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Following the recent release of our seasonal newsletter, I sat down with Chedburn for a response to some of the questions left unanswered by the latest post.
Earlier this week I received the seasonal newsletter into my inbox. Every citizen is issued this update four times a year, with its purpose being to keep Torn's people in the loop as to what's happened and what we can expect in future.
However, the latest newsletter posed us with more questions than answers. So, in a bid to find out more about the proposed changes to our city, I sat down with our fearless leader, Chedburn to get some clarification.
Editorial Note, Only the relevant information is shown here. Conversations and anything that wouldn't add context has been removed.
BOOKIES
MightyGoober: "We have seen the betting limit increased to 1 million, can you give us your thoughts on the next step? What will the next limit be? Or do you see the next jump being an unlimited bet?"
Chedburn: "Bookie limit will likely go up to 10m next week I expect, we still have a few issues we need to work out."
MightyGoober: "Will the betting limit continue to be raised? Will there be a cap, and if so what do you plan to make it?"
Chedburn: "The limit is in place during beta, it will be released eventually when it's fully opened. Current schedule is August 16th. Likely a 1b limit will remain for a while after release."
POKER
MightyGoober: "The new poker engine definitely looks better than the old flash version. Does this mean that mobile users can play poker on the go?"
Chedburn: "Poker beta is only for desktop currently, we're going to make sure it's all working correctly and then finish off touchscreen versions."
DISCORD
MightyGoober: "The Hamster event has been held yearly on the IRC server. Will it be hosted on Discord, or skipped for this year?"
Chedburn: "No plans on a 'Hamster' event. Processes for handling deleted accounts are changed - the items are no longer given to 'Hamster' so he doesn't have anything to give out."
WEAPON BONUSES
MightyGoober: "You mention the rare weapons getting bonus perks, but then you mention 52 currently planned ones. Does this mean people will be able to load a bonus on their existing common weapons?"
Chedburn: "Existing common weapons will be spawned from a cache with bonuses on them, yes. Bonuses can never be added or removed, they are added to the weapon when it's created."
Chedburn: "Cache is an item which contains special weapons. Earned via faction competitive wars."
MightyGoober: "People currently holding these special weapons (gold ak, snow cannon, and more), will they be given the named bonus... 100% of the time?"
Chedburn: "Yes, they will all have individual special bonuses applied to them that aren't available on any other weapon types."
MERITS
MightyGoober: "The amount of merits in Torn is at an all time high, and with new ones being released for the foreseeable future, some many even run out of things they feel are worth buying. Are there any plans to add more merit upgrade areas?"
Chedburn: "Happy to look at adding new merit upgrades but we've not had any suggestions that'd work."
GYM REBUILD
MightyGoober: "Is the gym rebuild only a cosmetic change? Or can the citizens expect different gains or a new way to build stats?"
Chedburn: "Gym rebuild is a total recode of all of it, but for users it will be only cosmetic / smoother / error free."
RAIDING
MightyGoober: "Raiding is noted to be the second of four modes. Can you reveal all 4 types to our readers, and their planned order of release?"
Chedburn: "Territory warring, Raiding, Competitive warring, Termed warring."
CRIMES 2.0
MightyGoober: "We didn't get to see any new screenshots or information from Crimes 2.0. Would you like to comment on that?"
Chedburn: "No details of Crimes 2.0 will be mentioned until it's finished - to derail the hype train."
THE FUTURE
MightyGoober: "Lastly, I'd like to give you a few new features. Would you be able to estimate a potential order of their release?"
Chedburn: "Estimating the release of features would be near impossible. Generally we have targets but that's it."
MightyGoober: "Just the order, with no dates or timelines attached, if possible. Poker, Gym Rebuild, Crimes 2.0, Raiding, Item Bonuses."
Chedburn: "Out of that selection? I guess uh... Gym rebuild, Poker, First stage of item bonuses (NPC / special weapons), Raiding, Crimes 2.0."
MightyGoober: "Awesome! That's it for my questions. Would you like to leave any closing thoughts for our readers?"
Chedburn: "Just that Crimes 2.0 is now on a very steady path, it will be opened up when there's enough crimes completed to justify release. I'd try to forget about it until that day."
However, the latest newsletter posed us with more questions than answers. So, in a bid to find out more about the proposed changes to our city, I sat down with our fearless leader, Chedburn to get some clarification.
Editorial Note, Only the relevant information is shown here. Conversations and anything that wouldn't add context has been removed.
BOOKIES
MightyGoober: "We have seen the betting limit increased to 1 million, can you give us your thoughts on the next step? What will the next limit be? Or do you see the next jump being an unlimited bet?"
Chedburn: "Bookie limit will likely go up to 10m next week I expect, we still have a few issues we need to work out."
MightyGoober: "Will the betting limit continue to be raised? Will there be a cap, and if so what do you plan to make it?"
Chedburn: "The limit is in place during beta, it will be released eventually when it's fully opened. Current schedule is August 16th. Likely a 1b limit will remain for a while after release."
POKER
MightyGoober: "The new poker engine definitely looks better than the old flash version. Does this mean that mobile users can play poker on the go?"
Chedburn: "Poker beta is only for desktop currently, we're going to make sure it's all working correctly and then finish off touchscreen versions."
DISCORD
MightyGoober: "The Hamster event has been held yearly on the IRC server. Will it be hosted on Discord, or skipped for this year?"
Chedburn: "No plans on a 'Hamster' event. Processes for handling deleted accounts are changed - the items are no longer given to 'Hamster' so he doesn't have anything to give out."
WEAPON BONUSES
MightyGoober: "You mention the rare weapons getting bonus perks, but then you mention 52 currently planned ones. Does this mean people will be able to load a bonus on their existing common weapons?"
Chedburn: "Existing common weapons will be spawned from a cache with bonuses on them, yes. Bonuses can never be added or removed, they are added to the weapon when it's created."
Chedburn: "Cache is an item which contains special weapons. Earned via faction competitive wars."
MightyGoober: "People currently holding these special weapons (gold ak, snow cannon, and more), will they be given the named bonus... 100% of the time?"
Chedburn: "Yes, they will all have individual special bonuses applied to them that aren't available on any other weapon types."
MERITS
MightyGoober: "The amount of merits in Torn is at an all time high, and with new ones being released for the foreseeable future, some many even run out of things they feel are worth buying. Are there any plans to add more merit upgrade areas?"
Chedburn: "Happy to look at adding new merit upgrades but we've not had any suggestions that'd work."
GYM REBUILD
MightyGoober: "Is the gym rebuild only a cosmetic change? Or can the citizens expect different gains or a new way to build stats?"
Chedburn: "Gym rebuild is a total recode of all of it, but for users it will be only cosmetic / smoother / error free."
RAIDING
MightyGoober: "Raiding is noted to be the second of four modes. Can you reveal all 4 types to our readers, and their planned order of release?"
Chedburn: "Territory warring, Raiding, Competitive warring, Termed warring."
CRIMES 2.0
MightyGoober: "We didn't get to see any new screenshots or information from Crimes 2.0. Would you like to comment on that?"
Chedburn: "No details of Crimes 2.0 will be mentioned until it's finished - to derail the hype train."
THE FUTURE
MightyGoober: "Lastly, I'd like to give you a few new features. Would you be able to estimate a potential order of their release?"
Chedburn: "Estimating the release of features would be near impossible. Generally we have targets but that's it."
MightyGoober: "Just the order, with no dates or timelines attached, if possible. Poker, Gym Rebuild, Crimes 2.0, Raiding, Item Bonuses."
Chedburn: "Out of that selection? I guess uh... Gym rebuild, Poker, First stage of item bonuses (NPC / special weapons), Raiding, Crimes 2.0."
MightyGoober: "Awesome! That's it for my questions. Would you like to leave any closing thoughts for our readers?"
Chedburn: "Just that Crimes 2.0 is now on a very steady path, it will be opened up when there's enough crimes completed to justify release. I'd try to forget about it until that day."
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