Home Improvement - FK Style

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Home Improvement - FK Style

Post by Lathlain » Tue Jul 21, 2009 6:53 am

I'm sure you've all stumbled into an area and turned up your nose at a room description or a curiosuly colourised item. Sometimes an area's either lacking consistency or its rooms need to be a little more vivid, but all you can do is shake your head and grumble.

Ladies and gentlemen - an opportunity has arisen!

I'm putting together a group of people who are keen to help work on revamping some of the game's existing areas one at a time. The team's role includes, but is not limited to:

Checking general spelling/grammar
Redescribing rooms, items and NPCs
Recolouring rooms, items and NPCs
Making quest text easier to follow
Identifying gaps in available goods for sale, etc
Fixing NPC and item properties, such whether a mob wanders, and whether an item is see-through or not.

You need not have any building experience whatsoever - just be keen to help out and put your ideas forward for discussion! The matter of where and/or what we'll start work on first will wait until after the group has come together, and we can start mulling things over on a forum of our own.

If you'd like to sign up for this, or if you have any questions, feedback or advice, please reply to this thread and I'll do my best to address it all!
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Re: Home Improvement - FK Style

Post by Lirith » Tue Jul 21, 2009 7:04 am

Me!
I'll volunteer to help wherever needed. And I'm a pretty awesome proof reader too.
I only wish I'd kept better notes of things I've already noticed!
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Re: Home Improvement - FK Style

Post by Larethiel » Tue Jul 21, 2009 8:40 am

Here! *wants to sign up for it*
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Re: Home Improvement - FK Style

Post by Lerytha » Tue Jul 21, 2009 10:43 am

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Re: Home Improvement - FK Style

Post by Peverell » Tue Jul 21, 2009 10:55 am

*raises hand*

I'd love to help - proof-reading especially :D
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Re: Home Improvement - FK Style

Post by Elke » Tue Jul 21, 2009 11:02 am

Mememememememe!!

You have no idea how much I've wanted to volunteer for something like this!
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Re: Home Improvement - FK Style

Post by Harroghty » Tue Jul 21, 2009 11:17 am

My time on-line is limited these days, but I can work off-line sometimes. Feel free to make use of my time, such as it is, too. Thanks for this!
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Re: Home Improvement - FK Style

Post by Gwain » Tue Jul 21, 2009 4:24 pm

Some of my areas need a grammar spanking, I'd love to assist.
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Post by Moloch » Tue Jul 21, 2009 4:58 pm

Sign me up.
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Post by Damyanik » Tue Jul 21, 2009 6:09 pm

Definitely up for this.
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Re: Home Improvement - FK Style

Post by Pirro » Tue Jul 21, 2009 7:41 pm

Count me in!
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Re: Home Improvement - FK Style

Post by Ramirus » Tue Jul 21, 2009 10:49 pm

I'm interested as well.
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Post by Skeas » Wed Jul 22, 2009 12:44 am

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Re: Home Improvement - FK Style

Post by Nearraba » Wed Jul 22, 2009 5:59 am

I'll offer my help too. =D
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Re: Home Improvement - FK Style

Post by Melusine » Wed Jul 22, 2009 6:54 am

This sounds like fun... I'd gladly help :)
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Post by Keltorn » Wed Jul 22, 2009 5:38 pm

I've been keeping a little list of typos I've come across for just such an occasion.

I'd like to help if I can.
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Re: Home Improvement - FK Style

Post by Lathlain » Wed Jul 22, 2009 11:47 pm

Right - thanks for all the volunteers so far, guys and gals!

I'll be setting up a new forum on these boards over the next day or so, and we'll start to bring our ideas together there. I'm looking forward to us all getting stuck into this!

Remember - it's not too late to sign up for this if you're interested. Just post something to that effect in here and I'll make sure you find your way in.
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Re: Home Improvement - FK Style

Post by Langley » Thu Jul 23, 2009 12:40 pm

I would be glad to offer my help with this too.
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Re: Home Improvement - FK Style

Post by Lathlain » Sun Jul 26, 2009 4:25 pm

Okay! I'm sorry for the wait, but you've all been added to a revamp project forum group, and should have access to an extra mini forum.

If anyone doesn't have access, or would like to join the group but hasn't said so yet, please post in this thread to let me know.

Thanks again guys!
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Re: Home Improvement - FK Style

Post by Alaudrien » Sun Jul 26, 2009 6:15 pm

Sure I'd like to help Lathlain! Just give me an area and ill hop on it!
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