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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.

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

My Sandbox

Wanted Images

My Contributions

Wiki: My Major Edits and Projects

Yeah, you can see my edits in contribs - but this is more organized.

"Of Draco Dusk" Guild Page.
Themes and Environments - general page and pics.
Furniture - pics and table templates.
Many "better" versions of images for accessories and costumes in the unattached preview window - due to the UI update. Yay blueprint backgrounds! Thanks to User:Lithium31337 for most of the others.
Many accessory animations - especially the "overworld" of Auras.
Accessory individual page format - forum discussion about "Trivia+Junk" vs. "Notes."
Costume and related pages - forum discussion.
Color Style, individual color style pages (thanks to User:Trillium for the wonderful color style template, and User:Icytea for many of the color codes), and Themed Category Pages like this One - revamped.
Many scenario/puzzle pics for Shroud of the Apocrea, and many other scenario rooms.
Confetti
Prize Box - general edits. Thanks to User: Acies for cementing the idea across the wiki with links on pages and in templates.
Lockbox

Thanks to everyone else who does amazing work on the wiki. Volunteers rock!

Wiki: Image Dimensions/Frames

I use the following frame (dimensional) parameters to consistently crop things for the wiki:

pending

Remember to keep it floating, fellow image croppers~!

REMOVE THE FRAME for most wiki images, as the frame isn't part of the game. It just keeps dimensions consistent.

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: Images: Wayward

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: 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: Images: Icons

Gallery

Click images to see larger versions of them.

My old profile image.
Bolted vee as horns.

Wiki: To Do, Done, and Dundundun

To Do list

Priority:

Move pages such as "how to make eyes visuals" on the Talk:Eyes pages etc. to Spiralknights (or help?) space (similar to Spiralknights:Redirect).

Fix the list on the Ticket page to have better icon positioning and linking.

Fix the format of various location pages, after we reconsider "Garrison" vs. "Haven Garrison" etc.

Reword Shadow Lair page to make sense with release 2013-10-16

Oh my jegus each HoH mission has its own special little gate map names...

Fix vendor lists so they follow the other sortable list template formats (yellow header, blue borders, blue background), and so they're not as repetitive - this would involve a flexible column for items that can be purchased by more than one type of currency (Randolph is such an example, and the Dark Harvest Prize Box for different kinds of candy is as well). There are many wayward vendor list templates out there, it's time to fuse their functions so we don't have all these different templates with white or blue backrounds etc. floating around. Columns should include: Name, Type (costume, usable, etc. - arsenal terminology), flexible Cost column, Notes about circumstance of acquisition such as rank limit in HoH (and for historical points/price changes if relevant).

Add laboratory floor information to all the sprite missions. Morlin has dialogue specific to the sprites and the lab has a display for them.

Improve wording of costume pages regarding redundant/repeated DoR data in notes sections. This data is usually in the sortable table below, unless the item is "unique." For unique items, specify date, as with Power Pistons.

Fix Prismatic Aspect information on individual costume/equipment pages, using {{Prismatic Aspect}}

Adjust logic for costume taxonomy to be in line with recent merger format (discussed here)

Simplify the note rows by reducing to a simple "tags" list, so CTRL+F still works. Emphasize Unique. Adjust the list usage guides accordingly.

Split the costume list into helmet and armor sections. Set information is always on individual pages. Adjust template to not include the slot column accordingly. Remove use of icons, emphasizing the use of the word "unique" FIRST in note row tags.

Split the accessory list into slot subsections. Adjust template to not include the slot column accordingly.

Finish the acquisition template (User:HexZyle/Template:RecipeLocation and rename to ItemType/Acquisition), and implement them.

To do:

Work on List of Alchemy Stations and check through each individual alchemy machine page for consistencies.

Infobox project: Overhaul mission pages, create nonexistent mission pages, include stuff from exploration and map projects

forum discussion

Spruce up Template:AreaInfo infobox and area pages

add soundtrack info to various exploration/geography infoboxes.

Fix categories to make sense. Areas (worlds might not be appropriate? Category was deleted), Levels, actual Subpages, all under the loose Geography.

Discuss "geographical phenomenon" vs. "area" vs "world" (talk about how it was deleted in the past) on forums.

Overhaul monsters (forum discussion)

Turn Visual Encyclopedia/creature into a sortable "list gallery," showing all the information it currently has in a user-oriented sortable format. Include name, image, class, tier, status, and possibly a narrow notes/keyword column. Currently have a demo in the Sandbox.

Fix the boss page into a sortable list, each boss is a complex entity with many aspects, therefore each needs their own page, not a tiny section of a list page.

Improve format and wording Clockwork Terminal, Hall of Heroes, and Rescue Camp pages.

Make image tags consistent.

Make an "Accessory/End" template that has "about the list" so the information is at the bottom, certain browsers do not like the showhide tab in relation to redirects and anchors, and implement.

Somehow merge Danger Mission into List of prestige missions while still being useful and clear.

Furniture (forum discussion)

standardize list format - rename templates and make better in general

standardize page format - "See Also" needs to be the only thing under lists.

reorganize - don't do pages by group, that's not flexible enough

Guild Hall

standardize list format

Fix trinket infobox and recipe (the heat statement doesn't make sense for trinkets)

Add history to spiral starter items, when more colors were made available etc.

Finish organizing color theme categories/category tags on pages.

Make gallery mimic templates have more similar inputs, documentation for them.

Gallery for prize box pages, featuring the special stuff in bulk instead of individually/wayward (not important)

Make Confetti page betterer. This includes table format and animations.

Bother Icytea about icons for Gun Pup Helm, Node Slime, and a few others.

Fix Sets (consistent file naming for sets) and get pics of kat stuff.

Fix various set inputs on several costume pages (regarding hyphens especially) so images show up once established+moved/reuploaded (in lists)

Figure out what a "set" is (vs. collection, family, group)

Move set info into infobox for combat gear pages.

Maps

-Work with HexZyle on this to make epic

NPCs:

Make a page for each important NPC (has dialogue and/or something else important)

Make a page for misc NPCs

Merge pages that seem to need merging (Researcher into Knights etc)

Add NPC dialogue information to mission pages where relevant

Replace what links here with Template:NPCList

Make a master NPC page?

Overhaul gear infoboxes and categories specifically regarding monster bonuses

Add sortable acc slot columns to reduce confusion regarding built-in accessories or other items. Sometimes they take up the slot, sometimes they don't! "Why" doesn't matter, only whether or not they do.

Fix template naming convention for costume recolors to match accessory - not a priority cause redirect is working, but the internal editor tips should be accurate.

Make token page into list format

Make a page: "Crash Pod" (or as Rhendon calls them, escape pods) disambiguation. Include furniture pod, danger lobby pods, bechamel's pod, all da pods.

Fix up recipe template system. Be sure to include crafting location, using the alchemy machine icons.

Make a page: "Alchemy Path" that describes the crafting tendencies and whatnot (merge into category page?)

Start listing SD sale prices for items where relevant. Use a showhide with bullets by year so prices can easily be compared and referred to without taking up space/distracting from the other info. A master list of all (known) items that have been in sales, with this data, on the Supply Depot Sale page is desired and has been requested by users, and it would be useful.

Shroud of the Apocrea: improve Lost Soul pictures, when the event comes again

Done list

Lots of other things I didn't keep track of in here until I started keeping track of things in here.

Never Done, our duty is unending.

Battle Sprite "gallery" code mimic. Ask Clotho to move sprite images to better names once established.

Done: 27 February 2015

Fix informative text area of Accessory page

Done: 01 March 2015

Fix switch for category regarding "obsolete" in-game official stuff vs. "retired" guilds. ~~Or just make retired guilds obsolete? idk. Must decide later.~~ Decided to go with switch.

Done: 03 March 2015

Alchemy Paths update (Thanks Skepticraven for making template)

Done: 11 March 2015

Make a single plug-n-chug template for linking SE and another for linking Color themes (instead of one template per SE and one template per Theme)...~~Maybe even a single category linking template for all these aesthetic things. switchy switchy~~ - nah.

Done: 12 March 2015

Add date of release information to accessory lists. This should aid in clarity - what should users expect? New players should get an idea right away about how/when things are put into the game...

Done: 20 March 2015

Notes column of Costume page (make it like accessory page)

Done: 23 March 2015 (finally)

Tweak weaponinfo infobox template to link to status through ability images as well as register for "weapons that can inflict BLAH status" categories? Could easily be done with one input and a few switches.

Done: 24 March 2015 (not fully implemented on individual pages)

add infobox screenshots to the little tooltip icon popup "whoops" thing

Done: 27 March 2015

Fix special categories that sort numerically but do not claim to sort numerically (armor/helmet/shield defenses and status resistances)

Done: I totally forget but sometime April 2015

Fix news page and template inputs to not be stupid

Done: 14 May 2015

Find the missing Tier 1 minis and upload pics, fix tags

Done: 15 May 2015

Fix up lockbox page

Done: 02 June 2015 (of course, the possible prizes need work still)

Fix Haven and associated pages that have NPC/denizen lists

Done: 02 June 2015

Finish GearList project

Done: 25 June 2015

Improve Mission Page format

Done: 26 July 2015 (implementation still needs doing - polish on template:floor is "complete")

Overhaul Exploration

Done: 10 August 2015 (format implemented)

Overhaul and update horribly out of date material page and individual material pages

Done: Late August 2015/Early September 2015, editors are still validating recipes. Forum discussion.

Fix up and implement a decent Template:About.

Done: well, made the coding and documentation better 29 August 2015. Implementation is gradual and done only if needed.

Finish "lost soul disambiguation" project. Update dialogues, Use the NPC list template instead of bullets.

Done: 03 September 2015 (a few images could be better, though. Can't get until next event)

rename Template:Area to Template:AreaInfo

Done: 08 September 2015

Improve the Artifact and The Artifact pages regarding content and wiki-wide semi-disambiguation issues.

Done: 11 September 2015

Fix map names for SW and GA (my bad)

Done: 15 September 2015

Fix missions which have a "!" in their name (as per discussion).

Done: 12 October 2015

Make Template:DoRSource and add it to relevant templates, since dates are dates and they're not going to change and they show up on multiple pages. Explain exceptions such as 01 October 2014 here.

Done: 12 October 2015

Phase out Template:Eventexpired, as per discussion.

Done: 12 October 2015

Improve content of Crafting page.

Done: 27 October 2015

Fix steam acquisition wording around the wiki where relevant, link to Unpacking on Steam FAQ page

Done: 07 November 2015

Fix Prismatic Aspect information on individual accessory pages, using {{Prismatic Aspect}}

Done: 08 November 2015. Thanks to User:Snarbylord for mass implementation on accessory pages.

Fix redundant wording for accessory pages regarding DoR data.

Done: 08 November 2015.

Fix Template:Link+Icon and Template:PrizeBox so they can be used consistently and not overlap. Similar to how Template:Token was fixed in relation to disambiguation issues.

Done: 24 November 2015

Scrapped (Decided not to do)

Tweak acc lists on individual acc pages so that recolors are always on bottom.

Reason: not worth editor time, people can just learn that the lists are hiccupped with recolors when it comes to DoR, or future editors can "fix" this OCD issue.

Add animation (ifexist) to image tags for convenience? Only after we get most/all of these uploaded.

Reason: bleh!

Add entire gate map visuals to galleries of mission pages? Would require some splicing. Idk, that might be too much science.

Reason: just link to the geographical area, only include super special areas encountered exclusively in the mission.

Start up "monster-themed" categories for people who like to cosplay/collect.

Going to just mention related costumes on monster pages, and monsters on costume pages+main list. Future editors can make this category if they wish.

Strategic Map Images

Reason: we can just link to videos, or put a description next to a screenshot of the area. Strategic Map Images are a lot of work for editors, and they use several semi-official icons at best.

"Template:Tip-Mouseover-Description"

Scrapped (added delete tag and removed use of template): 21 September 2015. Reason: Not all users (especially phone) have the convenience of mousehovering.

Direct linking for prize box pages instead of through redirects so that the back button doesn't go to the top of the item's list page when clicked once (Firefox only issue?) - really the whole wiki needs to be as such, or have navigation adjusted somehow.

Decided not to do this because it's a lot of work for little gain, and would be very hard to do for all the "little links" around the wiki, not just the big list templates.

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 *Fix up recipe template system. Be sure to include crafting location, using the alchemy machine icons.
-*Make a page: "Alchemy Path" that describes the crafting tendencies and whatnot
+*Make a page: "Alchemy Path" that describes the crafting tendencies and whatnot (merge into category page?)
+*Start listing SD sale prices for items where relevant. Use a showhide with bullets by year so prices can easily be compared and referred to without taking up space/distracting from the other info. A master list of all (known) items that have been in sales, with this data, on the Supply Depot Sale page is desired and has been requested by users, and it would be useful.
 *Shroud of the Apocrea: improve Lost Soul pictures, when the event comes again

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