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We ask for the x5 and x10 options quite often for repeated things, and I'm sure CMJ has it on the list. I imagine, though, that it's on a lower priority than a lot of things, and I have no idea how difficult or easy it would be.
One thing I'm fairly certain of, though, is that the quality of life for us islanders would be significantly improved if we could cut down repeated button presses by 90% on building activities, and insult usage would greatly increase if those received x5 and x10 options.
For training, x10 is almost a necessity. It was a long, long time ago, but I still would hate for players to go through what I did of training about the last 40 levels of Carcass-Cleaning and Cooking each.
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Thursday, March 31 2011 @ 04:41 AM UTC |
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Having leveled up both Cooking and Carcass Cleaning to 100, I know that pain. I poked around the code tonight to see what I could find...
Based off the Onslaught module, I came up with the following:
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if ($session['user']['gold']>= 10){
$cleancost = stamina_getdisplaycost ("Cleaning the Carcass");
addnav (array("Pay 10 Req for a Carcass Cleaning lesson (`Q%s%%`0)", $cleancost), "runmodule.php?module=meatschool&op=train&train=clean");
$cookcost = stamina_getdisplaycost ("Cooking");
addnav (array("Pay 10 Req for a Cookery lesson (`Q%s%%`0)", $cookcost), "runmodule.php?module=meatschool&op=train&train=cook");
if ($session['user']['gold']>= 50){
addnav (array("Pay 50 Req for an extended Carcass Cleaning lesson (`Q%s%%`0)", $cleancost * 5), "runmodule.php?module=meatschool&op=train&train=clean&iterations=5");
addnav (array("Pay 50 Req for an extended Cookery lesson (`Q%s%%`0)", $cookcost * 5), "runmodule.php?module=meatschool&op=train&train=cook&iterations=5");
}
if ($session['user']['gold']>= 100){
addnav (array("Pay 100 Req for a full Carcass Cleaning course (`Q%s%%`0)", $cleancost * 10), "runmodule.php?module=meatschool&op=train&train=clean&iterations=10");
addnav (array("Pay 100 Req for a full Cookery course (`Q%s%%`0)", $cookcost * 10), "runmodule.php?module=meatschool&op=train&train=cook&iterations=10");
}
} else {
addnav ("You don't have enough money. No lessons for you.", "");
}
This is just for the option to cook/clean more than once, but that code is used at the top and the bottom of the file.
For the actual training, I threw together:
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require_once("modules/staminasystem/lib/lib.php");
$training = "";
$text = "";
$levelup = "";
switch (httpget ('train')){
case "clean":
$training = "Cleaning the Carcass";
$text = "Maiko shows you a big smile. \"`%Another butchery lesson! Great stuff. Let's get started!`0\"`n`nMaiko grabs her knives and captive bolt pistol, you don your gloves, and the two of you spend the next little while up to your elbows in warm, still-twitching muscle. Under Maiko's careful watch, her gentle hands occasionally guiding yours to make a difficult cut, you learn one or two things that you didn't know before.`n`n";
$levelup = "`c`b`0You gained a level in Cleaning Carcasses! You are now level %s! This action will cost fewer Stamina points now, so you can butcher more creatures each day!`b`c`n";
break;
case "cook":
$training = "Cooking";
$text = "Maiko shows you a big smile. \"`%Another cookery lesson! Great stuff. Let's get started!`0\"`n`nMaiko grabs her pans and some ingredients, and you don the 'hilarious' apron Maiko has so thoughtfully provided. Under Maiko's helpful guidance, you learn one or two things that you didn't know before.`n`n";
$levelup = "`n`c`b`0You gained a level in Cooking! You are now level %s! This action will cost fewer Stamina points now, so you can cook more tasty meals each day!`b`c`n";
break;
}
$iterations = httpget ('iterations');
if (! $iterations)
$iterations = 1;
output ($text);
for ($i = 0; $i < $iterations; $i++ ) {
$session['user']['gold']-= 10;
apply_stamina_buff ('maikotrain', array(
"name"=> "Maiko\'s Training",
"action"=> $training,
"costmod"=> 1,
"expmod"=> 2.5,
"rounds"=> 1,
"roundmsg"=> "",
"wearoffmsg"=> "",
));
$return = process_action ($training);
output ("You receive %s experience in %s.`n", $return['exp_earned'], $training);
if ($return['lvlinfo']['levelledup']== true){
output ("`c`b`0You gained a level in %s! You are now level %s! This action will cost fewer Stamina points now, so you can butcher more creatures each day!`b`c`n", $training, $return['lvlinfo']['newlvl']);
}
$amber = get_stamina ();
if (($iterations > 1) && ($amber != 100)){
output ("`0After several hours of training, you're far too tired to complete the course. However, you still gained a total of %s experience in %s from the course!`n", $return['exp_earned'] * ($i + 1), $training);
break;
}
}
Which includes a lot of poor output formatting, little actual flavor changes, and a few rather bland lines of dialog.
As always, I've made the entire file available here.
I haven't looked at the other modules, but I would guess that the process for updating the training would be similar. I understand that the reason we don't have a insults x5/x10/xDeath in combat is because that adds an extra 3-9 navigation options to an already-cluttered nav bar. The next thing I'll look at is insult training. After that, it's material gathering, and... Well, I already posted code for making picking up/putting down building materials less painful.
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Thursday, March 31 2011 @ 05:14 AM UTC |
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Whoops, minor mistake - The level up line is supposed to use $levelup. The file link has been updated.
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Thursday, March 31 2011 @ 12:29 PM UTC |
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I'd like a more difficult Bastard rank. I can do one unarmed and in the nude, and there's another contestant that could do it after 3 DKs. Something tougher would be nice.
http://maniak.cu.cc/
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Thursday, March 31 2011 @ 03:20 PM UTC |
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Quote by: ManiakI'd like a more difficult Bastard rank. I can do one unarmed and in the nude, and there's another contestant that could do it after 3 DKs. Something tougher would be nice.
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Thursday, March 31 2011 @ 04:15 PM UTC |
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It would be awesome if advanced bandoliers were ungraded to hold 10.5 kg.
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Thursday, March 31 2011 @ 04:37 PM UTC |
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Quote by: Anna+DewhurstIt would be awesome if advanced bandoliers were ungraded to hold 10.5 kg. who needs to hold seven iBombs in their bandolier?
*jumps up and down, thrusting hand into the air*
ooh! ooh! I do! I do! 
"tis better to be thought a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt"
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Thursday, March 31 2011 @ 07:32 PM UTC |
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Quote by: hajenQuote by: Anna+DewhurstIt would be awesome if advanced bandoliers were ungraded to hold 10.5 kg. who needs to hold seven iBombs in their bandolier?
*jumps up and down, thrusting hand into the air*
ooh! ooh! I do! I do!
That's exactly what I was thinking when I started whining to Anna about how it should be 10.5. 
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Friday, April 01 2011 @ 01:49 AM UTC |
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Quote by: ManiakI'd like a more difficult Bastard rank. I can do one unarmed and in the nude, and there's another contestant that could do it after 3 DKs. Something tougher would be nice.
I think I speak for *the entire internet here when I say...
Screenshots or it didn't happen...**
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**- like my one-shot Titan. I do have a screenshot, and you only get the killing blow bonus...
Isn't sanity just a one-trick pony anyway? All you get is one trick: rational thinking.
But when you're good and crazy, oooh, oooh, the sky's the limit.
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Friday, April 01 2011 @ 02:37 AM UTC |
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When I was travelling out of the rain and into a dwelling, I noticed that the background image was no longer wet. I thought that was a pretty neat idea, that now that I'm inside, I'm no longer exposed to the elements.
Unfortunately, I then considered dwellings which are still written to be "outside".
Therefore, I want to make a suggestion: allow dwelling owners to add a flag to each of their rooms to "change backgrounds with weather" or "don't". The default would be "don't".
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Friday, April 01 2011 @ 02:57 AM UTC |
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Quote by: Awesome+FredWhen I was travelling out of the rain and into a dwelling, I noticed that the background image was no longer wet. I thought that was a pretty neat idea, that now that I'm inside, I'm no longer exposed to the elements.
Unfortunately, I then considered dwellings which are still written to be "outside".
Therefore, I want to make a suggestion: allow dwelling owners to add a flag to each of their rooms to "change backgrounds with weather" or "don't". The default would be "don't".
additionally, could we get a new text command thingy, along the lines of /w, except instead of weapons, it fills in the current weather? That'd be cool.
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Friday, April 01 2011 @ 05:33 AM UTC |
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If I could change one small thing about the Island, I'd make it 3D.
IT WORKS.
I KNOW THIS BECAUSE I JUST MADE MYSELF RATHER DIZZY BY ROLLING UP AND DOWN THE NAV LINKS WITH MY 3D SPECS ON.
(works best if you enlarge the text with ctrl + (make it smaller again with ctrl -))
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Friday, April 01 2011 @ 05:53 AM UTC |
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Woo Hoo! A 3D text adventure!
This is pure April awesomeness, CMJ! I love that MOTD.
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Friday, April 01 2011 @ 01:38 PM UTC |
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I'm loving the 3D! Can we keep that for a little while? I need to find and dig out my 3D glasses, which could take all weekend.  But it looks sooooo cooool even without them!
Something something unintelligible gibberish something.
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Friday, April 01 2011 @ 11:56 PM UTC |
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Would it be at all possible for the server to either be fixed so it actually uses the same measurements of time as the rest of us instead of running fast, or at least be reset weekly or something? It was just reset not too long ago and is already 5 minutes off.
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Saturday, April 02 2011 @ 01:28 AM UTC |
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Could autocomplete="false" be removed from the commentary form? I've heard a lot of people saying that they've stopped using GREM because it means having to retype the entire message, or at the very least copy-pasting it, which can be a pain to recolor with the small size of the input bar.
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Saturday, April 02 2011 @ 04:41 AM UTC |
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Quote by: dizzyizzyWould it be at all possible for the server to either be fixed so it actually uses the same measurements of time as the rest of us instead of running fast, or at least be reset weekly or something? It was just reset not too long ago and is already 5 minutes off.
Using NTP maybe?
It's not an optical illusion. It just looks like one.
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Saturday, April 02 2011 @ 05:26 AM UTC |
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Quote by: BeepsCould autocomplete="false" be removed from the commentary form? I've heard a lot of people saying that they've stopped using GREM because it means having to retype the entire message, or at the very least copy-pasting it, which can be a pain to recolor with the small size of the input bar.
I think I'll make a pref for this. Some folks like it, some folks don't.
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Saturday, April 02 2011 @ 08:13 AM UTC |
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Saturday, April 02 2011 @ 02:22 PM UTC |
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Thursday, March 31 2011 @ 04:20 PM BST
Quote by: ManiakI'd like a more difficult Bastard rank. I can do one unarmed and in the nude, and there's another contestant that could do it after 3 DKs. Something tougher would be nice.
April Foolishness?
Thank you.
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