NPC Improvements

5 files changed, 21 insertions, 20 deletions

diff --git a/npc/items/croconut.txt b/npc/items/croconut.txt
index 39c420316..eececb0f7 100644
--- a/npc/items/croconut.txt
+++ b/npc/items/croconut.txt
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
 //    Reid
 //    Jesusalva
 // Description:
-//    Allows to cut a Croconut in multiple parts.
+//    Allows to break a Croconut into multiple parts.
 
 -	script	Croconut	NPC_HIDDEN,{
     close;
 
 OnUse:
-    mesc l("Do you want to cut this @@?", getitemlink(Croconut));
+    mesc l("Do you want to break open this %s?", getitemlink(Croconut));
 
     select
         l("Yes."),
@@ -40,12 +40,13 @@ L_Weapon:
     }
 
 L_TooWeak:
+    // Croconuts do not heal much. So opening them without fail should be possible at relatively low strength levels.
     .@q = rand2(5);
-    if (readparam2(bStr) > 30)
+    if (readparam2(bStr) > 10)
         .@q = .@q + 1;
-    if (readparam2(bStr) > 60)
+    if (readparam2(bStr) > 25)
         .@q = .@q + 1;
-    if (readparam2(bStr) > 90)
+    if (readparam2(bStr) > 35)
         .@q = .@q + 1;
 
     if (.@q == 0) goto L_TooWeakLost;
@@ -54,23 +55,23 @@ L_TooWeak:
     if ( (.@q > 6) ) goto L_Good;
 
 L_TooWeakLost:
-    dispbottom l("Ops! You destroyed your @@.", getitemlink(Croconut));
+    dispbottom l("Oops! You destroyed your %s.", getitemlink(Croconut));
     close;
 
 L_TooWeakFail:
-    dispbottom l("Well... you did not succeed in opening this @@.", getitemlink(Croconut));
+    dispbottom l("Well... you did not succeed in opening this %s.", getitemlink(Croconut));
 
     getitem Croconut, 1;
     close;
 
 L_Weak:
-    dispbottom l("You opened the @@ in two parts, but you crushed one of them.", getitemlink(Croconut));
+    dispbottom l("You broke the %s into two parts, but you crushed one of them.", getitemlink(Croconut));
 
     getitem HalfCroconut, 1;
     close;
 
 L_Good:
-     dispbottom l("You perfectly cut your @@ into two edible parts.", getitemlink(Croconut));
+     dispbottom l("You perfectly cut your %s into two edible parts.", getitemlink(Croconut));
 
     getitem HalfCroconut, 2;
     close;
diff --git a/npc/items/emptybox.txt b/npc/items/emptybox.txt
index b49a12b6c..ec667ebdc 100644
--- a/npc/items/emptybox.txt
+++ b/npc/items/emptybox.txt
@@ -2,14 +2,14 @@
 // Authors:
 //    Jesusalva
 // Description:
-//    Allows to mount your own fish/plushroom/croconut box
+//    Allows to create your own fish/plushroom/croconut box
 
 -	script	Empty Box#it	NPC_HIDDEN,{
     close;
 
 OnUse:
     mesn;
-    mesc l("You can fill this box with the following:");
+    mesc l("You can fill this box with the following items:");
     mesc l("- @@ @@", 7, getitemlink(GrassCarp));
     mesc l("- @@ @@", 8, getitemlink(Croconut));
     mesc l("- @@ @@", 20, getitemlink(CommonCarp));
diff --git a/npc/items/miscrecipes.txt b/npc/items/miscrecipes.txt
index 1dee0861f..d0df7f3aa 100644
--- a/npc/items/miscrecipes.txt
+++ b/npc/items/miscrecipes.txt
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ function	script	TerraniteBlueprint	{
     // Lucky roll (0.25%)
     if (rand2(2500) < 1) {
         getitem AncientBlueprint, 1;
-        dispbottom l("Wait a minute... This is written in Mananese! I can't read!");
+        dispbottom l("Wait a minute... This is written in Mananese! I can't read it!");
         return;
     }
 
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ function	script	LegendaryBlueprint	{
     // Unlucky roll (0.25%)
     if (rand2(2500) < 1) {
         getitem AncientBlueprint, 1;
-        dispbottom l("Wait a minute... This is written in Mananese! I can't read!");
+        dispbottom l("Wait a minute... This is written in Mananese! I can't read it!");
         return;
     }
 
diff --git a/npc/items/shovel.txt b/npc/items/shovel.txt
index 7f5132a08..947d89eec 100644
--- a/npc/items/shovel.txt
+++ b/npc/items/shovel.txt
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ function	script	shovel_scatter	{
 
 
     function Dig {
-        // First check: Did some player burried a TREASURE? O.o
+        // First check: Did some player bury some TREASURE? O.o
         getmapxy(.@map$, .@x, .@y, 0);
         for (.@i = 0; .@i < getarraysize($WorldBuriedTreasures_id); .@i++)
         {
diff --git a/npc/items/teleporter.txt b/npc/items/teleporter.txt
index d08f006c7..b7e311b85 100644
--- a/npc/items/teleporter.txt
+++ b/npc/items/teleporter.txt
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@
 
 function Cooldown {
     mesn;
-    mesc l("Successive warps cause time-space distortions and thus, are not allowed.");
-    mesc l("You can use it again in @@.", FuzzyTime(TELEPORTER_TIME));
+    mesc l("Successive warps cause time-space distortions and are thus not allowed.");
+    mesc l("You can use it again in %s.", FuzzyTime(TELEPORTER_TIME));
     getitem @itemid, 1;
     close;
 }
@@ -26,14 +26,14 @@ OnUse:
     if (TELEPORTER_TIME > gettimetick(2))
         Cooldown();
     if (BaseLevel < 20) {
-        dispbottom l("This is too powerful to you. Get level 20 before attempting to use.");
+        dispbottom l("The might contained in this curious object is too powerful. You have to be at least level 20 to harness it.");
         ReturnItem();
     }
     // TODO: Are you already at target point?
 
-    // It have at least 20% chance to break
-    // Chances begin at 100%, and lower in 0.01% each second
-    // It will never be below 15%, which happens after x seconds
+    // The chance to break is always at least 20%
+    // Begins at 100% and each second will subtract 0.01%
+    // It will never go below 15%, which happens after x seconds
     .@timet=limit(0, gettimetick(2)-TELEPORTER_TIME, 3600);
     .@prop=.@timet*2777/1000; // Make it range from 0~10000
     .@adj_breakrate=limit(1500, .@prop, 9500 );