Forum:Page idea: Notekeeping - Revision history

Ais523: variants track this already

2014-01-08T17:32:34Z

variants track this already

Aheneve at 17:27, 8 January 2014

2014-01-08T17:27:30Z

Raindog308 at 19:24, 5 January 2014

2014-01-05T19:24:46Z

Tjr at 12:07, 5 January 2014

2014-01-05T12:07:51Z

Tjr: yes + ideas

2014-01-05T12:07:10Z

yes + ideas

Bcode: shop item prices can be #name'd, too :)

2014-01-03T23:52:53Z

shop item prices can be #name'd, too :)

Bcode: Perhaps this would be best added as a section in an existing page

2014-01-03T23:48:11Z

Perhaps this would be best added as a section in an existing page

Raindog308: Created page with "{{Forumheader|Watercooler}} I've found keeping notes to be enormously ben..."

2014-01-03T23:44:05Z

Created page with "{{Forumheader|Watercooler}}  I've found keeping notes to be enormously ben..."

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I've found keeping notes to be enormously beneficial.

Things such as:
* location of shops, fountains, sinks, etc. in case I want to go back
* intrinsics I've acquired (have I eaten a floating eye corpse yet?)
* which floor has the various branches
* Elbereth-prepared retreat squares
* where my stashes are
* notes about what I've seen in shops...I may not want to (or have cash to) buy that 200gp scroll, but it's interesting if I find one with the same name later
* last turn I prayed

Etc. This is doubly useful if you read a scroll of amnesia :-)

There is not really a page that describes note-taking as a strategy - is it worth a strategy page?

[[User:Raindog308|Raindog308]] ([[User talk:Raindog308|talk]]) 23:44, 3 January 2014 (UTC)

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 [[User:Raindog308|Raindog308]] ([[User talk:Raindog308|talk]]) 19:24, 5 January 2014 (UTC)
-:This is also something that should be incorporated into futures versions of Nethack.  I play exclusively on a tablet now and don't come back to my game for days.  Being mobile means that I can't have my notes handy, kind of a pain switching between apps to remember where things were.
+:This is also something that should be incorporated into futures versions of Nethack.  I play exclusively on a tablet now and don't come back to my game for days.  Being mobile means that I can't have my notes handy, kind of a pain switching between apps to remember where things were. --[[User:Aheneve|Aheneve]] ([[User talk:Aheneve|talk]]) 17:27, 8 January 2014 (UTC)
+::Many [[variant]]s track many of these already. For instance, [[NetHack 4]] (my variant) tracks locations of dungeon features and intrinsics, although not the other items listed above. [[User:Ais523|Ais523]] ([[User talk:Ais523|talk]])

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	Decided to give it a go: [[Notetaking]]. We can always move it. Tjr, I didn't grok everything you suggested as you may be a more advanced player than me :-)		Decided to give it a go: [[Notetaking]]. We can always move it. Tjr, I didn't grok everything you suggested as you may be a more advanced player than me :-)
	[[User:Raindog308\|Raindog308]] ([[User talk:Raindog308\|talk]]) 19:24, 5 January 2014 (UTC)		[[User:Raindog308\|Raindog308]] ([[User talk:Raindog308\|talk]]) 19:24, 5 January 2014 (UTC)
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		+	:This is also something that should be incorporated into futures versions of Nethack. I play exclusively on a tablet now and don't come back to my game for days. Being mobile means that I can't have my notes handy, kind of a pain switching between apps to remember where things were.
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		+	--[[User:Aheneve\|Aheneve]] ([[User talk:Aheneve\|talk]]) 17:27, 8 January 2014 (UTC)

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	:::Some topics, off the top of my head: dungeon overview patch; standardized notes format for [[diamondrobin]] games; how does your note keeping style change as you become more versed in nethack; ethics of a [[discoveries]] dump; unnecessary things people keep notes of, versus underated notes.		:::Some topics, off the top of my head: dungeon overview patch; standardized notes format for [[diamondrobin]] games; how does your note keeping style change as you become more versed in nethack; ethics of a [[discoveries]] dump; unnecessary things people keep notes of, versus underated notes.
	::: Personally, I also record my in-game [[Luck]] (and in pacifist games [[alignment record]]), and which game sub-goals I still have to attain, location of [[polytrap]]s, to what extent the levels are explored. --[[User:Tjr\|Tjr]] ([[User talk:Tjr\|talk]]) 12:07, 5 January 2014 (UTC)		::: Personally, I also record my in-game [[Luck]] (and in pacifist games [[alignment record]]), and which game sub-goals I still have to attain, location of [[polytrap]]s, to what extent the levels are explored. --[[User:Tjr\|Tjr]] ([[User talk:Tjr\|talk]]) 12:07, 5 January 2014 (UTC)
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		+	Decided to give it a go: [[Notetaking]]. We can always move it. Tjr, I didn't grok everything you suggested as you may be a more advanced player than me :-)
		+	[[User:Raindog308\|Raindog308]] ([[User talk:Raindog308\|talk]]) 19:24, 5 January 2014 (UTC)

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 :PS: re shop item prices, [[name|naming]] the item type probably is a better idea for that :) Of course, naming is also sometimes used for other notes. —[[User:bcode|bcode]]&nbsp;<sup>[[User talk:bcode|talk]]&nbsp;|&nbsp;[[Special:EmailUser/Bcode|mail]]</sup> 23:52, 3 January 2014 (UTC)
-:::I think we should create such a page. People will find things to add. In any case, a solid discussion whether to keep notes of FOO would be welcome.
+:::I think we should create such a page. People will find things to add. In any case, a solid discussion whether to keep notes of FOOBAR would be welcome.
 :::Some topics, off the top of my head: dungeon overview patch; standardized notes format for [[diamondrobin]] games; how does your note keeping style change as you become more versed in nethack; ethics of a [[discoveries]] dump; unnecessary things people keep notes of, versus underated notes.
 ::: Personally, I also record my in-game [[Luck]] (and in pacifist games [[alignment record]]), and which game sub-goals I still have to attain, location of [[polytrap]]s, to what extent the levels are explored. --[[User:Tjr|Tjr]] ([[User talk:Tjr|talk]]) 12:07, 5 January 2014 (UTC)

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	:I think there might not be enough to say about that. Perhaps add it as a section to an existing page? You can add redirects from e.g. [[notekeeping]] to the relevant section on the relevant page. —[[User:bcode\|bcode]] <sup>[[User talk:bcode\|talk]] \| [[Special:EmailUser/Bcode\|mail]]</sup> 23:48, 3 January 2014 (UTC)		:I think there might not be enough to say about that. Perhaps add it as a section to an existing page? You can add redirects from e.g. [[notekeeping]] to the relevant section on the relevant page. —[[User:bcode\|bcode]] <sup>[[User talk:bcode\|talk]] \| [[Special:EmailUser/Bcode\|mail]]</sup> 23:48, 3 January 2014 (UTC)
	:PS: re shop item prices, [[name\|naming]] the item type probably is a better idea for that :) Of course, naming is also sometimes used for other notes. —[[User:bcode\|bcode]] <sup>[[User talk:bcode\|talk]] \| [[Special:EmailUser/Bcode\|mail]]</sup> 23:52, 3 January 2014 (UTC)		:PS: re shop item prices, [[name\|naming]] the item type probably is a better idea for that :) Of course, naming is also sometimes used for other notes. —[[User:bcode\|bcode]] <sup>[[User talk:bcode\|talk]] \| [[Special:EmailUser/Bcode\|mail]]</sup> 23:52, 3 January 2014 (UTC)
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		+	:::I think we should create such a page. People will find things to add. In any case, a solid discussion whether to keep notes of FOO would be welcome.
		+	:::Some topics, off the top of my head: dungeon overview patch; standardized notes format for [[diamondrobin]] games; how does your note keeping style change as you become more versed in nethack; ethics of a [[discoveries]] dump; unnecessary things people keep notes of, versus underated notes.
		+	::: Personally, I also record my in-game [[Luck]] (and in pacifist games [[alignment record]]), and which game sub-goals I still have to attain, location of [[polytrap]]s, to what extent the levels are explored. --[[User:Tjr\|Tjr]] ([[User talk:Tjr\|talk]]) 12:07, 5 January 2014 (UTC)

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	:I think there might not be enough to say about that. Perhaps add it as a section to an existing page? You can add redirects from e.g. [[notekeeping]] to the relevant section on the relevant page. —[[User:bcode\|bcode]] <sup>[[User talk:bcode\|talk]] \| [[Special:EmailUser/Bcode\|mail]]</sup> 23:48, 3 January 2014 (UTC)		:I think there might not be enough to say about that. Perhaps add it as a section to an existing page? You can add redirects from e.g. [[notekeeping]] to the relevant section on the relevant page. —[[User:bcode\|bcode]] <sup>[[User talk:bcode\|talk]] \| [[Special:EmailUser/Bcode\|mail]]</sup> 23:48, 3 January 2014 (UTC)
		+	:PS: re shop item prices, [[name\|naming]] the item type probably is a better idea for that :) Of course, naming is also sometimes used for other notes. —[[User:bcode\|bcode]] <sup>[[User talk:bcode\|talk]] \| [[Special:EmailUser/Bcode\|mail]]</sup> 23:52, 3 January 2014 (UTC)

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		+	:I think there might not be enough to say about that. Perhaps add it as a section to an existing page? You can add redirects from e.g. [[notekeeping]] to the relevant section on the relevant page. —[[User:bcode\|bcode]] <sup>[[User talk:bcode\|talk]] \| [[Special:EmailUser/Bcode\|mail]]</sup> 23:48, 3 January 2014 (UTC)