[crossfire] alchemy/alchemy

[Michael]

Sorry I'm so late on this. I agree completely, and I also agree that the 
spell should change. I don't think 'Aura of Midas' is a good name, it 
seems to imply that the user will have an Aura that imbues them with 
Midas-like properties.. Maybe "Midas' Touch", or "Transmutation" or 
"Transmute to Gold" or something? :)

Oh, and I too have been bitten by the fact that both the spell and the 
skill are named the same. I remember casting alchemy on my cauldron 
once.. grrr... :P

Elshar

Brendan Lally wrote:
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      Currently there are two concepts within the game world called
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      'alchemy', the first is a skill for the transformation of items, the
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      second (which I was just reminded of today, having forgotten of it due
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      to its general uselessness) is the spell alchemy which transforms
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      items into gold.
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      These two things having the same name is confusing, so I propose that
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      one of them change their name.
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      since alchemy.c is a file that deals with the skill alchemy, it would
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      be more consistent to rename the spell. I propose the name 'aura of
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      midas' although if someone else has another idea then that would be
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      fine too.
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      If it were the case that it were decided to keep the name alchemy for
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      the spell, then notwithstanding the comment about source file names,
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      it would be equally straightforward to rename the alchemy skill. In
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      this case I would suggest something like apothecary as a suitable
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      replacement name.
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