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PoE2 Activite Report #2
🕑 Added 2024-10-28 16:00:19 +0000 UTCHey guys,
I wanted to give you an update how the work towards PoE2 is progressing. We've been putting in hours to prepare the technical infrastructure and have some things to report, since the last update!
The Holy Configuration File
As mentioned in the previous post - unfortunately, I have no PoE2 access or data, so I'm waiting for the early access launch just as everyone. HOWEVER, we have spent the time to fully prepare the infrastructure to support multiple games.
Now all the configuration is in an external file. This file can be adjusted per game... or even per environment in the game!
It also contains some curious bits like:
Price threshholds
Chaos/Div price limits/assumptions for early and late league modes
I can also add specific commands there to quickly hide or prevent hiding a certain item as a way to hotfix situations (even faster) - even from mobile, if the need ever arises.
PoE1 filters are now all generated this way. Every 4 hours (for SC and HC each) a "Lambda" function (script running in the cloud) grabs the file and all related other files that are mentioned inside and rebuilds the filter using the current economy data and then uploads it to FilterBlade and the poe ladder.
This is technically nothing new, but the configuration makes it very easy to support multiple environments!
The file is public by the way if you want to take a look. I expect it to grow even more.
Of course we also have a filte for PoE2, which brings me to...
Simulating PoE2
We also have created full (but smaller scoped) copies of the PoE1 filter and infrastructure. These are already generated online, but still use basetype and economy data from PoE1.
This helps us test the switch from one game to multiple.
Essentially once we know enough about PoE2 and have the base item data and filter prepared, we hopefully just need to flip a bunch of switches and we'll have the full infrastructure including filterblade available.
Taking time off
I'm taking 2 extra days off in addition the weekend to no-life PoE2 when it's released. Super excited to get it into my hands! Might stream the whole journey.
Thinking of starting sorceress or mercenary.
What are you going to play?
This more or less concludes our PoE2 preps. We're still refining the splash screen to select the game and we also want PoE2 filterblade to have it's own background, but this is just polishing.
Thanks for your support!
NeverSink
Comments
Trevor Davis
Bruv, I'm ride or die til the end. Even if no filter was required I would be here downloading the update to adjust item size, icon, and color. Any work y'all do on those I'm here for. Couldn't imagine PoE without my own personal color set up.
Never Sink
I hope it won't be required. Ideally the game should be totally playable without a filter. I do hope that the economy will be vibrant and rich enough so that experienced players still want to use a filter in the very endgame.
Bob Marthins
Hopefully GGG has been successful in reducing the amount of loot dropped in PoE2, at least in the early game, so that running with no or minimal item filtering is doable. I'll likely be very happy when the poe2 filter is ready regardless!
