Added Party Search and Improved Party System
Updated System
Basic Information
Characters do not belong to party can open party search by using party shortcut key. (default: P)
Cabal Menu > Community
Party search UI can be opened through party menu.
Characters do not belong to party can either open party search UI or check the possibility of party search registration via party context menu.
When users are on party, party search UI can be checked so as to make parties with same goals to be able to unify when they want.
Users cannot open party search when they are in war channel or at DX dungeon.
Composition of UI and Its Activation
Search
Select channel and click search button at channel combo box, party that include the particular channel will be shown.
Type in the search text that you want to filter in the search box, party with the text on recruitment text will be shown.
Lists can be refreshed by F5 key. Shortcut Key does not work to choose party members when party search UI has been activated.
Party Application
You can apply to the party that you choose on the list.
Characters that are already involved in party deactivate on the list.
Party Registration and Cancelling Registration
Click “Register Party” icon to register party.
When you are registered for party search, the icon will be “Cancel Registration”
Party registration can be cancelled by clicking “Cancel Registration” icon.
The icons are not visible for party members except for party leaders.
Party Search List
Show information about parties that register party search.
You can find up to 50 lists at one time. The party that registered the most recent will come first.
Channel
Party leader shows current channel.
List can be sorted by channel button.
Recruitment Text
The text which party leader typed in search box.
List can be sorted by recruitment text button.
Party Members
The fixed number of party members decided by party members and party leaders is shown.
List can be sorted by party members button
Party Leader
Party leader’s class, nation, level, character name is shown.
You can apply to party and also can have private talk with party leader.
How to Register Party Search
Click Party search UI “Party Registration” button to activate party registration UI.
Party search registration can be done by party leader or characters with
higher than Lv10 that do not belong to any party.
In order to prevent any commercial and other inappropriate recruitment texts, level limitation exists.
In order to prevent dual registration, characters and party leaders that do not belong to any party have an authority to register party.
The character that register party search and make party becomes party leader.
Party registration box constitution and function
Recruitment Text
Recruitment text can be typed in.
Maximum 40 bytes.
Basic text (I am looking for party members.) is given. If you click input box the message will be deleted.
Fixed number of party members
Maximum number of party members can be designated.
You can either type the number in input box or click button to make the number bigger or smaller.
Minimum number of party member: current party member +1, Maximum: 7
If typed number is bigger than 7, change the number to 7.
When party registration box is activated, the basic number of party members is 7. (It is based on maximum number of party members)
How to Cancel Party Search Registration
Party leader can cancel party search registration by using party search UI “cancel registration” button.
When the number of party members exceeds the fixed number, party search will be canceled.
When you set the fixed number of party members to 6 and there are more than 6 members, party search will be canceled.
If the number of party members exceeds 7 when it registers a party, party search will be canceled.
System message will be shown.
“Party search registration has been canceled as the number of party member exceeds the fixed number.”
If you enter DX dungeon while you are on party search, the party search will be canceled.
System message will be shown.
“Party search registration has been canceled as you enter DX dungeon.”
If character that does not register party search joins party, the party will be canceled.
System message will be shown.
“Party has been canceled as you are not registered in party search.”
Party search registration will be canceled as the party dissolve.
Party Member Channel and Area Information
Mouse over party member’s class level mark, Party member’s channel, regional information will be shown in tooltip.
The reason why we limit the function only to class level mark is to minimize the trouble seeing tooltip while choosing party members, menu and checking the status of buff.
Party member’s channel and regional information includes channel, region (field or dungeon) and nation.
Party member’s channel and regional information will not be shown when they are offline.
Party UI Hide Function
Hide and activate party UI by using a button.
Add hiding (minimizing) button on Party UI’s upper left.
Minimizing button is being shown only when you mouse over party UI.
When UI is minimized, UI activation button will be added at the same place and the button will be shown all the time.
Hide and activate party UI by using shortcut key