Topic

Camera's new feature

Select your camera, and take a picture with it. 

Voila! Instant teleportation to a location in a random snap.

Costs no energy.

Recharge time is 15 seconds if you decide not to go to the location in the snap, and 1 minute 30 seconds if you go there.

Posted 78 days ago by Scarf Subscriber! | Permalink

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  • wat da wat!?

    Logging in ASAP to see this!

    EDIT: I approve of this feature! Pretty neat! I love teleporting to random places. 
    Posted 78 days ago by Juniparr Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Logged in just to try it out! Wowzerawesome!
    Posted 78 days ago by Dahlia DreadNaught Subscriber! | Permalink
  • this makes cameras worth....millionssssssssss

    or not..
    Posted 78 days ago by ☣ elf ☣ Subscriber! | Permalink
  • "In Soviet Ella Minnow's House, picture takes you!"

    Awesome.
    Posted 78 days ago by Ella Minnow Subscriber! | Permalink
  • "In Soviet Ur, pictures take you!"

    Fixed that for you! ^_^
    Posted 78 days ago by Mal'akh Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Ah. Yakov Smirnoff. classic schtick.
    Posted 78 days ago by Koftun Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I love this feature.
    Posted 78 days ago by Grackle Subscriber! | Permalink
  • What is this Soviet place you speak of?!  I know of no Soviet in Ur!! ;)
    Posted 78 days ago by Holly Wolly Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Heads up: despite the fact that it takes no energy, it will not take you anywhere if you are pooped
    Posted 78 days ago by Coconut Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Will this count towards the TP badges?
    Posted 78 days ago by Bexatious Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I'd imagine it should, since pickle TP's supposedly do (heard that a long time ago; not sure if it's actually true). I was testing it, but now that it gets stuck or something and won't actually TP me half the time, I've given up for the time being.
    Posted 78 days ago by Jus​tin Subscriber! | Permalink
  • It would certainly help the almost unattainable numbers needed for the larger end badges.
    Posted 78 days ago by Bexatious Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Yep. Using just camera TP's, you could go from no TP's to Z Class in 10.42 days. Factor in the possibility of a pickle TP every half-hour on average, plus a TP point every three minutes, and... (I suck at math, so I can't come up with a conclusion to this)
    Posted 78 days ago by Jus​tin Subscriber! | Permalink
  • We probably shouldn't have mentioned this as it will now get nerfed :(
    Posted 78 days ago by Bexatious Subscriber! | Permalink
  • no, it is a new feature that they tweeted so, it should be here to stay a while   :)...I mean  :D
    Posted 78 days ago by Minkey Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Is it just me or does the camera want to send everyone to Abhiman Himan about 50% of the time? Does it only look at the most recent snaps taken?
    Posted 78 days ago by MaryLiLamb Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Yeah it wants to go there because everyone thinks it's the prettiest place in Ur (and it is) so everyone takes photos ALL THE TIME.
    Posted 78 days ago by Bexatious Subscriber! | Permalink
  • This is a lot of fun!

    I wish it had a more Glitchy theme instead of being a tired Soviet Russia joke, though.
    Posted 78 days ago by a lifted pixel Subscriber! | Permalink
  • In Soviet Russia, the jokes tire you!
    Posted 78 days ago by shhexy corin Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I got to go to Nandak. :D That's the prettiest place in my book.
    Posted 78 days ago by Little Miss Giggles Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I for one like this feature and like the Soviet reference.

    I played 6 degrees of Cebarkul this afternoon where you try to get to Cebarkul in 6 camera roulette clicks or less. Best I have done is 7 so far. Anyone do any better?

    I should say that I was often taken to the same persons snap every other time and so the rotation of snaps needs to be looked at but overall it is a great exploration feature.

    Моё судно на воздушной подушке полно угрей!
    Posted 78 days ago by Cleops Subscriber! | Permalink
  • gotta go try this....

    Sorry Cleops - sent me to Cebarkul first go...
    Posted 78 days ago by Arietty Subscriber! | Permalink
  • It doesn't seem to work if you're in TP cooldown.
    Posted 78 days ago by capodistria Subscriber! | Permalink
  • LOL - not only did I get a Cebarkul offer fairly quickly (third attempt), I got one while I was already there.
    Posted 78 days ago by spacekadt Subscriber! | Permalink
  • My Camera is gone! I clearly remember putting in my bag, but now it has disappeared! 
    Posted 77 days ago by Misty Power Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Its ok. The toy vendor sells them.
    Posted 77 days ago by capodistria Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Okay, twice in a row I have been asked if I want to visit a location from a snap I took myself earlier today. Perhaps we should be excluded from the camera roulette mix?

    EDIT: Also possibly eliminate when snaps take you from one end to the other end of the same street
    Posted 77 days ago by Cleops Subscriber! | Permalink
  • :) 
    Posted 77 days ago by Cefeida Subscriber! | Permalink
  • What's this? TP via camera? Aiyayaie, bad time to be on a break. How do you select where it sends you? And what's the Soviet ref...can you get vodka there? That'd be worth the TP energy cost alone...
    Posted 77 days ago by KitchWitch Subscriber! | Permalink
  • It isn't exactly a TP. You get a verb option on the camera now and it gives you the option of visiting a location featured in someone else's snap (pictured) and you can either accept or forget it. If you accept you are transported to the exact place on the street featured in the photo.

    There is a camera cooldown of about 1 min 30 secs I think.

    It is a good fun. Like a camera roulette. 
    Posted 77 days ago by Cleops Subscriber! | Permalink
  • And what's the Soviet ref...can you get vodka there?

    knowyourmeme.com/memes/in-s...
    Posted 77 days ago by shhexy corin Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I like this update a lot. A LOT - maybe even the most ever. I love randomness in my glitch - there was a period of months in which I basically only engaged in what I liked to refer to as pickle-driven gameplay, in which I only ever went somewhere or did something because my pickle brought me to a place.

    That being said, I do have a few suggestions for how to make this even more amazing (i.e., more random):

    1) agreed with those who say don't generate a snap on the same street where you already are.

    2) the snap-picking mechanism seems to favor recent snaps, rather than a random selection (although there could be a hidden factor contributing to this), which yeah, does seem to make it Firozi-heavy at the moment.

    3) I haven't yet received snaps taken in home streets or towers yet but would very much like to.

    4) it doesn't work for snaps taken in seam streets and locked areas, but I think it should. Maybe only if you had the right key, which was consumed, but maybe it shouldn't matter!

    5) it hasn't happened to me yet but on the point raised above, I would find it fun to get one of my own snaps!
    Posted 77 days ago by katlazam Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Just had so much fun with the camera, thank you! 
     
    I love the randomness too.  Haven't been playing much as got a bit bored, but stayed much longer than i meant to tonight, popping about all over UR. :)
    Posted 77 days ago by Miss Parsley Subscriber! | Permalink
  • 4) it doesn't work for snaps taken in seam streets and locked areas

    Just now I got taken to Ajaya Bliss, which doesn’t allow normal teleportation (although it does allow you to pour door drinks).
    Posted 77 days ago by Woggle Subscriber! | Permalink
  • 2) the snap-picking mechanism seems to favor recent snaps, rather than a random selection (although there could be a hidden factor contributing to this), which yeah, does seem to make it Firozi-heavy at the moment. 

    I've given this a lot of thought, and I think I know why. Chances are, this feature requires extra data as to the exact location of the player who took the snap (as it puts you in their exact location) - data which old snaps probably don't have.
    Posted 77 days ago by Jus​tin Subscriber! | Permalink
  • To answer katlazam's points...

    1) We fixed it today so it excludes the street you're on from snaps.

    2) We also changed the snap-picking mechanism so it chooses from all snaps taken ever, which should vastly increase randomness.

    3+4) It only works for "public" streets, by design. This happens to include a few "locked" ones that are connected to public areas (like Ajaya Bliss), but excludes various other "special" places (puzzle levels, seam streets etc). This is due to the complex metaphysical nature of Ur. Also, data structures. 

    5) There's nothing stopping it returning one of your own snaps. That said, your chances are effectively [snaps you've taken] / [all snaps in the world] ... so, relatively low :)
    Posted 77 days ago by hitherto Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I nabbed an Illmenskie Jones for my cabinet using the camera.  Yay.
    Posted 77 days ago by Feldspar Gravity Subscriber! | Permalink
  • So how do I take pictures now? 

    I have clicked "no thanks" but don't actually ever get the picture options...  >.<
    Posted 74 days ago by Dwarven Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Click 'c' on your keyboard, Dwarven.  
    Posted 74 days ago by Miss Parsley Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Thank you!  That works!
    Posted 74 days ago by Dwarven Subscriber! | Permalink
  • OK, excluding errors and TP cooldowns, here's the math:
    TP cooldown 3mins, Camera cooldown 1.5mins, 'pickle' TP ~ 30mins.
    20 Standard TP's/hour
    40 Cameras/hour
    2pickles/hr
    So, 62/Hour and thus ~1.03 Teleportations/Minute

    Great feature
    Posted 74 days ago by Earth4 Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I like the feature but... can we please get a new way to take snaps (like, actual snaps) with a dialogue window open?  Using the camera object itself used to be the only way to do that.
    Posted 74 days ago by Pale Queen Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Just an FYI for anyone considering using the camera for their teleporting badges - www.glitch.com/forum/genera...
    Posted 64 days ago by Tribeca Subscriber! | Permalink