SOTF Main Versions Reading Guide [V1-7 Complete]
Posted: Sun Sep 13, 2020 2:32 pm
A project that very near and dear to my heart since I joined this site in 2013 was shaping SOTF into a story you could read in one go just like MurderWeasel did it for Evo, because I guess I was too stubborn to adapt to the new reading style of reading one character at a time and I guess because of FOMO by just reading one character instead of the version.
I started back in 2013 to then read SOTF chronologically, starting with V1, ordering the threads chronologically and then copypasting every post into a Google doc file, treating every thread as a Chapter and every Day as a Volume. Then I did the same with the whole of V2, and eventually also did it for the first couple of days in V3 before taking a break and not returning to V3 for a long while, sporadically also doing the same with some Mini versions, but not really finishing anything. I published the V1 and V2 docs in chats like mibbit or in our Skype chats to people who showed interest in rediscovering the earlier versions. And now I am announcing to officially cancel that project.
And announce a new project that is way more efficient than copypasting every post into a Google docs, reformating it, fixing any typos or spelling errors the original authors had made and then collect it in a collection of Google Doc files that I would publish via link. I'll just link the threads so you can read them for yourselves. Mind blowing.
So yeah, in the following posts I'll post a chronological guide in which order to read all SOTF threads avoiding overlaps. This WIP project will take some time to finish though, as I have to convert every thread link to the new board, but I hope some of you who are interested in reading SOTF in one go/chronologically. It takes time, but I confirm that it's fun. I also hope this new project will motivate me to finally finish v3 after 5 years and read the other versions completely as well.
Speedy Index
V0
V1
V2
V3
V4
V5
V6
V7
Guides on Mini:
http://sotfmini.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=2424
Additional notes:
-it's not chronological in the sense of me having calculated the IC clock time for every thread, but rather it's ordered in a way so you can read all of it in one swift without having to backtrack any thread. It's mostly based on which thread has been posted first and there have been order adjustments made for the death order to add up if possible.
-How to use the sidenotes: Sometimes I split a thread in two, so you can read the day 3 part and the day 4 part, for example, seperately. So if you see for example that Part 1 of the thread is Post 1-22, you can stop after post 22 and read Part 2 when you reach Day 4, then the characters will have reacted to the Third Announcements. I also have all characters in the threads marked as a side note so if you want to read multiple characters at once in a version but don't want to use the wiki to calculate your own list on which threads to read in what order, you can always look out for the names of the characters you want to read or simply ctrl+f them
-about splitting, merging and moving: My proto version split every thread whenever an announcement happened. However, I realised that most of the time that interrupts the flow of the reading of the thread if you pick it up later. This is why I decided to mostly move the threads to a later day so the flow is not interrupted when you reach that thread. If a 4-page thread takes place in day 3 and day 4 for example and 2 pages are in day 3 and 2 pages take place on day 4, the thread is likely to simply be at the start of the day 4 thread list, so you basically catch up on the day 3 events in that thread when you're on day 4. However, there are some cases where there's no way around splitting a thread: If a character dies on day 3 and people react to the Day 3 Announcements there is no way around it. Also if a character leaves during the day 3 phase to visit another day 3 thread. Also whenever a character revisits a thread a split is inevitable.
-about adjustments: If you find errors or have suggestions for improvement, I'm open to edit this guide to make it more reader-friendly
Have fun!
I started back in 2013 to then read SOTF chronologically, starting with V1, ordering the threads chronologically and then copypasting every post into a Google doc file, treating every thread as a Chapter and every Day as a Volume. Then I did the same with the whole of V2, and eventually also did it for the first couple of days in V3 before taking a break and not returning to V3 for a long while, sporadically also doing the same with some Mini versions, but not really finishing anything. I published the V1 and V2 docs in chats like mibbit or in our Skype chats to people who showed interest in rediscovering the earlier versions. And now I am announcing to officially cancel that project.
And announce a new project that is way more efficient than copypasting every post into a Google docs, reformating it, fixing any typos or spelling errors the original authors had made and then collect it in a collection of Google Doc files that I would publish via link. I'll just link the threads so you can read them for yourselves. Mind blowing.
So yeah, in the following posts I'll post a chronological guide in which order to read all SOTF threads avoiding overlaps. This WIP project will take some time to finish though, as I have to convert every thread link to the new board, but I hope some of you who are interested in reading SOTF in one go/chronologically. It takes time, but I confirm that it's fun. I also hope this new project will motivate me to finally finish v3 after 5 years and read the other versions completely as well.
Speedy Index
V0
V1
V2
V3
V4
V5
V6
V7
Guides on Mini:
http://sotfmini.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=2424
Additional notes:
-it's not chronological in the sense of me having calculated the IC clock time for every thread, but rather it's ordered in a way so you can read all of it in one swift without having to backtrack any thread. It's mostly based on which thread has been posted first and there have been order adjustments made for the death order to add up if possible.
-How to use the sidenotes: Sometimes I split a thread in two, so you can read the day 3 part and the day 4 part, for example, seperately. So if you see for example that Part 1 of the thread is Post 1-22, you can stop after post 22 and read Part 2 when you reach Day 4, then the characters will have reacted to the Third Announcements. I also have all characters in the threads marked as a side note so if you want to read multiple characters at once in a version but don't want to use the wiki to calculate your own list on which threads to read in what order, you can always look out for the names of the characters you want to read or simply ctrl+f them
-about splitting, merging and moving: My proto version split every thread whenever an announcement happened. However, I realised that most of the time that interrupts the flow of the reading of the thread if you pick it up later. This is why I decided to mostly move the threads to a later day so the flow is not interrupted when you reach that thread. If a 4-page thread takes place in day 3 and day 4 for example and 2 pages are in day 3 and 2 pages take place on day 4, the thread is likely to simply be at the start of the day 4 thread list, so you basically catch up on the day 3 events in that thread when you're on day 4. However, there are some cases where there's no way around splitting a thread: If a character dies on day 3 and people react to the Day 3 Announcements there is no way around it. Also if a character leaves during the day 3 phase to visit another day 3 thread. Also whenever a character revisits a thread a split is inevitable.
-about adjustments: If you find errors or have suggestions for improvement, I'm open to edit this guide to make it more reader-friendly
Have fun!