The code to make "copy" areas has reached its limit in the abstract sense. To
make the next step, I need more specific areas to copy.
I will now take suggestions as to which areas should have copies for solo
players/specific parties. Hopefully, I can get some of them working to reduce
the amount of strain a growing number of players has on a relatively static
number of areas.
What makes an area suitable for copying:
-- area has a quest with once-a-boot parts or monsters
-- area is frequently wiped clean by players "too powerful" for it
-- area is "relatively normal", in that strange teleportations, mini-outworld
maps, or truly unusual special room features are few to none
What makes an area bad for copying:
-- area contains highbie eq
-- area is guild-specific (yes, that includes spider gms)
-- area has overly strict "general prot" to keep the total number of something
low.
Note that "this once-a-boot item is always gone before I get there" is not, in
and of itself, a good enough reason to make a copy. However, "this once-a-boot
newbie eq is always raped by highbies before anyone can get there" is more or
less what this code intends to change.
Please also note that active coders will make their own decisions about
whether their area(s) get copied or not. As such, please send suggestions
about older areas that are either not maintained or under-maintained. If you
think other areas deserve copying, talk to that area's coder, not me.
Please email these suggestions, including the name of the area and _why_ you
think it should be copied, to shinarae_lluminus@hotmail.com Suggestions sent
via tells, channels, or news will be promptly ignored.