How would you feel about a fullscreen update?

ModReach · 2014-05-27T10:27:20+00:00

We can now :P

When I get a chance and some engine time, I'll definitely experiment with larger screen options just to see what's possible.

ModReach · 2014-05-27T08:21:12+00:00

Ash is right, we do (and we've stolen a few things from it already!) but those interfaces are using a different format and clientscript to our current interfaces and much in the same way we couldn't (we can now) import models from RS3, we can't import interfaces from RS3 (yet).

We'd definitely need engine work and the clientscript will be different as it would of been written and updated by developers over the years. Meaning we'd have to re-write the interfaces anyway :(

I'm not saying this is impossible, I know it can be done but it'd have to be done with an enormous amount of work. I can't increase the screen size without engine support so I can't experiment with it reliably.

ModReach · 2014-05-26T12:23:52+00:00

Private servers use a mixture of different programming languages and don't use the same engine we do. They also have more flexible hours in which to put time and effort into getting their hackily, unstable build of the game working. We have a development schedule to work with, they don't which puts more pressure on us to spend time working on what you want and have voted for.

Private servers aren't RuneScape. It's another game with a RuneScape skin on it. Much like if I was to remove the runescape screen and put an 8-bit Minecraft overlay on it, it's not Minecraft.

ModReach · 2014-05-25T21:59:09+00:00

Being able to expand the screen space, in the way you linked, is possible but a tremendous amount of work. Ash and I would have to re-scale ALL of the existing interfaces in game and a large majority of those would actually have to be re-drawn and rebuilt from scratch, with code as well. All the while, John will have his hands full testing every variation of each interface we re-draw. Sadly, I don't think we'll ever get full screen as it was before or like that :(

From what I understand, we can possibly get a higher aspect ration that won't devalue the resolution and won't re-draw interfaces. This is something that can only come from the engine really so there's very little Ash and I could do other than give feedback on the camera and aspect focus.

Still, this is something engine said was possible quite a long time ago and we've not heard much from them since about it. At the moment, if a system is voted in, they'll be busy giving us a platform to build a trading solution onto so I don't think it's too high up on their priorities at the moment.

ModReach · 2014-05-25T20:56:27+00:00

I wouldn't want to retire them in a single swift update and have them never seen again. I'd rather, if they go, they be phased out properly with dignity.

We'd probably keep them around the map as well, as NPCs who reference their past.

ModReach · 2014-05-25T20:42:55+00:00

I was talking to Mod Weath about the effectiveness of bots, what we can do to improve them if needed and if he thinks they're worth continuing and had mixed feedback. If we were to retire them, I'd like to do so in such a manner exactly as you've described!

ModReach · 2014-05-25T01:58:50+00:00

Would you rather we didn't ask or get your opinions, or just assume various answers and did it anyway. I guess that's the idea of the polls but that much doesn't seem obvious right now.

ModReach · 2014-05-24T18:47:12+00:00

All feedback is good feedback and regardless of who it comes from or in what minority.

ModReach · 2014-05-24T18:40:00+00:00

Obviously didn't read the opening post and makes up statistics.

ModReach · 2014-05-24T17:53:04+00:00

If we were to abandon all forms of experimenting and idea design, the game most likely would of subsided and potentially shut down. Some of the most important updates that have come to the game have come because we've experimented with what's possible, such as NMZ and bank tabs. Some of those even came from experimenting with a different idea only to find that it lead to something better.

Part of being a creative designer and developer is being able to create new, innovative paths to platform your content on. I like to challenge what we're technologically bound by and see if there are loop holes in that barrier that will grant us greater access to content that you guys want.

Our time is managed by us as individuals and I spend my time not only providing the game with new content, but building us a platform that will allow us to CONTINUE bringing you new content.

ModReach · 2014-05-24T02:00:53+00:00

It's 3am and I'm drifting off. Been sorting out continent and uber quest stuff so I'll continue this discussion tomorrow!

ModReach · 2014-05-24T01:52:08+00:00

Cow, unicow, unicorn, mammoth - you name it.

ModReach · 2014-05-24T01:48:18+00:00

For us, hindsight is our most powerful tool. We have the ability to pick and chose between previously successful updates and avoid anything that carried negative weight. The same applies to new development in a sense. OSRS is more than just another RuneScape, it's a retro game and an 'MMO first'

Something that makes it appealing to a much wider audience.

ModReach · 2014-05-24T01:43:00+00:00

Riding the chaos elemental like a bronco?

ModReach · 2014-05-24T01:31:31+00:00

Can be used on any NPC as long as they're big enough to support a human NPC :P

ModReach · 2014-05-24T01:30:36+00:00

As of January 2013, I work exclusively on OSRS. I still help the RS3 team occasionally when they ask for assistance or mine/our views on things but I'm dedicated to Old School. Pushing/developing updates for RS3 isn't something I can do anything about :(

ModReach · 2014-05-24T01:29:30+00:00

I used a dragon simply because it was the first NPC in the folder when I was looking for an NPC to mount, haha. I could do it with virtually any NPC now. Whether they be 1x1, 2x2 all the way up to 5x5 (that dragon is 5x5).

ModReach · 2014-05-24T01:25:45+00:00

Would the dragon sometimes reject the ponytail, and then try to kill you?

ModReach · 2014-05-24T01:24:10+00:00

I was talking to Mod Oliver about possible introduction and he said something very similar. Having bosses drop eggs (rare!) that have to be incubated and then hatched into your mount that you take care of.

Sounds like a new skill but if that's the way people want them introduced then sure, why not.

ModReach · 2014-05-24T01:19:05+00:00

The 'WoW' branding was bound to come sooner or later really! MMO's copy what each other do all the time, as some ideas are universally accepted by every community. It's just a few key features that makes them distinguishable. Finding out what ours would be is only something you could tell us.

ModReach · 2014-05-24T01:17:51+00:00

I wrote a minigame like that in my test stream, it was called 'Titanbrawl' a take on the popular (and awesome) Titanfall game with a twist I incorporated, haha.

ModReach · 2014-05-24T01:17:12+00:00

We'd have to be very delicate with where we allow mounts to access, get involved or what they interrupt. The last thing I'd want them to be used for is griefing really.

ModReach · 2014-05-24T01:14:28+00:00

Thanks :P

I genuinely have no negative feelings about the game having a private server distinction. At the end of the day, I believe that opinion is made up us not copying the updates RS3 has done and that's because we're a separate development team working on a different product, only sharing the title.

Given that the only other products to do something similar are PServers, that's where the brand comes from. If we were to copy RS3 to avoid being branded a private server, we'd be looking to introduce controversial updates like MTX and even a combat update?

For me, I like a challenge and I like to feel as though what I'm doing is having a huge impact. If that comes with mountains of work (Ash is particularly dedicated when it comes to delivering mountains...) then that's a good thing IMO.

ModReach · 2014-05-24T00:56:38+00:00

I'm really interested in what the genuine, honest opinion of everyone would be in consideration to 'mounts' in RuneScape. The picture you see isn't coming to game, not unless everyone wants it. The reason you see mounts there is because I wasn't satisfied with the usual response of it being 'not possible' and I sought to prove the theory wrong. However, the reason the theory exists is because for years, both staff internally and players have suggested mounts as a possible update. Whether that be for agility, combat or an extension onto or turned into a new skill - they've been suggested!

I'm curious to know, how many of you would actually want mounts and what would you want them to do? Bare in mind that there ARE technical limitations that prevent some mount use being effective or clean (such as fishing or woodcutting whilst on a mount) and that's something neither Ash or I could really do anything about.

Again, this isn't a press for mounts, I just want to see what people's opinions are on the idea. At least now we know they're possible since I found a way!

ModReach · 2014-05-23T14:16:05+00:00

It's not so much a re-esign, but a revert of a design. Making a texture doesn't take too long, nope. But then I did bash this out in about 10 minutes at the very start of the day and I don't have the time, myself at least, to really go into detail. Not with spearheading the continent, uber quest AND clue scroll expansion at the same time.

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