Zakerak

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  1. Posted

    if I see it right, you will need 102 carpentry ( 8x9 - 4 + 8 + 8 + 9 + 9 ), what is above any player skill limit

    perhaps 3 tiles bigger hole for bridge would help, or anohter bridge hole on other side?

    Do not forget you will need high masonry for walls and paving for floors too

     

    have a nice play

     

    Zak

     

  4. Posted

    I'm now working on project of connecting nearby friendly deeds into Highway network system. As part of process I have in plan rebuild, straightening and optimizing some local roads.

     

    Last few days I spent working on overcome 2-3 tiles high cliff. Yesterday I was working with shovel above that cliff, when accident happened. Tiny lag disturbed timing of set on my climbing. That was not downfall, that was rather flight, more than 600 dirts worth height. One second turned into long time. I was thinking "I will die now, I can't survive this". Then I landed perhaps 7 tiles away and slided another 4 tiles down. And I survived. With 55ql bruise on my legs. Lucky I had horse on rope. I returned to my deed as fast as possible, thinking how to heal such brutal bruise. Farmer's salve should help, pehaps. I made few ones and selected that with highest quality. And it not worked. There was not option to use it. So I moved to BSB with cotton, 95ql cotton reduced that bruise to 48. But few seconds later healing tick returned it to 50, damn. I survived, but time will kill me now. None priest with heal spells was nearby. That bruise was bandaged, so unable to aply more cotton. Only really strong healing cover could safe me now. Time to open Wurmpedia and check which components I will need. In that time I moved to Vynora altar to spam pray. When web browser loaded into RAM of my older computer, I saw, I'm healthy. What? Checking events I saw Vynora healed me on third pray.

     

    So only thing I can say is: "Thank you, Vynora, very much. That was help in time of the greatest urgency." :D

     

    happy and alive Zak

  5. Posted · Edited by Zakerak

    8 hours ago, Keenan said:

    Forum passwords will be forced to reset. You'll need to use the forgot password feature to set a new password after the downtime.

     

    Account passwords will not be reset at this time, but it is good practice to change your passwords on occasion and to never share a password with more than one service. In today's day and age, this should be as instinctive as looking both ways before crossing a street seeing how hard people try to obtain your access.

     

    I personally use a product called Lastpass to manage everything for me. My Lastpass password is not a single password but a phrase and I change it regularly. It's a phrase that's personal to me as well, complete with spaces. I then use Lastpass to generate all my passwords. That means I may not know a specific password, but I can always open Lastpass and copy it to use in the game client. I also use two-factor authentication whenever possible, and I'm looking forward to making that an option for forum users as well after this downtime is complete.

     

    Security is no joke in an age when state-sponsored attacks regularly target civilians and small businesses. That's not even counting the bored folks out there simply looking for the 'lulz', as they say.

     

    *tips hat*

     

    While we are living in such dangerous times, how can you know LastPass is not just another tool of state (or other) agencies, collecting passwords connected personally to you? :P

    I know, as browser app, its source code is more or less readable and you can check it. Did you check it already? :ph34r:

    But there could be server side functions or .dll, out of your control. And that mobile app is even more secured, hard to check, what is hiding inside ...

     

    Most secure safe-deposit box for passwords I know is paper block hidden in my pocket, but it is rather impractical as there are none clipboard functions and high chance for OCR fails :/

     

    Edit:

    Spoiler

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    Translated it means: All your passwords are synced with THEIR database, so THEY have fast access to all your passwords :D

     

     

  8. Posted · Edited by Zakerak

    This weekend was really hot and full of adrenaline. I spent most time on new server KangaWU Adventures.

    Start without nothing is rather easy. But in combination with higher aggresive animals spawn and unfriendly slopes on coast line nearly everywhere, it changed into nightmare. Well, there are some parts of coast, where slope enable you to catch some breath. But all such places were sand beaches, full of scorps, trolls, spiders, bears, crocs and anacondas. Something like Wurm version of "Omaha Beach".

     

    First start I was placed near such beach. After few seconds of foraging one troll unpacked on me his tenderness. I started to run first deeper into land, where I met another trolls and spider and hell hound. It was time to turn it into water for safety. On beach some bears and crocs joined my peloton. And running race turned into swimming race. By some miracle I was still unhurted, so I was able to win that swimming race. But my stamina was dangerously low. With great luck I was able to find some less dense coast, I refilled stamina and even foraged/botanized some branches, iron stones and vegs to eat. With crude knife and crude pickaxe I started to looking for some suitable place to open tunnel and build some safe area. But good plan never works. Swimming by coast with too high slopes I was ambushed by submerged croc. With bite on my back I was unable to swim fast enough to run away. And slopes on coast do not let me run away on land. Well, red tunnel led me back to Botany Bay ...

     

    Second time I had in plan to be more carefull. I spawned into dense olive forest on slope around 30-35. Absolutelly blind and with climbing I started foraging. By set climb on/off I moved down. Soon I had followers, some spiders and trolls. With half of stamina I splashed into water and on bearshark. When bear stopped to follow me, I was near few tiles with low enough slope to be able to refill there stamina. But I had to catch breath quickly, as there were always close by some trolls or hell hounds, waiting to hurt me. Exploring coast line from water two times I was in situation, where my stamina was empty and friedly slope tiles nowhere around. I had to log off for few hours to refill some stamina. Eventually I returned to place, where I spawned as there were less density of beasts on coast and only one bearshark and none crocs/anacondas nearby. I opened tunnel close by water, deep enough to be able sail rowboat inside and still not deep too much. With some finesse I was able to catch breath on entrance. But what a bad luck, second mine tile was marble vein, with 11999 shards inside (my highest skill there is prospecting).

     

    So I opened second tunnel few tiles away, secured entrance top and sides with low stone wall and closed it by stone door. From that time I had some place to hide. Soon I discovered iron vein. To end of veekend I was able to build BSB and FSB there. My biggest problem was wood. With only some oaks rather far away and olive forest on ufriendly slopes close by, my source of wood is limited. Armed by large axe, I was able to kill bears and smaller animals. Slowly I gather enough wood to build rowboat. With boat and horse it was good timing to do more exploration and to locate some source of clay. Without clay one can't build forge and without forge there is not possible any serious smithing. So much for my weekend. Now I have everything I need to survive. Soon I will have shining plate armor as I sniffed glimmersteel veins inside my mine hide. Just without compass, it is bit harder to locate veins, than I'm used to.

     

    This server is hardcore and harsh. One small mistake can easily lead to death. And forget you will easily locate your corpse or your base. There is none map, none compass and only shape of crazy tall mountains can reveal, where you are. Perhaps with time we will know that land more precisely and we will be able to navigate there. And I like it. Nothing there is cheap, nothing is easy. On othes side reward is high too. I already have perhaps 30-40 rift shards, some rift wood and more than 20 small kill tokens. Soon I will be armed and armored in glimmer steel. But I fear I will like to stay there. Return back to common KangaWU do not attracts me now :D

     

    Zak

  9. Posted · Edited by Zakerak

    I know, I know ... you can say "what a necromancery here ... reviving such ancient topic"

     

    But it perfectly fits to this new feature of Wurm Unlimited KangaWU server http://kangawu.com.au/2017/kangawu-adventures/

    It is part of WU, so it seems, it should be in another part of this forum. But I think, it could interest Online Wurmians too. It is perfect chance to try "hardcore Survival man playstyle" once again.

    I noticed it today and I already know, what I will be doing this weekend :D

    ( Thanks Budda for wrecking my plan of exploring 270 billions of star systems in Ascent - the space game ... )

     

    I think, it can't be feature of Wurm Online as returning with loot back to Freedom could and should be considered as cheating. Because gathering moon metals and other special things should not be possible such easily on Freedom ...

     

    I'm pretty sure all WO and WU players are welcome to visit KangaWU Adventure. Well, WO players will need to buy WU first, of course.

     

    And many thanks to Budda for such great experimental feature added to my favorite WU server :)

     

    Zak

     

  10. Posted · Edited by Zakerak

    ehm, I do not know this Java magic, I prefer C# or Delphi Pascal, but

    is not:

        int myRandom = 1 + (int)(Math.random() * ((3 - 1) + 1));

    exactly the same as:

        int myRandom = 1 + (int)(Math.random() * 2);

    well, not that it is important :D

     

    usually random return real value between 0 and 1 as default parametr is 1

    I expect, it should work using non default parametr of Math.random as well

        int myRandom = 1 + (int)Math.random(2);

     

    I'm not sure if casting (int) round it down or mathematically ... in case round down, chance for result 3 is really low and you should look for some round() function

    probably something like

        int myRandom = 1 + Math.round(Math.random(2));

     

    but as I said, I'm not expert in this Java magic ...

  11. Posted

    Indy is best server for sure, but smaller servers are fine too, if you prefer hermit style and smallest lags ...

     

    When talking about WU servers, KangaWU is great one ... with Budda as operator, there is good promise of its longevity ... there are only 3x skills and 3x action speed. It is faster than in WO, but not that crazy fast as some other WU servers. Free premium, free deeds ... deed's "time to disband" is raised by villagers activity. There are special events such Hunt Event and occasional contests. Daily refreshed map. As new feature now even no priests have limited ability to cast spells ... and much more http://kangawu.com.au/

  17. Posted

    43 minutes ago, Raybarg said:

    After so many years knowing these amazing people trough Wurm, I can no longer but wonder and feel sadness when some of those in real life who did not yet abandon me telling me how "online friends are not true friends".

     

    ^ this

    These, who do not have this experience just can't understand this.

  19. Posted

    8 hours ago, Khellus said:

    I was purchasing Silver using my wife and I's credit card.  She saw the charge under a name that could be confused(Name removed due to request from affected party).  She called in thinking the paypal charge was somebody purchasing Golf equipment.  The chargeback occured and I was informed by Gold before I realized it. Unfortunately I dont have the funds to pay him direct Euros/Canadian until I receive a paycheck from my New job starting on the 27th of February.

     

    Somehow I can't imagine my wife pry into my business without asking me first. That could lead to hard lesson. Where are photos of you beaten wife? ... just joking :P

    Dunno, if you are really so "simple" or naive to have credit card shared with wife. More believable tale is credit card "borrowed" from parents or somebody else.

     

    But most probably it was your own card and you made call for that chargeback ...

     

    Well, not my business at all. But it is one of reasons, I don't trust PayPal for trading in Wurm anymore. :/

    There are only 4 players, who I still trust.

  20. Posted · Edited by Zakerak

    Body temperature may sound as great idea, but ...

     

    In 7days2die, when they introduced body temperature. It leaded to dying most of players repeatedly. Later majority learned how to live with switching clothes twice a day or even more often. But still it is source of most complains and most common reason for noobs dying ...

    Need to say, they implemented it nicely in single one patch. I do not want even think, how badly it could be implemented into Wurm. What amount of patches, fixes and fixes of fixed fixes it could be in Wurm.

     

    I say NO, thanks. When I want to play with body temperature, there are already nicely working sandbox alternatives. No need to turn Wurm into ruins ...

     

  21. Posted · Edited by Zakerak

    13 minutes ago, Eleraan said:

    I can take them into the 70s but I hate imping things where I can't "see" the tool needed.

     

    I know exactly, what you mean. And here is solution. I can't imagine improving hundreds of ships without this great tool.

     

     

     

     

  24. Posted · Edited by Zakerak

    small summarize to end :)

    together I improved more than 110 ships this time

    11 ships turned rare (seems like 10% chance to rare)

    1 ship turned to supreme

    my carpentry improved from 99,97 to 99,995 and shipbuilding from 99,642 to 99,896

     

    seeing that numbers, I think, I need to improve only one or two thousands of ships now to hit 100.000000 :P