FIXED: Katar weaponsmith missing way to tell if superior weapon has already been crafted

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Thena
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FIXED: Katar weaponsmith missing way to tell if superior weapon has already been crafted

Post by Thena » Fri Oct 16, 2020 7:01 am

The announcement regarding the changes to Katar weapon crafting (http://forums.wotmud.info/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=6225) states that it is possible to be told if anyone has succeeded this boot in the 1 and only possible superior craft.
  • You will have a % chance to craft the superior dagger or superior spear, if it hasn't already been made that day, instead of the previous 100% rate.
  • The weaponsmith will let you know if anyone has already crafted a superior dagger or spear, if you ask him about a superior weapon.
However, either it does not work properly or it does not do so in the manner we were told. If he does, but in a totally non-transparent way like he nods at the beginning of his shpiel when someone has and doesn't nod when someone hasn't yet (or vice-versa), this needs to be made more explicit. It's not fair to expect people to read between the lines like that.
The Pick 'n' Axe
Signs of better times can be seen under the more recent state of disrepair.
Pots and pans adorn the dusty shelves and racks of mended farmtools hang on
rusty nails all along the walls. A small, well-tended forge glows silently
in the corner. The tools of the blacksmith's trade are dutifully arrayed on
a nearby rack. To the other side of the room a counter can be seen framed
by the towering shelves behind.

A large sign is nailed to the front of the counter.
[ obvious exits: E ]
You notice a small purse is hidden here.
You notice a small purse is hidden here.
You notice a small purse is hidden here.
A scrawny puppy sniffs the ground for food here.
A thief skulks here, evading justice.
A thief skulks here, evading justice.
A thief skulks here, evading justice.
A thief skulks here, evading justice.
An expert weaponsmith confidently goes about his work.

* N HP:Healthy SP:Bursting MV:Strong >
Ok.

* N HP:Healthy SP:Bursting MV:Strong >
You stop paying increased attention to your surroundings.

* HP:Healthy SP:Bursting MV:Strong >
A tiny mouse scuttles across floor and into a hole in the wall.

* HP:Healthy SP:Bursting MV:Strong >
You ask an expert weaponsmith 'superior weapon'

* HP:Healthy SP:Bursting MV:Strong >
An expert weaponsmith says 'Bugger me.'
An expert weaponsmith nods at you.

* HP:Healthy SP:Bursting MV:Strong >
An expert weaponsmith says 'Interested in a superior weapon eh?'

* HP:Healthy SP:Bursting MV:Strong >
An expert weaponsmith points to a large sign on the wall.

* HP:Healthy SP:Bursting MV:Strong >
An expert weaponsmith smiles at you.

* HP:Healthy SP:Bursting MV:Strong >
You ask an expert weaponsmith 'has anyone alread crafted a superior weapon?'

* HP:Healthy SP:Bursting MV:Strong >
An expert weaponsmith nods at you.

* HP:Healthy SP:Bursting MV:Strong >
An expert weaponsmith says 'Interested in a superior weapon eh?'

* HP:Healthy SP:Bursting MV:Full >
An expert weaponsmith points to a large sign on the wall.

* HP:Healthy SP:Bursting MV:Full >

An expert weaponsmith smiles at you.

* HP:Healthy SP:Bursting MV:Full > You sigh.

Elysia
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Re: Katar weaponsmith missing way to tell if superior weapon has already been crafted

Post by Elysia » Fri Oct 16, 2020 7:20 am

When it has already made the item in question, he literally says:
An expert weaponsmith points to a large sign on the wall.

An expert weaponsmith says 'I have already made an excellent dagger today.' / An expert weaponsmith says ' I have already made an excellent spear today.'

An expert weaponsmith smiles at you.
There is nothing ambiguous about that.

Thena
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Re: Katar weaponsmith missing way to tell if superior weapon has already been crafted

Post by Thena » Fri Oct 16, 2020 7:29 am

Thanks. I've either never seen him say that or forgotten it if I had. I guess the lack of certainty of whether all of the many, many fails I have had were due to bad luck or bad timing made me a little frustrated. Thanks for the clarification. As always, we <3 your work Lyssi!

It wouldn't hurt to make it more explicit (as in say I have/have not so there is always a way of knowing what message relates to that functionality and what relates to his help stuff) but I'm sure you have much bigger fish to fry.

chelou
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Re: Katar weaponsmith missing way to tell if superior weapon has already been crafted

Post by chelou » Sat Oct 17, 2020 4:42 pm

There is still something wrong with that mobol, I went to craft last night and used the "say superior weapon" command where he pointed to the sign and told me that a spear had already been crafted that day. Between last night this morning and this afternoon (all since the last boot) i checked again to see if he crafted the baislard and crafted 3 daggers. Each time I checked again to see if someone had crafted the dagger, but the 3rd time it no longer showed that someone had crafted the spear anymore. sometime in the previous 3 hours it erased the fact that a gold spear had been made, but i did not test to confirm if it could still be crafted again that boot or not.

say superior weapon
You say 'superior weapon'
* HP:Battered MV:Strong >

An expert weaponsmith nods at you.
* HP:Battered MV:Strong >

An expert weaponsmith says 'Interested in a superior weapon eh?'
* HP:Battered MV:Strong >

An expert weaponsmith points to a large sign on the wall.
* HP:Battered MV:Strong > <----------------- The last 2 times during the same boot it said that
the superior spear had already been crafted here

Someone narrates 'come yaerin'
* HP:Battered MV:Strong >

An expert weaponsmith smiles at you.
* HP:Battered MV:Strong >

Yaerin narrates 'sorry got turned around'
* HP:Battered MV:Strong >

Someone narrates 'nvm'
* HP:Battered MV:Strong >
time
It is 3 o'clock am, on the 27th day of the month of Adar, year 1365.
According to legend and prophecy, this is the Zunth Turn of the Wheel.
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Elysia
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Re: Katar weaponsmith missing way to tell if superior weapon has already been crafted

Post by Elysia » Sat Oct 17, 2020 7:44 pm

It's working alright. Just that some of your fine fellow players think that by killing the weaponsmith, they get to reset it.

The Pick 'n' Axe
Signs of better times can be seen under the more recent state of disrepair.
Pots and pans adorn the dusty shelves and racks of mended farmtools hang on
rusty nails all along the walls. A small, well-tended forge glows silently
in the corner. The tools of the blacksmith's trade are dutifully arrayed on
a nearby rack. To the other side of the room a counter can be seen framed
by the towering shelves behind.

A large sign is nailed to the front of the counter.
[ obvious exits: E ]
A pair of tongs lies here.
A villager woman performs her daily routine.
A thief skulks here, evading justice.
An expert weaponsmith confidently goes about his work.

Guess what, the weapons are actually loaded once a boot on another mob. Killing the weaponsmith will do diddly, except removing the items he loads after crafting a superior dagger/spear from his inventory. Like the tongs. That item is there just so it can tell players if he crafted something or not.

Now, I can do a workaround, but that costs time. Looking at this takes time. And this is how cheating takes away from other players and thus the game. Not pointing fingers at you btw, Chelou, just a general statement at the general attitude of some players.

Edit: for the record, this took 20 minutes.

chelou
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Re: Katar weaponsmith missing way to tell if superior weapon has already been crafted

Post by chelou » Sun Oct 18, 2020 3:07 pm

Ah so thats what the tongs are for! Ive noticed if you give the items too early (before the zone pops again) or if you give the wrong items or if you say drop please, then he drops the tongs in addition to everything else. So if he does that should i just pick them up and give them back to him for the mobol to work correctly?

chelou
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Re: Katar weaponsmith missing way to tell if superior weapon has already been crafted

Post by chelou » Thu Oct 22, 2020 7:05 pm

glad that things are getting done with it, but not sure if its still working, mob is claiming that it has been made and has not been made at the same time. doesnt have any tongs or anything on him, might have old code checking for item and new code that doesnt use the item now? cant tell for sure

An expert weaponsmith nods at you.
An expert weaponsmith says 'I have already made a superior dagger today.'
You are carrying:
a dirk
a diamond wedding ring
fourteen copper pennys
a wealth of gold crowns (82)
a ring of silver
[2] a bar of iron
* HP:Healthy MV:Full >

An expert weaponsmith says 'Interested in a superior weapon eh?'
An expert weaponsmith says 'I have not yet made a superior spear today, but I can fire up the
forge.'
An expert weaponsmith says 'I have already made a superior spear today.'
* HP:Healthy MV:Full >

An expert weaponsmith points to a large sign on the wall.
An expert weaponsmith says 'Here's the information you need.'
* HP:Healthy MV:Full >
Tic in 7 seconds!

An expert weaponsmith smiles at you.
* HP:Healthy MV:Full >
time
It is 9 o'clock pm, on the 10th day of the month of Saban, year 1366.
According to legend and prophecy, this is the Zunth Turn of the Wheel.
Forums: wotmod.org Wiki: wotmud.wikia.com Web client: writtenrealms.com/wot/

(Server: Thu Oct 22 19:04:47 2020 EST, up for 19 hours, 25 minutes)
* HP:Healthy MV:Fresh >
look weaponsmith
The expert blacksmith is quite short, but very muscular and looks able to
handle any work that comes his way. Scorch marks from flying sparks dot the
back of his hands and forearms.

An expert weaponsmith is in excellent condition.
An expert weaponsmith is healthy.

an expert weaponsmith is using:
<worn about body> a long leather apron
<wielded> a hammer

You attempt to peek at the inventory:
You can't see anything.

Tasneem
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Re: FIXED: Katar weaponsmith missing way to tell if superior weapon has already been crafted

Post by Tasneem » Thu Oct 29, 2020 12:44 am

Seem it is buggy again. It said no one had crafted the spear.


* HP:Healthy SP:Bursting MV:Fresh > time
It is 12 o'clock pm, on the 3rd day of the month of Saban, year 1367.
According to legend and prophecy, this is the Zunth Turn of the Wheel.
Forums: wotmod.org Wiki: wotmud.wikia.com Web client: writtenrealms.com/wot/

(Server: Thu Oct 29 00:46:38 2020 EST, last rebooted 43 minutes ago)

* HP:Healthy SP:Bursting MV:Fresh > i
You are carrying:
a hooked spear
a wealth of gold crowns (75)
a gold-chased goblet
a dull-gleaming hunk of rock
a light metal javelin

* HP:Healthy SP:Bursting MV:Fresh > give all weaponsmith
You give a hooked spear to an expert weaponsmith.
You give him 75 crowns.
You give a gold-chased goblet to an expert weaponsmith.
You give a dull-gleaming hunk of rock to an expert weaponsmith.
You give a light metal javelin to an expert weaponsmith.

* HP:Healthy SP:Bursting MV:Fresh >
An expert weaponsmith drops a light metal javelin.
An expert weaponsmith drops a dull-gleaming hunk of rock.
An expert weaponsmith drops a gold-chased goblet.
An expert weaponsmith drops a wealth of gold crowns.
An expert weaponsmith drops a hooked spear.
An expert weaponsmith says 'Sorry I am busy now, come back later.'

* HP:Healthy SP:Bursting MV:Fresh > get all
You get a hooked spear.
You get a wealth of gold crowns.
You get a gold-chased goblet.
You get a dull-gleaming hunk of rock.
You get a light metal javelin.

Tasneem
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Re: FIXED: Katar weaponsmith missing way to tell if superior weapon has already been crafted

Post by Tasneem » Thu Oct 29, 2020 12:46 am

And then it worked.

* HP:Healthy SP:Bursting MV:Fresh >
A tiny mouse scuttles across floor and into a hole in the wall.

* HP:Healthy SP:Bursting MV:Fresh > lo

An expert weaponsmith says 'Bugger me.'

* HP:Healthy SP:Bursting MV:Fresh > The Pick 'n' Axe
Signs of better times can be seen under the more recent state of disrepair.
Pots and pans adorn the dusty shelves and racks of mended farmtools hang on
rusty nails all along the walls. A small, well-tended forge glows silently
in the corner. The tools of the blacksmith's trade are dutifully arrayed on
a nearby rack. To the other side of the room a counter can be seen framed
by the towering shelves behind.

A large sign is nailed to the front of the counter.
[ obvious exits: E ]
An expert weaponsmith confidently goes about his work.
A warhorse is here, stamping his feet impatiently.
A thief skulks here, evading justice.

* HP:Healthy SP:Bursting MV:Fresh >
An expert weaponsmith stops using a thin pair of leather gloves.

* HP:Healthy SP:Bursting MV:Fresh > i
You are carrying:
a hooked spear
a wealth of gold crowns (75)
a gold-chased goblet
a dull-gleaming hunk of rock
a light metal javelin

* HP:Healthy SP:Bursting MV:Fresh > give all weaponsmith
You give a hooked spear to an expert weaponsmith.
You give him 75 crowns.
You give a gold-chased goblet to an expert weaponsmith.
You give a dull-gleaming hunk of rock to an expert weaponsmith.
You give a light metal javelin to an expert weaponsmith.

* HP:Healthy SP:Bursting MV:Fresh > say please craft me a superior spear
You say 'please craft me a superior spear'

* HP:Healthy SP:Bursting MV:Fresh >
An expert weaponsmith nods at you.

* HP:Healthy SP:Bursting MV:Fresh >
An expert weaponsmith grips a hooked spear and frowns.

* HP:Healthy SP:Bursting MV:Fresh >
An expert weaponsmith wrenches the head off a hooked spear and tosses it aside.

* HP:Healthy SP:Bursting MV:Fresh >
An expert weaponsmith begins the process of smelting the gleaming rock.

* HP:Healthy SP:Bursting MV:Fresh >
An expert weaponsmith works diligently by his oven, using limestone to purge the tailings and eventually pouring the molten liquid into a mould.

* HP:Healthy SP:Bursting MV:Fresh > chat working now ya
You chat 'working now ya'

* HP:Healthy SP:Bursting MV:Fresh >
An expert weaponsmith stops for a break and takes a few deep gulps from the goblet.

* HP:Healthy SP:Bursting MV:Fresh >
An expert weaponsmith says 'Mmm not a bad drop.'

* HP:Healthy SP:Bursting MV:Fresh >
An expert weaponsmith creates a mold for the shaft, carefully checking the dimensions of the old spear.

* HP:Healthy SP:Bursting MV:Fresh >
An expert weaponsmith melts down the javelin and the goblet, then prepares a mold for the shaft of the spear.

* HP:Healthy SP:Bursting MV:Fresh >
An expert weaponsmith inspects his work, nodding quietly to himself.

* HP:Healthy SP:Bursting MV:Fresh >
An expert weaponsmith says 'So now we wait.'

* HP:Healthy SP:Bursting MV:Fresh >
An expert weaponsmith patiently twiddles his thumbs.

* HP:Healthy SP:Bursting MV:Fresh >
An expert weaponsmith sets about attaching the head of the spear to to shaft.

* HP:Healthy SP:Bursting MV:Fresh >
An expert weaponsmith grins at you.
An expert weaponsmith puts a thin pair of leather gloves on his hands.
An expert weaponsmith gives you a sleek, mahogany-shafted spear.
An expert weaponsmith says 'Can't always make a master piece.'

* HP:Healthy SP:Bursting MV:Fresh >

chelou
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Re: FIXED: Katar weaponsmith missing way to tell if superior weapon has already been crafted

Post by chelou » Thu Oct 29, 2020 1:40 am

So that part is not actually a bug, there is actually two timers going on there, each zone pop he can can only craft one weapon- either a dagger or a spear. If anyone else on the mud tries to craft another weapon that same zone pop he will always drop the items and say he is busy, regardless of whether the gold spear or the basilard has been made. When you saw the mouse scuttle across the floor that showed that the zone pop and that another weapon could be made.

In addition to that you have the once a day timer, where only one basilard and one gold spear can be crafted per boot. This does not guarantee that you will get the superior weapon, it is still random whether you get the superior spear or not. But once a gold spear has been made, you can still craft spears each zone pop but will only get a junk spear each time and will not have the possibility of getting the gold spear. That is why he mentions if the superior spear has been crafted so you decide not to craft if there is no chance at the good one.

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