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Thanks for the update, Tenboro! I just started using Chrome last night and I'm glad I'll have hotkey access now.

Is it me or something changed that made the game a little easier ?
I seem to need a lot less mana potions/draughts in arenas than the previous days.

Also tenboro if you're around here, i have the feeling since weeks that the lower your health is (in %), the lower your avoidance gets. Each time i am at less than 1/2 hp, my hp continues to fall if my regen doesn't tick high enough to bring me back up. But if i cast one cure to top me of, my hp stay full and drops a lot harder.
At the beginning, i thought it was a false belief, but it really seems to be the case.

Edit: I confirm it, something made the game easier in a way or another (just can't point it out). I just beat To Kill a God with only 1 scroll of the gods in normal mode (no mana potion). That would have been impossible yesterday.

This post has been edited by vaelh: Jan 28 2010, 19:42

hey is it just me or with mozilla i can't ctr+c (to copy) or delete (to rewind a page) anymore in hentaiverse? it's not a mayor problem but it's easier if it's possible to use them xP (I can however doing right click with the mouse copy or rewinding the page)

Me too (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/dry.gif)
Let's stick with using mouse then (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

The low health notification looks godawful (thanks for the effort though).

Yup, the new keyboard handler is wrecking the browser's hotkeys. Can't even use CTRL-F, which I use frequently in the the Equipment screens and MM to find particular things. Its pretty annoying and I hope it gets fixed soon.

I like the way it alerts you when your HP is dropping. It'll be easier to notice that out of the corner of my eye when I'm zoning out during my long arena battles. I've accidentally lost battles before from not paying attention to my HP. (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)


But the things on the Quickcast bar are disappearing and blinking and reappearing no matter if I click with the mouse or hold down a key. And a lot of the pop-ups on the ability page are still not visible. They still get cut off at the bottom of the page.

This post has been edited by Tenseigamoon: Jan 28 2010, 21:55

About that flashing health thingy... I'm not against the idea, but I find it makes it hard to tell at a glance exactly how much health I have. If "HEALTH POINTS" were the only thing that flashed it would be just right.

I have no other adverse comments. (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

Nice.
With Magic Missile costing 0 MP, it makes it easier to proc Channeling.

And to think that for lo these many years, I thought that the 10-key pad's numbers on the side were (physically and electronically) one and the same with the numbers on the QWERTY.

I guess that the current "inop keypad" error in HV 0.4.5 disproves that mistaken notion of mine once and for all. (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)

Awesome update (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

Now I can spam powerups by mashing P!

The health warning is really nice and it scared the crap out of me the first time it popped up, with the flashing red lights and all.

The free magic missiles would be awesome for grinding my light/cloth proficiencies, instead of just trying to punch mobs in the face, I can now cast puny flares in their general direction (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif)

I just had my random battle and everything on the quickbar was stable and not disappearing or blinking or anything. I tested it out in Item World and everything was smooth and back to normal.

About that flashing health thingy... I'm not against the idea, but I find it makes it hard to tell at a glance exactly how much health I have. If "HEALTH POINTS" were the only thing that flashed it would be just right.

After playing a few rounds, I have to agree. Its too hard to get a quick read my HP when its flashing like that (I normally just glance at it). Leave the text alone, but flashing stuff around it to get our attention would work. The option of disabling it in Settings would be nice, too.

After playing a few rounds, I have to agree. Its too hard to get a quick read my HP when its flashing like that (I normally just glance at it). Leave the text alone, but flashing stuff around it to get our attention would work. The option of disabling it in Settings is vital.

I fixed that for you.

I fixed that for you.

LOL, what would I do without you, Boggy. Though I must admit that since I'm used to my implementation of an HP warning, I am sorta partial to it.

- The SP cost for triggering Spark of Life is now rounded down instead of up, so everyone should be able to use it twice.

I was just about to send you a PM about this, since I'd anticipated that it could be a problem. Thanks for reading my mind! (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)

- Magic Missile is now a free cast. However, using it will no longer increase proficiencies. (It is still affected by Elemental Magic proficiency.)

Nice.
With Magic Missile costing 0 MP, it makes it easier to proc Channeling.

This will make low-level mages very happy! And easier channeling procs is definitely awesome.

- The Green/Blue auras now mirror the Shield/Barrier dynamic, meaning that the Blue one (magic) now absorbs twice as much as the Green one (physical).

User feedback really works! Gotta love a responsive overlord.

- The Item World cooldown for re-entering individial items has been reduced to 20 hours. Note that the global cooldown still resets around midnight UTC.

YES! Now I can do item leveling at the same time each day.

- The keyboard shortcuts for the Quickcast bar should now work in Google Chrome.

WOOOO! Once the new keyboard bugs in Chrome get fixed, I won't need Firefox at all anymore.

However, I hear the "Default Beep" Windows sound when I use a Quickcast hotkey in Chrome. Do you know if you can get rid of that? It's easy to just turn off the Default Beep sound in the window control panel, but I'd prefer to leave it on if I can.

- You can now use F1 through F12 to activate the first 12 item slots, P to activate the Powerup Gem (if you have one), Ctrl+F1-F12 for infusion slots, and Shift+F1-F12 for scroll slots.

This is awesome! I've always felt that the item interface was clunky, but now it's super streamlined!

- Updated some magic/item/effect descriptions.

Gone are the days of "Speading Poison"! Poison's description still isn't showing that it halves the target's regen rates, though. Also, there's still the "Arcane Meditation" vs. "Arcane Focus" issue. It's still called Arcane Meditation in the abilities tree, and Arcane Focus in the spellbook.

- Primary Attribute bonuses from auras and weapons are now counted when calculating the chance for triggering Fighting Style procs.

Awesome! That has bothered me for a while. Glad to see it implemented.

- Your health will now start flashing when it has dropped below 1/3rd. (during battle only)

I think the flashing text would be enough, here. That flashing red box around "Health Points" is certainly eye-catching, but it's ugly as sin, too. The red box around your HP also stays lit (but not flashing) when outside of battle. Is that intentional? I often leave myself on low HP intentionally while browsing around the non-battle pages, and I'd much prefer to not see that red box all the time. Maybe make this health alert into an optional setting in the Character Settings page?

- Rewrote all the javascript, just to make absolutely sure to break SOMETHING.

Well, you certainly managed to break something, but I'm sure the re-write will be worth it in the end. (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)


Overall an excellent update (assuming you fix the firefox numpad bug asap). Keep up the great work, Tenb!

User feedback really works! Gotta love a responsive overlord.

It got the blue aura changed. It didn't make it worthwhile. There was a reason I was pushing for resist or mitigation, and it is the same reason no one uses Barrier (magic absorb is WORTHLESS).

edit:
Just so Tenb cannot accuse me of never saying anything nice (I have in this and in the past), the "P" hotkey is glorious. Why "P", I have no idea. (I'm pretty sure everyone would have their own, different, way of setting up the hotkeys)

This post has been edited by Boggyb: Jan 28 2010, 23:58

thx for the upgrade, the low lvl notification save my life or my credits 2 times in arenas =)

It got the blue aura changed. It didn't make it worthwhile. There was a reason I was pushing for resist or mitigation, and it is the same reason no one uses Barrier (magic absorb is WORTHLESS).

edit:
Just so Tenb cannot accuse me of never saying anything nice (I have in this and in the past), the "P" hotkey is glorious. Why "P", I have no idea. (I'm pretty sure everyone would have their own, different, way of setting up the hotkeys)

P = Powerup

Reposting this until it happens.
Still hoping for this:

Can you send out mail whenever there is a new version of HV? Preferably with the changes listed in the mail, but if not that, a link to the forum thread for it? If not that even, how about just a version number somewhere on the HV window?

- The time penalty for high burden is no longer applied when you use a Powerup Gem.

- You can now use F1 through F12 to activate the first 12 item slots, P to activate the Powerup Gem (if you have one)

Sweet changes. Requesting a small icon be placed somewhere in your stats (on the left hand text column?) -or- add highlighting to the battle log when you pick one up.

- Your health will now start flashing when it has dropped below 1/3rd. (during battle only)

GLORIOUS!

Requesting a small icon be placed somewhere in your stats (on the left hand text column?) -or- add highlighting to the battle log when you pick one up.

Have you tried using STAT? It's got a gem drop notification feature that I think you'd like.