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Title: koc news Post by: diskreet on July 08, 2004, 10:28:45 PM Quote July 8, 2004 All accounts were set to "inactive" while we were updating the site today, don't worry about the message you get when you first log in. Here are some of the changes we've made: * The amount of gold in a player's treasury is not public, you must spy to find this out. * Soldiers retreat automatically if attacking an army much stronger, this should reduce the effectiveness of "feeler" accounts. * 32-bit rollover problem fixed. * Weapon damage is more precise. * Other, smaller miscellaneous changes. We'll continue to make more changes over the next few days. Title: koc news Post by: SS on July 08, 2004, 10:38:12 PM WOW! :o
They made good changes! :miffed: Title: koc news Post by: ns33 on July 08, 2004, 10:38:29 PM What they mean to say is, "We will continue to crash the game in the next few days. Please do not complain: this is a crash-test period. We cannot be held accountable if our fuckups screws your account. Do not complain if our database suddenly gives Striker $50 trillion. This is only a screw-up time."
Title: koc news Post by: SS on July 08, 2004, 10:42:25 PM Bah, spying to see gold is ridiculously stupid though.
Title: koc news Post by: Guest on July 08, 2004, 10:54:08 PM I agree. Even in Age 1 you could see how much gold someone else had.
Title: koc news Post by: Guest:Arkanor on July 08, 2004, 10:54:45 PM Eh. The above post was mine, I'm just not logged in.
Title: koc news Post by: FragMaster1972 on July 09, 2004, 12:45:54 AM ha! they went leet-speak!
http://www.fortfoster.net/l33tkoc1.bmp (http://www.fortfoster.net/l33tkoc1.bmp) http://www.fortfoster.net/l33tkoc2.bmp (http://www.fortfoster.net/l33tkoc2.bmp) LOL Title: koc news Post by: SS on July 09, 2004, 01:00:43 AM Frag, do you mind if I call you a complete and utter idiot?!
:P Those two bitmaps are 4MB each! These two PNGs are 0.25MB in total: http://www.hybridchill.com/misc/koc_l337_1.png (http://www.hybridchill.com/misc/koc_l337_1.png) http://www.hybridchill.com/misc/koc_l337_2.png (http://www.hybridchill.com/misc/koc_l337_2.png) Notice how the PNGs load almost instantly... Title: koc news Post by: FragMaster1972 on July 09, 2004, 01:05:13 AM bah. i saved em in the default format and uploaded em, so sue me. ;)
Title: koc news Post by: SS on July 09, 2004, 01:05:44 AM Ok. What's the number for your solicitor? :P
Title: koc news Post by: FragMaster1972 on July 09, 2004, 01:13:37 AM solicitor? *confused* methinks you mean lawyer. ;)
Title: koc news Post by: SS on July 09, 2004, 01:22:56 AM I dunno what the difference is. I said lawyer originally, but then thought it was wrong. :mellow:
Title: koc news Post by: Perdition on July 09, 2004, 03:08:05 AM soliciters are those people that try to sell things. lawyers are poeple that deal with lawsuits
Title: koc news Post by: Lord Lanair on July 09, 2004, 03:55:03 AM Ok, back on the topic of KoC... is it me, or has the game been down all day? <_<
Title: koc news Post by: SS on July 09, 2004, 11:20:36 AM They've added two updates recently - you need to give them time to relax between pressing some buttons! :P
Title: koc news Post by: diskreet on July 09, 2004, 03:16:32 PM Quote July 8, 2004 We have been making changes to spying, sabotoge (which isn't implemented yet), and Covert Action rankings. Eventually we will work to remove any "spy immunity" players might have. Spies are used for Recon and Sabotoge, sentries are used to defend against such actions. In this way any player can have a chance to spy on any other player. Additionally, we've added tools for both spies and sentries to use to make them more effective. Title: koc news Post by: SS on July 09, 2004, 03:42:19 PM :o
The bastards deleted my tools! :angry: I had 1000 ropes and 1000 candles, and now I've got none! :hmmm: Title: koc news Post by: diskreet on July 09, 2004, 05:49:58 PM what were you doing with all that rope and candles? hmmmmm.
Title: koc news Post by: SS on July 09, 2004, 05:51:20 PM Um. Increasing my Spy & Sentry Ratings? :unsure:
Title: koc news Post by: diskreet on July 09, 2004, 08:57:27 PM koc is stupid and i'm tired of it. who wants my account?
Title: koc news Post by: Perdition on July 09, 2004, 09:48:17 PM thats kinky SS
Title: koc news Post by: evilknight on July 09, 2004, 10:22:47 PM Quote We've completed our change of wealth disclosure. You can now view the treasuries of players that have far inferior security forces to your spy forces. in other words, if you can see their treasury, then you can also most likely sabotauge them. Title: koc news Post by: diskreet on July 09, 2004, 10:55:15 PM rofl...
LordStriker has been sabotaged to death.... he has 0 dragonskins left... and who knows how many Excaliburs were sab'd. Title: koc news Post by: SS on July 10, 2004, 12:27:19 AM Gah, it's down at the moment!
- Back up again... "Sabotaging does not cost attack turns." Idiots. ...I'm surprised at myself for expecting that they might use their brains! Title: koc news Post by: Goryous on July 10, 2004, 02:23:25 AM So...are there any "best strategies" for the tools and wether to just get stuff for sabotage or a mix between sab and sentry?
Title: koc news Post by: SS on July 10, 2004, 02:27:56 AM Well if you want to attack people, you need enough spies to see if they've got a decent level of gold.
And if you want to not be sabotaged, you need a lot of sentries. Title: koc news Post by: diskreet on July 10, 2004, 02:49:58 AM i don't want to lose what little weapons i have.
Quote Sentry Rating 90,231,040 Ranked #32 Title: koc news Post by: ns33 on July 10, 2004, 03:33:02 AM We've sabbed more than 250,000 weapons tonight, 98% of them weapons of 2,560-strength. Come on over and have fun! #sab-central
Title: koc news Post by: Lord Lanair on July 10, 2004, 04:17:37 AM Thanks for the warning... I just upped my sentry level by a lot. ;)
Title: koc news Post by: Goryous on July 10, 2004, 09:18:02 AM Well, just a heads up...better up your sentry level like crazy or risk total loss of your weapons/defense. There are alot of people that wouldnt mind sabotaging anyone that attacks them. So, just be aware of that since losing all your weapons would not exactly be fun. I think im safe atleast :paranoid:
Title: koc news Post by: diskreet on July 10, 2004, 04:00:46 PM looks like my sentry rating wasn't even close to being enough. now i'm afraid to attack anyone. not that i ever did before. :D
Quote Strike Action 157,318,115 Ranked #178 ...Defensive Action 286,676 Ranked #47,052 Spy Rating 3,735,040 Ranked #1,547 Sentry Rating 90,231,040 Ranked #95 Quote Military Effectiveness Strike Action 111,255,295 Ranked #255 Defensive Action 246,591 Ranked #48,865 Spy Rating 3,735,040 Ranked #1,368 Sentry Rating 221,222,400 Ranked #26 Title: koc news Post by: SS on July 10, 2004, 10:11:39 PM Heh. I've got no chance of getting my rating up that high without more men... :/
Title: koc news Post by: Lord Lanair on July 11, 2004, 03:51:49 AM Wheeee... I'm ranked like 2,000 (because of my 2,323,200 sentry rating). How long will that last for? LOL
BTW- can you sab spy and sentry items? :unsure: Title: koc news Post by: SS on July 11, 2004, 02:51:29 PM Quote now i'm afraid to attack anyone. Heh. Screw that - a couple of gits have sabbed me anyway. :hmmm:160 excaliburs and 5 dragon skins (possibly more; not all were used) Title: koc news Post by: matt_the_shark on July 12, 2004, 01:45:50 AM someone just sabbed all 180 of my excaliburs...now i've only got some of those new tools :(
Title: koc news Post by: Lord Lanair on July 12, 2004, 03:39:08 AM he he he... I'm not important enough for anyone to sab (or I haven't made any enemies yet). LOL
Title: koc news Post by: diskreet on July 12, 2004, 04:13:31 AM you were just lucky. people were sab'ing just to sab. they didn't care who.
Title: koc news Post by: ns33 on July 12, 2004, 02:20:13 PM like me! check it out O_O we really had fun
Quote (09:07:32) (@SabBot) 148 Shields have been sabotaged by NS33 (09:07:32) (@SabBot) 2893 Dragons have been sabotaged by NS33 (09:07:33) (@SabBot) 100 Battle Axes have been sabotaged by NS33 (09:07:34) (@SabBot) 3759 Knifes have been sabotaged by NS33 (09:07:35) (@SabBot) 49 Steeds have been sabotaged by NS33 (09:07:36) (@SabBot) 748 Heavy Shields have been sabotaged by NS33 (09:07:37) (@SabBot) 112 Plate Armors have been sabotaged by NS33 (09:07:38) (@SabBot) 12330 Excaliburs have been sabotaged by NS33 (09:07:39) (@SabBot) 402 Mithrils have been sabotaged by NS33 (09:07:40) (@SabBot) 653 Gauntletss have been sabotaged by NS33 (09:07:41) (@SabBot) 517 Chainmails have been sabotaged by NS33 (09:07:42) (@SabBot) 25858 Dragonskins have been sabotaged by NS33 (09:07:43) (@SabBot) 5 Warblades have been sabotaged by NS33 (09:07:44) (@SabBot) 462 Flaming Arrows have been sabotaged by NS33 (09:07:45) (@SabBot) 381 Elven Cloaks have been sabotaged by NS33 (09:07:46) (@SabBot) 3930 Helmets have been sabotaged by NS33 (09:07:47) (@SabBot) 108135655 total sabotage damage dealt And diskreet, why sentries? Why not spies to sab people? That's a lot more fun :D Title: koc news Post by: diskreet on July 12, 2004, 03:25:19 PM i already had enough spies to sab people. :P
Title: koc news Post by: Lord Lanair on July 13, 2004, 04:02:09 AM I jsut said "screw sabbing- I'll just defend myself." Besides, the admins might put up a sabbing limiter, and then what do you do with all those spies? :)
Title: koc news Post by: diskreet on July 14, 2004, 05:30:18 AM lots more changes to koc. new prices/weapons and the ability to mark people as allies/friend/enemy/etc.. also, if you bought guard dogs or grappling hooks for 10,000 gold, your boat just came in. you can sell them now for 75,000!!! that's a 650% increase!
Title: koc news Post by: FragMaster1972 on July 14, 2004, 11:16:27 AM hmmmmm....for once, I like the changes they've made. I'm impressed.
Quote Today's changes: * E-mail notifications for preferences changes such as changed e-mail, password, delete account, etc. * Accounts no longer go inactive when changing e-mail address (currently inactive accounts remain inactive, however). * Vacation mode - account can be suspended for a period between one and four weeks. * New recruits now show up instantly instead of being delayed by five minutes. * Covert mission formulas have been adjusted. * Spies and sentries can be killed if a player fails to fend off a normal (not covert) attack. * You may launch 10 covert operations on an enemy per day (previous limit was 5). * The resale value of spy tools has been reduced significantly (this is to discourage "banking" money in the form of spy tools). * An ingame buddy list now lets you keep track of friends, enemies and alliance members, and even block/ignore in-game messages from certain players. * Buddy list icons on attack/ranking pages show buddy statuses at a glance. * Players can choose to ditch their current commander, or choose a new commander. Only one commander change per age is allowed. * New weapons were added and weapon/tool costs were adjusted. not sure I like the one about spies/sentries being killed from normal attacks though... Title: koc news Post by: SS on July 14, 2004, 01:06:02 PM Quote * You may launch 10 covert operations on an enemy per day (previous limit was 5). BAD!The attack limit is five, why not have the covert limit as five also. But yeah, otherwise good changes. Title: koc news Post by: diskreet on July 14, 2004, 04:17:19 PM you can now CHANGE your commander!
Title: koc news Post by: matt_the_shark on July 14, 2004, 04:21:59 PM ooh, those blackpowder missiles look cool
*buys 59 of them* whee! now i have spare soldiers! :D Title: koc news Post by: Lord Lanair on July 15, 2004, 03:41:25 AM Heh.
I really like the new commander idea... now I don't need to delete my account (again). <_< |