Changes to ESP/THINK
Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2012 4:27 pm
Two changes!
First, by popular request, the think command now causes your character to merely think something, not broadcast it to the world. This will also send what your character is thinking to any online GMs. Good to show GMs what your character is thinking when the rest of the people in the room (or world) shouldn't know about it, but you want the GMs to.
Second, ESP is no longer a common trait of every man, woman and child in the world. It now requires the use of a focus crystal and, optionally, tuning crystals. A focus crystal, on its own, gives you access to the public and unfiltered telepathy network. Anyone who has an ESP artifact can send and hear thoughts on this channel.
Tuning crystals can be attached to most focus crystal items (such as pendants or bracelets with a focus crystal on them) to allow the wearer to then tune in to a private channel provided by that crystal. The channels are based on the colors of the tuning crystals. It is possible to have multiple tuning crystals attached, but you will only be able to tune to one channel at a time. Even if you are tuned to a private channel, you will still hear thoughts on the public "gray" channel as well.
Tuning crystals have a limited time of usefulness. The default is 4 hours. After they're used up, they will become colorless, at which point you may simply detach them and toss them. Their time only goes down when they're in use, so people can buy several and stash extras somewhere.
A wagon is currently just outside Redrock Canyon, selling ESP items. Additionally, the Shadgard post office is selling amber tuning crystals, which is the official channel used by Shadgard.
First, by popular request, the think command now causes your character to merely think something, not broadcast it to the world. This will also send what your character is thinking to any online GMs. Good to show GMs what your character is thinking when the rest of the people in the room (or world) shouldn't know about it, but you want the GMs to.
Second, ESP is no longer a common trait of every man, woman and child in the world. It now requires the use of a focus crystal and, optionally, tuning crystals. A focus crystal, on its own, gives you access to the public and unfiltered telepathy network. Anyone who has an ESP artifact can send and hear thoughts on this channel.
Tuning crystals can be attached to most focus crystal items (such as pendants or bracelets with a focus crystal on them) to allow the wearer to then tune in to a private channel provided by that crystal. The channels are based on the colors of the tuning crystals. It is possible to have multiple tuning crystals attached, but you will only be able to tune to one channel at a time. Even if you are tuned to a private channel, you will still hear thoughts on the public "gray" channel as well.
Tuning crystals have a limited time of usefulness. The default is 4 hours. After they're used up, they will become colorless, at which point you may simply detach them and toss them. Their time only goes down when they're in use, so people can buy several and stash extras somewhere.
A wagon is currently just outside Redrock Canyon, selling ESP items. Additionally, the Shadgard post office is selling amber tuning crystals, which is the official channel used by Shadgard.