a few things

[EndeR]

Ok, before I get started keep in mind that I have no idea how easy/difficult/impossible any of this stuff would be to actually do. These are just a few things I have been thinking about that I think would be of benefit/cool to see... so in no particular order:

1. I think it would be cool if in the house customize menu there were some way to add terrain such as hills (like in t2a).
2. I wish there were some way to send a PM to multiple parties. I know guild chat and party chat can do this, but I wish there were a way to send a one time msg to say 4 different ppl instead of writing the same msg 4 diff times.
3. I wish there was some way (perhaps on wiki) to illustrate the diff roof choices for customizable houses, and be able to easily tell which roofs can make corners in which direction. (not sure I explained this properly? lol)

That is all I can recall at this time, if I don't write these things down I forget quickly.

[fixxer1963]

As in regards to multiple PMs... You could type what you want in a text editor, then copy it, and paste it into the game with control-v.
Or if you have already sent the PM, and want to copy that message, go to portal.uoex.net and the Messages tab, and copy/paste it from there.
You may already know this, but a lot of people don't.

[EndeR]

I am not sure why but portal does not display my msgs. It used to long ago but not anymore.

[NME]

I like your ideas. Mannnnn if they added that terrain i'd reach nirvana. Would be cool to have multiple recipient option, however i think the person before me nailed it (writing msg out in notes/word/etc and just pasting it into msgs) as best option for now.

About your 3rd thing I've been wanting to create a thread/post dedicated to deco - house building ideas - etc for so long. Where like minded sandbox addicted people can share their ideas and the fruits of their labor or simply share their current project or progress.

For Example this was my solution to having a snow area in grass type house plots in order to make transition look good or at least passable




Ofcourse, using plants and rocks in between would give it that natural polished look, but I keep changing my mind on where and what should go where and how.

Other things shown which are cool is that lots of blood pentagrams stacked on top of one another can distort the original image enough to make it look like lots of blood instead of a pentagram. Also blocks themselves can restrict placement of deed deco and other small issues arise so if you raise up floor tiles (last page of Yard Wand) on top of the blocks you can create a level between a level. I think adding this type of height variation heavily compliments our isometric view. People might have seen sethras raised piano which is a great example.

TANGENT**

Due to inspirational words from "Richter" I actually plan on adding pics of stuff to an "off topic" thread (where i basically just post random impulses) that already exist on the server but don't exist on the yard wand or in the house customization interface, which i think makes the coding aspect easier (I hope). Personally I need more rocks. Oh man, I really would like to see more rocks. EX:


In the end, Be happy man! [EndeR]
For no apparent reason, earlier today I can't even get to the select character screen after typing in password. I've never had this kind of thing happen for more than a few minutes or when maintenance occurs/etc. This time its been for hours and still can't get in. (Kinda wrote this last paragraph to let "my" people know I might be out of game for a while until i can figure out problem) i think this time, it won't fix itself and might have some serious problem.

LASTLY
Did not mean to hijack your post here either, but really wanted to get the deco - house builders forum post idea going.

[EndeR]

I do like the idea of having an area to post deco ideas and such, there is a lot that can be done that I have seen done that I am not quite sure "how" it is done. I have a few ppl that I ask deco related questions to and they are very helpful... and I am learning as I go. I only really meant this post as kind of a suggestion for the future, I know the gms have a lot to keep them busy and like I said originally, I have no idea how hard it would be to implement some of this stuff, I just think it would be cool if new things were added. That being said there is a lot more I can do that I have not really messed with yet, so for now I am content. The only thing that really frustrates me is the roofs... I select a roof I want to try and start building, get a few mins in only to realize that type of roof does not go the direction I need it too lol.

[EndeR]

Just remembered something else i wanted to add

I think it would be cool if we could unidye custom house buildings, like walls, roofs, bars, etc.

[+Nyx]

Sorry, guys, most of your house customization/deco ideas just aren't possible. Terrain (such as hills) are not part of the 'item' file for UO, meaning they can't be used to create anything (which is why you never see fully customized hilly dungeons/events.). They are only accessible via a map editor and only as part of modifying a specific map's art. Dyeing of walls/other house customization items is also not feasible. The way the house customization is handled, it just wouldn't work nicely.

In regards to roof items - if you hover over the item in the customization menu it will tell you the direction/usage of that roof tile, so you could check to make sure you have all the items you need for the style you're trying to build before building it.

As for rocks - large boulders such as the one pictured have been deeded and are now part of the grand auction item rotation.

[EndeR]

Thanks nyx for input. I had a feeling most of this could not be done. Just wanted to throw it out there in case i was wrong.