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Mark Busch

DarkLife Developer

Join date: 8 Apr 2003

Posts: 442

11-16-2003 18:43

I am trying very hard to secure DarkLife so players can not cheat, however little bugs or permission errors can sometimes happen (I'm not perfect) and they can be exploited. If you exploit a bug, it spoils the game for other players, and it's probably not that fun for yourself either.

There was a little bug in the current demo and one or more players used that bug to level up very fast and they did not report this to me.

Keep your eyes open for cheaters and report it to me. I give everyone who used the current bug one last chance to come to me and start over. (yes the bug is fixed for new players)

Anyone who cheats next week or after that will be banned from playing DarkLife without a warning, and I will also report this to LindenLab.

If any sensitive information about the code from DarkLife goes public I will have to shut down the whole game and fix this by changing all monsters, weapons and backpacks. In worst case this would mean a loss of stats, gold, potions and equipment for EVERYONE who is playing.

So please prevent this from happening, if you notice something is wrong, or you see a permission problem don't abuse it but report it directly to me (on IM please!) and don't tell anyone about it.

I also will do my very best to prevent any permission problems or other bugs in the future.

Anohter note: I will be monitoring stat-progress in the final version, so I will notice very quickly if someone is cheating...

have fun playing!!!

Loki Pico

Registered User

Join date: 20 Jun 2003

Posts: 1,938

11-16-2003 21:41

Good post. I am not playing DL, but I know plenty are having fun with it. Yall are testing the beta so to speak, report all your problems so you can have a superior game for all the players. Cheaters suck.

Eggy Lippmann

Wiktator

Join date: 1 May 2003

Posts: 7,939

11-16-2003 22:14

And remember folks, winners dont do potions.

Sean Rutherford

^_^

Join date: 25 Oct 2003

Posts: 88

11-17-2003 10:22

Just say NO to potions.

^_^ hehe

Pirate Cotton

DarkLifer

Join date: 26 Sep 2003

Posts: 538

11-17-2003 10:40

Yeah, wot he said.

Also, you will never get in trouble for reporting a bug, only exploiting it without telling us. And exploiting for a few days and then telling us is bad too

Just tell us

Pirate

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DarkLife's site
DarkLife flickr
Play DarkLife Now!

Camille Serpentine

Eater of the Dead

Join date: 6 Oct 2003

Posts: 1,236

11-17-2003 11:02

still okay to kill the bugs?

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Oedefe Silverman

Registered User

Join date: 3 Oct 2003

Posts: 54

11-17-2003 13:03

"just say no to potions"? I thought potions were part of the game.

Mark Busch

DarkLife Developer

Join date: 8 Apr 2003

Posts: 442

11-17-2003 16:38

Using potions could lead to temporary loss of hair in your first life.

Ezhar Fairlight

professional slacker

Join date: 30 Jun 2003

Posts: 310

11-18-2003 04:16

Potions are bad, mmmkay?

Jack Digeridoo

machinimaniac

Join date: 29 Jul 2003

Posts: 1,170

11-18-2003 10:15

do you have a list of features so we know what to consider a bug and what is part of normal gameplay?

Camille Serpentine

Eater of the Dead

Join date: 6 Oct 2003

Posts: 1,236

11-18-2003 10:47

I second this idea - a list of cando's and no-no's would be good.

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Mark Busch

DarkLife Developer

Join date: 8 Apr 2003

Posts: 442

11-18-2003 12:14

I can give you a list of what went wrong before, and list of things that I get a bug report on that were false.

Things that were bugged before:
-You are not suppost to hit a monster twice (or more) in one hit
-You are not suppost to get more gold then you pick up
-You should not be able to edit ANY scripts from darklife
-All darklife equipment should send a message about your stats changing when you equip and the blue text should disappear (anyone with broker speed-bracelet IM me)

Bug reports that are no bugs or I cannot help:
-Potions that change your stats are suppost to stay partially on your backpack until it wears out, so this is not a bug (this will work diffrent in full version)
-server crash resets your stats to the last time you dropped your backpack on the floor (can't help it)
-server crash can duplicate equipment you are wearing (SL bug)
-sometimes you can fall trough the floor of the castle (SL bug)
-Monsters can give a Math error (rare) nobody has yet been able to tell me what the problem could be (there's no division in the main loop)
-Monsters or gold or potions that do not disappear after dead or pickup is the phantom bug from SL, they are actually gone, but your client didn't update this. Next time you fly away or re-log they are gone, and it's probably only on your screen that they are still there.

I can't give you a list of exact details, that would be too much, but if you even think something COULD possibly be wrong just IM me. I don't mind false bug reports

Jack Digeridoo

machinimaniac

Join date: 29 Jul 2003

Posts: 1,170

11-18-2003 13:31

i was able to hit the scorpion 4 times for each time it hit me in the test but i thought it was 'cause my speed was really high from being on level 13

*flex*

Mark Busch

DarkLife Developer

Join date: 8 Apr 2003

Posts: 442

11-18-2003 13:34

hehe well that was easy killing then

good thing that I put the disabled version of the speed bracelet in the malfunctioning monster by accident as well

Helps me to remember NOT to add a new monster at 5 AM and go to sleep without testing it first

Ryen Jade

This is a takeover!

Join date: 21 Jun 2003

Posts: 1,329

11-18-2003 13:38

Sorry mark, I just read this post

Ill report anything I see to you, but so far, I donot know of this bug.

Tom Sklar

Junior Member

Join date: 6 Sep 2003

Posts: 12

Cheating in Dark Life

11-18-2003 17:19

Hey Mark I don't know who is cheating but if i see it I will report it to you

Misty Rhodes

SL Muse

Join date: 5 Aug 2003

Posts: 312

11-21-2003 07:14

Hey Mark & Pirate:

Absolutely loving DarkLife thus far....

Don't know if this is a bug for your attention or SL but I have already submitted it to SL now I also want to let you both know.

With the 1.1.7 update I lost my chestplate. It is still listed in my inventory but not on the system and therefore it is non-existent. I did check Lost and Found and rebooted but nothing.

OK that is all...

Hugs,
Misty

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Kris Ritter on LL & Misty's Inventory: "what does the red bulb mean?" ... "it means Misty just opened her inventory & the rest of the grid is going down to about 50% capacity. We just need to ask the SF power grid to pump us another 50,000,000 megawatts & we'll be fine."

Mark Busch

DarkLife Developer

Join date: 8 Apr 2003

Posts: 442

11-23-2003 04:22

You can't get it from your inventory to the world or what is the problem exactly?
IM me when you see me online. In the weekends I can't play, but sunday evening (Europe Time) I'm online again, working on the new version.

Cheating in Dark Life
Mark Busch DarkLife Developer Join date: 8 Apr 2003 Posts: 442	11-16-2003 18:43 I am trying very hard to secure DarkLife so players can not cheat, however little bugs or permission errors can sometimes happen (I'm not perfect) and they can be exploited. If you exploit a bug, it spoils the game for other players, and it's probably not that fun for yourself either. There was a little bug in the current demo and one or more players used that bug to level up very fast and they did not report this to me. Keep your eyes open for cheaters and report it to me. I give everyone who used the current bug one last chance to come to me and start over. (yes the bug is fixed for new players) Anyone who cheats next week or after that will be banned from playing DarkLife without a warning, and I will also report this to LindenLab. If any sensitive information about the code from DarkLife goes public I will have to shut down the whole game and fix this by changing all monsters, weapons and backpacks. In worst case this would mean a loss of stats, gold, potions and equipment for EVERYONE who is playing. So please prevent this from happening, if you notice something is wrong, or you see a permission problem don't abuse it but report it directly to me (on IM please!) and don't tell anyone about it. I also will do my very best to prevent any permission problems or other bugs in the future. Anohter note: I will be monitoring stat-progress in the final version, so I will notice very quickly if someone is cheating... have fun playing!!!
Loki Pico Registered User Join date: 20 Jun 2003 Posts: 1,938	11-16-2003 21:41 Good post. I am not playing DL, but I know plenty are having fun with it. Yall are testing the beta so to speak, report all your problems so you can have a superior game for all the players. Cheaters suck.
Eggy Lippmann Wiktator Join date: 1 May 2003 Posts: 7,939	11-16-2003 22:14 And remember folks, winners dont do potions.
Sean Rutherford ^_^ Join date: 25 Oct 2003 Posts: 88	11-17-2003 10:22 Just say NO to potions. ^_^ hehe
Pirate Cotton DarkLifer Join date: 26 Sep 2003 Posts: 538	11-17-2003 10:40 Yeah, wot he said. Also, you will never get in trouble for reporting a bug, only exploiting it without telling us. And exploiting for a few days and then telling us is bad too Just tell us Pirate _____________________ TinyPirate - My blog DarkLife's site DarkLife flickr Play DarkLife Now!
Camille Serpentine Eater of the Dead Join date: 6 Oct 2003 Posts: 1,236	11-17-2003 11:02 still okay to kill the bugs? _____________________
Oedefe Silverman Registered User Join date: 3 Oct 2003 Posts: 54	11-17-2003 13:03 "just say no to potions"? I thought potions were part of the game.
Mark Busch DarkLife Developer Join date: 8 Apr 2003 Posts: 442	11-17-2003 16:38 Using potions could lead to temporary loss of hair in your first life.
Ezhar Fairlight professional slacker Join date: 30 Jun 2003 Posts: 310	11-18-2003 04:16 Potions are bad, mmmkay?
Jack Digeridoo machinimaniac Join date: 29 Jul 2003 Posts: 1,170	11-18-2003 10:15 do you have a list of features so we know what to consider a bug and what is part of normal gameplay?
Camille Serpentine Eater of the Dead Join date: 6 Oct 2003 Posts: 1,236	11-18-2003 10:47 I second this idea - a list of cando's and no-no's would be good. _____________________
Mark Busch DarkLife Developer Join date: 8 Apr 2003 Posts: 442	11-18-2003 12:14 I can give you a list of what went wrong before, and list of things that I get a bug report on that were false. Things that were bugged before: -You are not suppost to hit a monster twice (or more) in one hit -You are not suppost to get more gold then you pick up -You should not be able to edit ANY scripts from darklife -All darklife equipment should send a message about your stats changing when you equip and the blue text should disappear (anyone with broker speed-bracelet IM me) Bug reports that are no bugs or I cannot help: -Potions that change your stats are suppost to stay partially on your backpack until it wears out, so this is not a bug (this will work diffrent in full version) -server crash resets your stats to the last time you dropped your backpack on the floor (can't help it) -server crash can duplicate equipment you are wearing (SL bug) -sometimes you can fall trough the floor of the castle (SL bug) -Monsters can give a Math error (rare) nobody has yet been able to tell me what the problem could be (there's no division in the main loop) -Monsters or gold or potions that do not disappear after dead or pickup is the phantom bug from SL, they are actually gone, but your client didn't update this. Next time you fly away or re-log they are gone, and it's probably only on your screen that they are still there. I can't give you a list of exact details, that would be too much, but if you even think something COULD possibly be wrong just IM me. I don't mind false bug reports
Jack Digeridoo machinimaniac Join date: 29 Jul 2003 Posts: 1,170	11-18-2003 13:31 i was able to hit the scorpion 4 times for each time it hit me in the test but i thought it was 'cause my speed was really high from being on level 13 flex
Mark Busch DarkLife Developer Join date: 8 Apr 2003 Posts: 442	11-18-2003 13:34 hehe well that was easy killing then good thing that I put the disabled version of the speed bracelet in the malfunctioning monster by accident as well Helps me to remember NOT to add a new monster at 5 AM and go to sleep without testing it first
Ryen Jade This is a takeover! Join date: 21 Jun 2003 Posts: 1,329	11-18-2003 13:38 Sorry mark, I just read this post Ill report anything I see to you, but so far, I donot know of this bug.
Tom Sklar Junior Member Join date: 6 Sep 2003 Posts: 12	Cheating in Dark Life 11-18-2003 17:19 Hey Mark I don't know who is cheating but if i see it I will report it to you
Misty Rhodes SL Muse Join date: 5 Aug 2003 Posts: 312	11-21-2003 07:14 Hey Mark & Pirate: Absolutely loving DarkLife thus far.... Don't know if this is a bug for your attention or SL but I have already submitted it to SL now I also want to let you both know. With the 1.1.7 update I lost my chestplate. It is still listed in my inventory but not on the system and therefore it is non-existent. I did check Lost and Found and rebooted but nothing. OK that is all... Hugs, Misty _____________________ Kris Ritter on LL & Misty's Inventory: "what does the red bulb mean?" ... "it means Misty just opened her inventory & the rest of the grid is going down to about 50% capacity. We just need to ask the SF power grid to pump us another 50,000,000 megawatts & we'll be fine."
Mark Busch DarkLife Developer Join date: 8 Apr 2003 Posts: 442	11-23-2003 04:22 You can't get it from your inventory to the world or what is the problem exactly? IM me when you see me online. In the weekends I can't play, but sunday evening (Europe Time) I'm online again, working on the new version.

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