Gems of Unification v13.02.26

[Vestra]

so far the king hasnt cast dominion once
summon hawk and rhino sweep have both their hotkeys set to 'H'
For the life of me I have no idea how to get to the questgiver Dirge. Either it's upcoming content or that glowing red rune is very misleading ):

I was also curious, will we eventually be able to change birthmarks at some point? It really only seems sensible considering how much customisation is ingame already. Also, players may find some of the other bonuses more important as they progress in the game.

 

[xThunderboltx]

So far so good.. seems like that teleport bug was unique it just happend for a bandit once..
Well that "Holy book" is kinda odd? 1% hit and 1 Agi (improved) maybe switch the stats to something caster could need?

Also may i suggest something bout the pets? first of the AI is a bit .. well lets say it is okay.. but could be improved since the pet lures sometimes everything in your range which isnt that good in a few situations or just moves around without any will to fight.

Hidden

Well.. the main thing i want to suggest is the Stats gain, its just simply 1 Dmg 0,5 Armor and some health each lvl.. no difference between both pets.
How about the idea of making them more interesting?
like..

Str of Hero = Damage boost to pet
Agi of Hero = Attack speed to pet
Int of Hero (something leadership like) = Health and Armor (since most Caster could need some tanky Pet in addition to their few Defense abillitys.)

Basically what im thinking of is to keep the pets balanced (since ur stats/gear doesnt matter to the growth of the pet) and also interesting.

Maybe something like..
2/3 damage each lvl and str of hero = 1 Str = 0,33 Dmg
Hero gains 2% attack speed? so pet maybe = 1 Agi = 0,75% attack speed
what about the Health gain? i dont know exactly ..
but maybe for example instead of 15 life each level for the pet just 5 health and another 5 for each int + instead of 0,5 armor 0,33 armor and 0,1 each int.



To make the pets for specific you could also give them some abillitys since the hawk is a damage dealer imo you should give him a ranged attack and maybe 1-2 abillitys for critical hit and a negative abillity thats like.. incoming damage increased by 20% (since hes NOT a tanking pet.)

The wolf on the other hand could have some Dodge Skill, while you possibly could add another Pet like a bear that would be like a 2h Warrior - type with splash and more defense then the others.

Another thing is the Costs of Mana seeing a mage out of mana is pretty rare so what about % costs of mana.. like 5% mana for each spell in addition the spell earns the 5% costs as spell/healpower.

Also great for lvling would be a seperate "ranged knuckle punch" abillity with maybe in exchange of a shorter Stun or lower damage.

So just suggestions but i think u need to change something on those things.

EDIT: oh nearly forgot that, i acquired the Dragon birthmark and my pet earned the effect too, dunno if u intended it to work like that?

 

[PachaXD]

so far the king hasnt cast dominion once
summon hawk and rhino sweep have both their hotkeys set to 'H'
For the life of me I have no idea how to get to the questgiver Dirge. Either it's upcoming content or that glowing red rune is very misleading ):

I was also curious, will we eventually be able to change birthmarks at some point? It really only seems sensible considering how much customisation is ingame already. Also, players may find some of the other bonuses more important as they progress in the game.

its in the palce where u can learn the skill to teleport at the back of ur target, what special with his quests or what need him for?

 

[Malygos10]

its in the palce where u can learn the skill to teleport at the back of ur target

And where is that? Can you tell me the exact location.

 

[Vestra]

its in the palce where u can learn the skill to teleport at the back of ur target, what special with his quests or what need him for?

I'm unsure of how to get to that place

 

[yuvixadun]

where Vengeance is dropped?? and i think for the third dung or maybe for future dungs u should add class-set specific items for example theres a set u can only use with 2 handed weapon and i duno give u extra stats a new skill or improve a 2 handed weap skill, for example u could make a 5 bosses dung where first boss drop chests for all classes second hat third weaps fourth misc and fifth accesories or i duno will be a lot more interesting

Vengeance can be found off Ogres.
Skill improving gear is a nice suggestion

so far the king hasnt cast dominion once
summon hawk and rhino sweep have both their hotkeys set to 'H'
For the life of me I have no idea how to get to the questgiver Dirge. Either it's upcoming content or that glowing red rune is very misleading ):

I was also curious, will we eventually be able to change birthmarks at some point? It really only seems sensible considering how much customisation is ingame already. Also, players may find some of the other bonuses more important as they progress in the game.

Will fix Dominion.
You are able to get to Dirge and that inn, the entrance is just well hidden (maybe read a book about it).
About the birthsigns: there has to be a reason to replay the game.

So far so good.. seems like that teleport bug was unique it just happend for a bandit once..
Well that "Holy book" is kinda odd? 1% hit and 1 Agi (improved) maybe switch the stats to something caster could need?

Also may i suggest something bout the pets? first of the AI is a bit .. well lets say it is okay.. but could be improved since the pet lures sometimes everything in your range which isnt that good in a few situations or just moves around without any will to fight.

Hidden

Well.. the main thing i want to suggest is the Stats gain, its just simply 1 Dmg 0,5 Armor and some health each lvl.. no difference between both pets.
How about the idea of making them more interesting?
like..

Str of Hero = Damage boost to pet
Agi of Hero = Attack speed to pet
Int of Hero (something leadership like) = Health and Armor (since most Caster could need some tanky Pet in addition to their few Defense abillitys.)

Basically what im thinking of is to keep the pets balanced (since ur stats/gear doesnt matter to the growth of the pet) and also interesting.

Maybe something like..
2/3 damage each lvl and str of hero = 1 Str = 0,33 Dmg
Hero gains 2% attack speed? so pet maybe = 1 Agi = 0,75% attack speed
what about the Health gain? i dont know exactly ..
but maybe for example instead of 15 life each level for the pet just 5 health and another 5 for each int + instead of 0,5 armor 0,33 armor and 0,1 each int.



To make the pets for specific you could also give them some abillitys since the hawk is a damage dealer imo you should give him a ranged attack and maybe 1-2 abillitys for critical hit and a negative abillity thats like.. incoming damage increased by 20% (since hes NOT a tanking pet.)

The wolf on the other hand could have some Dodge Skill, while you possibly could add another Pet like a bear that would be like a 2h Warrior - type with splash and more defense then the others.

Another thing is the Costs of Mana seeing a mage out of mana is pretty rare so what about % costs of mana.. like 5% mana for each spell in addition the spell earns the 5% costs as spell/healpower.

Also great for lvling would be a seperate "ranged knuckle punch" abillity with maybe in exchange of a shorter Stun or lower damage.

So just suggestions but i think u need to change something on those things.

EDIT: oh nearly forgot that, i acquired the Dragon birthmark and my pet earned the effect too, dunno if u intended it to work like that?

Thanks, I do like your suggestions and I had planned to make them scale better with gear at some point. Its just not a priority yet

And where is that? Can you tell me the exact location.

Its part of the current game content, you'll just have to figure it out
Its a hidden entrance.

 

[Malygos10]

Its part of the current game content, you'll just have to figure it out
Its a hidden entrance.

Dude I've checked out every goddamn part of Armadale and still nothing.

 

[yuvixadun]

Dude I've checked out every goddamn part of Armadale and still nothing.

Read some books in the library.

 

[Vestra]

Vengeance can be found off Ogres


You are able to get to Dirge and that inn, the entrance is just well hidden (maybe read a book about it).

About the birthsigns: there has to be a reason to replay the game.

Is vengeance a skill? To be honest I'm getting quite confused with where certain items and stuff drop. If you have any interest in posting a drop list/skill list, or anyone else is willing to work on one I'd be very interested!

Got in! I'll have to be honest that was extremely creative, reminds me a bit of Skyrim, or well, really nearly any good guild has a marker lol. A neat idea, and definitely encouragement to read books in the future. Dem argon- I mean, Elven maids.

As for the birthsign thing, to have nearly anything in the game customisable and have one part be set in stone is kind of a dick move, especially for new players that mess it up. Re-playability can be done through other things, like heroic bosses, using older mobs for an endgame quest or even putting things in areas that players can backtrack to for various storyline/quest related reasons, like the little glowing stone area north of the furbolgs. If you have your heart set on leaving birthsigns permanent then I won't argue further but I personally don't see the point in such an open rpg.

Looking forward to the next update, sounds like those catacombs are going to be gruesome!

 

[bladerdog]

I think the character codes have a big bug my lvl changed when I loaded the code and I m not the only one that has that problem.

 

[Crommus]

Great work you've done so far with act III. Though I have to report another bug I found.
The quest 'A Warning Sign' can't be done because everytime you talk to King Gullat (before and after you've found the corpse of the captain), he tells me to check out the camp. And inspecting the captain always sends me back to King Gullat.
Same bug appears to apply to the 'Origin of the Gems' quest. All 3 of them in the cathedral tell you to talk to his neighbour and there's no end to it.

 

[yuvixadun]

Is vengeance a skill?

Its an unique 2 handed weapon.

I think the character codes have a big bug my lvl changed when I loaded the code and I m not the only one that has that problem.

Had someone else reporting this also, very strange. Will fix this asap.

Great work you've done so far with act III. Though I have to report another bug I found.
The quest 'A Warning Sign' can't be done because everytime you talk to King Gullat (before and after you've found the corpse of the captain), he tells me to check out the camp. And inspecting the captain always sends me back to King Gullat.
Same bug appears to apply to the 'Origin of the Gems' quest. All 3 of them in the cathedral tell you to talk to his neighbour and there's no end to it.

Thanks for reporting. I'll fix it next version.

 

[Rpgmaniac]

Wooden Staff
Item Level: 1
Type: Staff
No Attack
Mana Regen: 0.5
Intelligence: 1

Gemmed Stave
Item Level: 5
Type: Staff
No Attack
Spell Power: 1
Mana: 10
Mana Regen: 1
Intelligence: 3

These 2 Items dont have the mana regen they say

Wooden Staff gives 1 Mana/sec
Gemmed Stave gives 2 Mana/sec

Dont know about other Staffs but look into it

 

[yuvixadun]

These 2 Items dont have the mana regen they say

Wooden Staff gives 1 Mana/sec
Gemmed Stave gives 2 Mana/sec

Dont know about other Staffs but look into it

Noted, thanks!

 

[Rpgmaniac]

So about my previous post:
I think all Staffs have double the mana regeneration than they say

Also: Protective Shield absorbs dmg after calculation with armor, dont know if its supposed to be like that

My Group somehow managed to make a creep in tomb (2nd dungeon) disappear
I dont know how exactly, but its not there and doesnt respawn

Bosses dont get The Difficulty aura anymore (is it supposed to be like that? too lazy to look at changelog now xD)

EDIT: In the game i just played was a bug
I loaded directly after another player loaded and instead of his lvl 40 thief char he got my char too (so there were 2 of my lvl 28 char, one was mine, one was his)

 

[WhiteTiger]

I found a bug at save/load sistem. If i have like a stack of 5 potions and save the game and than load it i get back only one potion, also happened with bushes.

 

[Malygos10]

How do you complete Dirge's quest? It doesn't even give any item to steal with or stuff like that. Looked everywhere in armadale, didn't find anything or anyone to steal from.

EDIT: Nevermind, found it. Although I have to say the quest really hard since it gives no clue whatsoever about the item that you have to steal.

 

[Malygos10]

Also, is it possible to nerf ogre invoker's spells? They are seriously op. Can kill you in like 5 spells.

 

[Vestra]

Oh Cheers for the droplist, much appreciated didn't even know it was there lol.
If a list of skills could be put up that would help immensely, or if someone could link me to a current one?
Please do consider my point on the birthsigns.

Other than that, looking forward to the next update!

 

[Rpgmaniac]

Flute of Ten Songs
Item Level: 31
Type: Off Hand
Agility: 3
Aura: 7% attack speed / 300

Just asking: Why is this considered Off Hand? It looks more like a misc items for ranged heroes

Another bug i found: u can press STOP shortly after u chose target with Shadow Embrace and u wont cast, but enemy still get the dot (can stack)
Works with every instant spell like Telekinesis, Rejuvenation, Protective Shield and all others

EDIT: forgot to mention: When u get Telekinesis with Scroll, then u will see "Ability Scroll: Telekinesis" in the menu that comes when u chose "Unlearn Ability"

 

[yuvixadun]

All posts concerning bugs and balance issues are noted, will fix them next update. Got a busy weekend coming so next update will be next week on its earliest.

Just asking: Why is this considered Off Hand? It looks more like a misc items for ranged heroes

Because off hands provide more stats than misc items. Created this item for class diversity (a character with a main hand + this item), adds a bard-like type of playstyle.

 

[Crommus]

Not sure if the save/load hotfix you were talking about is already in work but the "someone's already loading/saving" bug (when someone accidently tried loading a wrong code) is still present in the latest version. : /

 

[PachaXD]

ok i give up i just cant manage to drop Vengeance from ogres /:

 

[Vestra]

Level 48 ogres drop it.

 

[Malygos10]

Just found another very very annoying bug! I had a lvl 50 berserker type and lvled my mage to lvl 50, then I found there's only one document saying "Hero level 50". I loaded it and got my lvl 50 mage. Looks like I lost my lvl 50 berserker...

EDIT: I'm guessing that's due to the same exp number at lvl 50. Can you please fix that. It's really goddam annoying.

 

[Vestra]

Maybe it would be possible to save certain heroes to certain birthsigns?

 

[Malygos10]

Maybe it would be possible to save certain heroes to certain birthsigns?

That's a pretty good idea. Although if you have the same birthsign on 2 saved characters (for example: Tanker and Berserker) their xp numbers would still be the same.

Also, I saved a lot and I have a few different class characters. So here's the problem: I can't tell which codes are for which character. Is there any way to do something about that too? Would be much appreciated )

 

[Rpgmaniac]

You can cast Shadow Embrace on Allies (Tauren/Centaur)

EDIT: Rank: Recruit gives only 2% to dodge and resistance instead of 3% (tooltip says 3%)

 

[Vestra]

The rank was changed, the tooltip needs changing.

As for alternate loads, I've just taken my codes down somewhere else so that I don't overwrite anything. Just copy your code to a notepad if you're changing class.

 

[PachaXD]

Level 48 ogres drop it.

i have been trying to get it for 2 hours+ and nothing /:

 

[Vestra]

i have been trying to get it for 2 hours+ and nothing /:

I managed to get it within an hour at the top ogre spawn, the one above their encampment.

 

[Malygos10]

i have been trying to get it for 2 hours+ and nothing /:

I really think club of slaves is better since it gives 11 agi which helps with atk speed a lot, which is a good thing to have on a zerk

But if you like dmg over atk speed, some crit chance and resistance vengeance is a good choise )

 

[Vestra]

^ It's true, slaves is pretty good considering how crazy the attack speed bonus is for agil.

 

[Vestra]

Any news on the next dungeon?

 

[Malygos10]

Checking the hive every second for the new version )

 

[yuvixadun]

Any news on the next dungeon?

Checking the hive every second for the new version )

Sorry, been having quite a busy weekend. Next update will only be a balance/fix update, after that D3.

 

[Rpgmaniac]

You dare having a busy weekend? YOU DARE MAKING US WAIT FOR D3???
Well, i guess u are allowed to :/

Also: Im still thinking that Healers get too much aggro, or Taskmaster is too fucking strong (He does like 20 dmg and has this Haste skill)
Compare him to The Butcher (I think that was the name of 1st boss in D2) who has 25-27 dmg (something like that) and attacks slower, without bash

So i guess the reason why Healer gets aggro at boss is that he deals too much dmg and healer has to heal so much


A bug i still didnt tell cuz i forgot:
If u press "Attack"-Petskill on creeps or even 1 of the last boss creeps (meaning last boss in D1) and immediately press call back, then only the 1 u casted attack on will come
Allows u to kill the Last boss 1 after another

 

[WhiteTiger]

I think there should be some healling skills that also deal some damage in the same time so that the priest will not only be a boring healler. And also every player should be able to solo with all kinds of hero builds...

 

[Dzef]

Feedback

So here's how it goes:

Last night I downloaded the map for the first time. I liked the game, it reminds me a lot of Gia's. But the one thing I love about this game is the way you can customize the hero.

Here's my suggestion:
( Its only a suggestion, in my point of view as a gamer. )

1. Maybe you should add additional commands. Especially camera angles. It improves the game so much. It boosts the ambiance and let you enjoy the awesome terrain. ( such as locked cam or bird eye view that follows the hero )

2. Making some creeps move/roam freely rather than making them static and waiting to be attacked. Making aggressive creeps adds a lot of fun and difficulty in the game. \m/

3. I think you need to add more items and item sets. One feature I love in this game is the item improvement. And the gamble. Also add more items to be gambled. About item sets, you can add it if you want. For me having a set equipment is more fun. Especially when it gives you bonuses that individual items don't.

4. Would you mind adding aggro bar?? It really helps.

5. How about adding healing items to shops and sell for higher gold rather than sell only recipes. ( Like recipe = 1/2 price of the items sold at shop so that it gives you less time to stock items when doing sieges )

6. Re-spawning. Maybe spawn creeps in different locations rather on the same spot all over again. It adds more fun and surprise to the game. ( I love to kill bosses but its fun if you don't know where it re-spawned and you have to look for it. Adds more thrill and excitement.
( Note: except dungeon bosses )

7. How about increasing item drop rate?? Some items are so hard to be found and sometimes not being dropped.

8. Archers Range. Please increase it a bit so that you can land a hit before the enemy does without the enemy notices. That's what archers do.
( In-game: Archers range = 450 , how bout making it 500 )

That's all for now regarding suggestions.

Here are some glitches i found in the game:
1. Sometimes enemies health refills after taking damage. Tested on almost all kind of creep.
2. The terrain. Please fix the hero path. ( I hate it when i click on an area in the first town then I end up entering the tavern. )
3. Please fix the summon ( fox and crow ) attack hot-key. Cause some skills have the same hot-key as theirs. Please fix it or do vice-verse and change the skill hot-key instead.
4. Pauses/lags occur every time in the game especially when enemies are using skills ( esp. Stalkers, Elder Stalkers )
5. You can advance to the next quest even after you didn't finish the required quest because the enemy drops the quest item even when you didn't get the quest yet ( esp. the Ringmaster [Bandit's Map] and the Mother [Emerald] )


Ok. so thats it for today. I forgot other things cause i didn't jot it down when I was playing...

Overall i give it a 4/5 rating. GJ and looking forward to the updates!

 

[Malygos10]

6. Re-spawning. Maybe spawn creeps in different locations rather on the same spot all over again. It adds more fun and surprise to the game. ( I love to kill bosses but its fun if you don't know where it re-spawned and you have to look for it. Adds more thrill and excitement.
( Note: except dungeon bosses )

Omg no offence but that's the stupidest idea I've ever heard. Why would you even want creeps to respawn somewhere else? That's retarded.

 

[xThunderboltx]

Well.. i think its more realistic that way

 

[Vestra]

Having creeps respawn in general isn't realistic. The spawn locations are fine, but the timers are frustrating. Reducing the time it takes to spawn units is a good idea, currently it's better to remake than wait for bosses to spawn.

 

[Rpgmaniac]

Having creeps respawn in general isn't realistic. The spawn locations are fine, but the timers are frustrating. Reducing the time it takes to spawn units is a good idea, currently it's better to remake than wait for bosses to spawn.

How about making the Dungeon System like in World of Warcraft (the real WoW) or Gaias Retaliation, where u can reset Dungeon when u are outside of it?

 

[Vestra]

How about making the Dungeon System like in World of Warcraft (the real WoW) or Gaias Retaliation, where u can reset Dungeon when u are outside of it?

That would be handy but people are still able to remake to efficiently farm world bosses.

 

[Rpgmaniac]

How about a System like in Guilds of Hyppos? When everyone leaves the area the boss instant respawns

 

[johnbrasil]

Well, it has some bugs I found on server:

1 - When you save the, he ends up not saving the "birthsign" and when you try to do the quest again, after the map resetou, says that you already have, and what is not.

2 - The magic that you are born, when you click on it to purchase, you have already spoken, and she sucks the "Skill points"

3 - You can not do the quest again from the NPC "Gwendolyn" is simply not acceptable.

Well. will give some tips ... In the next version, would be nice if you took the magic of NPCs that you already get with her not to give trouble in the future.

Making the quests done once only, like Gaias retalations, and when restartar map, do them again.

Well, note 10 at your map, I loved, for me is a Gaias 2 = D

 

[Vestra]

How goes the progress on the next version?

 

[Malygos10]

Taking so long (

 

[PachaXD]

"bug" fireball and frostbolt have same hotkey = f

 

[yuvixadun]

I'm currently very busy, so thats why there hasn't been an update yet.
Also, there are quite a few bugs to solve. I'll probably have to rewrite the entire load/save system because its just that crap (getting all these bugs :/ ). This all takes a lot of time which I currently don't have.