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Guilds Forum / Script for showing online guild members
« on: December 24, 2006, 12:26:03 am »
I was bored and I decided to make a Perl script to show my online guild members and the online GM/developers all alphabetically. I have decided to offer the script here in case anyone would like to tailor it for their guild and use it on their website as well.

Here is a link to the Sentinels page that uses this script. http://nibbler.thruhere.net/charonline.shtml

The link below is to the tar-gzipped archive that holds the script and the example configuration files along with a little README file. Download it and install it. I think it is fairly straightforward. :)

http://www.freewebs.com/honorable_warriors/online_characters.tgz

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General Discussion / Re: Gender specific terms for dwarfs
« on: December 14, 2006, 11:21:19 am »
Quote from: Proglin on December 14, 2006, 11:02:25 am
Brother dwarf

sis'

those two are used quite a bit I suppose.

Primarily only fellow dwarfs use those terms with each other though. Also, "brother dwarf" is two words, I was looking for one word gender specific nouns for dwarfs which could make things much easier. Thank you though. :)

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General Discussion / Re: Gender specific terms for dwarfs
« on: December 14, 2006, 04:04:55 am »
Quote from: eldoth_terevan on December 14, 2006, 04:03:13 am
Um... that was what was called a tongue-in-cheek response, Malfini. Dwarves tend to be a little sensitive, and their response to you calling them a "man" was probably all IC.

Yes, they're sensitive; which is why I think we should have gender specific nouns for them.

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General Discussion / Re: Gender specific terms for dwarfs
« on: December 14, 2006, 03:56:08 am »
Quote from: eldoth_terevan on December 14, 2006, 03:51:55 am
If you call me a "mwarf" in game you might find a Silverweave at your throat very sudden like.  :D

Dueling with Silverweaves with maxed or close to maxed characters is dumb IMO. I'd rather duel with 1 ruined short sword and a shield so that there won't be a one hit kill. Either way though I may call dwarf characters "mwarfs" or "fwarfs". ;)

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General Discussion / Gender specific terms for dwarfs
« on: December 14, 2006, 03:33:07 am »
Sometimes when I call a male dwarf a "man" they become offended and will say something like "I'm not a man! I'm a dwarf!". The problem is that it is annoying to have to say "male dwarf" or "female dwarf" instead of "man" or "woman". I was wondering if there are some gender specific nouns to use for dwarfs. If there aren't how does "mwarf" for a male dwarf and "fwarf" for a female dwarf sound? I have seen similar fictitious nouns like "fenki" and "menki" used for the Enkidukais.

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Technical Help: IN GAME bugs (after loading world) / Re: Glyph spell making error?
« on: December 14, 2006, 02:48:59 am »
Quote from: ThomPhoenix on December 07, 2006, 07:05:35 pm
Yes, it's a bug.
When you put some glyphs forming a spell that you already know into the combination slots it won't display the spell description. You can drag them in there again and click "research" as much as you like but it won't display it. Only when you click on save it will say in the system tab that you already know the spell.

And purified glyphs have a golden border ;)

I'm experiencing the same bug. I cannot get a spell description anymore for any glyphs in the 'combine glyphs' window. I put a purified glyph in a slot in the 'combine glyphs' window and it doesn't display a spell description or name. If I press the 'research' button it still won't display a spell description. It won't display a spell description in the 'combine glyphs' window period and I know many other people are having the same problem.

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General Discussion / Re: Weapons prices since quality was introduced.
« on: December 05, 2006, 08:53:00 am »
Quote from: Asraniel on December 05, 2006, 08:43:30 am
wow, im playing planeshift a few times per month since MB is out, but i dont even know what a SWSS is.. freaks.. ;-)

A SWSS is a "Silverweave Short Sword". They are slash 10 short swords which are one of the strongest swords available in the game. I have heard that some people have 10.8 slash broad swords.

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General Discussion / Re: NPC using an expletive?
« on: December 01, 2006, 04:49:22 pm »
I think everyone should read all 10 pages before posting in this thread. If they don't they will probably just ask or say things that have already been said. Some people also seem to post completely irrelevant things in this thread..

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General Discussion / Re: NPC using an expletive?
« on: December 01, 2006, 03:15:28 pm »
Quote from: zanzibar on December 01, 2006, 03:05:51 pm
Quote from: Malfini on December 01, 2006, 03:01:45 pm
Zanzibar, I wouldn't duel someone In-Character for simply insulting me. I would try to settle the dispute verbally before resorting to dueling.

What about just walking away? ???


The devs are NOT being hypocritical because they simply don't see the word as vulgur.  There is no double standard.

It is a game Zanzibar. The game would not be very exciting if everyone constantly got along In-Character and there was no conflict. There would be no good versus evil or anything of the sort.

Malfini will try to talk with a person first to resolve a conflict. If that doesn't work he MAY challenge them to a duel. If we were not suppose to duel in the game then the challenge/duel feature wouldn't exist.

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General Discussion / Re: NPC using an expletive?
« on: December 01, 2006, 03:01:45 pm »
Quote from: Pip on December 01, 2006, 02:44:33 pm
Quote from: Idoru on December 01, 2006, 01:20:55 pm
A. Bugger is an entirely acceptable word to the vast majority of people.

As I understand it; to you Americans bugger means a pest. To us Britons there is no such use for the word and in the context used by the NPC seems extremely rude. Bugger can be used as an affectionate term among friends; "silly old bugger" "little bugger";  but otherwise is just vulgar slang. Actually according to the Urban Dictionary (http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=bugger) the word ought to be accompanied by "little" in order to be inoffensive even in American. I was not allowed to use my own name in PS (Pippa) because in Italian it is slang for a sexual act. That was done in consideration of a MINORITY. How come an NPC is allowed to address players using the same sort of slang. Are Britons not worthy of consideration?

To us the NPC might just as well have been saying ".... he's taking care of F***ers like you"; it would be no more rude.

Pip, I understand your frustration and I made this thread even though I'm an American. Letting NPC's use vulgar slang but not players would seem like a double-standard. Xordan said that he would try to get the word changed though. Lets hope the word is changed sometime.

Zanzibar, I wouldn't duel someone In-Character for simply insulting me. I would try to settle the dispute In-Character verbally before resorting to dueling.

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General Discussion / Re: NPC using an expletive?
« on: December 01, 2006, 09:17:47 am »
Quote from: lanser on December 01, 2006, 09:13:57 am
I was never allowed to swear as a child so now I rarely swear myself and have never allowed my son to swear and as a result at 13 he doesn't either (that I know of)

With proper parenting the amount of swearing could be dramatically reduced



I completely agree with Lanser :).

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General Discussion / Re: NPC using an expletive?
« on: December 01, 2006, 08:04:49 am »
Quote from: Akaye on December 01, 2006, 07:26:39 am
bug·ger

(1)Vulgar Slang. A sodomite.
(2)Slang. A contemptible or disreputable person.
(3)Slang. A fellow; a chap: “He's a silly little bugger, then” (John le Carré).
(4)To practice sodomy with.
(5)To damn.

If Malfini is offended he has every right to be. This is what it means to some parts of the world. I know that on poker.com they censor the word. So you guys, quit picking on him. He isn't being childish and he is only trying to communicate how much this word bothers him.


I very much appreciate your assistance Akaye :D. I was trying to help by bringing the meaning of the word to GM/Developer attention. Unfortunately It seems like too many people would rather insult me, than read what is in front of their face.

*Edit*
Karyuu already said that Xordan will try to get the word changed.

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General Discussion / Re: NPC using an expletive?
« on: December 01, 2006, 07:15:09 am »
Quote from: Karyuu on December 01, 2006, 07:12:22 am
No, actually my character is more of the sane sort that doesn't feel like killing anyone who throws an insulting word her way. I think you're taking it OOCly.

So you roleplay differently. Your character sounds more like a pacifist. Congratulations...

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General Discussion / Re: NPC using an expletive?
« on: December 01, 2006, 07:10:25 am »
Quote from: Karyuu on December 01, 2006, 07:06:07 am
That says a lot about your character though, that you'd kill someone for a single word that was never meant to offend in the first place. People tend to stay away from individuals like that when they're walking down a street.

Karyuu, come on... have you seriously never wanted to kill a NPC in the game? I find that far too hard to believe. To be fair though Malfini helps people a lot. When a NPC calls Malfini a "bugger" he will become offended though since Malfini knows what that means.

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General Discussion / Re: NPC using an expletive?
« on: December 01, 2006, 07:03:27 am »
Quote from: zanzibar on December 01, 2006, 06:58:36 am
Quote from: Malfini on December 01, 2006, 06:57:19 am
All I want right now is for Raithen to stop calling everyone a "bugger".  :)
If he won't stop disrespecting us like that; the least we should be able to do is fight him. ;)


So if someone uses an innocent term to call you a nuisance while helping you find work, your reaction is to kill them?  Get help.

Yes Zanzibar I would kill Raithen. I wouldn't kill a person in real life though. In real life I'm also not a Ylian warrior who has killed thousands of monsters either.  ;)

*Edit*

I have already voiced my concerns about the word "bugger". Please read all 7 pages before asking more questions.

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