Changeling Changes

Kinarr · Post by **Kinarr** » Sun Apr 22, 2007 5:11 pm

Players of changelings, you may have noticed some new options in your changeling feat conversation menu. There have been some updates and bug fixes, so here's what you get:

-Changeling PC will no longer greet himself
-Speed bug fixed
-Dynamic dwarf form can now be chosen
-More information about the form is saved, most of which is printed in the menu next to the form
This is fairly self explanatory when you see it. The extra info is listed in the menu next to each memorized form, such as the head number, body type, other stuff...

New menu options
-Fix speed
Use this option to set your speed correctly when you first join a server or when transitioning to another server. Only forms that require a speed adjustment will get the increase. This means any form that has a "normal" speed will get the slight increase to make the changeling the same speed as other PCs. Forms that are naturally slow (iron golem) or naturally fast (pixie) will not be affected.

-Change head
Any dynamic model form will have the option to allow you to set which head you want and will be used whenever changing to that form.

-Change body type
Only dynamic forms will show this option. Change your body type to normal or large for this form.

-Options for using portraits and resetting original portrait
Choose whether you want your portrait to become the same as the portrait the target has. If you don't like the target portrait, you can select to have your original portrait used for that form instead.

Some of these new options will only get full benefit when memorizing new forms (rather than any forms you currently have memorized), so that all information can be stored when you first memorize the form.

Happy changing

Li'll Divvil · Post by **Li'll Divvil** » Sun Apr 22, 2007 5:21 pm

OMG OMG OMG

I need to dust off my changeling, at least my brownie will have a head now.

chamalscuro · Post by **chamalscuro** » Sun Apr 22, 2007 5:48 pm

Bravo!

A big "Thank You" to Kinarr, and anybody else involved.

Post by **Nighthawk4** » Sun Apr 22, 2007 6:01 pm

Who stole all the Brownies from Elysia?

douglasburns · Post by **douglasburns** » Sun Apr 22, 2007 7:02 pm

O man, this is sweeeeet, now I dont have to have either a Dorky head, or NO head when changing into anything but elf. Suuuweeeet!

A big thanks to all involved!

Elong Singalong · Post by **Elong Singalong** » Sun Apr 22, 2007 7:14 pm

*Grins*

*waits for the dwarf lycanthropy*

but great job!

Darkfire · Post by **Darkfire** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 12:29 am

Oooh! this means no more changelings going 10x fast as a hasted monk on crack?

huzzah

Chemical-Burn · Post by **Chemical-Burn** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 2:24 am

its a shame though, since forms like the fey are supposed to be faster. now mages can polymorph and still be fast but a changling will be a slower fey. that part didnt sound like a bug needed fixing unless i dont understand how it works.

darthjee · Post by **darthjee** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 2:46 am

holy worms ... i need to get back soon then

*claps* thanks ... you just made my month

xarthna · Post by **xarthna** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 3:10 am

Chem: I don't think you understand correctly how it works ... of course, i've yet to try it out, but these changes rock!

chamalscuro · Post by **chamalscuro** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 3:11 am

Wow, the portraits function... That was really inspired.

Aeveras · Post by **Aeveras** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 3:42 am

Chemical-Burn wrote:its a shame though, since forms like the fey are supposed to be faster.

This was a bug.

- Aeveras

Kinarr · Post by **Kinarr** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 3:47 am

Chemical-Burn wrote:its a shame though, since forms like the fey are supposed to be faster. now mages can polymorph and still be fast but a changling will be a slower fey. that part didnt sound like a bug needed fixing unless i dont understand how it works.

I know it's been a confusing issue, but here's what happens.
Every creature appearance has a set speed defined for it. Almost everything is Normal speed, including all the NPCs of all the playable races- humans, elves, etc. Some are Slow (cow), some Fast (Jaguar), and some Very Fast (Fairy).

Now, when a PC is first created, they are set to yet a different speed. PC speed is slightly faster than Normal speed. This allows you to run away from those pesky gnomish bandits. Even a changeling, when first created, is at PC speed, but as soon as they change form for the first time, their speed gets set to the speed of that form. If they change into a human, their speed is set to Normal. The "bug" here, is that they can never get back their original PC speed, since they take on the speed of whatever form they copied.

So, the fix for this, is to give changelings a slight speed increase whenever they are using a from that has Normal speed. This allows them to keep up with all the other PCs going at PC speed. If the changeling becomes a fairy, they don't need a speed boost, because they will be just as fast as any other fairy with their speed set to Very Fast.

Incidentally, a changeling in fairy form will be faster than a polymorphed PC in fairy form, because polymorph does not change the PC's speed.

gardie · Post by **gardie** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 3:47 am

WOW... OMG... Fantastic...

Love your work

terror2001 · Post by **terror2001** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 5:41 am

Very cool. Good job everyone who worked on it.

douglasburns · Post by **douglasburns** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 8:42 am

Darkfire wrote:Oooh! this means no more changelings going 10x fast as a hasted monk on crack?

huzzah

Well, yeah unless your a high lvl monk changling!

Li'll Divvil · Post by **Li'll Divvil** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 2:14 pm

Darkfire wrote:Oooh! this means no more changelings going 10x fast as a hasted monk on crack?

I resent this remark, monks don't do crack, we are way more disciplined and sophisticated than that and use amphetamines.

CPU · Post by **CPU** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 4:12 pm

Great work Kinarr! These are all amazing additions for Changelings characters! It also will make playing one (especially that old pesky speed problem) alot easier now. Thanks!

Zyndro · Post by **Zyndro** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 4:27 pm

Li'll Divvil wrote: I resent this remark, monks don't do crack, we are way more disciplined and sophisticated than that and use amphetamines.

You could be like barbarians and take HGH shots twice daily.

->

Chemical-Burn wrote:now mages can polymorph and still be fast but a changling will be a slower fey.

I don't think mages get speed increase... though I could be wrong. I know shifters don't get speed increase, even if the changeling does for same form.

chamalscuro · Post by **chamalscuro** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 4:32 pm

Wiki updated. Quoted Kinarr, as that was the best, most clear explanation I've seen of the movement issue.

http://wiki.avlis.org/Changeling

Pathos Street · Post by **Pathos Street** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 4:39 pm

Masterwork. Simply beautiful. Kudos to everyone who had a part in this change.

sinn · Post by **sinn** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 5:08 pm

wow too cool, almost enough to make me dump the charater concept I am working on for my next character.... I definitely will make an alt though

nice work guys!

Chemical-Burn · Post by **Chemical-Burn** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 11:52 pm

wow ok thanks for the explination. I clearly didnt get it but i do now.

*cough* changling avariel rock! *cough*

theP · Post by **theP** » Wed Apr 25, 2007 8:09 am

just made my secondary main ("Alt."-..whatever

) and I must say, I love it.
All those possibilities flashing before my eyes.......

super great work!

chamalscuro · Post by **chamalscuro** » Wed Apr 25, 2007 4:04 pm

Anybody know where... which D&D book... the hawk guardian can be found? I'm trying to figure out if it can speak Common.