Blood Oath

Serdic

Audacity ran a seige class back in July. Please find below a summary and the actual chat log.

Summary of the class:

Building a ram:

- Requires 1 in seige craft which you get by being a crafter
- Alchemists and SC'ers can not operate siege weapons
- Standard ram is: 1 Ferrite beck , 1 ferrite cladding 2 swing harnesses 300 Ironwood
- Requires 1 sewing kit 1 planning tool and 1 smiths hammer to build
- Player built rams are cheaper than merchant built (24gp vs 30gp)
- Wood from a salvaged ram can be used to repair doors afterwards

Operating the ram:

- To place the ram, walk up to the door. Target the door and take 1 step back
- Build the ram, which will be created on top of you
- You can then /aim /arm /fire the ram
- Operating the ram can be done through either the control window or with macros
- If you die, you lose control of the ram
- To regain control of the ram, target the ram and type /control
- To release control of the ram, type /control release
- Different rams cap for different amounts of damage (Siege Ram aka ferrite caps for 750 damage/swing. This is not affected by RA's or buffs.

An interesting side topic in of the class was the care and feeding of keep doors:

- Ironwood is most economical wood to use
- Beyond level 6, doors get very expensive to upgrade/repair
- Outer kept higher than inner doors, since outer doors can not be repaired from inside the keep (without exploiting a bug).
- Each door level requires 100 woodworking to upgrade and repair
- When upgrading doors, upgrade to next level then repair to full. Do not upgrade from 1 to 4 at once. ie /upgrade 2 then repair to full before /upgrade 3.

The following is the entire chat log from Audacity's ram class, which contains all the details I missed in the summary. I forgot to turn on logging for the first bit:

Quote:

Audacity: First what is required to operate a ram
Audacity: 1 in siege craft is all
Audacity: You MUST have a tradeskill to build and operate a ram
Audacity: spell crafters and alchemists can NOT operate at this time
Audacity: With 1 in siege craft a siege ram will con yellow to you
Audacity: What parts do you need to build a ram

*** Chat Log Opened: Sat Jul 12 14:10:40 2003

[14:11:07] @@[Chat] Audacity: "Standard ram is: 1 Ferrite beck , 1 ferrite cladding 2 swing harnesses 300 Ironwood"
[14:11:34] @@[Chat] Audacity: "there are other ram type which require different componets"
[14:11:51] @@[Chat] Audacity: "please ensure you buy ferrite parts and Ironwood"
[14:12:20] @@[Chat] Audacity: "also to build you will need"
[14:12:36] @@[Chat] Audacity: "1 sewing kit 1 planning tool and 1 smiths hammer"
[14:12:57] @@[Chat] Audacity: "I suggest you carry these items in your backpack at all times"
[14:13:11] @@[Chat] Audacity: "they are required to build all siege equipment"
[14:13:30] @@[Chat] Audacity: "any questions so far?"
[14:13:46] @@[Chat] Audacity: "Great"
[14:13:55] @@[Chat] Bifarm: "yea what did i miss"
[14:13:59] @@[Chat] Audacity: "Now on to the operating process"
[14:14:00] @@[Chat] Bifarm: "im back"
[14:14:08] @@[Chat] Enlightend: "whats the diffrence between the diffrent rams?"
[14:14:16] @@[Chat] Audacity: "the requirments to build bif"
[14:14:22] @@[Chat] Bifarm: "ahh ok"
[14:14:29] @@[Chat] Bifarm: "i scrolled up"
[14:14:31] @@[Chat] Audacity: "how much they hit the door for"
[14:14:35] @@[Chat] Enlightend: "ahh"
[14:14:42] @@[Chat] Enlightend: "ferrite the best?"
[14:14:47] @@[Chat] Audacity: "a siege ram caps at 750 per swing"
[14:14:56] @@[Chat] Audacity: "siege ram is best yes"
[14:15:05] @@[Chat] Audacity: "but it is also the heaviest"
[14:15:13] @@[Chat] Serdic: "What is the cost on a PC built ram?"
[14:15:18] @@[Chat] Llys: "and requires the more expensive wood"
[14:15:26] @@[Chat] Audacity: "a tank buffed has no problems carrying a full ram"
[14:15:32] @@[Chat] Llys: "about 10 gp parts, 14 gp for wood"
[14:15:54] @@[Chat] Audacity: "woof for ram ( siege ram is 21 gold and some change"
[14:15:58] @@[Chat] Mobile: "If the one operating the Ramp has Realm skill to kritt more, does it help on ramp too ?"
[14:16:08] @@[Chat] Audacity: "wood per 100 is 7 gold 20 silver"
[14:16:19] @@[Chat] Audacity: "No it does not"
[14:16:29] @@[Chat] Serdic: "A siege merchant then, I assume, is more expensive?"
[14:16:35] @@[Chat] Audacity: "parts from merchant are 2 gold and change per"
[14:17:09] @@[Chat] Audacity: "so 30 gold or so for merchant bought ram"
[14:17:15] @@[Chat] Audacity: "a little less"
[14:17:35] @@[Chat] Audacity: "correct serd"
[14:17:51] @@[Chat] Serdic: "Thank you."
[14:17:51] @@[Chat] Audacity: "siege merchant does cost more but is much more convinent"
[14:18:19] @@[Chat] Audacity: "All of my characters used to stock vault full of rams"
[14:18:33] @@[Chat] Audacity: "now with housing siege merchants we grab asnd go"
[14:18:47] @@[Chat] Audacity: "also just a side note"
[14:19:01] @@[Chat] Audacity: "Ironwood is the best to repair doors with"
[14:19:13] @@[Chat] Audacity: "which is a bonus in carrying a siege ram"
[14:19:23] @@[Chat] Audacity: "you can use wood if needed"
[14:19:48] @@[Chat] Serdic: "Along those lines (door repair), what is the best level to upgrade a door to?"
[14:19:51] @@[Chat] Audacity: "Also guys don't feel shy no questions are stupid this is for learning"
[14:19:59] @@
[14:20:04] @@[Chat] Audacity: "chances are if you are thinking it others are too"
[14:20:22] @@[Chat] Audacity: "I like to keep my guilds keep at outer at 6 inner at 4"
[14:20:37] @@[Chat] Audacity: "above 6 you pay alot of money"
[14:20:57] @@[Chat] Enlightend: "what level woodcrafting do you need for 6?"
[14:21:02] @@[Chat] Audacity: "merchant keeps can set the inner door lower just so many people can repair"
[14:21:09] @@[Chat] Mobile: "Why always the outer door, as the one that is highest ?"
[14:21:29] @@[Chat] Audacity: "500 woodworking would suffice but generally it is 100 woodworking per lvl"
[14:21:49] @@[Chat] Audacity: "outer door can not be repaired form the inside of the keep"
[14:22:09] @@[Chat] Audacity: "well without exploiting bugs anyway"
[14:22:16] @@[Chat] Enlightend: "hehe"
[14:22:25] @@[Chat] Audacity: "400 woodworking is not hard to achieve"
[14:22:29] @@[Chat] Bifarm: "probably so it guves us a chance to get to keep before they take the keep"
[14:22:59] @@[Chat] Audacity: "Yes and you can repaire while the are attacking if you are inside"
[14:23:11] @@[Chat] Audacity: "and you have the wood"
[14:23:27] @@[Chat] Audacity: "to repair a door you target door hit /repair"
[14:24:03] @@[Chat] Audacity: "anymore questions on what is required?"
[14:24:15] @@[Chat] Serdic: "To upgrade doors..."
[14:24:22] @@[Chat] Audacity: "On to actually building"
[14:24:25] @@[Chat] Serdic: "All at once, or one level at time?"
[14:24:32] @@[Chat] Mobile: "Can u use diffrent types of wood for repair"
[14:24:35] @@[Chat] Audacity: "upgrade is /upgrade [14:24:51] @@[Chat] Audacity: "yes but Ironwood is most cost effective"
[14:24:56] @@[Chat] Bifarm: "can anyone upgrade"
[14:25:02] @@[Chat] Audacity: "always /upgrade 2"
[14:25:09] @@[Chat] Audacity: "/upgrade 3"
[14:25:17] @@[Chat] Audacity: "/upgrade 4"
[14:25:27] @@[Chat] Audacity: "repairing to full inbetween"
[14:25:37] @@[Chat] Audacity: "or you might not have enough wood"
[14:25:41] @@[Chat] Bifarm: "what you need for upgrade, same as fix a door"
[14:25:52] @@[Chat] Audacity: "wood working skill"
[14:26:00] @@[Chat] Audacity: "100 per lvl of door"
[14:26:09] @@[Chat] Audacity: "so 100 to close it"
[14:26:37] @@[Chat] Audacity: "Nowe I have a full hot bar made for operating a ram"
[14:26:53] @@[Chat] Audacity: "Place you siege craft icon on your hot bar"
[14:27:03] @@[Chat] Bifarm: "what macro do we need for taht"
[14:27:05] @@[Chat] Audacity: "click it"
[14:27:16] @@[Chat] Audacity: "open you paper doll"
[14:27:28] @@[Chat] Audacity: "click the hand bif"
[14:27:45] @@[Chat] Audacity: "scroll down till you see the siege craft icon"
[14:28:07] @@[Chat] Bifarm: "yea i got that"
[14:28:23] @@[Chat] Audacity: "place it on hot bar"
[14:28:30] @@[Chat] Bifarm: "k"
[14:28:31] @@[Chat] Audacity: "click it on hot bar"
[14:28:42] @@[Chat] Audacity: "then click siege ram"
[14:28:54] @@[Chat] Bifarm: "k"
[14:28:57] @@[Chat] Audacity: "pull your siege ram icon down to the hot bar"
[14:29:14] @@[Chat] Audacity: "We will be using this horse as our door"
[14:29:20] @@[Chat] Bifarm: "i need my sewing kit and stuff"
[14:29:50] @@[Chat] Audacity: "to place the ram walk into positon up against door"
[14:30:06] @@[Chat] Audacity: "I like to take 1 step back"
[14:30:29] @@[Chat] Audacity: "centered on the door click the siege ram icon"
[14:30:38] @@[Chat] Audacity: "making ram"
[14:30:59] @@[Chat] Audacity: "once the ram is complete"
[14:31:07] @@[Chat] Audacity: "it build on top of you"
[14:31:30] @@[Chat] Audacity: "and a menu pops up that says arm load aim and fire"
[14:32:02] @@[Chat] Audacity: "now target door"
[14:32:11] @@[Chat] Audacity: "hit aim"
[14:33:32] @@[Chat] Audacity: "ram slightly bugged"
[14:33:41] @@[Chat] Audacity: "but anyways then hit arm"
[14:33:47] @@[Chat] Audacity: "then fire"
[14:34:26] @@[Chat] Audacity: "omg they made it so you can't target people anymnore"
[14:34:32] @@[Chat] Audacity: "boo mythic"
[14:34:41] You select the siege ram. It belongs to your realm.
[14:34:41] You target [the siege ram]
[14:34:41] You target [Audacity]
[14:34:41] You examine Audacity. He is a member of the Ranger class in your realm.
[14:34:45] You challenge Audacity to a duel!
[14:34:50] @@You say, "Try to hit me"
[14:35:31] @@You say, "Should be able to accept the duel, and aim at me"
[14:35:40] Audacity accepts the duel. Begin fighting!
[14:35:42] Audacity turns the siege ram!
[14:35:49] @@[Chat] Audacity: "there we go"
[14:35:57] @@[Chat] Audacity: "ok aim then arm then fire"
[14:35:57] @@You say, "This is gonna hurt. =)"
[14:36:06] @@Audacity says, "nah back up some"
[14:36:13] @@[Chat] Audacity: "you only have to aim it once"
[14:36:26] @@[Chat] Audacity: "then arm fire over and over till door is down"
[14:36:28] @@Bifarm says, "i wanna see you fly"
[14:37:04] @@[Chat] Audacity: "IF you die while controlling a ram you do lose control of it"
[14:37:20] @@[Chat] Audacity: "if you need to take control of a ram type /control"
[14:37:41] @@[Chat] Audacity: "those here at dl I am gonna release the ram and you can take turns controlling"
[14:37:52] @@[Chat] Audacity: "releasing is control release"
[14:38:08] @@[Chat] Audacity: "you guys try"
[14:38:14] You surrender to Audacity!
[14:38:14] Your duel ends!
[14:38:30] @@Hybris says, "trying to kill a horse?"
[14:38:45] @@[Chat] Audacity: "Rams do deterierate but can be repaired"
[14:38:54] You target [Bifarm]
[14:38:54] You examine Bifarm. He is a member of the Enchanter class in your realm.
[14:38:58] You challenge Bifarm to a duel!
[14:39:08] @@[Chat] Audacity: "however the doors should fall before you lose your ram"
[14:39:15] Bifarm accepts the duel. Begin fighting!
[14:39:27] @@[Chat] Audacity: "you can only control one ram at once"
[14:39:31] @@[Chat] Bifarm: "how do you get control screen back"
[14:39:40] @@[Chat] Audacity: "/control"
[14:39:52] @@[Chat] Audacity: "you can also make macros for it"
[14:40:04] @@[Chat] Audacity: "/macro aim /aim,"
[14:40:15] You select the siege ram. It belongs to your realm.
[14:40:15] You target [the siege ram]
[14:40:17] @@[Chat] Audacity: "macro /arm /arm"
[14:40:27] @@[Chat] Audacity: "macro /fire /fire"
[14:40:28] @@[Chat] Bifarm: "stnd closer"
[14:40:47] The siege ram smashes into you!
[14:40:47] You are hit for 368 damage.
[14:40:56] @@[Chat] Audacity: "haha"
[14:40:58] @@You say, "ouch. ==)"
[14:41:09] The siege ram smashes into you!
[14:41:09] You are hit for 332 damage.
[14:41:23] @@[Chat] Audacity: "any questions?"
[14:41:42] @@[Chat] Bifarm: "you r turn"
[14:41:52] @@[Chat] Audacity: "when you finish and you have killed the lord you ram can be salvaged for iw repair"
[14:42:05] You target [Bifarm]
[14:42:05] You examine Bifarm. He is a member of the Enchanter class in your realm.
[14:42:05] The siege ram is turning to your target.
[14:42:10] Your siege ram is now aimed and ready to fire!
[14:42:12] You prepare the siege ram for ramming. (5.0s until ready)
[14:42:17] Your siege ram is now armed!
[14:42:22] The siege ram smashes into Bifarm!
[14:42:22] The siege ram hits Bifarm for 561 damage!
[14:42:23] Your character has been saved.
[14:42:26] You prepare the siege ram for ramming. (5.0s until ready)
[14:42:31] Your siege ram is now armed!
[14:42:47] The siege ram smashes into Bifarm!
[14:42:47] The siege ram hits Bifarm for 561 damage!
[14:42:47] Your duel ends!
[14:42:47] You just killed Bifarm!
[14:42:47] Bifarm just died. His corpse lies on the ground.
[14:42:47] Serdic wins the duel!
[14:42:48] @@[Chat] Audacity: "anyone have any questions?"
[14:43:15] @@[Chat] Audacity: "let mobile have a turn"
[14:43:26] @@[Chat] Serdic: "releaesd control"
[14:44:34] @@[Chat] Serdic: "When you unlock a ram, does it unlock for all realms or just your own?"
[14:45:03] @@[Chat] Audacity: "it used to ulock to all but I think that has been fixed"
[14:45:12] Dyonisus was just killed by a water beetle collector!
[14:45:22] @@[Chat] Audacity: "everyone had a turn?"
[14:45:36] @@[Chat] Serdic: "I have."
[14:45:45] @@[Chat] Bifarm: "yep"
[14:45:49] @@[Chat] Mobile: "How do I release it ?"
[14:45:59] @@[Chat] Serdic: "/control release"
[14:46:02] @@[Chat] Audacity: "/control release"
[14:46:14] @@[Chat] Mobile: "Ahh "
[14:46:16] @@[Chat] Audacity: "salvaging the ram take 10 mintues or so"
[14:46:47] @@[Chat] Bifarm: "how do you salvage it"
[14:46:50] @@[Chat] Serdic: "To unlock is the command, /unlock all?"
[14:47:09] @@[Chat] Audacity: "what dop you mean by unlock"
[14:47:17] @@[Chat] Serdic: "So that others can salvage."
[14:47:29] @@[Chat] Audacity: "aqnd the command"
[14:47:38] @@[Chat] Audacity: "to salvage is /salvage"
[14:47:51] @@[Chat] Audacity: "only the builder can salvage to my knowlege"
[14:48:15] @@[Chat] Audacity: "but when a ram dioes it drops IW too"
[14:48:40] @@[Chat] Serdic: "Ahh. Thank you."
[14:49:09] @@[Chat] Serdic: "Is wood required to /repair a seige weapon?"
[14:52:28] @@You send, "Thank you for the siege class. Would you mind terribly if I posted this chat log to my guild's website?" to Audacity
[14:53:02] @@[Chat] Bifarm: "ty for class"
[14:53:04] @@Audacity sends, "not at all"
[14:53:23] @@[Chat] Mobile: "Yes, Thanx a lot for the class, Learned a lot "
[14:53:37] @@[Chat] Bifarm: "is clas over"
[14:53:48] @@[Chat] Audacity: "yes is over"
[14:53:56] @@[Chat] Audacity: "will do catapults next time"
[14:53:56] @@[Chat] Bifarm: "k ty"
[14:54:03] @@[Chat] Audacity: "and your all welcome"
[14:54:10] @@[Chat] Serdic: "Woot! Sign me up for that one! =)"

Thanks go out to Audacity for running the class.