Questions, I've got 'em!

[Atnas]

1. How do I bring up my fists/weapon?

2. Can I see enemy HP somehow?

3. How do I know if the servers are down?

Also give me some general tips on how to play this!

[niccoli]

1. How do I bring up my fists/weapon?

X

2. Can I see enemy HP somehow?

Don't think so. Can't remember, haven't played enough. R to somewhat "target".

3. How do I know if the servers are down?

IRC is best bet.

Also give me some general tips on how to play this!

I haven't played enough to give tips, someone else can.

[Atnas]

Checked around a bit, it seems that if I can log in but no NPCs or nothing is around then they are down, sort of. The reason I asked about weapons is that yesterday I got it working with X, but today nothing happened- except I started to walk slower, so I thought it was shortcut for walk or something.

[Kale]

http://www.mortalonline.com/files/beta/MO-Quick_guide_0_2.doc

You walk slower with weapons out. I don't think that MO is intended to show healthbars though, but I might be mistaken. If you are close enough to something (say 10 yards) and hit tab then a window pops up with their name...maybe that shows their hp too.

The login servers are down if you can't log in (duh). The game server is normally down if you log in, have no characters saved from before, and when trying to create a character it doesn't save it to one of your character slots. They have a twitter site that kinda-sorta gives announcements, but yeah IRC seemed the most up to date place just to get server uptime info.

There isn't a beta forum, and I don't think many can get into the beta IRC channel, so there isn't anywhere to get info really other than the quickguide.

[Thatcher]

The walking slow but no fists showing is a bug. And yeah, no healthbars whatsoever.

[Spinewire]

How do i turn the bloom off on this shiz?

[Spinewire]

lol this shit just keeps crashing, also no spells and bows don't work.... sigh

i'll try again next patch.

[Uzik]

If you can't pull your fists out, you are not on the game server. You can log in to a local game but you cant do anything.

[Kran De Loy]

I think I remember someone saying that if you want to change your video or even key settings you can do so by changing them in some .cfg files inside the folder.. I forgot which one..

[Jolle Poker]

How to change files - a tutorial:

Browse to the map Updater\mortalonline\UnRealEngine3\NowGame\Config

In this folder, there should be a file called NowEngine.ini (if there isn't, start the game once and it should pop up).

In this file (open with notepad) you can change the following for better results (blue old, red new):

DisableATITextureFilterOptimizationChecks=False
DisableATITextureFilterOptimizationChecks=True
This is apparently a fix Sebastian told the IRC people will solve some crash issues. If not, it will supposedly give you better FPS


DynamicLights=True
DynamicShadows=True
DynamicLights=True
DynamicShadows=False


DynamicLights will turn off all light effects, so I suggest you leave it on. (If you have it off, the cave for example will be completely niggerniggerniggerniggernigger).

DynamicShadows is one of the things that really makes people lag and that's because there's such a huge amount of shadows in MO that needs to be rendered all the time. I suggest turning this off for a massive FPS raise (the game will look pretty "meh" after it though, since you are stuck with lowest texture settings).


MotionBlur=True
MotionBlurPause=True
MotionBlur=False
MotionBlurPause=False


This will remove all MotionBlur effects, if you have heavy lag while turning around, this may fix (some of) it.


DepthOfField=True
DepthOfField=False


Haven't really figured out what this one (really) does since I've been turning it off while turning other stuff off as well. What I think it does though is that it makes the view distance look more blurry or something. In any case it will increase your FPS a little.


Bloom=True
UseHighQualityBloom=True
Bloom=False
UseHighQualityBloom=False
Obviously, this turns off bloom.


SpeedTreeLeaves=True
SpeedTreeFronds=True
SpeedTreeLeaves=False
SpeedTreeFronds=False
Trees in MO will occasionally drop leafs, to seem more "life like", this might perhaps drop your FPS by some numbers, so if you don't really care about seeing small falling leaves while going near trees and want a chance of getting more FPS, change these.


LensFlares=True
LensFlares=False
Obviously, this turns off lens flare, if you happen to have some kind of problem with it.


Fullscreen=False
Fullscreen=True
This will make MO play in Fullscreen (obviously). I know you may change this in game, but I've seen reports of doing it that way might cause a crash, so you're probably better off changing the .ini. (I also recommend playing in Fullscreen, apprently this will give you an FPS boost).


AllowD3D10=False
AllowD3D10=True
If you have DirectX 10, you may want to use this for better performance. Some report that wearing a helmet with this setting on will make your view completely niggerniggerniggerniggernigger though, so you might want to turn it off if this is the case (or just run around without an helm).


ResX=?
ResY=?
ResX=?
ResY=?
This will obviously change your resolution. I recommend changing it this way, since you can change it to any number you want, you can even make the game run full screen 1x1 (not that you want to do that). And once again: changing settings in game MIGHT crash you, so just change it in the .ini when you have the chance too do so.

----------------------------------------------

Any changes you make in game will change the values of the stuff in this file. Therefor; everything you can change in game you can also change in this file (changing the file gives more freedom). I haven't really played around with it much though, but you may want to try changing some random "False" values to "True" and the other way around and see how it affects the game. Just remember to make a backup of your .ini file before editing it (You may also just delete it and download the file again through the patcher, but that's slower).

If you still don't have "playable" FPS after changing the above stuff, there is a setting called "Screen Percentage" in game, which will make your view all fuzzy and shit. It makes the game look REALLY bad, but you'll get an insane FPS boost of doing it. I recommend lowering this value from 100 (even if you get somehow playable results) to a lower value, that makes the screen "still watchable" for best play results.

You may also want to check the other .ini files out, if you change something in them and the patcher redownloads the file, you can still edit them when the patcher has checked all files. Just save the file before clicking the play button too change them (you will have to change them each and every time, so if you find a nice setting, I recommend saving a copy of the file (with that setting) somewhere on your computer, so you can just copy paste it into the folder later). I don't recommend changing the other files though, as the devs have said it might brake the game on your end (and in rare cases the server).

[Kran De Loy]

How to change files - a tutorial:

Browse to the map Updater\mortalonline\UnRealEngine3\NowGame\Config

In this folder, there should be a file called NowEngine.ini (if there isn't, start the game once and it should pop up).

In this file (open with notepad) you can change the following for better results (blue old, red new):
This is apparently a fix Sebastian told the IRC people will solve some crash issues. If not, it will supposedly give you better FPS



DynamicLights will turn off all light effects, so I suggest you leave it on. (If you have it off, the cave for example will be completely niggerniggerniggerniggernigger).

DynamicShadows is one of the things that really makes people lag and that's because there's such a huge amount of shadows in MO that needs to be rendered all the time. I suggest turning this off for a massive FPS raise (the game will look pretty "meh" after it though, since you are stuck with lowest texture settings).



This will remove all MotionBlur effects, if you have heavy lag while turning around, this may fix (some of) it.



Haven't really figured out what this one (really) does since I've been turning it off while turning other stuff off as well. What I think it does though is that it makes the view distance look more blurry or something. In any case it will increase your FPS a little.

Obviously, this turns off bloom.

Trees in MO will occasionally drop leafs, to seem more "life like", this might perhaps drop your FPS by some numbers, so if you don't really care about seeing small falling leaves while going near trees and want a chance of getting more FPS, change these.

Obviously, this turns off lens flare, if you happen to have some kind of problem with it.

This will make MO play in Fullscreen (obviously). I know you may change this in game, but I've seen reports of doing it that way might cause a crash, so you're probably better off changing the .ini. (I also recommend playing in Fullscreen, apprently this will give you an FPS boost).

If you have DirectX 10, you may want to use this for better performance. Some report that wearing a helmet with this setting on will make your view completely niggerniggerniggerniggernigger though, so you might want to turn it off if this is the case (or just run around without an helm).

This will obviously change your resolution. I recommend changing it this way, since you can change it to any number you want, you can even make the game run full screen 1x1 (not that you want to do that). And once again: changing settings in game MIGHT crash you, so just change it in the .ini when you have the chance too do so.

----------------------------------------------

Any changes you make in game will change the values of the stuff in this file. Therefor; everything you can change in game you can also change in this file (changing the file gives more freedom). I haven't really played around with it much though, but you may want to try changing some random "False" values to "True" and the other way around and see how it affects the game. Just remember to make a backup of your .ini file before editing it (You may also just delete it and download the file again through the patcher, but that's slower).

If you still don't have "playable" FPS after changing the above stuff, there is a setting called "Screen Percentage" in game, which will make your view all fuzzy and shit. It makes the game look REALLY bad, but you'll get an insane FPS boost of doing it. I recommend lowering this value from 100 (even if you get somehow playable results) to a lower value, that makes the screen "still watchable" for best play results.

You may also want to check the other .ini files out, if you change something in them and the patcher redownloads the file, you can still edit them when the patcher has checked all files. Just save the file before clicking the play button too change them (you will have to change them each and every time, so if you find a nice setting, I recommend saving a copy of the file (with that setting) somewhere on your computer, so you can just copy paste it into the folder later). I don't recommend changing the other files though, as the devs have said it might brake the game on your end (and in rare cases the server).


Hey Jolle, this stuff still necessary?

[Jolle Poker]

Pretty much, yes. Probably won't be for long though, devs have hinted they put in options for most stuff soon.

[Omley Boozebeard]

Fuck you.

[Jolle Poker]

Fuck you.

I'm curious, do you say "fuck you" every time you admit defeat? I kind of get that impression.

[Omley Boozebeard]

I'm curious, do you say "fuck you" every time you admit defeat? I kind of get that impression.

Actually I say fuck you eveytime you make a post. Aren't too quick to catch on are you.

[Jolle Poker]

Actually I say fuck you eveytime you make a post. Aren't too quick to catch on are you.

So basically I was right?

[Omley Boozebeard]

So basically I was right?

Yes everytime you make a post no matter the context or wether it's directed at me, I admit defeat.




























Fuck you.

[Gromit]

Too much fucking in this topic.

[Kran De Loy]

Tempting, but no.

[Omley Boozebeard]

Too much fucking in this topic.

Not enough imo.

[Kran De Loy]

How bout you both stop fighting and share some good old fashioned Strawberry Cheesecake? (http://www.blobbynet.com/genmay/sandy/sandy_does_ash_27.jpg)

[Omley Boozebeard]

How bout you both stop fighting and share some good old fashioned Strawberry Cheesecake? (http://www.blobbynet.com/genmay/sandy/sandy_does_ash_27.jpg)

Theres no cheese, i feel had.

[Supreme]

You've been misinformed, thats what you bring to the table.

[Kran De Loy]

The proper way to enjoy Strawberries are when you swirl them around in cheesecake a little (http://www.blobbynet.com/genmay/sandy/sandy_does_ash_24.jpg), than lick some it off just before you slowly nibble on the delicious, succulent...


eh.. uh.. what was I talking about again?

[slugys]

i have a question, is the game still arse?

[Kran De Loy]

Less arse than it was a month ago. But, yes. Check back in a week or two.

They seem to be getting ready to start testing a bunch of in game stuff now, instead of just back end stuff.

[Lily]

The proper way to enjoy Strawberries are when you swirl them around in cheesecake a little (http://www.blobbynet.com/genmay/sandy/sandy_does_ash_24.jpg), than lick some it off just before you slowly nibble on the delicious, succulent...


eh.. uh.. what was I talking about again?

You think the strawberry will taste 'cheesy' after the first pic, and you like that?

[comestible]

Technically 'cheesecakey' which aint a bad thing. It's not like foreskin cheese, completely diff.

[Kran De Loy]

Cheesecake is actually, what I've been lead to believe, a slang term for gratuitous sex appeal/scenes. AKA: Fan Service.

Linked:http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=cheesecake

[Lily]

Cheesecake is actually, what I've been lead to believe, a slang term for gratuitous sex appeal/scenes. AKA: Fan Service.

Linked:http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=cheesecake


I've been educated today. Although I get the impression it's for more modest pics :)

[Motavia]

Cheesecake is actually, what I've been lead to believe, a slang term for gratuitous sex appeal/scenes. AKA: Fan Service.

Linked:http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=cheesecake

So you're saying I have so much sex appeal they devoted an entire brand to it?

http://burnhamplan100.uchicago.edu/files/images/elislogo.gif

[Kran De Loy]

I've been educated today. Although I get the impression it's for more modest pics :)
When my grand dad was young, yes. Slang terms for any language change much more quickly to adapt to modern culture than the basic language it comes from.
So now Cheesecake covers anything from an Amish girl showing her leg up to her knee to soft core porn.