[1.62] Maztec Expedition Report

Discussion in 'Testing' started by Kalin, Mar 27, 2014.

  1. Kalin

    Kalin Begat G'zok

    (Starting a new thread due to excessive screenshotting.)

    Day 1:
    Beat Slub Gut's Sanctum for the first time, got the League Completion animation, had to refresh browser.
    Returning to campaign, had new module animations for Forest of Souls, Beneath the Frozen Earth, and Valley of Tezkal.
    Gary invites me to MP. Gary still talks about "Starter Shop" instead of "Starter Parties" (before and after you click the shop).
    Headed out to the Valley...
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    I would have put a comma after "items". What does "Let's get stuck in" mean?

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    Holy crap, color! Shouldn't it say "East" rather than "South"?
    It's not counting as a treasure hunt (no fee, no item preview).

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    Meh board. From the back, the pygmies almost look like they're playing the flute.

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    "Continue" button covers the top banner.

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    Gary played Entangling Roots and passed at the same time.

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    To be continued...
     
  2. Pengw1n

    Pengw1n Moderately Informed Staff Member

    Don't agree about the comma (due to the and) and "let's get stuck in" means pretty much"let's do it" - with an overflow of enthusiasm, quite fitting for Gary.
     
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  3. Flaxative

    Flaxative Party Leader

    The and doesn't remove the necessity of the comma. The Oxford comma isn't optional!
     
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  4. Pengw1n

    Pengw1n Moderately Informed Staff Member

    I'll let the native speakers sort that one out then! Probably mixing up various grammatical rulesets here...

    Edit: Yup, confirmed. There would be no comma before the and, in case I would have written it in swedish. Apparently there should be one in english.
     
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  5. esthkol

    esthkol Lizardman Priest

    The Oxford comma reduces the odds of possible confusion is that it means "there are new figures: items and cards" rather than the intended "there are new: figures, items, and cards"
     
  6. neoncat

    neoncat Feline Outline

    Oxford comma is never optional, unless you like making hash of your sentences. :p

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  7. Kalin

    Kalin Begat G'zok

    After taking a meal break, we headed deeper into the valley...
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    Gary commented again when a Pygmy played Vegetable Parts, even though I'd already seen the card. (I logged off between battles, which may have confused the prompt
    variables.)

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    Undignified? I say it's cool!

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    Sharkbear!

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    Gary interrupted the animation. It finished when I closed the prompt. Also, "head" shoudl probably be plural to match "sharkbears".

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    And here I have to take a break to set up my fake Paypal account. (And test out the new Leagues!)
     
  8. Sir Veza

    Sir Veza Farming Deity

    There should be one in American English, but not in the Queen's English.
     
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  9. Jon

    Jon Blue Manchu Staff Member

    Was this perhaps a prompt hanging around from a previous pass?

    If not, would love to know if it reproduces.
     
  10. Flaxative

    Flaxative Party Leader

    I wonder why they call it the "Oxford comma" if it's an American-only thing... ;P
    (It's totally not an American English-only thing.)
     
  11. Sir Veza

    Sir Veza Farming Deity

    If you read books published in Britain or Canada, it isn't used. It's a flavour thing.
     
  12. Flaxative

    Flaxative Party Leader

    Huh. I'll check in with my UK friends, but IIRC they all use it.
     
  13. Kalin

    Kalin Begat G'zok

    I'm still trying to raise funds to continue my expedition. :( While I'm waiting, I've started analyzing the corpses of these strange new monsters.

    Creepers (Creepers)
    Size: 1
    Health: 15
    Points: 1
    Draw: 1
    Default Move: Shuffle
    Deck: 18 cards
    6x Entangling Roots
    5x Long Thin Branch
    2x Shimmering Aura
    1x Tough Bark
    1x Vegetable Parts
    3x Walk

    Plant Pygmies (Plant Pygmies)
    Size: 1
    Health: 12
    Points: 1
    Draw: 1
    Default Move: Run
    Deck: 18 cards
    2x Hurled Dagger
    1x No Vital Organs
    4x Numbing Blowdart (never used)
    6x Poison Blowdart
    2x Run
    2x Shimmering Aura
    1x Vegetable Parts
     
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  14. Kalin

    Kalin Begat G'zok

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    Kalin Begat G'zok

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  16. Kalin

    Kalin Begat G'zok

    Day 2:
    Finally got my loan approved by the First Bank of Jon_Admin! To apologize for the delay in processing the forms, they sent me a couple truckloads of rare artifacts. (I'll examine those after I finish in the valley.)

    Back to the valley!

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    Would "slowly turns" sound better?

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    Gnarly!

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    Magma Idol has display name "Magma Idols".

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    Gary is still interrupting the animations.

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    What if I won on points without killing all the monsters? (Unlikely, but possible.)
     
  17. Kalin

    Kalin Begat G'zok

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    Cats!

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    *blinks*
    *checks for secret passages*
    I guess this is why so many items have Wings Of Faith.

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    Or maybe I'm overthinking this.
    ...
    Lost the first try (cats are Hard To Pin Down!), so it looks like I'll need the wings after all (I don't own any usable Teleport items).

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    "as you the ground"

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    The Idols look like they're tied to stakes in the ground, yet they still move around.

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    Is the ziggurat angry? Or is it supposed to be "glowing"?
     
  18. Kalin

    Kalin Begat G'zok

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    I think I found the city of Tcotzac in the Valley of Tezkal.

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    How did you get the mummies to be different colors? The logs show them as having the same Group ID.

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    Talking about Karen?

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  19. Kalin

    Kalin Begat G'zok

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    These monsters suck goats! :p

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    See? Here you had to call the groups Blood Diciples1 and Blood Diciples2 to get different figures. (And those group names should say "Disciples", but most players won't see that.)

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  20. Kalin

    Kalin Begat G'zok

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    Is there one crystal or more than one?

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    Is that sarcasm? I honestly can't tell.

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    Tasty!

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    Wouldn't it sound better as "with full pockets but lingering doubts..."?

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    Weird seeing this prompt during the level up animations instead of waiting till I return to the map.

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    The adventure I finished 5 seconds ago? I think I might recall something about it...

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    Do you think I'm ready?;)
     

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