SWGemu Q&A 4/4/07

[Seaseme]

This is NOT the weekly update.
This is a Q/A session like we promised, its separate from weekly updates.

Q) How the spawns coming, will be they be static? or completely new spawns
A) There are both :)-- There's been a group of guys patrolling the NGE logging every static NPC they see. We have 2500 + of them, and a few others have finished with the creature database, and NPCs are on the verge of being finished. I will finish it this week now that I have some time.

Q) What will we not be able to customize using LUA?
A) we plan to make nearly everything customizable, will see what we gonna have time for in the end.

Q) What % would you say JTL is complete?
A) 90%

Q) Will there be more animation testing in the next round of testing?
A) Yes but it wont be the main focus.

Q) How much money do you guys need to keep the server alive?
A) $299 for a single server. $299 * x for clustering. X being the number of servers (3-7).

Q) Do you feel like you will be able to add in professions soon?
A) Its a bit further on the to do list, but in the near future yes.

Q) How is experience implemented? with mobs?
A) Its there. We just wont award xp for mobs on the upcomming TC until Professions are in.

Q) You said resources were in the ground.. what percent of crafting is done along with that?
A) Most of the protocol behind crafting is done. Just the data related items are still in infancy.

Q) is it possible too add your own custom items too the database?
A) Yes.

Q) What are some ways that we, the community, can assist the development/database team other than testing?
A) The public wiki is still in development. Watch for it ;)

Q) What would you say is the next order of "testing" for the TestCenter, anything particular that we should be "preparing" for?
A) Stress testing with npcs mostly.

Q) What are some ways that we, the community, can assist the development/database team other than testing?

A) Good question. We've been working on putting up an swgemu wiki (http://www.swgemu.com/wiki) that will allow you to post all pre-cu information you can to help speed up the process. It's not complete yet, or ready for a ton of entries. It should be ready within a few days though. The other thing that we are REALLY in need of is base item stats. With out actual pre-cu information on items, we will have to guess. Which means things won't be exactly right. These are all things that the wiki will be used for.

Q) When do you guys think you will add groups to the TC?
A) Its on the top 10 SWG related features to do for Core3.

Q) To go along with Erec's question, how about NPCS?
A) They will be in the next TC. Watch for it ;)

Q) Idk if this is out there already, but are all planets finished, and how is shuttles and starships comming along?
A) Do you mean spawns? Theres a good amount done. I think 6-7000+.

Q) How much more do you have to do on combat before the fine tuning is started like equations and so fourth?
A) Equasions are more fine tuned things. They will be in scripts most likely, but they still need to be collected.

Q) Is there any word on placing structures?
A) Research was done and completed last month by Ultyma.

Q) Do you need things like specific weapon information or is the database team already covering that thoroughly?
A) That will be on the coming wiki.

Q) New Content?
A) New models and skins? Not supported. New missions, quests, npcs etc yes.

Q) Can we expect some fun "events" to go along with the tests on TestCenter?
A) Thats the new direction our TC will be taking. Themed events for each stres test.

Q) How the spawns coming, will be they be static? or completely new spawns
A) Spawns for npcs, new or old, may be defined by the server admin. The DB team will strive to compelte the spawn db with official coordinates.

Q) are groups going to be in a upcoming patch? Will travel?
A) Groups are on the top 10 SWG related features on the to do list for myself. Travel is also on top 10

Q) What is on the top 10 list?
A) This top 10 list should ideally be completed in no more than 1.5 weeks, though it could take longer due to life. These are SWG related functions and do NOT include internal improvements to the server such as clustering & stability fixes.
http://swgemu.com/paste/index.php?read=200704041620089573

[Gulkia]

first

[Vastor]

This was an awesome idea.

[XBitX]

Absolutely can NOT wait!

The testcenter is going to be busy soon WOOH!

[DavinFelth]

indeed!

[Spartan06]

Very informative to say the least. Thank you for the time spent on the update. I particularly enjoyed the top ten list, was hoping for something like that :)

[EVILJUDE]

good news. thanks to sesame for doing this and to whom ever answerd for giving the answers.

[Ahmed]

7th omg

I did it for Allah!

[ThEgg]

W00t, awesome news. There has been a lot I didn't know was finished or near finished. Although many things said in this q/a are planned for the "near" future, I'm not gonna hype myself up, just help out with TC testing, as I know very little about Pre-Cu stats.

[Akelei]

Some great information in there, thanks!

[mystictigger]

Q) What % would you say JTL is complete?
A) 90%

That is very surprising. :D

[koji-epvp]

Ron Simmons Says ..... DAMN !!

[Iasakai]

Very nice post, thanks for keeping us informed :)

[armagedda]

haha yeah i kind of posted this as well, and put the answers in red in the discussion, what a waste

[pooga]

Alright Nice Job Devs, This is EXACTLY What the community wanted, an update on how things are going. Nice Job giving it to us.

[vaselsekta]

imo things like this are what give me hope

[Van]

That is very surprising. :D


Yes it is considering they have never given percentages and said in the past they wouldn't. For a much tougher question would have been a % guess at the overall project.


Thank you to both question asker and answerer for the info. Good to know a little more than we did before.

[Sap]

Lots of great info here. Thanks

[Frankee]

Seaseme < Mistii

[OccupationalSith]

Wow, really nice information! This was a great idea to do. It is great to see the progress being done, and what is in the works.

[WorkingAsIntended]

JTL 90% complete? I've never even heard of space zone on core 3 :confused:

[LSky]

firstI was totally firstest!
http://z4.invisionfree.com/Exboard/index.php?showtopic=669

[ovion]

groups!!! yay:D

and thnx a lot for the update, nice to know whats coming down the pipe

[Santay]

thanks for the info!

[Sinear]

i like the new direction the dev team is taking in regards to the community

keep it up guy ill be there to help you test it

(but not over easter weekend...no tests then since i cant be in them!)

[Gulkia]

I was totally firstest!
http://z4.invisionfree.com/Exboard/index.php?showtopic=669

ive always wanted to do that :)

[scoutsb]

looking forward to it. keep up the good work guys.

[Pegaso Platoon]

This is great news. It sure will ease many of us in the "dark". The community and communication is a whole lot better. Just bloody marvelous!!

Thanks seaseme and the whole team!!! A+

[rekoil]

thank you SWGEMU team for this , its a step forward for everyone :)

[dalis12]

very niiiice!

[KidLee]

Thanks for the info

[shastadude15]

I want to have your children. All of you. Everyone.

[Egapmar_rampagE]

Wonderful idea guys, answered many questions i had.

[Theoderean]

Q) What is on the top 10 list?
A) This top 10 list should ideally be completed in no more than 1.5 weeks, though it could take longer due to life. These are SWG related functions and do NOT include internal improvements to the server such as clustering & stability fixes.


wait, 1.5 weeks??
....
As in 10ish days?
...
WOW

[Lumby]

This is amazing, thank you for posting such informative questions and answeres.

[Erwinn]

wow. awesome news, great work guys:cool:

[Jerajl]

Thanks for the update guys.

[Nurdbot]

zOMG I am now informed. Freaking sweet!

[Runny]

Woot, They have my question on the update!

[trancet]

Woah... thats alot of info, now what are we gonna have to talk about? you answered all our questions !

[g8keeper86]

Hell yes! Thank you guys! These posts are like crack for me. I can't wait.

[firingblind]

Hmm I feel another donation coming on ;)

Thanks dev team for the update. This is a truely refreshing approach you have taken to the community.

You could have posted half that much and we would still be giddy as little girls lol

Thank you so much for your work thus far!

[DARKRL]

Those are some great answers thanks. This is awesome!!

[Ramsey]

This is a Q/A session, not the weekly update. Weekly updates are separate.

Today a bunch of people were asking questions in IRC so im like, whatever, lets do the Q/A now. These questions were directly from the users on irc. It pays to be on :D

[Grija]

thank you Seaseme and Ramsey and all of the team for your help and hard work.

[Jani_Leitquenen]

Two thumbs up, thanks for the info.

[Belco]

Woo! Thanks for the info, very much appreciated :D, Its good to know things are coming along well. I'll see if I can't donate a bit this week.

[Vreed]

*blink* ...entertainer buffs? Like...music? Like all I've been waiting for, so I can live on the TC? I think I'm gonna cry.

[nostyleguy]

this seems like a humungous step. I can't wait to test it. Is there any 'stone' that has been left 'unturned'? it seems like you guys have at least touched on everything.

[Unsoundhero]

Wow lot more stuff done then I thought, good job!

[Magus Schneider]

man, thx! this brings a smile on my face.

[hazaar]

awesome, sounds great n thx for the update

[Volgin]

Awesome to hear... This put a smile on my face. I'm really looking forward to the next stress test.

[Lubbe]

good news. thanks to sesame for doing this and to whom ever answerd for giving the answers. It was Ramsey.

[StormZ]

thanks for this Q/A. This cleared a lot up, this made more anxious for SWGEmu then before!


"This top 10 list should ideally be completed in no more than 1.5 weeks, though it could take longer due to life."

I hope people understand this so if it does go over 1.5 weeks then they wont complain.

[Ohmek]

Wow, this is a great post and has answered alot of questions.

I went from this :confused: to this :D.

[Samcuu]

thanks for this Q/A. This cleared a lot up, im not excited for swgemu then ever!


"This top 10 list should ideally be completed in no more than 1.5 weeks, though it could take longer due to life."

This made me lol :)

Yeah thats dope, i think the SWGEMU devs will be so tired of the game by the time it comes out they will probably not even wanna play it, what they're doing is probably worse than any holo grind could ever be...

[sid_lowca]

Thanx for the info, keep up the good work we're all behind you 100%.

[toilet_duck]

Holy hell, great update. Thanks for the post, dev crew. We're all looking forward to seeing each of these things accomplished. :)

[Geral]

Thanks a LOT for the update, you guys are moving farther ahead than many people expected. I can't wait to see some of these features on TC for a stress test.

[Hero164]

Super stuff. Information is everything. This type of thing is great....

I hope the next top 10 will have crafting :)

Nice work guys.

[goldcrud]

i really like the direction the devs are going in with this update :). Personally I think this is what hte community needed this is good communication between the Devs and COmmunity.

[kekeoki]

Thanks SWGEmu I am quite glad and i like to hear even a little (event if its a hi and were going on) every week

[OmaddaSzool]

Wow, It is great to hear this stuff!
Very impressive, as usual, guys!

There's been a group of guys patrolling the NGE logging every static NPC they see. We have 2500 + of them, and a few others have finished with the creature database, and NPCs are on the verge of being finished. I will finish it this week now that I have some time.


Hey, I just wanted to chime in on this...
I know that the Mos Eisley Cantina (As one example) was revamped as far as NPC's and such... rather disappointingly (Another anti-improvement on their part).
I think it happened first during the CU, but it may have been before... can't remember...
Anyway, that is one place that I know the NPC's were messed around with and basically they took a lot of them out and arranged them differently.

It always bothered me, because heading into Mos Eisley Cantina was one of the first things I did in SWG at Launch and I was so blown away about being in that place as such a huge Star Wars fan, hehe.

So, I would suggest getting some Star Wars fans on the team to figure out exactly what NPC's should go where in there to make it better resemble the movie scene (As it was in the original SWG).
I think the furniture may have even been moved around, but I'm not quite positive on that one.


Eek... that took me too many words to say that... basically... SOE F'd up the NPC's in Mos Eisely Cantina and you should come up with some better placements than what they have there now (NGE).

;)

Thanks for everything!

[feroxfire]

great work
this kind of information is what i like
good stuff
very informative

anyway....if this isnt a weekly update...is it just an update....and are there gonna be weekly updates?

[DingChavez]

Thanks for the Update, exactly what was needed, and will have asnwerd so many questions for everybody :)

[Seaseme]

great work
this kind of information is what i like
good stuff
very informative

anyway....if this isnt a weekly update...is it just an update....and are there gonna be weekly updates?

yes.

[greenghost]

Great to see the information!! Hearing how it is progressing is a HUGE treat,keep it coming.

Also good to hear alot of time is being spent on how the code is setup for the best server possible.

Keep up the good work!

[Geral]

Wow, It is great to hear this stuff!
Very impressive, as usual, guys!



Hey, I just wanted to chime in on this...
I know that the Mos Eisley Cantina (As one example) was revamped as far as NPC's and such... rather disappointingly (Another anti-improvement on their part).
I think it happened first during the CU, but it may have been before... can't remember...
Anyway, that is one place that I know the NPC's were messed around with and basically they took a lot of them out and arranged them differently.

It always bothered me, because heading into Mos Eisley Cantina was one of the first things I did in SWG at Launch and I was so blown away about being in that place as such a huge Star Wars fan, hehe.

So, I would suggest getting some Star Wars fans on the team to figure out exactly what NPC's should go where in there to make it better resemble the movie scene (As it was in the original SWG).
I think the furniture may have even been moved around, but I'm not quite positive on that one.


Eek... that took me too many words to say that... basically... SOE F'd up the NPC's in Mos Eisely Cantina and you should come up with some better placements than what they have there now (NGE).

;)

Thanks for everything!

They could of done so much more with NPC's than having random generic titles nobody uses and having no purpose except to fill up cities.

[Klanagh]

Great news all around.

I compiled a three ring binder with every single weapon, the resources needed, in what quantity, with the most desired resource quality, in 2004 while i was a Master Weaponsmith. I'll definitely put my info in the wiki whenever it's up and running if need be.

Really cool Q&A. The only thing better than this is T&A.

[soups]

This was a fantastic idea and has charged me up big time again.

Thanks for doing such a great job with it and for taking the time.

[DeCastro]

Thanks on the update!

[Pake]

Thank you for sharing all this, and great work.

[jeffwilsonn1]

I may be wrong but are the base stats available in the original star wars guide? Ill dig mine up, just a thought.

[Reahreic]

Thank you guys for spreading some light for us, i know it takes time off coding, but it helps the community relax about whats happening

[Drakemoore]

*Cheers* Now everyone, prepare... For the Wiki Grind. :cool:

[DB101]

Thanks!

[audwin]

Absolutely great post!!!

That's exactly what the community has been needing for some time now. I can't wait to see the TC in the coming months. I didn't realize things were quite so far along. Player housing? That's just beautiful. Long, long ways, in a galaxy far far away from being complete, but beautiful none the less.

[wellic]

Thank you for listening to the community. Huge props to the entire crew.

[Anakis]

Lookin' good. :cool:

[Joekak]

Q) How the spawns coming, will be they be static? or completely new spawns
A) There are both :)-- There's been a group of guys patrolling the NGE logging every static NPC they see. We have 2500 + of them, and a few others have finished with the creature database, and NPCs are on the verge of being finished. I will finish it this week now that I have some time.


Woot for them :D

They should get like, hookers.

[jinxit]

Nice one guys community relations and information ftw! :D

[wookieface]

There's been a group of guys patrolling the NGE

Nice :p

[lukluk]

Nice work

[zaykodroid]

thx for everything
waiting impatiently

[cable-odinson]

what a job.. nice one all. People of the community dont rest. Like ramsey said, keep discussing those ideas

[opoke]

Wow, the JTL thing really blew my mind. You could have said all the rest and left that part out, and I still would have thought you guys were working your fingers to the bone to get this stuff out. That makes it even more special. Thanks so much.

I missed out on the last tests, but I sure hope I can get on and see this next round and help out in some way.

[fenderbean]

this is very cool, I like the idea to have JTL I never got passed 4333 in pilot but I had all the ships for master. So it will be nice to be able to master it.

[Jodah-DancingStormtrooper]

This would be a great thing to do about every month, something to keep people coming back to the site.

[Legoklas]

Ahh sweet :D
We are getting closer ^^

[Dialgo]

Thank-you very much dev team! Very imformative! Keep up the amazing work!

[Eekai]

Many Many thanks for clearing some of these questions up, good work guys

[Apsolon]

keep at it. you doing great!

[tieg]

Excellent way to disperse information! I look forward to reading more of these Q&A sessions!

[Erec]

Erec > Pooga

[Dariel3012]

Q) What % would you say JTL is complete?
A) 90%

OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!

[goldcrud]

Q) What % would you say JTL is complete?
A) 90%

OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yeah :) can't wait to fly.

[TwistedShot]

This is why Seasemo owns!

SEASEMO FOR PRESIDENT!!

[Roidrage667]

Cool.

[Progz]

WOW

this is amazing... 90% done.

I can't wait playing SWG again! :D

[Theoderean]

not the game 90% purely JTL
and the last 10% will be the longest..

[Dariel3012]

not the game 90% purely JTL
and the last 10% will be the longest..

I wonder what the last 10% of JTL is heh

[Nurdbot]

This is why Seasemo owns!

SEASEMO FOR GALACTIC EMPEROR!!

Fixed ;).

[Ekaika]

Thanks! Commend you for attempting weekly updates. I know everyone has a life, so twice a month would have been adequate. At any rate, thanks for compromising with everyone and taking MORE time to do this.

[Waggly]

Thanks! Commend you for attempting weekly updates. I know everyone has a life, so twice a month would have been adequate. At any rate, thanks for compromising with everyone and taking MORE time to do this.

<wishes he had a life>

Good to know what is up. Thank you.

[El'layn]

What great news to come home to! Thanks guys!

[Blud Lust]

Thank you sooo much for the Q&A. I know a guy that is a walking talking encyclopedia of SWG, pre-cu, cu and nge. I'll see if I can talk to him to add to the wiki when it is ready.

[Bennjimin]

Posting a newer Q & A page was a good idea, nice to see some of the questions that have been lingering in the back of my head answered :D

[Zaush]

Impressive. Most Impressive.

[JediX14]

Super great nsews i mean i was skeptical on progress but im sorry i doubted u guys /love

[Zaff]

WOW!!!!

When I logged onto test last week for the first time, I was a bit bummed to think about just how much coding and database work there might be out there to complete. It's a great surprise to find just how many things are well along the way to being candidates for TC.

Thanks for stepping up to the community relations plate Ramsey. And thanks for responding to our requests SWGemu team. Keep up the good work.

[filips]

cool and any news on crafting?

[thama]

Thanks for this :D

[skinni]

glad to see how things are handled and going now

[Akkya]

You mean to say before the year is out I may just have the best game ever made available to play....

Thank you so much... you have no idea what that means...

/kowtow, hugs, and respect

[qaijin]

Wow good to hear you are getting things done looking good :D

[Raiyden]

cheers for the info guys, much appreciated :D

[SunZU]

You forgot to answer one crucial question..

What % would you say the emu is complete in terms of PvP combat? 95% of the players in here only want the land based Pre-CU game back mainly for the purposes of PvP. Master the PvP land game and keep crafting, JTL and all other things on the back burner and watch how thousands flood in these forums and play core3 everyday ;)

[Teramoish]

While i am looking Verrrry forward to the Emu going live, To say to put things on the back burner is not practical. All are intrical parts to the Swg Pre-cu experience Pvp is drastically effected without crafting of both weapons , armor as well as meds. The Emu would be better served if we just left the Developers to decide what is necessary and in the order they feel it is necessary. We each have our aspects of the game we are looking forward to and as such just have to be patient it will happen. Better to take longer and have it right then have it done fast and error filled.

[JDM4000]

Once more the player base will rule the galaxy… and we will have peace

[Correction]

cool and any news on crafting?

...

Q) You said resources were in the ground.. what percent of crafting is done along with that?
A) Most of the protocol behind crafting is done. Just the data related items are still in infancy.

[Zaff]

You forgot to answer one crucial question..

What % would you say the emu is complete in terms of PvP combat? 95% of the players in here only want the land based Pre-CU game back mainly for the purposes of PvP. Master the PvP land game and keep crafting, JTL and all other things on the back burner and watch how thousands flood in these forums and play core3 everyday ;)

LOL. I would guess that over half of the community is into PVP primarily. But if "95% of the players in here" are interested mainly in the purpose of PVP, most of the non PVP community is sitting on the sidelines waiting for something else to do. And I'm certain that the percentage of players who don't participate in PVP as our primary gaming concern, is more like 25-50% of the overall community. I'd be surprised if the percentage of players who rarely or never particpated in PVP is less than 20% of the Pre-CU community.

[LordSniper]

awsome :)

[Varisma]

Wow I like this alot.
Good to know what's being worked on.

[Jaidden]

Thanks so much for the update :)

[Eniav Earickia]

Thx for the info :)

[Niad]

Best news ever. Thanks for the update guys:}

[Aevar]

SWGEmu, !*&@ Yeah, great news. Now i have more exciting stuff to tell the people at work who are playing other crappy games and are waiting to try out the awesomeness of pre-cu SWG i have been ranting on about for so long!

[gurluas]

What about unused planets will that also be possible?

[Ramsey]

Yes. That isnt a core3 limitation, but be aware, most of the unused planets are unplayable.

[Gulkia]

Yes. That isnt a core3 limitation, but be aware, most of the unused planets are unplayable.

how many unused planets are playable? If so are they worth implimenting?

[Ramsey]

Theres nothing to do server side really. We assign each "terrain file" an ID. If you want to spawn an npc there just have to set the planet id to that terrain file.

If people want to recreate the salvageable planets then they'll be able to do that through scripting and the db. We as SWGEmu devs don't handle those extra planets any different from normal ones.

[Damean1]

You forgot to answer one crucial question..

What % would you say the emu is complete in terms of PvP combat? 95% of the players in here only want the land based Pre-CU game back mainly for the purposes of PvP. Master the PvP land game and keep crafting, JTL and all other things on the back burner and watch how thousands flood in these forums and play core3 everyday ;)

I think you're mistaken, I know alot of people like PvP, and I'm not saying people don't want it, however I know many people who are looking forward to PvE content and crafting more than PvP. I personally am waiting for JTL, and half my guild is waiting for crafting to be implemented. If all we wanted was PvP we'd be playing as much as we could already, while we may not have professions or groups we can kill each other, this does get old without anything to support it. My guess would be that somewhere between 25 and 40 percent of the community is waiting to move past PvP and into the realm of real gameplay.

I know I by no means side with the majority, but if PvP was my purpose I'd just play Battlefront 2, Battlefield 2, and Halo. My purpose however is to hang out with my friends while I play a game in a large static universe, to work with people I know and to RP in an immersive world within the greatest fictional universe I've ever had the pleasure of entering.

[Gulkia]

Theres nothing to do server side really. We assign each "terrain file" an ID. If you want to spawn an npc there just have to set the planet id to that terrain file.

If people want to recreate the salvageable planets then they'll be able to do that through scripting and the db. We as SWGEmu devs don't handle those extra planets any different from normal ones.

Nice!:p So lets say if we wanted to take a usable planet and change it into swgemods Taanab, then it would work?

[goldcrud]

Nice!:p So lets say if we wanted to take a usable planet and change it into swgemods Taanab, then it would work?
yes you could do that currently if you wanted to. All you have to do is rename the Tenaabs terrain files to what Tatooines are. Then it would think the terrain for tenaab is tats terrain and Tattooine would become Tenaab. At least thats how I think it works. Also you can do that currently with SWGEMU or even with the NGE.

[ryft]

Awesome guys! I love these Q&As, and your progress is amazing. The impact you all are having on so many is remarkable, and is obvious that a community as large as a state will form from your achievements.

Keep it up! Ive been watching for a long time

~Ryft~

[Ramsey]

yes you could do that currently if you wanted to. All you have to do is rename the Tenaabs terrain files to what Tatooines are. Then it would think the terrain for tenaab is tats terrain and Tattooine would become Tenaab. At least thats how I think it works. Also you can do that currently with SWGEMU or even with the NGE.

You dont even have to do that. taanab has its own terrain file, so you just have to change your character planet id to spawn there. We will release a list of every planet/terrain file and their corresponding ids.

[Aigik]

I'm a little confused, so when you add Tanaab can you add it as a totally new planet or do you have to replace an original?

[Orly?]

New planet

[Rudy]

This is a great thread. It's exactly what you guys needed to post. I will start working on base item stats right now. I can already think of a few. GJ!

[gurluas]

Theres nothing to do server side really. We assign each "terrain file" an ID. If you want to spawn an npc there just have to set the planet id to that terrain file.

If people want to recreate the salvageable planets then they'll be able to do that through scripting and the db. We as SWGEmu devs don't handle those extra planets any different from normal ones.

Could you activate them on the server so you could teleport there?
and cinco city and taanab seems the playable ones.

[Irel666666]

Im kind of confused, it says the top 10 will be doen in 1.5 weeks, does that mean each thing or all of them together, and would thatmean the emu would be out in 1.5 weeks?

[Ihata]

no that's the top 10 that they want to finish then they do the rest (maybe they will make a new top 10 then)

[Gulkia]

no that's the top 10 that they want to finish then they do the rest (maybe they will make a new top 10 then)

1.5 weeks is what there aiming for.

[SithLordWookiee]

thank you, i cannot wait for the next TC event.

[matt71tx]

Its great to see the start of these Q&A sessions. Things like this are what will bring community together (both active members and the many lurkers that are around) and attract more people to this project

Also, in my opinion it is important for the community to not press the developers for too much information as they do need to focus on the project at hand. We do not want this to turn this into a "give them (the community) an inch and they take a mile" situation which I am sure would upset the whole SWGEmu team.

[kainus]

Thank You for the update been wondering what was going on. :)

[Comic]

Now we just have to wait 1.5-3 weeks, then when the top 10 hasn't been implemented people will start crying on here. :rolleyes:

[DeCastro]

Now we just have to wait 1.5-3 weeks, then when the top 10 hasn't been implemented people will start crying on here. :rolleyes:

It's the 9th now so one week till 1.5 is over!

[Ohmek]

It's the 9th now so one week till 1.5 is over!


This top 10 list should ideally be completed in no more than 1.5 weeks, though it could take longer due to life.

Probably alittle longer then you expect.

[Spartacus]

I'm guessing longer than 1.5 weeks for sure, but I could be wrong.

[ovion]

I'm guessing longer than 1.5 weeks for sure, but I could be wrong.

You never know, the Devs say they're planning a 'HUGE' update for this week, probably including NPCs and some if not all of the top 10.

[DeCastro]

Try and keep things positive!:)

[goldcrud]

You never know, the Devs say they're planning a 'HUGE' update for this week, probably including NPCs and some if not all of the top 10.
Yeah its likely the update will have the stuff on the top ten list :D.

[karadan]

All i know is that i installed everything today, got everything working only to hear that oh-so-familiar loading swg music and it almost brought tears to my eyes. I really don't give a damn how long it takes to be honest. I will wait eons if it means i can play the game i once loved again. If i see people complain because the legends behind this project are 'taking their time' getting everything up and running, then i shall verbally beat them down.

Up til this morning i really thought the EMU was a pipe-dream. I've never enjoyed being so wrong in my life.

[OmaddaSzool]

All i know is that i installed everything today, got everything working only to hear that oh-so-familiar loading swg music and it almost brought tears to my eyes. I really don't give a damn how long it takes to be honest. I will wait eons if it means i can play the game i once loved again. If i see people complain because the legends behind this project are 'taking their time' getting everything up and running, then i shall verbally beat them down.

Up til this morning i really thought the EMU was a pipe-dream. I've never enjoyed being so wrong in my life.

Welcome to the club! :)

I never doubted them (I'm a dreamer), but I know the feeling after first hearing that music and being in the loading/character creation screen...
Simply amazing! :D

I can wait a long while... as I'm sure "life" will happen a bit, hehe.

[DeCastro]

All i know is that i installed everything today, got everything working only to hear that oh-so-familiar loading swg music and it almost brought tears to my eyes. I really don't give a damn how long it takes to be honest. I will wait eons if it means i can play the game i once loved again. If i see people complain because the legends behind this project are 'taking their time' getting everything up and running, then i shall verbally beat them down.

Up til this morning i really thought the EMU was a pipe-dream. I've never enjoyed being so wrong in my life.

SWGEmu owns. Great game returning to what it once was.

[Sasori]

Atleast this Project has not bee Bitten by the SOE Poison :P too bad there will be no custom models or Skins then it will possibly get.... Boring :eek:

[ryft]

So true about the loading music...glad im not the only one thats subconsiously over-attached.

[DeCastro]

So true about the loading music...glad im not the only one thats subconsiously over-attached.

Oh yeah, the loading music makes me want to cry so many memories.:(

[archangelptx]

Yay for informative posts! Unlike my post sadly, as I can't remember much pre-CU to help x-x. Anyway, it's news like this that keeps me waiting. =D

[Ofav]

I haven't been on for a while due to health but to see all the progress made is great!! Keep up the good work and I am watching the progress even if not always able to post much

[SiliconBandit]

I'd like to, for feed back and further discussion purposes, to just add my own questions, remarks and comments. PLEASE do not take this as criticism.
Also, I would just like to say that having read this; it put quite the smile on my face, especially when I think back to how excited we all were when we first got to log in to an empty wasteland lol.

Q) How the spawns coming, will be they be static? or completely new spawns
A) There are both :)-- There's been a group of guys patrolling the NGE logging every static NPC they see. We have 2500 + of them, and a few others have finished with the creature database, and NPCs are on the verge of being finished. I will finish it this week now that I have some time.

For the sense of immersion in the Swg world, seeing assorted "people" standing or walking around was always a subtle but of niceness. But there were areas where multi-spawns would often create lag because of load issues
(For example, Im sure many of you remember the Warren on dantooine super spawning critters/npcs). Can anything be done to reduce that?

Q) What % would you say JTL is complete?
A) 90%

To me, this is nothing but fantastic news. I'm currently mmorpg'less because nothing offered what JTL did lol.

Q) How much money do you guys need to keep the server alive?
A) $299 for a single server. $299 * x for clustering. X being the number of servers (3-7).

Lol, if everyone in the community contributed $5 you could probably purchase a seperate server for every planet.


Q) How is experience implemented? with mobs?
A) Its there. We just wont award xp for mobs on the upcomming TC until Professions are in.

In the pre-cu system was the ever popular solo-grouping, while it was handy for those days I was feeling anti-social, I admit that CU's grouping setup (ie: spin groups etc) certainly added to alot of peoples sense of community.
Can there be a balance between the Xp awards for actual groups and solo-groupers from a technical standpoint?

Q) You said resources were in the ground.. what percent of crafting is done along with that?
A) Most of the protocol behind crafting is done. Just the data related items are still in infancy.

Will this be the same resource system as seen post-Jtl in SWG or prior? In regards to resource "stat caps".


Q) What are some ways that we, the community, can assist the development/database team other than testing?
A) The public wiki is still in development. Watch for it ;)

While I generally avoid wiki, I believe I will make an exception.

Q) What would you say is the next order of "testing" for the TestCenter, anything particular that we should be "preparing" for?
A) Stress testing with npcs mostly.

*grabs a baseball bat, chainsaw and lead pipe* Where do I sign up heheh.

Q) What are some ways that we, the community, can assist the development/database team other than testing?

A) Good question. We've been working on putting up an swgemu wiki (http://www.swgemu.com/wiki) that will allow you to post all pre-cu information you can to help speed up the process. It's not complete yet, or ready for a ton of entries. It should be ready within a few days though. The other thing that we are REALLY in need of is base item stats. With out actual pre-cu information on items, we will have to guess. Which means things won't be exactly right. These are all things that the wiki will be used for.

Tricky prospect, SOE pulled or hid most of their old archives from user posts on their forums that dealt with the item lists. Chances are, searching around online for old screenies, posts and etc in different websites may yield results.
*makes note on his sticky pad*

Q) Idk if this is out there already, but are all planets finished, and how is shuttles and starships comming along?
A) Do you mean spawns? Theres a good amount done. I think 6-7000+.

One of the issues SOE addressed was the spawn timer for the Corvette mission, as a fairly active pilot I used to help stand watches for the vette in order to help out casual pilots(players) scramble to finish the mission. Can something be done to reduce the wait time to 30-45 minutes as opposed to an hour? I don't imagine it being a major issue to most of us regulars but is it something we ought to consider?


Q) Is there any word on placing structures?
A) Research was done and completed last month by Ultyma.

Again, that warm and fuzzy feeling has enveloped me.


Q) New Content?
A) New models and skins? Not supported. New missions, quests, npcs etc yes.

My only request is nothing on the same stupidity scale as Legacy.

Q) Can we expect some fun "events" to go along with the tests on TestCenter?
A) Thats the new direction our TC will be taking. Themed events for each stres test.

welcome to the TC First Ever N00b Melon eating Competition! How many can you eat before your Food/Drink meter explodes in self defense!

Welcome to the First Ever TC Helper Droid Racing Competition!

etc (sorry, couldnt resist)





My silly commentary out of the way, along with a few questions I had, I would like to offer my thanks to the Team for the update (despite their original admonishment they'd release `em when they felt like it lol).

Now if you'll excuse me, I've got about a month of updates, posts and info around here to catch up on, along with finding out whats new in the Faq if anything.



SiliconBandit

[JDM4000]

dont know if this is what you are talking about when you say a completely different type of spawn but this is what comes to mind here

NPCs that are predators set to patrol locations that will move towards what it is given as “lunch target” within a given range from the path (kind of like a ranger tracks the NPC would move after its “lunch targets”). To handle the depletion of the NPCs through EvE combat and EvP combat have a respawn of buggers every 10 min (less what was not killed).

Came close or just way off?

*nm now I understand when you say spawns... cant delete this myself can somone do it for me?*

[Slipguard]

"Q) How much money do you guys need to keep the server alive?
A) $299 for a single server. $299 * x for clustering. X being the number of servers (3-7)."

I assume that this price is for purchasing the physical servers, but i was also wondering if there were some monthly/yearly fee that is needed to mantain servers?

We[the community] could probably help;)

[goldcrud]

"Q) How much money do you guys need to keep the server alive?
A) $299 for a single server. $299 * x for clustering. X being the number of servers (3-7)."

I assume that this price is for purchasing the physical servers, but i was also wondering if there were some monthly/yearly fee that is needed to mantain servers?

We[the community] could probably help;)
No I believe that is the price per month.

[bongandbeer]

1.5 weeks from when?

im not trying to do anything, just entered after holidays and wanted to ask for the progress =)

so how is it goin?


oh and would u guys give me some feedback on my new sig?
wich one is lookin better?

this?
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v209/anarkya/newasilesig.gif
or the one below?

[Cando Vass]

Great news and thanks for the update. Momentum certainly seems to be building now. :cool:

[Griffin]

Wow. Still shaking :)
Can't wait for teh server-side to come into my dirty hands ;)
Customize! Rasterize! >.>