Code-related feedbacks, suggestions and ideas

Solomon Lear wrote: 5 Mar 2023, 13:24 Re-doing the hw is not something possible for the reasons that Clark listed. There are some portions of the site where good marks will matter (spoiler so I cannot say more) but for those that really struggle academically, we will have work arounds. Homework is an optional system on the site, but we do have plans to make it relevant and useful for those that do it, so it is very much worth doing and worth doing well.

I understand now. Thanks professor

When receiving an owl thats been removed by the author, maybe not have the option to still open it.

When you open it, it asks if you want to delete the owl. You never see the contents.

Hi Sir,
I just have this idea, although it may be difficult to code: To be able to have private threads (staff/mods/prefects will have access to all) but it just might be nicer to have a thread where only you and your best friends can see.

Thank you for reading.

Hi! I don't know if it's available now but I think the potions get from the potions system should be made able to give others but not able to sell. I'm thinking if we should make the progress need a rp or not, but I think this way, it will be closer to the reality.
Secondly, I think it'll be fun if we can make the entrance to common rooms more fun. Although it won't stop one to enter his own common room or help him enter another common room, it would be fun if Gryffindors and Slytherins need to insert a password, Ravenclaws need to answer a riddle and Hufflepuffs need to click on the barrels.
Please pick out my errors and help me improve!

Cassie Jiang wrote: 22 Apr 2023, 07:23 Hi! I don't know if it's available now but I think the potions get from the potions system should be made able to give others but not able to sell. I'm thinking if we should make the progress need a rp or not, but I think this way, it will be closer to the reality.
Secondly, I think it'll be fun if we can make the entrance to common rooms more fun. Although it won't stop one to enter his own common room or help him enter another common room, it would be fun if Gryffindors and Slytherins need to insert a password, Ravenclaws need to answer a riddle and Hufflepuffs need to click on the barrels.
Please pick out my errors and help me improve!

Oh making the common room more like the original ones sounds really fun!

Cassie Jiang wrote: 22 Apr 2023, 07:23 Hi! I don't know if it's available now but I think the potions get from the potions system should be made able to give others but not able to sell. I'm thinking if we should make the progress need a rp or not, but I think this way, it will be closer to the reality.
Secondly, I think it'll be fun if we can make the entrance to common rooms more fun. Although it won't stop one to enter his own common room or help him enter another common room, it would be fun if Gryffindors and Slytherins need to insert a password, Ravenclaws need to answer a riddle and Hufflepuffs need to click on the barrels.
Please pick out my errors and help me improve!

If you brew potions via the brewing system, staff will give you the corresponding potion items. They work as any other items, which means you can give them away (which was also the intention behind the system). While you can also sell them, they have no monetary value, so you won't get anything for it. Also to be able to RP with a potion it needs to be in your inventory for the entire duration of the thread, so if you sell it or give it away, you can't use it in RPs anymore.

As for the common room entrances - that would require coding effort, and I doubt it would be a priority over other (functional) things, but the idea is cute!

Dealla Prince wrote: 22 Apr 2023, 08:37

Cassie Jiang wrote: 22 Apr 2023, 07:23 Hi! I don't know if it's available now but I think the potions get from the potions system should be made able to give others but not able to sell. I'm thinking if we should make the progress need a rp or not, but I think this way, it will be closer to the reality.
Secondly, I think it'll be fun if we can make the entrance to common rooms more fun. Although it won't stop one to enter his own common room or help him enter another common room, it would be fun if Gryffindors and Slytherins need to insert a password, Ravenclaws need to answer a riddle and Hufflepuffs need to click on the barrels.
Please pick out my errors and help me improve!

If you brew potions via the brewing system, staff will give you the corresponding potion items. They work as any other items, which means you can give them away (which was also the intention behind the system). While you can also sell them, they have no monetary value, so you won't get anything for it. Also to be able to RP with a potion it needs to be in your inventory for the entire duration of the thread, so if you sell it or give it away, you can't use it in RPs anymore.

As for the common room entrances - that would require coding effort, and I doubt it would be a priority over other (functional) things, but the idea is cute!

thanks!

Dealla Prince wrote: 22 Apr 2023, 08:37

Cassie Jiang wrote: 22 Apr 2023, 07:23 Hi! I don't know if it's available now but I think the potions get from the potions system should be made able to give others but not able to sell. I'm thinking if we should make the progress need a rp or not, but I think this way, it will be closer to the reality.
Secondly, I think it'll be fun if we can make the entrance to common rooms more fun. Although it won't stop one to enter his own common room or help him enter another common room, it would be fun if Gryffindors and Slytherins need to insert a password, Ravenclaws need to answer a riddle and Hufflepuffs need to click on the barrels.
Please pick out my errors and help me improve!

If you brew potions via the brewing system, staff will give you the corresponding potion items. They work as any other items, which means you can give them away (which was also the intention behind the system). While you can also sell them, they have no monetary value, so you won't get anything for it. Also to be able to RP with a potion it needs to be in your inventory for the entire duration of the thread, so if you sell it or give it away, you can't use it in RPs anymore.

As for the common room entrances - that would require coding effort, and I doubt it would be a priority over other (functional) things, but the idea is cute!

Oh, thanks Dee!

I was wondering if an exception could be made to the “no changing of Abilities” rule. Specifically, those like me who applied for Components before the system was finalized and have not used the Potions system. It’s pretty much a dead ability to me and it would be great if I could exchange it for something else, because Components as it turned out doesn't have enough incentive for me to use it.

More generally, this could apply to potion/spell-acquiring abilities that are activated and tracked through a system (ie. Components, Prodigal/Restricted). If a player doesn’t use these systems, then the ability is useless and they gain nothing that would impact moderated or regular threads (no auto stats or special effects), so there wouldn’t be an unfair advantage for a player to exchange it (for an ability that correlates with the same year they applied in), if they reconsidered.