Resources
Documentation List
This is a list of in-game help files that could use either rewriting for clarity, reformatting, removal or editing due to incorrect information.
Please add the help file by its exact name and give a one-line description of the issue. The current priority is syntax and incorrect information, circumstantial RP lore should be saved for a later project.
Also, please double check that things aren't on the list already before adding them. Add finished drafts to the 'drafts' section at the bottom.
Clarity and Reformatting
- Ritual? (reformatting, clearer mechanics)
- Mimic? (clarity)
- Player Conflict? (clarity, link to Capturing, Schemes, Compete)
- Combat? (reformat index by type, add Hostile and Tackle)
- Factions? (roll Factions Explained into Factions file, add 'faction list/info' and note syntax directly into file)
- all path files (clarify unlocked powers by putting them on separate lines, change +powers for those that skip levels, note which paths require specialized rooms)
- Scheme Types (add level to schemes)
- Emote Combat (add in required order of input, add over 6 goes to slowed fast combat)
- Forensics (clarify code mechanics)
- Super Jumping (clarify mechanics, add syntax for out of combat jump)
- Ghosts (formatting, small clarifications about pool use, note about ' using up the communication pool)
- Describe? (reformat for ease of reading, link to Detail and Intro at bottom for quick access, note number is still required for smell)
- Story Runner Guide (trim down for clarity, clarification on appropriate for ambiance)
- Fleshforming (reformat and add in whole syntax per type)
- Timeswept (reformat/explain time)
Incorrect or Missing Information
- Education (age capped, values need testing)
- Age Capped Skills
- Drain (can't be used in deep shroud)
- Household Toughness (doesn't calculate w/disciplines anymore)
- Dream Stalking (requires Dream Invading to function)
- Blackout (guards become inactive, can't be used on shops, cooldown)
- Guarded Mind (doesn't protect vs. thrall/rapture, vee, or telempathy)
- Unprotect (requires blood + crystal, class 4s don't exist)
- Hyper Strength (can break thru toughness 5 if str = 6+)
- Summon Mist (cooldown)
- Schemes (add scheme thwart costs directly to scheme file)
- Ballistic/Medieval Armor (add large armor item required)
- Pistols (add small gun item required)
- Bows, Shotguns, Rifles, Carbines (add large gun item required)
- Long Blades, Blunt Weapons (add large weapon item required)
- Short Blades (add small weapon item required)
- Paths (elites appear to get a fame line?)
- Faction Resources (clarify munitions is per person)
- Compel (clarify imprinting requires an imprintable state)
- Spy (has been changed, links to help private but should also detail signalproofing)
- Storyidea (link to Plot Types, karma is no longer awarded on claim)
- Shadow (chance to notice based on perception)
- Customize (link to Object Types)
- Demolitions, Larceny, Ghost Walking, Artificing Charms/Weapons/Amulets, Wealth, Fame (add note about main character requirements)
- Fleshformed (add note about blood being ruined by this)
- Shops (profits come back at 80% and newbie credit does not count)
- Decorate (access is incorrect, the list only lets a character past the connected doors on the side leading to where the list exists, add bath/pool/jacuzzi to wash-type places)
- Deposit (add bank location, link to Withdraw and vice versa)
- Drop (add drop x dollar syntax)
- Force (detail which commands can be forced)
- Private (private mode requiring the sex command to proceed without penalty is undocumented)
- Garage (loan can only be used on a house property, repaired cars must be reactivated to be driven, garages can be edited in any room that can be logged out in)
- Capturing (clarify exact helpless states, add breakin commands)
- Haven Sheriff's Department (add a small lore explanation)
- Melee Specialization (can't be negtrained)
- Ranged Specialization (can't be negtrained)
- Ghost Walking (main-only)
- Look (directional looking)
- User Interface (add scroll, compact)
- Information (add where to the list)
Undocumented Information
- Movement (out of combat movement, heels + large item 'debuff', link to cardinal directions)
- Wight Mechanics (bite command, toughness, becoming a wight resets hours to 0)
- Scuba Gear/Underwater Swimming (item required, possibly merge with Movement)
- Plot Awards (new file for plot award rates and syntax for awarding artifacts)
- Story on/off (can't find where this command is documented)
- Age and Required Experience (probably should be added to vamp mechanics and ageless)
- Gate (no help file exists, though it's semi-detailed in Setting)
- Path Karma (needs new file)
Marked for Deletion
- Radiation (still accessible via shadow attacks, maybe don't delete?)
- Fire Magic (still accessible via shadow attacks, maybe don't delete?)
- Fire Shield (still accessible via shadow attacks, maybe don't delete?)
- Fire Fighting (still accessible via shadow attacks, maybe don't delete?)
- Ice Magic (still accessible via shadow attacks, maybe don't delete?)
- Ice Fighting (still accessible via shadow attacks, maybe don't delete?)
- Ice Shield (still accessible via shadow attacks, maybe don't delete?)
- Energy Magic (still accessible via shadow attacks, maybe don't delete?)
- Energy Shield (still accessible via shadow attacks, maybe don't delete?)
- Energy Fighting (still accessible via shadow attacks, maybe don't delete?)
- Lightning Magic (still accessible via shadow attacks, maybe don't delete?)
- Lightning Fighting (still accessible via shadow attacks, maybe don't delete?)
- Lightning Shield (still accessible via shadow attacks, maybe don't delete?)
- Dark Magic (still accessible via shadow attacks, maybe don't delete?)
- Dark Fighting (still accessible via shadow attacks, maybe don't delete?)
- Dark Shield (still accessible via shadow attacks, maybe don't delete?)
- Stone Magic (still accessible via shadow attacks, maybe don't delete?)
- Stone Fighting (still accessible via shadow attacks, maybe don't delete?)
- Wood Shield (still accessible via shadow attacks, maybe don't delete?)
- Sonic (still accessible via shadow attacks, maybe don't delete?)
- Radiation (still accessible via shadow attacks, maybe don't delete?)
Miscellaneous
- The Understanding (automatic redirect from Understanding)
- Aura (suggested new file covering the meanings of auras)
- Faction (redirect to Factions)
- Taint (add violations that do not automatically taint?)
- Autoskip (has been bugged forever, perhaps should just be removed?)
- Shadow Attacks (old discs still available, should detail which are still allowed)
- Armor (add new armor file with armor items per disc)
- Weapons (add new weapon file with weapon items per disc)
- Hypnotism (link to Vampire Mechanics?)
- Newbie (recommended add in an index to recommended newbie reading, though this may be a big project)
- Archetypes (new file putting all archetypes in one place)
- Powers (explain power limits)
Other Resources to Comb Through
- Forum - Announcements
- Forum - Ask the Staff (Moving backwards from the last pages, I reached the 'Ritual Youth' post on page 21 - Neko)
- Forum - Change Q&A
Drafts
- Armored (replaces discs, not additive - class 4s don't exist)
- Intellectual and Contact category stats look to have been sorted. Most Physical and Skills as well, leaving: Strength, Hacking. Animals could use a note about being able to find animal camps.
- Travel (in-game, need confirmation on flight)
Finished
Please have a look at Standards for final formatting.
Drafts may undergo final editing as they're put in game that isn't saved here.
- Color (color say syntax, added redirects from colors and ansi)
- Hire (formatting, add information about tail working on sdesc and remembered names)
- Order (add information about tail working on sdesc and remember names)
- Emoting (formatting, recommend @newline and @line for removal due to format bugs in play, file suggests using ' for starting self-possessive then says to use @my later-- potentially confusing although accurate)
- 911 (add call 911 syntax)
- Shroud (add shroud device for naturals, add commands limited by being shrouded, add information about the deep shroud) - still needs link to Gate file when there is one)
- Tackle (3 rooms, takes group with)
- Telepathy (add cooldown)
- Stats (reformatted)
- Werewolf Mechanics (should clarify form is set, and include formula)
- Lease (give cost by tier in help file, link to Holdings)
- Holdings, Shops, Houses (clarify monthly costs about leases, add info about electricity bills)
- Karma (add exchange rate, add abomination requirements to earn, fix bit about class 3s and 4s, note unlocked abom powers still cost RPXP.)
- Relationships (employer no longer exists, detail that the person making the offer is the one becoming the offered relationship, detail that there is a limit on total relationships)
- Places (reformat)
- Phones (link to 911/add call 911 syntax)
- Speeddial (goes up to 50, speeddial # without argument to clear a number)
- Makeroom (reformatted)
- Roomlist (reformatted)
- Influence (add decor to things that contribute to influence gain, add exchange rate, add syntax for alcohol buying)
- News (reformatted)
- Say (link to Emoting and Talk)
- Making Objects (could be significantly reformatted, link to object types, clone/syntax removed. Should be more of an informational file, maybe add in not being able to carry weapons openly around Haven)
- Develop (develop abandon only appears to work from the edge of the property, develop up/down adds to shop good list, develop up/down has a limit that crashes the game, develop up/down should not be used on expansion lots)
- Character Notes (SRs require trust to moderate in order to view)
- Jobs (20% full time super pay undocumented, job quit syntax)
- Vampire Mechanics (missing toughness/unarmed bonus)
- Vampires (Pictures and videos of vampires do not cause the same effect as mirrors in almost all cases. - http://havenrpg.net/forum/showthread.php?tid=21657)
- Vampire Blood (split into new file)
- Bite (previously largely undocumented command)
- Mist Vision (can drive in mist)
- Hacking (hacking the police band)
- Object Types (mystic crystal removed, reformatted, moved specific objects into a new file, special objects)
- Special Objects
- Clothing (link from Customize, add in sheer/white, waterproof, explain layering, explain jewelry vs clothing)
- Stake (command a little wonky, might require testing) (in-game, needs confirmation)
Deleted
- Clone (inaccessible/misleading)
- Time Travel
- Editing Objects (linked to Clone)
- Making Rooms
- Creating
- Faction Battles (totally outdated)