[crossfire] Custom items & monsters on maps

[Preston Crow]

On 2021-08-01 05:15, Nicolas Weeger wrote:
> I wonder if instead of setting custom values for items & monsters on maps, it
> wouldn't be better to create artifacts (with a 0 chance of being generated)
> and use it in maps.
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> The rationale I can see is that it makes it much easier to balance items/
> monsters (since artifacts will give all available items/monsters, instead of
> needing to check all maps for custom items).
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> It'll also allow changing items the players possess (which is not currently
> possible with custom items).
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> What do you think?
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> One limitation though is that artifacts can only have names in the form "item
> of artifact", whereas custom items/monsters can have any custom name.
I think both the naming restriction and the added complexity of making 
custom items in maps makes this a bad idea.  For major end-of-dungeon 
loot items, I can see it making sense, but not as a general requirement.