Five on Friday - Client Questions
UO And Windows Vista? (September 29, 2006)
Will UO run on Windows Vista?
Aaron “Darkscribe” Cohen, Producer:
Yes. As a matter of fact Microsoft was here at Redwood City today and we got a look what Vista can do. Very interesting stuff they’ve got baked in there. We’re looking forward to taking a closer look at it soon.
Client Crashes since Publish 40 (June 9, 2006)
Occasionally I have noticed that my client has been crashing since Pub40 was released. Is this something that will have to wait until Pub41 to get fixed?
Ando: The QA team has reproduced two separate crashes. The first one involves the targeting system and the Dev team is currently working on a fix for this. The second appears to involve Elven containers, and the QA team is in the process of providing the Dev team with all the information they need to locate the root cause of this issue. The Dev team would like to release a fix for these issues as early as next week if possible.
Beta Test Client (May 19, 2006)
Would it be possible to have a beta test client that everyone can download if they choose that is separate from the main client?
Darkscribe: Yes. On occasion, we will be making beta clients available to test new functionality before release to the entire player base. Sometimes these will be small tests of 10-20 players. Sometimes they will be large beta tests available to almost everyone. It depends on the functionality we’re adding and how deep we need to test it.
Future Improvements on Client?(May 19, 2006)
I really like the new targeting and buff/debuff systems. Are there any more improvements in store for the client?
Darkscribe: Yes. There probably won’t be any major client changes in Pub 41, which is dedicated to features and content that will require more server-side work. More on those soon.
Client Patch and Targeting Fix (April 28, 2006)
strong>Are you planning another client patch to address some of the problems we’ve been having with the new targeting system?
MrTact: Yup. And we will be looking at ways to do broader beta tests of publishes in the future, so we find these problems before we go worldwide with the client.
Buff/Debuff System (April 21, 2006)
Can we see what the new buff/debuff system looks like?
Wilki: Yes, you sure can. Click here for a preview.
Targeting (March 31, 2006)
I saw the new targeting system thread in the Developer’s Corner, and I can’t wait to try it. I was wondering if that example was the way it is going to look in Pub40?
TheGrimmOmen: Not quite. What you saw in that thread was an early prototype to demonstrate the functionality of the new system. We’ve been working on the art for the targeting reticule, and should have something new to show you soon.
