Interior/Exterior decor

[AnnaRosa]

Good afternoon,

No idea if this suggestion is doable in terms of software development but wonder if would be possible to a player be able to change the colors of the different wood flooring, the wood and other material walls and specifically the white marble floor if we could change the stone color and it's seams.

Also would be fun to add an exterior brick system where would allow the player to create own exterior structures, brick by brick, not sure if it makes any sense but think could improve the housing system.

KR

[Enla]

Pretty sure the code would set itself on fire if we got the ability to change the outside of our houses. They already can't give us more slots for the yard due to server issues, adding more complexity seems impossible by comparison.
As for the rest, frankly I've been wanting the ability to dye all the floors and walls since they came out with those white partitions. However I do think there's a code component that prevents it from happening, given that the white wall that came out with the white partitions is undyeable but the partitions are. So they'd probably have to add more coding to make it work given the differences between place-able items and fixtures.

[AnnaRosa]

Well tks for the update didn't know it would be that almost impossible to a player change color on actual interior wall and floors, know nothing about IT and the code source of this game.

It was just an idea now bad because since there is the possibility of two different data center for European servers... maybe more space just a guess.

And the worse struggle is to believe that a team that pushed MMO interior/exterior design to the next level with detailed cut scenes like never saw before can't make that change for the housing/house system.

[InkstainedGwyn]

I mean we can already dye our houses and some walls so I don't think it's a server limitation as much as it is the fact that removing customisation gives them extra "options" they can release to pad the numbers of items. Personal opinion.

[Enla]

Well tks for the update didn't know it would be that almost impossible to a player change color on actual interior wall and floors, know nothing about IT and the code source of this game.

It was just an idea now bad because since there is the possibility of two different data center for European servers... maybe more space just a guess.

And the worse struggle is to believe that a team that pushed MMO interior/exterior design to the next level with detailed cut scenes like never saw before can't make that change for the housing/house system.

It's less that it's impossible and more that SE is pretty weird with housing and tight lipped when it comes to potentially expanding it beyond the occasional 'we can't do that'. This game has a lot of pitfalls that the developers either can't or won't fix. Though as Inkstained pointed out, the dyeing of the walls might be just them being stubborn. No one truly knows and SE isn't giving up their secrets.

Also as a side note, there will be two European data centers. They already confirmed it at the US Fanfest. US is getting split into three as well for reasons they really couldn't fully describe, just that it was absolutely necessary and that they were sorry for the hassle it caused.

I mean we can already dye our houses and some walls so I don't think it's a server limitation as much as it is the fact that removing customisation gives them extra "options" they can release to pad the numbers of items. Personal opinion.

None of the interior fixture walls can by dyed though - only partitions. Which is why I'm honestly curious as to the difference between fixtures, items, and now as you said exterior bits of housing. It could just be as simple as SE being lazy, let's be fair it isn't farfetched in the slightest. Or them messing something up.

[AnnaRosa]

Hum maybe they tell the reasons on European fanfest in 2-3 next month, honestly to keep the reasons on the company side would be selfish and since players paying a service it is at the organization best interest to share the motive of two/three data center either could tell technical reasons.

As for the pitfalls could doubt that for everything there is a solution.

[Alien_Gamer]

They did state the reason for it at the last fan fest but they were vague on specifics beyond server resources and stability but there are some basic things we know just from how the data centers work.

Essentially having fewer worlds on each DC means each DC has more resources for any non world specific activity such as instances. This means dungeons, trials, raids, etc should all be more responsive and stable; it would also mean things like Raubahn EX will be both less likely to occur and have a lower impact if they do occur. Another potential benefit is room to increase the number of item slots in interior and exterior housing or more options for both and room for more wards. In short, any system that uses an instance will have more room to grow.

[AnnaRosa]

hm tks to your explanations many were clarified now think all realize for small detailed changes that for us seem to be simple such as the change of the color in actual walls and floors for the team might be complex and require code review.