Emote Name: A name for the emote (Example, "slap") Error Message: An error for emotes that don't match the parse rules (Example, "Slap who?") Parse Rule: A rule for the parser to see who to slap (Example, "LVS STR" to allow the user to "slap shadyman hard") Verbs: Verbs this applies to (usually just the emote name) Message: What gets displayed when the emote happens. (Example, "$agent_name $agent_verb $target_name.") Adverbs: One of 4 choices: 1) Any special adverbs that apply to this emote that don't exist already, in a comma delimited list 2) '-', to allow only preselected adverbs to be used 3) 'none', to allow no adverbs to be used 4) '*', to allow any word to be used Shadyman smiles sweetly at Kira Emote Name: smile Error Msg: none Parse Rule: at LVS,LVS Verbs: smile Message: $agent_name $agent_verb $adverb at $target_name. Adverbs: * Once you have that one rule done, you can add more by using "addemote -add" You can also edit rules for an emote by using "addemote -edit" You can remove a rule by using "removeemote [emotename] [rulename]" (see "addemote -edit" for rules in the emote, ie: "at LIV STR") Removing an entire emote is done by "removeemote" <COMMANDS LIST> Command You See Target Sees Room Sees ------- ------- ----------- --------- $agent_verb smile Smile Smile $agent_name you Shadyman Shadyman $agent_nominative you he/she he/she $agent_objective you him/her/them him/her/them $agent_possessive_noun your Shadyman's Shadyman's $agent_possessive your his/hers his/hers $agent_reflexive yourself himself/herself himself/herself $target_verb smiles smiles smiles $target_name Kira you Kira $target_nominative he/she/they you he/she/they $target_objective him/her/them you him/her/them $target_possessive_noun Kira's your Kira's $target_possessive his/hers/theirs your his/hers/theirs $target_reflexive him-/her-/themselves yourself him-/her-/themselves $adverb happily happily happily <SAMPLE EMOTE CREATION> Let's add the emote Snicker. Just simply, an emote that says "You snicker" when you type "snicker". Since it will have no arguments, you don't need to add a parser rule or adverbs. > addemote snicker Enter error message: Snicker at whom? Enter a parser rule for snicker: Enter the verbs: snicker Enter message: $agent_name $agent_verb. Enter adverbs: Emote 'snicker' added. Now let's add a rule to 'snicker' to make it more useful. Let's add "snicker at [someone]", with a living person as a target. Since there will still be no adverbs, we'll leave the adverbs blank, but we will be using the parser rule, because we want to snicker AT someone. > addemote -add Enter emote name: snicker Enter error message: Snicker at whom? Enter a parser rule for snicker: at LIV Enter the verbs: snicker Enter message: $agent_name $agent_verb at $target_name. Enter adverbs: Emote 'snicker' added. Now let's add the ability to use adverbs with our 'snicker' emotion, like 'snicker at shadyman loudly' and 'snicker loudly at shadyman'. Note we'll be adding two rules at once. If you want your users to use their own (non-approved) adverbs or strings of text, you should put '*' in the adverbs section. Otherwise, put '-' to use only pre-approved adverbs. > addemote -add Enter emote name: snicker Enter error message: Snicker at whom? Enter a parser rule for snicker: at LIV STR,STR at LIV Enter the verbs: snicker Enter message: $agent_name $agent_verb at $target_name $adverb. Enter adverbs: * Emote 'snicker' added. Go ahead and experiment with various types of parsing rules, using LIV, STR, LVS, and prepositions such as 'with', 'as', 'like', etc. <SAMPLE EMOTE IN "addemote -edit" MODE> Emote: boggle Error Message: Boggle! Rules: [1] "LIV STR": $agent_name $agent_verb $adverb at $target_name. Adverbs: - [2] "at LIV": $agent_name $agent_verb at $target_name. Adverbs: [3] "STR at LIV": $agent_name $agent_verb $adverb at $target_name. Adverbs: - [4] "STR": $agent_name $agent_verb $adverb. Adverbs: - [5] "LIV": $agent_name $agent_verb at $target_name. Adverbs: [6] "at LIV STR": $agent_name $agent_verb $adverb at $target_name. Adverbs: - [7] "STR LIV": $agent_name $agent_verb $adverb at $target_name. Adverbs: - [8] "": $agent_name $agent_verb. Adverbs: Revisions: ---------- Document Created: [Shadyman, Mar 16, 2006]
