Endless Online 0.4.10 : Dev Post
Quest System Upgrades
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Dev Post:
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The quest engine has been upgraded with brand new improvements. By implementing a new pub file, both the client and server can now synchronize the entire quest status of the world, enabling the display of relevant quest markers above NPCs. Quest givers are now indicated by a yellow exclamation mark, while interactable NPCs are marked by a small chat balloon. Furthermore, all NPCs have been transformed into talkable NPCs, allowing shop owners, priests, lawyers, and others to engage in a conversation.New tooltips have been implemented to provide information on potential rewards, along with delete buttons for easy cancelling quests at any time. The quest improvements aim to provide a more structured and enjoyable questing experience.
To commemorate this, and to give all players the opportunity to try out the system, a collection of four brand-new quests has been introduced in both Aeven and Tropica:
- Little Eddy - Drove his toy car out of range.
- Billy Broke - Almost lost his wallet again!
- Shady - Has a new special job for you.
- Coco J - With a heartfelt request.
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About: Quest Engine Upgrades
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The quest engine has been reworked from the ground up again, in order to show modern icons above every npc in the world, indicating whether the npc is having a new quest or a quest in progress.
This is made possible through a new system that carefully syncs data between the server and client. The server keeps full control of quest progress, while the client stores only the small amount of information needed to display the correct icons. This makes updates fast and efficient without unnecessary server data.
As a result, players now get instant visual feedback when talking to NPCs, making questing smoother, clearer, and easier to understand.
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Shady Eons (L6)
Quest giver: Shady
Location: Aeven
Reward: 10000 Exp
A special job from Shady takes you across multiple regions to handle business matters that quickly grow more complicated. What starts as a simple errand turns into a chain of negotiations, misunderstandings, and reputation fixing. You travel between key figures, resolving disputes and helping untangle Shady ongoing problems.
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Power Repo (L16)
Quest giver: Little Eddy
Location: Aeven
Reward: 32000 Exp
Little Eddy has lost control of his toy car after driving it too far, sending you on a search across Aeven. What starts as a simple retrieval turns into a deeper investigation involving missing parts, strange clues, and a hidden cave area.
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Fix Billy (L16)
Quest giver: Billy Broke
Location: Aeven
Reward: 25000 Exp
Billy Broke keeps losing important belongings and asks for your help again after you previously assisted him. What starts as a simple conversation about bad luck turns into a small investigation into the cause of his constant misfortune.
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Coco Brothers (L10)
Quest giver: Coco J
Location: Tropica / Aeven
Reward: 9200 Exp
Coco J misses his brother and asks for your help to reconnect the two siblings. What starts as a friendly holiday conversation turns into a small travel task between Tropica and Aeven.
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About: Boss participation system improvements
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Based on feedback the participation system has been enhanced with a range of new customizable features:
- Adjustable 'mini core' chance increase, from 5% to 10%.
- Adjustable guaranteed counter per boss (x kills without getting lucky results in a guaranteed drop).
- Adjustable maximum farm limit (currently set at 20 mini cores per day).
- In review: lowering the core requirement from 200 to 150 or 100.
By increasing the chance based on damage, there may have some negative consequences.
- It could make people less willing to cooperate or tolerate others who might affect their chances.
- It could also encourage the use of alternate characters on the channel.
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Few minor fixes aimed at improving stability:
- keyboard input stability fix
- minor server and client fixes
- Moonmurks frog quest fix
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The update is expected to release around 21 October 2023, See you there? :)
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