/*
* A butterfly for the creator school.
* October '01 by Avelan
*/
#include "defs.h"
inherit NPC_OBJ;
void setup(){
set_name("butterfly");
set_short("butterfly");
set_determinate("a ");
set_long("This is a beautiful butterfly fluttering about "
"with spotted, colourful wings and sad little eyes. The wings "
"make an image that looks like the face of some larger "
"creature.\n");
/*
* Here we define which chats the NPC will use.
* Please see 'help load_chat' for more info on this.
*/
load_chat( 40, ({
1, ":flutters about.",
1, ":flutters closer to you.",
1, ":lands to rest on a nearby flower.",
1, ":makes no noise at all."
}));
load_a_chat( 60, ({
1, ":makes an effort to fly as far as possibly from you.",
1, ":looks dazed.",
1, ":flutters its wings threateningly."
}));
/*
* Here we make the NPC move around in the NPC school.
*
* The set_move_after() function determines the time after
* which the NPC will move next. The first argument to
* set_move_after() is the minimum time after which the
* NPC will move, and the second argument is the extra
* random amount of time, that is added to the minimum,
* when deciding when to move next. In this case it will
* take at least 120 seconds for the NPC to move and
* 360 seconds at the most. ( 120 + random( 240 ) ).
*
* add_move_zone() determines the rooms the NPC can wander
* into, the rooms need to have set_zone() set in order for
* this to work.
*/
set_move_after( 120, 240 );
add_move_zone("npc_school");
/*
* basic_setup sets up the main properties of an NPC -
* its race, level and gender.
* We will use the 'insect' race, because there is
* no butterfly race at the moment.
*/
basic_setup("insect", 1 + random( 5 ), "male");
} /* setup() */
