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Title: About Ears for Language...
Post by: diagnull on January 02, 2008, 02:22:36 PM
I probably should have figured this out by now, but I'm still not sure what the Ears for Language are for and how they are used.

As a Druid, I have the Ear for Animal Language. What do I do with it though?

Are these solely for RP? When I used it, I didn't see anything to indicate I was speaking or hearing any different. Does it show up differently for others?

Just a bit confused...

Thanks,

-D
Title: Re: About Ears for Language...
Post by: merlin34baseball on January 02, 2008, 02:29:39 PM
use the ear, then type like this...

/dm [what you want to say]

then it will come out in animal language.

and... then it will look and sound different to others, and only those with an ear for animal language will be able to understand.  Oh and the "interpretation" shows up in the right hand box, not the regular dialoge box. The sounds that others hear will be in the usual left hand box.
Title: Re: About Ears for Language...
Post by: diagnull on January 02, 2008, 02:37:48 PM
I see. I'll have to try that then...

Thanks!

-D
Title: Re: About Ears for Language...
Post by: Stephen_Zuckerman on January 02, 2008, 02:42:25 PM
"/o l Blah" also works, and it doesn't spam the DM channel!
Title: Re: About Ears for Language...
Post by: merlin34baseball on January 02, 2008, 02:45:01 PM
eh I learn something everyday!
Title: Re: About Ears for Language...
Post by: Falonthas on January 02, 2008, 07:26:05 PM
animal being the most basic of tongues looks like a series of dots on the

screen like morse code almost you have to see the right window to see the

translation when someone talks back to you
Title: Re: About Ears for Language...
Post by: Serissa on January 03, 2008, 12:46:49 AM
Ferrit somehow lost her ear for thieves' cant.  Is there a command to use it without the ear?
Title: Re: About Ears for Language...
Post by: Dorganath on January 03, 2008, 08:31:42 AM
It should reappear on login.  If it doesn't that means it's in her inventory somewhere.
Title: Re: About Ears for Language...
Post by: diagnull on January 03, 2008, 11:11:04 AM
Quote from: Stephen_Zuckerman
"/o l Blah" also works, and it doesn't spam the DM channel!


Stephen,

I tried this last night but couldn't get it to work (doing it the /dm way worked though.)

Is it /o | [hello] or do I need to type it differently?

Thanks!

-D
Title: Re: About Ears for Language...
Post by: Falonthas on January 03, 2008, 11:23:24 AM
/o L then you type what you say without brackets or parenthesis

it doesnt need to be a capital L though which is where the mistake was made i beleive
Title: Re: About Ears for Language...
Post by: diagnull on January 03, 2008, 02:32:29 PM
Oh, that's an L? I thought it was pipe | (the thing on the backslash key).

that would explain why it didn't work...

:)

Thanks,

-D
Title: Re: About Ears for Language...
Post by: egoober on January 03, 2008, 03:18:48 PM
The "/o L" option is great, as Stephen says it doesn't spam the DM channel - and such things are often appreciated !

Be aware though, that this can also be a disadvantage. If you're on a quest, using the "/dm [text here]" variant means that the GM can understand what you are saying no matter what creature he/she happens to be possessing at the time! This can be an advantage ;)
Title: Re: About Ears for Language...
Post by: Falonthas on January 03, 2008, 04:22:13 PM
true during quests so the dm can understand you would use the /dm[

and most remind us at the beginning too since i for one can type /o l without thinking about to use the ears while i have to think to do the /dm [
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