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Title: Item Description Help
Post by: Aeroblyctos on March 19, 2011, 06:23:37 am
Hey.

I'm searching for someone who has a lot of patience and free time to help me to update the item description. The job is pretty easy, but it needs at least average English skills(better than mine) to fix possible grammar errors.

The job is to convert old item descriptions to new ones. I'll do the synthesis items myself, but I'm asking you to do all basic items and item sets. The job will take a lot of time depending how fast you are. This is not just one night thing. But hey, I've been doing this campaign like 3 years or something.

There are two different type old description. "Old" and "very old".

Here's an example of old converting:

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Here's an example of very old converting:

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You'll need this list to do things:

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Additional notes:

- All special things goes to same place. If it's possible and there are more than one special thing try to make one special thing in one sentence and another in second sentence.

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- Try to make special things very understanding and short as possible.
- Try to make descriptions easy to read and small.


If you want to help me, download the latest version of the campaign, open it by World Editor, go to:

=> Campaign screen => Custom Data  => Items

There are two categories which should be updated: Permanent and Miscellaneous. I'm talking about the "under categories", don't care about the upper categories they are "original items" from basic Warcraft 3 game.

I'll do Power Up myself which is Synthesis Items. Make your descriptions to a notepad or just simply put the text here. Remember to frequently give me your texts because I'll check if you are doing it correctly. It would be stupid to give me everything and then you must fix.

Please ask me anything about this request. I'm sure you'll be credited gloriously!

TEST MAP (http://tcocampaign.createaforum.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=452.0;attach=168)
Title: Re: Item Description Help
Post by: Pourquoi on March 19, 2011, 07:44:15 am
The 1st line in the Magic Orb's description is too vague.
"+X% critical damage". It increases the damage dealt by crits, right?
Anyway, here are some tooltips:
Maragath's Armor
|c00FEBA0E+4 Armor
+200 Health
+4 Strength
|nQuality: |c007EBFF1Rare.
|c00FEBA0EItem Set: 1/3.
Maragath's Amulet
|c00FEBA0E+3 Health Regen
+4 Strength
|nQuality: |c007EBFF1Rare.
|c00FEBA0EItem Set: 1/3.
Maragath's Belt
|c00FEBA0E+4 Strength
|cff6495ed25% chance to restore 20% of the Hero's max Health when he kills an enemy.
|nQuality: |c007EBFF1Rare.
|c00FEBA0EItem Set: 1/3.
Maragath's Set
|c00FEBA0E+4 Armor
+200 Health
+12 Strength
+3 Health Regen
|cff6495ed25% chance to heal the Hero by 20% of his max Health when he kills an enemy.
|nQuality: |c00FFFC01Unique.
|c00FEBA0EItem Set: 3/3.
Miraga's Staff
|c00FEBA0E+4 Intellect
|cff6495ed25% chance to restore 25% of the Hero's max Mana when he kills an enemy.
|nQuality: |c007EBFF1Rare.
|c00FEBA0EItem Set: 1/3.
Miraga's Armor
|c00FEBA0E+2 Armor
E+200 Mana
+4 Intellect
|nQuality: |c007EBFF1Rare.
|c00FEBA0EItem Set: 1/3.
Miraga's Ring
|c00FEBA0E+2 Mana Regen
+4 Intellect
|nQuality: |c007EBFF1Rare.
|c00FEBA0EItem Set: 1/3.
Miraga's Set
|c00FEBA0E+2 Armor
+2 Mana Regen
+12 Intellect
+200 Mana
|cff6495ed25% chance to restore 20% of the Hero's max Health when he kills an enemy.
|nQuality: |c00FFFC01Unique.
|c00FEBA0EItem Set: 3/3.
Title: Re: Item Description Help
Post by: Aeroblyctos on March 19, 2011, 11:49:37 am
Hey.

Yeah, crit dmg is Critical Damage.

You must exactly do things as I have given otherwise this won't work. We must go exactly as the formula says. You must put the right codes to there also.
Title: Re: Item Description Help
Post by: Pourquoi on March 19, 2011, 06:25:42 pm
OK, so... Please add the codes of the colour of each stat to the OP.
Title: Re: Item Description Help
Post by: Aeroblyctos on March 20, 2011, 03:11:27 am
Now we are moving forward, but still there are some problems.

1) You forgot "|c00FEBA0E" from the beginning.
2) You forgot "|cff6495ed" before the special thing.
3) You made things too hasty, and didn't check what quality it was. It wasn't "Rare", it was "Unique", meaning the color must be also changed.
4) Also if we go really accurate, I would put Intellect after Armor, so that "Mana Regen" and "Mana" are closer. It somehow looks to me more logical.

Your version:

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My version:


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This is very, very accurate job. Everything must be perfect. But once you get the idea, it goes really fast making these descriptions. I'm at the moment doing Synthesis Items. There things aren't so simple because they have really long descriptions and I'm remaking some and making some more.
Title: Re: Item Description Help
Post by: Pourquoi on March 20, 2011, 04:08:01 am
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4) Also if we go really accurate, I would put Intellect after Armor, so that "Mana Regen" and "Mana" are closer. It somehow looks to me more logical.
Then you should rearrange the order of the stats in the OP exactly as you want. That makes things easier.
Title: Re: Item Description Help
Post by: Aeroblyctos on March 20, 2011, 06:58:33 am
Yeah, well. I'm sometimes too "perfectionist". I edited the original post and rearranged the list.

Heh...

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No need to make Brother set, I just did it. I did it because it was needed for one Synthesis Item I remade(Life's Stone).

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Title: Re: Item Description Help
Post by: Pourquoi on March 20, 2011, 07:52:06 am
Now, for the next part...
Power Hammer
|c00FEBA0E+1 Damage per 2 charges (rounded up, up to a maximum of 300 bonus damage)
|cff6495edGains a charge when the Hero kills an enemy.
|nQuality: |c00FFFC01Unique.
Sword of Haste
|c00FEBA0E+1% Attack Speed per 3 charges (rounded up, up to a maximum of 100% bonus attack speed)
|cff6495edGains a charge when the Hero kills an enemy.
|nQuality: |c00FFFC01Unique.
Book of Regeneration
|c00FEBA0E+1% Health Regen and Mana Regen per 6 charges (rounded up, up to a maximum of 75% health and mana regen)
|cff6495edGains a charge when the Hero kills an enemy.
|nQuality: |c00FFFC01Unique.
Icy Crystal
|c00FEBA0E+1% Spell Damage per 3 charges (rounded up, up to a maximum of 100% bonus spell damage)
|cff6495edGains a charge when the Hero kills an enemy.
|nQuality: |c00FFFC01Unique.
Is that OK?
Title: Re: Item Description Help
Post by: Tears on March 20, 2011, 11:26:10 am
I can do this. I will take the Mis category (110 items). Everyday I will work at least 10 items. I wil give you a txt file for every 1 or 2 days.
Title: Re: Item Description Help
Post by: Aeroblyctos on March 20, 2011, 11:28:54 am
I can do this. I will take the Mis category (110 items). Everyday I will work at least 10 items. I wil give you a txt file for every 1 or 2 days.

Okay. Now you guys must decide. Who will do what? How much? Etc?

To Chimto:

Good, good.

There are some problems:

- Color coding is wrong
- There's a dot after quality and item set. There shouldn't be.

(http://tcocampaign.createaforum.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=452.0;attach=166;image)

I have also attached to the original post a link to map I use to test if the descriptions are fine. I occasionally test that if I'm doing correct job. I think you should do that too. I've been doing this whole day item descriptions.

EDIT: Hohoo, I just made first MYTH ITEM!

(http://tcocampaign.createaforum.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=452.0;attach=169;image)
Title: Re: Item Description Help
Post by: Tears on March 20, 2011, 03:25:20 pm
You should test this before I continue, I use a single map to test my description (fast loading time).
Here: http://www.mediafire.com/?3vbk6b523h95qa2 (http://www.mediafire.com/?3vbk6b523h95qa2)

There are 2 points I remade your items (just description, I'm dead dull with the editor).

1. Archeon Set.
The Archeon Hood give chance to increase 30 agi but the Set only give 25 agi. So I correct the Set to 30 agi.

2. Azeurus Set
With Azeurus Relic, this Set now has 6 parts instead of 5, so the Set should be +2000 Health and 1800 Mana instead of +1000 Health and 800 Mana.

If I was wrong, correct it for me.

NOTE: REPLY ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE OR I WILL MAKE A LOT OF WRONG ITEMS DESCRIPTION.
Title: Re: Item Description Help
Post by: Aeroblyctos on March 20, 2011, 05:41:12 pm
Looks good, but:

- There are two spaces. Get rid of the spaces.
- Azureus Relic have some boring text. Remove it. There will not be any story from now on.
- In special texts, just put everything and no extra spaces. No need to separate specials with spaces. We have to remember there's a maximum amount of text in description we must not go over it. That is why we try to make descriptions small as possible.
- Good try with Animal Set special. However don't put that space again.

I fixed one description for an example:

Your:

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Should be:

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Otherwise I'm satisfied.

Title: Re: Item Description Help
Post by: Tears on March 20, 2011, 10:39:53 pm
OK, I will fix those and then send you with next items.
Title: Re: Item Description Help
Post by: Tears on March 20, 2011, 10:54:25 pm
BTW, Chimto, I think you take the Pernament category or we will do the same job :)!
Title: Re: Item Description Help
Post by: Pourquoi on March 22, 2011, 09:09:01 am
Tears, I would want you to post the descriptions here, so that I won't accidentally do the description of an item you already made.
Scythe of Annihilation
|cff6495ed10% chance on attack to instantly kill any enemy whose level is equal to or lower than the Hero's level.
|c00FEBA0EQuality: |c00FFFC01Unique
Anaho Relic
|c00FEBA0E+(INTx0.1) Mana Regen
|c00FEBA0E+200 Magic Damage
|c00FEBA0E+25% Experience
|c00FEBA0EQuality: |c00FFFC01Unique
The Aerial Set's description that you just made has some grammar problems in the special part. I fixed it for you:
The Hero is healed when he moves.
Every 15th attack either heals the Hero by 2000 health or deals 2000 damage.
Every attack has a 15% chance to increase all stats of the Hero by 12 for 30 seconds (can stack up to 5 times).
When the Hero is attacked, deals damage equal to INTx2 to the attacker.
Title: Re: Item Description Help
Post by: Aeroblyctos on March 22, 2011, 10:13:41 am
Scythe of Annihilation is fine I guess.

Your Anaho Relic descriptions isn't correct. You used too many times color codes. Also "(INTx0.1) Mana Regen" that is actually a special thing, not a basic bonus even if it looks like a normal bonus...

Thanks for fixing the description.

Hey this is REALLY unorganized. Give me at least 10 items per post. If you just give like few descriptions per post it takes longer for me to open the campaign than copying those texts to the campaign(but of course I have campaign open all the times... but you get the point).

EDIT: Heh, heh. I just made Sargatanas!

|c00FEBA0ERequired: |c00E55BB0Orichalcon, Qzoch's Set, Restoration Belt, Greater Magic Ball and Jade
|c00FEBA0E+300 Damage
+25% Attack Speed
+30% Critical Damage
+1500 Health
+1200 Mana
+50% Health Regen
+50% Mana Regen
|cff6495edEvery Attack restores 3% back of wielder's maximum health and mana. Every kill restores 50% of wielder's maximum health and mana.
|c00FEBA0EQuality: |c00FF0303Legendary
Title: Re: Item Description Help
Post by: Tears on March 22, 2011, 01:35:19 pm
I had already done with the Misc Items.
Here for you Aero: http://www.mediafire.com/?awh2x6qm9256baf (http://www.mediafire.com/?awh2x6qm9256baf)
If there are too many items you don't like the description just simply tell me, I wil try again, you just focus on your job.

@Chimto: if you need help just give me the tilte of the items you want me to do.
Title: Re: Item Description Help
Post by: Pourquoi on March 23, 2011, 12:52:47 am
Skull of Chaos
|cff6495ed10% chance on attack to reduce the attacked enemy's damage by 20% for 2 seconds.
When used, removes up to 10 charges from the Skull of Chaos, then deals damage equal to (number of charges removed+LVL)x10 and reduces armor of all enemies around the Hero equal to the number of charges removed for 10 seconds.
Gains a charge when the Hero kills an enemy.
|c00FEBA0EQuality: |c00FFFC01Unique
Golden Claw
|c00FEBA0E+60 Damage
+25% Attack speed
+30% Experience
+30% Gold
|cff6495ed4% chance on attack to summon a Mummy. The Mummy gains 10% health and damage per 50 stats of the Hero. Lasts 30 seconds.
|c00FEBA0EQuality: |c00FFFC01Unique
Holy Seal
|c00FEBA0E+500 Mana
+50% Mana Regen
+20% Magic Damage
+1 Luck
|cff6495edResurrects the Hero when he dies. Cooldown: 300 seconds.
|c00FEBA0EQuality: |c00FFFC01Unique
Doom Sword
|c00FEBA0E+60 Damage
+14 Strength
|cff6495ed25% splash damage.
|c00FEBA0EQuality: |c00FFFC01Unique
Necromancer Staff
|c00FEBA0E+15 Intellect
+250 Mana
+5 Mana Regen
+150 Magic Damage
|c00FEBA0EQuality: |c00FFFC01Unique
Dragon Amulet
|c00FEBA0E+25 Intellect
+25% Magic Damage
+1 Vitality
|cff6495edRestores mana of the Hero equal to INT when he casts a spell.
|c00FEBA0EQuality: |c00FF8000Epic
Title: Re: Item Description Help
Post by: Aeroblyctos on March 23, 2011, 03:28:53 pm
I had already done with the Misc Items.
Here for you Aero: http://www.mediafire.com/?awh2x6qm9256baf (http://www.mediafire.com/?awh2x6qm9256baf)
If there are too many items you don't like the description just simply tell me, I wil try again, you just focus on your job.

@Chimto: if you need help just give me the tilte of the items you want me to do.

Excellent work, Tears. I don't see any mistakes. Perfect, simply perfect.

To Cimto: "25% splash damage." people might not understand the meaning of this. Can you please make it a little more accurate? I think that's made from cleaving attack(The Pit Lord strikes with such force that he damages multiple enemies with his attack. |n|n|cffffcc00Level 1|r - <ANca,DataA1,%>% damage is splash. |n|cffffcc00Level 2|r - <ANca,DataA2,%>% damage is splash. |n|cffffcc00Level 3|r - <ANca,DataA3,%>% damage is splash.)

Otherwise perfect also.

Also, can you combine all your texts to one place and then give it to me? I mean once everything is ready from your part. Then I'll put them all to the campaign same time.
Title: Re: Item Description Help
Post by: Tears on March 23, 2011, 11:02:09 pm
Ok, Now that I know I do things right, I continue helping speed up the progress with Chimto.

@Chimto:
I will do the items from bottom to top. But for your convenience, I will now post my description here. BTW, are you Vietnamese?
Title: Re: Item Description Help
Post by: Tears on March 24, 2011, 12:27:53 am
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My mouse is broken, so I can't test much. But it's OK, I'll send you the map later.




Title: Re: Item Description Help
Post by: Pourquoi on March 24, 2011, 01:01:50 am
Aero, in the next version I propose that you remove all items that you're not going to include in the campaign to save space and make things easier for us.
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BTW, are you Vietnamese?
Yes.
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Title: Re: Item Description Help
Post by: Aeroblyctos on March 24, 2011, 07:17:58 am
By the way guys, there are many errors in quality. Look closer you put the right one!

Aero, in the next version I propose that you remove all items that you're not going to include in the campaign to save space and make things easier for us.

Well those items that I haven't made / are banned doesn't take much space(1 item takes like 1kb or something very small amount) and they won't make things faster(just like 0,000000001 second per item). The best way to make the campaign faster and "lighter" is to remove some models... And we can't do that.  :(

So I'll keep them there. I'll sooner or later either make something from them or remove them entirely.
Title: Re: Item Description Help
Post by: Pourquoi on March 24, 2011, 07:29:59 am
Well, removing a banned item will make stuff easier for us, since then we won't accidentally do their descriptions.
Title: Re: Item Description Help
Post by: Tears on March 24, 2011, 07:57:21 am
So I guess right... I just wander what "Chimto" means... But... maybe my head was a little... evil :)) (or you?!!!!). Anyway, since I want consider you an good companion, can I know your real name?
About me: Nguyen Hoang Hai
Title: Re: Item Description Help
Post by: Pourquoi on March 25, 2011, 12:40:10 am
Well, it's evil only in Vietnamese!
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Title: Re: Item Description Help
Post by: Tears on March 25, 2011, 03:35:00 am
Oh! That's a girl name, dun tell me that you are a girl! This week I have lots of DEADLINE, so I think I can't help you much. But I'll try. :D
Title: Re: Item Description Help
Post by: Pourquoi on March 25, 2011, 03:41:13 am
Hmm. This is my name (with full accents):
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Title: Re: Item Description Help
Post by: Aeroblyctos on March 26, 2011, 02:07:59 pm
Good, good. Please continue and say when everything is done and I'll add everything all in one.

By the way, add a space so that I can see more clearly next item starts. I might do a mistake.
Title: Re: Item Description Help
Post by: Aeroblyctos on March 29, 2011, 01:22:34 pm
Hey.

How is this going? Is everything ready?
Title: Re: Item Description Help
Post by: Tears on March 29, 2011, 10:40:42 pm
Hm... This week I have mid-term tests, but there are just about 40 items to go right? OK, maybe Chimto is busy right now, I will help him the last items then send you in a txt file tomorrow. I don't have time to put it into a map so it maybe a little inconvenient for you...
Title: Re: Item Description Help
Post by: Pourquoi on March 30, 2011, 02:55:08 am
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Title: Re: Item Description Help
Post by: Aeroblyctos on March 30, 2011, 04:41:20 am
Tell me when everything is ready and put everything to a same place.
Title: Re: Item Description Help
Post by: Pourquoi on March 30, 2011, 10:03:46 am
Essentially it's completed, though the set items and synthesis items' special things need some grammar fixes. The regular items' descriptions are ready to be added.
Title: Re: Item Description Help
Post by: Tears on March 31, 2011, 08:03:58 am
Here is Chimto's work, I just help him copy all the posts before into one file.
http://www.mediafire.com/?883z6vyoy4dzihu (http://www.mediafire.com/?883z6vyoy4dzihu)

Everything's done, if there are no mistakes, you can close this thread Aero.
Title: Re: Item Description Help
Post by: Aeroblyctos on March 31, 2011, 03:45:15 pm
Excellent work, guys. You also made the new item descriptions.

Now if people come to blame me about descriptions I know who to blame.  ;)

Now about the credits, I'm currently writing them and will show you later. Both of you of course will be in the special credits.
Title: Re: Item Description Help
Post by: Pourquoi on April 03, 2011, 01:26:56 am
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Both of you of course will be in the special credits.
Is this an April Fools thing?
Title: Re: Item Description Help
Post by: Tears on April 03, 2011, 09:07:51 am
Posted by: Aeroblyctos
? on: March 31, 2011, 12:45:15 PM ?

    * Insert Quote


Excellent work, guys. You also made the new item descriptions.

Now if people come to blame me about descriptions I know who to blame.  ;)

Now about the credits, I'm currently writing them and will show you later. Both of you of course will be in the special credits.



It's 31/3 ! NOT A JOKE CHIMTO, WE ARE CREDITED!
Title: Re: Item Description Help
Post by: Aeroblyctos on April 03, 2011, 03:46:28 pm
Yeaaaaaaaaaaaa. I updated the credit list.

Congratulations!!!
Title: Re: Item Description Help
Post by: fruitstore on April 03, 2011, 08:17:31 pm
Now if people come to blame me about descriptions I know who to blame.  ;)

haha, that's funny!
Title: Re: Item Description Help
Post by: Aeroblyctos on April 14, 2011, 12:41:43 am
Now I'll close this thread! Well done guys, once again.