Posts by badidol

  • Infinite Horizons 2

    The forum "x pro Tag" is a simple median calculation over all posts ever made divided by days since forum went live.

    That has little to no valuable information about the actual activity.

    The decision stands.


    Quote from yoruk

    DÄ°SCORT

    we notified you that discord was blocked in tĂĽrkiye, you received that notification, but as usual you didn't care.

    continue to ignore your community and save the day with your cynical and arrogant answers. this game is dying.

    You're free to use a VPN for Discord. Ikariam as a whole consists of more than just Turkey and yes, we can not magically reverse decisions YOUR government has made. There is literally nothing WE could do about Turkey banning Discord, nothing.

    The forum link is forum.ikariam.gameforge.com. Bookmark it. The forum is also linked in the browser games lobby (lobby.ikariam.gameforge.com).


    As for Ikariam dying....I've been with Ikariam since 2008 now. I hear about its death at least since 2010. So far, it's dying hella slow.


    Stop making this more than it actually is.

  • Infinite Horizons 2

    Quote from Tagedieb
    Quote from badidol

    We simply replaced the link to the forum, which was already not used as much anymore in comparison, with the link to discord, which is used a lot more.

    Nothing more, nothing less.

    So why don't you set 2 links: one to the forum, one to discord. And everyone gets the chance to choose.

    Because it's already crowded up there and the choice was either keeping the link to the already hardly used platform forum or put the link to the already much more used platform Discord. So I chose Discord. It's as simple as that.

  • Infinite Horizons 2

    Quote from Tagedieb

    It's pretty clear that if you cancel the link you try to drain the forum. No one will save the link. New players won't even get notice of the forum.

    Believe whatever you want.


    Quote from Tagedieb

    So it's pretty clear GF is trying exactly that: shutting down the forum because it won't be used any longer. ;)

    As I said before: no.


    We simply replaced the link to the forum, which was already not used as much anymore in comparison, with the link to discord, which is used a lot more.

    Nothing more, nothing less.

  • Infinite Horizons 2

    That is a problem between Discord and you however.

    A server admin can't even determine any of this.

    The only thing we set up is that you need a verified cell number connected to your Discord and that is simply to battle the bots and spammers we'd otherwise have.

    We don't even know that number btw, that again is between Discord and you.

  • Infinite Horizons 2

    Quote from Luky

    if it could be a little help ...


    Discord also once didn't let me log in to the forum

    I had to delete my stored passwords, discord account, temporary files and redo everything

    Then he

    That makes no sense whatsoever.

    Discord and the forum have nothing to do with each other.

  • Infinite Horizons 2

    As said before: unless you're banned, there's nothing else preventing you from using the Ikariam discord.

  • Infinite Horizons 2

    You != you personally.

    You = one, you, people.


    If you've never even posted there, then there's nothing keeping you from being a part of it.

  • Infinite Horizons 2

    Unless you're banned from the Ikariam Discord there's nothing keeping you from it.

    And if you're banned, there will have been a reason for it.

  • Infinite Horizons 2

    Quote from The crow
    Quote from badidol
    Quote from Lili

    Their actions suggest they will shut down the forums soon to save costs from hosting it.

    No. We simply exchanged the link ingame from the less used platform forum to the already more used platform Discord.

    The forum is in no current danger of being shut down and there are no mid to long term plans to do so.

    Then put the link back because some of us cant get on the ikariam discord except in read only mode.

    Nope. The Discord link stays.

    You can bookmark the forum, if you really need a link to it.

  • Infinite Horizons 2

    Quote from Lili

    Their actions suggest they will shut down the forums soon to save costs from hosting it.

    No. We simply exchanged the link ingame from the less used platform forum to the already more used platform Discord.

    The forum is in no current danger of being shut down and there are no mid to long term plans to do so.

  • Infinite Horizons 2

    Quote from IM_Mike
    Quote from badidol
    • the taxes defined by the Black Market can't go below 1%

    I believe there is a bug in the game when it comes down to showing next level effect:

    No, that is just a not too super clear denotation of what it does.

    Unlike other similar buildings, this one shows you the effect the next level would have. As you've reached the max effect already, the next level would give you -0% reduction, so none.


    I agree, this is not super clear and confusing as it differs from the display in other similar buildings.

    Noted and forwarded.

  • Infinite Horizons 2

    Quote from Tagedieb
    Quote from badidol
    Quote from Quartz
    Quote from badidol

    The changelog is your friend.


    Actually, in this case it isn't. Yes, I realise that reduction stops at 50%, but the Optician improves Experiments, and that is the subject of my question.

    It actually is, seeing how the Optician is LITERALLY mentioned there.

    I'm wondering why GF is wondering that players ask these questions, trying to see ANY SENSE in leveling up the reducers > 50.
    Does GF REALLY wondering about people who don't see ANY advantage in useless leveling.
    And don't come with highscore ... why upgrade a useless building for highscore when i have lots of upgrades that bring me (minimal) advantage PLUS highscore?

    That wasn't the question.

    The question was a different one and it was answered.

  • Infinite Horizons 2

    Quote from Quartz

    If you build the Optician beyond level 50 do you get additional benefits from Experiments?

    The changelog is your friend.



    Quote from badidol
    • The effect of buildings which reduce construction costs (Carpenter’s Workshop, Wine Press, Architect’s Office, Optician, and Firework Test Area) is limited to 50%
    • The effect of buildings which increase resource production (Forester’s House, Winery, Stonemason, Glassblower, and Alchemist’s Tower) is limited to 140%

  • Infinite Horizons 2

    Empty your cache and relog. This should be a caching issue and work fine with an empty cache.

  • can inactive players always be pillaged ?

    Quote from Luky

    but on the forum of the Italian community, the staff, in order to make up for a temporary and contingent problem, has in fact introduced a new rule: you cannot pillage inactives because this action is in practice an illegal support to the account that is pillaging.

    I find that hard to believe. There are global rules. I am the one making them. I made no such rule.

    Having said that: I am quite sure the Italian staff did not enforce a general prohibition on pillaging inactive accounts.

    I haven't read the complete novel now. I'll consult with my IT colleague to see what happened.


    A general prohibition of pillaging inactive accounts is not in place.

    There may be cases in which pillaging an inactive account may constitute a rule violation, I can't and won't exclude that, however, generally that is certainly not the case and strongly depends on the actual situation and can not be generally stated.

  • Infinite Horizons, Milestone 3

    Mttwoch, 21.05.2025 zw. 10:00 und 16:00 Uhr werden wir Version 14.0.0 auf alle Liveserver ausrollen.


    Inhalt:

    • Ă„nderungen:
      • Neues Gebäude "Chronosschmiede" reduziert die Gebäudebauzeit aller Gebäude, auĂźer der eigenen, in der Stadt wo sie gebaut ist
      • Entfernung der 20 Tage maximal Bauzeitbegrenzung. ACHTUNG: in der in-game Hilfe wird die Gebäudebauzeit ohne den Effekt der Chronosschmiede angezeigt. Daher können die Werte dort extrem hoch sein!
      • Der Bonus fĂĽr militärische Land- und Seeeinheiten, den man von den Verbesserungen in der Erfinderwerkstatt bekommt, wurde um den Faktor 5 erhöht
      • Das Interval fĂĽr den Preisanstieg bei der VerkĂĽrzung der Gebäudebauzeit mit Ambrosia wurde auf 1 Std. angehoben
      • Der maximale Preis bei der VerkĂĽrzung der Gebäudebauzeit mit Ambrosia wurde angehoben
      • Entfernung der Begrenzung der Menge an Handelsschiffen, die man mit Gold kaufen kann
      • Der Effekt den man von der Schmiede des Hephaistos erhalten kann, wurde geändert. FĂĽr jedes Level wurde der Schaden reduziert und die RĂĽstung angehoben
      • Neue Maximal-Level fĂĽr alle Rohstoffquellen auf den Inseln
      • Neue Maximal-Level fĂĽr alle Gebäude. Einige dieser Level bringen nur Highscorepunkte (Details in den nachfolgenden Punkten)
      • Der Effekt von Gebäuden, die Kosten reduzieren (Zimmerei, Kelterei, ArchitekturbĂĽro, Optiker, Feuerwerksplatz), ist auf 50% begrenzt
      • Der Effekt von Gebäuden, welche die Rohstoffproduktion erhöhen (Forsthaus, Winzerei, Steinmetz, Glasbläserei, Alchemistenturm), ist auf 140% begrenzt
      • Der Palast Level 21 und höher ermöglichen es nicht, weitere Städte zu bauen. Das aktuelle Maximum von 21 Städten (1 Hauptstadt + 20 Kolonien) bleibt erhalten aber man kann dank dieser Stufen auch gegnerische Städte besetzen selbst wenn man die maximale Anzahl an eigenen Städten hat - solang der Palast hoch genug ist
      • Palast und Statthaltersitz Level 21 und höher können der Korruption von Herrschaftsformnachteilen (Aristokratie oder Oligarchie) entgegenwirken, um auf 0% Korruption zu kommen selbst wenn man die maximale Anzahl an Städten hat
      • Der Steuersatz im Schwarzmarkt kann nicht geringer werden als 1%
      • Die minimale Trainingszeit von Einheiten in der Kaserne, Kriegswerft und dem Versteck ist 1 Sekunde pro Einheit und 10 Sekunden pro Trainingsauftrag
      • Der Effekt des Seekartenarchivs ist bei 90% ReisezeitverkĂĽrzung begrenzt
    • Bugfixes:
      • ZurĂĽckziehen von Frachtern auf Transportmission nicht möglich ohne ein verfĂĽgbares Handelsschiff
      • Kontor - Verkaufsangebot annehmen - der Werte fĂĽr "kauf maximal" passt sich nicht an wenn man Schiffe reduziert
      • Diverse Fixes fĂĽr das Backend

  • Infinite Horizons, Milestone 3

    Wednesday, 21.05.2025 between 10:00 CEST and 16:00 CEST, we'll be rolling out version 14.0.0 to all live servers.


    The contents are:

    • Changes:
      • New Chronos’ Forge building reduces the construction time of all buildings in the town where it is built (excluding itself)
      • Removed the maximum construction time of 20 days. NOTE: The in-game help displays the construction times excluding the effects of Chronos’ Forge, hence the values can be extremely high!
      • Workshop bonuses for military land and sea units have been increased by a factor of 5
      • The increment for the price increase for reducing building construction times with Ambrosia has been increased to 1 hour
      • The maximum price for reducing building construction times with Ambrosia has been increased
      • There is no longer a limit to the number of Merchant Ships which can be purchased with gold
      • The effect which can be provided by Hephaestus’ Forge has been changed; the damage increase per level has been reduced while the armour buff has been increased
      • New maximum level for all island resource deposits
      • New maximum level for all buildings. Some of these levels only provide highscore points (details below)
      • The effect of buildings which reduce construction costs (Carpenter’s Workshop, Wine Press, Architect’s Office, Optician, and Firework Test Area) is limited to 50%
      • The effect of buildings which increase resource production (Forester’s House, Winery, Stonemason, Glassblower, and Alchemist’s Tower) is limited to 140%
      • Palace levels 21 and above do not allow you to build more towns. The current maximum of 21 towns (1 capital and 20 colonies) remains unchanged, but the player can occupy enemy towns despite having reached the maximum number of towns, assuming the Palace level is high enough
      • Palace and Governor’s Residence levels 21 and above can combat the corruption caused by certain government forms (Aristocracy and Oligarchy) to reach 0% corruption, even if you have the maximum number of towns
      • The tax rate on the Black Market cannot be lower than 1%
      • The minimum training time for units in the Barracks, Shipyard and Hideout is 1 second per unit and 10 seconds per training order
      • The effect of the Sea Chart Archive is limited to a 90% travel time reduction
    • Bug fixes:
      • It was not possible to withdraw Freighters from a transport mission unless one Merchant Ship was available
      • After choosing to buy the maximum number of units at the Trading Post, this value was not updated automatically when changing the number of ships selected for the mission
      • Various backend fixes