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Ludullu wrote: »

Xeeg wrote: »

I'm fine with my rage post being deleted. I swore and got mad at the devs, whatever. Don't care either way, needed to vent.

Guess this would mean that the og thread ain't coming back, so I at least hope that mods can access it and relate our discussion to the team, because I believe we had a few good things in there for them, and I'm not sure if this particular thread will provide the same kind of discussion/feedback.

You need anything from it?

Spiders be spidery.

saxtro wrote: »

Noaani wrote: »

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If you are not allowing Microsoft at all on your computer, your computer is less effective than mine is.

For example, you spent all that time trying to get alpha 2 working - I downloaded it and logged on.

Since your claims are essentially unfounded, and since webview2 is fast becoming standard for a wide range of applications, I really don't see why Intrepid should even consider changing.

since webview2 is fast becoming standard:
can you please link where those standards, accepted by some consortium, are defined? This webview2 won't work even on Apple ......

There is a difference between something becoming standard, and something having defined standards.

As to it not working on Apple - well obviously, it's Apple.

blktauna wrote: »

ah the lame git gud. I wondered when that would start.

Seriously? I see. TLDR.

Well here is a shorter version.

The tools are already there to solve your problems. Learn what they are and how to use them.

Looking forward to when you level up as a player, not your character.

Roanator wrote: »

Again we see many people lg because of the insane Grief system that doesn't work.

We had 5 groups log out because people got made and couldn't stand it anymore....its killing the fun.

Grave robbers ...most lvl 25 are having a blast and farming lower levels for easy loot and cash.
In HH all day lvls 25 pull mobs into groups...get them killed and steal the graves. AoC loves this
They also run round and where people die...they quickly steal the loot from corpses....again AoC loves this

why they love it?
Because nothing is done about it.
Robbers. Thieves and people who like to get others killed by drag mobs into them are getting cheered by in the board room at AoC.
AoC must really think about this grief system because this will be the reason people will leave the game.

Its blood boiling stupid.

Stop the drag mobs into others system.
Stop not giving people time to get the stuff back...specially in pvp mode.
Mark people who rob graves of players 10 lvl or lower then their own for Thieves for 48 hours. Dont let them exp...trade in towns or so...punish the thieves.

How many more signals does AoC need to see that what they created in a board room doesn't work.

Stolen glint is already in the game, but has been turned off for now.

Players flag up as combatants when they steal from an ash pile.

Mob training is being worked on so the aggro stays on the one who first aggroed them and will 'leash' when the monster train reaches a threshold.

I agree, people need to stay combatants longer for doing stuff like that. I disagree with 48 hours. 30 minutes maybe.

This is a PvX game built on player socializing with each other. If you don't like what a bunch of high levels are doing, get another faction of high levels to deal with them.

You will have to fight for resources. This is by design. This game is competitive. You do not have to compete alone. You do not even have to commit to PvP.

But, it is an option. I frankly think your skills in politics needs working on. And this game has politics whether you like it or not. Engage with it or suffer being left out.

Your experience is as you make it. If you feel people who are griefing you are a problem, use what tools that are available in game and out of game to deal with them. Run smear campaigns. Hire mercenaries. Make alliance. Flag up and fight back!

I strongly disagree with the notion of restricting players with systems.

I promote clever gameplay.

I say this without malice nor irony,or disregard of your plite.

I say it because I want players who will be a challenge.

Git gud.

Laetitian wrote: »

I disagree with this consensus that guilds are supposed to be the primary solution btw. Guilds are going to be one of the essential solutions for a large part of the playerbase, but guilds first serve to connect players with united goals. If those dedicated goals are too specific to connect to the regular gameplay, or if they connect players who can't engage in the same PvE content together, then you can't expect such guilds to solve grouping for its members.

Political guilds, PvP guilds, mercenary guilds, trading guilds, social guilds, event guilds, roleplay guilds, etc. etc. Any of these *might* have enough members to connect people in need of a particular type of willing player at a given time. But they easily might not, because that's not what they prioritise, so their members might just be too mismatched for that to be something they can do very often.

However, the reason I still disagree with the thread is that player interaction is a thing. And the less automated communication tools that have been talked about are a thing.

The first recommendation needs to remain talking to the people in your surroundings, being patient, planning ahead, and accepting that you won't always be doing what you were hoping to be doing when you logged on that day, if you didn't ensure it with prior planning and player interaction.
Guilds are not an intrinsic ideal fix to this issue; they're a blunt instrument solution for those who find this issue essential to overcome quickly and consistently in their gameplay, prioritised over other intentions they have in the game.

You are completely wrong here.

Guilds are the solution, and always have been. There is no reason to assume that this thing that has been working for 30 years is all of a sudden broken.

Your notion that PvP guilds, mercenary guilds etc may not have the ability to assist people with other aspects of the game is the problem. If you are wanting a multi-dimensional gameplay experience, joining a one dimensional guild is a bad call.

You join a guild that meets your requirements, not a guild that only meets one of your requirements.

This is why very few singularly focused guilds will survive. Members of guilds will expect more, as that is what has always happened, and is what the game is designed for.

Azalroth wrote: »

Alpha_Barrier wrote: »

Grr, still getting the Settings.json not found error.

Is your Steam a flatpak install? If yes, the last step is to give Steam permissions.

Download Flatseal Flatpak
Select Steam
Scroll down until filesystem
Check the box filesystem=host
restart Steam

Thank you, however Steam will not launch if that is selected. I turned it off and Steam launched again.

Maybe I should try installing the Non-flatpak version of Steam?

(edit) Yeah, non-flatpak Steam worked, I'm ingame for the first time!

Hello, Thought I should share what worked for me to help anyone out. Im happy to be able to play with my friends now!

Thanks to @Azalroth @Funkychicken @Guillemets @icedown & Everyone else!
FunkychickenTV Youtube: https://youtube.com/watch?v=ecWbxoojQsI

Computer Setup
OS: Fedora Linux 41 (KDE Plasma) x86_64
Display (ROG PG348Q): 3440x1440 @ 60 Hz in 34"
DE: KDE Plasma 6.2.5
WM: KWin (Wayland)
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 9700X (16) @ 5.58 GHz
GPU 1: AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT
Memory: 30.45 GiB

Software setup
Flatpaks: Bottles, Flatseal, Steam

What steps to reproduce this?
- Install Bottles, Flatseal, & Steam
- Download Intrepid Installer from Website

Bottles
1. Create new bottles
- Name it Anything (Ashes), Pick Gaming Optimized
- Change Bottle Directory to Home Folder (Documents Folder) or External Drive
2. Go to Options, Dependencies and install vcredist2022 and webview2 ONLY
3. Then go to Tools, Legacy Wine Tools and click on configuration
- In Applications select msedgewebview2.exe and change Windows Version 8.1 to 7
- Now select the library's tab and in New override for library: add urlmon, click add then apply
4. Run Executable for Intrepid Launcher and select Easy Anti-Cheat Service Only then finish install
5. If you get black screen, close launcher
- Go to Bottle Directory, (Documents/Ashes/drive_c/Program Files/Intrepid Studios/Launcher/)
- Create file named dxvk.conf if you don't have
- Add d3d9.shaderModel = 1 and save
6. Relaunch launcher, Click Login. login and download game
7. After game is installed in bottles add Shortcut to AOCClient.exe
- location: Documents/Ashes/drive_c/Program Files/Intrepid Studios/AshesOfCreation/PROD/

Flatseal
- Select Bottles & Steam and in File system secion add file path to game install
- You can add Environment variables for netstat here but I never got it to work
- eval $(%command% LauncherTetherPort=PORT -NOSPLASH -USEEOS=0)
- eval $(%command% LauncherTetherPort=$(netstat -ulpn | grep wineserv | awk '{split($4, a , ":"); print a[2]}' ) -NOSPLASH -USEEOS=0)

Steam
- Add no steam game and select the AOCClient.eve
- In Properties add launch options eval $(%command% LauncherTetherPort=REPLACEWITHPORT -NOSPLASH -USEEOS=0)
- In Compatibility select Proton Experimental
Getting Game to Run
- Start Launcher and Login from bottles
- In terminal type netstat -ulpn | grep wineserv to get port number
- netstat -ulpn | grep wineserv
- In steam properties add portnumber from terminal
- Click Play, say no to driver and Play Game

compunerdy wrote: »

This is not even real PVP.. its PVP using PVE. I also really hope this is not the vision. If nothing else, just make it so deaths from PVE do not make lootable corpses. This would help with a lot of the current issues until a better system is made.

Seconded.