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Main: SAL 9000
Level: 900 Joined: Sun Dec 02, 2007 10:37 pm Posts: 83 |
As Jeff mentioned, I've mostly worked on basic code (rather than game features) recently: Improved handling & logging of memory allocations, which has allowed me to identify and eliminate hundreds of megabytes of wasted memory -- as well as a few memory leaks -- and changes to the saving algorithm, which should allow much faster (and thus more frequent) saves. I hope to improve both of these areas further In The Futureâ„¢.
I have also made a few more immediately obvious changes: The tractor power subskill incorrectly boosted both range and efficiency, which will be fixed in the next patch. This means that tractor ranges will effectively be halved for people with maxed subskills (old players may recall that at some point -- about a year ago, maybe? -- tractor ranges suddenly doubled, with no explanation; this is just a reversal of that bug). |
Fri Mar 14, 2008 6:44 am |
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Rank: Officer Main: Pear Level: 5670 Joined: Thu Feb 03, 2005 9:26 am Posts: 129 |
So my grav4 will now only have 500 range?
IMO you should just leave it as it is, its not like its overpowered now |
Fri Mar 14, 2008 7:31 am |
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Rank: Director Main: FracOMac Level: 3369 Joined: Wed Mar 23, 2005 12:50 am Posts: 391 Location: Boulder, CO |
You might want to look into making the tractor range subskill at least somewhat better, that way people won't get all mad when their tractor's range gets nerfed.
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Fri Mar 14, 2008 7:38 am |
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Main: Stooch
Level: 1619 Joined: Thu Nov 01, 2007 1:41 pm Posts: 674 Location: Gilkerscleugh |
So if tractor power has been doing range and efficciency have those two subskills been doing anything at all?
I have range and power 10, if i halved my constables current range it would just end up only very slightly above its standard range. For someone who didnt get my tractor boosted a year ago this is gonna feel like a horrible nerf. I wont have enough range to tractor boost effectively off of anything, a very useful tactic in a ship that goes 89 speed. Please beef the range and efficiency subskills _________________ Meep |
Fri Mar 14, 2008 7:45 am |
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Joined: Mon Jun 11, 2007 4:39 pm Posts: 30 |
About time that got fixed. Tractors have ridiculously high range when done correctly atm, and engi's are evil.
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Fri Mar 14, 2008 8:00 am |
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Main: SAL 9000
Level: 900 Joined: Sun Dec 02, 2007 10:37 pm Posts: 83 |
Currently, the power subskill boosts power, range AND efficiency, while range boosts range and efficiency boosts efficiency. Thus with all subskills at 14, you get 4x range and 4x efficiency. With the fix, all at 14 will "only" give 2x range and 2x efficiency (which is certainly enough of a boost from the subskills).
With subskills at 10, the range reduction will be less (from 2.65x to 1.63x). If you don't have the subskills, there will be no change. Last edited by SAL 9000 on Fri Mar 14, 2008 11:34 am, edited 1 time in total. |
Fri Mar 14, 2008 8:33 am |
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Main: SAL 9000
Level: 900 Joined: Sun Dec 02, 2007 10:37 pm Posts: 83 |
robc834 wrote: So my grav4 will now only have 500 range? IMO you should just leave it as it is, its not like its overpowered now If you want good range, get a decent tractor... |
Fri Mar 14, 2008 8:40 am |
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Main: Stooch
Level: 1619 Joined: Thu Nov 01, 2007 1:41 pm Posts: 674 Location: Gilkerscleugh |
I have a decent tractor, constable is the pinnacle of mid-price tractors, without shelling out billions I will be lucky to reach 450 range.
We all liked the tractors current stats, no one had complained. Why ruin a good thing? _________________ Meep |
Fri Mar 14, 2008 9:07 am |
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Main: SAL 9000
Level: 900 Joined: Sun Dec 02, 2007 10:37 pm Posts: 83 |
Constable with maxed subskills gave ~1200 range before, it will have ~600 range now. That's plenty.
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Fri Mar 14, 2008 9:23 am |
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Joined: Mon Jun 11, 2007 4:39 pm Posts: 30 |
MagicSteve wrote: I have a decent tractor, constable is the pinnacle of mid-price tractors, without shelling out billions I will be lucky to reach 450 range. We all liked the tractors current stats, no one had complained. Why ruin a good thing? Nobody ever complains if everyone is overpowered. _________________ |
Fri Mar 14, 2008 9:50 am |
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Rank: Peon Main: Si's_Yes_Man Level: 2275 Joined: Tue Apr 05, 2005 7:27 pm Posts: 2846 |
LichG wrote: MagicSteve wrote: I have a decent tractor, constable is the pinnacle of mid-price tractors, without shelling out billions I will be lucky to reach 450 range. We all liked the tractors current stats, no one had complained. Why ruin a good thing? Nobody ever complains if everyone is overpowered. and for good reason! _________________ My User Page Join SS! |
Fri Mar 14, 2008 10:03 am |
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Rank: Main: Illuminaughty Level: 2232 Joined: Wed Nov 09, 2005 9:34 pm Posts: 39 Location: I'm Illuminaughty |
it's only the high-end tractors that are overpowered. Constable Tractor and down are fine imo. Instead you could just half the other tractors' range and strength that are above Constable Tractor and keep the skills as they are.
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Fri Mar 14, 2008 10:24 am |
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Joined: Sat Sep 29, 2007 8:43 pm Posts: 7 |
OH great. Keep making speed demon impossiblier* to kill.
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Fri Mar 14, 2008 11:12 am |
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Main: PhysicalAbuse V
Level: 2006 Joined: Wed Jan 23, 2013 7:09 pm Posts: 0 |
yeah, this is a double edge'd sword, id imagine, with my thrust skills, and top speeed, there wouldnt be alot that could hold me in place.
tbh, i just thought the range was normal. I'll dig out my tractor 20 Subskill's suggestion in a sec. |
Fri Mar 14, 2008 11:47 am |
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