It could have an indicator for how many times it’s been used, and clicking on the button could bring up the normal zapping dialog to let you choose an item.It's not in daily deeds because it's a bit more complicated than that. You need to define the item to zap. You might not have any item of that sort.
Mafia does track a lot of things that could be messed up if you logged in outside it though. It doesn’t seem like something the devs can or should have to deal with.If you logged in outside of mafia and used the wand, then it might blow up when you log into mafia.
Ah, didn’t know the zapping window shows the status. I was under the impression that it’s only when the wand actually zaps something that you get the message and the wand (possibly) explodes. I still think mixing Mafia and non-Mafia stuff is “here there be dragons” territory, though; for my part, I’d be happy if Mafia just used its own count. If you zap outside Mafia, it should be your responsibility to take those extra zaps into account.What matters is not how many zaps have been used, but how hot it got from those zaps, since it's variable:
I still think mixing Mafia and non-Mafia stuff is “here there be dragons” territory.
Okay. Nothing more to say here really.Personally I agree, but the philosophy of the devs has always been for mafia to be careful about that. I can see their point even though I think that anyone who mixes the two deserves to suffer for their heresy.
What are you talking about? You wouldn't define the item to zap. We're talking Daily Deeds here, not breakfast. You know, that panel that tells you how many times you've played pool and whether you still haven't plumbed the Daily Dungeon?You need to define the item to zap. You might not have any item of that sort.
If you eat outside Mafia, and then log in, Mafia won't know about that either. But when Mafia loads the page - and it doesn't have to be an extra load, just when you bring up the zap menu like you were about to zap - it can update its internal counter to the exact correct value. There is always a warning in the relay browser. There doesn't seem to be in the Mafia zap menu - perhaps that could be changed too - but there's no reason you would be stuck not knowing the current count if you weren't certain.If you logged in outside of mafia and used the wand, then it might blow up when you log into mafia.
I'm not aware of a scripting command that'll alter the Daily Deeds panel.Write a script for your daily zap. It's safer and if your zap wand explodes, the devs aren't guilty.
I'm not aware of a scripting command that'll alter the Daily Deeds panel.
void daily_zap() {
boolean zappp(item whatsit) {
if (item_amount(whatsit) == 0) return false;
cli_execute("zap 1 "+whatsit);
return true;
}
print("Looking to zap...");
int whichwand = 0;
for i from 1268 to 1272
if(item_amount(to_item(i)) > 0) whichwand = i;
switch {
case whichwand == 0:
print("You don't have a wand.", "olive");
break;
case contains_text(visit_url("wand.php?whichwand="+whichwand),"feels warm"):
print("Already zapped today. Afraid of Kabloo-ey!", "red");
break;
case zappp($item[green-frosted astral cupcake]): break;
case zappp($item[orange-frosted astral cupcake]): break;
case zappp($item[purple-frosted astral cupcake]): break;
case zappp($item[33398 scroll]): break;
case zappp($item[ring of aggravate]): break;
default:
print("You have nothing more to zap.", "olive");
}
}
oh also: The mad tea party would be a nice thing to add there too. I always forget to use it in-run.