Horses

[LadyPhoenix]

I would like to see an ability to NAME your horse, either by purchasing with gems in the stables or by using donation points in the Lodge. Just a silly notion of mine that doesn't add anything to the game other than a little flavor, but I'm rather partial to the stallion I've had over the last 33 dragon kills and I think he deserves a name.

[Akuma AKA Kurama]

Yeah thats a great idea, I like the lodge points thing for that.

[JCP]

Naming your creatures is a "to be added to the Lodge" item on the list.

Renaming has 0 impact on the game, and it is a perfect bonus for donations/referrals.

[Eva]

I would also like Mares, since they are much better horses than Stallions or Geldings.

[Sneakabout]

Well... you can 'name' your creature by just calling it something repeatedly (in your bio etc.) like Kether does. The actual ability to properly name your mount would be nice for those who give money to the game.

One thing about mounts which I would like to see would be type-specific encounters i.e. encounters that you can only have with that type of mount. It would make a Wyvern feel more different that an uber-horse if you were told that you flew somewhere or something...

[Voratus]

Originally Posted by Sneakabout

One thing about mounts which I would like to see would be type-specific encounters i.e. encounters that you can only have with that type of mount. It would make a Wyvern feel more different that an uber-horse if you were told that you flew somewhere or something...

That actually wouldn't be all that difficult to do (assuming knowledge of PHP). You'd just have to create a large amount of specials, and each would check for a specific mount, and if it fails, it looks again.
Perhaps having one special that if it occurs, checks for the mount, and then loads a mount-specific special.
'Tis a good idea, IMHO.

[FanboyElric]

Or rather then creating a series of creature specific specials why not just a pair of them - one for people with Phoenixes (something like a volcanic pyre) and one for people with Wyverns (something like wyvern cliffs). Basically you'd get the intro for the special the same regardless, but you wouldn't be allowed to do anything more with the special unless you had the right creature for the task...

[LadyPhoenix]

No, don't take my poor brethren! Leave the Phoenii alone!

[JCP]

Ok, about mounts:

1. The mount editor has a lot of fields - lots of stuff to consider.

2. Making mounts different enough, worthwhile, and balanced is not easy.

3. I've been a bit leary of adding more mounts since the things that would benefit a high level/dk player completely overpower a low level player after a dk, especially in the "regular" forest.

The mounts are all tuned for the BETA forest. When the older forest goes away, we'll consider more mounts.

[FanboyElric]

Originally Posted by LadyPhoenix

No, don't take my poor brethren! Leave the Phoenii alone!

Umm.... I was thinking more along the lines of a special place with good things for people with the top familiar or the top mount... I wouldn't ever want to take away the phoenix away, but if you want something neat for wyverns, phoenixes should deserve the same level of respect...