User talk:CommanderC - Revision history

Jwoodward48ss: removed reference to nonexistent page

2016-05-03T22:00:18Z

removed reference to nonexistent page

Bwijn: /* Talk:Potion card */ new section

2015-07-18T09:38:12Z

‎Talk:Potion card: new section

CommanderC: /* 0.15/0.16 Monster Update */

2014-12-02T17:56:30Z

‎0.15/0.16 Monster Update

CommanderC: /* 0.15/0.16 Monster Update */

2014-12-02T17:55:59Z

‎0.15/0.16 Monster Update

MoogleDan at 13:34, 2 December 2014

2014-12-02T13:34:23Z

Bwijn: /* Please explain */ Formicids have one of the best means of escape possible: dig a shaft

2014-09-02T14:26:18Z

‎Please explain: Formicids have one of the best means of escape possible: dig a shaft

MoogleDan: /* Please explain */

2014-09-02T11:56:07Z

‎Please explain

Bwijn: /* Please explain */ new section

2014-09-02T09:53:01Z

‎Please explain: new section

MoogleDan at 19:04, 10 August 2014

2014-08-10T19:04:28Z

Bwijn: /* Are there any good reasons for your revert?? */ okay, now let's reduce confusion cause

2014-08-10T17:00:57Z

‎Are there any good reasons for your revert??: okay, now let's reduce confusion cause

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 == Glyph templates ==
-Nice work on the glyph templates! I think it might also be useful to put the glyph templates into a category, maybe [[:Category:Monster glyphs]] or [[:Category:Monster glyph templates]] and that category would then go under [[:Category:Glyph templates]]. Do you think you can get your bot to do that? --[[User:Flun|Flun]] 23:23, 15 June 2013 (CEST)
+Nice work on the glyph templates! I think it might also be useful to put the glyph templates into a category, maybe Category:Monster glyphs or [[:Category:Monster glyph templates]] and that category would then go under [[:Category:Glyph templates]]. Do you think you can get your bot to do that? --[[User:Flun|Flun]] 23:23, 15 June 2013 (CEST)
 :Done! --[[User:CommanderC|CommanderC]] 14:05, 16 June 2013 (CEST)

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	:Running the monster-trunk program after it has been compiled is the easy part. The problem with monster-trunk is that it depends on the source code of crawl, so each time the devs change something in the game there is a possibility of breakage in monster-trunk. Right now it doesn't work with trunk, but I'll try to fix that before 0.16 is released. --[[User:CommanderC\|CommanderC]] ([[User talk:CommanderC\|talk]]) 18:55, 2 December 2014 (CET)		:Running the monster-trunk program after it has been compiled is the easy part. The problem with monster-trunk is that it depends on the source code of crawl, so each time the devs change something in the game there is a possibility of breakage in monster-trunk. Right now it doesn't work with trunk, but I'll try to fix that before 0.16 is released. --[[User:CommanderC\|CommanderC]] ([[User talk:CommanderC\|talk]]) 18:55, 2 December 2014 (CET)
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		+	== Talk:Potion card ==
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		+	Hey Commander, I miss your presence. You didn't quit the wiki team, true? Would you mind to code dive [[Potion card]] and investigate the precise effects facts about which we are walking in a fog cloud ;-) in [[Talk:Potion card]]? -- [[User:Bwijn\|Bwijn]] ([[User talk:Bwijn\|talk]]) 11:38, 18 July 2015 (CEST)

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 Hey, CC? I know you said before you were pretty much done with ''Crawl'', which is fine. I was wondering if you'd be willing to show me how to operate the mass monster stat updater (or, if it's too complicated, just give it a run today). The wiki's functioning Mostly Properly once more, and we're horribly behind on those details. --[[User:MoogleDan|MoogleDan]] ([[User talk:MoogleDan|talk]]) 14:34, 2 December 2014 (CET)
-:[[Special:Contributions/CC_Bot]]. Remember that the program will not touch any pages in [[Category:Monsters no bot]].
+:[[Special:Contributions/CC_Bot]]. Remember that the program will not touch any pages in [[:Category:Monsters no bot]].
 :Running the monster-trunk program after it has been compiled is the easy part. The problem with monster-trunk is that it depends on the source code of crawl, so each time the devs change something in the game there is a possibility of breakage in monster-trunk. Right now it doesn't work with trunk, but I'll try to fix that before 0.16 is released. --[[User:CommanderC|CommanderC]] ([[User talk:CommanderC|talk]]) 18:55, 2 December 2014 (CET)

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	==0.15/0.16 Monster Update==		==0.15/0.16 Monster Update==
	Hey, CC? I know you said before you were pretty much done with ''Crawl'', which is fine. I was wondering if you'd be willing to show me how to operate the mass monster stat updater (or, if it's too complicated, just give it a run today). The wiki's functioning Mostly Properly once more, and we're horribly behind on those details. --[[User:MoogleDan\|MoogleDan]] ([[User talk:MoogleDan\|talk]]) 14:34, 2 December 2014 (CET)		Hey, CC? I know you said before you were pretty much done with ''Crawl'', which is fine. I was wondering if you'd be willing to show me how to operate the mass monster stat updater (or, if it's too complicated, just give it a run today). The wiki's functioning Mostly Properly once more, and we're horribly behind on those details. --[[User:MoogleDan\|MoogleDan]] ([[User talk:MoogleDan\|talk]]) 14:34, 2 December 2014 (CET)
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		+	:[[Special:Contributions/CC_Bot]]. Remember that the program will not touch any pages in [[Category:Monsters no bot]].
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		+	:Running the monster-trunk program after it has been compiled is the easy part. The problem with monster-trunk is that it depends on the source code of crawl, so each time the devs change something in the game there is a possibility of breakage in monster-trunk. Right now it doesn't work with trunk, but I'll try to fix that before 0.16 is released. --[[User:CommanderC\|CommanderC]] ([[User talk:CommanderC\|talk]]) 18:55, 2 December 2014 (CET)

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	:You misunderstand the nature of the Recommended Backgrounds section entirely. Those are ''not'' the backgrounds that the members of the CrawlWiki community endorse. Those are the backgrounds that Crawl's developers recommend for each species, which you can find by attempting to play as one of those species. All the backgrounds that are displayed in white are Recommended Backgrounds. In this case we have no capacity to add our personal opinions - we're simply copying over what the game suggests. Besides, enchanters require the ability to escape when an attempt at disabling a foe goes sour, and formicids are not particularly good at escape. The +2 aptitude would help, certainly, but their mutations are very much opposed to the background. --[[User:MoogleDan\|MoogleDan]] ([[User talk:MoogleDan\|talk]]) 13:56, 2 September 2014 (CEST)		:You misunderstand the nature of the Recommended Backgrounds section entirely. Those are ''not'' the backgrounds that the members of the CrawlWiki community endorse. Those are the backgrounds that Crawl's developers recommend for each species, which you can find by attempting to play as one of those species. All the backgrounds that are displayed in white are Recommended Backgrounds. In this case we have no capacity to add our personal opinions - we're simply copying over what the game suggests. Besides, enchanters require the ability to escape when an attempt at disabling a foe goes sour, and formicids are not particularly good at escape. The +2 aptitude would help, certainly, but their mutations are very much opposed to the background. --[[User:MoogleDan\|MoogleDan]] ([[User talk:MoogleDan\|talk]]) 13:56, 2 September 2014 (CEST)
	::IMHO Formicids have one of the best means of escape possible: dig a shaft in no time and be gone. Okay, there's eventually the bottom of the branch or the risk to drop into a bunch of even nastier monsters because you sometimes drop some levels deeper. But it's basically the same as uncontrolled teleporting. -- [[User:Bwijn\|Bwijn]] ([[User talk:Bwijn\|talk]]) 16:26, 2 September 2014 (CEST)		::IMHO Formicids have one of the best means of escape possible: dig a shaft in no time and be gone. Okay, there's eventually the bottom of the branch or the risk to drop into a bunch of even nastier monsters because you sometimes drop some levels deeper. But it's basically the same as uncontrolled teleporting. -- [[User:Bwijn\|Bwijn]] ([[User talk:Bwijn\|talk]]) 16:26, 2 September 2014 (CEST)
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		+	==0.15/0.16 Monster Update==
		+	Hey, CC? I know you said before you were pretty much done with ''Crawl'', which is fine. I was wondering if you'd be willing to show me how to operate the mass monster stat updater (or, if it's too complicated, just give it a run today). The wiki's functioning Mostly Properly once more, and we're horribly behind on those details. --[[User:MoogleDan\|MoogleDan]] ([[User talk:MoogleDan\|talk]]) 14:34, 2 December 2014 (CET)

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	Please explain why you reverted Formicid and Enchanter. What's your argument? - Just have a look on skill table of [[Formicid]]: Hex +2 and also on [[Enchanter]]: Hex: 3. That are top aptitude values. Don't you agree? Given the facts, due to lacking manpower Crawl wiki still holds not updated articles at version 11/12/13 and develz.org is not at all up to date in its info publishing. The species Formicid was introduced just for [[0.14]] a few months ago. Some adaptations seem necessary. I still think this is one of them. Well, what are the facts you see holding against it? -- [[User:Bwijn\|Bwijn]] ([[User talk:Bwijn\|talk]]) 11:53, 2 September 2014 (CEST)		Please explain why you reverted Formicid and Enchanter. What's your argument? - Just have a look on skill table of [[Formicid]]: Hex +2 and also on [[Enchanter]]: Hex: 3. That are top aptitude values. Don't you agree? Given the facts, due to lacking manpower Crawl wiki still holds not updated articles at version 11/12/13 and develz.org is not at all up to date in its info publishing. The species Formicid was introduced just for [[0.14]] a few months ago. Some adaptations seem necessary. I still think this is one of them. Well, what are the facts you see holding against it? -- [[User:Bwijn\|Bwijn]] ([[User talk:Bwijn\|talk]]) 11:53, 2 September 2014 (CEST)
	:You misunderstand the nature of the Recommended Backgrounds section entirely. Those are ''not'' the backgrounds that the members of the CrawlWiki community endorse. Those are the backgrounds that Crawl's developers recommend for each species, which you can find by attempting to play as one of those species. All the backgrounds that are displayed in white are Recommended Backgrounds. In this case we have no capacity to add our personal opinions - we're simply copying over what the game suggests. Besides, enchanters require the ability to escape when an attempt at disabling a foe goes sour, and formicids are not particularly good at escape. The +2 aptitude would help, certainly, but their mutations are very much opposed to the background. --[[User:MoogleDan\|MoogleDan]] ([[User talk:MoogleDan\|talk]]) 13:56, 2 September 2014 (CEST)		:You misunderstand the nature of the Recommended Backgrounds section entirely. Those are ''not'' the backgrounds that the members of the CrawlWiki community endorse. Those are the backgrounds that Crawl's developers recommend for each species, which you can find by attempting to play as one of those species. All the backgrounds that are displayed in white are Recommended Backgrounds. In this case we have no capacity to add our personal opinions - we're simply copying over what the game suggests. Besides, enchanters require the ability to escape when an attempt at disabling a foe goes sour, and formicids are not particularly good at escape. The +2 aptitude would help, certainly, but their mutations are very much opposed to the background. --[[User:MoogleDan\|MoogleDan]] ([[User talk:MoogleDan\|talk]]) 13:56, 2 September 2014 (CEST)
		+	::IMHO Formicids have one of the best means of escape possible: dig a shaft in no time and be gone. Okay, there's eventually the bottom of the branch or the risk to drop into a bunch of even nastier monsters because you sometimes drop some levels deeper. But it's basically the same as uncontrolled teleporting. -- [[User:Bwijn\|Bwijn]] ([[User talk:Bwijn\|talk]]) 16:26, 2 September 2014 (CEST)

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	Please explain why you reverted Formicid and Enchanter. What's your argument? - Just have a look on skill table of [[Formicid]]: Hex +2 and also on [[Enchanter]]: Hex: 3. That are top aptitude values. Don't you agree? Given the facts, due to lacking manpower Crawl wiki still holds not updated articles at version 11/12/13 and develz.org is not at all up to date in its info publishing. The species Formicid was introduced just for [[0.14]] a few months ago. Some adaptations seem necessary. I still think this is one of them. Well, what are the facts you see holding against it? -- [[User:Bwijn\|Bwijn]] ([[User talk:Bwijn\|talk]]) 11:53, 2 September 2014 (CEST)		Please explain why you reverted Formicid and Enchanter. What's your argument? - Just have a look on skill table of [[Formicid]]: Hex +2 and also on [[Enchanter]]: Hex: 3. That are top aptitude values. Don't you agree? Given the facts, due to lacking manpower Crawl wiki still holds not updated articles at version 11/12/13 and develz.org is not at all up to date in its info publishing. The species Formicid was introduced just for [[0.14]] a few months ago. Some adaptations seem necessary. I still think this is one of them. Well, what are the facts you see holding against it? -- [[User:Bwijn\|Bwijn]] ([[User talk:Bwijn\|talk]]) 11:53, 2 September 2014 (CEST)
		+	:You misunderstand the nature of the Recommended Backgrounds section entirely. Those are ''not'' the backgrounds that the members of the CrawlWiki community endorse. Those are the backgrounds that Crawl's developers recommend for each species, which you can find by attempting to play as one of those species. All the backgrounds that are displayed in white are Recommended Backgrounds. In this case we have no capacity to add our personal opinions - we're simply copying over what the game suggests. Besides, enchanters require the ability to escape when an attempt at disabling a foe goes sour, and formicids are not particularly good at escape. The +2 aptitude would help, certainly, but their mutations are very much opposed to the background. --[[User:MoogleDan\|MoogleDan]] ([[User talk:MoogleDan\|talk]]) 13:56, 2 September 2014 (CEST)

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	:::Done! That should clear up any future confusion. --[[User:MoogleDan\|MoogleDan]] ([[User talk:MoogleDan\|talk]]) 21:04, 10 August 2014 (CEST)		:::Done! That should clear up any future confusion. --[[User:MoogleDan\|MoogleDan]] ([[User talk:MoogleDan\|talk]]) 21:04, 10 August 2014 (CEST)
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		+	== Please explain ==
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		+	Please explain why you reverted Formicid and Enchanter. What's your argument? - Just have a look on skill table of [[Formicid]]: Hex +2 and also on [[Enchanter]]: Hex: 3. That are top aptitude values. Don't you agree? Given the facts, due to lacking manpower Crawl wiki still holds not updated articles at version 11/12/13 and develz.org is not at all up to date in its info publishing. The species Formicid was introduced just for [[0.14]] a few months ago. Some adaptations seem necessary. I still think this is one of them. Well, what are the facts you see holding against it? -- [[User:Bwijn\|Bwijn]] ([[User talk:Bwijn\|talk]]) 11:53, 2 September 2014 (CEST)

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	::Okay, you convinced me that it was not an act of caprice but represented the intern logic of DCSS's feature. Thank you. Well, as you say yourself: "the list of auto-inscriptions, as if they were randart properties, (are) contributing to this confusion". Would you mind to help reducing that confusion by adding the explanation to the randart article? I would do it by making use of exactly this 'hunger-'example that was the original starting point of my edit. -- [[User:Bwijn\|Bwijn]] ([[User talk:Bwijn\|talk]]) 19:00, 10 August 2014 (CEST)		::Okay, you convinced me that it was not an act of caprice but represented the intern logic of DCSS's feature. Thank you. Well, as you say yourself: "the list of auto-inscriptions, as if they were randart properties, (are) contributing to this confusion". Would you mind to help reducing that confusion by adding the explanation to the randart article? I would do it by making use of exactly this 'hunger-'example that was the original starting point of my edit. -- [[User:Bwijn\|Bwijn]] ([[User talk:Bwijn\|talk]]) 19:00, 10 August 2014 (CEST)
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		+	:::Done! That should clear up any future confusion. --[[User:MoogleDan\|MoogleDan]] ([[User talk:MoogleDan\|talk]]) 21:04, 10 August 2014 (CEST)

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	:In the game, the only way to know whether a property is a randart property or not, is to look at the randart's description: the first paragraph will always correspond to the base item, and the second paragraph to the list of randart properties. --[[User:CommanderC\|CommanderC]] ([[User talk:CommanderC\|talk]]) 19:33, 9 August 2014 (CEST)		:In the game, the only way to know whether a property is a randart property or not, is to look at the randart's description: the first paragraph will always correspond to the base item, and the second paragraph to the list of randart properties. --[[User:CommanderC\|CommanderC]] ([[User talk:CommanderC\|talk]]) 19:33, 9 August 2014 (CEST)
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		+	::Okay, you convinced me that it was not an act of caprice but represented the intern logic of DCSS's feature. Thank you. Well, as you say yourself: "the list of auto-inscriptions, as if they were randart properties, (are) contributing to this confusion". Would you mind to help reducing that confusion by adding the explanation to the randart article? I would do it by making use of exactly this 'hunger-'example that was the original starting point of my edit. -- [[User:Bwijn\|Bwijn]] ([[User talk:Bwijn\|talk]]) 19:00, 10 August 2014 (CEST)