for the author to look into (since I think it's likely a mistake on their end.)

    You can either leave that kind of feedback in the review as a footnote, or you can message the author directly (using the @ handle listed for the foundry mission.) :)
    Bipedal mammal and senior Foundry author.
    Notable missions: Apex [AEI], Gemini [SSF], Trident [AEI], Evolution's Smile [SSF], Transcendence
    Looking for something new to play? I've started building Foundry missions again in visual novel form!
  • where2r1where2r1 Member Posts: 6,054 Arc User
    OK, will add it to the review, then.

    Thanks, Everyone... That's all the questions I have.

    I just had a friend report to me that it took him 2 hours to finish one Foundry mission! That is insane!
    So, I am not sure this stuff is for me. I rarely have that much time to spend in one sitting.

    Thanks, again. :)

    "Spend your life doing strange things with weird people." -- UNK

    “Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.” -- Benjamin Franklin
  • spiritbornspiritborn Member Posts: 4,367 Arc User
    where2r1 wrote: »
    OK, will add it to the review, then.

    Thanks, Everyone... That's all the questions I have.

    I just had a friend report to me that it took him 2 hours to finish one Foundry mission! That is insane!
    So, I am not sure this stuff is for me. I rarely have that much time to spend in one sitting.

    Thanks, again. :)

    well Duncan's missions can easily take hours if you do all the optional stuff, it's not so insane as it sounds as at least for Duncan the core of the story isn't that long but there's a lot of fluff pieces that you don't have to read but add to the experience if you do.

    Of course you also have the authors whose missions take hours due to vague objectives and directionless writing but you can generally avoid those if you read the reviews.
  • captainhunter1captainhunter1 Member Posts: 1,630 Arc User
    edited February 2018
    where2r1 wrote: »
    OK, will add it to the review, then.

    Thanks, Everyone... That's all the questions I have.

    I just had a friend report to me that it took him 2 hours to finish one Foundry mission! That is insane!
    So, I am not sure this stuff is for me. I rarely have that much time to spend in one sitting.

    Thanks, again. :)

    There are thousands of missions that are much shorter lengths.

    The currently hidden search function (I don't get it either!) has a number of filters on it, one of which is mission length. You can very easily set it to find missions for the time limits you have. :smile:
    My consolidated list of game improvements for STO:
    arcgames.com/en/forums/startrekonline/#/discussion/1203368/pve-content-a-list-of-gamewide-polishing-pass-suggestions
  • where2r1where2r1 Member Posts: 6,054 Arc User
    captainhunter1 wrote: »
    where2r1 wrote: »
    OK, will add it to the review, then.

    Thanks, Everyone... That's all the questions I have.

    I just had a friend report to me that it took him 2 hours to finish one Foundry mission! That is insane!
    So, I am not sure this stuff is for me. I rarely have that much time to spend in one sitting.

    Thanks, again. :)

    There are thousands of missions that are much shorter lengths.

    The currently hidden search function (I don't get it either!) has a number of filters on it, one of which is mission length. You can very easily set it to find missions for the time limits you have. :smile:

    What is "the hidden search function"???

    "Spend your life doing strange things with weird people." -- UNK

    “Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.” -- Benjamin Franklin
  • spiritbornspiritborn Member Posts: 4,367 Arc User
    where2r1 wrote: »
    captainhunter1 wrote: »
    where2r1 wrote: »
    OK, will add it to the review, then.

    Thanks, Everyone... That's all the questions I have.

    I just had a friend report to me that it took him 2 hours to finish one Foundry mission! That is insane!
    So, I am not sure this stuff is for me. I rarely have that much time to spend in one sitting.

    Thanks, again. :)

    There are thousands of missions that are much shorter lengths.

    The currently hidden search function (I don't get it either!) has a number of filters on it, one of which is mission length. You can very easily set it to find missions for the time limits you have. :smile:

    What is "the hidden search function"???
    the search function that's "hidden" as in you have to look for it rather being displayed as default.
  • where2r1where2r1 Member Posts: 6,054 Arc User
    Uh... I meant: WHERE

    Because if I can search on "Klingon" and "Under 1 hour" that would be cool for me.
    "Spend your life doing strange things with weird people." -- UNK

    “Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.” -- Benjamin Franklin
  • spiritbornspiritborn Member Posts: 4,367 Arc User
    where2r1 wrote: »
    Uh... I meant: WHERE

    Because if I can search on "Klingon" and "Under 1 hour" that would be cool for me.

    there's button you can open to bring it up but I can't remember what it was called atm.
  • where2r1where2r1 Member Posts: 6,054 Arc User
    edited February 2018
    spiritborn wrote: »
    where2r1 wrote: »
    Uh... I meant: WHERE

    Because if I can search on "Klingon" and "Under 1 hour" that would be cool for me.

    there's button you can open to bring it up but I can't remember what it was called atm.

    Now, you did it.... I am just going to have to call up my game.

    (was taking a break from a weekend of non-stop Omega particle farming...I am so burned out I didn't even want to look at the game LOL!).

    ++++++++++++++

    OMG.... IT IS HIDDEN!!! Geez, Louise! It took me the time for my guy to fly from Ganalda to Qo'nos (and a bit longer) to find this thing!!!

    Ridiculous.

    OK I found the correct section.

    Click on "BROWSE ALL" button in left hand menu.
    Click on the DOWN ARROW at the top of the screen (next to the text) to open Search Box.
    Click on the DOWN ARROW, select "CUSTOM" in the drop down menu under "Type" of Search.
    See pic below.


    2WfGUbC.jpg

    Edit bug, edit bug go away!!!
    Post edited by where2r1 on
    "Spend your life doing strange things with weird people." -- UNK

    “Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.” -- Benjamin Franklin
  • captainhunter1captainhunter1 Member Posts: 1,630 Arc User
    where2r1 wrote: »
    spiritborn wrote: »
    where2r1 wrote: »
    Uh... I meant: WHERE

    Because if I can search on "Klingon" and "Under 1 hour" that would be cool for me.

    there's button you can open to bring it up but I can't remember what it was called atm.

    Now, you did it.... I am just going to have to call up my game.

    (was taking a break from a weekend of non-stop Omega particle farming...I am so burned out I didn't even want to look at the game LOL!).

    ++++++++++++++

    OMG.... IT IS HIDDEN!!! Geez, Louise! It took me the time for my guy to fly from Ganalda to Qo'nos (and a bit longer) to find this thing!!!

    Ridiculous.

    OK I found the correct section.

    Click on "BROWSE ALL" button in left hand window.
    Click on the DOWN ARROW at the top of the screen next to the text "Any Rating"

    That brings drops down the search menu. I will post a picture later. I have to go make dinner, now.

    Lol.

    There is a picture of it included in the new Foundry interface proposal below in my signature. On the new interface, it is placed in plain view on the very first page people see - where it belongs! :tongue:

    It sure would be nice to get this implemented at some point, really helping folks like the OP find missions that meet their needs.
    My consolidated list of game improvements for STO:
    arcgames.com/en/forums/startrekonline/#/discussion/1203368/pve-content-a-list-of-gamewide-polishing-pass-suggestions
  • spiritbornspiritborn Member Posts: 4,367 Arc User
    Yeah the Foundry UI has a lot of cases of "what were they thinking" design both in the game and on the editor side of things, while I dout any intentional malice was involved, I suspect there's more then a few cases of "it seemed like a good idea at the time".
  • where2r1where2r1 Member Posts: 6,054 Arc User
    captainhunter1 wrote: »
    Get access to all 91,000 Foundry missions (91,000!) with a simple, new User Interface:
    arcgames.com/en/forums/startrekonline/#/discussion/1193842/modify-the-foundry-ui-for-better-mission-access


    You know... your idea for an updated Foundry UI is nice. But I have my doubts the program can search and display through that many items. Think about it, this isn't a modern program. Look at the Exchange, for example. Look at the way we have to interact with everything in the UIs.

    It may be that 50 missions is all it can handle at one time? A Foundry database search would be slow going and displaying it may gimp the entire system while it is running!!

    Did you ask the Devs about the limitations of the game program before you unleashed your idea to the Forums?
    I do believe if you ask the UI guy....who ever he is....he will respond in private to you about that. Probably won't go much further, though.

    ++++++++++++++++++++

    An easy update is (and one they may actually be able to pull off): remove the drop down menu and make the current search interface front and center in the "BROWSE ALL" tab.

    BUT....people still need to find titles, at least. Someone will have to list STO Foundry missions database on the web somewhere...and someone would have to keep it up to date.

    But with 91,000 line items....people will STILL have problems wading through that much data.
    "Spend your life doing strange things with weird people." -- UNK

    “Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.” -- Benjamin Franklin
  • where2r1where2r1 Member Posts: 6,054 Arc User
    @baddmoonrizin @starswordc

    You can close this thread, I got my questions answered...and I kinda took it off topic, anyways. Thank you!
    "Spend your life doing strange things with weird people." -- UNK

    “Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.” -- Benjamin Franklin
  • captainhunter1captainhunter1 Member Posts: 1,630 Arc User

    where2r1 wrote: »
    captainhunter1 wrote: »
    Get access to all 91,000 Foundry missions (91,000!) with a simple, new User Interface:
    arcgames.com/en/forums/startrekonline/#/discussion/1193842/modify-the-foundry-ui-for-better-mission-access


    You know... your idea for an updated Foundry UI is nice. But I have my doubts the program can search and display through that many items. Think about it, this isn't a modern program. Look at the Exchange, for example. Look at the way we have to interact with everything in the UIs.

    That is why it's broken down into sub-categories (like the Exchange), and then displays 50 missions at a time, just like the current interface. (well it ONLY shows 50 - ever).

    The big difference is everything is out in the open and easily accessed. The current hidden 'search' interface fiasco you experienced is just a sample of how closed off the current interface has made the Foundry.
    My consolidated list of game improvements for STO:
    arcgames.com/en/forums/startrekonline/#/discussion/1203368/pve-content-a-list-of-gamewide-polishing-pass-suggestions
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