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I have retired from editing permanently.

I simply do not have the time - my contributions of late have been carved from days that realistically have no moments left to give. Put simply, editing is no longer fun for me, because I cannot give the work the love it needs to flourish anymore. It is a cause of stress, of hollow duty. It has been years, and it is time to step back from this hobby. Many say this decision is long overdue - but I lingered for as long as my spirit would allow. How did I know when to retire? When edits consistently granted me no joy. They were definitely the last grains to fall, ever so slowly, in an hourglass I once thought was infinite.

I prefer to see editing done by those who have the passion and the time. This was a difficult decision to make, but one I feel is best for the future - both mine and of any editors who will evolve with Spiral Knights and its wiki. Just as I did, they will abide by consistencies they agree upon while coasting on the winds of change.

Enjoy playing this wonderful game,
--Novaster 01:40, 12 March 2016 (UTC)

Spiral Knight ID

Name: Novaster

Date of Crash: 06 April 2012

Rank:

Vanguard

Guild: <Of Draco Dusk>

Profession: Bomber, Guild Master, Explorer, Wiki Editor

Motto: You can find that information on the Wiki.

About

Modifiers:

Clockworks Favorites:

Reality:

I'm just a person who likes playing games. I'm over 21, I love dragons a lot, my time zone is EST, and I have too much spare time.

Other games I play (and would love to play with you!):

Homeworld

Magic TCG

Minecraft

Pokemon

Spore

Starcraft

Warframe

My Knight's Story:

Novaster crash-landed on Cradle 06 April 2012, and was immediately attacked by creep cakes. Desiring to find destiny on Cradle, Novaster kept playing, exploring, crafting, and making new, lasting friends.

One day, Novaster was exploring a lichen lair at the mouth of a sewer stash. There, a virulisk suit popped out of a box. Novaster loved the tail, the claws...and wanted to know what to make of this glorious find. Looking through owlite records (not really, just this wiki), Novaster discovered the Arcane Salamander set, and endeavored to wear it. It became Novaster's second 5* set, after vog cub.

Novaster thought that all the lizard outfits were awesome, especially with the variety that personal colors added. So Novaster set out to make a dragon guild, in order for dragon enthusiasts to gather together. But, Novaster thought, for the guild to last, we must let in the kind, the civil, and the fun-loving.

While the guild was stabilizing, Novaster thought to expand skill sets and defenses...

How I Raised My Drakon:

I chose the drakon. I love dragons. So. Much. Reached level 100: 02 August 2013. What I chose as ultimates: concussive firebolt, backfire barrier, and explosive firestorm. This gives a nose horn, neck spikes, and wings, respectively.

You get ultimates for your skills at 90, 95, and 100, for 1, 2, and 3. Each skill/move or whatever you want to call it has TWO ultimate forms that you PICK from, and can change with a Reset Star. You qualify for an ultimate skill if the skill has maxed out skill points (yes, you eventually get enough skill points for everything), and on the level-up using an Ultimate Evo Catalyst, which you need to level up to 90, 95, and 100.

Vanguards: you already have catalysts you need, and one ult catalyst. You need 3 ultimate catalysts total. So buy two from the supply depot. Your pet will change forms at 15 and 50. The ultimates add things to the 50 form. Like accessories really. Your pet will change material preference at (assuming I remember correctly) 15, 30, 50, and 75. ( 1* till 14, 2* till 30, 3* till 49, 4* till 75, and 5* until 100). This is rough, since for some changes in preference a catalyst is used - at 15 and 30 - so material isn't needed for that. But for the other preference changes they are - so you'll probably mess up your math. Crafting in sets of 10 doesn't hurt - you can always trade to someone that needs it.

How I fed my Battle Sprite:

Fed it 5* materials, raw, like flame souls and reaper ribs, until I reached 50 - using 4* peppers or 3* torchstones to top it off whenever possible. After reaching 50, I fed it the preferred material for general feeding - these are orbs and stars. You don't need to spam craft motes, dust, or stones for yourself.

Doing jelly king elite is a great way to get your pet hungry efficiently. Arcades and non-boss missions are good too, since they have arsenal stations to feed at, whereas boss missions do not - so you have to leave to feed if you're doing FSC and want to be efficient with heating/forging something else.

Yes, battle sprites take heat, but it's a very small amount. It contributes to their appetite far more, and when fed, the heat-to-level bar goes up. More efficiently with higher star items, or preferred items. Don't feed preferred items for general feeding - only to level up - until after 50. No, the rarity of the item (drop tables) does not factor into how much the pet is fed - so don't go feeding it shadow lair materials, or joke about feeding it a book of dark rituals.

I did not track how many orbs and stars I used. But it is a large number, ~75 or more for each. Probably a lot more than that. Like I said, craft in sets of 10. Can't go wrong with that. Find someone that chose a different sprite than you, and establish a 1:1 trade for the materials you both need. Very few people have enough minerals to take care of themselves. Find older players that didn't arcade-dump their minerals. I'm reserving my minerals for my friends and guildies at discount/1:1 trades, so I probably won't be selling to strangers (not the NPCs lol) much - unless my prices are met: 1500 for 1*, 3000 for 2*, 4000 for 3*, 5000 for 4*, and the market is in flux for 5* atm. I have been selling stars at 10k each. No, I will not negotiate these prices, and NO, I WILL NOT GIVE THEM FOR FREE TO BEGGARS. GO AWAY. Respect my months of carrying heavy minerals on my poor back all around the clockworks >:(.

Perks: you get them as you level. Pick one to represent at a time. No, they do not affect the entire squad, just you. Think of it as a permanent trinket slot. Skill points: get them as you level. You eventually get enough to max out all your skills. Feel free to conserve them for a specific skill, even though you get them all eventually. Harness: get at the lab. Don't buy one your pet can't use. You can buy the next level as soon as you buy the previous level. These change a Battle Sprite's attack type.

Be patient. Love your battle sprite. I was on vacation when I leveled my lovely drakon, named Seeker, so I had tons of time to do it. Hence, my sprite is finished early - due to lots of time right after they were introduced, as well as being a shiny-hoarding person that rarely NPC trashed materials or arcade dumped minerals.

Something fun to do: wear mercurial jelly or demo, and have your sprite's perk be Swift Steps II. It is very fun >:3.

Hobbies:

When not working on a specific goal, Novaster focuses on helping with funding the furnishing and upkeep of the <Of Draco Dusk> guild hall, recruits for the guild, and likes to talk about game mechanics.

Almost always obsessed with wiki. Like unhealthy.

I love helping new people and giving gameplay advice. Just ask! Or don't, I'll educate you anyway >:3

Pet Peeves:

Begging, asking for "help" when you really just want to be carried/are begging, being rude, accusing someone of something they didn't do ("scamming" is a major one that plagues many good, decent merchants in this game, sadly), asking the same questions over and over, and lastly, improper grammar.

Also why does the prestige "Arms Appropriation" exist. Just noe. NOEEEEEE. WHY OOO WHY.

Social

Contact:

Mail "Novaster" in-game, or leave a message on my Talk Page.

Forums:

My forum name is: Dracora-Speaking

I maintain the following threads on the forums:

My Suggestions

My Shop

Gameplay:

I love playing spiral knights! I hang out in my Guild Hall but often visit the Haven Town Square when I'm not bashing beasties. If you need help with a level, or just want to have some fun and teach monsters why you shouldn't mess with Knights, give me a shout! Keep in mind though: I'm usually very busy.

Friends:

- Anyone who is honorable and likes what I like. You can be honorable and not like what I like, that's fine too.

- All Guildies are my friends. I have lots of contacts and like to keep them organized. If you're in the guild list, you're basically on my friends list!

- Anyone who helps the wiki.

-In particular, I'd like to thank:

Bopp: for consistency, useful forum advice, and patience.

Cheshireccat: for intelligent feedback, enthusiasm, and good gaming.

Ciardha: for work with NPC pages and dialogue data.

Deliciousness: for helping the wiki and coding talent. Especially this one.

Flowchart: for lots of wikiwork, icons, and coding talent.

Glacies: for lots of wikiwork and being innovative yet consistent.

Hennils: for help with APNG tooltips, page format/gearlist implementation.

Iskrica: for help with Basil field data gathering.

Jade-Hikaru: for lots of wikiwork and feedback.

Neometal: for help with field data gathering and updating material pages.

Puurrfect: for help with field data gathering and updating material pages.

Sir-Onox: for monster pics and one-on-one improvement talks.

Skepticraven: for help with field data gathering and wiki coding talent.

ThePC: for help with APNG tooltips.

Snarbylord: for help with catching details and content entry.

And anyone else who I've not spoken with personally, but who does good things for the game and community.

Arsenal

General Strategy:

I usually don't use trinket slots, relying instead on a good internet connection and agility. I use movement speed buffs whenever possible.

My Main Outfit:

Wyvern Scale Helm:

Arcane Halo

none

Prismatic Glow-Eyes

Arcane Salamander Suit:

Dusky Bomb Bandolier

Cool Dragon Wings

Ghostly Aura

none

Dread Skelly Shield Cold Iron Vanquisher Neutralizer

9-3 Rank Mission "King of Ashes":

Vog Cub Cap:

Increased Shadow Defense: Maximum!

Poison Resistance: Low

Chaos Cloak:

Increased Normal Defense: Low

Increased Piercing Defense: Low

Increased Shadow Defense: Maximum!

Dread Skelly Shield

Increased Piercing Defense: Low

Increased Elemental Defense: Low

Increased Fire Resistance: Low

Voltedge

Charge Time Reduction: Low

Damage Bonus vs Construct: Low

Damage Bonus vs Undead: Very High

Blitz Needle

Charge Time Reduction: High

Maskeraith

Piercing Damage

Speed Running:

Either Merc Demo set, Merc (jelly) set, or Black Kat, and a sword, depending on the environment.

Always:

Overcharged Mixmaster

Attack Speed Increased: Very High

Damage Bonus vs Construct: Medium

Swiftstrike Buckler

The "Swift Steps" Battle Sprite Perk.

Arena:

Defenses are of course variable and tend to have bomb CTR and DMG boosts. For offense, I will wield a sword, and one of the following bombs:

Shocking Salt Bomb

Damage Bonus vs Construct: Very High

Venom Veiler

Charge Time Reduction: High

If it's not a poison arena, I'll use the Venom Veiler.

Projects

Wiki: APNGtest

(left: gif, right: APNG)
(left: captured w/ Bandicam, right: with FRAPS, both APNG).

These should look worse on the left, better on the right. Size is not a factor in quality comparison here.

Wiki: Wayward Files

These images amuse and appear useful to me, but don't really have a formal/official place on the wiki as of yet.

Many players make earmuffs or headphones using the headband and helm guards.
The headband can make the Com Unit look like a more complex piece of equipment.
This looks a bit like a Shogun Helmet, or a Storm Warrior Helm.
If a helmet doens't have eyes, the gameface might be able to give that helm some personality.
Image by User:DemiDagaz
These seem to fit together! (Regal Vented Visor + Regal Helm Guards).
Players can put plumes on Tailed Helms, leading to something like this...
Sometimes ribbons can look like leaves.

Wiki: Project Pride

These are the projects of which I am most proud. Of course, these could not be completed without the help of many users (listed on my user page under the Social tab). Wiki editing is a group effort. I only claim to be a catalyst for improvement.

Cleaning: Interface, navigation help, and format organization. The same types of information in the same places = our goal.
File uploads (so many, they make my head spin).
GearList project and associated categories for bulk effect searches involving all gear types.
Template:DoRSource, Calendars, and News around everywhere they're relevant. Massive user appreciation, especially for new/returning users who are confused by Spiral Knights item availability and SK history.
Prize Box and individual Prize Box pages. Hey look, user feedback that I didn't ask for before doing the project!
The Gate Map project. Helps new and old users alike to know which level(s) they're getting into and jump right in to aid their fellows.
The entire Mission page system, and all the associated subpages involving rewards and Basil.
Acquisition system. Simple visual cues with the most desired information immediately visible. This includes that huge material page fix we all endeavored to fix after the BS update...years...later. Better late than never!

Gallery

Click images to see larger versions of them.

My old profile image.
Bolted vee as horns.

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+| <span style="font-size: 120%; color:#000000">I have retired from editing permanently.
+I simply do not have the time - my contributions of late have been carved from days that realistically have no moments left to give. Put simply, editing is no longer fun for me, because I cannot give the work the love it needs to flourish anymore. It is a cause of stress, of hollow duty. It has been years, and it is time to step back from this hobby. Many say this decision is long overdue - but I lingered for as long as my spirit would allow. How did I know when to retire? When edits consistently granted me no joy. They were definitely the last grains to fall, ever so slowly, in an hourglass I once thought was infinite.
+I prefer to see editing done by those who have the passion and the time. This was a difficult decision to make, but one I feel is best for the future - both mine and of any editors who will evolve with Spiral Knights and its wiki. Just as I did, they will abide by consistencies they agree upon while coasting on the winds of change.
+Enjoy playing this wonderful game,<br>--[[User:Novaster|Novaster]] 01:40, 12 March 2016 (UTC)
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+These are the projects of which I am most proud. Of course, these could not be completed without the help of many users (listed on my user page under the Social tab). Wiki editing is a group effort. I only claim to be a catalyst for improvement.
+*Cleaning: Interface, navigation help, and format organization. The same types of information in the same places = our goal.
+*File uploads (so many, they make my head spin).
+*[[Template:GearList/doc|GearList project]] and [[:Category:Armor providing only Normal defense|associated categories]] for bulk effect searches involving all gear types.
+*[[Template:DoRSource]], Calendars, and [[News]] around everywhere they're relevant. Massive user appreciation, especially for new/returning users who are confused by Spiral Knights item availability and SK history.
+*[[Prize Box]] and individual Prize Box pages. [http://forums.spiralknights.com/en/node/110909#comment-1004784 Hey look, user feedback that I didn't ask for before doing the project!]
+*The [[:Category:Gate Maps|Gate Map]] project. Helps new and old users alike to know which level(s) they're getting into and jump right in to aid their fellows.
+*The entire [[Mission]] page system, and all the associated subpages involving rewards and Basil.
+*[[Template:Sword/Acquisition/doc|Acquisition system]]. Simple visual cues with the most desired information immediately visible. This includes that huge material page fix we all endeavored to fix after the BS update...years...later. Better late than never!
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