Knowledge, notes and the bottom of your post.....
Four things today - I'll do the "small" ones first.
Notes
The notes feature (accessed via UCP>Character>Character Notes) now has a word count per note. This was done at the request of a player, and is a really useful addition! Thanks for the suggestion, Darius!
Bottom of your post
The display at the bottom of your post now more clearly shows the different "sections". So, now, rather than saying
word count: 448 Skills used (0) Knowledges being claimed (2)
it will display
word count: 442 | Skills used (0) | Knowledges being claimed (2)
Again, this was a player suggestion / request. Thanks to Darius for suggesting it - it looks much better!
Knowledge BB Code
We have added a "level" field to the [knowledge bb code. When you want to claim a knowledge in a thread, wrap this code around the text which roughly shows where the knowledge is being claimed. Obviously, you'll need to close out the [ ] at the end of the code.
By putting "[knowledge" then you are identifying this as knowledge/ This has three fields - and they are:
skill= | skill= must be used. It identifies which skill you are claiming this knowledge for. |
level= | level= is optional. If you put it in, then your level, in the review request it will identify this as a skill you've used. You can also achieve this by having the |
name= | name= is optional. If you put it in then you should follow it with what you want the knowledge to say. If you don't put it in, then your knowledge will default to the text you've wrapped around. |
So - here is an example. Here are four ways of combining these tags:
These produce the following:
Knowledge
And - we have an automated knowledge system!
Once you have claimed knowledge (via the [knowledge system), then the Peer Reviewer is able to award it to you. When they do - it stores it in your "Knowledges" section of the UCP Character tab (linked to the thread and with the text if it's named), and it increases the number of knowledge you have in that skill by the correct amount in your skill bars.
For existing knowledge - if you have put the number of knowledge you have in a skill into your bars - that ports across to numbered knowledge. You can:
1. Edit this to transfer your named knowledges across.
2. Leave it as numbered and keep a record of the named ones in your CS.
You can no longer "add" knowledge via your skill bar (but you can do so in the 'Knowledges' section). However, this is one at a time. We can add "bulk" numbers if needed in one of two ways:
1. via the PSF if you need us to. Just start a ticket.
2. via review request. If you're claiming a skill knowledge - for example - you could add in a note linking to your CS and asking the Peer Reviewer to add the appropriate number of knowledges in that one skill.
When we (mods / peer reviewers) award the knowledge via this system, it gives us the code to place this into a review. You'll still receive a review, as normal.
Still Being Worked On!
We're aware that there are a few things which still need doing with the skills / knowledge / exp system. Things like
- Mount skill
- 1h/2h and dual wield
- Tier 2
- XP over 250 (from renown and / or blessings)
- Identifying number of capstones
We needed to get knowledge in place before doing these, so we can now focus on them.
Review Requests
This whole automated skill / knowledge system is optional, entirely. As a mod, it is saving me enormous amounts of time (and the feedback from others is the same), and I have to say - as a player it is too. The ability to be able to just keep track of my knowledge as I post and then not have to go back through - not have to spend however long getting people to send me their skills used / knowledge requests (or them to wait for me to do mine) is fantastic. However, I say again, it's entirely optional to use it or not.
However, since we have gone to 1 review queue
please use the "Request an XP Review" button at the bottom of each thread. Using that button - even if you've used no part of the system - saves peer reviewers and mods time and makes things easier for us. Thank you.
Peer Reviewers I've added a "Guide to Awarding Knowledge" to the
Guide in the Peer Reviewer / Wiki Worker Forum .
Thanks all!