Scaling size furniture!!!

Eveningsong · 08-20-2008, 10:45 PM

Omg, I am sooo excited!

Zoltaroth wrote:
So the feature that Rothgar is talking about here is one I finsihed up working on today. Basically it gives you the ability to scale the size of house items in both player houses and in guild halls. So you can now use those really tiny fireplaces and scale them up to something epic in a guildhall, or scale down those ponds for use in smaller homes.
Hope that makes some of the decorators happy!
~Z

Sapphirius · 08-20-2008, 11:07 PM

I am so down with this idea. Bring it! /dance

freel · 08-20-2008, 11:10 PM

This is most exciting!I'm beginning to think the devs love us.Heating up the oven. It's cookie making time.

Sapphirius · 08-20-2008, 11:12 PM

No, chocolate. Lots and lots of chocolate.

SilkenKidden · 08-20-2008, 11:24 PM

Eveningsong wrote:

Omg, I am sooo excited!
Zoltaroth wrote:
So the feature that Rothgar is talking about here is one I finsihed up working on today. Basically it gives you the ability to scale the size of house items in both player houses and in guild halls. So you can now use those really tiny fireplaces and scale them up to something epic in a guildhall, or scale down those ponds for use in smaller homes.
Hope that makes some of the decorators happy!
~Z

Wow. Really. It is coming? I can reduce the QE2 to the size of a bird bath? Thankyou Zoltaroth. Thank you Rothgar. Thank you Eveningsong for reporting.

Beckah · 08-20-2008, 11:53 PM

Where did you find that posted? I don't see it.

Eveningsong · 08-20-2008, 11:57 PM

It is posted in the Guild Hall feedback thread. Unfortunately the forum links directly to dev posts from the dev tracker only seem to work about 50% of the time for me. Here's the link I get, his post is either at the bottom of this page or on the next page depending on your settings. Edit: oh for crying out loud, stupid html and links... I can't get the post to link properly, sorry. Look up Zol's post in the dev tracker at the top of the main forum page and you should be able to find it.

Mystfit · 08-21-2008, 12:49 AM

I am on my way to bed now....to fall asleep imagining what I will be changing in my houses to accomidate my perfect house with this new toy.....oooohhhhhhh.......the gleefulness of such a toy!

TaleraRis · 08-21-2008, 02:45 AM

Is this crafted only or quest items, too? I love the Fires of X house items, but they are HUGE and kind of unwieldy. Would love to be able to scale those down to a more manageable size.

Bratface · 08-21-2008, 03:51 AM

Gwyneth@Najena wrote:

Is this crafted only or quest items, too? I love the Fires of X house items, but they are HUGE and kind of unwieldy. Would love to be able to scale those down to a more manageable size.

It is all furniture as far as I can tell, there was no mention of any differences and many of us commented on the aviak bath which is a quest item.This is a change to housing items period, regardless of their origin.

TaleraRis · 08-21-2008, 04:26 AM

Bratface wrote:

Gwyneth@Najena wrote:
Is this crafted only or quest items, too? I love the Fires of X house items, but they are HUGE and kind of unwieldy. Would love to be able to scale those down to a more manageable size.
It is all furniture as far as I can tell, there was no mention of any differences and many of us commented on the aviak bath which is a quest item.

Ah yes, the pool in my backyard ^_^

Elorah · 08-21-2008, 10:37 AM

Oh my! I think that they do really love us!This will help make the nice furniture smaller for those smaller races as well... THANK YOU!!!!!

Gneva · 08-21-2008, 11:00 AM

Woot!! This is great news!

valkry · 08-21-2008, 12:05 PM

This is fantastic. No more having to build a step stool so my SK Gnome can use her bone throne.... I mean do you know how hard it is to look aweful and intimidating, when you have to cclimb and crawl onto your chair? This will also be wonderful for those rare Ogre safes who want to curl up with a book, a house-cat and a fireplace for the evening, but can't fit even on foot in the Halfing sized rocking chair.

Hmm, wonder if housepets will scale too? Giant Sphynx pets, puppy sized hell-hounds, hmmm!

Eveningsong · 08-21-2008, 12:24 PM

I spent a good part of last night imagining all sorts of things I could do ... larger rugs to cover floors, resize those dividers so they actually fit the space I need them for, larger (or smaller!) shrubberies... this is going to revolutionize decorating! Now the most important question.... WHEN?!?

Krystara · 08-21-2008, 12:25 PM

Oh this is totally great news! Of course it means re-thinking my entire home... again!!!!

/whimper

I swear, I will finish this home someday! I will!

Crymsyn · 08-21-2008, 12:52 PM

I love this idea.. I just wonder how badly the texture on some items is going to distort as they size up. I know some of them were a bit low res to start with (and I run around with textures set very highly) But this could be a way to carpet rooms and really reduce item count!! And here I was *THIS* close to finishing the three houses I have been working on for forever. Is there any kind of eta?

I do like the possibility of oh.. chairs resizing when someone tries to sit in them. HMMMMM. Could this be a doorway to solving the problem? *crosses all her fingers and toes*

Zehl_Ice-Fire · 08-21-2008, 01:24 PM

That is a great idea, I hope it happens!

SilkenKidden · 08-21-2008, 03:27 PM

Eveningsong wrote:

I spent a good part of last night imagining all sorts of things I could do ... larger rugs to cover floors, resize those dividers so they actually fit the space I need them for, larger (or smaller!) shrubberies... this is going to revolutionize decorating! Now the most important question.... WHEN?!?

It will help with the item count too. You can have one rug in place of 4 or 8 - but I've grown fond of my many rugs with different patterns all blending to give a nice overall effect. Ah well.

I'd be happy to trade in the 8-12 planters I have in the attic dirt patch for 1 or two. Wow. I can just hear the item count go down. Now I can set the table with wine glasses and coffee cups.

Akyashaa · 08-21-2008, 03:56 PM

That is the most exciting news I've heard in a while.

Sapphirius · 08-21-2008, 04:05 PM

I'm thinking... lofts! OMG! I have 10 Sathirian rugs and I forget how manay damask carpets forming the loft for my bruiser's training facility. With this, I could resize those damask carpets and save some housing slots... and possibly the sathirian rugs to to save a little more.... resize one of the sandalwood platforms that the bar sits on to save some more space... Oh the things I could resize! Then I might actually be able to do something with that 5th room that's currently empty cause I only have 3 house slots left.

All those carpets just to hide the non-textured bottoms of the Sathirian rugs...

Bratface · 08-21-2008, 04:28 PM

According to the other thread ther will be limits on scaling, the formatting is messed up but you get the idea....Zoltaroth wrote:

Snowdonia@Runnyeye wrote:

Zoltaroth,

Quick question about the scaling. Will there be a set limit for each piece or is the sky the limit no matter whether you're scaling an item for a residence or a guild hall?

I ask because I can think of some uses for extremely large versions of items in a residence but if there is a limit to how big something can get (whether it be because of the type of item or because its in a residence as opposed to a guild hall) those ideas might be need to be scrapped now.

There are default limits set which are the same for every item, however they can be overriden for specific items. But that is most likely up to Domino for which items will get larger or smaller ranges.

Amphibia · 08-21-2008, 04:41 PM

This sounds so awesome! Wonder which LU it's going live? SMILEY

Cusashorn · 08-21-2008, 04:52 PM

I'm..... actually not excited about this. Despite being a carpenter who should be looking towards the market for opportunities to use this change to my advantage, I honestly don't care.

Amphibia · 08-21-2008, 05:07 PM

Ok.

Lillaanya · 08-21-2008, 05:26 PM

/claps

Ashlian · 08-21-2008, 08:39 PM

Cusashorn wrote:

I'm..... actually not excited about this. Despite being a carpenter who should be looking towards the market for opportunities to use this change to my advantage, I honestly don't care.

Decorate much, do you, Cusa? I, on the other hand, am doing cartwheels! Go devs on this one! It nearly makes up for the overwhelming case of advanced sticker shock on the guildhall upkeep that has most of my guild members lying feebly on the floor and twitching every once in a while.

Cusashorn · 08-21-2008, 11:00 PM

Ashlian@Mistmoore wrote:

Cusashorn wrote:
I'm..... actually not excited about this. Despite being a carpenter who should be looking towards the market for opportunities to use this change to my advantage, I honestly don't care.
Decorate much, do you, Cusa? I, on the other hand, am doing cartwheels! Go devs on this one! It nearly makes up for the overwhelming case of advanced sticker shock on the guildhall upkeep that has most of my guild members lying feebly on the floor and twitching every once in a while.

I have the largest library on the Kithicor server, if not the entire game, and despite being a pack-rat for irreplacable quest items, I still manage to keep my house tasteful. I love decorating my house, but this addition simply doesn't thrill me at all.

Barq Bandit · 08-21-2008, 11:21 PM

Heh, this is funny. I remember chatting with Domino at some point about this very thing a couple months ago, and she said she was doubtful it could be made to work. I'm thrilled to see that someone's found a way. The possibilities are indeed endless.I for one will be putting a little cup of differently colored little candy canes on my Provie's serving counter like I've always wanted but could never quite manage to get to look right because they're too big. Let's see... What else... Oh my... This really opens up lots of possiblities. My mind reels with them.Now if only they could find a way to give every chair in the game the collision frame of a simple stool so we could sit in chairs sorta... Oh, and tilting floor and ceiling house items on all three axis! /crossfingers

Te'ana · 08-22-2008, 03:15 AM

I LOVE IT!!!

08-20-2008, 10:45 PM	#1
Eveningsong Tester Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 3,844	Omg, I am sooo excited! Zoltaroth wrote: So the feature that Rothgar is talking about here is one I finsihed up working on today. Basically it gives you the ability to scale the size of house items in both player houses and in guild halls. So you can now use those really tiny fireplaces and scale them up to something epic in a guildhall, or scale down those ponds for use in smaller homes. Hope that makes some of the decorators happy! ~Z

08-20-2008, 11:07 PM	#2
Sapphirius Loremaster Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 2,399	I am so down with this idea. Bring it! /dance __________________ Decorating is 1% inspiration, 9% work, and 90% tweaking. I've spent many an hour just moving things I've placed an inch or so over "that-a-way."

08-20-2008, 11:12 PM	#4
Sapphirius Loremaster Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 2,399	No, chocolate. Lots and lots of chocolate. __________________ Decorating is 1% inspiration, 9% work, and 90% tweaking. I've spent many an hour just moving things I've placed an inch or so over "that-a-way."

08-20-2008, 11:24 PM	#5
SilkenKidden Loremaster Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,039	Eveningsong wrote: Omg, I am sooo excited! Zoltaroth wrote: So the feature that Rothgar is talking about here is one I finsihed up working on today. Basically it gives you the ability to scale the size of house items in both player houses and in guild halls. So you can now use those really tiny fireplaces and scale them up to something epic in a guildhall, or scale down those ponds for use in smaller homes. Hope that makes some of the decorators happy! ~Z Wow. Really. It is coming? I can reduce the QE2 to the size of a bird bath? Thankyou Zoltaroth. Thank you Rothgar. Thank you Eveningsong for reporting.

08-20-2008, 11:53 PM	#6
Beckah Tester Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 677	Where did you find that posted? I don't see it. __________________

08-20-2008, 11:10 PM	#3
freel General Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 178	This is most exciting!I'm beginning to think the devs love us.Heating up the oven. It's cookie making time.

08-20-2008, 11:57 PM	#7
Eveningsong Tester Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 3,844	It is posted in the Guild Hall feedback thread. Unfortunately the forum links directly to dev posts from the dev tracker only seem to work about 50% of the time for me. Here's the link I get, his post is either at the bottom of this page or on the next page depending on your settings. Edit: oh for crying out loud, stupid html and links... I can't get the post to link properly, sorry. Look up Zol's post in the dev tracker at the top of the main forum page and you should be able to find it.

08-21-2008, 12:49 AM	#8
Mystfit Loremaster Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 2,984	I am on my way to bed now....to fall asleep imagining what I will be changing in my houses to accomidate my perfect house with this new toy.....oooohhhhhhh.......the gleefulness of such a toy! __________________

08-21-2008, 02:45 AM	#9
TaleraRis Loremaster Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Indianapolis, IN Posts: 2,083	Is this crafted only or quest items, too? I love the Fires of X house items, but they are HUGE and kind of unwieldy. Would love to be able to scale those down to a more manageable size. __________________ Gwyneth Lecarde 90 Warty Arrow Flinger 90 Sword Shiner Najena Morgasand Ka'Bael 54 Roswellian Mind Scrambler 87 Shield Polisher Najena

08-21-2008, 03:51 AM	#10
Bratface Loremaster Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 1,227	Gwyneth@Najena wrote: Is this crafted only or quest items, too? I love the Fires of X house items, but they are HUGE and kind of unwieldy. Would love to be able to scale those down to a more manageable size. It is all furniture as far as I can tell, there was no mention of any differences and many of us commented on the aviak bath which is a quest item.This is a change to housing items period, regardless of their origin.

08-21-2008, 04:26 AM	#11
TaleraRis Loremaster Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Indianapolis, IN Posts: 2,083	Bratface wrote: Gwyneth@Najena wrote: Is this crafted only or quest items, too? I love the Fires of X house items, but they are HUGE and kind of unwieldy. Would love to be able to scale those down to a more manageable size. It is all furniture as far as I can tell, there was no mention of any differences and many of us commented on the aviak bath which is a quest item. Ah yes, the pool in my backyard ^_^ __________________ Gwyneth Lecarde 90 Warty Arrow Flinger 90 Sword Shiner Najena Morgasand Ka'Bael 54 Roswellian Mind Scrambler 87 Shield Polisher Najena

08-21-2008, 10:37 AM	#12
Elorah Loremaster Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 3,200	Oh my! I think that they do really love us!This will help make the nice furniture smaller for those smaller races as well... THANK YOU!!!!! __________________

08-21-2008, 11:00 AM	#13
Gneva Loremaster Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 40	Woot!! This is great news!

08-21-2008, 12:05 PM	#14
valkry Gnombie!! Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Minneapolis, MN USA Posts: 1,321	This is fantastic. No more having to build a step stool so my SK Gnome can use her bone throne.... I mean do you know how hard it is to look aweful and intimidating, when you have to cclimb and crawl onto your chair? This will also be wonderful for those rare Ogre safes who want to curl up with a book, a house-cat and a fireplace for the evening, but can't fit even on foot in the Halfing sized rocking chair. Hmm, wonder if housepets will scale too? Giant Sphynx pets, puppy sized hell-hounds, hmmm! __________________

08-21-2008, 12:24 PM	#15
Eveningsong Tester Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 3,844	I spent a good part of last night imagining all sorts of things I could do ... larger rugs to cover floors, resize those dividers so they actually fit the space I need them for, larger (or smaller!) shrubberies... this is going to revolutionize decorating! Now the most important question.... WHEN?!?

08-21-2008, 12:25 PM	#16
Krystara Loremaster Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 403	Oh this is totally great news! Of course it means re-thinking my entire home... again!!!! /whimper I swear, I will finish this home someday! I will!

08-21-2008, 12:52 PM	#17
Crymsyn Server: Lucan DLere Guild: Phoenix Legion Rank: Prefect (Sr. Officer) Loremaster Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 340	I love this idea.. I just wonder how badly the texture on some items is going to distort as they size up. I know some of them were a bit low res to start with (and I run around with textures set very highly) But this could be a way to carpet rooms and really reduce item count!! And here I was THIS close to finishing the three houses I have been working on for forever. Is there any kind of eta? I do like the possibility of oh.. chairs resizing when someone tries to sit in them. HMMMMM. Could this be a doorway to solving the problem? crosses all her fingers and toes __________________

08-21-2008, 01:24 PM	#18
Zehl_Ice-Fire Loremaster Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: NJ / Unrest Posts: 1,858	That is a great idea, I hope it happens! __________________ Zehl of Unrest SK DE/Provisioner/Transmuter/Tinkerer, Fashion Police Chief of Norrath & quest freak Deyala: 1/2 Elf brig/Carp/Tinker backstabbing vixen Katayira: DE Inquisitor/Alchemist/Tinker Musette: Evil Pixie Dirge/tailor also max woodworker, jeweler, and armorer ask me for FB

08-21-2008, 03:27 PM	#19
SilkenKidden Loremaster Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,039	Eveningsong wrote: I spent a good part of last night imagining all sorts of things I could do ... larger rugs to cover floors, resize those dividers so they actually fit the space I need them for, larger (or smaller!) shrubberies... this is going to revolutionize decorating! Now the most important question.... WHEN?!? It will help with the item count too. You can have one rug in place of 4 or 8 - but I've grown fond of my many rugs with different patterns all blending to give a nice overall effect. Ah well. I'd be happy to trade in the 8-12 planters I have in the attic dirt patch for 1 or two. Wow. I can just hear the item count go down. Now I can set the table with wine glasses and coffee cups.

08-21-2008, 03:56 PM	#20
Akyashaa Loremaster Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Hawaii Posts: 226	That is the most exciting news I've heard in a while. __________________

08-21-2008, 04:05 PM	#21
Sapphirius Loremaster Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 2,399	I'm thinking... lofts! OMG! I have 10 Sathirian rugs and I forget how manay damask carpets forming the loft for my bruiser's training facility. With this, I could resize those damask carpets and save some housing slots... and possibly the sathirian rugs to to save a little more.... resize one of the sandalwood platforms that the bar sits on to save some more space... Oh the things I could resize! Then I might actually be able to do something with that 5th room that's currently empty cause I only have 3 house slots left. All those carpets just to hide the non-textured bottoms of the Sathirian rugs... __________________ Decorating is 1% inspiration, 9% work, and 90% tweaking. I've spent many an hour just moving things I've placed an inch or so over "that-a-way."

08-21-2008, 04:28 PM	#22
Bratface Loremaster Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 1,227	According to the other thread ther will be limits on scaling, the formatting is messed up but you get the idea....Zoltaroth wrote: Snowdonia@Runnyeye wrote: Zoltaroth, Quick question about the scaling. Will there be a set limit for each piece or is the sky the limit no matter whether you're scaling an item for a residence or a guild hall? I ask because I can think of some uses for extremely large versions of items in a residence but if there is a limit to how big something can get (whether it be because of the type of item or because its in a residence as opposed to a guild hall) those ideas might be need to be scrapped now. There are default limits set which are the same for every item, however they can be overriden for specific items. But that is most likely up to Domino for which items will get larger or smaller ranges.

08-21-2008, 04:41 PM	#23
Amphibia Loremaster Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 2,256	This sounds so awesome! Wonder which LU it's going live? __________________

08-21-2008, 04:52 PM	#24
Cusashorn Loremaster Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Cheeseland, USA Posts: 14,919	I'm..... actually not excited about this. Despite being a carpenter who should be looking towards the market for opportunities to use this change to my advantage, I honestly don't care.

08-21-2008, 05:07 PM	#25
Amphibia Loremaster Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 2,256	Ok. __________________

08-21-2008, 05:26 PM	#26
Lillaanya Loremaster Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 393	/claps __________________ Sig by Adiene

08-21-2008, 08:39 PM	#27
Ashlian Loremaster Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 432	Cusashorn wrote: I'm..... actually not excited about this. Despite being a carpenter who should be looking towards the market for opportunities to use this change to my advantage, I honestly don't care. Decorate much, do you, Cusa? I, on the other hand, am doing cartwheels! Go devs on this one! It nearly makes up for the overwhelming case of advanced sticker shock on the guildhall upkeep that has most of my guild members lying feebly on the floor and twitching every once in a while. __________________

08-21-2008, 11:00 PM	#28
Cusashorn Loremaster Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Cheeseland, USA Posts: 14,919	Ashlian@Mistmoore wrote: Cusashorn wrote: I'm..... actually not excited about this. Despite being a carpenter who should be looking towards the market for opportunities to use this change to my advantage, I honestly don't care. Decorate much, do you, Cusa? I, on the other hand, am doing cartwheels! Go devs on this one! It nearly makes up for the overwhelming case of advanced sticker shock on the guildhall upkeep that has most of my guild members lying feebly on the floor and twitching every once in a while. I have the largest library on the Kithicor server, if not the entire game, and despite being a pack-rat for irreplacable quest items, I still manage to keep my house tasteful. I love decorating my house, but this addition simply doesn't thrill me at all.

08-21-2008, 11:21 PM	#29
Barq Bandit Loremaster Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: South Bend, IN Posts: 687	Heh, this is funny. I remember chatting with Domino at some point about this very thing a couple months ago, and she said she was doubtful it could be made to work. I'm thrilled to see that someone's found a way. The possibilities are indeed endless.I for one will be putting a little cup of differently colored little candy canes on my Provie's serving counter like I've always wanted but could never quite manage to get to look right because they're too big. Let's see... What else... Oh my... This really opens up lots of possiblities. My mind reels with them.Now if only they could find a way to give every chair in the game the collision frame of a simple stool so we could sit in chairs sorta... Oh, and tilting floor and ceiling house items on all three axis! /crossfingers __________________

08-22-2008, 03:15 AM	#30
Te'ana Tester Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Texas Posts: 1,807	I LOVE IT!!!