November 7, 2003 [sv1.0.8.3.test]

[NanaSue]

* New Fish Shticker Book page artwork.
* Increased chance of fishing out Jellybeans.
* Toons can't get experience for NPC attacks now.
* NPC gag gifts are now optimal and can't give a Toon new tracks they didn't have access to before.
* Fast Freddie's Fretless Fingerboards" on Tenor Terrace is positioned properly now.
* Pool Shark fish model and animations are integrated.
* Fishing trophies now have names.
* Fixed crash when clicking on SOS Toons.
* Fixed Minnie's path points in Playground to prevent floating and walking through fences.
* Made talk with Pet Shop Clerk Toon radius smaller to prevent accidental triggering.
* New fishing rods will be selling in the catalog.

Have Fun

[-X-]

This may be a bad question, but what does NPC Mean?

[Bear Bryant]

NPC - non-player character

Basically it is a term to describe program interaction with people playing the game and the program looks like a character. In this case, it's the shopkeepers from toon town answering a distress (SOS) call for help. NPC's are usually either neutral or friendly to your objectives (in this case friendly).

Cogs are not NPCs.

Have fun in toon town, ...Bear

[-X-]

Thanks! But another question. I have every gag track exept for Trap. Does this mean I can't use the SOS Trap Door? Sure hope I can still use that SOS.

[Bear Bryant]

The Shopkeepers help in the way that they can, they each do one thing and they do it very well. And they will do it only once for each time you SOS. They also do some things we can't.

It's not a requirement that you have the trap door (or even access to the trap gag track) for Clerk Clara to come in an lay down traps on the cogs (she brings her own gags, she doesn't use yours).

We can't do rapid fire drop (like Bessie, ooooo) or use a lure that never misses (like Lil Old Man), and we certainly can't restock gags in the middle of a building.

SOS is alot of fun, but I do not want to change the requirement in the game for cooperation (we need each other to complete our tasks). This is a poor substitute for unending variety of toons' combining our individual capabilities to attempt to reach a successful outcome. There is much this game can teach you, and you'll never learn it if you complete every task using SOS.

Have fun in Toon Town, ...Bear

[jellyroll]

And to be precise, NPC = Non Player Character