Random Question Thread XIX: Welcome to Flavor Country

[Clerix]

http://www.windower.net/resources.xml

I updated resources (at least, I think I did?) and it is still saying "Unkown Ability" for newer JA's like manacede.

Edit: logged out, logged back in, reloaded recast on fullscreen and still no change.

[Yugl]

I think you need to type updateresources. Other than that, all I can think of is you needing to put resources in the right folder (Plugins).

[Clerix]

I think you need to type updateresources. Other than that, all I can think of is you needing to put resources in the right folder (Plugins).

I've got resources in the plugins folder; also there's a resources folder within that plugins folder too (with a few things in it, like areas, abils, items_armor, etc)

then within the plugins folder , i have resources XML document and resources.ver

[Yugl]

No clue then. Maybe it's the program you're using?

[Nightfyre]

Open the xml in your plugins folder. If the comments at the top declare it to be a build from 2008, do the following:

Unload any plugins that use resources.xml if you have Windower running. Download the latest resources.xml into your plugins folder and open it. At the top is a comment that should look something like <!--T0000001297351996-->, copy the numbers. Open resources.ver and replace whatever is in there with what you copied. Reload your plugins and everything should work.

[TheDirtyHobo]

Where is a good place to kill Arcana for a Magian Trial?

That is all.

Abyssea? Detectors and Clusters in Misareaux, Djinns in Vunkerl, all 3 Heroes zones have arcana somewhere, people do Ops on the detectors in Uleguerrand a lot.

Unless you need some kind of weather.

[Akyrey90]

just read on wiki about a +10 MDB on barspells for af3+2 whm body.is it true?may have missed it if somebody mentioned already

[Neisan]

AF3+1 Body is +5 MDB on barspells with Solace active Same as Blessed Briault Briault, +10 MDB for +2 Body wouldn't be far off.

[Arundo]

Easiest low-man setup to help friends get RR atma?

[Akyrey90]

AF3+1 Body is +5 MDB on barspells with Solace active Same as Blessed Briault Briault, +10 MDB for +2 Body wouldn't be far off.

cool tyvm!! another fast question: conserve mp caps at +50% or lower?

[TheUnspeakable]

I'm a total campaign noob, and never actually participated since I took a good 2 year break during it's hayday. The question is now what do I do? I'd like to work on rose strap since it's an integral part of making 5hit builds for SAM WAR and DRK. What are good solo jobs for campaign? What is the best method to rank up? Right now I'm at the bottom of the ranks, so it seems a lot of work is ahead of me.

My jobs: WAR SAM DRK NIN RDM BRD PLD BLM

Any advice/options are appreciated.

[Byrthnoth]

Go RDM or WAR/DNC and solo monsters. Rank up every 5 days, as it becomes harder to rank up the longer you wait. 3000xp should be worth a 5-day rank up at least until Rose Strap.

Edit: Oh yeah, and if you're having trouble finding nights to do this, you can do it on weekend mornings.

Campaign on Saturday -> Rank up -> Campaign after rank up, still Saturday -> Rank up on Wednesday just by talking to the NPC -> Campaign on Saturday -> rank up Sunday -> Campaign Sunday -> Rank up Friday, etc

Even if you're in an event LS that goes every night of the week, poor planning or disinterest are the only two reasons to not rank up at least once a week.

[Fees]

Go RDM or WAR/DNC and solo monsters. Rank up every 5 days, as it becomes harder to rank up the longer you wait. 3000xp should be worth a 5-day rank up at least until Rose Strap.

Basically this, hardly anyone (on my server at least) does it any more, so support is down to NPCs who can be retarded. As long as you go on a self sufficient job, you'll rack up the xp in no time.


Since the level cap increase to 90 (I haven't been back in a long time), what stuff has been done solo/very low-man that hasn't been possible before (for people that aren't relic but not crap)? I.e. Sky/Sea NMs, Nyzul duo/trio, Dyna etc. Dead content I know, but I'm trying to get people to join the game so they'd have to start at the beginning for this kind of stuff.

[Arcanesoul]

Wouldn't it be quicker to finish the WotG storyline? I thought rank up was automatic once you progressed past a certain stage?

Or do have to do campaign battle and rank up even if you've reached the corresponding stage in the quests/missions?

[Lyramion]

Still have to do the rankup AND an evaluation every 30 days. It´s just impossible to rank down anymore if you have the correct Mission progression. (unless you windy, then there seems to be a lil bug atm)

[RyaWHM]

EDIT: beaten AND wrong! :(

Still have to do the rankup AND an evaluation every 30 days. It´s just impossible to rank down anymore if you have the correct Mission progression. (unless you windy, then there seems to be a lil bug atm)

So if I'm lowmedal, and I finish all missions, do I just have to evaluate favorably ONCE to get supermedal? Or do I have to evaluate all the steps up still?

[Byrthnoth]

My impression is that you have to evaluate up to that medal and it will reserve your spot for you after that point. I didn't realize Windy was glitched.


Also, what DEF are people assuming when they do calculations for Abyssea monsters these days?

[Gabai]

420-450 is what I use.

[mcb]

attack capped is ~800 atk? for abyssea

[Byrthnoth]

At 450 defense, 2-handers would cap at 1080 attack. 1H weapons would cap at 900 attack.
At 420 defense, 2-handers would cap at 1008 attack. 1H weapons would cap at 840 attack.

I have been using closer to 350 defense, but the number is just based on my WAR's geared defense and the assumption that all monsters are WAR type with some defense bonus about equal to gear.