[Pcgen-trackers] [ pcgen-Feature Requests-1054297 ] ALIAS tag for gameMode tags

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Feature Requests item #1054297, was opened at 2004-10-26 15:19
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>Category: Campaign Support
Group: None
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Submitted By: Eddy Anthony (eddyanthony)
>Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: ALIAS tag for gameMode tags

Initial Comment:
This request stems from the problem of Willpower vs. Will recently 
uncovered. PCGen has incorrectly been using Willpower for the Will 
check. To fix this the Check Willpower will need to be changed to 
Will in the gameMode and all the LST files. Since this is a massive 
change which will break characters it will not be done until after 
the 5.8 production release. 

To ensure backwards compadibility an ALIAS tag is proposed for 
use in the statsandchecks.lst file for CHECKS though I see no 
reason it couldn't be implemented for STATS as well. The Check 
line might look like this (tabs are replaced by new lines):

CHECKNAME:Willpower
ALIAS:Will
BONUS:CHECKS|Willpower|WIS
BONUS:CHECKS|Willpower|max((TL-20)/2,0)|TYPE=Epic

The code would silently treat BONUS:CHECKS|Will as BONUS:
CHECKS|Willpower. When it came time to switch Willpower would 
be moved to ALIAS and Will would become the CHECKNAME. This 
would offer several advantages 1) We would be backward 
compadible with users homebrew files. 2) We would be compadible 
with CMP files which already use Will. 3) We would not need to 
make the switch entirely at one time (though I still think we should 
when we do)

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Comment By: Eddy Anthony (eddyanthony)
Date: 2005-09-30 08:36

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I agree with Tir, I'm favoring the LST converter idea to deal with the issue 
of name changes in the official data. I do this the tag has other utility and 
would not mind seeing it created, namely in making conversions of sets 
designed for one gameMode for use ina another where the VARs and 
names are different.

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Comment By: Andrew McDougall (tir-gwaith)
Date: 2005-09-30 08:19

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This is Eddy and Eric's proposed solution to not breaking
any characters.  I think it is a mistake, and will cause
more trouble than it is worth.  I'd rather have a LST
Converter with data for users to convert their data rather
than hiding it under a rug for a long time, or using up more
slots for us to maintain, and for possible complications later.

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Comment By: Martijn Verburg (karianna)
Date: 2005-09-27 00:19

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Still need this? - K

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