Smogon Simple Questions Thread

[Demon Queen]

Is there any standardization in strategy dex sets using the Arceus Plates vs the other type-boosting items? There seems to be a preference for the type-boosting items, but there’s many more analyses with Pixie Plate despite the introduction of Fairy Feather this gen.

 

[Lasen]

Is there any standardization in strategy dex sets using the Arceus Plates vs the other type-boosting items? There seems to be a preference for the type-boosting items, but there’s many more analyses with Pixie Plate despite the introduction of Fairy Feather this gen.

100% preference for items that do the exact same thing; technically more optimal in Ubers based tiers (see: AG, Ubers, some OMs I cannot recall) to have a Plate in case you face Trick + Choice item Arceus but that is the sole exception.

 

[DiamondNether90]

Where should I post questions about custom server creation?

 

[Demon Queen]

Is the max pp of moves shown anywhere in the strategy dex? It just defaults to the base pp, which is strange because we can’t even lower the pp of a move in Showdown.

 

[12-XVI]

Is the max pp of moves shown anywhere in the strategy dex? It just defaults to the base pp, which is strange because we can’t even lower the pp of a move in Showdown.

Max PP is dependent on base PP. It is usually base PP times 1.6.

But being able to have lower than max PP in the same way as is possible on the cartridges would be nice.

 

[a fairy]

FWIW, non-max PP is an approved suggestion that was being worked on as recently as three months ago, as always there are technical implementation hurdles that are being discussed and looked at.

 

[AmyReid2009]

Might be a stupid question or not appropriate to ask here:

I know it says online that Smogon use MD5 + Bcrypting for storing passwords, but before they are encrypted does the site or site admins see them as plaintext? Are they stored as plaintext any where at any time?

Thanks

 

[Kalalokki]

Might be a stupid question or not appropriate to ask here:

I know it says online that Smogon use MD5 + Bcrypting for storing passwords, but before they are encrypted does the site or site admins see them as plaintext? Are they stored as plaintext any where at any time?

Thanks

No, we just have the option to reset or set a new password for someone. No plaintexts.

 

[AmyReid2009]

No, we just have the option to reset or set a new password for someone. No plaintexts.

But can it be seen when the browser send it initially? In other words, could an admin look at a users profile details and check what password they used to sign up before it was encrypted

 

[a fairy]

But can it be seen when the browser send it initially? In other words, could an admin look at a users profile details and check what password they used to sign up before it was encrypted

No.

 

[AmyReid2009]

No.

Apologies for being annoying, last question, does all this mean that it’s that secure that even a site admin can’t see a users password even if they wanted to?

 

[a fairy]

Apologies for being annoying, last question, does all this mean that it’s that secure that even a site admin can’t see a users password even if they wanted to?

Yes.

 

[12-XVI]

Why is there no new version of http://users.smogon.com/X-Act/defense.html (the applet described in https://www.smogon.com/dp/articles/maximizing_defenses )? I get that the old applet would be useless today as almost no one would use a browser that supports it, but why has a new version not been made in something like JS after all those years? Is maximising Defences not considered import anymore? Or is there some app I do not know about?

 

[a fairy]

Why is there no new version of http://users.smogon.com/X-Act/defense.html (the applet described in https://www.smogon.com/dp/articles/maximizing_defenses )? I get that the old applet would be useless today as almost no one would use a browser that supports it, but why has a new version not been made in something like JS after all those years? Is maximising Defences not considered import anymore? Or is there some app I do not know about?

The users. subdomain of Smogon was depreciated a long time ago.

Programmers who are willing to put their free time doing unpaid contributions to the Smogon and Showdown codebase are inherently uncommon, and they focus on things they prefer to do or find important. It's likely that there are tool out there of some sort to do similar, or even just some basic Excel/Google Sheets formulas or a user-maintained PS Bot. I seem to recall a bot that has a .bulk command - Scrappie maybe?

But the short answer is that - something being coded requires someone to code it. If you're interested to take up the challenge, there is the Technical Projects subforum you can take a look at.

 

[12-XVI]

The users. subdomain of Smogon was depreciated a long time ago.

Programmers who are willing to put their free time doing unpaid contributions to the Smogon and Showdown codebase are inherently uncommon, and they focus on things they prefer to do or find important. It's likely that there are tool out there of some sort to do similar, or even just some basic Excel/Google Sheets formulas or a user-maintained PS Bot. I seem to recall a bot that has a .bulk command - Scrappie maybe?

But the short answer is that - something being coded requires someone to code it. If you're interested to take up the challenge, there is the Technical Projects subforum you can take a look at.

Thanks for the answer. I already made a replacement for the applet in Scheme but since I never hear about optimising defences anymore I thought the process might have been obsoleted. Maybe I will make a bot out of my own app if it is still considered useful.