Aetolian Game News
Druid Liaison Changes
Written by: Tydeus, the Parity
Date: Sunday, July 9th, 2006
Addressed to: Everyone
First, just a few Druid-related fixes I happened to make:
- You should no longer slip and fall when moving INTO rooms that have
frozen grounds, only out of.
- Metamorphosis Traverse will now take you to flying above the person,
not to their elevation (unless they are flying too, in which case it is
their elevation, obviously).
- Metamorphosis Traverse now actually uses balance.
- Owl will now actually appear in the Metamorphosis abilities list.
- Many quarterstaff commands were previously not working, claiming you
didn't have the endurance to use them. This has been fixed.
- Grove Annihilation can no longer be used while graced.
- When you are alerted to something happening in your grove by grove
watch it will no longer mess up your next prompt.
And now changes actually made due to or inspired by the liaison report:
- Metamorphosis Track's AB file has been clarified, to follow someone
from the air you need to use the PURSUE command.
- You will now receive a message when Grove Watch wears off in your
grove (provided you are online).
- Those morphed with the Icewyrm spirit will no longer slip on frozen
ground.
- Solar Plinths now increase the total amount of sunlight energy a grove
can hold as well as its sunlight regeneration. We may or may not decide
to increase the price of the plinths for this reason.
- SPIN QUARTERSTAFF actually does protect slightly from magical damage,
despite what was claimed in the Liaison report.
- The selarnia venom has been changed slightly; it will now give you a
message when you are actually afflicted with it, but it will also on
average actually force you from your morph more quickly.
- WHIRL QUARTERSTAFF will now clear belch fumes and hellfumes from the
room.
- There is a new Groves ability, Charging.
While generally I am loath to discuss new abilities in an Announce post,
I feel it is important to note here that the relatively high energy cost
and slightly lower damage output of discharge (when compared to maul)
are intentional, as it is not meant to replace maul as a primary
damage-dealer. However it will be more effective against both undead
players and mobiles.
Penned by my hand on the 4th of Lanosian, in the year 191 MA.