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Letter-writing mod
Started by Miss Sakaki, Sep 11 2007 03:06 AM
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Posted 11 September 2007 - 03:59 PM
This sounds really cool. I'd propose even adding a "post office" instead of just a Gnome somewhere in Athkatla. City Gates, possibly?
Can't wait to see more.
Can't wait to see more.
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Posted 11 September 2007 - 04:22 PM
Not a clue Seb 
Not a single clue... and to think I'm also to blame
(Maybe a weird attempt at causing blindness maybe?
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Not a single clue... and to think I'm also to blame
(Maybe a weird attempt at causing blindness maybe?
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Posted 11 September 2007 - 06:55 PM
Yes, I like the idea. I'd have to see the actual content to give a final verdict, but on paper it looks very good.
SConrad's idea about a postal office sounds about right, too.
SConrad's idea about a postal office sounds about right, too.
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Posted 11 September 2007 - 07:44 PM
And with Gnomes running things there's bound to be an occasional (possibly hilarious) mishap...
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Posted 11 September 2007 - 07:47 PM
Jansen Delivery Service?
A turnip a mail will ensure speedy unsuccess?
A turnip a mail will ensure speedy unsuccess?
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Posted 11 September 2007 - 07:50 PM
I'm really pleased at the positive reception!
@ Kellen: we've given the runner vs pickup dilemma a lot of thought, and we've decided to have letter pick-up instead. That way, you can have many things waiting for you at once, for your party NPCs as well, and not have multiple people turning up. It's also for our peace of mind! (After Luxley SoA bugtesting, neither of us want to see the back end of a complex script ever again!
ETA: Thank you, jcompton. Your comment warms the cockles of my heart.
Hehe, you said...
A pickup does sound more convenient, especially per SConrad's idea of a post office. Would the letters be given by an NPC or found in a post-office-type-box?
And will the first person who suggests sending things by owl be Made To Suffer[TM] (...ooh, I know the answer *waves hand*)
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Posted 12 September 2007 - 02:47 AM
Hehe, you said...
A pickup does sound more convenient, especially per SConrad's idea of a post office. Would the letters be given by an NPC or found in a post-office-type-box?
And will the first person who suggests sending things by owl be Made To Suffer[TM] (...ooh, I know the answer *waves hand*)
Oh, shush
! But owls aside, throwing gnomes into the mix will be definitely a road to strange happenings. It's one reason we thought gnomes: that way if you want silly, you can have it.
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Posted 12 September 2007 - 02:50 AM
The way we'd envisaged it would be going over to the delivery guy and asking if he had anything for you or your party rather than a pickup point.
A post office type place would be cool - and being in the City Gates would be even cooler, since even with Quest Pack additions there isn't really that much of interest there - but I wouldn't want us to add a whole new area. Having said that, we could have more than one gnome there, with uniforms and each with a different job - one to send things, one to receive, one for parcels. That way it would feel more like a business venture rather than a random one-off guy.
A post office type place would be cool - and being in the City Gates would be even cooler, since even with Quest Pack additions there isn't really that much of interest there - but I wouldn't want us to add a whole new area. Having said that, we could have more than one gnome there, with uniforms and each with a different job - one to send things, one to receive, one for parcels. That way it would feel more like a business venture rather than a random one-off guy.
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Posted 12 September 2007 - 06:23 AM
That seems about right.Please combine this with Romantic Encounters. I think even when <CHARNAME> isn't around to give
SpoileraSpoiler, <PRO_HESHE> should be able to send aSpoilerpromising to do so at some laterSpoiler.
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Posted 17 September 2007 - 06:35 PM
I really love the idea. It would be fun to send some junk mail Edwin's way. I can't help teasing my favorite mage
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Mme. Thenardier:
I used to dream that I would meet a prince
But God Almighty, have you seen what's happened since?
Master of the house? Isn't worth me spit!
`Comforter, philosopher' and lifelong sh*t!
Cunning little brain, regular Voltaire
Thinks he's quite a lover but there's not much there
What a cruel trick of nature landed me with such a louse
God knows how I've lasted living with this bastard in the house!
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Miss Sakaki
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Posted 18 September 2007 - 02:31 AM
Here are some screenshots of the delivery gnomes. This is the talk that fires the first time that you meet them. We're not sure about the location, as the City Gates area is so little that there's a slight lag when they appear; also, what does everyone think about the payment amounts?
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Posted 18 September 2007 - 08:25 AM
Please combine this with Romantic Encounters. I think even when <CHARNAME> isn't around to give Hendak a handjob, <PRO_HESHE> should be able to send a letter promising to do so at some later date.
This just cured a headache.
Lovesick letters to Jon Irenicus will, of course, conquer all.(Still away, it was just a "I saw that!" moment).
RE: The idea. It has been partially implemented in X-Files game via protagonist's PDA(the player was able to send each report to his parents, his friend, his boss, a few others), and it worked quite well. In BG2, though, I suspect more than a few letters will remain unanswered.
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Miss Sakaki
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Posted 18 September 2007 - 02:31 PM
In BG2, though, I suspect more than a few letters will remain unanswered.
I'm not sure what you mean, I'm afraid. Do you mean that it would be unrealistic to have replies from certain people?
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Posted 18 September 2007 - 04:40 PM
Yes, yes what a wonderful idea.
