There was an serious lag issue in all areas.
Im unsure if this is due to the hak content or something else my ping was 46 player count 1(myself) I have no issues on other servers.

Got a large shield from the starting vendor the shield and sword emblem on the quick slot bar does not fit the slot but overlaps it.

Frins basement level range is currently 1-3 as you start at level 6 it's not doable.

As it says the spawns do not give any XP.

I stopped playing here because I found the server boring.
There was nothing to do you couldn't solo around as the spawns kept being made harder and the server more dangerous, the last straw was when you nerfed the XP. Making the only way to advance your character through scripted quests this was the single biggest mistake ever.
The DM's attempt to force players to only advance through direct DM intervention or by grinding out scripted quests with decreased rewards.

I just can't imagine what was discussed when this idea was being put into motion, who in there right mind thinks punishing players for wanting to do different things than "quests" is a good idea, and who thinks lets make the server harder and lets make it so the players get less for there efforts.

Who votes yes to this terrible idea?
Who thinks this will make players want to play here?

The people that killed the server.

fin

I enjoyed that little rant but if those issues I mentioned have been changed so the server is more open,welcoming and above all FUN then I would be happy to give it another go.

Peace out.

Simple and straight forward suggestion the sever is dead change things to try and bring back some players, making it easier to access the server by removing the hak requirement could encourage others into giving it a try.

The cauldrons didn't stack 6 months ago so unless it's been altered after that your fine.

A long time ago back at the start of this version divine brewers got a buff to the potions to make them more favorable and comparable to the arcane ones.
Divine favor did +2 magic damage,shielding was made to be on par with the arcane shield potion without the MM immune.
Aid was also buffed to be +2 and 3d6 temp HP meaning everyone wanted favor and aid and you could also sell those shielding potions,a divine brewer could make a fortune.
Then.
Favor was considered to powerful that extra one ab and damage was removed,the same happened for aid meaning no one wanted to buy them anymore,because they were no longer used outside of PvP.
Shielding was then reverted when the potions system got changed and the altered recipes removed.
So what you have now is specialty potions death ward,stone skin etc..Potions that people like to have a few of just in case.
You won't make much gold selling these as the market for them will always be low in number,and you have to struggle to find the recipes before you can make them.

Healing potions.
This was the divine brewers bread and butter,but the market vanished when the loot was removed from quests and consumables added in it's place,this is what players and DM's wanted to happen so it is by design,in order to sell cure serious with any regularity you now need the recipe that lets you make them for 35 gold,then you can undercut the npc's by 15-20 gold per potion and still make some profit.

So Divine brewing isn't "dead" but it's not healthy.

Arelith is running an EE mod and will be completely transitioning to it.

The Dev's there were in on the beta testing and one of them has written some of the coding for the enhanced edition.
This is that devs response to some statements being made but i thought the bolded part would be of interest to coders here considering converting CoA to the new format.

Re: Enchanced Edition - Discussion
Postby Liareth » 25 Nov 2017 17:30

I've been in direct contact with the owner of Ravenloft since long before the announcement and he's just as excited about the project as I am. In fact, Ravenloft runs the new (1.69) NWNX which I coded, and has done for over a year, including the same performance optimizations that Arelith enjoys. This means that the transition will be easier for them than most.

I just read the thread on the Amia forums, and yes, there are a few people upset that Arelith got a 'head start', but it isn't nearly as extreme as you've painted it here. And really, Arelith didn't get much of a head start at all.

There are two development efforts required to port over a module: 1) update NWNX, and 2) change your hosting configuration. There are no code or asset changes needed to run a module on 1.74 compared to 1.69 if you don't use NWNX. It's fully backwards compatible.

Arelith, as with every other server out there, is bottle necked by 1), and I'm unable to release the NWNX update that I have ready and waiting until certain aspects of it are vetted by BD leadership - this extends to Arelith. This is why the Arelith test server is crippled by a lack of database connectivity at the moment.

In fact, I'd say Amia has a better chance than Arelith of getting a working module up and running ASAP, because it's certain that they rely less heavily on NWNX than Arelith does.
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Hope this helps abit.
peace out.

Never heard of sinfar Chips but wasn't this about raising numbers or is it about saying no no everything is fine when clearly it isn't.

You can bet most of the old players don't even know CoA is still around,I thought it had folded when the forums vanished and the autolauncher stopped working. was about a month before i was told it was still open and made any effort to find it.
My suggestion was focused on this fact of letting others know it's still here
and a way to keep them.

Because 3 players is a terrible peek time number.

Spiffy
Scripted quests make it easier to control character level progression
Just typed this bit as i couldn't find how to "quote" on these new forums.

Doesn't mean it is a good idea just means you did it.

Raising player numbers means getting people that don't play here wanting to.

The servers with the most players still use the default tile sets so you can assume from this that graphics are not what brings in players.
One of the most popular servers had last month 1020 players and 217 new players so you really should take that into consideration when thinking what will attract players because it isn't haks and tile sets.

These servers have role playing and immersion into a setting.
CoA has changed it's setting so much sometimes at seemingly random it no longer has a "feel" to get immersed in.
V3 despite it's faults had the feel of a city with a LG population with law and order.
V4 gave the feel of a tainted city with corruption bubbling under the surface.
V5 doesn't have one things changed so quickly or start then stop that it just has no sense of what the place is like.

So for V6 you need to think up what you want the setting to feel like for the players and stick to it,
Don't add plots to alter the setting keep the setting if you want it to change for V7 then have a long running under current type plot that you can hook things into to guide it's flow.
This will create an narrative that players can get there teeth into and create characters around,this in turn may generate less flash in the pan concepts allowing players to become more invested in the characters and in turn the server.

Players dislike losing and hate being told they have to play a certain way. Make the server more player friendly remove the systems that have restricted players and then tell them.
Send out a group email to all members saying what new stuff you have coming and how the negatives have been removed.
Forum PM everyone even if they haven't played for 7 years you never know they could well be playing somewhere else and pop in to have a glace at the forums.
Email everyone with the new forum address and server address as you can no longer google the forums.

Or don't it is after all your sand box to build or demolish as you choose but if you want more to play with you then you need to change attitudes from negative to positive and empower your players.

fin.