Entropia VU News: Entropia Universe Version Update 14.3

Both 32-bit and 64-bit client? Desktop composition on/off?

 

I just started playing with xsplit last night (after the vu yesterday) and both last night and this morning it worked fine using game source (personal edition) and 64bit client.

 

yep, here is a (rather booring) test video I made this morning,
http://www.twitch.tv/narfiwillem/b/464894004

 

But but but... have you disabled desktop composition? (entropia icon, right-click, properties, compatibility, check box)?

 

Info there: http://www.entropiaplanets.com/wiki/Skill_Progress_panel
and there: http://www.entropiaplanets.com/threads/skill-progress-panel.9503/

I think the whole thing is a little buggy still.

The "lock selection" doesn't seem to do anything at all. The selection menu seems to contain or not contain professions/skills sporadically or only after you activate them again by a very recent (minutes) skill gain.

Also the need to hover the progress bar to display a popup showing the actual progress is not very 'accessible.'

So imo it's just another 'gimmick' so far.

 

I kind of like it. For example it lets me know that at knifefighter hit 48.8 I am gaining about 7% of a level every 1040ped decayed on my blade.

This adds a bit of interest for me in the otherwise slow and booring progression as I recently purchased a blade that is maxed at L55 and am looking forward to grinding these next 6 levels as fast as possible.

 

Ok, so with that blade at that level and considering 90% return one level is ~ USD 148.57

 

Correct, and considering the event I am in gives 5-15ped per global bonus (depending on how you value the prizes) and I am averaging 3 globals per run. (sometimes 5 sometimes none) And 'IF' I chose to chip out I am gaining 50ped of skills after esi costs, then It doesnt look so bad.

10% of 1040 = 104ped lost per run
104ped - 50 skill gains = 54ped lost per run
54ped - 15(lowest value of global prizes) = 39ped lost per run
54ped - 45(higher value of global prizes) = 9ped lost per run

I am also accruing about 8ped of defense costs per run on top of this, so about 17 - 47 ped per run that I need to make up with markup.

Now a lot of runs I don't get any markup at all (well a few extractors and tiering components) but others I get guns or ESIs, and looted a Maniquen a couple days ago as well.

All in all I think I'm holding steady, and able to keep rolling the dice for a big one while maintaining my ped card in the process.

 

I've tested http://obsproject.com/ as an alternative. It's open source, free incl. window & game as possible sources, and worked with 64-bit without any issues.