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TheSaberTooth

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Tracking?
« on: July 10, 2014, 03:27:42 pm »

What do the multicolored "!"'s and "!!"'s mean? I see them everywhere in towns and such but I don't know what it is.
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« Reply #1 on: July 10, 2014, 03:35:24 pm »

My guess is that that is people talking.

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« Reply #2 on: July 10, 2014, 03:35:43 pm »

What do the multicolored "!"'s and "!!"'s mean? I see them everywhere in towns and such but I don't know what it is.

Those that are outside of your vision range? Those are sounds, indicating someone being present in that area.

As for actual tracking, press 'l'ook and then trac'k', then 'l'ook again to go back to movement with tracking activated. In this mode, you'll see a bunch of markings, which give you information about how other creatures have been moving in the area.
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« Reply #3 on: July 10, 2014, 06:57:53 pm »

Blues are talking, oranges are movement noises, and i think red is combat noises, but i'm not as sure about the red ones.
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Re: Tracking?
« Reply #4 on: July 10, 2014, 07:02:05 pm »

What do the multicolored "!"'s and "!!"'s mean? I see them everywhere in towns and such but I don't know what it is.

Those that are outside of your vision range? Those are sounds, indicating someone being present in that area.

As for actual tracking, press 'l'ook and then trac'k', then 'l'ook again to go back to movement with tracking activated. In this mode, you'll see a bunch of markings, which give you information about how other creatures have been moving in the area.

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Re: Tracking?
« Reply #5 on: July 10, 2014, 07:24:02 pm »

Yeah, red is combat noises.  You get the double ! if they are really loud.  There are rare green ! that come from operating a mechanism -- I'm going to try to use that for "environmental" noises as long as the system stays with that overall scheme.
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« Reply #6 on: July 10, 2014, 10:23:59 pm »

@All of the above
I see, Thanks for the help. I believe I've also seen a dark red ! while in battle. Going to go try to find one.

EDIT: Oh it just means the sound started to fade.
« Last Edit: July 10, 2014, 10:55:13 pm by TheSaberTooth »
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