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Gameplay Updates - Oct. 4, 2011

Aaand we have another round. Expect these to come out twice-weekly for now, usually on Tuesdays and Fridays. The Twitter account for more timely updates is still in the works, and I'll let you know here when that's up and running. So, let's get to down to business. Bear with me, this'll be a long one.


Want to ogle stuff? Just press "C". You're now able to pan around a small area of your location that would normally be out of view. With the new skill Eyeballery, this area will be expanded to the entire level. Another new skill, Snapshotting, will let you save PNGs of the gameplay area to your hard drive - once you've nabbed a Camera of course. 
**Update on Eyeballery: this will not work in locations where you have either no mini-map or are missing your Rock (homes being the main example). 

The Rube has changed his game up a bit, as you may have noticed. He'll now only offer 5 trades (with a warning when you're about to run out). Finally, he has become something of an agoraphobe, and *won't* come around if there are more the 8 people at your location.  

The "Legalize It" quest has been updated, and will now send players to the Bureaucratic Hall they are nearest when they accept the quest. In case you haven't seen them yet, the two new Halls can be found in Baeli Bray, Muufo and Chego Chase, Andra. 

Team mining has been adjusted so that only the first 9 people count towards the total bonus chunks received, effectively capping the maximum bonus at 30 chunks.   

Blessed were the cheesemongerers, but now the rewards for everything lactose-related have been altered. Delays have been added to the various steps involved in cheese making, and the price of Very, Very Stinky Cheese has been set at 24 currants.   

We've fiddled with 11 recipes for foods where half or more of the ingredients could (past tense) be purchased from a vendor. You may find that some require additional (or different) ingredients you'll have to harvest or make yourself - no word yet on how this'll affect your eco footprint. ;) 

Other Bits and Pieces: 

  • New arrivals at the Toy Store: the Camera, Emo Bear, Lips, Moon and Garden Gnome. 
  • Completionist achievements have been added to Salatu, Tamila, Besara and Pollokoo. 
  • Barnacles and peat in the firebog areas will now respawn at a faster rate.

Update: You can no longer set teleportation points to any streets that are behind key-locked doors, or to seam streets. 

Posted 15 months ago by Blanky Subscriber! | Permalink

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  • One change I would really like to see in place that a staffer mentioned as a possibility in another thread: emblems also functioning as "stored points" in that they could be used towards learning bonuses.  Oh, the frustration when completing a quest or leveling up, and getting that unexpected message in the corner of your screen that you've gotten a second emblem from a giant when you really needed those favor points for your education! The horror!  The grief.
    Posted 14 months ago by Jacaranda Subscriber! | Permalink
  • +1 to emblems being stored points you can use towards reducing learning time!

    I always did think being able to TP to rooms that require a key was a bit of a loophole in the system so it makes sense to close it.  I'm guessing this is going to make finding those keys next to impossible now as people will start hoarding them or selling them at outrageous prices :(

    Please devs.. forestall problems by making these keys available in ways that stop people from being able to get a monopoly on them!

    +1000000 to bee keeping and being able to make my own honey!!!
    Posted 14 months ago by Reni's Mum Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Do I need a key to enter Ajaya Bliss every time? I got a key last night and entered the room but when I left and tried to enter again I was told I need another key...
    Posted 14 months ago by Raktivist Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Keys are one use only Raktivist.
    Posted 14 months ago by gimmegames Subscriber! | Permalink
  • ...
    Posted 14 months ago by Carnivale Justice Subscriber! | Permalink
  • kewl! w/ panning around I just saw a hidden spot way up high with 2 sparkly rocks that I would not have seen otherwise. Spinach time! :D

    Keep up the good work Tiny Speck. Loving it!
    Posted 14 months ago by Eye Wonder Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Oh sorry I meant if I need multiple keys if I'm to enter a room multiple times. Sorry for the mistake.
    Posted 14 months ago by Raktivist Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Luv the new camera and snapshot stuff!

    Now we need Picture frames to display our favorites shots in our house (and/or profile page)

    People would eventually click those to see a full screen view or add comments
    Posted 14 months ago by Lemo Subscriber! | Permalink
  • @Brib and @Jarhaven - Tamila and Aranna aren't finished yet, so I don't think you can get the completionist badges.  (I filed a bug report and that's what I was told).

    Pollokoo and Besara worked fine for me this morning.
    Posted 14 months ago by Zin Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I've completed Besara, Tamila and Aranna according to the location checker and I've just redone Besara and no completionist achievement.  Do they need bugging or just wait.
    Posted 14 months ago by Latajea Subscriber! | Permalink
  • The best place to find random keys is Baqala - I always leave there with a few keys.
    Posted 14 months ago by Jewel Stoned Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Other Bits and Pieces: 
    • New arrivals at the Toy Store: the Camera, Emo Bear, Lips, Moon and Garden Gnome. 
    • Completionist achievements have been added to Salatu, Tamila, Besara and Pollokoo. 
    • Barnacles and peat in the firebog areas will now respawn at a faster rate.
    Well, I just installed the Achievements script and confirmed I've been to all streets in Salatu, Tamila, and Besara but have no achievement for it.
    Posted 14 months ago by Joojoo Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Joojoo - that particular script doesn't take into account any seam streets, so those wouldn't show up. Although I don't remember seeing any seam streets in those regions...
    Posted 14 months ago by That Kid Tyler Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Yeah, there aren't any Seam Streets leading to those regions, so I'm pretty sure I've met the requirements.  As a side note, I just completed Pollokoo and received the badge.  I think it's a coding issue.  People that already unlocked all the streets won't be able to flag completion without some dev intervention me thinks.
    Posted 14 months ago by Joojoo Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I'm also missing Salatu and Tamila at this point, although I've been to all the streets according to the location checker.
    Posted 14 months ago by Dr. Flavius Subscriber! | Permalink
  • oh please let us take pictures inside the houses!!!

    I love the new skills ;D
    Posted 14 months ago by acreditando Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Thank you for all of the completionist badges.  I wanted these, and I know you'll get any wrinkles ironed out.  I'm still not sure whether I've earned the badge for Groddle Heights, but that's just making me do some more careful exploring to see if I've missed one of the locked or hidden streets.

    I think you folks made the correct decision about making the locked areas locked to teleport as well.  I say this even though I've never found the key to the infamous Ajaya Bliss, which means I don't have a completionist badge for the deep mines yet.

    I also think you made the right call that the Rube shouldn't be massive amounts of free money all the time, but a bit of a challenge.

    More new areas for new street projects, please.  And *really* new areas, not just more locations like ones we already have.
    Posted 14 months ago by KhaKhonsu Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Blanky, you're a saint for updating this -- a definite step in the right direction.  Hopefully, all players (not just addicted forumites like myself) can soon get some sort of notification when your log is updated.  Someday! :)
    Posted 14 months ago by FlirtyvonSexenhaven Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Update to camera mode:  They fixed it.  It's been confirmed to work inside homes now.
    Posted 14 months ago by Crifmer Subscriber! | Permalink
  • thanks TS for letting use eyeball+camera inside houses!!

    now there's only missing one thing: be able to make faces on this conditions :D

    I know we can do it if we go fast, but I like to move camera a bit and wait all my friends to pose to the camera :)

    pleeeeeeease, even if it requires a snapshot II skill
    Posted 14 months ago by acreditando Subscriber! | Permalink
  • My big issue with the teleport thing is now the only way to get into Ajaya Bliss is the key, and if the respawn haven't been changed, there is now a huge demand for the key, which can be seen reflected in the price on auction http://www.glitch.com/auctions/item-teal-white-triangle-key/ (25k-60k at the time of writing).

    Edit: The key spawns have now been dramatically sped up (http://twitter.com/#!/glitchlog/status/121718065271554048), so I am happy with the situation.
    Posted 14 months ago by Zaphod Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I am very, very, very unhappy with all of these changes :(
    Posted 14 months ago by Niara Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Except the new skills
    Posted 14 months ago by Niara Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Okay, the thing I don't like about these changes is the dairy products.  If you guys won't or can't implement being able to enter specific numbers in all of the dialogs, making exactly 6 butterfly butters for the recipes I need means:

    Shake
    wait
    Shake
    wait
    Shake
    wait
    Shake
    wait
    Shake
    wait
    Shake
    wait

    This is so unbelievably annoying.  Either I have to  clutter up my inventory with extras after making the amounts I'm allowed to, or I have to do some bizarre combination of dropping and picking up things to get the right amount.  Please fix this somehow.
    Posted 14 months ago by KhaKhonsu Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Mereret: the improved quantity picker is being worked on now.
    Posted 14 months ago by stoot barfield Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I think the camera feature will make me like mining a lot more than I have - something to do while the pick axe is swinging :).
    Posted 14 months ago by gimmegames Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I made a recipe at home that needed all but one of my milks shaken - so I dropped one milk on the ground and shook the rest. Sort of an awkward work around, but it gives me a reason to do more of my cooking with dairy at home...
    Posted 14 months ago by gimmegames Subscriber! | Permalink
  • "Mereret: the improved quantity picker is being worked on now."

    Best news yet!
    Posted 14 months ago by Vortexae Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I wanted to pop in to say how much I like the chickens giving Hearty omelets and other eggy surprises when I squeeze them
    Posted 14 months ago by WindBorn Subscriber! | Permalink
  • The quantity picker is GREAT!

    My annoyance--it seems that random kindness rainbows no longer will go into toolboxes.  Now that I'm gardening a lot, they're stacking up and becoming a nuisance.  I really missed them when we reset, but it's hard for me to make space for them outside the toolboxes. 

    They are a tool for increasing community spirit!  :D
    Posted 14 months ago by noqualia Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Love the quantity picker. Finally noticed it towards the end. Took a moment to figure it out, but it was a relieve when feeding my piggies for seeds. Yay!

    And I like the "Spend" option on the Giant Emblems being there now. Was that based on my suggestion at all?
    Posted 14 months ago by Fokian Fool Subscriber! | Permalink
  • So I had 2 butterflies die today. They left milk .....and 10 butterfly eggs?

    eta: just had one die after I milked it and no milk or eggs....
    Posted 14 months ago by MaryLiLamb Subscriber! | Permalink
  • love love love love love love love love love camera love love love snapshotting love love love eyeballery love love love camera love love love eyeballery love love love camera love love love snapshotting love love love shutternoise love love love screenshot without extraneous bits love love love snapshotting love love love camera love love love eyeballery love love love
    Posted 14 months ago by emdot Subscriber! | Permalink
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