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Np it isn't. It's not under any of them that I can find.

Yes, bought everything but afaik it was a freebie map not tied behind anything.

Anyway the mapname is:
MapName maps/Missions/unique/V_Grandville/MisdirectedPortal_Generic.txt
MapSet Unique
UniqueMapCategory "Dev Only"
As you can see it's an older file from March last year when it was available on test (under the special dev only category to help with testing).

Yep, couldn't agree with you more. It's a sub-option in Arena PvP and it took me a while to even figure out how to use it.

What it does remind me of is an old thought I had about how a Mind Troller worked when I first started way back in i3. My imagination conjured up the idea that using 'confuse' powers would allow me to control the enemy NPCs, recruiting them for use later. Of course I later found out that it meant I got to trick them into fighting their friends and the pipe-dream slipped away. Gladiators does exactly what I thought but doesn't allow me to participate in the actual fight.

If we can't improve the system itself then what about bringing it out and making it part of the game world? We have so many threats that you could use help for; it would be nice if you could use them as allies like a MM. Okay so we don't want to break the server by making it City of Masterminds but what if they were a team we could use to fight Rularuu or the next 'Coming Storm' that show up? Vanguard is willing to recruit from all sides, I'm sure there's a few who wouldn't want to see a Rularuu invasion succeed.

Short Answer: PvP.

Long Answer: it's like playing a weaponless MM with no secondary. You have the vaguest control over a bunch of uncustomisable NPCs that have descriptions that make it sound like they'll be part of a proper "battle royalé".

Well firstly I'd blame the previous administrator for the problems... oh wait, that would be Posi since War Witch is in charge now

There's plenty that could be done with it. Allowing players to be part of the battle for one, map objectives like they do with Recluse's Victory, there's been talk for years of PvP objectives where heroes and villains fight against one another; imagine a safeguard/mayhem crossover with players on both sides bringing their 'team' to fight with them.

The reason it 'died' was because it had two badges attached to it and nothing was ever added to it. Ever. But we've seen that even the oldest stuff can get better when some effort is put into it. Faultline was a desolate zone that was rarely visited except when you were forced to go there for another hunt mission. Now people CHOOSE to go there because it got revamped with new storylines and architecture.

And for those who say it's not worth saving; remember that things change and one day something you consider worth it may be 'left for dead'. Bases have had a few number changes but we're still working with the stock that came with launch. Six year old stock. Okay, it costs less than it did a few years ago but only a little has been added like the D's and RWZ beacons. And a brief pass of the Ultra Mode that may or may not be related to stock files anyway.

Gladiators could be great; if there's the (development) time.

The combi-generator/table is a startup item and isn't counted as an energy item.

Checklist time; you have a secure plot which is correct for two energy items. Double check it's a secure plot, just to be sure.

You need the energy station 3x3 or larger rooms to support two energy sources.

Now the far-reaching; you're not trying to place the startup combi generator again? You can only have one of these on any plot.

If none of that works; a screenshot or two could help us visualize the problem.

Except for the fact they announced it after the event was over and for a whole month, not just two weeks.

If you need help with the hosting bill; you know you can just ask us, right?


Good news for me as it means I can gather some more canes and badges on the alts I'd declined to hunt with due to the time-constraint (and I was working on the advanced gold for my two main badgers which was annoying for my slow reflexes).

Right at the start; there was problems with getting into Lord Winter's Realm as well as a couple of TF bugs.


What's amazing is I called this this morning. I was running round Galaxy collecting presents and I said on a global channel "No doubt I'll finish collecting these presents and they'll announce an extension later".

My guess would be the lack of a new Winter event badge (Festive is now the generic Winter Event badge). Every year I've had a toon active for got a new pair of the winter temps unless they still had it from the previous year. No new log-in badge this year means they have nothing new to say 'yes, give them winter temps'.

Plus the system/canon seems to lean towards shards being the putty of incarnation that can be moulded to various forms of incarnate salvage and to help form the next level of salvage (Uncommon is a common component plus 8 shards). Hopefully to keep it simple; it will continue along that line even if the salvage is different for each slot although I hope it isn't too different.


Oh and it's 9999.

If a mission is flagged with 'Villain' or 'Hero'; it can't even be started even with the TF code. I tried with a Rogue leading a Hero and I couldn't select the task because 'Everyone on the team needs to be the same alignment'. I could use the crystal to teleport to contact which kicked my Hero out of Mercy and back to Atlas so there's one glitch in the system that needs to be worked out.

Following on from this; I brought a Rogue to my blueside base and they acted as their native alignment (which I had expected when testing with a villain). They weren't allowed to my hero team because they were treated as a villain, even inside my bluebase and appearing as an ally. However I took Rogue to a Hero zone, teamed up with my Hero and then took them both into the base. Already teamed, they were treated as Heroes and I was able to start a hero flashback (The fortune teller mission, a classic) and complete it.

I took them to the same base, switched the team-leadership via promotion and tried to start the 'Earning Arachnos' Favor'. It loaded fine but it wouldn't select as it was tagged with the 'Villain' mission redtext. It couldn't be selected as the active task but I could use the crystal to Teleport-To-Contact which catapulted my hero back to Atlas. So one little glitch to worry about

I have an in-game workaround for changing scales.

Save a costume of the scales you want, switch to the slot you want to change the scales of, go into the 'load costume' part, select the 'new scales' outfit but don't load it just back out of the screen. The scales will adjust and you don't have to change or reset anything (unless you want to). This includes height on the surgeons.

None at all. I have my personal blue and red bases coalitioned while that bug still existed and once inside a base you end up as a native alignmnet again. Villains/Rogues only see redside mission arcs and Heroes/Vigilantes see blueside mission arcs from the same crystal. I'd have to see about getting them teamed and trying to start a mission from either 'side'

It's a naming convention. Hamidon didn't get a fancy nickname, he's just the leader of the Devouring Earth. Unlike Cole who gets Statesman for the Primal version or Emperor Cole/Tyrant for the Praetorian version but he's still Marcus Cole under the pseudonym. He just doesn't have much imagination when it comes to disguise names.

Short answer; no.

Long answer; since they are costume unlocks they are tied to your character, not the 'season'. No, they will remain available all year round.

It might get kinda tiring to try and be Xmassy all year but as long as she's got a decent background to fall on or something besides being a one-trick pony; she should last.

Given that he is a peacebringer; it's an ironic fail

Funnily enough though, my Demon/Dark Praetorian just did a mission tonight where 'there was a psychic aura in here'. All you could tell visually was that someone had gone overboard with the purple smoke machine. It was presuming I had some kind of telepathic sense despite being all alone (even 'Mother' couldn't follow me).

Does remind of the 'sped-up world' thread started not too long ago.