Trendor caves flob bug - Endless Ages

zakazi · 08-21-2008, 11:14 AM

Hey guys-for those of you that know me-I found a bug last night. I had happily grinded all day up to about level 4, then I finally found the shapeshifting guy (thanks for directions, neo). I shifted into a flob, and died from something or other. Back at Trendor, my rebirth, I went into the caves on level 1...I think. NOT the sewers. As soon as I went up to try and hurt another flob, I dc'ed. Upset, I loaded the game and tried to kill the flob again. Same thing. I tried it five or six more times...and then got tired and went to bed. The next morning, all my stats were gone. I was level 1 again. I went outside and shifted into a flob...and attempted to kill another flob out of anger. I succeeded. It died, and...feeling lucky...I went to try and kill a clegurk. I died that time, and for some reason I thought the bug had resolved itself overnight, at the cost of four levels. So I went back to the caves, and tried to kill the same flob. I dc'ed again. Much later, I explained the issue to GM oogie. I demonstrated the bug, and he told me to post here and send him my account info so he could test it. I'm going to do it right after this post. On the brighter side, I learned LUA coding not so long ago. I'm an ambitious mapmaker and not so ambitious coder for Half-Life 2 and Garry's Mod. If you guys needed extra staff, I could always help out. Thanks,
-Zak

plasticAiredale · 08-21-2008, 11:32 AM

This isn't directly related, but I've thought the flobs in the trendor caves have been scaled wrong. They seem to be larger than the rest of the flobs. Maybe its just me and I'm crazy, but that was my first thought upon reading this topic. Super-Flobs need to be nerfed

There are known problems with dieing as a SS melee mob, though the disconnects usually occur at the time of death, not at the time of attack like you are experiencing. But maybe its related somehow.

Sidenote: I've found it easier to level SS as a flob against the Valdron and Klondons. They run around rather slow and you can stay behind them and flob the bejesus out of them, plus they don't hit flobs for much HP.

**GM_Solstice** · 08-21-2008, 11:52 AM

well to add to the funny flob stories Oogie contacted me to witness and try to help her figure out this one .. goto noob zone and watch the flobs just next to the stounts as they run into the wall they die its rather amusing, at first we thought someone was clipped and so we checked and nothing. if you want to watch suicidal flobs its well worth the trip

**oogie** · 08-21-2008, 12:35 PM

RESULT:

Issue resolved by relogging.

Sheeva · 08-21-2008, 12:47 PM

BREAKING NEWS FROM E.A.N.N.

"Suicidal flob syndrome hits the flobs of IIA."

OMG ......LOL......ROTF

Wish I'd have seen it I would have taken screens to add .....lol.

<3

**GM_Solstice** · 08-21-2008, 01:03 PM

i just checked the noob zone flobs and they are still following Osama's orders LOL

**Telos** · 08-21-2008, 02:20 PM

True result: issue resolved by re-shapeshifting. This is a bug and applies to all orbs, if you die you must unshapeshift and re-shapeshift.

samtheman768 · 08-21-2008, 03:58 PM

wow lol glad its resolved, but kinda funny. bugs like these could make great short story comics for EA =P

Sumdude · 08-22-2008, 02:20 PM

A while back, those flobs in Trendor would lag like crazy. Shoot one, and 15 seconds later, in the chat box, you see that it hit you 20 times within 2 seconds, and you're dead.
Maybe we'll call these 'death flobs' and not mess with them.

Recon · 08-24-2008, 06:39 PM

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Originally Posted by GM_Solstice

i just checked the noob zone flobs and they are still following Osama's orders LOL

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HAHAHAHA! Thats great Solstice....
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A while back, those flobs in Trendor would lag like crazy. Shoot one, and 15 seconds later, in the chat box, you see that it hit you 20 times within 2 seconds, and you're dead.
Maybe we'll call these 'death flobs' and not mess with them.

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I hate Flobs for that reason....all Flobs though. If they hit you at all its like a million times faster then you can press a button and you're dead.....
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