Posts made by Derp

So @loki, I guess my biggest question about Evennia as it relates to a Mu experience is thus:

What would prevent someone with a knowledge of python from writing their own softcode style things to use in the Evennia platform like MUSH currently uses softcode?

I have no knowledge of python. But before I started this hobby a year ago, I also had no knowledge of mushcode. Or, well, MUX in this specific case, because I think that of the two games I've played on, they both use Mux, so that's what I learned. Is there some reason that players would not be able to use that code in the same way to create their own little bells and whistles? Because if that could be implemented, then I would darn sure take a look at it, but the fact that I can mess around with codey things to make my own tools/shortcuts is one of the big draws of MUX for me, even as complicated as it is.

So basically an echo chamber sort of idea. I like it. Seems like a lot of work though.

You forgot the mage supplements, Signs of Sorcery and Guide to the Pentacle, or whatever the last one is called. It's a clabbook style investigation book about how the Pentacle was formed, how it interacts, etc.

@Apu

Please read more carefully before you go calling people out.

I think this rule is dumb in general and should be avoided at all costs.

@Coin was the one who's only issue was that it was unclear.

Please reference your snipes accordingly.

@Loki

I would be more excited about rich text formatting if I hadn't seen the terrible things people do with ansi, css, and fonts already. What should be a feature that makes me go 'Oooooh' is a feature that makes me go 'Nnnnngah' .

Just imagine it. Comic sans and papyrus in rainbow colors everywhere.

@Arkandel

Well, the log-posting thing could be do-able now. If we can pull wiki content for help files, there's no reason why it couldn't work the other direction, as far as I'm aware, and setting an image to go along with a desc is as simple as linking an image file on the wiki. Click, picture. The rest of that could be cool, though, yeah. So we're just talking about a better interface system with updated graphics, but the same text-based concept? I can get behind that.

Still, the lack of ability to softcode my own things would keep me in MU. That'd just be a side-branch.

@Glitch

How would you change the front-end experience? I mean, there are only so many options for text-based gaming. It puts letters on a screen, and you utilize a specific set of commands to do specific things, many of which are flexible enough that a simple button press isn't gonna cut it. So how would you replace the versatility of the command line experience and the flexible things it offers into a format that offers the same, but different?

So I've been at this for about a year now. Little over, I think. I'm fortunate in that I have an RL coach who is teaching me not only the proper etiquette and culture stuff, but also the basics of how shit works under the hood, so I'm picking up on stuff really quickly.

One of the draws for me, though, is that with MU you can make your own code to do custom things without having to nag a coder to do it, who may not do it because it's so specific, and who is already likely overworked. Plus, taking something and creating something new gives me a feeling of accomplishment. I only barely know what I'm doing right now, but I've made a couple of cool things already, and I'm really enjoying the learning experience.

That said, I don't know how any of the new stuff you mentioned up there works. I would assume that ultimately, this has far less to do with the code and much more to do with the game. And while I think that bringing in something new would ultimately be cool, I'm not sure that it's going to replace anything, anymore than all the editions of MU out there replaced each other. They just sort of get along, side by side, within the same community circles because they serve the same purpose.

See also: Photoshop/Gimp, all of the Office programs out there, etc. You can learn multiples, and have access to different things. One of them will probably never replace the other, even if they learn from each other.

@HelloRaptor said:

Aren't we a constitutionally limited representative democratic republic?

That's the word around the water cooler.

@FiranSurvivor

It actually gives you a sort feature. If you search for 'Dreamweaver', it'll give you a list on the left side, where you can select your version and proficiency level, ranging from beginner to advanced. There are 20 videos on the beginner section, but some of them are for different versions. I would recommend 'Creating a First Website with Dreamweaver (version)" and "Essential Training" of the same, but you can pick and choose as you see fit. There are explanations of the video courses as well as transcripts if you want a quick overview to see what's covered too.

It's really put together very well.

http://www.lynda.com/search?q=dreamweaver&f=level%3A1^Beginner

@FiranSurvivor

Palsgraf v. Long Island Railroad Co. should be taught in high school. As a test of patience.

Edit to add: For Excel? Or for Dreamweaver?

@FiranSurvivor

I'm actually kind of peeved that they made me spend time learning useless shit like geometric proofs instead of this. I definitely have not had to ever use a geometric proof pretty much ever, and there are tons of other ways to teach deductive reasoning. Excel is a thing I barely knew anything about in school, and oh look. Now that I'm in college, this shit is all over the place, along with statistics shit that I also learned nothing about.

I feel cheated. But Lynda makes it better.

@thebird

Some businesses have it, too. Continued learning is a thing that lots of the big names are pushing for, and something like Lynda is usually a worthwhile investment. It may not, but if they do, then use that stuff to its fullest. It's solid gold.

@thebird

See if your instutution has business access to Lynda.com. They have all sorts of tutorials on these things, ranging from absolute beginner to professional designer. I'm actually kind of addicted to it for Excel stuff. I've learned so much.

@SG said:.

I just don't see the United States ever going that way, they have politicians saying people have to work longer hours these days.

That's because US politicians are owned by corporations. Which is why Trump as a president terrifies me so.

http://scholar.princeton.edu/sites/default/files/mgilens/files/gilens_and_page_2014_-testing_theories_of_american_politics.doc.pdf

Spoiler Alert: The United States is not a democracy.

@thebird

It is still a thing, I don't know enough about website design to use it, so I can't tell you whether or not I like it. I can tell you that it remains very popular in the professional design community, at least from what I've seen.

@FiranSurvivor

I know next to nothing about website design, but I'm almost sure that this is what Adobe Dreamweaver is all about. I got questions about it all the time, and it supports design across multiple browsers and platforms, so you can check PC, tablet, mobile, etc.

@Olsson

Did that really get that much attention, though? Like, I know that there was a big initial push, but I don't even remember there being a resolution for it.

@HelloRaptor said:

I stopped using them entirely in DA:O/A once I realized they'd put in code to allow warriors and wizards to bash or spell open locked chests/doors, and it just had to be enabled. >_>

How did I not know this is a thing? Tell me more. You have my interest.

@HelloRaptor

That was the intention, yeah, given the title of the thing. Didn't realize that it would make anyone get all grrface, but it's the internet, what can you do?