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-El Diablo
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« on: November 07, 2013, 11:08:10 AM »

Should we add a way to allow Race Creators to add Short descriptions that would show up in the changerace menu?

I would love to add it in the way I have already written it, but if I can't.. i'll have to add a new way.

The way I have it written, would require everyone to modify their Races to allow the new short descriptions (5 word max) per race.

Short Descriptions help new players without having to tell them to go to skillsinfo or what not to gather information about a race.   If they want detailed info, they can always use skillsinfo or playerinfo or raceinfo.   Otherwise, Short Descriptions.. I got a big praise for adding it from our community.
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« Reply #1 on: November 07, 2013, 02:56:29 PM »

Sounds nice but I think menues will be cluttered with text? Currrently changerace looks really clean to me, I don't know if it continues to do so if we add more text to it.
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« Reply #2 on: November 07, 2013, 05:55:43 PM »

I don't think that the work of updating my 140+ races is worth this (to me) fairly minor gain.  This would only be of benefit the first time or two you play the race, since once you start playing it you'd know it well anyway.  Even the full descriptions rarely do justice to most races, you have to play them!


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« Reply #3 on: November 08, 2013, 04:01:48 AM »

Just an idea, but what about instead of having descriptions texts right there in the race menu, you would have to select the race first and you'll see a small description under the selected race. Click again and you select that race. Basically like in the war3menu.
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« Reply #4 on: November 13, 2013, 11:00:36 PM »

raceinfo is what that is for
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