I’m currently struggling to establish a usable way for GameMasters to mark how and if an option should be displayed. Some options are QCed and some are not. Some are permanently deleted. Some are for use in the Character Manager and some are only usable in combination with certain spells or alchemy formulas. Some are only approved for use by GameHosts and/or GameMasters. Some might only be allowed for premium account members. I hope to answer how to do this and code it within the next few days. I also hope for world peace but only time will tell if either comes to fruition!

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So I took it easy last week. I wrote out a list of exactly what needs to be added to the Character Manager so that I don’t overlook anything.


This week I worked on the part of the system that sets the default values for the different races. It was an ugly mess thanks to a decision I made early on involving the structure of the system, but I entrenched myself and got it done. I also altered one of my earlier plans on differentiating player-accessible features and Staff-only features as well as features that are or aren’t available within the Character Manager. This means I have to go through all 9 1000+ line long scripts and make sure the validation tests are updated. I still have 12 points to address before I’ll call it "done".

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I spoke to Jubalee tonight about some of the Character Manager issues. She helped me come up with the best solution possible and now I’m ready to code them up. I’m also going to be calling on other GMs to help enter all the options of all the Character Manager’s features. This will leave me to focus on coding and getting the system finalized.


I also built a small area and scripted several items for the Mentor Cupid’s Day event. I expect to be getting some final item requests from the mentors before the end of this week so those will need to be added before I submit everything for QC.


I’ve also been doing clean-up around our properties after the ice storm 2 weeks ago. Many trees were down, several of which were completely uprooted and my body is aching from all of the chainsawing and wood removal. I got half the property done today but was so worn out I crashed in the afternoon and didn’t wake up until dark. Time for a small break!

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I hope everyone had pleasant holidays! I personally had visits to relatives, a dinner party and the whole shebang.


I managed to start integration of the Character Manager core system into player usage scripts between all the holiday hubub going on this past week. It’s been slow going since I’m uncovering issues I hadn’t foreseen ahead of time. Those issues are being resolved but they do slow me down.


I also managed the end of the Solstice Tree Contest and made plans for an upcoming Mentor event for Cupid’s Day. I’ve also been asked to help design a website for a small business so there’s been a lot of study into the latest website design techniques and philosophies as well as researching my customer’s options on the best web host for his needs.


This week I hope to begin testing the use of the new player features on myself. I don’t expect it to be quite ready for testing but I want to be sure that the theory and core of the system works before I fine tune it.

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