Talk:Tasoth - Revision history

Darkpast: /* Commander bug */ new section

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Commander bug: new section

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	:The charts are correct. Shipping routes only use one entry on the alien selection table, despite the length of the game. Here is the raw data: 0x478D1C: 00 01 01 01 04 04 02 02 03 03 -[[User:Morgan525\|Tycho]] ([[User talk:Morgan525\|talk]]) 08:00, 1 April 2016 (UTC)		:The charts are correct. Shipping routes only use one entry on the alien selection table, despite the length of the game. Here is the raw data: 0x478D1C: 00 01 01 01 04 04 02 02 03 03 -[[User:Morgan525\|Tycho]] ([[User talk:Morgan525\|talk]]) 08:00, 1 April 2016 (UTC)
	Wow, shows how recently I've checked the TFTD appearance ratio page closely; I didn't notice it had been added. Alright, clarifying. [[User:Magic9mushroom\|Magic9mushroom]] ([[User talk:Magic9mushroom\|talk]]) 11:50, 1 April 2016 (UTC)		Wow, shows how recently I've checked the TFTD appearance ratio page closely; I didn't notice it had been added. Alright, clarifying. [[User:Magic9mushroom\|Magic9mushroom]] ([[User talk:Magic9mushroom\|talk]]) 11:50, 1 April 2016 (UTC)

			== Commander bug ==

			There's talk here about the Tasoth Commander not being a thing in any legal versions of the game: https://www.ufopaedia.org/index.php/Talk:TRTBAG

			If this has been confirmed, I think that it's something that should be mentioned in the relevant parts of the wiki. I.e. that the Tasoth Commander bug is a persistent urban legend that rather than an actual bug (it might exist in beta/bootleg copies of the game, but that's it). [[User:Darkpast\|Darkpast]] ([[User talk:Darkpast\|talk]]) 17:09, 18 November 2023 (CET)

Magic9mushroom: /* Shipping Route missions in April/May? */

2016-04-01T11:50:04Z

Shipping Route missions in April/May?

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	This has had a {{Verify}} tag for several years. That they can't appear before April on such missions is an obvious consequence of the fact that Shipping Route missions themselves don't appear until April; however, does anyone know for sure whether the [[Alien Appearance Ratios]] table includes them in the April/May block on Shipping Routes? [[User:Magic9mushroom\|Magic9mushroom]] ([[User talk:Magic9mushroom\|talk]]) 07:37, 1 April 2016 (UTC)		This has had a {{Verify}} tag for several years. That they can't appear before April on such missions is an obvious consequence of the fact that Shipping Route missions themselves don't appear until April; however, does anyone know for sure whether the [[Alien Appearance Ratios]] table includes them in the April/May block on Shipping Routes? [[User:Magic9mushroom\|Magic9mushroom]] ([[User talk:Magic9mushroom\|talk]]) 07:37, 1 April 2016 (UTC)
	:The charts are correct. Shipping routes only use one entry on the alien selection table, despite the length of the game. Here is the raw data: 0x478D1C: 00 01 01 01 04 04 02 02 03 03 -[[User:Morgan525\|Tycho]] ([[User talk:Morgan525\|talk]]) 08:00, 1 April 2016 (UTC)		:The charts are correct. Shipping routes only use one entry on the alien selection table, despite the length of the game. Here is the raw data: 0x478D1C: 00 01 01 01 04 04 02 02 03 03 -[[User:Morgan525\|Tycho]] ([[User talk:Morgan525\|talk]]) 08:00, 1 April 2016 (UTC)
			Wow, shows how recently I've checked the TFTD appearance ratio page closely; I didn't notice it had been added. Alright, clarifying. [[User:Magic9mushroom\|Magic9mushroom]] ([[User talk:Magic9mushroom\|talk]]) 11:50, 1 April 2016 (UTC)

Morgan525: /* Shipping Route missions in April/May? */ Confirm chart is correct.

2016-04-01T08:00:36Z

Shipping Route missions in April/May?: Confirm chart is correct.

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	This has had a {{Verify}} tag for several years. That they can't appear before April on such missions is an obvious consequence of the fact that Shipping Route missions themselves don't appear until April; however, does anyone know for sure whether the [[Alien Appearance Ratios]] table includes them in the April/May block on Shipping Routes? [[User:Magic9mushroom\|Magic9mushroom]] ([[User talk:Magic9mushroom\|talk]]) 07:37, 1 April 2016 (UTC)		This has had a {{Verify}} tag for several years. That they can't appear before April on such missions is an obvious consequence of the fact that Shipping Route missions themselves don't appear until April; however, does anyone know for sure whether the [[Alien Appearance Ratios]] table includes them in the April/May block on Shipping Routes? [[User:Magic9mushroom\|Magic9mushroom]] ([[User talk:Magic9mushroom\|talk]]) 07:37, 1 April 2016 (UTC)
			:The charts are correct. Shipping routes only use one entry on the alien selection table, despite the length of the game. Here is the raw data: 0x478D1C: 00 01 01 01 04 04 02 02 03 03 -[[User:Morgan525\|Tycho]] ([[User talk:Morgan525\|talk]]) 08:00, 1 April 2016 (UTC)

Magic9mushroom: /* Shipping Route missions in April/May? */ new section

2016-04-01T07:37:06Z

Shipping Route missions in April/May?: new section

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	Shoggoths (and that is indeed the plural; just checked At the Mountains of Madness) are a servant race of the Old Ones, bred to perform manual labour. They share certain features with Tasoth(s), specifically their aquatic nature and mutable flesh. [[User:Magic9mushroom\|Magic9mushroom]] ([[User talk:Magic9mushroom\|talk]]) 02:14, 4 May 2015 (EDT)		Shoggoths (and that is indeed the plural; just checked At the Mountains of Madness) are a servant race of the Old Ones, bred to perform manual labour. They share certain features with Tasoth(s), specifically their aquatic nature and mutable flesh. [[User:Magic9mushroom\|Magic9mushroom]] ([[User talk:Magic9mushroom\|talk]]) 02:14, 4 May 2015 (EDT)

			== Shipping Route missions in April/May? ==

			This has had a {{Verify}} tag for several years. That they can't appear before April on such missions is an obvious consequence of the fact that Shipping Route missions themselves don't appear until April; however, does anyone know for sure whether the [[Alien Appearance Ratios]] table includes them in the April/May block on Shipping Routes? [[User:Magic9mushroom\|Magic9mushroom]] ([[User talk:Magic9mushroom\|talk]]) 07:37, 1 April 2016 (UTC)

Magic9mushroom: /* Plural */

2015-05-04T06:14:46Z

Plural

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	: For Tasoth though, I am guessing the last line in the live entry seems to suggest ''Tasoth'' is the plural. We would normally add an s when we pluralize the rank. Tasoth Soldiers and Tasoth Squad Leaders for example. The only time you'd stick s on the end is with an apostrophe to indicate possession. [[User:NKF\|NKF]] ([[User talk:NKF\|talk]]) 01:54, 4 May 2015 (EDT)		: For Tasoth though, I am guessing the last line in the live entry seems to suggest ''Tasoth'' is the plural. We would normally add an s when we pluralize the rank. Tasoth Soldiers and Tasoth Squad Leaders for example. The only time you'd stick s on the end is with an apostrophe to indicate possession. [[User:NKF\|NKF]] ([[User talk:NKF\|talk]]) 01:54, 4 May 2015 (EDT)

			The last two lines of the live entry are singular (why, I have no clue). "The Tasoth '''is''' a true alien and '''its''' behaviour and carnivorous nature unmatched on the planet. The Tasoth often form'''s''' the spearhead of an alien attack and never seem'''s''' to shrink from the fight even in the face of overwhelming odds." So it doesn't tell us the plural.

			Shoggoths (and that is indeed the plural; just checked At the Mountains of Madness) are a servant race of the Old Ones, bred to perform manual labour. They share certain features with Tasoth(s), specifically their aquatic nature and mutable flesh. [[User:Magic9mushroom\|Magic9mushroom]] ([[User talk:Magic9mushroom\|talk]]) 02:14, 4 May 2015 (EDT)

NKF: /* Nomenclature */

2015-05-04T06:13:12Z

Nomenclature

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	Like I said over in the Sectoid discussion page, I'm doing a personal project and wondering about the origins of the alien names. Most are self-explanatory, but I can't find anything about a 'Tasoth' that doesn't relate to TFTD. The suffix -oth seems to mean something in H.P. Lovecraft's fictional language ('a native of'), but I can't find anything about 'tas.' Maybe it just means they're the natives of a planet/realm/other called Tas?		Like I said over in the Sectoid discussion page, I'm doing a personal project and wondering about the origins of the alien names. Most are self-explanatory, but I can't find anything about a 'Tasoth' that doesn't relate to TFTD. The suffix -oth seems to mean something in H.P. Lovecraft's fictional language ('a native of'), but I can't find anything about 'tas.' Maybe it just means they're the natives of a planet/realm/other called Tas?
	[[User:Debesh Unnos\|Debesh Unnos]] 21:09, 12 February 2013 (EST)		[[User:Debesh Unnos\|Debesh Unnos]] 21:09, 12 February 2013 (EST)

			: I'm probably over-simplifying the answer, but apart from being made up to sound Lovecraft-ey, Tas may just refer to T'Leth. It would certainly be fitting. [[User:NKF\|NKF]] ([[User talk:NKF\|talk]]) 02:13, 4 May 2015 (EDT)

	==Plural==		==Plural==

NKF: /* Plural */ And bit of Wikipedia spelunking later...

2015-05-04T06:04:17Z

Plural: And bit of Wikipedia spelunking later...

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	Is there any evidence either way about whether the plural of Tasoth is "Tasoth" or "Tasoths"? If not, what's the plural of Shoggoth in Lovecraft's work? [[User:Magic9mushroom\|Magic9mushroom]] ([[User talk:Magic9mushroom\|talk]]) 21:15, 3 May 2015 (EDT)		Is there any evidence either way about whether the plural of Tasoth is "Tasoth" or "Tasoths"? If not, what's the plural of Shoggoth in Lovecraft's work? [[User:Magic9mushroom\|Magic9mushroom]] ([[User talk:Magic9mushroom\|talk]]) 21:15, 3 May 2015 (EDT)

	: I'm not ~~well versed in Lovecraft lore~~, but ~~I think that's an elder god~~. ~~It wouldn't need~~ a plural ~~in that case~~. For Tasoth though, I am guessing the last line in the live entry seems to suggest ''Tasoth'' is the plural. We would normally add an s when we pluralize the rank. Tasoth Soldiers, Tasoth Squad Leaders, for example. The only time you'd stick ~~and~~ s on the end is with an apostrophe to indicate possession. [[User:NKF\|NKF]] ([[User talk:NKF\|talk]]) 01:54, 4 May 2015 (EDT)		: I know Wikipedia's not the be-all and end-all of knowledge, but http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoggoth does have Shoggoths as a plural.

			: For Tasoth though, I am guessing the last line in the live entry seems to suggest ''Tasoth'' is the plural. We would normally add an s when we pluralize the rank. Tasoth Soldiers and Tasoth Squad Leaders for example. The only time you'd stick s on the end is with an apostrophe to indicate possession. [[User:NKF\|NKF]] ([[User talk:NKF\|talk]]) 01:54, 4 May 2015 (EDT)

NKF: /* Plural */

2015-05-04T05:54:44Z

Plural

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	Is there any evidence either way about whether the plural of Tasoth is "Tasoth" or "Tasoths"? If not, what's the plural of Shoggoth in Lovecraft's work? [[User:Magic9mushroom\|Magic9mushroom]] ([[User talk:Magic9mushroom\|talk]]) 21:15, 3 May 2015 (EDT)		Is there any evidence either way about whether the plural of Tasoth is "Tasoth" or "Tasoths"? If not, what's the plural of Shoggoth in Lovecraft's work? [[User:Magic9mushroom\|Magic9mushroom]] ([[User talk:Magic9mushroom\|talk]]) 21:15, 3 May 2015 (EDT)

			: I'm not well versed in Lovecraft lore, but I think that's an elder god. It wouldn't need a plural in that case. For Tasoth though, I am guessing the last line in the live entry seems to suggest ''Tasoth'' is the plural. We would normally add an s when we pluralize the rank. Tasoth Soldiers, Tasoth Squad Leaders, for example. The only time you'd stick and s on the end is with an apostrophe to indicate possession. [[User:NKF\|NKF]] ([[User talk:NKF\|talk]]) 01:54, 4 May 2015 (EDT)

Magic9mushroom at 01:15, 4 May 2015

2015-05-04T01:15:41Z

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	Like I said over in the Sectoid discussion page, I'm doing a personal project and wondering about the origins of the alien names. Most are self-explanatory, but I can't find anything about a 'Tasoth' that doesn't relate to TFTD. The suffix -oth seems to mean something in H.P. Lovecraft's fictional language ('a native of'), but I can't find anything about 'tas.' Maybe it just means they're the natives of a planet/realm/other called Tas?		Like I said over in the Sectoid discussion page, I'm doing a personal project and wondering about the origins of the alien names. Most are self-explanatory, but I can't find anything about a 'Tasoth' that doesn't relate to TFTD. The suffix -oth seems to mean something in H.P. Lovecraft's fictional language ('a native of'), but I can't find anything about 'tas.' Maybe it just means they're the natives of a planet/realm/other called Tas?
	[[User:Debesh Unnos\|Debesh Unnos]] 21:09, 12 February 2013 (EST)		[[User:Debesh Unnos\|Debesh Unnos]] 21:09, 12 February 2013 (EST)

			==Plural==

			Is there any evidence either way about whether the plural of Tasoth is "Tasoth" or "Tasoths"? If not, what's the plural of Shoggoth in Lovecraft's work? [[User:Magic9mushroom\|Magic9mushroom]] ([[User talk:Magic9mushroom\|talk]]) 21:15, 3 May 2015 (EDT)

Debesh Unnos at 03:54, 13 February 2013

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			==Nomenclature==

	Like I said over in the Sectoid discussion page, I'm doing a personal project and wondering about the origins of the alien names. Most are self-explanatory, but I can't find anything about a 'Tasoth' that doesn't relate to TFTD. The suffix -oth seems to mean something in H.P. Lovecraft's fictional language ('a native of'), but I can't find anything about 'tas.' Maybe it just means they're the natives of a planet/realm/other called Tas?		Like I said over in the Sectoid discussion page, I'm doing a personal project and wondering about the origins of the alien names. Most are self-explanatory, but I can't find anything about a 'Tasoth' that doesn't relate to TFTD. The suffix -oth seems to mean something in H.P. Lovecraft's fictional language ('a native of'), but I can't find anything about 'tas.' Maybe it just means they're the natives of a planet/realm/other called Tas?
	[[User:Debesh Unnos\|Debesh Unnos]] 21:09, 12 February 2013 (EST)		[[User:Debesh Unnos\|Debesh Unnos]] 21:09, 12 February 2013 (EST)

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	This has had a {{Verify}} tag for several years. That they can't appear before April on such missions is an obvious consequence of the fact that Shipping Route missions themselves don't appear until April; however, does anyone know for sure whether the [[Alien Appearance Ratios]] table includes them in the April/May block on Shipping Routes? [[User:Magic9mushroom\|Magic9mushroom]] ([[User talk:Magic9mushroom\|talk]]) 07:37, 1 April 2016 (UTC)		This has had a {{Verify}} tag for several years. That they can't appear before April on such missions is an obvious consequence of the fact that Shipping Route missions themselves don't appear until April; however, does anyone know for sure whether the [[Alien Appearance Ratios]] table includes them in the April/May block on Shipping Routes? [[User:Magic9mushroom\|Magic9mushroom]] ([[User talk:Magic9mushroom\|talk]]) 07:37, 1 April 2016 (UTC)
	:The charts are correct. Shipping routes only use one entry on the alien selection table, despite the length of the game. Here is the raw data: 0x478D1C: 00 01 01 01 04 04 02 02 03 03 -[[User:Morgan525\|Tycho]] ([[User talk:Morgan525\|talk]]) 08:00, 1 April 2016 (UTC)		:The charts are correct. Shipping routes only use one entry on the alien selection table, despite the length of the game. Here is the raw data: 0x478D1C: 00 01 01 01 04 04 02 02 03 03 -[[User:Morgan525\|Tycho]] ([[User talk:Morgan525\|talk]]) 08:00, 1 April 2016 (UTC)
			Wow, shows how recently I've checked the TFTD appearance ratio page closely; I didn't notice it had been added. Alright, clarifying. [[User:Magic9mushroom\|Magic9mushroom]] ([[User talk:Magic9mushroom\|talk]]) 11:50, 1 April 2016 (UTC)