Zak DC topic

Every effect has an attack behind it from what I know.

But if I had to remove some...


A few attacks that don't 1 hit you can removed I think, due to people usually watching their HP bars / using Pet auto pot.
As long as it doesn't 1 hit the player, I'm sure the invulnerability that being hit gives you, is enough time to notice the lack of HP and re-pot.

Example of something that could be removed without having a major impact on the runs:

The Ice pillars that come out of the floor aren't really needed, since they don't instantly hit you, they give you a warning for a small amount of damage.

Spoiler: Ice Pillars

On another note, I wouldn't remove the falling pieces of rock or anything that can be dodged frequently.
If you fail to dodge some of the effects you get stunned, I'd rather not have random invisible stuns falling randomly 24/7.

Just my input, question me or correct me. tenq.

 

Id say the effects of monster summons or w.att/m.att cancels aren't needed. They don't hit you and the effect is pretty obvious.

 

It's ironic that newer GFX cards have trouble with a 6 y/o version of a game lol.

Really only the cancel m.atk/w.atk gfx are the only ones that are needed. Considering how zak is run no one other that sairs really avidly avoids attacks. Sairs only need to see the bottom pillars to know when to dismounts their ship so you could even get rid of the pillar falling animation.

I don't have gfx problems so it'll be sad to see these go but it's beyond annoying when people DC so I'll live

 

Is the effect removal going to be custom wz files? So those with no DC issues can still enjoy all the animations.

 

I didn't think about this, that would be amazing.

 

when zak summons mobs

 

Can you make the .wz optional since some of us don't have shitty computers? Kappa

 

Ironically I have a pretty crappy laptop and it gives me absolutely no issues with maple. I'm guessing that has something to do with the laptop being almost as old as this version of maple kek.

 

I got an idea
HOW ABOUT REWARPS WHEN DC WITHIN A 1MINUTE TIMELINE???
Its not a big deal just do it f3
After 1min ur out. This is good bcus if it takes longer than 1min its most likely bcus of computer issues such a blue screens. Itd be fair to rewarp dces such as server dcs or dcs due to skillz

 

Here's the thing, the servers goal is to provide an AS CLOSE to GMS experience as possible. In GMS if you DC'd that was your problem, same goes here. It's nice of the staff to even consider a possible solution for players that DC due to GFX issues.

 

The reason they don't warp is because it shouldn't be allowed. It never was on GMS.

Another huge reason which I agree with is that once we get A LOT of partys running zak, there won't always be a GM online to warp dcers. This means people will be treated unfairly, so the best thing to do is to make it so no one gets a warp.

I've been on over 30+ successful Zakum runs, people rarely dc anyway so this isn't a huge deal.

If people do DC A LOT. Then its not worth zaking and you should get a better computer (Pref not a MAC) or get a different graphics card :/

 

I can play Maple just fine on my shittiest of shit laptop from 2006/07 or something, it's just because AMD masterrace...

Also, no one here uses VMware or any other kind of virtual machine..? That's probably the easiest way around it lol

 

In the dozens of times I've done Zak runs and providing rewarps when Zak wasn't instanced yet. Most DC's happen upon the changing of the body. Like from body 1 to 2, and from 2 to 3. During which there are very little effects going on. There is a small animation of Zak 'changing' body. Like the animations of pieces of Zak falling off. That could be removed. So here is my suggestion;

During body changes, tho, there could be Zak attacks going on like the lightning strikes, the totem drops and the 1/1. These can happen during the changing of the body, possibly conflicting with what happens when and all that sort of stuff (null pointer exceptions which Neckson handles in the Neckson way). So it might be an idea to give each body like 2 to 3 million more HP. But during those last few million HP, the attacks stop. (This might also allow for bathroom breaks for when the Zruns turn extra long)

You could also remove the body movements during body 1,2 and 3. They're kind of useless. Of course the 1/1 effect should be maintained. But that might be seperate sprites. Other effects during the arms could be removed, such as the Fire Arrow Rain, the Ice attack which is more annoying then needing to be dodged.