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TP Scripts and Tokens

Last night I noticed some inconsistent behavior in teleportation scripts and the consumption of tokens.  I'm posting this in the hopes of getting get some clarity as to what extent it's possible to use TP scripts without needing tokens, and maybe some opinions as well. 

To my understanding of what the game told me, it should be possible to create and use a TP script without imbuing it with, or using a token.  However, I created and used several TP scripts, only to later realize that I was sometimes using a token, and sometimes not using a token.

Is there perhaps a hidden free twice per day use of unimbued scripts before a token is consumed on use?  *Should* TP scripts be usable without needing to use a token?  For what it's worth, I got two different answers from devs on the question of whether they are supposed to work that way, so it's apparently a contentious question!

... thoughts?

Posted 18 months ago by katlazam Subscriber! | Permalink

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  • Hmm. I've only knowingly used 1 of 10 teleportation tokens, but I only have 7 left.  I suppose I could have accidentally clicked to use one. 
    Posted 18 months ago by shhexy corin Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I created some both with and without tokens and I used some both ways. Here's the difference: The ones with tokens on them make the TP use no energy. And the ones without tokens still use TP energy. The advantage of the script is, it doesn't count toward your daily map teleport totals at all. So for example, I kept wanting to return to a couple places a lot. So while there, I wrote TP scripts to save for later. Now...the ones I put tokens on DID use up my tokens of course. But those meant that I could pop back whenever. So if you make them for yourself like that, it's basically like being able to set more TP points than the three you get with the rock. But not that much different from using map teleports as far as energy drain. However, they don't count against your free map TP option. Now when you send them as gifts though, it's a big advantage for the receiver if you put a token on it: That wouldn't count toward THEIR use of tokens at all.

    Sorry if that got rambly. Also, every time you create a TP script, you always have the choice to imbue it or not with a token. Be careful not to click the outline of the token when creating if you don't want to imbue it. Now when READING a TP script, you can choose Teleport Now to use it and spend energy to go to the place. BUT you can also choose to click the token outline and imbue the script...at any time you read it. THEN it won't cost energy. So what I mean is, let's say you receive a script from a buddy that is not imbued with a token. You can read the script and choose Teleport Now to go there. This will not count against your daily map teleports at all. Just uses energy. If they imbued it with a token, it's totally free and does not count toward your token total because they have GIFTED you a token. Now if it doesn't have a token on it, but you decide you'd rather teleport energy free, when you click on it down in your bag, one option will be "imbue." You can use up one of your own tokens to imbue it right then. But you do not have to do that for the script to work.

    I hope I am making some kind of sense. The behavior was totally consistent for me; just had to be careful not to choose "imbue" if I didn't want to spend a token, whether to gift to someone or using a script someone had sent me.
    Posted 18 months ago by RM Subscriber! | Permalink
  • My issue with teleport tokens is that I can only use them in scripts.

    When I try to map teleport, I do not get an option to use a token.  So, when I click a street and select teleport, I am teleported away and energy is used and a token is not.  Before I had TPIV last test, I do recall being able to use a token (since I didn't have the skill, but did have the tokens).  Now I have the skill and can never use the tokens (except in scripts).

    I asked two different staffers and got two different responses, so I would like to know how this is supposed to work.  Am I supposed to use up two energy map teleports a day with the skill before being able to use the token?  If so, this doesn't work and it's not fair.  I paid for the token, and (up to the daily limit) ought to be able to use them. Or am I supposed to be able to use the token anytime I like (in which case, there is a bug).  This is not spelled out in the FAQ.

    Also, a confirmation on adding a token to the script would be nice.  I don't like games in which I'm able to spend money thoughtlessly - adding a confirmation would be a good thing when imbuing a script with a token.
    Posted 18 months ago by zeeberk Subscriber! | Permalink
  • zee - After you gain the ability to map-teleport, I think the current set-up will only allow use a token for map-teleports if a) you don't have enough energy or b) you are out of your skill-based map teleports. Not sure that was the intention when they set it up though.
    Posted 18 months ago by Travinara Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Trav: then that needs to be clearly spelled out in the FAQ on tokens.

    If people pay real world money for an in-game benefit, the exact usage of that benefit should be clear.  

    I'm also quite sure that within a game day, I've map teleported more than 2x and still not been able to spend the tokens since getting TPIV (except by imbuing them in scripts).

    I get that much of the game play in Glitch is all about discovery and not having a win button, but paying for a thing changes that for me. I'd like to know exactly how this is supposed to work. :)
    Posted 18 months ago by zeeberk Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I agree zee, there are still lots of questions (and I too get sticky when real money comes into things). This was the first real test where we have been able to use the Tele4 skill, so I'm taking the optimistic road and saying we managed to find a few bugs and highlights some not-so-easy-to-spot disconnects. I imagine there will be a few snags with Tele5 next test, such is the nature of testing :D
    Posted 18 months ago by Travinara Subscriber! | Permalink
  • RM, thanks for your detailed notes - if what you say is accurate, then my best guess for what happened is that I probably somehow clicked the outline of the token without realizing I'd done that. However, if that is what happened, I managed to do this at least 6 times accidentally, which is fairly impressive, and rather hard to believe as well.

    a confirmation box for any action that will cause a token to eventually be consumed is really key here, and I believe there is meant to be a confirmation, so this will hopefully be there next test.

    and for what it's worth, according to my conversations with devs, information about this process will be added to the FAQs, and it will likely be tweaked and definitely will be clarified in-game by the next test.
    Posted 18 months ago by katlazam Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Agree about a confirm button, katlazam! And that is pretty odd if you "accidentally" put tokens in six times, yikes. And zeeberk I found that a bit odd but was glad not to spend tokens when I could avoid it; however, I too wish we had a choice between "use energy" and "use token" so that I could decide which way to go at any given time.
    Posted 18 months ago by RM Subscriber! | Permalink
  • "Is there perhaps a hidden free twice per day use of unimbued scripts before a token is consumed on use? "

    so, for the record, a dev confirmed that this is what is going on with scripts if you have teleportation 4 or 5, but they are making this apparent in-game and adding the info to the FAQ.
    Posted 18 months ago by katlazam Subscriber! | Permalink
  • See stoot's response here, kat, now I'm very confused. 
    beta.glitch.com/forum/gener...
    Posted 18 months ago by zeeberk Subscriber! | Permalink
  • confusing!  kevbob and stoot really oughta get their stories straight  ;D
    Posted 18 months ago by katlazam Subscriber! | Permalink