Important Notice: Our web hosting provider recently started charging us for additional visits, which was unexpected. In response, we're seeking donations. Depending on the situation, we may explore different monetization options for our Community and Expert Contributors. It's crucial to provide more returns for their expertise and offer more Expert Validated Answers or AI Validated Answers. Learn more about our hosting issue here.

Why does the documentation refer to LIB_ARMOUR and armour_types.h?

documentation refer
0
Posted

Why does the documentation refer to LIB_ARMOUR and armour_types.h?

0

The LPC documentation in the Creator’s Manual was written by Descartes. I have been reluctant to make any changes to it, because first, it isn’t mine, and second, deviations from the current lib are very small. In this particular case, you evidently have noted that the lib uses American spelling for “armor”. The original Dead Souls distribution, version 1, and the Nightmare lib used the British spelling of “armour”. Aside from finding it unnecessary and affected, I felt it was distracting and potentially confusing for coders, because it was the only word in the lib spelled this way. There were no instances of “colour” or “honour”, etc. Rather than make things uniform by Britishizing them, I made them uniform by Americanizing them. To this day I don’t know the reason for that original spelling. It may be that Descartes intended to make a distinction between, say, an armoury that sells things you wear, and an armory that sells things you wield. If I remember to, I’ll ask him next time we

Related Questions

What is your question?

*Sadly, we had to bring back ads too. Hopefully more targeted.

Experts123