Tracking Range

[bradley-]

So, I recently GM'd the tracking skill just for fun and discovered the the range is a short 35 tiles! While 35 tiles seems like a lot, it really isn't when you realize you dumped 100 points into the skill to track things just 2 screens away?

I have no idea how the range for tracking is coded but I think 5 or 10 tiles per 10 points of tracking would be better! That would allow GM tracking to track 50-100 tiles away which about 3-6 screens.

 

[VFingerDiscount]

Two screens is a ton...

Phylyn Rahl, Eugene the Weak, Mysthran, Mysthrana, Norah Winehouse, StevieRayVaughan, VFingerDiscount

 

[bradley-]

2 screens really isn't a lot when you can track your entire screen with 0 tracking :/

 

[Karl Sagan]

Yeah that sucks I thought it was more :/

Detect hidden also blows :/

 

[halygon]

Yeah that sucks I thought it was more :/

Detect hidden also blows :/

True dat.

 

[Tearloch]

2 screens really isn't a lot when you can track your entire screen with 0 tracking :/

Maybe they should reduce the 0 tracking radius instead of boosting the GM tracking radius.... Or maybe that is what you were already suggesting with the 5-10 tiles per 10 skill points.

 

[Staff]

I've dropped the min tracking to 5 tiles at 0 tracking and given you guys 0.75 tiles per 1 point.

 

[Tearloch]

Cool.

You ask, and you shall receive?

 

[girana]

I've dropped the min tracking to 5 tiles at 0 tracking and given you guys 0.75 tiles per 1 point.

@Adam real or shown skill ?

 

[halygon]

I've dropped the min tracking to 5 tiles at 0 tracking and given you guys 0.75 tiles per 1 point.

Love it. 75 tiles at GM and 5 at 0. Works for me.

Edit: ok, it's 75 + 5 = 80

Thanks Wreck for showing me how to to math.

 

[Don Key]

Love it. 75 tiles at GM and 5 at 0. Works for me.

The most important one is 15 tiles at 20 skill.

Can't wait to sail the high seas with GM tracking now though

 

[Yoar]

Can't wait to sail the high seas with GM tracking now though

This is what I'm doing right now.


Thanks for the tracking buff. It was needed imo

 

[wreckognize]

Love it. 75 tiles at GM and 5 at 0. Works for me.

80 @ gm keke

great solution to an age old problem btw ^^

 

[halygon]

80 @ gm keke

great solution to an age old problem btw ^^

Math geek, but you are right.

 

[wreckognize]

it's hip + 2(B²)

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[Don Key]

 

[Don Key]

 

[Techno Destructo]

good to know, i will be dropping stealth on every character i have it maxed on as its a complete waste of skill now

 

[edw3rdwood]

good to know, i will be dropping stealth on every character i have it maxed on as its a complete waste of skill now

Don't even try down-talking this. Stealth is worthless now because of a nearly useless skill that almost nobody uses has now been buffed to compete with your precious Stealth? Stealth is still good, it always will be, just now people have a chance to find you. Every buff should have its equivalent debuff, rock-paper-scissors style. There's no reason you should be stealthing and no one even has a chance of finding you.

 

[Don Key]

I keep 20 tracking on my stealther, the range is crazy high at low levels.