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Q&A 62 - February 9th, 2022
3397 Posts
Link to post - Posted February 7th 2022 at 10:03 AM
Last Edited February 8th 2022 at 3:03 PM
Nickshire (CNE Dev)
Greetings Bush Whackers! The next developer forum Q&A begins Wednesday February 9th at 2 PM to 3 PM Pacific (or 9-10 UTC).

Feel free to post your questions in advance if you’re unable to attend, and I’ll try to answer all the questions during the live session.
107 Posts
Link to post - Posted February 7th 2022 at 12:37 PM
Vegan1964
I would like to decorate the Commons to reflect holidays. It could be a quest or series of quests. We could add flowers, wreaths, balloons etc.
532 Posts
Link to post - Posted February 7th 2022 at 2:22 PM
Last Edited February 7th 2022 at 3:59 PM
Matthew Kliparchuk
Hey nick any idea when we can expect next gen of pets.


A neat idea im stealing from chat how about a giant dev gnome for bw2 10th anniversary but its im calling it the lord of the gnomes one gnome to rule them all.
774 Posts
Link to post - Posted February 8th 2022 at 4:04 AM
Last Edited February 8th 2022 at 4:11 AM
Russel Denton
Hi Folks, here's a few idea's i have to possible improve gameplay

1- Releasing Pets - ok at the current moment to release a mount all we have to do is equip, and ask Clint(Mount Guy) to sell it, but for pets we have to go through a dozen pets before finding the one we want to sell, could we perhaps have the option for the PAGAS guy, to let us equip the pet we want to sell and him letting us sell it without all the searching etc

2- Pet Treat upgrading - i know a player suggested this before, but i was thinking, what if we could upgrade the pet treats like we do the Luck spheres perhaps

3- i know i suggested this before, but here it is again, could we replace on the TOPAZ DREAM SLOT machine the following prizes....Agates,Citrines and Sapphires all of which is easy to get no matter what level, and to replace them i thought of these Pet Treats - level 5-10 only, Luck Spheres and m aybe a ne wpet like the robot one for the BB'S one or AI tokens

4- so i noticed not many players are using the BB'S and AI token slot machines so i was wondering what if we got rid of 1 of each and replaced it with a new slot machine with new prizes perhaps and we could bet with agates, the prizes could be a few things like.

- Alchemist tokens
- Pet Treats level 5-10
- Casino Tokens
- and a new ranch item where we could win a certain part, the ranch item would be a windmill, and we could win it's stand,blades and mid -part( still needs some work), and the windmill once placed on the ranch could give power/energy every 18/24hrs perhaps


happy to her folks thoughts
7 Posts
Link to post - Posted February 8th 2022 at 2:07 PM
DarthSlug
Hello!

Quick question! When I go to see Natalie to claim my trophy items, I receive a "Request failed to contact server." error. Is this a feature, or a bug?

Thanks!


PS - Keep up the great work, enjoying the game!
Post by WhackedCrafter deleted February 8th 2022 at 3:42 PM
1839 Posts
Link to post - Posted February 9th 2022 at 10:42 AM
Last Edited February 9th 2022 at 10:43 AM
Flybaby
Just wanted to add my thoughts to Russell's post. I'm all for wanting an easier, and faster way of releasing pets too, but having to equip the pet in order to sell it seems like an added step or steps in my opinion, because you still have to search for it, then equip it, and then talk to PAGAS to sell it. And then repeat the process if selling multiple pets.

Another idea might be to leave the PAGAS dialogue window open and let us search and select more than one pet at a time rather than having the window close after each selection, (leaving us to have to repeat our searches over and over again if we want to sell multiple pets). Random DNAs could continue to be awarded for each pet sold in multiples, similar to the way random dusts are awarded when disenchanting multiple runes.
482 Posts
Link to post - Posted February 9th 2022 at 1:57 PM
Last Edited February 9th 2022 at 2:13 PM
WhackedCrafter
First, hope Georgia is better.
I like Russell's idea about the slots, but don't get rid of the outside right ones.

How is the fixing of the tiles coming? Will they be fixed before this Friday? It's a deciding factory on how or if decorating for VD Day Event.
3397 Posts
Link to post - Posted February 9th 2022 at 2:02 PM
Nickshire (CNE Dev)
Let the Q&A begin!

I'll be checking this forum thread regularly for questions throughout the next hour.
3397 Posts
Link to post - Posted February 9th 2022 at 2:05 PM
Nickshire (CNE Dev)
Vegan1964 wrote:

I would like to decorate the Commons to reflect holidays. It could be a quest or series of quests. We could add flowers, wreaths, balloons etc.

This is a neat idea! There's some technical hurdles involved with setting this up, but I'll consider it.
3397 Posts
Link to post - Posted February 9th 2022 at 2:14 PM
Nickshire (CNE Dev)
Matthew Kliparchuk wrote:

Hey nick any idea when we can expect next gen of pets.

A neat idea im stealing from chat how about a giant dev gnome for bw2 10th anniversary but its im calling it the lord of the gnomes one gnome to rule them all.

We typically try to have 6 to 8 months between generations of pets, so the next one ought to be May at the latest.

Haha! A huge gnome is a really fun idea for the 10th anniversary! I'll note that down to consider. Thanks for passing that along.
3397 Posts
Link to post - Posted February 9th 2022 at 2:31 PM
Nickshire (CNE Dev)
Russel Denton wrote:

Hi Folks, here's a few idea's i have to possible improve gameplay

1- Releasing Pets - ok at the current moment to release a mount all we have to do is equip, and ask Clint(Mount Guy) to sell it, but for pets we have to go through a dozen pets before finding the one we want to sell, could we perhaps have the option for the PAGAS guy, to let us equip the pet we want to sell and him letting us sell it without all the searching etc

2- Pet Treat upgrading - i know a player suggested this before, but i was thinking, what if we could upgrade the pet treats like we do the Luck spheres perhaps

3- i know i suggested this before, but here it is again, could we replace on the TOPAZ DREAM SLOT machine the following prizes....Agates,Citrines and Sapphires all of which is easy to get no matter what level, and to replace them i thought of these Pet Treats - level 5-10 only, Luck Spheres and m aybe a ne wpet like the robot one for the BB'S one or AI tokens

4- so i noticed not many players are using the BB'S and AI token slot machines so i was wondering what if we got rid of 1 of each and replaced it with a new slot machine with new prizes perhaps and we could bet with agates, the prizes could be a few things like.

- Alchemist tokens
- Pet Treats level 5-10
- Casino Tokens
- and a new ranch item where we could win a certain part, the ranch item would be a windmill, and we could win it's stand,blades and mid -part( still needs some work), and the windmill once placed on the ranch could give power/energy every 18/24hrs perhaps


happy to her folks thoughts

1) A fair request! Letting you choose to release either your equipped pet or a different pet seems like an okay idea.

2) Combining pet treats has been suggested before. The XP requirements increase between levels, so the XP math per treat isn't lvl5 + lvl5 = lvl10. But a way to combine them that's representative of the different XP values is something I'm already considering.

3) At least scaling the slot machine rewards by your level sounds reasonable. I'll give this some thought, thanks.

4) Certainly a new item/pet/mount to win pieces of is warranted! I'll give this some though.
3397 Posts
Link to post - Posted February 9th 2022 at 2:35 PM
Nickshire (CNE Dev)
DarthSlug wrote:

Hello!

Quick question! When I go to see Natalie to claim my trophy items, I receive a "Request failed to contact server." error. Is this a feature, or a bug?

Thanks!


PS - Keep up the great work, enjoying the game!

This is certainly a bug! I did a small change regarding the trophies but haven't encountered any issues myself (I just turned in 4 trophies on my own account without issue). I'll look into this as soon as I can!

Please submit a ticket if you're experiencing this issue. Support tickets are the best way to contact me regarding an issue with the game.
3397 Posts
Link to post - Posted February 9th 2022 at 2:36 PM
Nickshire (CNE Dev)
Flybaby wrote:

Just wanted to add my thoughts to Russell's post. I'm all for wanting an easier, and faster way of releasing pets too, but having to equip the pet in order to sell it seems like an added step or steps in my opinion, because you still have to search for it, then equip it, and then talk to PAGAS to sell it. And then repeat the process if selling multiple pets.

Another idea might be to leave the PAGAS dialogue window open and let us search and select more than one pet at a time rather than having the window close after each selection, (leaving us to have to repeat our searches over and over again if we want to sell multiple pets). Random DNAs could continue to be awarded for each pet sold in multiples, similar to the way random dusts are awarded when disenchanting multiple runes.

Were I to add a way to release your equipped pet, I would still let you release them the current way. Your other suggestion is also a good idea!
3397 Posts
Link to post - Posted February 9th 2022 at 2:38 PM
Nickshire (CNE Dev)
WhackedCrafter wrote:

First, hope Georgia is better.
I like Russell's idea about the slots, but don't get rid of the outside right ones.

How is the fixing of the tiles coming? Will they be fixed before this Friday? It's a deciding factory on how or if decorating for VD Day Event.

Georgia is doing much better, thanks for asking!

Thanks for the feedback on Russel's slots suggestion. I'll consider it along with the idea.

I'm very busy with the Flux Dungeon, so I wouldn't anticipate the tile fix this weekend.
482 Posts
Link to post - Posted February 9th 2022 at 2:40 PM
WhackedCrafter
That's good, send her ((hugs)).

That's all we ask.

Ok, ty for the heads up.
3397 Posts
Link to post - Posted February 9th 2022 at 3:03 PM
Nickshire (CNE Dev)
Okay folks, this is all I have time for, thus concluding this week's forum Q&A! Thank you for the questions, feedback, and discussion! I hope those quietly reading this afterwards find it informative.

Tune in to the Bush Whacker Weekly stream Tuesdays at 3:30 PM Pacific! Hope to see you then :D
3397 Posts
Link to post - Posted February 9th 2022 at 3:06 PM
Nickshire (CNE Dev)
DarthSlug wrote:

Hello!

Quick question! When I go to see Natalie to claim my trophy items, I receive a "Request failed to contact server." error. Is this a feature, or a bug?

Thanks!


PS - Keep up the great work, enjoying the game!

This issue should be fixed now! Sorry about that, DarthSlug!
7 Posts
Link to post - Posted February 10th 2022 at 5:16 AM
DarthSlug
Nickshire -


All fixed - thanks!


And yes, I will submit a ticket if I experience anymore technical glitches :)
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