but what i mean is time cannot be spend on both at the same time, spending those 1-2 hours on the board game are 1-2 hours that you are not present/active/engaged into ryzom

dev-time and resources spend there could have been spend on the main attraction

Regarding the board game itself, i understand the 'fun' but not the benefit of it, the splitting of players activity/time aside, dev-time and resources spend there could have been spend on the main attraction, i also fail to see how it will attract new players besides circles of friends that likely would have already mentioned ryzom if there was interest among them (i hope), in the case of marketing i have doubts and raise the question why marketing ryzom isn't done more in stead and in the case marketing ryzom is already exhausted i fail to see why the board game would then raise new players in its place.

The person behind this tabletop rpg project is already active in the Lore Team. He is not a developer of the game. So his time wouldn't have been spent on development. Working on a tabletop rpg is a good continuation of the lorist work: it will use the existing lore and extend it.
It is NOT a marketing project too, it's a tabletop rpg that a passionate is making and wants to share it with the community.

Agenda

• Update on recent crashes
• Feedback on the Client's beta tests
• Feedback on Boss refactoring
• Progress on OP refactoring (GvG)

Let's talk a little about the recent server problems, there have been several.
The first problem, the most critical, was quite particular and could crash any Ryzom service. Indeed, a Ryzom server is composed of many services which manage an aspect of the game: the EGS which manages the entities (NPC, creatures, actions, etc...), the IOS manages texts and chats and other smaller services but whose role is also important. Now, the bug could occur in one of these services and up to 2-3 times a day, which depending on the service that crashed could cause chain reactions (and therefore a server that crashes completely). The reason of the crash is a bit technical (I could give more details if needed) but a fix was applied and since then none of the services crashed because of this bug.
Another bug has finally been fixed. This is one of the oldest known bugs in the game. We suspected that it came from the missions and we had a hunch that it only happened with characters returning to the game after a long absence. We were able to investigate this bug because we unintentionally caused it by moving occupations into Kitins' Lair. This maneuver, in fact, unknowingly caused the aliases (identification numbers saved in the character's file kept by the server) of the missions concerned to change. Now, if a mission changes aliases and a player has kept the old alias in the character's save file on his own machine, the server will crash as soon as the character in question is loaded. This is because aliases were not originally designed to be changeable... no one anticipated that some missions would be moved from one continent to another. Finally, this diagnosis made it easier to find and fix the bug and the unfortunate player who was crashing the server every time he tried to log was finally able to join Atys without a hitch.
A third bug has been identified in the IOS, which occurs quite rarely. We made the hypothesis that it occurred when a message was sent by the server on a dynamic chat channel, at the same time as one of the players disconnected and added several checks to avoid this conjunction. For the moment, no new crashes have been reported. We keep an eye on it though.
Finally, the last bugs (which cause slowdowns and huge delays in sending messages) occur when the SU crashes (SU = Shard Unifier, a service especially useful when several servers are running - like Aniro, Arispotle and Leanon - or when Ring sessions are active). We have already fixed one of them, the fixing of another is in progress. We will strengthen the part of SU code that handles database writing.
That's it for the information about the recent crashes. Are there any questions?

See forum.
We need as much feedback as possible, because the timing of the next patch depends on it: the sooner we validate the beta client, the sooner we will patch the new features.
So, are there people who have been able to play with the beta client regularly?

See forum.
What are your feedbacks, especially about the new algorithm of spawn of Bosses?
We would like, indeed, to know if its activation in all regions of Atys is now possible or if it still needs some adjustments.

The project is pretty well advanced.
We are running the last alpha tests and the tests on the test servers (Yubo & Gingo) should start soon. At the moment they are focusing on new GvG outposts in zones 50 and will allow us to determine if the NPC setting is good (it is at its minimum, but fighting a guild and NPCs simultaneously can be a bit of a challenge).
During this GvG test, we will move forward with the rest of the project. Some of the changes that are already ready, such as reducing the duration of battles to 1 hour and lowering the cost of attacks, could be implemented quickly. The rotation of materials and the taking of outposts by hostile NPC tribes would then come in a later phase of project development.
We agreed to give the project a boost over the next two months.

***DEL***

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I.2. Slander or rumour about a Ryzom Team member or Winch Gate

(Major/Minor offence: depending on the degree, the Support Team will decide on each case)Spreading rumours, false accusations or lies against a member of the Ryzom Team or against Winch Gate, in order to harm them or their reputation or honour, is strictly prohibited.The Support team reserves the right to make appropriate decisions based on the seriousness of the facts.

Agenda

• Update on dev tools
• January patches presentation
• Silan refactoring
• Boss refactoring
• OP refactoring

Je vais revenir sur l'année 2021, qui as été l'année de la consolidation si l'on peut dire.

Nous avons en effet mis à jour pas mal de choses, d'une part les serveurs, le webIG et le code du client (avec la fusion du code de Ryzom Core 4), mais également le processus de compilation qui se base maintenant sur Visual C++ 2019 pour Windows. De plus un outil, Hunter, a été mis en place par Nimetu (RT) pour compiler plus facilement tout l'ensemble.

Au-delà des outils, l'année écoulée a aussi vu l'équipe des développeurs mettre à jour sa façon de travailler : nous utilisons désormais d'avantage gitlab pour les bogues, la communication et la gestion des patchs et nous en sommes très satisfaits… À se demander pourquoi ne pas l'avoir fait plus tôt ! Il reste une dernière chose à faire : réunir nos dépôts serveur et data client avec le dépôt ryzom-core, ceci afin de rendre le processus de développement encore plus simple.

Nous avons également travaillé enrichir notre collection de systèmes génériques ou basés sur des modèles. C'est le cas, par exemple, des « shops » qui sont de plus en plus (et seront par la suite massivement) utilisés pour mettre à disposition des objets ou des services en jeu (par exemple les achats en Elyps, que ce soit auprès des marchands des Nations, des palefreniers ou des PNJ graveurs d'Allégories). C'est le cas également des Leçons qui sont la base de l'information transmise en jeu aux joueurs, ainsi que, enfin, de la fenêtre Encyclopédie (ctrl+E) qui regroupe les Missions journalières, la Storyline, le futur tutoriel et, depuis peu, les titres, qui tous se basent (ou se baseront) sur le même modèle.

De ce fait, nous avons (et aurons) moins de systèmes à maintenir, donc moins de bogues et nous pourrons concentrer nos efforts sur trois tâches principalement. À savoir :
• l'achèvement des trois projets de refonte (Silan, Rois, Avant-postes) ;
• la poursuite la Storyline et l'ajout de contenus encore à achever (Jetons suprêmes, par exemple) ;
• la correction des bogues et l'amélioration du client (l'année 2022 commencera d'ailleurs par un patch – actuellement en test – illustrant ce point).

Comme Ulukyn l'a mentionné, l'un de nos objectifs pour 2022 est d'améliorer l'expérience des joueurs en corrigeant les bugs ou en améliorant le client. C'est exactement ce que fera le premier patch de janvier.

Le premier changement apporté concerne le système d'échange entre personnages joueurs. Plus généralement, nous avons essayé d'améliorer le déroulement des échanges d'objets, car actuellement, ce n'est pas le meilleur. En plus de modifier et de simplifier la disposition de la fenêtre d'échange, nous avons ajouté deux emplacements supplémentaires pour les objets. Ce sont principalement les échanges de parures qui nous ont conduit à ce dernier changement.

Un autre changement que nous avons apporté à la fenêtre d'échange des joueurs est la possibilité de glisser et déposer des objets dans la fenêtre en question depuis tous vos inventaires. Ainsi, si vous voulez échanger des objets transportés par votre Zig, vous n'aurez plus besoin de les transférer d'abord dans votre sac, donc d'interrompre l'échange pour le compléter ensuite. Remarque : afin de ne pas encombrer la fenêtre de sélection des objets, celle-ci ne vous montrera pas les objets des autres inventaires et cette fonction n'opèrera que par glisser-déposer.

La dernière modification apportée à la fenêtre d'échange présentée à chacun des joueurs est l'ajout d'indicateurs de volume et de poids des objets. En fait, un petit indicateur (semblable à celui qui se trouve en haut à droite de vos inventaires) vous sera affiché à côté des deux offres, qui indiquera le poids et le volume des objets donnés et reçus. Tout ceci dans l'espoir de rendre les échanges un peu plus fluides.

Ensuite, l'empilement d'objets. Quiconque a combattu en PvP connaît la sensation d'un inventaire encombré de sorts cristallisés. Désormais, les sorts cristallisés de la même stanza (ou d'une stanza identique) s'empilent automatiquement dans l'inventaire où ils sont stockés. Le même encombrement se produisant actuellement dans le sac des artisans au travail, les objets produits identiques s'empileront désormais automatiquement dans l'inventaire.

Des questions jusqu'à présent ?

Passons aux corrections.
Je dois dire que ce patch est assez gros et que je passe donc sous silence certains petits détails. Vous aurez la surprise lorsque la patchnote sera publiée !

Nous avons beaucoup de corrections dans ce patch, notamment concernant les Zigs :
• correction du bogue qui leur donnait un statut erroné lorsqu'ils étaient hébergés en sac ;
• ajout de leurs inventaires en onglets dans les fenêtres commerciales des PNJ marchands ;
• ajout de la possibilité de transfert direct des objets de leur inventaire vers celui de votre appartement et vers celui du hall de votre guilde ;
• correction du dysfonctionnement du verrouillage/déverrouillage des objets de leur inventaire.

À ce propos, les statuts de verrouillage des objets s'afficheront désormais dans l'inventaire de l'appartement et celui du hall de votre guilde.

Des questions ?

J'ai refait le tutoriel après plusieurs avis des premiers testeurs, et il est maintenant plus intuitif et interactif. Les avis sur le deux premières Leçons sont plutôt positifs. Je poursuis donc et j'espère qu'il aidera vraiment les nouveaux joueurs à prendre leurs marques.

J'en profite pour rappeler que l'équipe de test recrute. Donc, si vous souhaitez tester soit le patch implémentant les ajouts au client, soit les premières leçons du tutoriel, vous êtes les bienvenus.

La refonte des Rois sera prochainement appliquée à l'ensemble d'Atys. Toutefois, le chantier est destiné à se prolonger, même si nous n'avons pas encore établi précisément sur quoi nous allons travailler. Mais nous aimerions beaucoup faire de la chasse aux Rois une activité des plus fun sur Ryzom.

Une des idées évoquées parmi nous, pour que les talents tactiques des joueurs puissent s'épanouir et qu'ils échappent à la routine, est celle qui doterait chacun des Rois actuels d'une mécanique de défense propre. C'est l'idée qui est en fait à l'origine de ce projet de refonte… et de son nom initial : « Boss in the Box ».

Si vous avez d'autres idées, n'hésitez pas à les poster au forum à la suite du compte-rendu de la réunion.

Des questions ?

Nous avons pu avancer sur le GvG, mais son introduction ne nous semble intéressante que si elle s'accompagne des changements prévus sur tous les Avant-postes.

C'est pourquoi nous envisageons de faire plusieurs changements en même temps. À savoir :
• réduction de la durée des batailles à une heure (déjà testée au Nexus) ;
• rotation des matières premières produites par chaque avant-poste tous les N jours (à déterminer), via redémarrage du serveur ;
• suppression de la production de matières premières de qualités 50 et 100 ;
• ajout de quatre Avant-postes dans les régions de niveau 50 pour test des batailles en GvG.

À la suite de quoi un autre patch viendra implémenter les dernières modifications, vu que le projet a bien avancé grâce aux tests en vraie grandeur sur le serveur Atys.

Des questions ?

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