Patch Notes

[Trixie]

This is a minor change I had to make to the Revolution templates, but I updated the jQueries and the jScript versions that it was calling so if you notice anything acting out of the ordinary please let me know. It seems to have corrected the problem I was hoping it would fix with collapsing and expanding forums, so we're good so far. 

Reminder: For most java changes to populate on your browser you gotta clear cache and cookies so that the server can send you the proper files. I know it's a pain to do, but as I tweak and fix things some of the minor problems people have been reporting might have already been fixed, you just need to do this step. 

[Alex]

http://omniverse-rpg.com/showthread.php?...d=95#pid95

I've added the following clarifying statement to the OOC Rules of Conduct that I hope will make it clear what the chatbox should and should not be used for.

Our on-site chatbox is a PG13 platform.  This means no sexy talk, no borderline sexy talk, no blatant sexual innuendo, no sex or sex-themed jokes. It's already stated in this chat to not make light of rape. A joke or meme that is funny to you is not going to be funny to everyone. I don't want prospective members (they can view the chatbox) thinking that we're a bunch of high school boys making rape jokes or making light of sexual assault. I deal with enough of that at work. Chatbox is PG-13, and staff reserve the right to silence or ban you if you violate this. That said, the Discord and various private means are available if you would like to have more adult conversations; however, rape jokes/memes and even memes/jokes that imply rape have a zero tolerance policy moving forward, and that is everywhere related to the Omniverse.

It is also worth pointing out that this statement has been in that thread for years.

This is more of a general bit of life advice, but always be aware of who you're talking to. If you're speaking to your old writing buddies, you probably don't need to worry about upsetting them. But the chat-box is public and not everyone may get that you're joking. Be especially mindful with new members or people you don't know very well. Take a step back - is this something you would say to someone in real-life if you just met them? If not, then don't say it.

In particular, be very mindful when it comes to discussing matters of race, gender, sexual orientation, religion or other sensitive matters. We do not tolerate discrimination here on the Omniverse. We will not tolerate the use of racial slurs or sexist, homophobic, transphobic remarks even if it's 'just a joke'. Do not make light of rape or other extremely heavy matters.

I'm telling my staff to go zero tolerance policy on sex-related chat in the chatbox moving forward. We have a Discord, you can use that platform to talk more adult stuff or even use the IC chat rooms to bang IC or wax romantic with other players.

Rape, sexual assault, and anything related to that, remains -- as it always has -- zero tolerance on ANY Omniverse platform. I'm a high school teacher, and I have to delete various distasteful memes from my Google Classroom all the time. I had a class of 24 boys and 4 girls that was 100% dick, cock, ass, gay, and rape jokes for much of the year that I had to frequently deal with to the point where I just started having to have really awkward parent-teacher conference on the topic of "Your son likes to tell his friends that he's going to rape-fuck their mouths" in my class.

So let's just stop. I don't mind or care what you do on your private discords, but it's the staff and my responsibility to control what goes on here, on official platforms. You'll be temporarily banned if you violate these rules. This counts as your warning post.

If you have any complaints, questions, or concerns, take them to me.

I love you all.

(happy end of my school year)

[Blink]

I have updated the Coruscant Quests with some new story ideas and made some of the rewards more current with our new system. We don't give flat OM anymore, but we did try to make the quests and rewards more fluid based on what actually happens.

The biggest change is that the unique quests can only be completed once, but will spawn at least one new quest based on the content of the thread, hopefully making the world a bit more organic.

If you have any questions, comments, concerns (or ideas) related to questing or want a Storyteller to help you out with something, don't hesitate to contact myself or The Humble Sage.

[Blink]

Fishman Island has gone completely radio silent following Rapture shutting their doors. An update to the Vasty Deeps information thread was done, adding the following to FI: "Fishman Island is currently off-limits following a week-long radio silence. Anyone wanting to approach this location needs to contact the Storyteller department first."

Official News Update

[Alex]

An FAQ has been added to the Coruscant Information thread (Link -> http://omniverse-rpg.com/showthread.php?tid=17) to provide you with a stupid amount of information about Coruscant.

I also did some tweaks to the first post of the Info Thread. I added images for the Tiers and adjusted some language (nothing radical, mostly just 'modernizing').

I think I'll still take another in-depth look at the Info Thread at some point this summer.

[Alex]

Doubled the size of the existing Omniverse Timeline, not only 'bringing it up to present' (that part's not done, I still need to reach out and do a little more probing around) but also incorporating additional historical information/historical bits that have become known since the last extensive timeline update.

I also added half a bajillion links to threads and NPC profiles, as those were left out before and shouldn't have been.

Link to Timeline -- https://omniverse-rpg.com/showthread.php...18#pid1618

Log of changes/updates

Added (old timeline -- 3800 words)

Links.  All the hyperlinks you could ever want.
Vi's arrival
Vi joining Empire
Vi moving to Costa
Smithy's arrival
Smithy's exile from Camelot/joining Empire
Kizaru's arrival (Specified year)
Kizaru's foundation of the Imperial Navy
Attack on Bradley ('the Ultan Incident')
Expanded the 'Battle of Coruscant' blurb to include the aftermath and integrate the OV space marine history
Date Masamune's arrival and pre-Kingdom travel
Expanded detail on Sendai/Outerlying Duchies foundation
Mari Lwyd 'creation'
Details on Tevinter, a former UV settlement
Davy Jones arrival date; transfer to the VD
Davy Jones banishment
Added in the 'discovery' of Azathoth and the early nature of the Astral Realm
Expanded details on Dracula's post-BG blurb
Added Dobson's arrival
Added Garrosh's arrival
Added Gatomon/File City
Added arrival of Jack, the wandering rural guardian angel
Added Karl Jak's arrival
Added Mewtwo's arrival
Added Luna's arrival
Added Luna's victory over Azathoth and the 'purification' of the Astral Realm by virtue of sealing the god deep within the dreamer's verse.
Added the 'discovery' of the Librarian AI
Added Princess Luna's arrival
Garrosh's emergence in the Greens
Added a blurb about the contested zone in the Fields
Destruction of Blue Flame and Saboady Archipelago during DD
Fishman goes silent, Rapture bars outsiders

PCs
Seige of Darkshire
Invasion of the Vorticons Quest
Added UVQs, VQs, and PvP conflicts (still looking for fights I missed, trying to add 'pvp' to the end of those threads as well)
Beach Party
Prison Break - T2
Ash and the Ultramarines
Jade/Amber getting the Green Star Piece
Vision/Goku getting the Violet Star Piece
Guu/Gildarts getting the Yellow Star Piece
FW and Smithy
DA17
Pale Moors DD Liberation
Endless Dunes DD Liberation
Ashen Steppes DD Liberation
Tangled Green DD Liberation
Coruscant DD Liberation
Vasty Deep DD Liberation
Camelot DD Liberation
Frozen Fields DD Liberation
Gilgamesh resurfacing
Genesis of the Enigmas
Guu turns herself in
DA18
Demetri and Blue Star Piece

[Daniel]

After speaking with Alex, he and I came to an agreement that the size requirement for the Area Attack and Area Defense proficiencies seemed a little too small. So we decided to update the size requirement to 5ft instead of 3ft.

Updated proficiencies below

Area Attack Proficiency – 600 OM
Allows you to create offensive moves with an area of effect of Five Feet (or 1.5 metres) in diameter, such as an explosive or beam attack that is five feet in diameter or wider. While the strength of wider attacks are diluted, or require more energy, they are very useful for dealing indiscriminate damage to a wider area and catching swift opponents.

Area Defense Proficiency – 400 OM (Example move)
Allows you to create defensive moves that cover your entire person or are five feet in diameter or wider, such as a shield that covers an entire group of people, or wider still. Combined with the Healing power, this can also create area healing effects. Of course, the wider the effect, the more diluted the power, but such moves are nonetheless extremely handy. One cannot have shields that provide extra benefit against a particular element.

These have not been updated in the rules yet, but that will be done ASAP

[Alex]

I've relocated the laundry list of sample moves and super moves to the Join Forum, where more staffers than just me can populate that list as they see fit. There is a link to that thread in the Moves page.

I've also removed an example Super Utility called 'Ice Prison' that let people imprison someone for 40 seconds as a T1 super utility. I'm going to ask on avoiding any sort of full-scale immobilization supers, because they're just... not 'fun' in the context of a creative writing website and could create 'issues' (I freeze you in ice with my last post, you have no SP and get frozen, but I'm judged to lose [how do you even rectify that without it seeming silly]). I know that's just one hypothetical, but I'd rather just nip it before that seeps into 'the meta'. I believe there was only one real move based on this, and I'll talk to that person.

edit -- example moves are old and will be updated (they might already have been by the time you wind up looking at this post)

[Trixie]

Messing with CSS to fix some of the template style issues that cropped up from updating. You might be seeing blue text and or white text on white, depending on the Theme you're using. This is temporary and will be resolved ASAP. Thank you for your patience in this matter.

[Alex]

Kelly/Ghidorah and Dane have been removed from the staff team.

Whirda has stepped down from the staff team.

As always, if anyone has anything to say about any member of my team, you can bring it to me and I'll do my best to access and evaluate the situation.

[Alex]

The 'Distribution' team has been re-allocated, with thread bonus OM distribution in the hands of the Reading Team and other bonus OM handled on a case-by-case

Wyatt goes the Move Department, as well as new Sprites Ezhriel and Demetri
The Vision goes to the Joining Department

[Greg]

Patch notes? Okay, so Omniverse patch 1.14389503 ...

Since being able to sell back purchases you've not used has been a more-or-less de facto rule for some time, I thought I'd cut out the approval requirement for less staff approval required. New text in updates.php:

"You may sell back purchases for in return for half of the OM you paid for them. Full refunds will be granted on any non-consumables that have been purchased in the last week, and you do not need approval for this - if you do not meet the criteria, you may also make your case on the Help Desk and we may approve a full refund. To do so, use this form:"

[Greg]

Updated the above to exclude consumables and reduced the time frame to a week.