AQ3D Design Notes/News/Patch Notes

Same lol! It was really fun I finished all the armor so far

 

I don't think I met anyone from gameogre, unless some of you have diff names in the game. I somehow made it into the same dungeon as a tester lol Caught me a lil off guard

 

Yes my username is Soricale lol. I don't normally use the same usernames for different sites I use.

 

My name here is kinda close in AQ3D it's Mikosa but I'm planning to change it when I get DCs.. probably.

 

My name always VJMaxZero

 

so, its you recently

 

Yes I've been seeing you a lot lately.

 

Oh wow I've seen so many ogres but with different usernames

 

Botters Get Banned
Cysero | Friday, June 30, 2017



THE RULES ARE SIMPLE



Remember this picture? You might not. We posted this at the veeeery beginning of testing. There are a lot of rules that you agree to when you create your character but most of them boil down to these simple four.

No cheating
No botting
Don't be a jerk
Have fun
The last one is optional. You won't get banned if you're caught not having fun.

BOTTERS GET BANNED

We're putting a lot of work into AQ3D and so are you. We respect the time and effort that you are pouring into this new game before it's even been released and we won't stand by and watch some lazy cheater ruin that for you.

We keep our ears pretty close to the ground. We listen to the community, and we hear things. We know that people are working on a few different bots on AQ3D and this friendly post is just to remind you that botting hurts the game, it hurts the community, it's against the rules and if you get caught your account will be disabled. Forever.

It doesn't matter if you're a free player or a $5,000 Kickstarter Backer, Guardian and Founder. You get caught botting... you get banned.

BOTTING HURTS THE GAME

We're going to be much tougher on botters in AQ3D than we have been in our previous games.

There are three main reasons for this:

AQ3D is a very different game and we have different tools to help is track down offenders (No, VPN's don't work and we don't need your IP anyway).

We have seen first-hand what botters have done to the community in AQW.

Games like Overwatch have shown us that ZERO TOLERANCE policies for cheating works.
In the past we've spent a lot of time working on botting as an issue. Remember that botting doesn't just hurt the community but every minute that we spend fighting this is a minute that we're NOT working on adding more content for you to play, new things for you to do, new areas to explore and new functionality that will expand the game.

SEE SOMETHING? SAY SOMETHING!

If someone is breaking the rules, just use the REPORT option and let the mods do the rest!

(special thanks to Artix for being my sample target)

How to report someone:

Select the rule breaker's Character on screen.
Tap/Click their Nameplate to bring up Options.
Tap/Click Report.
Select the Reason and/or add a note in the Input field.
Tap/Click Send.
The effects aren't immediate. The mods needs to receive the report, investigate it to make sure they don't punish an innocent player, then take action. This takes time.

Sora To Hoshi and her army of moderators spend their days going over each and every report made in AQ3D, researching them as needed and responding as they see fit.

If you did nothing, nothing happens. If you were being a jerk, you might get a ban or a mute, depending on your brand of jerkiness. If you're caught cheating or botting... permanent ban.

AQ3D ISN'T THAT HARD

It's not like you need a bot. All of the challenging stuff in AQ3D is optional and we've changed the XP curve so leveling up will be fun and easy. There's really no reason that anyone would bot other than pure laziness.

If you want a game that plays itself, try our AQ DRAGONS or COOKIE CLICKER (which are both pretty fun but DESIGNED to play themselves!).

There's nothing wrong with enjoying this kind of game. That's people (Inclusing us) make them. You do your thing and leave AQ3D to the hardcore gamers and adventure seekers.

Thanks for following the rules! It keeps the game fun for everyone.

 

FROST CASTLE COMING!
Artix Krieger | Monday, July 3, 2017

"A frozen, ice monster filled castle will be our first expansion to the Random Adventures"

COMING SOON... IN ORDER... -ISH

A thunderous storm rages over the lab... rain dropping like a million tiny sledgehammers from above as thunderous booms echo and rumble. The lights flicker, occasionally the back-up batteries kick on and scream their deadly wails. Nothing interrupts our intense focus as we chisel away at the huge mountain of AdventureQuest 3D things... some coming soon, and some just a bit longer.

THE FROST CASTLE / DUNGEON

This week we will release the first expansion of our Random Adventures. Yergen finished the frost castle / dungeon last friday and it has been in testing all weekend. Of its well designed rooms, Lady Platinum and I particularly love the outside one. It gives a sense of what a massive place you are invading-- even if the random adventure version is so short.

NEW RANDOM ADVENTURE REWARDS

Dage created a few new rewards you can earn from Random Adventures. Including an awesome wand.. that Cysero liked to much he went and sculpted one in real life.



GREENGUARD FOREST (2.0?)

We start production of the new Greenguard forest on Wednesday. This will introduce a new storyline, all of our newest features, new challenge areas (like the secret challenge books in Ashfall), and more. I will admit (and anyone here at the lab will tell you), that I have been struggling with the re-write of Greenguard forest. No less than 30 scrapped plots are now in my garbage can... (well, technically recycle bin.) Maybe it is because of how special this place is to me... or how many things I would LOVE to see happen here. But as the first area outside of our home town, it must be fun, interesting, and full of surprises. The story must be short and weave you through interesting areas-- and now that we can tell stories across multiple areas, we can get rid of all the grind that was there before and replace it with exciting adventure.



ASHFALL: PART III

I got to run through the latest version of the map for Ashfall.. .mwahahaha... you are going to love it! *resisting temptation of posting screenshots* The final boss fight gives me goosebumps. Just waiting for Korin to finish the attack animations so Zhoom and the coders can add the AI to it. Defeating this will take a little more thinking than simply smashing buttons. Meanwhile, Cysero is writing the final dialogs for Ashfall Part 3's story mode.

THE SOUND MANAGER, ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE, GAME BUG FIXES, AND NEW FEATURES

Sound Manager
Warlic's new sound and music manager is now complete. This will allow us to have unique sounds on monsters, unique music for maps, and also 3D positioning for sounds. He has been working with Zhoom to finish integrating it in the game. We got our first sneak peak of it this morning.. I was so surprised when I slew my first sneevil that I burst out laughing. This is going to make the game a whole lot better. One of our newest coder-artists, Panic Pop, is adding soundFX to monsters.

Sitting on Chairs & Laying Down
Meanwhile our other new-ish coder, Perseus, just finished sitting. He had created a version previously that we temporarily pulled until we had time to fix the bugs.

Combat Bug and Dungeon Spawn Bug
Just letting you know that our two biggest bugs are in line to be fixed next. There is only one person on the team who can fix them, and they have been stuck on higher priority issues. HIGHER PRIORITY THAN THESE TWO BUGS!?!?!? Yes. O_O But finally, he will dive in and get these resolved. This is the thing I am probably most excited about.



"Look Ma, I made a new spell!"

Class Improvements, new spells...
Is that Mage reining fire down on multiple targets? Rabblefroth, who spearheaded the huge project of the new stats and re-balancing, has more recently been working on the classes. Keeping in mind that AdventureQuest 3D is going to have a large and diverse array of classes you can collect and switch between, he is starting with the Warrior, Rogue, and Mage first. I have not seen any of his new stuff in action yet... but look forward to a more detailed post on this, and frankly everything briefly mentioned as it gets closer.

CROW PEOPLE? BANK & HAIR SALON
The interiors of Battleon's Bank and Hair Salon are nearly finished. The bank introduces a new race of creatures to our world. If you follow Dage's Twitter you may have already seen a sneaky peek of them. Meanwhile, in the Barbershop, we now have three barbers. We are going to release the barbershop along side the new hair, beards, and braids (or whatever they are calling braids now.. they keep changing it on me).

AND THEN..........
Originally we were planning Shaman Zone, Dragon's Graveyard, a magical forest, and then (can you guess?) our best ever saga for our October launch. But we may need to shift things around to make it in time. We also have our new dungeon loot system, PvP, pets, and more.

QUESTION!
What items would you like for your character? Cat ears, Gunblades, Wings.... if there is something you have been wanting for a while, let us know in the comments below.

 

That concept art is so cool! So a 20-party raid will be released?? Haha thats gonna be fun and laggy (I hope not).

 

im so hype on this~~

 

same also I like how they brought in 2 new coders, that should help for the future

 

Sword in the Stone Golem
Artix Krieger | Wednesday, July 5, 2017




"Whomever should pull the stone out of the sword in the Stone Golem..."
Behold, our newest and most catastrophical mis-appropriation of the classic Autherian tale, "The Stone in the Sword in the Stone Golem." Coming soon along with the new Greenguard forest.

The Legendary Legend of Legends
It is said, that once Greenguard forest was once home to the wise, beautiful, and noble elves. Mostly because those two statues in the middle of the forest sure as heck are not human. Long ago, before the elves mysteriously left our realm into the unknown, they took care to hide and protect their legendary artifacts. Some where cursed, some guarded by magnificent beasts, and then.... there are those that require a test. Many adventures have reported seeing a magnificent stone, with a sword around it, wedged deeply inside an even bigger stone. Honestly, it is a bit hard to explain until you see the darn thing for yourself. Some believe that the blade belonged to the Elven High King. Some believe the rock did. Frankly, these are the same types of people that going around saying the world is not flat, but really a 20 sided die. *sighs* Silly Polyhedra-earthers. But one thing is known... whomever should pull that stone, from the sword, from the rock golem will... well. Actually. No one's ever done it. So we literally have no idea. Let us know how it turns out.

Greenguard forest update coming soon
Greenguard forest is the first of many areas getting a much needed update with the new quest system, dialogs, and all the other tools we built during Ashfall. Check back and I will keep feeding you insider information about the things we are adding. Battle on!

 

I wonder if they'll reset our quest progress when the new greenguard zone releases. I really kinda wanna re-do the quests for that area XD.

 

ORNITHOLOGY IS FOR THE BIRDS
Artix Krieger | Thursday, July 6, 2017


"ORNITHONS OF A FEATHER, TRADE STOCKS TOGETHER."
The Ornithon race is best known for their sharp beaks, deadly talons, and accounting skills. Standing just slightly taller than your typical human, their crow-like and owl-like appearances can be somewhat intimidating. But their passion for collecting, securing and protecting gold, valuables, and other shiny shinies is second to none.



OWL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL
Not all Ornithons are trustworthy. Despite their high intelligence, some say that scavenging is still in their blood. But what does an intelligent race of creatures do once they have amassed a fortune of shiny, shiny, shinies bigger than even the largest Gorillaphant can carry? Well...

THEY STARTED A BANK
"We will watch your money like hawk" Which is both figurative and somewhat literal given the Ornithon's strange ancestry. If you are wondering, "Where is this Ornithon run bank exactly?"... then you need look no further than our very own home town of Battleon. That is right O_O You precious bank-stored valuables have been in the diligent charge of Ornithons. Soon, you will be able to walk inside the bank and check it out for yourself.

Word on the street is the Ornithons are having trouble with some clever thieves... and could use your help catching them, as well as testing their vault's latest security.

BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE BATTLEON BARBER SHOP
Today's sneaky peak spoiler post was brought to you today by our sponsor, the BattleOn Barber Shop. Play the jingle boys! "You got a head, and we have magic scissors... if your undead, or some vampire wizzar..d.. stop on by, for a little off the top if you want to go out and flaunt it. You probably won't die, just don't look in the closet." (Bev's Battleon Barber Shop, which just recently fired their jingle writer, is also coming soon)

 

No, not the gold! I should be protecting the gold. Anyway, I'd be interested in seeing how the bank looks. Hopefully the rest of Battleon get its own interior buildings finished before the game officially goes live.

 

Patch Notes

Always clear your cache after a major update!

When there has been a new update, you may need to restart Steam and reload the game in order to see the new updates. You may also need to use the "Clear Cache" button in the Options menu on the game's Title Screen.



07/10/2017 *NEW*

1.5.0 fixes and updates

A brand new Random Adventure has been added to Battleon's Travel Crystal! Cysero also has some new items that can be crafted with Battle Gems!

A new Sound manager has been added to the game! This allows the game to load an ambient track AND a music track AND also load monster soundFX! Keep an eye ear out for new monster sound effects! RAWRRR!
Added descriptions to all Guardian-craftable items.
The Quest panel has been updated to now show you where to go for any particular step of the quest that you are on.
Increased the size of the "Track Quest" checkbox.
Added a "Lock Camera Zoom" option in Settings.
Adjusted the slow fade in / out of the camera.
Fix: inspecting a player will now show the correct amount of XP.
Fix: missing textures in Guardian Tower.
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Lock camera feature and better sound, thanks AE

 

Well waiting to check them out as soon as the servers come up!!!