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February 27, 2025 23:27:16

HenryTheArcher wrote on 2025-02-27 05:50:01:

Every time I post dragons with effects in the forums, they always turn into fallback images. For example, if I post three dragons, perhaps one of them displays properly or none at all. Other times I post only one or two dragons and neither of them work.

Thanks for the report @HenryTheArcher. It sounds like you might be bumping into the page limit.

From the announcement:

Kaepora wrote on 2025-02-12 13:06:18:

Page Limit: To avoid overtaxing older devices, only a limited number of effects on a single forum page will render. We have manually limited this to 16, but this may change in the future as we gain a better understanding of the feature’s performance. Additionally, some browsers may impose an even lower limit.

(emphasis added)

If this is happening on pages without multiple effect dragons, there could be a separate limit set by your computer that includes all WebGL instances currently running in all open browser tabs.

For this reason we encourage players not to add too many effect dragons to a single post. It's not a hard rule, but it will cause less disruption - especially for those players that have computers with even lower WebGL limits.

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[quote name="Kaepora" date="2025-02-27 23:27:16" ] For this reason we encourage players not to add too many effect dragons to a single post. It's not a hard rule, but it will cause less disruption - especially for those players that have computers with even lower WebGL limits. [/quote] I've hit this a lot and it's left me discouraged from even using the effects widget to share my dragons, mainly because once the effect fails to display, my dragon doesn't even have a click-through link to their profile anymore. Now I have to look at the thread and see how many other users have used effects before posting in my own, or go through the extra step of adding another link to my dragon profile in case it doesn't work. Or just share the normal widget. It's just a lot more cumbersome than a widget really should be. Some users will practically post their whole lair in dragon share even when asked to only post a small number. That's always been kind of annoying but not a problem per say, but now it's forcing me to rethink whether it's worth the effort of sharing my own dragons in the first place. Would it be possible to: 1. Auto-provide a link to the dragon's profile if the effect is disabled. Or 2. Instead of a 16 limit per page, impose the limit on user's posts? So one post could only have 2-3 effects before they use the static image.

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February 28, 2025 05:37:33

Kaepora wrote on 2025-02-27 23:27:16:

For this reason we encourage players not to add too many effect dragons to a single post. It's not a hard rule, but it will cause less disruption - especially for those players that have computers with even lower WebGL limits.

I've hit this a lot and it's left me discouraged from even using the effects widget to share my dragons, mainly because once the effect fails to display, my dragon doesn't even have a click-through link to their profile anymore. Now I have to look at the thread and see how many other users have used effects before posting in my own, or go through the extra step of adding another link to my dragon profile in case it doesn't work. Or just share the normal widget. It's just a lot more cumbersome than a widget really should be.

Some users will practically post their whole lair in dragon share even when asked to only post a small number. That's always been kind of annoying but not a problem per say, but now it's forcing me to rethink whether it's worth the effort of sharing my own dragons in the first place.

Would it be possible to:
1. Auto-provide a link to the dragon's profile if the effect is disabled.
Or
2. Instead of a 16 limit per page, impose the limit on user's posts? So one post could only have 2-3 effects before they use the static image.

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[quote name="@breathe2" date="2025-02-28 05:37:33" ] Would it be possible to: 1. Auto-provide a link to the dragon's profile if the effect is disabled. 2. Instead of a 16 limit per page, impose the limit on user's posts? So one post could only have 2-3 effects before they use the static image. [/quote] It seems like it auto links to the dragon if the fallback image is used already- But I'm seconding the idea of auto limiting a player's post to a certain amount. It's kinda ridiculous that one person can "ruin" a thread page by adding too many dragons and thus force everyone below them to use the fallback image.

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February 28, 2025 08:42:35

@breathe2 wrote on 2025-02-28 05:37:33:

Would it be possible to:
1. Auto-provide a link to the dragon's profile if the effect is disabled.
2. Instead of a 16 limit per page, impose the limit on user's posts? So one post could only have 2-3 effects before they use the static image.

It seems like it auto links to the dragon if the fallback image is used already-

But I'm seconding the idea of auto limiting a player's post to a certain amount. It's kinda ridiculous that one person can "ruin" a thread page by adding too many dragons and thus force everyone below them to use the fallback image.

An Imperial Dragon (Marva) forcibly breaking out of the code of the game.

[quote name="@StarDay" date="2025-02-28 08:42:35" ] It seems like it auto links to the dragon if the fallback image is used already- [/quote] That isn't what I was seeing, but admittedly I stopped using the effects widget because I was frustrated I was always getting disabled, so I could be wrong.

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February 28, 2025 08:49:06

@StarDay wrote on 2025-02-28 08:42:35:

It seems like it auto links to the dragon if the fallback image is used already-

That isn't what I was seeing, but admittedly I stopped using the effects widget because I was frustrated I was always getting disabled, so I could be wrong.

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[quote name="breathe2" date="2025-02-28 05:37:33" ] Would it be possible to: 1. Auto-provide a link to the dragon's profile if the effect is disabled. Or 2. Instead of a 16 limit per page, impose the limit on user's posts? So one post could only have 2-3 effects before they use the static image. [/quote] @breathe2 - Please post any suggestions to the [b][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/sug]Suggestions Forum[/url][/b]. I can confirm that @StarDay is correct: the fallback widget already provides a link to your dragon, along with a tooltip that lets you know what you're seeing is a fallback. If you aren't seeing this nicer fallback, you may be using a device that has a WebGL limit that's lower than the one we impose (16 effects per page).

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February 28, 2025 09:50:38

breathe2 wrote on 2025-02-28 05:37:33:

Would it be possible to:
1. Auto-provide a link to the dragon's profile if the effect is disabled.
Or
2. Instead of a 16 limit per page, impose the limit on user's posts? So one post could only have 2-3 effects before they use the static image.

@breathe2 - Please post any suggestions to the Suggestions Forum.

I can confirm that @StarDay is correct: the fallback widget already provides a link to your dragon, along with a tooltip that lets you know what you're seeing is a fallback. If you aren't seeing this nicer fallback, you may be using a device that has a WebGL limit that's lower than the one we impose (16 effects per page).

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Last edited on Feb 28, 2025 09:51:45 by Kaepora

This thread has been moderated to remove a few off-topic comments and suggestions.

As posted earlier in this thread:

Please limit posts in this thread to bugs or troubleshooting.

If you have feedback about how Effects can be improved, post those suggestions in the Suggestions Forum.

If you are experiencing an issue that has already been reported, you do not need to repost the issue.

A running list of reported issues can be found above.

Posts clarifying already reported bugs or providing additional information are always welcome and appreciated.

Thank you!

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March 01, 2025 15:25:18

This thread has been moderated to remove a few off-topic comments and suggestions.

As posted earlier in this thread:

Please limit posts in this thread to bugs or troubleshooting.

If you have feedback about how Effects can be improved, post those suggestions in the Suggestions Forum.

If you are experiencing an issue that has already been reported, you do not need to repost the issue.

A running list of reported issues can be found above.

Posts clarifying already reported bugs or providing additional information are always welcome and appreciated.

Thank you!

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Just saw this from a bug thread by Fairgrounds- I don't think this is intended behavior.

The bug goes like this. I haven't tested this to confirm it's occurring....but sounds like this is based on the programming for the widget.

1. Post dragon widget (Effect version).
2. Remove the effect from that dragon after post is made.
3. Congrats, the fallback image has NO link now! :D

This could be particularly annoying as users would expect the effects dragon image code to work like the default widget, which works regardless of the dragon's state.

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March 02, 2025 08:34:12

Just saw this from a bug thread by Fairgrounds- I don't think this is intended behavior.

The bug goes like this. I haven't tested this to confirm it's occurring....but sounds like this is based on the programming for the widget.

1. Post dragon widget (Effect version).
2. Remove the effect from that dragon after post is made.
3. Congrats, the fallback image has NO link now! :D

This could be particularly annoying as users would expect the effects dragon image code to work like the default widget, which works regardless of the dragon's state.

The [b][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/bug/3397599#post_3397599]initial post[/url][/b] in this thread has been updated. [quote name="Kaepora" date="2025-02-12 13:53:13" ] [*][s]Effects don't work properly with Marva's Invisibility Cloak.[/s] Dragon effects paired with a [gamedb item=22046] will now function correctly. [/quote] [effect dragon=70111793]

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