Perhaps we could have two columns of tables, side by side? Food for thought.
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Okay, that could work. A bit unorthodox to have the base ingredients on the top (see Electronics), but I think separate tables is the way to go for making the best of a bad lot. Pity the melee weapon chart is still so unwieldy.
Also, what do you think about removing rows with no purpose? Or even just have| a | b | c | d | e | |
| upgrade | one long ass box saying "x" | ||||
?
In the beginning, men were mortal.
The reason we have to revamp in the first place is that putting all the upgrades along the top was making the table too wide. We could, I dunno, separate out the silvery stuff for a separate table, but something tells me new upgrades are coming with the Survivors quest. Maybe I'm wrong, buy I'll bet the number of upgrades increases a lot faster than the number of base ingredients.
I'm thinking I might have to split the melee table into "Blades" and "Blunt Instruments". I can't think of any division that's actually reflected in game mechanics, so that's the best I can think of right now.
I'm thinking I might have to split the melee table into "Blades" and "Blunt Instruments". I can't think of any division that's actually reflected in game mechanics, so that's the best I can think of right now.
Just thinking out loud, but it might be a good place to start with what purpose the page will serve. By which I mean, if someone wants to know what kind of swords they can make with a sword hilt, they can always look at the sword hilt page. And similarly if they already know they want a party mask, they can look there.
So what special function could a page like this serve? Is it a repository for spading info? A place to reference how to craft the best melee power stuff?
Anyway, like I said, just thinking out loud.
Cheers!
Kinak
Well, personally, I used the old chart for seeing what hadn't been tested yet. That's why removing 'nonviable' rows might be a bad idea, since each time a new armory-craftable is introduced we'd have to remember to add blank boxes everywhere before people start assuming they've been tested. Unfortunately, keeping the nonviable rows in there is unwieldy and labor-intensive, a problem I think can be partially ameliorated by the 'long ass box' idea.
For non-spaders, there are times when you have a daunting # of armory craftables (particularly if you buy a torch & supplies for the first time), and you don't want to waste all your polysteel or unlined pants before you can see what the possibilities are. It essentially serves the same purpose as the sword hilt example ("what can I make with this?"), but when you want to know what you can make with this, that, the other, and all their girlfriend's dogs. Or something.
Any other uses?
In the beginning, men were mortal.
I went to the tables to see what I could make with all the junk I had lying around, and specifically to see what the best things I could make with what I had were. Like Vholes said, the moment I got armory supplies.
"Neat, an unlined vest… Oh, I can this out of it polysteel, but hang on what else can I make with that piece of polysteel. Hmm.. I can make a rifle… but what else can I do with those fittings. Etc."
[insert insightful helpful idea here]
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