April Podcast Thread

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Hey, it's time for a podcast thread

April Podcast Thread

Kinak 12 Apr 2017 21:21

So, it's time for another podcast thread!

Ask about, I dunno, Downtown or stuff. I'm heading to Japan for most of May with Lyz and Puyo, so ask about that! I'm also also going to Seattle not long after that.

So, yeah, lots of stuff going on. Ask questions! They shall receive answers.

Cheers!
Kinak

Re: April Podcast Thread

Cryptodynamic 13 Apr 2017 13:44

Heya Kinak! As of this writing, I just a few days ago hit my 8th anniversary with Metroplexity, so here's looking forward to another good year!

How're things looking for the trip to Japan? I'm thinking that might be a good time for me to work in getting in a Closed System run. :)

Game related questions! First, Downtown:

• Will The Phoenix be where we eventually learn to cook, assuming our taste buds survive the experience?
• Do you think the proprietors of The Phoenix would pay us to take out Happy Dragon delivery drones?
• In the picture of the discount cyberdoc, are the things behind him specialized cyberlimbs? Is it possible for cyberware in this setting to provide functional limbs that are in addition to the normal ones, not just replacements?
• Any hints on what might be next on the list to open up Downtown?
• Halloween somewhere Downtown this year, perhaps?

And various other stuff:

• Is the mite carapace from crawling mites a really rare drop, or is there a trigger to get it other than the sampling kit?
• With the main quest line completed in Oldtown, do you think we'll be getting a special intro for the first time taking the Metros there, like the older zones?
• How are things looking with the next unearthly item?
• Is any of the stuff the guy who rants on public access tv talks about actually just crazy conspiracy theories? We've been able to map a lot of his topics to real things, but there's some stuff we don't seem to have seen in-game… yet.
• What exactly is My Little Idoru? There's clearly a line of toys and at least one TV show and it seems to have a decent fanbase, but we've only seen the edge of it.
• I've been trying to draw people into the game, but often running into issues at the first hurdle; telling people what the game actually is. How would you describe Metroplexity to a potential new player, who may not have played similar games like Kingdom of Loathing or Twilight Heroes?
• I'm interested in your thoughts on daily tasks in games like this. We've got some, like using the personal tree, or getting red flakes or personal serum, but I find in Kingdom of Loathing that there are so many things to do daily that even with chat macros to cover a lot of it I find it's frequently too much hassle to bother.

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Re: April Podcast Thread

bigalphillips 13 Apr 2017 23:12

Heya Kinak! As of this writing, I just a few days ago hit my 8th anniversary with Metroplexity, so here's looking forward to another good year!

How're things looking for the trip to Seattle? I'm thinking that might be a good time for me to work in getting in a True Immortal run. :)

Game related questions!

• How much control does Midgard have over the basic utilities of Metroplex? How hard would it be to get Eclipse into the general water supply?

• How self-contained will the Downtown quest be? Will we have to wander back through old areas to complete it? Is this the end of the main quest line?

• A lot of unearthly items introduce a new mechanic trigger, a lot of which haven't been used elsewhere:
  • Is there anything that depends on ascending vs. descending chains other than the lens focused on the unknown techniques?
  • Is there anything that checks chain position other than Sudden Adaptation from the Harvest Dreams?
  • Not unearthly, but is there anything that checks the positioning of the opponents other than Leaping Flame?

• The wings from the Downtown cyberclinic are awesome, whcih make me wonder — will we ever be able to fly?

• As far as I can tell, only the basic Punch counts for unlocking Pugilism. Would it be reasonable for all barehanded techniques to work there (Crushing Punch / Brick Punch / Jab / etc.)?

• Any hints at more title unlocks? Are there titles to find other than seasonal- or conduct-related stuff?

• Eclipse seems to rarely affect hacking, even when hacking the shipping drone/flying eye network. But we can "infect" the burrowing drone to turn it into a Titanic Mole. Any hints about what's going on there?

• I've spent weeks trying to hack the Security Hub on backbone relay sites. It seems to be expecting Novos System Updates but it "still thinks I'm an intruder", even when I have control of the backbone. Is there a trick there we're missing or a bug?

• The Security Hub seems to dissapear sometimes on the Southside hub only. Is that related to player actions or something else?

Blasts from the past:

• Do the Eurasian Report or Waterlogged Handcannon have anything going on more than meets the eye?

• The anniversary pocket mirror seems to give an extra bonus to the sword hilt weapon; almost no other item is enhanced like this. Is that an oddity of the anniversary mirror or the sword hilt?

• Has the static TV been updated recently? I couldn't find any messages from any of the newer skills, though it seems intentional not every skill has a message.

• Glittering Ecofuel seems to be just straight up worse than Smoking Ecofuel — is there something more to that one?

Looking into hidden categories:

• Is there any way to cure Blurred Eyes? (Unlike other cyberware-related effects, it does not seem to be cured by means other than installing new eyes.)

• The Panacea Pill is the only known cure for some effects (Dark Smoke, The Jitters, Chest Wound, Parasitic Vine) — do these belong to a general "negative effect" category, and/or are there other ways of curing those?

• The 'Noxious Mist' technique enhances Nitro but only seems to be available to NPCs. Is there any way to learn that or any other gas-based techniques that chain with Nitro?

Thanks!

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Re: April Podcast Thread

Kinak 29 Apr 2017 10:12

All these questions and more have answers on the new podcast.

Cheers!
Kinak

Re: April Podcast Thread

bigalphillips 29 Apr 2017 22:47

Thanks for the podcast Kinak!

I am 98% sure that I have seen a Security Hub on the Southside backbone but that was a while ago — I'll report if it shows up again. EDIT: and can't find in any logs so maybe I am just crazy.

Re: daily tasks: The gang smuggler falls into this — there is a cost in gang profits but at some point we accumulated thousands of profits so it's effectively limitless; I've kind of stopped bothering to go to the 3 smugglers every day which makes me feel less than optimal. :/

(I think we got thousands of gang profits from someone crafting 999 beating sludge hearts and then donating 999 petrol sludge every day. Which is impressive feat but maybe not intended use. I don't think they are playing anymore so I we'll burn through the profits eventually.)

EDIT: And yes, I'd support AoE revamp; targeting local opponents makes sense. As is you can not only kill a bunch of opponents at once, but also avoid all their evasion (not sure if that is intentional or a byproduct of how it's coded — makes sense either way).

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Re: April Podcast Thread

Kinak 30 Apr 2017 03:16

Thanks for the podcast Kinak!

You're welcome! Hopefully I wasn't too incoherent.

(I think we got thousands of gang profits from someone crafting 999 beating sludge hearts and then donating 999 petrol sludge every day. Which is impressive feat but maybe not intended use. I don't think they are playing anymore so I we'll burn through the profits eventually.)

A known thing but not intended. Need to do something to fix it, probably something to have it not be stupid and free like we were talking about on the podcast :)

EDIT: And yes, I'd support AoE revamp; targeting local opponents makes sense. As is you can not only kill a bunch of opponents at once, but also avoid all their evasion (not sure if that is intentional or a byproduct of how it's coded — makes sense either way).

Evasion working will hopefully be part of the revamp. It just rubs me the wrong way that you can't Dive for Cover from a grenade.

Cheers!
Kinak