[DiscordArchive] but you are limited to the 32 phases of uint32, aren't you ?
[DiscordArchive] but you are limited to the 32 phases of uint32, aren't you ?
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but you are limited to the 32 phases of uint32, aren't you ?
rektbyfaith
10-11-2022, 12:09 PM #1Archived author: jackpoz • Posted: 2022-10-11T12:09:11.345000+00:00
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but you are limited to the 32 phases of uint32, aren't you ?
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phases are completely serverside, so you can rewrite that logic to whatever you want. spell effects will still assume bitmasks of course, but generally what people do is _extend_ the phase system rather than replace it
rektbyfaith
10-11-2022, 12:10 PM #2Archived author: <o> • Posted: 2022-10-11T12:10:01.347000+00:00
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phases are completely serverside, so you can rewrite that logic to whatever you want. spell effects will still assume bitmasks of course, but generally what people do is _extend_ the phase system rather than replace it
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a dictionary based approach is very possible to do in 3.3.5, but there isn't much need for it and comes with its own set of caveats. for my fork, we've settled on giving users the usual 32-bit mask for things like quests and an additional 64-bit unique id that they can do whatever they want with
rektbyfaith
10-11-2022, 12:11 PM #3Archived author: <o> • Posted: 2022-10-11T12:11:23.190000+00:00
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a dictionary based approach is very possible to do in 3.3.5, but there isn't much need for it and comes with its own set of caveats. for my fork, we've settled on giving users the usual 32-bit mask for things like quests and an additional 64-bit unique id that they can do whatever they want with
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not all quests are finished yet. The concept is clear, but everything around it still needs to be refined. But it's never wrong to think about possible mechanics beforehand so that you can plan better
rektbyfaith
10-11-2022, 12:11 PM #4Archived author: Krutok • Posted: 2022-10-11T12:11:29.136000+00:00
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not all quests are finished yet. The concept is clear, but everything around it still needs to be refined. But it's never wrong to think about possible mechanics beforehand so that you can plan better
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it's just a matter of writing down the phase bits you're using so you don't forget them later, it's very rare to run out of phase bits unless you try to do something crazy or stuff way too many quests into the same location
rektbyfaith
10-11-2022, 12:12 PM #5Archived author: <o> • Posted: 2022-10-11T12:12:25.321000+00:00
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it's just a matter of writing down the phase bits you're using so you don't forget them later, it's very rare to run out of phase bits unless you try to do something crazy or stuff way too many quests into the same location
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phase ids are typically only necessary for things like player/guild housing (unless you solve those with instances instead)
rektbyfaith
10-11-2022, 12:13 PM #6Archived author: <o> • Posted: 2022-10-11T12:13:04.446000+00:00
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phase ids are typically only necessary for things like player/guild housing (unless you solve those with instances instead)
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well, phase ids are easier to understand
rektbyfaith
10-11-2022, 12:14 PM #7Archived author: Tea • Posted: 2022-10-11T12:14:47.845000+00:00
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well, phase ids are easier to understand
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many people seem to have trouble understanding bit operations
rektbyfaith
10-11-2022, 12:15 PM #8Archived author: Tea • Posted: 2022-10-11T12:15:05.591000+00:00
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many people seem to have trouble understanding bit operations
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definitely, yeah. that's why we added them, but they're not very flexible for the kind of phasing you usually need in quests
rektbyfaith
10-11-2022, 12:15 PM #9Archived author: <o> • Posted: 2022-10-11T12:15:34.154000+00:00
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definitely, yeah. that's why we added them, but they're not very flexible for the kind of phasing you usually need in quests
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That's why in the editor, when editing a spawn, you pick the phase mask from a list with checkboxes (phase 7 you could seen in the screenshot, is not a phasemask 7, it is actual phase 7 meaning phase mask 1<<(7-1)), to avoid confusion with phasemasks
And it works well, until someone who doesn't understand phasemasks, opens a spellwork. Or another place that has raw phasemask
<:clown:770403425158168596> probably just easier to learn it, rather than depend on tools
rektbyfaith
10-11-2022, 12:40 PM #10Archived author: bandysc • Posted: 2022-10-11T12:40:48.913000+00:00
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That's why in the editor, when editing a spawn, you pick the phase mask from a list with checkboxes (phase 7 you could seen in the screenshot, is not a phasemask 7, it is actual phase 7 meaning phase mask 1<<(7-1)), to avoid confusion with phasemasks
And it works well, until someone who doesn't understand phasemasks, opens a spellwork. Or another place that has raw phasemask
<:clown:770403425158168596> probably just easier to learn it, rather than depend on tools