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« on: December 14, 2014, 02:16:03 pm »
Hi everybody, I've added a new forum for you to post your development threads privately. They will only be able to be viewed by yourself, Administrators, Gamemasters and Character Approvers. If you wish your existing thread to be moved to that section, please reply here. Yes you can have both a public and private CDT, one in this forum and one in the other. Cheers, orth
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« on: April 01, 2007, 05:35:57 am »
Okay this is a combination of quite a few things so bear with me here. For some reason I decided to keep them all together though it's kind of three posts in one. Many of you were left wondering just what the heck was going with regards to this thread: http://www.layonara.com/general-discussion/114789-messenger-bad-news.htmlI've been in communication with Zelda1 and she had a few things to say and a few confessions at the same time and has asked me to relay them. First off, in regards to the mentioned thread, she insists she has no idea where that came from and was no part of it. So we're still a bit up in the air on just where that all came from. But Zelda1 does want to clear the air on some things anyway and has asked me to relay them. She originally came to Layonara and was instructed to pretend she wasn't as young as she is. She, like many of us have had at times, got a little too caught up with her character, but also the persona she had taken up and decided to take a break. She returned again but due to some more conflicts left once more. She returned in V3 and the new forums under a new username to set the record straight on her age and who she was but that never came to fruition before this event with the alleged coma took place. She is upset and sorry for the grief she may have caused for this mistaken identity, she didn't realize how caught up one could get. I have asked that she focus on her studies and keep in touch, but she will not be playing. I believe also she has a few friends to contact to set the record straight. Layonara is going to leave this episode to those who are very closely involved and step away from it. Now onto a few of my thoughts...I thought about some things and while my initial anger probably was a fuel for the harsh tone I had in my post that closed that thread, I think in retrospect I should have handled it better. Obviously there were some people who would be feeling great emotion if they have been going through this thinking it's the full truth and for me to "slam" the door with terms such as "sick joke" might not have been the best. I think a more calm "Something is not adding up here and I fear some people are not hearing the truth as the evidence of this story's fabrication piles up" might have been a bit more sensitive. So to those who I may have offended in that regard, I'm sorry. I also want everyone to know that we have a protective nature here as well and are looking out for the best interests of the community and we'll use all the information that is available to us to protect Layonara and it's community. Some of you may not know but when you connect to the forum you leave a trace of your internet connection. This sort of information is viewable to the Administrators of the forum who can be viewed on the User Groups Page. When you're in game you also leave this information and Dorganath, OneST8, Leanthar, Nibor21 and myself have access to that information via the database and Pankoki and EdTheKet through server logs. One person asked me about Forum PMs. OneST8 and myself have access to this information only via the database though, there's no "Read this person's Private Messages" or anything like that. It's on a database, it has to be stored somewhere... But that's the risk you take when you submit most information over the internet. That is why you should always make sure your network admin gets cookies. With that said, we're not going to read your PMs. Unless a law enforcement agency asks us for them or we have an extremely strong suspicion that you may be guilty of something illegal or very detrimental to the Layonara community. All poll voting is private but the information is stored on a database so once again OneST8 and I have access to that information. No one can see tells in game. No one can see private IRC communications. I want everyone to understand that even though to some it may not seem so evident recently, we do really care for the players here. Our number one goal is for you to have fun and enjoy yourself. We want you also to meet new and interesting people in a family friendly environment where the magic of our fantasy world can help us feel young and creative and for us to be able to take out some of the real world woes on monsters. Emotions can flow in every single direction when a group such as our playerbase joins up. Many relationships have evolved from Layonara; great friendships, confidantes, mentors, coworkers and even love. Alas these emotions bring along other ones though. There is indeed a Balance to the Layonara community too (oh no here comes the Plen!), and things go on tilt. Scores of differing opinions rise, rumours flow, relationships end, people fade, deception behind the computer, envy, frustration pile up then to add to that, there has been a lot of change recently to Layonara. Very balance upsetting! I've talked to a few people who are concerned about this and I find a rather large irony in the fact that these people approached me much like I think characters would approach Plen. I as a person can do for the community what Plen has tried to for the game. Because like the cycle of Layonara's Nature, there is the one with the Layonara community and I intend to help keep that balance in whatever capacity I can  -orth(y)
2284
« on: March 28, 2007, 07:17:15 pm »
You may notice now that threads deemed read will now no longer show up when you search New Posts instead of it being time based. Let me know how this works out.
2285
« on: March 28, 2007, 04:08:40 pm »
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2286
« on: March 26, 2007, 11:00:50 am »
Users can now be notified by email of new events on either the GM or Player Calendar. You'll see at the top the option to be reminded of events, 1, 2 or 3 days in advance.
For example if you select three days in advance, every day you will be notified of all events that are on the calendar within the next three days.
2287
« on: March 26, 2007, 09:02:47 am »
This forum can be used to roleplay in character discussions about the current major plot.
Thanks to Galen for the suggestion.
2288
« on: March 25, 2007, 07:00:27 am »
Okay, I hope this is helpful for everyone. This is how to set up a calendar event so the time is displayed properly for every one of our community members. [SIZE=24]Step 1. Set Your Correct Timezone[/SIZE]First off, make sure you yourself have the correct timezone set! Edit Your Options and set your timezone to the proper timezone, and select Automatically detect DST settings.
[SIZE=10]Figure 1. orth's Time Zone settings[/SIZE]
[SIZE=24]Step 2. Add Your Event[/SIZE]Once you're done that, you're now ready to set up an event. Go to the Player Calendar. GMs can use GM Calendar, either way doesn't matter. Now in the top right under the navigation bar click the Add New Event then select Ranged Event. [SIZE=18]Okay now here's the tricky part. [SIZE=13] [SIZE=18] If you are currently in Daylight Saving Time wherever you are, then put your star[/SIZE][/SIZE][/SIZE][SIZE=18][SIZE=13][SIZE=24] [/SIZE][/SIZE][/SIZE][SIZE=18][SIZE=13][SIZE=18] t time at one hour before you want it started.[/SIZE] For example if you plan on starting a quest at 10:00am, then put it for 9:00am. Once Daylight Saving Time is over you need not set it one hour before. The Time Zone should be your Time Zone. DO NOT CHECK THE MAINTAIN SAME TIME BY IGNORING DST. THIS IS IMPORTANT OR PLAYERS WHO DON'T HAVE DST WILL SEE WRONG TIMES.The end time isn't very relevant as we all know how some quests you just don't know how long they will be, but putting an approximation of length does no harm. In my example below I wanted the quest to start at 6:30am my time and since it's currently Daylight Saving Time here, I set it to start at 5:30am. [/SIZE][/SIZE][SIZE=10]Figure 2. Example Event[/SIZE] [SIZE=18][SIZE=13]  [/SIZE][/SIZE] [SIZE=24]Step 3. Verify The Time Is Correct[/SIZE]Okay, now make sure when you save the event, the start time appears correctly for you. This ensures it will display properly for everyone else. As long as they've set their time zone that is :\\ If the time is not correct then please verify you've done all the correct actions in the first two steps. You can edit your calendar event by selecting :: Edit Event from the Event Options dropdown in the bottom right corner of your event. [SIZE=10]Figure 3. Event time verification[/SIZE]  Hope that helps, please comment for revisions or clarifications. -orth
2289
« on: March 24, 2007, 04:07:46 am »
Okay, the HTML Cleanup went okay as far as I can tell, there are some issues here and there, in some cases all you need to do is edit your post and save it and things should fix themselves. (I noticed this for bulleted lists).
If you are missing anything please let me know.
Also the format of how you work with tables is much easier and I have converted the existing tables to use that new format. To make a table you simply enter it like so:
[noparse]
[table=head]Heading 1|Heading 2|Heading 3
Row 1 Col 1| Row 1 Col 2| Row 1 Col 3
Row 2 Col 1| Row 2 Col 2| Row 2 Col 3
[/table]
[/noparse]
If you don't want a heading for the first row and just treat it as a normal row then you need not specify the =head part.
Now the real cool part... if you want to make these tables sortable, then specify which columns are sortable. For example:
[noparse]
[table=head;sort=1,2,3]Spell|Level|Cost
Bless|1|460
Virtue|0|25
Implosion|9|7560
Resurrection|7|10000
[/table]
[/noparse]produces this:
[table=head;sort=1,2,3]Spell|Level|Cost
Bless|1|460
Virtue|0|25
Implosion|9|7560
Resurrection|7|10000
[/table]
Notice how you can click the headings and they re-sort?
Anyway I should post this so I can turn the forum back on O.o.
Once again, let me know if anything significant has been lost, and if you see a stray html tag and it's your post, try fixing it. As I said sometimes just clicking edit then save will do the trick.
Cheers,
orth
2290
« on: March 23, 2007, 01:30:30 pm »
Please reply here if you are not seeing or are having problems accessing forums in which you have access.
2291
« on: March 14, 2007, 04:16:49 pm »
Just to let everyone know I am aware of posts getting cut off. This tends to happen when you type your post in Microsoft Word or other application. Word likes to translate normal apostrophes and ellipsises (...'s) into custom encoded Windows characters. These characters are known to be problematic to forums.
If your post is getting cut off, please try to let me know at what character it seems to be getting cut off. I can fix each character but it looks like I need to do this on a case by case basis. (Not per post, I mean per special character)
Thanks,
orth
2292
« on: March 12, 2007, 06:35:25 pm »
Hello everyone, This seems to be a popular forum and since I don't have a GM introduction I thought I'd take the time to let everyone know a little more about myself too. My names is James, 32 years old living in a Toronto suburb. I work as a Bookkeeper/Office Manager. I have no wife nor children but 5 brothers and 4 sisters. (Yes all from the same parents). I found Layonara in October 2003. I had spent many years on MUDs since 1994 but Layonara was my first graphic roleplay experience, (unless you count Diablo, which you shouldn't). For those of you unfamilar with a MUD, it is a roleplay experience where all actions are typed, all interaction is text based. The deity I worshipped on one particular mud was named Orthwein, the God of Fate. Later on in my online life, I started using orthwein as a username, and it eventually got dropped to orth as that was all anyone would call me. Anyway, Layonara blew me away, I found a creative outlet that was missing and was able to write a story with many others whom I developed strong friendships with plus have a lot of action and problem solving stimulation. Plenarius was always there for me when I needed to just enjoy myself and escape for a while. After a few months in Layonara, on the suggestion of Nita Thompson I applied for GM along with OneST8 and we were both accepted. In hindisight, I still think it was kind of early with my Layonara experience as some of the mystique is lost once you become a GM. But I don't regret the choice one iota. I took a sabbatical in the summer of '04 and returned to find Leanthar having his hands full with development. Many of the team had moved on to WOW and bugs were piling up. I offered some suggestions to Leanthar privately on how to fix some bugs and we soon began communicating daily on issues before I eventually took up the whole Lead Dev position for NWN in early 2005. Since then I've spent many hours in many areas of development and play time in this world. It is a very large part of my life and I love it. There are so many people here I would call my greatest of friends and the memories overflow. Thank you to everyone for making this world what it is and thank you to Leanthar for all that have you entrusted me with. Enjoy your Layonara experience! In case you want a face to the name: 
2293
« on: March 10, 2007, 03:55:31 pm »
Any modifications you made to your profile or any passwords you tried to recover will be overwritten and you will have to recover your password again. The new forums are running an outdated backup of this forum's data we need to import, so the process has to be run again.
2294
« on: March 09, 2007, 10:03:36 am »
To facilitate the time it will take to migrate the forums and keep every thing as up to date as possible, I will be shutting down new additions to the albums at Midnight Eastern Time. No comments or new uploads will be allowed. Users can still view the images.
Yes, all photos will be moved to the new forums in our spiffy new photo gallery that is much better then the existing one.
Stay tuned for more updates about the new forums over the next day and a half.
2295
« on: January 15, 2007, 10:37:24 am »
Just wanted to thank the teams and the community for this tidbit we recently discovered that's almost a year old. According to this gent we seem to be doing some things right. http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/column_index.php?story=8285 (Second Topic in Column) Great job folks -orth
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« on: January 30, 2015, 11:35:42 am »
This is a contract signed by Plenarius Ashaley and Milara. It was witnessed and agreed to by thirty Heroes with Plenarius Ashaley at the time. The contract states that Milara has absolute control and rulership over the following lands and borders, regardless of what their names are now or later. The term of the contract is for seven years. Milara controls all of the Iriand Mountains, to include the sky to the heavens, the land itself, and anything below the mountains—everything. The borders are Bone Hill, Viotrim Canyon, ten miles around Bloody Gate, Region Forest, and Storms End (these names are changing in V3) (Milara does not control Bloody Gate). Bloody gate is not allowed to fortify or gather forces during the period of this contract. They may live freely, day to day, but with little to no buildup in troops or fortifications. Nobody is to set foot in to the mountains without the approval of Milara during this time. That includes adventures and heroes, militia under the control of rulers or kingdoms or invading forces not under the control of Milara. No military build may occur within 500 miles around the Iriand Mountains. If dragons fly over Milara’s territory it is his concern, nobody else’s. If anything is broken the contract and deal is off. In return. Milara shall leave nature alone. Milara shall also remove all forces under his control from all locations. That includes cities and areas that he rules on Rilara. (as a note, this is going to put cities in to collapse as nations can no longer rule themselves). Milara will stay out of the activities of the world for the duration of this contract.
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« on: December 05, 2006, 03:49:43 pm »
A curious storage bug has crept up due to the sheer number of furniture stored on the db. A fix is ready but requires some time for me to implement on the running server. To that end, I need to reset and then work on west and central at 4:30PM PST, 7:30PM EST, 12:30AM GMT
The password will be changed at this time while I do the fixes for what I am hoping will only take an hour.
Updates will continue in this thread.
You can travel to east or planes if you wish.
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« on: November 09, 2006, 02:16:45 pm »
I reset the server due to lag that I noticed and I had asked others, but I never even thought to consider a quest was going on. It was an accident, it's usually the first thing I check. Sorry to mixafix and the participants.
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« on: November 01, 2006, 05:57:04 pm »
Over the past 24 hours I've had an experience that can't help but put a smile on my face. On three seperate occasions I've witnessed the spirit of this community and the world with the simple act of an unexpected hug. It's amazing just how much of a positive experience the hug can be and I thought some people might want to share this link that put my hug trifecta in play with people you think need a hug! Some of you may have seen it already, it's been viewed 5 million times... that particular point inspires me to believe in the human race a little more http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vr3x_RRJdd4*hugs* orth
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