Agenda

• Next content patch
  • Rywards store
  • RyzHome
  • Wheel of Fortune
  • Ephemeral Enchantments
  • Storyline Content

So I'm going to talk about the Rywards store which will replace Rykea and the Ryzhome section of the special bag (there are some Ry xD).
Here is a screenshot : https://app.ryzom.com/app_web_assets/assets/694863/Clipboard%20-% 207%20f%C3%A9vrier%202022%2021%2043%281%29.png.
So it is a new page in the shift + E window.
There will be at the same time a list of apartment items classified according to the categories already known via the titles but also collections to complete.
Each completed collection gives rise to a unique reward (always from an apartment).
There will also be the list of items already obtained with a 3D preview.
And information about the number of items in our possession (so duplicates) and how many are in the apartment.

The other particularity of the store is that you will be able to know what you need to get each item.
Sometimes (as on the screenshot) they will only be available in gain via the wheel.
Sometimes as a special event.
And other times it will be indicated which type of ticket is necessary.
Rywards tickets being the most common and generic, they will allow you to buy many items, especially those of other nations.
With sometimes different colors or textures.
Finally, if you have duplicates, you will be able to convert them into Rywards tickets and thus buy items of your choice.
Thus, getting duplicates at the wheel, allows you to convert them into Rywards tickets which then allows you to buy items.
Later on, other rewards will be added to the store.
Such as wigs, outfits or other purely aesthetic items.
We are following different tracks to add cool cosmetic things, like new afk FX, animations, etc ...
Are there any questions, suggestions, remarks ?

Let's go to the next part which concerns Ryzhome and therefore the apartments.
And I will be able to give the proposal of addition.
The idea is to be able to make apartment configurations.
And thus to be able to have several item configurations and to choose the one you want to display.
For example a configuration could contain all the Christmas items.
Another one of Anlor Winn's.

Finally it will be possible to give items to your guild for the decoration of the guild hall.
And thus ... You will have to fill.
Any questions ?
If no questions, let's move on.
But first, a little clarification, it will also be possible with Rywards Tickets to buy supreme tokens for the wheel.
This is quite timely as they will be added soon.
The tokens will allow to win a reward for sure, but obviously, some will be rarer than others.
But the supreme tokens can also be used to buy Rywards tickets, thus making a cycle.
You will then have the choice between playing supreme tokens on the wheel and winning a sure reward, but not necessarily the one you want.
Or convert the tokens into a Ryward ticket and offer you a reward of your choice.
Thus the rewards will no longer be systematically pure chance.
Moreover, in the same way as the apartment items, the duplicates of the items won in the wheel can be converted.
So pieces of zig or mount, wigs, etc ... Do not throw them away, recycle, it's good for Atys !
If you have gift ideas, we are always happy to receive suggestions.
And if you do a little 3D with blender, we can help you to integrate items in the game (under CC-by-SA license with credits to your name or username if you wish).
Any questions ?

And if no question, we move on.
We have just talked about aesthetic rewards, we also have planned more gameplay content.
Starting with the ephemeral enchantments.
These are enchanted spells that can only be obtained from NPCs or buildings.
They can be stacked and will take the same space as the current ones.
When a weapon is enchanted with an ephemeral enchantment, the weapon is fully charged with sap.
And can no longer be recharged.
With each use of the ephemeral enchantment, the charge in sap will decrease without being able to be recharged.
Once the weapon's charge is insufficient to use the enchantment, it disappears.
Thus, let's take the example of an ephemeral enchantment that consumes 300 of sap.
It is applied on a weapon that can have a maximum of 1000 of sap.
The weapon is fully recharged, so at 1000.
You can then use the enchantment 3 times.
There is then only 100 of sap left, the enchantment disappears.
The 100 of sap remain.

Ephemeral enchantments will be either passive or active.
Active, it will be necessary to throw them as the current enchantments and will consume of the sap load with each use.
These are not necessarily only spells that we know, but it can also be a mini aura, an area effect, there is no real technical limitation.
Passive, they will activate themselves each time the weapon is used, like the effects of Tekorn or Vedice.
Moreover, an ephemeral enchantment will temporarily replace the effect of the weapon.
The temporary effects of their operation can be very powerful (but very expensive in sap load and thus limited in their use).
Moreover, the more powerful they are, the harder they will be to obtain.

Currently, consuming items can be quite frustrating.
I am thinking in particular of the switch of enchantments or the constant sap recharge in PvP.
In short, it hurts the hand.
We have evaluated several suggestions to solve the problem.
Today, I present the solution that we consider to be optimal.
The item bar.
Basically, it's a new inventory consisting of 5 slots.
You can put consumable items, such as potions, larvae, etc.
As well as sap recharges or enchantments.
The slots will be displayed in the current equipment window and in its own window (if you want to display it).
There will be configurable keyboard shortcuts for each slot of the bar (to consume/use the item) and the item bar will be integrated with the current item group system.
Here is a screenshot of the draft I am working on.
https://app.ryzom.com/app_web_assets/assets/694863/Clipboard%20-% 20February%207%2C%202022%205%2004%20PM%281%29.png
I took the opportunity to rearrange and center the equipment window.
This one gives you even more information.
https://app.ryzom.com/app_web_assets/assets/694863/Clipboard%20-% 20February%207%2C%202022%205%2006%20PM%281%29.png
(Note that in the second screenshot, the equipment window is not up to date).
I think I have done the tour, are there any questions ?

Let's move on to the last topic.
Before the real last topic.
The storyline will resume its course and also bring new gameplay.
In terms of high level content, as it is the storyline I do not tell more.
But it will be necessary to hurry to have the best components for the best ephemeral enchantments.
And also fill ours pockets with combat potions that do not require you to sit down.
In short, the next patches will be mostly focused on content as you can see.
They will be spread out over the next few weeks and to make it easier for us.
Don't forget the ideas section, which we will try to keep updated and if you want to help, well,
Tamarea will tell you how.

Yes, indeed I will talk about recruitment !
Specifically for the Event, Support and Translation teams.
Event team :
We are looking for volunteers who want to help write event scripts, or who want to become actors by playing a character in the events we play.
The training is assured, and the entry in the acting is done very gradually to leave time to the recruit to take its marks.
Join us to benefit from this unique experience !
To apply, contact Tamarea exclusively at tamarea@ryzom.com
Support team :
We are also looking for volunteers to join the support team to help players in various ways :
- Computer support : help to make the game work properly on Windows, Linux or Mac;
- Technical support : answering questions about the client's use and gameplay issues;
- Bug handling : help players facing a bug, check the bugs reported by the ticket system and then forward them to the Development team;
- Role of tester on the test server;
- Ensures that the rules of the game are respected;
- Moderation of discussion channels, forums and any other media used by Ryzom.
To learn more, please see this post : https://app.ryzom.com/app_forum/index.php?page=topic/view/22047/2 #2.
To apply, contact Tamarea exclusively at tamarea@ryzom.com
Translation Team :
Finally, we are looking for volunteers to translate in-game texts and official announcements into English, German, Spanish, Russian, French, and to proofread texts in
these five languages.
To apply, contact Tamarea exclusively at tamarea@ryzom.com
If you have any questions about recruitment, you can also contact me on chat.ryzom, I will be happy to answer them !
That was the last topic for today !
Thanks to all, and good game on Atys !

Agenda

• Patch on March, 7th
• OP refactoring
• Recruitment
  

Indeed, it was long the arrival of these tokens !
And yes, there is some scam as in all wheels !
Nevertheless, we hope that the arrival of new outfits and weapons has whetted your appetite !
Because the goal is obviously to be able to continue to add more, and to the wheel, but also in other types of gameplay.
For those who didn't see it (I forgot to put it up in the patch note) but the NPC next to the wheel offers you to exchange your gifts for tickets.
And the tickets for supreme tokens. So, if you have too many wigs, no worries, he'll be happy to take them back.
Are there any questions ?

Let's talk about OP refactoring.
Well, as Silan refactoring is about to go into translation (and final testing), as the wheel has had its share of gifts, as the New Ticket System is also being tested.
Well, good news, I'm full time on OP Refactoring !
So in about a month, things will be moving.
I will just remind you of the major changes that were validated by the working group.
When the server is rebooted, there will be :
- Deletion of materials 50 and 100, to keep only 150 and more.
- Rotation of materials in quality and type.
Basically, an outpost may not give the same type of material, nor the same quality.
However, an outpost 50 will yield much less material than an outpost 250.
Once the outpost is conquered.

The clock is ticking and it's time to move on to the last topic.
We will put ''OP refactoring'' back on the agenda for the next meeting.
So let's talk about recruitment.
EVENT TEAM :
We are looking for volunteers who want to help write event scripts, or who want to become actors by playing a character in the events we play.
The training is assured, and the entry in the acting is done very gradually to leave time to the recruit to take its marks.
Join us to benefit from this unique experience!
To apply, contact Tamarea exclusively at tamarea@ryzom.com
SUPPORT TEAM :
We are also looking for volunteers to join the support team to help players in various ways :
- Computer and technical assistance, bug handling, role of tester on the test server, ensuring compliance with the game rules.
To learn more, please see this post : https://app.ryzom.com/app_forum/index.php?page=topic/view/22047/2 #2.
To apply, contact Tamarea exclusively at tamarea@ryzom.com
TEAM TRANSLATION :
We are looking for volunteers to translate and proofread in-game texts and official announcements in the languages of the game, as well as to proofread texts in these five languages.
Even if you don't have a lot of time to offer, your help is welcome !
To apply, contact Tamarea exclusively at tamarea@ryzom.com
TEST TEAM :
Our Devs prepare regular patches, and it is thanks to the crucial role of testers that they can arrive on Atys with very few bugs.
That's why we're looking for volunteers who want to give some of their time to help with bugs and test new features under development.
You will be able to help according to your availability and choose freely the tests you want to participate in.
If you have any questions about recruitment, you can also contact me on chat.ryzom, I will be happy to answer them!
That was the last topic for today !
Thanks to all, and good game on Atys !

Agenda

• OP refactoring
• Boss refactoring
• Offer a subscription
• Activate DeepL in more ingame channels
• Recruitment

Well, when you have to start !
I give again here the topic on the forum : https://app.ryzom.com/app_forum/index.php?page=topic/view/32134/1 &post206409=en#1.
I will quickly summarize.
So last Monday there was a rotation of the OP materials and 50% of the OP were taken by tribes.
So we don't know what materials the OP of the tribes produce, but the guilds that still have an OP could see their new material and the new Q, which can only be 150 200 or 250.
At the same time, the betting system to obtain the right to attack in preview one of the OP of the tribes has been implemented.
Do you have any questions ?

Next topic : Offer a subscription.
Last month I published a poll about "be able to gift a subscription to a friend": https://app.ryzom.com/app_forum/index.php?page=topic/view/32084/1 &post206156=en#1
As nearly all the players who answered voted for it, we'll add it !
So you'll have soon the ability to offer a subscription to another player.
Next topic ?
Activate DeepL in more ingame channels.
We are testing the extend of DeepL to new channels : Leagues, Teams and Factions (Kara, Kami, Marauder, Ranger, Matis, Fyros, Tryker, Zoraï).
We hope you'll enjoy the feature !
Last topic ?
We are looking for volunteers for different teams : event, support, translation, testing.
EVENT TEAM :
We are looking for volunteers who want to help write event scripts, or who want to become actors by playing a character in the events we play.
The training is assured, and the entry in the acting is done very gradually to leave time to the recruit to take its marks.
Join us to benefit from this unique experience !
To apply, contact Tamarea exclusively at tamarea@ryzom.com
SUPPORT TEAM :
We are also looking for volunteers to join the support team to help players in various ways :
- Computer and technical assistance, bug handling, role of tester on the test server, ensuring compliance with the game rules.
To learn more, please see this post : https://app.ryzom.com/app_forum/index.php?page=topic/view/22047/2 #2.
To apply, contact Tamarea exclusively at tamarea@ryzom.com
TRANSLATION TEAM :
We are looking for volunteers to translate and proofread in-game texts and official announcements in the languages of the game, as well as to proofread texts in these five languages.
Even if you don't have a lot of time to offer, your help is welcome !
To apply, contact Tamarea exclusively at tamarea@ryzom.com
TEST TEAM :
Our Devs prepare regular patches, and it is thanks to the crucial role of testers that they can arrive on Atys with very few bugs.
That's why we're looking for volunteers who want to give some of their time to help with bugs and test new features under development.
You will be able to help according to your availability and choose freely the tests you want to participate in.
If you have any questions about recruitment, you can also contact me (Tamarea) on chat.ryzom, I'll be happy to answer them !

Agenda

• News about the projects about to be released
  • Rywards
  • Silan Refactoring
• Feedback about the released projects
  • Outpost Refactoring
  • Boss Refactoring
• Recruitment

Considering the way the first cycle is going, we have already decided to reduce the length of the bidding period from two weeks to one week as of the next rotation of materials.
But we are still curious to know the thoughts and suggestions that this first experience has inspired to you, the practitioners. The floor is yours, then!

And let's move on: any questions, feedback, proposals about Boss Refactoring?

In the next few days we will implement the new Rywards window intended to replace the display of the objects constituting the furniture of the apartments. It has been tested and only remains to write and distribute the announcement presenting it.
As soon as it is implemented, new objects will be available and new possibilities will be offered to apartment owners. Namely: purchase of furniture previously reserved for players of other nations and conversion of their duplicates and other unwanted items into tickets that can be exchanged for new ones.
Your further ideas for furniture enrichment will be welcome!

The new beginners' isle is now in test on Gingo (so its implementation should not wait too long) and includes :
• some pages enriching the creation of the character by allowing to indicate briefly its tastes and its background;
• a new tutorial area (already in place but empty for the time being);
• a dynamic tutorial organized in lessons explaining the basic gameplay;
• ... and still the sleeping lady (but she doesn't snore anymore... phew).
Other tutorials will be added later (and I'd be happy to have help for their design :D ).
So you'll soon be able to create an "alt" to test all this.

I have been inactive for a while, but I am happy to announce that I have resumed work on the next "Quality of Life" patch.
This patch will be implemented in mid-July (estimate) and will include three major changes:
• Adding of pockets
• Refactoring of the Equipment window
• Refactoring of equipable items groups (part 1)
Since we have already talked about them extensively in previous meetings, I'll skip over the pockets.
As far as the Equipment window is concerned, the whole user interface has been revisited and its content (enriched with pockets, therefore) is now adaptable according to its size.
The management of groups of equipable objects is a bit problematic today. The user interface is bad: everything is controlled through / commands and the SysInfo window. The problem will be solved by two patches:
• the first one (mid-July, thus) will allow the player to create, display and delete groups of items via the game UI (but the / commands will remain operational, so optional use);
• the second one will go deeper and allow the player to modify the content of the groups directly in the Equipment window enriched for this purpose with checkboxes.
As usual, this QoL patch contains many bug fixes and small features that I won't detail one by one. But be aware that applying it will allow you to open (finally!) the exit dialog box by simply pressing the Escape key!
To finish, if you want to follow the progress of the patch in a more detailed way, here is the link to the GitLab milestone that reports on it.

Lately, we've been putting two big projects into play: the OP and the Boss refactorings. Coming soon will be our third big project, Silan Refactoring. Behind each of these three projects, but also behind each new feature, each improvement of the game, each event played, each technical help brought to a player, there is not the work of one person, but the work of a whole team of devoted and passionate volunteers who give of their knowledge and their time, according to their possibilities, to allow Ryzom to evolve as it does today.
And for that, I thank them.
If you too have some time that you would like to devote to help them behind the scenes to make the game move forward, you can contact me on chat.ryzom or by email at tamarea@ryzom.com, and we will see together which team would suit you best and which you could join: Development, Communication & Marketing, Event, Game-Design, Computer Graphics, Level-design, Lore, Support, Testing, Translation & Proofreading. The choice is vast!
If you prefer to help out by joining a group working specifically on a project, that's also possible. For example, at the moment, OP Refactoring and Silan Refactoring projects.
Feel free to contact me for more information!

Agenda

• Atys games (feedback)
• Rywards (feedback)
• OP refactoring
• Boss refactoring
• Silan Refactoring
• Novel in Ryzom Universe
• New Ticket System

Ulukyn invite les participants a exprimer leurs avis et suggestions sur ces deux sujets, ainsi que sur les dernières mises à jour de Ryzom Chat.

Deux informations importantes :
• la date de la prochaine rotation des matières premières produites par les avant-postes est fixée au est fixée au mercredi 5 octobre ;
• le bogue qui affectait le placement des PNJ dans les avant-postes a été corrigé.

Modifications programmées de la mécanique des avant-postes, qui marqueront, lorsqu'appliquées, la fin de la première étape de la refonte :
• la durée de la période d'enchères sera fixée à une semaine (soit, pour la rotation à venir, du 5 au 12 octobre) ;
• les rounds perdus par la guilde attaquante en GVE ne feront plus baisser de 1 le « Niveau max attaquants » (y compris au Nexus) ; ceci devrais rendre les GvE plus simples ;
• une guilde échouant à reprendre un avant-poste en GVE, ne pourra plus attaquer d'avant poste en GVE durant une semaine (sauf au Nexus) ;
• après l'échec d'une attaque en GVE, le seuil de l'avant-poste concerné ne sera plus remonté à sa valeur initiale, mais conservera celle atteinte à l'issue de la bataille perdue (pour diminuer ensuite au fil du temps).

Rois
Les statistiques de certains d'entre eux seront corrigées et le système refondu (hors, dans un premier temps, la gestion des ossements des Rois tombés) sera étendu à l'ensemble d'Atys sous peu (probablement le 5 octobre, à défaut lors du redémarrage suivant du serveur).

Silan
Le patch de refonte est prévu pour intervenir avant fin septembre, accompagné d'un patch « Qualité de Vie » copieux apportant les améliorations évoquées lors des précédentes réunions de Ryzom Forge.
À la demande de précisions sur ce point formulée par un joueur de retour sur Atys après une longue absence (et qui, ravi de retrouver un jeu vivant et fonctionnel, en fait compliment à la RT), Ulukyn rappelle l'URL du présent fil du forum, qui rassemble les compte-rendus des réunions en question.
Sur Silan, nous avons également prévu d'ajouter des leçons destinées à présenter aux nouveaux joueurs, de manière aussi neutre que possible, les diverses nations et factions d'Atys en décrivant leurs particularités et en indiquant comment rejoindre chacune d'entre elles. Nous commencerons par bâtir la leçon présentant les Maraudeurs car, à l'inverse des autres nations et factions, ceux-ci n'ont aucun représentant parmi les PNJ de Silan.
À noter : les leçons en question peuvent être bâties par des joueurs n'ayant aucune compétence en développement. Toutes les contributions seront donc les bienvenues !

Cela fait plusieurs mois (voire plusieurs années) que nous avons voulu moderniser le système de tickets.
La nouvelle version est en phase finale de tests et apporte pas mal de changement par rapport au système ctuel (vraiment pas terrible).

Les modifications notables sont les suivantes.
• Refonte complète du formulaire pour soumettre un ticket (y compris en jeu) avec des catégories en fonction de la demande, des zones de saisies claires afin de permettre aux CSR de voir les informations importantes tout de suite.
• Suivi des tickets (en jeu et hors du jeu). C'est à dire une liste des tickets indiquant pour chacun son statut, la personne l'ayant pris en charge et son historique complet.
• Possibilité offerte de réponse directe à un ticket, permettant d'entamer une vraie conversation illustrable par le glissé/déposé de captures d'écran (hors du jeu seulement).
• Envoi, hors du jeu mais aussi en jeu, d'un mél indiqquant qu'une réponse à été donner et contenant un lien permettant d'ouvrir le ticket.
• Un même joueur pourra évidemment ouvrir plusieurs tickets différents en même temps, chaque ticket étant bien individualisé.

Avez-vous des questions ou des suggestions, des fonctionnalités que vous aimeriez voir ajoutées ?

Cet été, nous avons eu le grand plaisir de voir publié le premier tome d’un roman se déroulant dans l’univers de Ryzom : « La Guerre Sacrée », écrit et auto-édité par Rémi Dromnelle.
L’histoire, qui se déroule dans les Anciennes Terres, est vraiment palpitante ; l’immersion est rapide, et on se laisse entraîner avec plaisir dans le tourbillon de la vie des héros, vivant avec eux quelques années de l’Histoire d’Atys.
Comme l’auteur est français, le roman est naturellement paru dans cette langue. Cependant, une traduction en anglais ainsi qu’une en allemand sont en cours de réalisation par des joueurs bénévoles.
Pour en savoir plus sur ce roman, voyez le fil du forum qui lui est dédié, si vous voulez visiter le site du livre, c’est ici et, enfin, si vous souhaitez l’acheter en version papier ou en version PDF, rendez-vous sur Librinova à cette page.
Mais je vous préviens : c'est tellement passionnant que vous aurez du mal à lâcher le livre avant de l'avoir fini ! Et c'est du vécu !

Y a-t-il a des joueurs ayant déjà lu le roman, parmi ceux qui suivent cette réunion ? Et, le cas échéant, veulent-ils bien nous donner leur ressenti, sans spoiler l'histoire ?

(Deux joueurs-lecteurs expriment leur sentiment :
– À ranger de suite dans sa bibliothèque !
– Déja donné sur le post qui va bien : ça sent les prémices des Rôdeurs et des Maraudeurs. C'est l'Histoire d'Atys, mais un nom a échappé à l'auteur : Kal (ça ne parlera pas à tout le monde mais aux joueurs d'Aniro certainement).)

Le prochain numéro de notre magazine « Les Coulisses d'Atys » sera consacré à un entretien avec l'auteur du roman, Rémi. Auteur auquel, lorsque, après que j'ai eu terminé ma lecture du roman (à trois heures du matin), il m'a demandé mon avis, j'ai répondu : « Je veux la suite !!!!!!!!!!!!! ». Les bénévoles de l'équipe de traduction seront les premiers à avoir le privilège de lire ce numéro… et l'équipe de traduction recrute !
Je signale aussi que l'auteur (et c'est quelque chose de très important pour lui) a souhaité permettre à notre communauté de lire le roman gratuitement sur le wiki de Ryzom (cliquer sur le drapeau de langue pour afficher sa traduction en cours). Mais libre à vous, bien sûr, d'acheter aussi le livre si vous souhaitez soutenir l'auteur !

L'event dynamique d'invasion des kitins n'est lancé que rarement en semaine et, vu le grand nombre d'envahisseurs, il met parfois longtemps à se résoudre.
Que penseriez-vous, donc, d'invasions plus fréquentes mais impliquant moins d'envahisseurs ?
(La suggestion est favorablement accueillie et Ulukyn, sur remarque d'un participant, confirme que ce rapport fréquence/importance des invasions kitines pourrait en effet être adapté au nombre de joueurs présents sur Atys à telle ou telle période de l'année.)

And we'll start as usual with the feedbacks. Are there any feedbacks/comments/suggestions about the last patch?

I won't go into detail, but it might give you an idea.

The QoL (Quality of Life) patches will continue to add new features to make the game more enjoyable and fix bugs. And in order to make the work of the devs easier, we have gathered the whole client code in one place: https://gitlab.com/ryzom/ryzom-core, whereas it was previously on 3 different repositories.
You can now see the list of issues (bugs): https://gitlab.com/ryzom/ryzom-core/-/issues
Everything is public :)

About the Storyline, it will start again soon, we had a rather busy year and we couldn't progress on it as we wanted.
We'll have to improve this in order to make it progress more regularly, the lessons system should help :)

Speaking of lessons, we will obviously continue the tutorial and lessons on nations/factions. Especially since it's pretty quick to do now that the system is coded.

We will continue to add the rewards to Rywards so that it can list all the items to be won. Including the underwear (and I know this will make people happy :D )

Finally, and still with the idea of finishing things that are not finished, the guild islands will be fixed and finished (with the possibility to visit other islands).
Content for the guilds can then be added.
This is the big development axis we have planned.

Of course the ongoing projects like op refactoring, bosses refactoring and all refactorings will be continued and finalized.