Creature Hunt II 0.2.1 is stuck

[Tix Mascot]

I've read it and replied to it.

I don't know if it's supposed to be that way, but at 99 remaining of the swarm, we kill one only evry 10-15 times.

[Tix Mascot]

Todge,

unfortunately, we seem to be stuck again, although I tried to set the hit rate to 100.

Could you please have a look at heretix.boards.net/thread/8619/monster-lol?page=28&scrollTo=129469 and see if you can help us?

Thanks in advance!

Sven

[Todge]

Sept 30, 2020 6:46:37 GMT -8 Tix Mascot said:

Todge,

unfortunately, we seem to be stuck again, although I tried to set the hit rate to 100.

Could you please have a look at heretix.boards.net/thread/8619/monster-lol?page=28&scrollTo=129469 and see if you can help us?

Thanks in advance!

Sven

I see you still have the Creature Thread Stats plugin installed. Can you use that to get the current stats for the stuck thread and let me know what it says?

Thanks.

[Tix Mascot]

After I set the hit rate to 100%, it has now changed to this:

Creature = Hydra(Monsters)*
Creature HP/Success Rate =
10 99.44% 180

Reply HP =
50%

Yesterday, it changed from 11 remaining creatures to 10, so maybe it's not completely stuck after all?

[Todge]

Oct 1, 2020 8:05:17 GMT -8 Tix Mascot said:

After I set the hit rate to 100%, it has now changed to this:

Creature = Hydra(Monsters)*
Creature HP/Success Rate =
10 99.44% 180

Reply HP =
50%

Yesterday, it changed from 11 remaining creatures to 10, so maybe it's not completely stuck after all?

According to those stats you shouldn't have any issue with hitting the creature.. The fact that it is a swarm, and that there are only 10 left will limit it somewhat, that is the way swarms are meant to work.. The less in the swarm there are, the harder it is to hit, and the less damage you are likely to do.

If you are still having problems, try changing the 180 to something smaller.. That is the original number the swarm had and plays a role in working out how hard the swarm should be to hit, reducing it 'should' make the swarm easier to hit.

[Tix Mascot]

Thanks for the tip, Todge, I will follow your advice if we cannot combat the swarm otherwise. Our current thread has lasted for several months now, so it's time to see the end. Before I start another thread, I'd like to change the settings so that creatures can fight back, too see how that plays out.

Thanks again!

[Todge]

No worries..

[Tix Mascot]

Todge, just to inform you that the last three posts ended with 1, 3 and 6 hits, respectively, which killed off the last creatures.

I have now started another thread where the creatures can hit back and it seems to work fine so far. Maybe you can have a look at the settings and see if something needs to be adjusted here: heretix.boards.net/thread/9495/lurking-shadows

Thanks in advance!

[Todge]

Oct 7, 2020 11:23:42 GMT -8 Tix Mascot said:

Todge, just to inform you that the last three posts ended with 1, 3 and 6 hits, respectively, which killed off the last creatures.

I have now started another thread where the creatures can hit back and it seems to work fine so far. Maybe you can have a look at the settings and see if something needs to be adjusted here: heretix.boards.net/thread/9495/lurking-shadows

Thanks in advance!

It looks good to me..

Whether the numbers suit you, you'll have to play and see. Depending on how quickly you can deplete the swarm, you may find that the creature depletes your life too quickly for your liking, but that will depend on how many members are playing. With an 80% reply success rate, the creature will always have a better than equal chance of successfully retaliating... just.

If you find that you are dying too easily or not recovering quickly enough you may need to tweek the numbers slightly, but time will tell.

[Tix Mascot]

Thanks for the info!

[Tix Mascot]

New issue, Todge . Lady Porthos tagged me about a calculation error. Please check replies #11-13 here: heretix.boards.net/thread/9495/lurking-shadows

Sorry to create more headache for you... 

[Todge]

Oct 10, 2020 9:37:25 GMT -8 Tix Mascot said:

New issue, Todge . Lady Porthos tagged me about a calculation error. Please check replies #11-13 here: heretix.boards.net/thread/9495/lurking-shadows

Sorry to create more headache for you... 

Hi Tix Mascot,

That is not a bug.. If you look at the posting time, both posts were made yesterday at 5:10pm, plugins can only access key data when the page is loaded, so if one member posts while another is on the posting page, the plugin key, acording to each member, would be the same, and so the member that posts last will overwrite any changes made by the former.. That is what has happened here. Lady Porthos posted while you were authoring your post, so the data you created wrote over the changes made by her.

Hopefully that will be a rare event.. You can limit it somewhat by disabling the quick reply in any creature board, forcing your members to reload the page again before posting.

I do have an idea on how to make it all but impossible, but I'm still working around that.

[Tix Mascot]

Thanks for the clarification, Todge! I will copy and paste it in the thread so that the participants can understand how things work.

Enjoy your Sunday and good luck!

[Todge]

Tix Mascot, could you please try version 0.1.5 of Creature Hunt.

You will need to ensure that the Quick Reply IS active as this version uses that as a gateway to try and limit the chances of the key data being overwritten...

Please give it a go and let me know how it goes.

Thanks.

[Tix Mascot]

Sure, Todge. I'm about to hit the sack now, but I'll have a look into it tomorrow.

Will it somehow affect our on-going game in any way?

Tnaks for notifying me!