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Sergarr

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Item descriptions
« on: November 22, 2014, 01:39:38 pm »
Shouldn't items have descriptions, just like creatures do?

EDIT: Also, as Dirst and darknessofthenight pointed out, item PREFSTRINGS would also be very nice to have.

Really, this suggestion seems to be pretty easy to implement, and would allow to have so many nice things (like actually explaining what scimitar is in-game) that there's no reason to not have that already in game.
« Last Edit: November 22, 2014, 04:54:33 pm by Sergarr »
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Re: Item descriptions
« Reply #1 on: November 22, 2014, 02:19:12 pm »
I like this idea, but it shouldn't replace any future plans for raws that reflect shape data or multiple parts or anything.  Just a string of text to show when viewing the item, so you know what the author was thinking.

Maybe even add PREFSTRINGS for items?

Urist likes large, serrated discs for their deadly symmetry.
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Re: Item descriptions
« Reply #2 on: November 22, 2014, 02:21:19 pm »
Quote from: Dirst on November 22, 2014, 02:19:12 pm
I like this idea, but it shouldn't replace any future plans for raws that reflect shape data or multiple parts or anything.  Just a string of text to show when viewing the item, so you know what the author was thinking.

Maybe even add PREFSTRINGS for items?

Urist likes large, serrated discs for their deadly symmetry.
I like the idea of item prefstrings
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Re: Item descriptions
« Reply #3 on: November 22, 2014, 04:51:10 pm »
Quote from: Dirst on November 22, 2014, 02:19:12 pm
Urist likes large, serrated discs for their deadly symmetry.

Fearful symmetry. Pointless literal references is where it is.
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Cool, but wouldn't this likely lead to tongues having a '[SPEACH]' tag, and thus via necromancy we would have nearly unkillable reanimated tongues following necromancers spamming 'it is sad but not unexpected'?

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Re: Item descriptions
« Reply #4 on: November 23, 2014, 01:25:05 am »
Quote from: Sirbug on November 22, 2014, 04:51:10 pm
Quote from: Dirst on November 22, 2014, 02:19:12 pm
Urist likes large, serrated discs for their deadly symmetry.

Fearful symmetry. Pointless literal references is where it is.

Lame. If that's a prefstring, it obviously needs to be for tigers, not serrated discs.
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