Alys/tools-for-habitrpg

Request: Equipment Table: Change Class column value from 'special' to 'kickstarter' or 'contributor' for some items

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mister-clean commented

Since this table is used by players to build a plan for useful equipment loadouts, it would be helpful to have the ability to filter out items that are officially retired and no longer acquirable (e.g. Kickstarter backer items). To that end, I recommend adding a new value of "kickstarter" (or "backer") to the "Class" column, which would replace the value of "special" for all items that are only available to Kickstarter backers. I realize that the Item name for these items is largely already hyperlinked to its respective Kickstarter/Seasonal page, but an unambiguous filter in an already-existing column would be more useful than the default value of "special".

To a similar end, I recommend adding a new value of "contributor" to the "Class" column, which would replace the value of "special" for all Contributor Rewards items. This will help players identify which items are not attainable through regular gameplay. It can also serve to raise awareness of (and participation in) contributor activities.

These recommendations avoid the creation of a new column, as the table seems to be at an optimal column capacity. I recognize that some items may qualify both as "class-exclusive" items that confer a Class Bonus and as Armoire/Mystery/Take This/Kickstarter/Contributor items, and being able to identify both of these qualities for these items within the table would be valuable. I just don't have any recommendations on how to elegantly implement this without adding a new column ("Obtain", or something).

Thanks,
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Alys commented

I'm so sorry I didn't reply to this when you posted it! I have a backlog of everything. :(

I really like the idea of changing "special" to "kickstarter" and "contributor" for those kinds of items. I've added it to the code and it will be in the wiki page in a few minutes if all goes well!

Alys commented

There's a slight catch: the filtering no longer works in https://habitica.fandom.com/wiki/Equipment_Table but I think that's because of some recent changes to Fandom sites. I'll look into getting it working again.

I noticed it before I uploaded the changes from this commit so it's not caused by the new code.

mister-clean commented
Alys commented

If I find other “special” items that could be changed to “Kickstarter” or “Contributor” should I drop the change request in GitHub again?

Yes, that would be great!

Thanks! :)