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|title = You Want an Island Reset? That'll be €100,000, please!
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|article = Another recent [[Discussion List]] thread brought forth the frequently asked, frequently rejected idea of resetting the [[East Island]]. Following a long and involved argument, Tom finally steppe din with this:
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{{Quotation|Why is this coming up all the time? I think it should be added to the frequently rejected page.<br><br>There will not be a full reset on any game world, ever. ''(now that the south islands are sunk, where that was part of the concept.)''<br><br>End of discussion. Absolutely nothing you can say that doesn't start with € and doesn't end in at least five zeroes will convince me otherwise. :-)<br><br>If you think the EI sucks, then move your character somewhere else. It is that simple.|{{Usr|Tom}}}}
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|title = A BattleMaster Skin for MediaWiki?
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|article = Another recent [[Discussion List]] thread brought the following response:
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{{Quotation|Do we have volunteers for creating a different skin? Mediawiki is skinnable, and a BM skin would certainly be cool.|{{Usr|Tom}}}}
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So, anyone out there have any experience with MediaWiki, and is willing to try their hand at a BattleMaster skin for the wiki? Some useful links, perhaps:
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* [http://mediawiki2u.com/ http://mediawiki2u.com/] They boast "30+ MediaWiki Templates"
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* [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Gallery_of_user_styles http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Gallery_of_user_styles] MediaWiki User Style Gallery
 
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|date = March 17, 2009
 
|title = New Treaties Will not be Visible to All Realms
 
|article = Some asked {{Usr|Tom}} if the treaties created under the new [[Enhanced Diplomacy]] would be visible to everyone on the island, or only those realms that either sign or are targeted by a treaty. His reply: "The later. More mystery, more potential for 'misunderstandings'."
 
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|date = March 17, 2009
 
|title = Unique Items Get a Mysterious New Feature
 
|article = No, we don't know what it is. Yes, we are excited. Why? Read this:
 
{{Quotation|'''Unique Items Improved'''<br>I've added something very interesting for the top unique items, via the sages. This should yield us more importance etc. - I think you'll love it and yes, it is a mystery for a reason. Find out yourself, but I promise you'll be thrilled.|{{Usr|Tom}}}}
 
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|date = March 17, 2009
 
|title = In-Game Help Pages Moved to the Wiki
 
|article = In a recent [[Discussion List]] thread {{Usr|Tom}} revealed that all of the in-game help pages have been moved over to this wiki. This means that all wiki users can now contribute to developing and enhancing the documentation for the game. All of these pages have been added to [[:Category:Help]], where you can see the full list of available help pages. Feel free to edit these pages to help improve the documentation. However, '''make sure''' you read [[BattleMaster_Wiki:Writing_Help_Pages]] first! The help file articles have a slightly different style than the normal wiki pages. While you are free to edit the pages as desired, note that your changes will not appear on the page until they have been approved by a wiki editor. Please do '''not''' create new pages. If you find an IG link to a help page that does not exist, them post a note about it on {{Usr|Tom}}'s talk page, and include a note on which IG page the link is on.
 
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|date = March 17, 2009
 
|title = Claims and Claim Enforcement
 
|article = A recent [[Discussion List]] thread revealed this little bit of info:
 
{{Quotation|The reason we don't more strongly enforce the (claim) system is that right now, it is incomplete. That's also were the weirdness comes from. There are a couple things that ought to generate claims that don't, right now.<br><br>Once the system is complete, it will_ be strictly enforced. We _will_ make sure that realms who appoint lords based on the outlandish concept of "competence" instead of what every true noble should consider the most important trait: Heritage, will implode.|{{Usr|Tom}}}}
 
|sourceurl = http://news.battlemaster.org/pipermail/discuss/2009-March/038158.html
 
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|date = March 17, 2009
 
|title = New Feature: Rumours and Random Comments/Quotes
 
|article = Occasionally I run across various comments and/or quotes that I think could be interesting, but not really deserving of a full article. So I'm going to start a new feature here to post these kind of things. The things posted in this manner won't really be new features or things that we'll see in-game any time soon. Just interesting tidbits I thought you'd enjoy. So... Enjoy!
 
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|date = March 9, 2009
 
|title = Stable Updated
 
|article = Stable islands have now been updated with all the latest bug fixes and new features.
 
{{Quotation|'''Stable Updated'''<br>The stable branch has been updated to the latest testing code today, so for today both branches are running on the same code and stable can enjoy all the new features and bugfixes.|{{Usr|Tom}}}}
 
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|date = March 9, 2009
 
|title = New Diplomacy/Treaty System
 
|article = The new treaty system using diplomats is now available for testing on ''all'' islands. ''(It was added to stable after the following announcement was made.)'' Some information regarding the new treaty system has been added to the new [[Enhanced Diplomacy]] page.
 
{{Quotation|'''New Treaty System in testing'''<br>The new treaty system is now set up on the two testing islands.<br><br>It does not yet do anything, so please do test it for us and report any bugs to the bugtracker. You should be able to draft, sign, reject and propose treaties. Tell us any problems on the bugtracker so we can fix them before the system goes live. All treaties you create now will be deleted before the new treaty system is activated, so don't be afraid to test things.|{{Usr|Tom}}}}
 
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|date = February 25, 2009
 
|title = New Diplomacy System Starting to Appear on Testing Islands
 
|article = Tom sent the following short note to the [[Discussion List]] today with some news about the new diplomacy system. Parts of it are now available for people to look at, but don't have any actual effect yet. There is also a new "Diplomatic Treaties" entry on the Information page.
 
{{Quotation|Fragments of the new diplomacy system are now appearing on testing.<br><br>This is not yet operative, so play around and check it out if you are  a diplomat. It is not yet possible to actually sign treaties, but they can be drafted.|Tom}}
 
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|date = February 24, 2009
 
|title = Ambassadors Can Now be Appointed
 
|article = {{Usr|Tom}} made the following announcement to the [[Discussion List]] a few days ago: {{Quotation|Rulers on the testing islands can now promote diplomats to ambassadors (and demote them back to diplomats).<br><br>There are no special actions for ambassadors right now, they should be the same as diplomats. But you can start the lobbying and in-fighting  and begging, bribing, backstabbing now. :-)|Tom}}
 
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|date = February 17, 2009
 
|title = SMA Violations Reporting
 
|article = A new feature for Dwilight has been enabled: SMA Violation Reports. The new option, located under the Messages tab above the [[Titans]] report link, allows you to report those who you feel have violated the [[Serious Medieval Atmosphere]] of the island.
 
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|date = February 13, 2009
 
|title = Major Wiki Changes to Region Pages
 
|article = Until now, all region pages have been subpages of the island on which the region is located. i.e. the page for the region of Partora was located at: <nowiki>[[East Continent/Partora]]</nowiki>. Today {{Usr|Tom}} and {{Usr|Bishamon Family}} have begun a project to move the region pages so they are no longer subpages of the island. This means that if you want to link to the region of Zawr, you would just link to the region name, like this: <nowiki>[[Zawr]]</nowiki>. You no longer need to specify an island name, a region name, and then [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Piped link|pipe]] the link with the region name. The template that was created to make the old style linking easier, [[Template:Reglink]], is not needed in the new system and should no longer be used.
 
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|date = February 10, 2009
 
|title = Adventurers, Stick Close to Home
 
|article = New code has been activated on testing that gives adventurers better chances at hunting, fighting undead, etc when they are in or close to their home region, and worse chances the farther they are away.  An adventurer's "home region" is the region in which the adventurer started, or the region in which he or she last changed realms.
 
|author = {{Usr|Danaris}}}}
 
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|date = February 10, 2009
 
|title = Big Change for Traders
 
|article = According to a message posted by {{Usr|Tom}} on the [[Discussion List]], regions are now required to have a [[Buildings#Marketplace|marketplace]] in order for trader characters to conduct food purchases and sales in the region. If no marketplace is present trading in the region can only be conducted using caravans.
 
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|date = February 9, 2009
 
|title = Semantic Wiki
 
|article = In case you hadn't heard yet, the BattleMaster Wiki has been enabled with semantic markup. You can read about it here: [[Semantic Wiki]]. The MediaWiki site devoted to Semantic Wikis can be found here: [http://semantic-mediawiki.org/wiki/Semantic_MediaWiki http://semantic-mediawiki.org/wiki/Semantic_MediaWiki]. This is a very powerful update to the wiki, that will allow the wiki to be more dynamic, requiring less manual updates. Eventually, it may even allow for automated updates of statistical information. Check out the [[Semantic Wiki]] page for more information.
 
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|date = March 10, 2009
 
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|article = Regional food production values on Dwilight should now display the proper value adjusted for the current season.}}
 
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|article = Region lords/Dukes can now only change allegiance of their region when they are in their region.}}
 
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|bug = 4841
 
|article = A few bugs regarding the success of adventurers when hunting have been fixed.}}
 
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|date = March 9, 2009
 
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|article = Multiple elections issues with the Dwilight referendum-style elections have been fixed.}}
 
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|date = March 9, 2009
 
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|bug = 4844
 
|article = Region lord elected by Referendums should not be able to change the region allegiance before 7 days have elapsed.}}
 
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|date = February 24, 2009
 
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|bug = 4861
 
|article = "Too Much Peace" will not cause any problems in winter.}}
 
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|date = February 23, 2009
 
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|bug = 4317
 
|article = Food production values on Dwilight should now display correctly for all seasons.}}
 
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|date = February 23, 2009
 
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|article = A lord's unit should no longer be dropped as militia when they auto-abdicate from lordship due to inactivity.}}
 
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|date = February 23, 2009
 
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|bug = 4852
 
|article = Nobles should no longer be dropped from message groups when they auto-abdicate from lordship due to inactivity.}}
 
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|date = February 9, 2009
 
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|bug = 4691
 
|article = Notification of adventurer execution will now only be sent to the adventurer's "owner" (i.e. his "region lord"). The notice will no longer include a link to the player's family page.}}
 
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|date = February 9, 2009
 
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|article = Family names should not be shown for adventurers at all.}}
 
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|date = February 9, 2009
 
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|bug = 4793
 
|article = All nobles on the island will receive a message when a region changes realms by any means.}}
 
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|date = February 6, 2009
 
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|article = Adventurers killed by monsters and undead will have an entry in the family history. }}
 
 
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The TattleMaster is BattleMaster's first, and only, OOC newspaper dedicated to discussions about the game of BattleMaster itself. Here you will find information regarding bugfixes, new features, changes in game mechanics, and probably even a few FAQs and interviews.
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The TattleMaster/Articles/NudgeKagurati8 October 2016Test Article, Please Ignore
The TattleMaster/Articles/Some Formatting TestsIndirik11 February 2011Some Formatting Tests
The TattleMaster/Articles/Semantic NewsIndirik11 February 2011Semantic News
The TattleMaster/Articles/Semantic ArticlesIndirik3 February 2011Testing the New Semantic Format for the TattleMaster
The TattleMaster/Articles/From YesterdayIndirik2 February 2011This Article was Written Yesterday!
The TattleMaster/Articles/Another TestIndirik1 February 2011This Article was on Feb 1


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