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Mortal Onlines Epic Patch - The good and the bad
thorppes
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Cons/bugs;
- Shadows can be too dark with the new graphics.
- Taming and pets are disabled.
- The server currently lacks stability
- Other players are seen as floating from time to time
- Non-agressive mobs although harder to kill do not seem to ultilise their AI 100%
- Sounds are messed up
- No 64-bit yet
Pros;
- Combat is extremely fluid, warping/lagging fixed.
- Overhead swings, weapon balancing, recalculation of weight / material effects have made combat much more interesting
- AI from aggressive mobs can provide a challenge even for veteran players, extremely responsive, don't miss so much, give a good chase often outpacing players on foot. ect.
- Performance increases
- Huge graphics overall making the game stunning, trees all redone, some areas redone, speedtree in, new lighting and shadows
- Flash, seen in the new library looks well made and is very functional.
- Mounts are now back at proper speed!
- Screendragging, instalogging fixed
- Development will now be easier for the devs with the new engine update
- Various exploits fixed once and for all
Comments
Some things to add:
Horses turn grey when you dismount
Horses explode
Mobs that stand still and don't react while you kill them
Lag and/or desync between client and server
Walking on water
Resistance swimming is broken
MachineGun Bows
Mobs warp through you and hit from behind
Memory leaks in the dungeon
PROS:
People are generally liking some of the new graphics
All time classic MY NEW FAVORITE POST! (Keep laying those bricks)
"I should point out that no other company has shipped out a beta on a disc before this." - Official Mortal Online Lead Community Moderator
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Coined the phrase "Role-Playing a Development Team" January 2018
"Oddly Slap is the main reason I stay in these forums." - Mystichaze April 9th 2018
I logged in - yes graphics were very nice and that was about it.
Mobs still screwed up. AI a complete joke still, most mobs unresponsive, espcially if you shoot them with a bow.
Weapons still generally not balanced
Server crashing repetedly, if game release is any indication we can expect 2-4 weeks for a real fix.
Overall - great graphics upgrade but most other things still suck.
I'm just not overly impressed - graphics are such a small part of the game to me - and again all sorts of problems. Of course after a patch is released you can expect problems, but not on the level they seem to constantly have. Server stability has been basically a continous issue since release. It's just gotten ridiculous - I held onto my subscription because I keep hopeing, probably foolishly this games potential will be unlocked - but its not gonna happen.
Keeping in mind that these cons will probably be hot fixed tomorrow or this weekend.
Never trust a screenshot or a youtube video without a version stamp!
All the issues you mentioned there are in the OP. Except for the memory leak. Machine gun bows are not OP, longer draw time combined with close range and the meele damage increase.
Heheh, that's cute.
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I've heard last night there is a new/old-beta dupe method in-game, can anyone confirm?
Here's todays hotpatch that I mentioned last night.
We have had some issues with taming and pets that caused instability on the server that forced us to disable it.
We have now solved that and are patching the server. (no client patch)
Pets should now be useable again,
dismounting a pet should also keep its blue status.
We also had an issue with the login server that is also supposed to be fixed now.
Also a note on those who gave us feedback on that melee now is to weak. You still have to use a new weapon to notice the buff on melee weapons, as in a new crafted weapons since the old client to notice the difference.
It will take a moment untill the changes goes live.
Thank you.
I'm sure they'll be more hotpatches throughout next week.
Never trust a screenshot or a youtube video without a version stamp!
Heeeeeeeeeeeeey wait wait WAIT JUST ONE MINUTE!!
Horse explode!?!?!?! Holy CRAPOLA that sounds awesome anyone Youtube it please?
I'm all for horse explosions too..........I'd like to see that
i have a horse and after ther server side patch they doesnt explode anymore :P
Every item I listed was also listed on the official Bug Tracker. So perhaps you didn't see them... but others did and reported them. Also.. as of last night the bug tracker was erased due to the long list of bugs there. It's filling up again. I won't list them.. feel free to check it out for yourself.
All time classic MY NEW FAVORITE POST! (Keep laying those bricks)
"I should point out that no other company has shipped out a beta on a disc before this." - Official Mortal Online Lead Community Moderator
Proudly wearing the Harbinger badge since Dec 23, 2017.
Coined the phrase "Role-Playing a Development Team" January 2018
"Oddly Slap is the main reason I stay in these forums." - Mystichaze April 9th 2018
no time to check it for myself, beside of my 1hr playtime per day i mostly dont noticed all of them. But good to know you take an eye of the bug-tracker.
but you should notice this : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vls0b-xaX-U
and now proof me how it is possible that i have not one memory leak?
Every item you listed was patched in a hotpatch or never existed at all.
This was a great patch for Mortal Online. I've had fun the past 4 months and I'm sure I'll have fun the next 4....
[Mod Edit]
Never trust a screenshot or a youtube video without a version stamp!
Let's cut out the baiting guys.
I do not understand your question.... you linked a video that was less than 2 minutes in length. A memory leak is just that... a leak.. it happens over time...
Glad you enjoyed your run through the cave though. That's why we play games.. to enjoy.
All time classic MY NEW FAVORITE POST! (Keep laying those bricks)
"I should point out that no other company has shipped out a beta on a disc before this." - Official Mortal Online Lead Community Moderator
Proudly wearing the Harbinger badge since Dec 23, 2017.
Coined the phrase "Role-Playing a Development Team" January 2018
"Oddly Slap is the main reason I stay in these forums." - Mystichaze April 9th 2018
So far this has been my experience. . the patcher stops working at a certain point and you have to go into the patch folder and manually download the patches using a torrent program.
This would not be so bad if they weren't all so small. . I have to download and restart the patcher reach time. The forums suggest that this is only for about 4-5 patches with a fresh install.
Once I get in game I will let you know how things seem compared to the last time I played. It has been awhile so I am hoping to note some major differences.
Also pets currently can't be controlled.
EDIT: It was 5 patches for me. . patcher seems to be working fine now (EDIT 2: nope. . still issues)
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Should be able to log in tomorrow if there are no more problems.
Wa min God! Se æx on min heafod is!
ah i see you never had experience in one of those dungeon before the patch and definatly dont know how horrible it was?
i was 30 min. in this cave to explore it, why you think i was able to find it so fast. Before the engine patch you instantly got the memory leak by entering the cave. the only solution was to run away from the cave and to start the game new to get the perfomance back to play smooth again. that was memory leak.
but now im able to enter and leave the cave without any leak issue or fps drops. but that is not the point, you just point something what is totally wrong.
I am glad it is now working for you. For the record... because something works on your computer with your settings does NOT mean it works for others. This is why they report things like that on the bug tracker.
This is why you often see things that say "fixed XXX" in a patchnote but then login and you may still have the issue. It was fixed on a test system, but on other configurations or settings it still happens. Bug tracking and fixing in an MMO can be quite tricky.
All time classic MY NEW FAVORITE POST! (Keep laying those bricks)
"I should point out that no other company has shipped out a beta on a disc before this." - Official Mortal Online Lead Community Moderator
Proudly wearing the Harbinger badge since Dec 23, 2017.
Coined the phrase "Role-Playing a Development Team" January 2018
"Oddly Slap is the main reason I stay in these forums." - Mystichaze April 9th 2018
Look forward to your updates. You've shown a fair mind about many issues in the past so I'm interested in seem your take on the MO2 patch. In particular I'd be interested in your take on population. I know they were anticipating a huge spike in pop when the patch released but most of the screens and videos I see are either empty or have 1 or 2 people around. Now that more folks have been able to DL the patch, and the server seems to be a bit more stable.. I'd like to get your take on the population compared to back when you last played.
All time classic MY NEW FAVORITE POST! (Keep laying those bricks)
"I should point out that no other company has shipped out a beta on a disc before this." - Official Mortal Online Lead Community Moderator
Proudly wearing the Harbinger badge since Dec 23, 2017.
Coined the phrase "Role-Playing a Development Team" January 2018
"Oddly Slap is the main reason I stay in these forums." - Mystichaze April 9th 2018
I know that forums are not a way to tell. . but I noticed a spike in the forum use after the patch. . people like me trying to find out what is going on. The most I saw though was 72 in the general. This is very high compared to usual traffic (even after a patch) . .but nothing compared to beta numbers.
As an aside. . I still have to manually download the torrent files. I am sure someone has a workaround on the boards and I will look. . but again. . this isn't going to help the population much. I always download a game before I hit the purchase button to get that extra days worth of time etc. out of my sub (sad really). . . if I hadn't enjoyed parts of the game I likely would have stopped at this point and not bothered. I would consider it a reflection of the game itself (correctly or not).
Wa min God! Se æx on min heafod is!
They still havent got the patching issues fixed???
I win!!! LOL@U
lol
Yes they did!!!
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Originally Posted by cazper23
my download stopped all together what the hell do i do now?
The issue is resolved. You can fully patch the game using the current (soon to be old) system.
The new, bundled patch system will be available shortly.
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OK, yeah, I absolutely had to see it as well. So a little Googling got me to this. It's not as gory as I thought, but I loled-