ToME is a massive undertaking from a few dedicated individuals who spend a great deal of time creating game code. Occasional mistakes are going to slip through and sometimes one doesn't write the best prose at 3 A.M.
I've decided to go through all of the in-game text to improve its clarity while retaining its original meaning. Here are some examples of the types of changes I am making:
Events
Original text in the "Weird Pedestal Event": "As you inspect it a shadow materializes near you, and suddenly it is no more a shadow!"
New Text: "As you inspect the pedestal a shadow materializes near you. Suddenly, a figure is formed from the shadow!"
"Slimey Pit" renamed to "Slimy Pit"
Class Descriptions
Original description of Defiler: "Defilers are touched by the mark of evil. They are a blight on the world. Working to promote the cause of evil, they serve their masters, or themselves become masters."
Updated Description "Marked by evil, Defilers are a blight on the world. Their vile deeds promote only misery and suffering."
"Do they serve themselves or are they beholden to masters even more terrible?"
What this addon does not do: rewrite the game. I try to stay as close as possible to the original wording whenever possible. I'm not interested in change so much as clarity.
This addon is a work in progress and will eventually expand to clean up the in-game dialogue, item descriptions, talent descriptions, and various small details such as overworld mobs.
Version 1 updates all class descriptions, race descriptions, events, and difficulty settings. Whenever possible I refrained from editing text.
Try it out and let me know what you think! There's a lot of work to do and I'm wide open to suggestions.
http://te4.org/games/addons/tome/fresh- ... ent-tome-4
