The DevTeam Thinks of Everything - Revision history

Netzhack: Netzhack moved page The DevTeam Thinks Of Everything to The DevTeam Thinks of Everything: Correct title case in English: prepositions, esp. short ones, are not capitalized (except as first word). The capital O in the abbreviation is not affected.

2021-09-07T18:52:08Z

Netzhack moved page The DevTeam Thinks Of Everything to The DevTeam Thinks of Everything: Correct title case in English: prepositions, esp. short ones, are not capitalized (except as first word). The capital O in the abbreviation is not affected.

Phol ende wodan: TDTTOE isn't just for messages; cream pie example is a poor example, add tipping fedora example instead, link to TVTropes equivalent

2020-06-28T12:32:55Z

TDTTOE isn't just for messages; cream pie example is a poor example, add tipping fedora example instead, link to TVTropes equivalent

TK: There were two intros

2019-05-30T18:00:49Z

There were two intros

Bcode: capitalization, other minor fixes

2013-03-20T07:16:35Z

capitalization, other minor fixes

Jann: possible exception

2013-03-20T06:41:15Z

possible exception

Uncreative Username: /* Examples of Messages */ changed "the you" to just "you"

2010-05-28T15:40:10Z

‎Examples of Messages: changed "the you" to just "you"

Hackery: /* Examples of Messages */ another example

2009-11-01T05:19:07Z

‎Examples of Messages: another example

144.32.126.12: spelling

2008-06-21T22:20:48Z

spelling

82.33.101.38: s/prominant/prominent/

2007-03-05T19:18:25Z

s/prominant/prominent/

Creativename at 04:11, 5 March 2007

2007-03-05T04:11:55Z

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-'''The [[DevTeam]] Thinks Of Everything''', initials '''TDTTOE''', is a term used to describe the [[NetHack]] developers' writing messages for specific situations. This means that if you think of doing something "clever" in the game, the DevTeam most likely thought of that, and the game will then put out the specific response.
+'''The DevTeam Thinks Of Everything''', abbreviated as '''TDTTOE''', is a term used to describe when the NetHack [[DevTeam]] anticipated the player getting into an unusual situation, and programmed in special behavior for that case. This means that if you think of doing something "clever" in the game, the DevTeam most likely thought of it too, and the game will produce a realistic but unexpected response.
 == Message examples ==
-One example is that of throwing a [[cream pie]] at a monster:
+One prominent example is seen when attempting to [[Dip|#dip]] a potion into itself:
   This is a potion bottle, not a Klein Bottle!
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   You were wearing a blindfold.  You still cannot see.
 == Gameplay example ==
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 Obviously, this example has much more effect on the actual gameplay than the previous trivial messages.
 [[Category:Development]]
 [[Category:Messages|*]]
 [[Category:Acronyms]]

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−	'''The [[DevTeam]] Thinks Of Everything''', initials '''TDTTOE''', is a term used to describe the [[NetHack]] developers' writing messages for specific situations. This means that if you think of doing something "clever" in the game, the DevTeam most likely thought of that, and the game will then put out the specific response.	+	'''The [[DevTeam]] Thinks Of Everything''', initials '''TDTTOE''', is a term used to describe the [[NetHack]] developers' writing messages for specific situations. This means that if you think of doing something "clever" in the game, the DevTeam most likely thought of that, and the game will then put out the specific response.
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−	The phrase '''The [[DevTeam]] Thinks Of Everything''' highlights the fact that, of all the many actions possible for [[you]] to take in the game, the [[DevTeam]] has likely foreseen that particular action being taken and has programmed in a specific response for it. This is a contrast with many other similar [[roguelike]] games in which generic responses to actions will be displayed if nothing of any particular interest happens; though it must be noted that [[NetHack]] does have its fair share of those as well.

	== Message examples ==		== Message examples ==

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 '''The [[DevTeam]] Thinks Of Everything''', initials '''TDTTOE''', is a term used to describe the [[NetHack]] developers' writing messages for specific situations. This means that if you think of doing something "clever" in the game, the DevTeam most likely thought of that, and the game will then put out the specific response.
-The phrase '''The [[DevTeam]] Thinks Of Everything''' highlights the fact that, of all the many actions possible for [[You|you]] to take in the game, the [[DevTeam]] has likely foreseen that particular action being taken and has programmed in a specific response for it. This is a contrast with many other similar [[Rogue|roguelike]] games in which generic responses to actions will be displayed if nothing of any particular interest happens; though it must be noted that [[NetHack]] does have its fair share of those as well.
+The phrase '''The [[DevTeam]] Thinks Of Everything''' highlights the fact that, of all the many actions possible for [[you]] to take in the game, the [[DevTeam]] has likely foreseen that particular action being taken and has programmed in a specific response for it. This is a contrast with many other similar [[roguelike]] games in which generic responses to actions will be displayed if nothing of any particular interest happens; though it must be noted that [[NetHack]] does have its fair share of those as well.
-== Examples of Messages ==
+== Message examples ==
 One example is that of throwing a [[cream pie]] at a monster:
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   You were wearing a blindfold.  You still cannot see.
-== Gameplay Example ==
+== Gameplay example ==
-As a far more complex example, upon [[Pray|#praying]] to your [[god]] when He/She is sufficiently angry, [[You|you]] may receive the following from your god:
+As a far more complex example, upon [[Pray|#praying]] to your [[god]] when he/she is sufficiently angry, [[you]] may receive the following from your god:
   Thou hast angered me.

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   The cream pie splashes over the jackal's face!
-Another prominent example is seen when attempting to [[Dip|#dip]] a potion into itself:
+Curiously, it is possible to roll a boulder over a cream pie without squashing it.  Another prominent example is seen when attempting to [[Dip|#dip]] a potion into itself:
   This is a potion bottle, not a Klein Bottle!

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   That would be an interesting topological exercise.
-Or you might speculate that the you might be able to cure your [[blindness]] by applying and removing a [[blindfold]], but
+Or you might speculate that you might be able to cure your [[blindness]] by applying and removing a [[blindfold]], but
   You were wearing a blindfold.  You still cannot see.

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	That would be an interesting topological exercise.		That would be an interesting topological exercise.
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		+	Or you might speculate that the you might be able to cure your [[blindness]] by applying and removing a [[blindfold]], but
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		+	You were wearing a blindfold. You still cannot see.

	== Gameplay Example ==		== Gameplay Example ==

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