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[Buster's Uncle]

I don't get why the Theme display doesn't admit but one user when I was looking from an account using that theme...

I wish I knew how to make the Shop icons show in the other themes - I specifically had you in mind for the flower.  You should switch back to default temporarily and have a look.

[Dio]

I just changed some more icons for the better, and created Coffee for gwillybj.  I also enabled Steal Some Money, but costing 1,000ec so caveat emptor.  Items that DO anything, especially someone else, should be prohibitively expensive.

SO - now that I can upload item icons, all I have in mind to still create is a trophy/bouquet thing priced around 100/200ec for REALLY appreciating someone w/ Gifting - maybe even 500ec, but I'm trying to think practically on the useless Shop items and keep prices more in reach.

BUT - any ideas for does-nothing items?  We can do use-up-able and truly does nothing, with only a 32x .gif icon and a name.

(I'm going to look around and see if I can find the .php scripts for the use-up-able items in the Themes admin interface, which is where Shop stuff seems to go - the "This is a test item" line when you use one ought to be in plain English, if only I can find what's what and edit...)

(Hmm.  I see no one but my DL is using the Enterprise theme anymore, and someone is using The Killing, so I've changed the DL to that.  The Shop item icons don't show in any of the other themes I've tried, and I can't find a place to upload them in the other themes...)

Admin Action:  You suck, Buncle.  I had to correct a typo in your post.  STOP SUCKING.

In other words, the cost of the item exceeds the number of energy credits that you can steal .

[Buster's Uncle]

I'll have another look - I guess it shouldn't be impossible to make a profit...

[Buster's Uncle]

I can't find any way to look up what anything does if the description isn't clear.  (I'd love to know if Change Username and Change Display Name do anything different - what they sound like is that the former only changes what you type to log in, and the latter changes what shows in your postbit - both things I could do for you for free.)

I guess I better bring my DL back up, give it 1,000ec and buy one to test stealing from this identity...

[Buster's Uncle]

I have made a Koolaide item and added to the Shop.  Be sure to check page two of Buy Items for the Beer and Flower - I don't know why some new items get put on the end of the list and some don't - or I'd front-load with the less pricey items.

Lunch; brb.

[Unorthodox]

and someone is using The Killing, [/color]

Sorry, it's a small thing to change back to default...

[Unorthodox]

Can I collect a bunch of useless rocks and build a stone henge or something? 

[Buster's Uncle]

Yes - sure.

and someone is using The Killing, [/color]

Sorry, it's a small thing to change back to default...

No need - use it.  I've just uploaded some images so you can see the new usergroup icons.

[Unorthodox]

Stealing....is that random?  Chance of failure?

Only works on cash in hand btw. 
Scenario 1:  Steal from BUncle:

Started ~1700 cash.

Steal 700ish  End 1400 cash.  (stealing item priced at 1k)

Scenario 2: Steal from Feed Bot (will return if they are around) 

Steal 1400, end 1800 cash. 

Both times around 40% of what the person had on hand. 

[Buster's Uncle]

You actually did that, didn't you?

I had about 980 in-pocket before lunch, and you were in the top ten for cash on hand.  You've been to the Bank with your stolen money, haven't you?

Well, if you made a profit, great.  Dio's assumption tested, I didn't have to, and it's possible to profit if you scratch up 1,000ec and target sufficiently deep pockets.

P.S.  Feedbot is a bot - no feelings to hurt and disabled, anyway.

[Unorthodox]

Of course I went to the bank with my ill gotten gains. 

I thought it said you have 1500ish when I stole from you.  If you had 900, that was a decent chunk, and sufficiently random.  FeedBot had 3400 or so when I stole from him. 

Did you get notified? 

I did refrain from cleaning out the rest of the top cash on hand folk, mind you. 

[Buster's Uncle]

[shrugs]  No, no notification.  I would have noticed I'd lost roughly 700ec in-pocket soon enough, but you decently owned it here.
Attn: Uno and Valka - I figured out how to make the Shop images display on other themes, BTW.     It's not even a big pain, just a little slow; I downloaded the entire folders in question and uploaded them into the /images folder in each theme, creating the filepath that was missing. 

More available on request should anyone use other themes - Eadee's going to go through the themes this weekend and choose 10 to keep, and I strongly recommend others doing the same before I start deleting useless themes.

[Unorthodox]

From a strictly gameplay standpoint, I'm not entirely sure having the bank balance be safe AND earn interest is the best choice.

There's absolutely no reason to walk around with cash on hand.  Having one earn interest but be vulnerable to theft, and one safe but no interest makes more sense to me. 

[Unorthodox]

[shrugs]  No, no notification.  I would have noticed I'd lost roughly 700ec in-pocket soon enough, but you decently owned it here.

You did say you wanted testing. 

[Eadee]

[shrugs]  No, no notification.  I would have noticed I'd lost roughly 700ec in-pocket soon enough, but you decently owned it here.

You did say you wanted testing.

I like your attitude