Archive for March, 2009

April Fool’s Day 2009

Where did this green hair, crazy overalls, curly shoes, and orange skin come from?  BUG REPORT!!!!

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This is Meteor Games’ April Fool’s Day joke…they’ve turned all our characters into Oompa Loompas…those evil geniuses…

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Author : Pink | Vikings Pirates Ninjas | March 31, 2009 | No Comments »

Retroactive Achievements

“How can I get the Chapter One achievement?  I’ve already surpassed that by a lot?”

This is a question many of us have been asking and it seems like it has been answered.  Adam Powell said this in the TS forums:

Big change to achievements. If you earn an achievement and there are any achievements in that chain that happen before the current achievement, you’ll get them too. When we implemented the quest chain achievements there were some people who missed out on the earlier ones. This shouldn’t happen any more.

For example, Chapter One is an achievement you get when you’ve completed 10 unique quests.  Setting the Scene is an achievement you get when you’ve completed 20 unique quests.  Right now, I have completed 44 unique quests (most of which I completed before achievement implementation).  When I complete 50 unique quests, not only will I earn The Princess is Kidnapped, I will also earn Chapter One and Setting the Scene.  Enjoy the retroactivity!

Updates 3.31.2009

Features

  • Some new items have appeared in the shops…for example, a frying pan has appeared in the Pirate’s weapon shop, Pointed Plunder
  • Item Stats are now coded (ie +20 Max Health). Not all items have stats right now, but if they do, you’ll be able to see them in the tooltip
  • Cooldowns are now displayed on items. If it seems like a lot, don’t worry…the game’s in BETA and they may tweak it.
  • Unique items are now in the game. If an item is unique you can’t buy another one from a shop if it’s anywhere in your inventory (including up for auction)
  • You can no longer use your duck when you’re home

Bug Fixes

  • Shopkeepers should appear in the right place and the right size now
  • Fixed the energy timer…it was being mischievous and weird and now it will be normal again
  • The number of unique quests you have completed should be shown as the correct number on the Stats page
  • You can no longer put more than the maximum allowed number of items into your bank

Unique Quests

Adam was kind enough to add the correct number of Unique Quests to the stats page today!  However, while your stats may correctly reflect the number of Unique Quests you’ve completed, you will still need to do a new 10 Unique Quests to obtain the Chapter One Achievement.

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  • The money from quests has been reduced, and the cost of items has been doubled. (Stops economy of game going wild)
  • The big yellow [BETA] stamp now is now proudly displayed under the logo!
  • Achievement Points are now displayed next to your name on the top left part of the website
  • Added Xp, Level and Achievement points to the stats page
  • Attribute bars should now have colour!
  • Added an achievement “Ninja’d” for when you get something of Rare or greater quality from a restock
  • The overall place at which you gained an achievement is now recorded on your achievements page.
  • Faction requirements have now been added for items. This means you have to be a certain level with a certain faction to use a certain item (and some awesome items are on the way)
  • Most pets will now bind to you when you equip them. The store price for most pets has also been raised
  • The starting stats for each race are now slightly different (ninjas get more agility, vikings get strength)
  • XP from quests just doesn’t show any more if you’re level capped

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Author : Jonny Blackler | Vikings Pirates Ninjas | | No Comments »