Talk:Ranger trail system

Old info

Added the listings I have for the trails, but it's been well over a year since I've played a Ranger so some of the data may be outdated. My Dirge to Haven Ferry data duplicated the Dirge to Kaerna data, so it's possible the Dirge>Kaerna is the wrong one if someone's able to double check those locations.
-Glimmereyes 21:56, 9 March 2008 (CDT)

Linking Ranger Trails to Ranik Maps

Had an idea that if we can number the entries in the Ranger Trail list and have those numbers correspond to the Ranik map where the trail can be found. We could pick 2 colors for the spot on the map (one color for entrance and one for exit) and put the corresponding number for the trail in there. --Connor 13:55, 11 March 2008 (CDT)

That sounds reasonable. I was planning on doing a similiar thing with coloring and just plan clicking on that room would take you to the end. Only request I have about numbers is to make them 100, 101, etc. so that they don't conflict with maps already having numbers on them. Problem with that, though is that it will not fit in the room-box. Would just two different colors be sufficient? If people are on the map, they know at least that there is a trail there or not.--Lyathe 13:39, 11 March 2008 (CDT)

I'm not sure. Some maps have multiple trails, it might get confusing as to which spot they get dropped off at. Maybe we can use alpha-numberic like T1? --Connor 13:55, 11 March 2008 (CDT)

That'd probably work. Just try to keep things with 2 characters because 3 will go out of the box. I understand there are like 130 trails now? Would like a subnumber on an alpha work for folks? Like T_1a, T_1a for two trailheads starting on the same map, T_1b, T_1b. Where the big letter signifies trailhead 1, 2, etc. starting off the same map, number & letter combo in sub is specific to the trail ie trailnumber + a(start) or b(end). Or something less confusing?--Lyathe 14:07, 11 March 2008 (CDT)

Honestly, I don't have the foggiest idea how you just did that. According to Zeryun (sp?) there are now 70 trails in the world. Maybe instead of putting them inside the box (which is sounding more and more difficult to accomplish) we can color code the box and make a note as to which one it is (-T1) like on some of those italicized items on some of the maps? Connor 14:16, 11 March 2008 (CDT)

Something like this. File:Trailsample.gif The top two are what I'm leaning towards. A right arrow would be away from this map, a left arrow into this map. Can also stick to letters like the bottom two. For readability the letters will be moved out of the box.--Lyathe 14:31, 11 March 2008 (CDT)

I like this idea. Maybe we can incorporate both. The "T" for where the trail starts with the corresponding trail number next to it, and then an arrow like you have with the same number signifying the exit. What do you think?Connor 14:35, 11 March 2008 (CDT)

That sounds reasonable and easy to understand(even for map-challenged rangers ;) ). Question is, now, how hard it'll be to assign numbers to the trails and make it easy to keep consistant with people adding trails to the list still.--Lyathe 14:51, 11 March 2008 (CDT)

That's a good question. We'll need to add a field to the template for "Trail Number". I don't know if adding an entry will let the field auto increment, we may have to edit frequently in order to assign them numbers. My hope is that people will see and understand the pattern and start adding the correct sequential number to the list. Feels like I'm not explaining that right --Connor 15:00, 11 March 2008 (CDT)

So what do you think the numbering system should be? T1 - T70 or 100 to 170? --Connor 11:53, 12 March 2008 (CDT)

What's your number?

Well, if we use the marker T and <- in the room itself, using T1-T70 would be fine.--Lyathe 12:31, 12 March 2008 (CDT)