So whats happend in the past few months

[Toxen]

I've been away pritty much since just after the introduction of the new regeants legacy and evo2.1, so whats happend since, i can see theres been a few developments.

*Pokes Cmaster, Bugs and Brammers* will be expecting to get the clearest posts outta you guys.

[Tratos]

Well.

Snow has been added then removed due to winter type happenings, 2.2 was announced as a character model and vehicle model revamp with various bug fixes but after some community input thats been put on hold and the main focus of 2.2 is now game balance, along with that some of the core systems of the game are being ripped out, stripped of their bandaids and either fixed properly or re-written and expanded upon.

Additionally some of the ancients bugs to do with core elements of the game have been fixed. For example the 15% damage rule on player kills now actually works and effects the soul light system as its supposed to and in the last patch an old bug which has been one of the main problems with game balance has fallen under the persistant Dirus in regards to healing (http://forum.neocron.com/showpost.php?p=1961062&postcount=27).

The balance discussion forums are sitting there waiting to be opened once some of the guys at the top and Dirus have evaluated the situation and open the discussion to the players with alot of dev involvement, once that hits us a test server will be opened for us to get in and get the game sorted by testing the changes made to balance, discussing them and then if needed suggesting further changes.

A content patch is expected in the next couple of weeks, the Ceres labs were closed today due to a drop rate problem, populations have fallen again after 2.1. KK are in talks with a new payment provider but cant release any details untill contracts are signed. Monks still reign the neocron world but it appears the recent change in heals will cause some of the other classes to start appearing more. Ionic weaponry is ingame, theres a hacknet quest now out there, the tiki run is fixed. Zoning seems to have improved as of #155 and....

...i think thats about it.

Hope that's helpful.

[Toxen]

....The dev's have actually started listening to the community, *awed silence, followed by quickly setting up a shrine to dirus*

Ehh ceres labs have always been flakey still waiting for the other type of ceres lab to make its return after a simple door issue with barreling. Perhaps I should ease off eve for a while..... you'd be suprised how many ex neocron players i've bumped into over there, and come back here and help test and deal with issues

[Tratos]

Yeah the amount of EVE Neocron refugees is pretty insane. In regards to balance testing and neocron and general, the more the merrier!

[Brammers]

I've been away pritty much since just after the introduction of the new regeants legacy and evo2.1, so whats happend since, i can see theres been a few developments.

*Pokes Cmaster, Bugs and Brammers* will be expecting to get the clearest posts outta you guys.

Heya Toxen!

Well, people came for Evo 2.1, there was a reload issue, which has been fixed, but everyone still went "This game sux" and left. :wtf:

Tratos has covered the main points, but the big thing about the current patch (154/155) is the new Ion weapons, which is proving to be a nightmare to get, but at least it's a big challenge.

Hopefully, KK can get 156 out quick to fix there Ceres lab and the TL3/TL10 heal problems, but KK are fixing bugs.

[Bugs Gunny]

All that stuff above.

I went badboy, turned my back on the law and moved to black dragon where i started up a small clan of tradeskillers.........

Oh, and apparently Brammers and Cmaster decided to star in some kind of B-flick semi pornmovie that is recorded in fraps. Inside sources say it's nearing the editing stage now.

I also spoke with casaad this morning, who is thinking about returning at some point as wow is boring him to death.

[Riddle]

Haven't logged in for a little while myself :p may have to come see whats going on ;)

[Dribble Joy]

I am still a bitter, cynical old bastard.

[Heavyporker]

I'm still out of the game through vigorously working to get back in.

[Toxen]

Hmm yes.. I notice the TL3 heal, healing me backwards when I popped on for a bit the other night. And I see the TH bridge link is still as it was... sync..... insta death. Shiney who killed ya message. Hopefully that patch to sort out ceres labs and TL3 heal will be quick and hopefully include the missing biomed ceres labs that have been gone for quite a while now. So I take it tl100 cubes are in game where?

Yes bugs i met with you black dragon alter ego at the jailhouse fight you killed my droner about 3 times, still got quite a few kami's right in the middle of you doy scum. Hehe

So what about storyline wise I know the resturants have been fenced off due to some food shortage, looks a bit flakey just whacking those fences up wouldn't it have just been easier to replace the shop keep npc's with talkers that just go we have no food today etc etc. and whats this I hear about the TG sector of the dome gettin radiation contamination and TG moving its anti radiation unit from the canyon to TG HQ, this possibly mean TG Canyon might become irradiated again soon?

As for regulars leaving and going what suprised me was people like castoff and the remainders of templars leaving the game... though that was due to a payment issue, of the 3rd party payment company not accepting cc, though I see kk appears to be working on that kodus KK.

[Tratos]

We're expecting a content package soon i believe and from the annoucement it was stated in i think its safe to say the "coming weeks" are almost past in regards to that so i assume the TL3 & 10 alterations will be in with that. Who knows when the ceres drops will be available again though as we all remember the wonderful time that was the rarebook drop.

Also the balance forums are planned to be opened soon and shortly after a testserver. We know the balance forums will be for all customer accounts (iirc) but at the moment i dont think anyone knows what the basis of test server access will be, i.e. public or a select NDA controlled group.

Storyline, in some places the fences are a little...untidy :) but atleast its some sort of ingame reflection of the storyline, TG was in quarantine for a week or so with radiation spreading around the sector and the exits were seal - the sector purposly remained accesible though but at your own risk. An event of sorts was held with a treck across the wastes to the canyon and back with the ARU from the Canyon which is reported to still be "Very Safe" in regards to radiation. The food shortage is to do with the geneotoxic mutants getting to the food sources of Neocron. We dont know much about their leader whom believes he is a re-incarnation of Regant himself and pops up from time to time - he's the guy on the login screen ;)

However the story has slowed down to a snails pace in the last month :( with that last set of articles being about a fortnight ago and i dont want to start another thread about it since i've done two in the past, lol just hope it starts up again soon but theres no indication of when that will be and theres been no further movement ingame on the Neocore camps. Perhaps the content package will move things forward.

[Brammers]

The storyline seems to come and go. Heretic[kk] is the new storyline guy, and he's doing a good job! However some days, you can't escape the storyline, other days... it seems to have died. The storyline is in one of the dead states as this moment, but usually kk have something up their sleeve.

Have a look at the VoTR http://www.votr-mag.com and http://www.neocronicle.com (In case you haven't)

Also some Factions have Faction objectives, which I think may effect the storyline.

Edit: Ok Tratos beat me to it, better watch him, I reckon he's trying to steal my job in Phoenix! :D

[Apocalypsox]

yeah...zones are still rather small...rifles are still a little underpowered compared to other classes...some new interesting weapons are showing their heads...and dirius says their will be some new interesting INT armor and % based imps and other things that will be fun to play around with. :angel:

[Dribble Joy]

The intermittant nature of the storyline is a bit annoying, I cancelled a weekend and a couple of other things to wait for an event that never came.

When did Dirus mention int armour?

[Tratos]

Edit: Ok Tratos beat me to it, better watch him, I reckon he's trying to steal my job in Phoenix! :D
:eek:Me? Never!

[Toxen]

Well I spose a storyline offshoot for NC could be raiding the stockpiles of food that tusnami have hidden in their secret club beneath the bum asylum

[Tratos]

The Neocronicle has finally been updated.

[Toxen]

So when did all these new hacknet softwares get snuck in and where can I get my hands on them.