1.2B(16) released - repeatable quest demo included

[Zwiebelchen]

Download at the usual place.

- Added a feature demo (and proof of concept) for the new repeatable quest system just outside of Mytargas at the refugee camp; offering a semi-random repeatable level 16-24 quest
- Fixed a bug sometimes affecting units with a permanent frost debuff when using Frostbite Arrow or fighting Gazrow
- Dispel Magic can no longer be spammed without triggering the 0.5 second cooldown when upgraded
- SP-dependency of Skeleton Mage, Efreet and Nymph summons now mentioned in the tooltip
- Symbol of Fury tooltips corrected
- Fixed Claw Strike and Beast Fury on Servant of the Skies (this time for real!)
- Game Hints now have a toggle button in the options tab in the hero command card; this will also restart the game hints
- Fixed a bug with frost cage lasting way longer than intended
- Added 'Cold Death' Recipe to the drop list of the Ancient One and increased chance to drop the recipe from turtles and water elementals in the cave aswell

 

[Lightshard]

when the bot have it?

Edit: oh and good work, as usual!

 

[galactcus]

interesting i will try it out!

 

[EdgeOfChaos]

- Added a feature demo (and proof of concept) for the new repeatable quest system just outside of Mytargas at the refugee camp; offering a semi-random repeatable level 16-24 quest

VERY nice! That level range will be so much less boring.
Thanks for the update

 

[SaikoDeMoN]

Thanks for the Cold Death buff, great to see this bow being used more often. Such a great model.

The repeatable quest thing is awesome, but the cooldown (30 minutes) is a little too high. I'm thinking 10-15 minutes would be more appropriate. Keep in mind that Gaias is pretty fast paced (when people aren't AFK and stuff). No point in repeatable quests that you can out-level before the cooldown.

Also, I think it's a bug but if another player hands in a repeatable quest, the timer resets globally. So if you have 5 minutes left, then another player finishes his quest and takes his reward, you have to wait the full 30minutes again to get your own quest.

 

[Zwiebelchen]

Uploaded a hotfixed version now, fixing the cooldown issue; please redownload!

 

[S0ulseeker]

Uploaded a hotfixed version now, fixing the cooldown issue; please redownload!

Bots are offically updated with the new 1.2b(16) map

 

[Mullock]

Thanks for the update

 

[Jumbo]

Yeah the new quest - having played through 1-28 just now - really helps a lot. Especially in small groups where lvling takes longer in general.

 

[SaikoDeMoN]

Hit the sweet spot with 20min CD. Can go longer for the higher quests.

 

[SaikoDeMoN]

Doublepost inc.
Did you intend to spam Seer's Mass Teleport? ATM, after he casts Mass Teleport the first time, he casts it again at every spell rotation. So it goes:
Nova/Trap/Laser -> Teleport -> Nova/Trap/Laser -> Teleport -> Nova/Trap/Laser -> Teleport -> Nova/Trap/Laser -> Mass -> Nova/Trap/Laser -> Mass -> Nova/Trap/Laser -> Mass -> *teamwipe*
That's pretty hardcore. TBH I'm happy with how difficult it is, but I think there'll be some hate if a world boss is this hard. Perhaps stick just one Instant Teleport rotation in-between the Mass Teleports?

 

[Mullock]

Doublepost inc.
Did you intend to spam Seer's Mass Teleport? ATM, after he casts Mass Teleport the first time, he casts it again at every spell rotation. So it goes:
Nova/Trap/Laser -> Teleport -> Nova/Trap/Laser -> Teleport -> Nova/Trap/Laser -> Teleport -> Nova/Trap/Laser -> Mass -> Nova/Trap/Laser -> Mass -> Nova/Trap/Laser -> Mass -> *teamwipe*
That's pretty hardcore. TBH I'm happy with how difficult it is, but I think there'll be some hate if a world boss is this hard. Perhaps stick just one Instant Teleport rotation in-between the Mass Teleports?

All boss (especially Overseer) are Too EZ

 

[Zwiebelchen]

I reduced the cooldown by 30 seconds, but I think that was a bit too much.
Instead, I'll just reduce the initial cooldown a bit and put the cooldown inbetween two mass teleports back to what it was before.

 

[SaikoDeMoN]

The old cooldown was too long. If you increase the current cooldown by 15 seconds it would be perfect I think. Additionally reducing the initial cooldown is good too.

 

[Jumbo]

Agreed Kamina.

 

[BoxOfFaith]

Would there be anything particularly wrong with triggering mass Teleports at certain HP intervals?

Like 70%, 40%, and 10%? With each mass teleport becoming a bit more difficult than the previous one. Either with stronger golems or a higher starting room damage? The Seer himself seems rather easy enough, but these mass teleports are the real difficult part of the fight, so focusing the main difficulty around 3 triggered teleports should give sufficient difficulty, without it becoming trivial in the end. We certainly want more than 1 mass teleport per fight, but this spamming of mass teleport certainly seems a bit too difficult. Forcing 3 triggered intervals at the very least prevents the fight from becoming a bit too simple in the future as well, as our DPS increases and such.