Aetolian Game News
Aeon/Retardation + Pipe/Tincture balance
Written by: Severn, the Manipulator
Date: Friday, October 15th, 2010
Addressed to: Everyone
The Aeon and Retardation vibe revamp is now live! So what exactly does
this mean?
Aeon/Retardation used to restrict you to one command which would be
delayed by about a second. If you entered any other command during this
delay, the timer would reset and the new command would be the command to
go through after the delay.
With this change, Aeon/Retardation will still be delaying your commands.
However, there is no longer any restrictions on the amount of commands
that can go through. All commands you enter in will be processed 1.5
seconds after you have entered them.
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ALSO:
Pipes/Tinctures now have a balance timer like the other curing methods
do.
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Here are a few changes in response to this change:
Crystalism
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- The Retardation vibe will no longer destroy other vibes.
Elemancy
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- Gorge can be used inside Retardation vibe now.
- Laying down a Retardation vibe will no longer cure the 'Gorged'
affliction.
- Water Sprites will no longer die inside a Retardation vibe.
- Holocaust has been changed dramatically:
* Syntax is CAST HOLOCAUST <time> WITH <element>
* Water Holocaust causes cold damage in the room over 15 seconds.
- Subsequent explosions reset the timer.
* Fire Holocaust causes three random afflictions.
- List of afflictions: ablaze, asthma, baldness, burnt_eyes,
confusion, disloyalty, recklessness, sensitivity,
stupidity, vomiting, weariness.
* Spirit Holocaust heals everyone in the room.
Numerology
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- Tweak's Sanity tree has had a 4th affliction added: Impatience.
- When you tweak the last affliction in a tree, it will inform you.
- New skill: DISTURB.
- A disturb can be placed on you when you have all the afflictions
in a tweak tree.
- Each disturb will last for two minutes and add 2 seconds to your
focus balance time.
- Unravel's affliction requirements have been changed. The target
needs to have three disturbs placed on them. This replaces
the current affliction requirements.
Sciomancy
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- Shadeling's chance to freeze has been put back to 100%.
- Voidgaze now gives two affs from [dementia, confusion,
sadness, and hallucinations] in that order. If the target
has all four, they will be shadowbranded as usual.
Tarot
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- Rubbing the Death tarot will reset the timer on the card's charge.
- Devil is now a permanent (strippable) defence.
- Devil won't proc if the player throws a hangedman.
- The time a card remains charge is now fixed at 30 seconds
Penned by my hand on the 2nd of Niuran, in the year 315 MA.