Small Ash interface improvement

[sanka]

It would be nice when a skill with Ash's skillboost reaches 27, you got a question wheter you wan't to change training setup, since you may not want to improve it further (which only will has an effect if you uncurse some stuff or abandon Ash)

Or are there some simple option I'm not aware of? Maybe than it should be the default.

[BlackSheep]

I'm not at all clear on what you mean by "change training setup". It sounds like you want to freeze your skills or something, but I don't see why that would be good.

[Bim]

I think what sanka means is that when you're bound you get a skill boost to whatever slot (say axes), but it doesn't ask you if you want to choose another skill once you get to 27 skill with it bound - it instead just keeps on training even though you''re not getting any benefit (other than if you uncursed yourself).

I do think this is a good idea, because sometimes when you're training your main weapon skill up to max, you forget to keep checking back to see if it's reached maximum level whilst bound, and you're not actually getting any benefit if you know you're not going to uncurse yourself.

[BlackSheep]

I see. Seems better suited to an interface improvement than a god ability.

[nicolae]

I see. Seems better suited to an interface improvement than a god ability.

Maybe just "Your divinely-improved <X> skill has reached level 27; Ashenzari can improve it no further. --more--"

[sanka]

I imagined an interface improvement of course, sorry for not being clear enough. I tought that mentioning a possibility of an option (I meant the config options like autopickup, etc.) makes it clear. I updated the title a little bit.

I was not sure if it is possible to put up a "More" prompt now - I could not figure it out.

[rchandra]

This could be a rules change instead - actually prevent training skills past enhanced-27. (I know that sometimes you might want to. It's OK that you wouldn't be able to without uncursing some stuff.)

[Sandman25]

Maybe a similar message could apply to Okawaru's heroism:

You reached level 22 at Armour. Okawaru can improve it no further
--more

Edit. Though I think it is possible to customize it using "force_more_message += You reached level 22"
since we know it always happens at level 22.

[absolutego]

the skill boosts fluctuate depending on cursed slots and also piety, which you lose/spend, so i don't see how you can do this elegantly.

with oka it's even easier, since you want a whole number (22). you can even set up a --more-- for that if you want. (you can also just pay attention.)

[varsovie]

In the skill menu, one key activate the "promp mode". When in it you then choose a skill, and enter a number (if nothing it remove previous promp). When the skill reach the number, a promp text appear, (You just reach # skill level in ****, press enter to continue).

But I'm not sure if it's that useful, and the skill menu is already one of the must cluttered.

[ZoFy]

In the skill menu, one key activate the "promp mode". When in it you then choose a skill, and enter a number (if nothing it remove previous promp). When the skill reach the number, a promp text appear, (You just reach # skill level in ****, press enter to continue).

But I'm not sure if it's that useful, and the skill menu is already one of the must cluttered.

I'd ALWAYS use this prompt mode. In the tide of a tough battle (say, branch ending) it's so easy to forget about your skill training and end up with something like 13 T&D... Yes, paying attention can be hard and unfun. Ash is a special case also, as she has non-integer magical numbers for skill values (like, IIRC, 23.8 to "max" a magic skill with full bound in jewelry) which don't get notified about.