Rearranging some things... - Programmming team, read please!

Erdrick · Post by **Erdrick** » Fri Jul 12, 2002 5:28 pm

There are some changes expected in the new version, as I have heard. I have a VERY small proposal for the new version. -
Put Library Research Skill and Magic Resistance Skill in the "Other skills" category.
In no way is reading library books a magic skill, because it also talks about gems and glassblowing!
Magic Resistance can belong in there, but it looks out-of-place. Magic skills is more for the rune words, not for your magic resistance status.
Anyway, I think those should be fixed next time around. I know I might have said the one about the library research skill, but I don't know if it was heard.
Thanks,
Erdrick

Chyan Guo Messenger · Post by **Chyan Guo Messenger** » Fri Jul 12, 2002 6:31 pm

maybe instead of magic skills /druid skills <--- both are the types of "magic" in the game

you rename it MAGE-CRAFT and DRUID CRAFT.

then again..... making of potions and poison is (sometimes concidered) WITCH CRAFT.

but changing the tile of the skill is shorter than re-arrange it.

(Edited by Chyan Guo Messenger at 12:32 am on July 13, 2002)

Setherioth · Post by **Setherioth** » Fri Jul 12, 2002 7:13 pm

Another suggestion on the lines of the skills. Would it be possible to have a little number placed beside the bar, as that makes it easier to see how good one is at a certain skill. Example 1 - 100, so you know how close you are to maxing the skill and such. I know its a bit unrealistic, but for curious people (like me) who are just dying to know how far they can go higher, it would be nice.

Teesh · Post by **Teesh** » Fri Jul 12, 2002 7:24 pm

Hiya

@ I like the idea of moving magic resistance and library reasearch to the others section. I cant remember now, but maybe there are a few other skills that should be moved. By the way i have a question: is there a skill that shows how good is one on pouring poison into others mouth and is there a skill of poison resistance? im just curious because i used it once when i was attacked and also someone used it on me once, and a texts something like "you failed to apply the poison" showed.

@ Setherioth: i remember i read somewhere that hiding numbers of every skill is done on purpose. I think thats a good idea, because Illarion i believe is this special kind of world where its not supposed to be imporant if my bakery or slashing weapons is 78 or 34 points good. Its like in real life, you cant say that you can read good enough for 78 points or paint walls for 55 points. It would be unreal. I'd rather expose my character stats somewhere (shown also in bars only) - but this idea is probably so obvious that i better not say more about it hihi

Setherioth · Post by **Setherioth** » Fri Jul 12, 2002 7:27 pm

yes i understand, which is why i said it would be a bit unrealistic. But it would still be nice, cause some people are the type who want to know those types of things.

Erdrick · Post by **Erdrick** » Fri Jul 12, 2002 7:29 pm

@Teesh: The poison skill doesn't appear, maybe they'll put it in in the next version? Also, even in real life, if you are the best baker in the world, there is always room for improvement. Therefore, we can't say 'You have XX points to go until you are maxed...' because, technically, there is no max.