User talk:Mostlyautumn

Welcome
Hi, welcome to the Dragon Age Wiki! Thanks for joining! I hope that you will stick around and continue to help us improve the wiki. Please leave a message on my talk page if I can help with anything! -- D-day (Talk) 16:29, 23 June 2012

About Acts
Hello there. I've seen you editing around and I noticed something minor, but still worthy of discussing it. When editing item pages found in the DA2 DLCs, you add the Act line on their itembox and since the DLCs are disassociated with the main plot (and thus the Acts) you write "any" next to the Act line.

Examples: Belt of the Hawke, Master Wyvern Hunter's Belt

I believe that's unneeded and perhaps confusing to the novice reader. Wouldn't it be better if we don't include the Act line at all in the DA2 DLC items? 12:31, August 10, 2012 (UTC)


 * Hey. Personally, I am confused whenever I see an empty field because you have to guess whether it is empty intentionally or the information is missing. In my opinion "None" would be better than empty string in item stats, for example.


 * Now about the "any" – I wasn't the one who came up with it, but I did use it extensively. I don't really see how it is different from "varies" in item stats. I think "any" is a valid answer for the question "In what act is this item available?" It is not unique to DLCs separate from the main plot (Legacy/MoTA) either, items from other DLC packs and a number of items in the main game are available in all three acts. Although now that I think of it, it might be a good idea to change "any" to "1–3" for those.


 * Thanks for the feedback, by the way, I'm all for criticism. Now if only we could get someone else's opinion on this. 14:29, August 10, 2012 (UTC)


 * I'm still very much a newbie. From my perspective, if I'm on an item page and am interested in the item: 1- First I check Appearances in the info box to be certain of which game/DLC is involved. 2- Then I move from info box to the article Acquistion section if available. 3- I begin to look for a link to a quest, vendor, or even an enemy from whom it can be looted.  No matter how detailed the item page/info box may or not be, I'm clicking that link for further information.  That makes Act in the info box more of a supplemental piece of information to me - if I'm interested in the item I'll try to find out more about how to get it regardless of where/when it is available.  Maybe this is just because I'm more in tune with DA:O than DA:2, but I'd view Act more as a means to indicate a restriction or exclusivity.  If it's not there, I assume that to mean at any time, or N/A.  Alternatively, I would even consider writing "DLC" in Act if it is available at any time but only with a DLC installed.  That being said, I'm not crazy enough to believe that my thought process applies to anyone other than me. ;)  I think this subject warrants further discussion and input.  16:35, August 10, 2012 (UTC)


 * I find act info to be the most useful when viewing item tables. You can sort the table and decide what to buy in each act, for example. And for that it doesn't matter if there's "any" or empty string or whatever for DLC items as long as it's consistent. 16:51, August 10, 2012 (UTC)


 * With that in mind, do DLC items really need to be specified in Act? On the item page, not if Appearances is used.  However, Viktoria has a good point about it being useful to differentiate DLC vs non-DLC items, even in a table sort as per above.  Rather than have the items mixed, a sortable alternate could be used, such as "Any" for non-DLC, and "Any - DLC" or "Any (DLC)" etc. for DLC items. [ edit: I'm assuming there's at least one applicable non-DLC item(?) ]   18:12, August 10, 2012 (UTC)

Nice changes
Hey there! I noticed that you've been making some edits around here. I wanted to drop by to say that you're doing some nice work there. Cheers! -- 22:21, August 16, 2012 (UTC)


 * Thanks, glad to help! 07:40, August 17, 2012 (UTC)

Minor edits
Please only check your edits as minor if they are actual minor edits. Generally speaking, edits that expand an article are not considered minor edits, while formatting or correction typos. Thanks! 19:37, August 27, 2012 (UTC)


 * Sorry about that. I think I've accidentally changed the 'Mark all edits as "minor" by default' setting and didn't really bother to uncheck the checkbox when publishing. I'll try to be more careful in the future. 02:17, August 28, 2012 (UTC)

Generic Weapons
If you have a moment, could you please add the possible stats for the following generic weapons? Dalish Dagger - Dwarven Dagger - Masterwork Dwarven Dagger Would be much appreciated, and thanks for all the great work you've been putting into the wiki! - Eganogard (talk) 17:03, September 5, 2012 (UTC)


 * Done. Let me know if you encounter any mistakes! These stats are generated from the game files, and I don't check all of them in-game, it's too time-consuming. 20:29, September 5, 2012 (UTC)

Thank you so much for item material. --Flogiston (talk) 17:25, September 8, 2012 (UTC)

Rollback rights
Hey there! I've seen that you fight off vandalism when you catch it, so I've been wondering you'd like to have rollback rights. I don't know how much you know about it, but rollback is used primarily for a quick undo for spam and vandalism. They can be used for your own edits unless you feel the need to explain the undo. Otherwise, you'll have to keep using edit summaries for normal edits (by going in the history's page to compare edits). If you'd like to have them, just tell me here! 21:33, September 25, 2012 (UTC)


 * Yes, I'd like that, I'm familiar with the concept :) 21:44, September 25, 2012 (UTC)


 * I thought you would, but I just wanted to make sure. You now have rollback rights. :] 21:59, September 25, 2012 (UTC)

Shields: weapons vs armor
Just a head up, I've replied to your post on my talk page, and added my own two cents to the category talk page. In summary, I modified some shield cats purely for consistency's sake while editing the articles for other reasons. Although I do have my own thoughts on the subject, I have absolutely no objections to your proposal, and am willing to give you hand implementing any changes that may occur. 18:50, October 8, 2012 (UTC)

Question
Hey there. I was wondering where you found the heraldry of the Resolutionists.

Thanks. 23:13, October 23, 2012 (UTC)


 * Hey, I've extracted it from the game files (packages\core\textures\high\highrescharacterartfp.erf\art\characters\heraldry\hld_resolutionists.dds). As far as I know, it does not appear anywhere in the game itself. 12:10, October 24, 2012 (UTC)


 * Aha I see. I guess the heraldry cannot be found if you don't have the Exiled Prince installed. Thanks for you answer! 17:36, October 24, 2012 (UTC)

Hello again. I don't have DA2 currently installed in order to check if this edit is a legitimate one or not. Can you check it out please?

http://dragonage.wikia.com/index.php?title=Items_%28Dragon_Age_II%29&diff=450863&oldid=364381

17:43, November 18, 2012 (UTC)

Lorekeeper's Robe
Hello Mostly. I'm trying to get the Lorekeeper's Robe from the mages in the Law and Order quest but after many tries I've been unsuccessful. Can you (via the toolset) verify that these mages drop this robe and if so, take a picture in order to upload it in the respective page? 19:36, January 4, 2013 (UTC)


 * Hi there. I've uploaded a basic screenshot. It's too time-consuming to check who drops the robe unfortunately, as there are no source files for the scripts from Awakening (the toolset was never updated to include these). I can see that the mages have these robes in their equipped item list, but that's about all I can tell right now. 22:15, January 4, 2013 (UTC)


 * I see. Did you use the additem script to do that? If that's so, then the image is probably inaccurate. 22:36, January 4, 2013 (UTC)


 * Yeah, I just saw your edit to the item codes page. Are you sure about that bug with clothing? I tried gxa_im_cth_mag_002 and gxa_im_cth_mag_pla. They have the same model (according to .uti files) but are added with different colors when using . Am I missing something? 22:50, January 4, 2013 (UTC)


 * It's the same with adding another item. They are automatically given as iron if the tier is not specified. Since robes do not have tiers, they are being given to the basic colour without us being able to alter it. Regarding this particular screenshot, can you update the robe with it's correct color? 23:08, January 4, 2013 (UTC)

This basic color is specified in the .uti file and can be different for different robes. Otherwise the two robes I mentioned would have the same color since they are using the same model. You can also change it when using. E.g. gives Lorekeeper's Robe with the color of Robes of the Orlesian Magister. 23:33, January 4, 2013 (UTC)


 * Interesting. But this requires the use of toolset in order to find the exact number, yes? 23:43, January 4, 2013 (UTC)


 * Any tool that can open .erf and .uti files. Toolset, pyGFF or any other similar program. Anyway, the should add robes with the correct color/material. If it's not the case, then I may be wrong about how clothing gets its colors.  23:53, January 4, 2013 (UTC)


 * You're right. I didn't know that the additem could do that, as I only use the additemwmat which I feel it being an improved version of the former. Anyway, thanks for the help! I'll update the additem page accordingly. 19:42, January 5, 2013 (UTC)


 * Victoria, I tried many times (5) before smuggler mage looted the robe. In latter playthroughts I received this. It's just uncommon drop. Dalish like leather armor dropped by elven crow assassin on Old Stark's farm was far harder to receive. I tried 50 times, before I succeded, 50.84.40.254.145 (talk) 21:16, January 5, 2013 (UTC) Just call me Dalish fan.