A solution to expansions

[Muggens]

Originally Posted by Samocles [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Obviously, one of the primary problems facing project1999 is the severe lack of content in store, and the economical disaster that results from it.
But, instead of waiting for an expiration date, what if we could make our own content?
Obviously, it would take a fair amount of resources, but I'm sure this community has a fair number of people would love to participate in making new content for everquest.

Its not a problem its the Main draw of this entire server

[Vandil]

Yep. I like the fact that the server is "stuck" at pre-Luclin.

All the raiding people will basically get all the things they want, complete FashionQuest (and TunnelQuest), and become bored. They will then either leave or start the crack addiction again with an alt. Rinse and repeat.

Eventually, enough people will leave, allowing new people and casual players to begin harvesting the low lying fruit, gaining access to camps for things that were previously perma-camped, and able to enjoy the game. For casuals, it will be as if the expansions finally opened up for them.

[Tune]

pop the warders once in a while (not the sleeper) and announce you are doing it weeks / month in advance

that will spark guilds returning to compete and either seal their monopoly on legacy items or lose to a newer guild's conquest

in any case i think it would be a lot of fun

[Dillian]

Originally Posted by Sebastionleo [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

New server, with Luclin.

Or, same server, with Luclin, minus the bazaar and the ability to port wherever from the Nexus to keep the economy and port business alive.

As a druid who played through to LoY. Luclin didn't kill the port business. PoP was the culprit.

[tobolamr]

So how hard would it be to create some new zones? Add some places to go? Make up some gear? Or maybe create their own expansion?

For instance - The Hole lore says it was created when part of Norrath was blasted into space. Well, why not make that chunk of Norrath an area that can be traveled to? Not Luclin, as that's the moon. But it could be a few zones inside some big asteroid or something that floats around, and you have to port to it?

How hard IS this stuff? I mean, seriously? And to add to the loot index/table, borrow and re-color some mobs, and the like? I realize this is work, but...

[Vandil]

Originally Posted by tobolamr [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

So how hard would it be to create some new zones? Add some places to go? Make up some gear? Or maybe create their own expansion?

How hard IS this stuff? I mean, seriously? And to add to the loot index/table, borrow and re-color some mobs, and the like? I realize this is work, but...

If you have some spare time, visit the EQ Emulator forums. They have tutorials on setting up your own Norrath at whatever expansion level you want, and you can glean what it takes to set up and maintain a server let alone create new content.

[paulgiamatti]

Custom content isn't on the table right now, and it may never be. It's a thing that P99 devs might start thinking about long after the final Velious patch goes in, and the Velious timeline could stretch on for another couple years. A recycle/green/classic TLP server and the Discord server are higher on the priorities list than custom content, and those will be huge undertakings in and of themselves.

And yeah, all of those questions are answerable at eqemulator.org. Here's a P99 thread about custom content: http://www.project1999.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=252566

[maskedmelon]

Originally Posted by paulgiamatti [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Custom content isn't on the table right now, and it may never be. It's a thing that P99 devs might start thinking about long after the final Velious patch goes in, and the Velious timeline could stretch on for another couple years. A recycle/green/classic TLP server and the Discord server are higher on the priorities list than custom content, and those will be huge undertakings in and of themselves.

And yeah, all of those questions are answerable at eqemulator.org. Here's a P99 thread about custom content: http://www.project1999.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=252566

:3

Originally Posted by nilbog [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I can't give you an ETA, but I can add some information.

Since Kunark development, we have used a rule-based system when developing content and code. What this means is the work needed to add/remove timeline features only has to be done once, and a rule applied for the era.

For example, when a server is released (original eq launch date: march 1999), rubicite and manastones should drop until ~October 1999. When a new server is launched, all that is necessary is to set the correct era rules. The era switches allow us to apply rules to spawns, loottables, items, spells, doors, tradeskills, etc so they may be enabled/disabled without even a patch.

It has been, and still is the plan to release a timeline correct server a certain amount of time after Velious is complete.Velious still lacks 2 zones; Stonebrunt and Chardok revamp. There are patches between and after those times which need to be developed.

Originally Posted by nilbog [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

There are options which haven't been fully discussed. One option is as you said, once the new server reached the end of Velious, merge those characters back into the original existing p99 server. At that point, start a new one. i.e. Recycle

There will be announcements when those decisions are made.