Starting work on Seeds of Destruction

[Dinggo]

Trev can you talk to Rogean about SOD support on the Login Server again now that he has his personal server up and running again?

It would be nice to be able to bring our new server up online and everyone else who has been waiting on this simple change also.

[trevius]

I don't think me talking to him about it would be of much use right now. I am sure he has plenty on his plate atm. But, the good news is that we should have some alternatives to announce in the very near future for the time being until the EQEmu LS is ready for SoD. I will make sure to keep you guys informed when I have more solid info

[Dinggo]

This is what I was affraid of though. All the servers are now considering alternate login servers since Rogean is dragging his feet on this. The reason this project is really stable is that it was always centralized arond one login, a place where Devlopers and Users alike congregated. This showed the project was alive and growing at all times.

Once everyone moves to its own login servers, there will really be a big void opened up. Imo it would do alot more harm then good to not keep things centralized arond one common denominator.

I just dont understand why this isnt done yet, it took the other servers a few moments to adjust their own logins to accept SOD. Rogean is risking alot more servers moving to offsite logins which would in the end be bad for the overall project.

[gaeorn]

Originally Posted by Dinggo

This is what I was affraid of though. All the servers are now considering alternate login servers since Rogean is dragging his feet on this. The reason this project is really stable is that it was always centralized arond one login, a place where Devlopers and Users alike congregated. This showed the project was alive and growing at all times.

Once everyone moves to its own login servers, there will really be a big void opened up. Imo it would do alot more harm then good to not keep things centralized arond one common denominator.

I just dont understand why this isnt done yet, it took the other servers a few moments to adjust their own logins to accept SOD. Rogean is risking alot more servers moving to offsite logins which would in the end be bad for the overall project.

This is why the new multi-login code I wrote requires one to login to a trusted game server via the main eqemulator.org login server to update the login info on alternate login servers. I did not want to cause division in the project, but I did want those who use SoD to have a way to log into their preferred game servers.

[trevius]

Yeah, I think the private/secondary Login Servers are actually a great addition to EQEmu and something that has been needed for a very long time. I am definitely against dividing this project, as it does not need to be spread thinner than it is. But, I think the multiplle LS stuff will only strengthen EQEmu. Having to use other Login Servers to access servers from the SoD client is only temporary I am sure. At least until the official EQEmu LS is updated for it. And once it is, the extra Login Servers will make nice backups for when the official one is down, which is awesome. We are no longer 100% reliant on a single point of failure, which is good. Not that the official LS fails very often (because it is very stable), but just that it is good to have a backup when one is needed!

This thread isn't really meant for this particular discussion though.

In news related to this thread, I have added the HP formulas for SoD to the SVN They aren't 100% perfect yet, but they are much closer than before and probably only need minor tweaking to be perfect. I still have to add the Mana and Endurance formulas, but plan to try to get those added tonight.

[Zandig]

Originally Posted by trevius

In news related to this thread, I have added the HP formulas for SoD to the SVN They aren't 100% perfect yet, but they are much closer than before and probably only need minor tweaking to be perfect. I still have to add the Mana and Endurance formulas, but plan to try to get those added tonight.

Very nice Trev!
I had a look at rev 1395 with the SOD client and my Iksar monk's hitpoints now reach 100% (instead of hovering between 80 and 81). Looking forward to the endurance and mana.

Work on SOD is coming along excellent.
New PEQ database released!
Today is a good day

[trevius]

I have the Mana and Endurance formulas on my test server and they are almost finished. I think they just need a bit more tweaking to get them to align properly all of the time. They should most likely be on the SVN by tomorrow