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+title: Programs
+---
+Various programs I've written over the years.

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+---
+title: Chessa
+---
+
+This page documents Chessa's commands. Her source can be found on [the Adélie Linux GitLab](https://git.adelielinux.org/Sheila/Chessa).
+
+## Dicebot
+
+All dicebot commands support four special features not available to other commands:
+
+* `.help` gives usage information and a description of the command.
+* `.<command>-as <nick>` processes the command as though `nick` had used it.
+* `.<command>-to <nick>` sends the output of the command to you and `nick` as a private message.
+* `.<command> ; <comment>` appends the comment to the end of the command's output.
+
+The following commands are associated:
+
+* `.attrib` generates D&D dice-rolled attributes.
+* `.silcore` rolls dice for Silhouette Core.
+* `.exalted` rolls dice for Exalted 2e; `.exalted <dice> 6` may be used for old World of Darkness.
+* `.hellcats` rolls dice for Hellcats & Hockeysticks.
+* `.fudge` rolls dice for Fudge and Fate, and supports the Fate ladder.
+* `.lonewolf` rolls a die for the Lone Wolf gamebooks and tabletop game.
+* `.dryh` rolls dice for Don't Rest Your Head.
+* `.dw` rolls dice for Dungeon World and variants.
+* `.swrpg` (and aliases `.eote`, `.aor`, and `.fad`) rolls dice for the Star Wars RPG tabletop game.
+* `.pfbuy` reports the point cost of the given Pathfinder array.
+* `.explode` rolls exploding dice.
+* `.cortex` rolls the requested dice per Cortex Prime rules.
+* `.imperialassault` (and `.ia` alias) rolls coloured dice per the Imperial Assault board game.
+* `.blade` rolls the requested number of d6's per Forged in the Dark rules.
+* `.roll` and `.math` are more generic; the former allows for multiple formulas to be calculated at once, whereas the latter allows spaces to be used to make formulas more legible.
+
+The `.roll` and `.math` commands support the following:
+
+* PEMDAS (exponents use `**` rather than `^`)
+* Bitwise operators (`&|^~`)
+* d operator (as in `1d6`), rolls a number of X-sided dice, up to 100d100
+* functions
+  * `int` (truncates, converts hexadecimal, octal, and binary integers to decimal integers)
+  * `hex` (converts decimal, octal, and binary integers to hexadecimal)
+  * `oct` (converts decimal, hexadecimal, and binary integers to octal)
+  * `bin` (converts hexadecimal, decimal, and octal integers to binary)
+  * `atan2` (two-argument arc-tangents)
+  * `cos` (cosine)
+  * `exp` (e to the nth power)
+  * `log` (logarithm of n)
+  * `logn` (logarithm of n (base x))
+  * `log10` (logarithm of n (base 10))
+  * `sin` (sine)
+  * `asin` (arcsine)
+  * `sqrt` (Square root)
+  * `c2f` (convert Celsius to Fahrenheit)
+  * `f2c` (convert Fahrenheit to Celsius)
+  * `floor` (round float downward)
+  * `ceil` (round float upward)
+  * `min` (smallest of given arguments)
+  * `max` (largest of given arguments)
+* variables
+  * pi
+  * e
+  * pie (pi * e)
+
+## Weather
+
+The weather command set consists of `.weather`, `.f`/`.f1`/`.f3`, `.alerts`, and `.location`. All commands take a query string and, optionally, a semicolon (`;`) followed by a country designator. This designator will constrain the query to the given country, in cases where an ambiguous query may return an unexpected result (e.g. `.weather hell` might return the weather for Hellin, Spain, whereas `.weather hell;no` will return the weather for Hell, Norway).
+
+`.f` returns today's forecast, `.f1` returns tomorrow's forecast, and `.f3` returns (via PM) the forecast for the three days following today. Note that the forecast will change over at 00:00 local time.
+
+`.location` stores the provided location for the user, so as to allow future inquiries to omit a query string.
+
+## Issue tracker
+
+Chessa integrates with Adélie's GitLab and with Github. Supported syntax: `source:project/repo?n`, where
+
+* `source:` is either `adelie:`, or `github:` or `gh:`,
+* `project` is the organization or user where the repo can be found,
+* `repo` is the repository in question,
+* `?` is one of the sigils in `$#@!`,
+* and `n` is a number (for `$#!`) or commit (for `@`).
+
+Sigils have their GitLab meaning:
+
+* `$` is a snippet
+* `@` is a commit
+* `#` is an issue
+* `!` is a merge request
+
+Portions of the syntax may be dropped, e.g. at the moment she is configured to default to `adelie/packages`.
+
+**Note**: This module is a work in progress.
+
+## Other Commands
+
+* `.choose` returns a randomly-chosen entry from a list, delimited by a comma followed by a space.
+* `.unicode` returns information on the given Unicode sequence. Supports combining characters.
+* `.uniname` returns information on the given Unicode named sequence.
+

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+---
+title: Exdeath
+---
+Exdeath is a program for patching Final Fantasy V Advance. Its source may be found [on the Treehouse Gitea](https://gitea.treehouse.systems/VulpineAmethyst/Exdeath). You will need a ROM image of the US version of the game, which you can find through your favourite search engine.
+
+## Main
+
+The real meat of the program: the patches.
+* **Base**:
+  * None -- the base game.
+  * Waddle rebalance -- A remixed version of the game which aims to pump up underwhelming Jobs without altering overall balance too much.
+  * [Balance](https://www.dropbox.com/s/rvf9l3pwbkelu42/ffvamod-doc.txt?dl=0) -- A remixed version by wormsofcan which adds the Hero Job and changes a bunch of other things.
+  * [Custom Classes](http://jeffludwig.com/ff5a/download.php) -- A heavily remixed version by ludmeister.
+* **Unlocked Jobs**: Unlocks all jobs directly out of the gate. Half of [wormsofcan's Fiesta patch](https://www.dropbox.com/s/ldlmpoepxk5nxgl/fiesta.ups?dl=0).
+* **FFT-style Portraits**: As the name implies, this option replaces the portraits with edited Final Fantasy Tactics portraits. (missing attribution, sorry.)
+* **Sound Restoration**: The [Sound Restoration](http://www.romhacking.net/hacks/563/) hack modifies the soundfont and corrects some slow-down issues. It can cause artifacting, however. Older versions of VisualBoyAdvance will require the GBA BIOS file in order to run normally with this option.
+* **Save Config**: Saves your current configuration, including the ROM location. This configuration will be automatically loaded on next run.
+
+## Randomization
+
+Randomizable components.
+
+* **Seed**: A number used to set the random number generator to a known state. The range accepted is 0 through 2**31-1, inclusive. Default value is the current time in seconds since 1 January 1970 00:00 UTC, divided by 3600.
+* **Neo ExDeath**: Pick graphics for the final boss.
+* **Abilities**: Shuffles abilities such that all Jobs learn five abilities and have a randomized command.
+
+## Innate abilities
+
+Each checkbox applies the listed innate ability to all Jobs.
+
+## Multipliers
+
+Multiply experience, ability point, or gil awards from battle. Experience and gil are hard-capped at 65,535 and ability points are hard-capped at 255, regardless of multiplier.
+
+## Notes
+
+The 'Unlocked Jobs' mode includes a patch that allows **!Combine** ammo to drop prior to unlocking the sealed weapons. This alters the drop tables for the following enemies:
+
+* **Buckshot**:
+  * Black Flame
+  * Birostris
+  * Elm Gigas
+* **Blastshot**:
+  * Blood Slime
+  * Executor
+* **Blitzshot**:
+  * Mummy

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+---
+title: Smeargle
+---
+Smeargle is a program for rendering text as graphics using a bitmap font. It presently comes in two flavors:
+
+* [Python](https://github.com/VulpineAmethyst/smeargle.py) -- the original implementation, built on top of PyQt5
+* [C#](https://github.com/VulpineAmethyst/Smeargle)
+
+Both flavours provide similar functionality; however, the Python version uses JSON for configuration and the C# version uses TOML for configuration.
+
+## Features
+
+- deduplication (optional)
+- configurable tilemap output (compatible with Thingy32 and Atlas/Cartographer)
+- support for monospace/fixed-width and variable-width bitmap fonts
+- PNG inputs and outputs
+- output limits (minimum width, maximum width)
+- Unicode-based glyph mapping
+- palette specification (Python-specific, required by PyQt if you want a fixed palette order)