[crossfire] Keeping capitalization consistent in maps
Hi, I've recently started to do a bit of map editing, trying to focus on sprucing up existing places to make the game look a bit nicer. I've come across the interesting issue of capitalizing names, especially those of NPCs. Proper nouns should be capitalized, but "Arena Guard" appears capitalized. On the other hand, "ticket vendor" is not capitalized. Where do we typically draw the line between a generic noun and a proper noun? Thanks, Kevin Zheng ___ crossfire mailing list crossfire@metalforge.org http://mailman.metalforge.org/mailman/listinfo/crossfire
Re: [crossfire] Keeping capitalization consistent in maps
On 2013-03-19 05:18, Kevin Zheng wrote: Proper nouns should be capitalized, but "Arena Guard" appears capitalized. On the other hand, "ticket vendor" is not capitalized. Where do we typically draw the line between a generic noun and a proper noun? There is also a long-standing problem that there are objects which are "keys" and objects which are "Keys". Same with swords and some other categories. This of course comes up with the command line commands like "drop". -- /* * * Otto J. Makela * * * * * * * * * */ /* Phone: +358 40 765 5772, ICBM: N 60 10' E 24 55' */ /* Mail: Mechelininkatu 26 B 27, FI-00100 Helsinki */ /* * * Computers Rule 0100 01001011 * * * * * * */ ___ crossfire mailing list crossfire@metalforge.org http://mailman.metalforge.org/mailman/listinfo/crossfire
Re: [crossfire] Keeping capitalization consistent in maps
On 03/19/13 01:39 AM, Otto J. Makela wrote: On 2013-03-19 05:18, Kevin Zheng wrote: Proper nouns should be capitalized, but "Arena Guard" appears capitalized. On the other hand, "ticket vendor" is not capitalized. Where do we typically draw the line between a generic noun and a proper noun? There is also a long-standing problem that there are objects which are "keys" and objects which are "Keys". Same with swords and some other categories. This of course comes up with the command line commands like "drop". For normal objects (swords, keys, etc) I would say they should all be lower case. Normal English would dictate that things like Arena Guard, ticket vendor, etc, should all be lower case, since as noted, they are not proper nouns. OTOH, if other conversations refer to these NPCs, it would be nice to give them a proper if a particular one has to be talked to, eg, 'talk to arena guard John'. Otherwise, if there are 5 'arena guards', but only the 'Arena Guard' holds a conversation, that just gets confusing. ___ crossfire mailing list crossfire@metalforge.org http://mailman.metalforge.org/mailman/listinfo/crossfire