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[Darion]

Let me ask you something in/out topic... in this game and another one (fallout 3) i have a lower fps while i'm inside but when i'm outside i get some good fps, 40 or more, so how can i fix that?

[Akura]

Lower the video quality of everything?
It might not help much with Dawntide since most everything is outside, and almost all it's graphics options are draw distance. I think DT has low FPS anyway. I've seen it drop down to 15-30 regularly, but it still runs fairly smoothly.

After all, this is the DF community. We know low frames per second.

[Android]

ok my character is Android, going to be around the beginner area for a while..

[Darion]

Lower the video quality of everything?
It might not help much with Dawntide since most everything is outside, and almost all it's graphics options are draw distance. I think DT has low FPS anyway. I've seen it drop down to 15-30 regularly, but it still runs fairly smoothly.

After all, this is the DF community. We know low frames per second.

That actually made me feel better, by the way... is there a game guide or something like that? i'm kinda lost

[Akura]

Eh, not really. There's a wiki with some information, as well as a fairly helpful forum, and an ingame helpfile(press H or click the question mark button on the bottom left row). Other than that, you're pretty much on your own.

Spoiler: Here's a few things you might have trouble with (click to show/hide)

To use certain actions or abilities, like Prospecting or spells, it's best to put it on the hotbar. To do so, open the Ability Book(the book button on the bottom left), go through the different categories, click on the ability icons you want, then click again on the hotkey button on the bottom of the screen.


Mining: First, go to an area with something to mine. Mountaintops have stone, caves usually have ores, beaches have sand, supposedly (dry) riverbeds have clay. Use the Prospect ability, and it'll tell you what and how much of something is there, and if you find something, it'll ask you if you want to set the place as your mining spot. You'll need to do this to actually mine. Then, with a pickaxe in your inventory, use the Mine ability.

Lumberjacking: Find a tree, right-click on it with Botany mode off. With Botany mode on, right-clicking will give you an estimate on the age of the tree(which affects the wood quality). You'll need a hatchet. Early on, you should go for Pear(short, with red leaves) and Juniper(tall, straight, with green leaves), both of which grow in and around the starter town.

Weaponsmithing/Armorsmithing: These two, in addition to mining, need other skills for materials. Weaponsmithing needs Lumberjacking/Carpentry for weapon handles and hilts, and Armorsmithing needs Skinning/Leatherworking for hides, leather, and padding(made from fur). You'll also need to be able to kill animals to skin them. Fortunately, most animals are weak. Except deer. Deer are vicious.

Furs/Hides: I haven't fought any animals yet, but I remember rabbits give fur as well as guts(needed (only) for bowstrings in fletchery), while deer and cows(found in the farms west of town, easy kill) are a source of hides.

[Fanofgaming]

Guess I'll try dis.

[NewsMuffin]

I'll try this.
Are the servers still down?

[Android]

they are up

[NewsMuffin]

Yeah. I was just in. I saw you talking to someone, then I crashed while putting on my boots.

[Android]

you still ingame, whats your character's name?

[Nirur Torir]

As Inteuniso hasn't done anything with the Bay 12 faction other then invite me, I left it and started a new one.

I'll try to be on for most of today. If anyone wants an invite, /t Krinlon or /t Orinlon (I'm so creative with names). If I'm not on, then try back a little later, as I'm probably switching characters.

[inteuniso]

Yeah, the faction was kind of bugged. And I was busy with school.

Anyways, I need to make a new character, as my old one was poorly specced. I'll join your faction today Nirur.

[Oscuro1987]

They recently applied a patch (Changelog - Hotfix Changelog), it fixes bugs (the one that made players fall underground, and others) and changes the combat system so the player has to interact more with the games during battles. (spells are now instant, but have cooldown).

[Sirian]

As Inteuniso hasn't done anything with the Bay 12 faction other then invite me, I left it and started a new one.

I'll try to be on for most of today. If anyone wants an invite, /t Krinlon or /t Orinlon (I'm so creative with names). If I'm not on, then try back a little later, as I'm probably switching characters.

Aha i met you ingame and i didnt know you were from B12 ^^

Remember the guy who found your copper stash ? it was me :p

I have 2 characters so far: Sirian (miner, lumberjack, carpenter, armorsmith, weaponsmith) and Aralim (leatherwork, herbalist, alchemist, skinner, tailor)

I'm not sure if i'll keep playing or not, but i'll give it a fair chance, so far i was mostly put off by some annoying bugs, like how the curative recipe (vital for leatherwork) is missing, along with other things, from the npc shops. Some things are really slow for my taste, like cutting trees takes forever, but i hope it'll be better when i get higher quality tools. I would really like to be part of the group if we have a b12 faction, because right now it feels kinda dead and having to make multiple characters for different jobs is just much less fun than being part of a team. Also it would be cool to have something to work towards other than "lets max my skills". I'd love to be part of the effort in building a town, boats, whatever.

[inteuniso]

So apparently you cannot settle on the first island, so we will need a boat, and a bastion to claim territory. We will also need to be somewhat independent.

That means we need the following professions:

Carpenter
Mason
Tailor
Armor/Weaponsmith(for nails, there is no blacksmith)
Leatherworker(for armor)
Lumberjack
Fletcher(if we want bows)

So can people sound off with their professions? that way I can get them in.

Sirian(armor/weaponsmith, carpenter)
Nirur Torir
Inteuniso(armor/weaponsmith, leatherworker)

Also, nirur, you getting on today?