Questions for the week of 1/28 through 2/4 2011

Deacon Asks:

In relation to aliksteel's question. There are "auto targeting" softwares out there. Is there a plan to prevent this type of thing being used? I'm not familiar with the difficulty of using them or stopping them, so just asking.
With our coming revised combat system, auto targetting systems will not work. Targetting will be based on directional swings and checked for validity on the server.
In the tribal rank privleges section under resource...there is gather. Does that mean that outsiders wont be able to gather resources on junk piles without permission? I ask because it seems odd if a tribe member cannot physically gather because of not having this checked, but any outsider can come by and do it, with only a message saying he is transgressing on a tribe's land.
Yes, outsiders should be blocked from gathering junk on tribal lands now.


Shaggy Asks:

When will we be able to design our own buildings?
More basic parts will be introduced in June with additions throughout the summer.

Can we ever expect any sort of tooltips? I like the idea of having to figure things out for yourself but its the kind of thing where idealism is trumped by practicality. You can't really expect the game to take off keeping everyone in the dark for too long.
Tooltips are on for items and will display additional information as needed. Additional tooltips will be added as we progress with adding new features.

Will we ever get a "who's online" feature?
At least for your tribe mates, yes. This is in our task list.


Aliksteel Asks:

Will tribes still get to pick there own Tribal Colors and Emblem? I know you have some pre-set colors and emblems in game now, But I want to know if the larger tribes will still get to submit our own emblems? If so, Well it be in game before the end of Prelude?
This is actually set up, but we haven't dealt with it because of the chaotic launch. I've taken a note to get this finalized in June.

The plan that would let us have our tribal colors on our armor and it giving us a boost in stat's, Is it still on the table? If so when can we look for this in-game?
Wearing tribal colors already gives a minor boost to crafting and will give boosts in combat as well.

Will meat ever be loot off of animal's? If so will this be in before the end of prelude?
Yes, meat will looted. It's a simple switch to turn it on. It hasn't been turned on yet as there is no need for meat until we have cooking properly implemented.

Can you loot skin already? I don't remember looting leather/skin.Will skin ever be loot off of animal's? If so will this be in before the end of prelude?
You can gather leather from animals already.

What will be the max number of expansion totems for a tribe be?
This will be decided after testing expansion totems.