Meshwesh minor errors and typos continued (from Oct 5, 2021)

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Re: Meshwesh minor errors and typos continued (from Oct 5, 2021)

Post by Andreas Johansson » Thu Jun 01, 2023 9:11 am

The "Diadachoii in Macedon" list has been hit by the typo fairy - the Greek word for Successors is, depending on transcription and latinization preferences, Diadochi, Diadochoi, or Diadokhoi (the online frequency of the three variants being roughly 100:10:1).
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Re: Meshwesh minor errors and typos continued (from Oct 5, 2021)

Post by Andreas Johansson » Mon Jul 24, 2023 12:01 pm

The Solomonic Ethiopian list has two entries for "Elamaya bowmen", both as Archers and with the same date restriction, so they ought be combined into a single entry.
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Re: Meshwesh minor errors and typos continued (from Oct 5, 2021)

Post by Andreas Johansson » Mon Oct 02, 2023 9:09 am

The Navarrese list has the general listed as:

If Present Knights
Otherwise Spear
Otherwise Light Foot

but during the period where Spear are available Knights are compulsory, so you can never have a Spear general.
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Re: Meshwesh minor errors and typos continued (from Oct 5, 2021)

Post by Andreas Johansson » Thu Nov 09, 2023 12:29 pm

The date restriction for bombards in the Wallachian or Moldavian list is weird: "1401 AD to 1517 AD only Moldavian after 1400; or Wallachian after 1455". The first bit seems superfluous.
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Re: Meshwesh minor errors and typos continued (from Oct 5, 2021)

Post by David Kuijt » Fri Nov 10, 2023 6:41 pm

Andreas Johansson wrote:
Thu Nov 09, 2023 12:29 pm
The date restriction for bombards in the Wallachian or Moldavian list is weird: "1401 AD to 1517 AD only Moldavian after 1400; or Wallachian after 1455". The first bit seems superfluous.
How would you word it? The army list applies to Moldavians (who can have artillery from 1401) and to Wallachians (who only have it from 1456).
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Re: Meshwesh minor errors and typos continued (from Oct 5, 2021)

Post by David Kuijt » Fri Nov 10, 2023 6:43 pm

Andreas Johansson wrote:
Mon Oct 02, 2023 9:09 am
but during the period where Spear are available Knights are compulsory, so you can never have a Spear general.
Good catch, thanks.
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Re: Meshwesh minor errors and typos continued (from Oct 5, 2021)

Post by David Kuijt » Fri Nov 10, 2023 6:44 pm

Andreas Johansson wrote:
Mon Jul 24, 2023 12:01 pm
The Solomonic Ethiopian list has two entries for "Elamaya bowmen", both as Archers and with the same date restriction, so they ought be combined into a single entry.
Yes, that's an error. Thanks!
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Re: Meshwesh minor errors and typos continued (from Oct 5, 2021)

Post by Andreas Johansson » Mon Nov 13, 2023 6:28 am

David Kuijt wrote:
Fri Nov 10, 2023 6:41 pm
Andreas Johansson wrote:
Thu Nov 09, 2023 12:29 pm
The date restriction for bombards in the Wallachian or Moldavian list is weird: "1401 AD to 1517 AD only Moldavian after 1400; or Wallachian after 1455". The first bit seems superfluous.
How would you word it? The army list applies to Moldavians (who can have artillery from 1401) and to Wallachians (who only have it from 1456).
Simply "only Moldavians after 1400 or Wallachians after 1455" would seem to do it (unless there's technical restrictions I'm unaware of).
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Re: Meshwesh minor errors and typos continued (from Oct 5, 2021)

Post by David Kuijt » Mon Nov 13, 2023 4:22 pm

Andreas Johansson wrote:
Mon Nov 13, 2023 6:28 am
David Kuijt wrote:
Fri Nov 10, 2023 6:41 pm
Andreas Johansson wrote:
Thu Nov 09, 2023 12:29 pm
The date restriction for bombards in the Wallachian or Moldavian list is weird: "1401 AD to 1517 AD only Moldavian after 1400; or Wallachian after 1455". The first bit seems superfluous.
How would you word it? The army list applies to Moldavians (who can have artillery from 1401) and to Wallachians (who only have it from 1456).
Simply "only Moldavians after 1400 or Wallachians after 1455" would seem to do it (unless there's technical restrictions I'm unaware of).
The first date set (1401 AD to 1517 AD) is a separate column in the spreadsheet that serves as the basis for the army lists. The rest of it is text in another column. Not easy to make the change you mention (for technical reasons), and a change that modifies the data structure of the underlying data is fraught with peril -- might have impacts on other army lists which use that separate column and need it, unforeseen.

So in this case, a bit of superfluous text isn't worth the price of de-superfluity.
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Re: Meshwesh minor errors and typos continued (from Oct 5, 2021)

Post by Andreas Johansson » Thu Nov 16, 2023 9:36 am

OK, fair enough. :)
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