Initial Server QOL Features Discussion

[selk]

Here is a running list of Quality of Life improvements and settings that have been enabled.

Settings and Features Implemented:

1. Expansions: COP, TOAU, WOTG, Abyssea
2. Level Cap 75: No Limit Breaks
3. Fiels of Valor regimes can be completed by any level regardless of whether mobs give xp. Tabs: x2 Rate
4. Starting Gil: 100k
5. All Area Maps Obtained Automatically
6. All Outpost Warps Automatically
7. Shop Prices 25% of Normal
8. Gil Rate: 2x
9. Harvesting, Excavation, Logging, Mining rate 100% with no breaks
10. Healing does not reduce TP
11. Zero Wait Time for Dynamis
12. Home Points Heal and Teleport Enabled
13. Allow Multiple XP Rings
14. Chocobo Digging has no fatigue effect and a higher chance of receiving an item
15. Movement Speed: 1.5x
16. Resting Healing Rate: 2x
17. Auto Populate Auction House
18. Trade Adventurer Coupon to Alaune (Southern San d'Oria G-10), Selele (Windurst Wood K-10), Gulldago (Bastok Markets D-11) for special benefits!

Requested (Under Consideration):

1. Reduced reengage delay (oren) - I'll have to look into this in the code
2. Reduced weakened time (oren) - Possible. I vote no. Anybody else?
3. Change jobs and active Mog House anywhere in the world (oren) - I like this. I will prioritize.

Requested (Not Implemented, Not Planned):

1. longer spell, song and food, etc effects (oren) - Requires modifying each individual item/spell*
2. frame rate (oren) - I don't know where to begin with this. Try Windower 'Config' plugin.
3. no exp loss on death (oren) - Gain so much boosted xp that death loss is negligible
4. NM Drop Rates and Spawn Times (tal) - Requires modifying each individual NM*
5. lower timers on quests...like SAM! (oren) - Requires modifying each individual quest*
6. Unlimited Ninja Tools and Arrows/Bolts (tal) - Unlimited craft items. Lots of tools available from NPC. I might consider adding tools not available from NPC to an existing NPC by request.*

*Requires modifying each individual *** does not mean I won't do it. Request a specific thing. Same with quests and adding items to NPC's for sale. Requests should include item, spell, ability, monster, npc, quest name, etc, whichever is applicable.

Please take a moment and look at wiki.dspt.info/index.php/DarkStar_Servers to see some of the custom configurations some of the other private servers have incorporated and post back your ideas!

[selk]

bump

[Peti]

if I remember right, a lot of game timing is tied to framerate (like regeneration ticks, move speed, etc), which is why it is fixed. Unlimiting framerate in the core game would cause a lot of unexpected behavior. I think (not 100%) the windower had something that faked better framerate just by doubling frames or something.

[Malakai]

I had a few thoughts:

1. Any chance we could implement the mounts feature that's in the current game? It allows you to use an item to gain a mount that can be called at will. Lots of options too, like raptor, crab, squid, etc.
2. I saw that fancy goblin in Upper Jeuno with some goodies. I'm curious if we could add to it. There may be some adventure login campaign rewards that I'd really like to get my hands on for lockstyle purposes. Main one I want is the Poroggo coat

Here is a gif showing off both:
i.imgur.com/vO9qN9O.gifv


edit: It occurred to me that the mounts might already be in the game and I might not know. But a lot of the unique options were from login campaign rewards.

[selk]

Mal,
That's interesting. I had no idea there were actually real custom mounts in the game. I don't think that's something I'm going to be able to implement though. I don't have the time or knowledge of the system to create it. I can add it to the wish list.

Peti,
Very good point!

Edit: Moving custom mounts instead to Wish List since it's not really a QOL feature

[feint101]

In regards to #1, Maybe for bard can add something like a shield with + song duration. For spells, + spell duration, preferably in a equipment slot that isn't too important. This would be for player enhancements only. Would maybe only need to add 1 item for each job which would ignore needing to mod each spell/song.

[feint101]

Can we include all the current in game weaponskills in some way? The merited ones in the 90's, Empy, and maybe an easier way to get mythic WSs (We should work for them still in some way).