<!-- MHonArc v2.4.4 --> <!--X-Subject: [MUD-Dev] Re: Introducing the background hook --> <!--X-From-R13: Zvat <Y.Z.Zb-94Nfghqrag.yobeb.np.hx> --> <!--X-Date: Sat, 19 Sep 1998 03:50:15 -0700 --> <!--X-Message-Id: Pine.SOL.3.96.980919112242.13714H-100000@sun-cc203 --> <!--X-Content-Type: text/plain --> <!--X-Reference: E0zIHwc-0006sd-00#mail,kanga.nu --> <!--X-Head-End--> <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> <html> <head> <title>MUD-Dev message, [MUD-Dev] Re: Introducing the background hook</title> <!-- meta name="robots" content="noindex,nofollow" --> <link rev="made" href="mailto:K.L.Lo-94#student,lboro.ac.uk"> </head> <body background="/backgrounds/paperback.gif" bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000" link="#0000FF" alink="#FF0000" vlink="#006000"> <font size="+4" color="#804040"> <strong><em>MUD-Dev<br>mailing list archive</em></strong> </font> <br> [ <a href="../">Other Periods</a> | <a href="../../">Other mailing lists</a> | <a href="/search.php3">Search</a> ] <br clear=all><hr> <!--X-Body-Begin--> <!--X-User-Header--> <!--X-User-Header-End--> <!--X-TopPNI--> Date: [ <a href="msg01073.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg01074.html">Next</a> ] Thread: [ <a href="msg01034.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg01036.html">Next</a> ] Index: [ <A HREF="author.html#01072">Author</A> | <A HREF="#01072">Date</A> | <A HREF="thread.html#01072">Thread</A> ] <!--X-TopPNI-End--> <!--X-MsgBody--> <!--X-Subject-Header-Begin--> <H1>[MUD-Dev] Re: Introducing the background hook</H1> <HR> <!--X-Subject-Header-End--> <!--X-Head-of-Message--> <UL> <LI><em>To</em>: <A HREF="mailto:mud-dev#kanga,nu">mud-dev#kanga,nu</A></LI> <LI><em>Subject</em>: [MUD-Dev] Re: Introducing the background hook </LI> <LI><em>From</em>: Ling <<A HREF="mailto:K.L.Lo-94#student,lboro.ac.uk">K.L.Lo-94#student,lboro.ac.uk</A>></LI> <LI><em>Date</em>: Sat, 19 Sep 1998 11:49:31 +0100 (BST)</LI> <LI><em>Reply-To</em>: <A HREF="mailto:mud-dev#kanga,nu">mud-dev#kanga,nu</A></LI> </UL> <!--X-Head-of-Message-End--> <!--X-Head-Body-Sep-Begin--> <HR> <!--X-Head-Body-Sep-End--> <!--X-Body-of-Message--> <PRE> On Sun, 13 Sep 1998, J C Lawrence wrote: > On Sun, 13 Sep 1998 19:22:44 +0100 (BST) > Ling <K.L.Lo-94#student,lboro.ac.uk> wrote: > > > Unlike fantasy muds that can assume some cliches are universal, eg: > > dwarves are short, elves have pointy ears, I have a sci-fi mud which > > has a huge unknown factor. Absolutely nothing can be assumed so > > somehow, I must introduce an almost entirely different universe to > > the players. > > I have the same problem. No offence but you were the last person I expected to get a reply from, pleasantly surprised and kinda unsurprised considering your gameworld. :) > > Does anyone have any suggestions? [snip example Guide from HHGTTG) > The advantage of this approach is that the data is not forced on the > player but made available upon request, with the format and > requirements for that request being utterly reasonable in a game world > context and constant across the game space (ie sort of a universal > HELP command, but for IC issues instead of OOC issues). Good suggestion but doesn't quite fit into my gameworld, unfortunately. I don't plan on having numerous solar systems, it's going to be quite confined, to have newbies enter play with a guide would seem unfitting, as well as being marked. Against all current thinking I don't mind using methods that isn't IC, I'm pitching more to educate the player than the character as I feel the character should know quite a lot. > Another possibility is to retain a set of flags, either on the > character or account, which record whether that character/account has > ever done XXX (unusual thing) before. If no, the first attempt > (successful or not, your choice) generates an extra text highlighting > some of the differences from likely expectation and providing pointers > to more in-depth data. I like! [snipped a bunch] Current thoughts have led me to think I'd *really*really*really* like a decent mud client. Something that can be proactive, download a little picture about Doodah and a funky button that says: "More..." on it so the player can chase up information on anything that looks interesting. I wanna fill the player in on stuff he doesn't necessarily had to have encountered yet. It's definitely going to have to be pictures coz a new sentence appearing in a corner doesn't have any impact on the player's attention. | Ling Lo (fish) _O_O_ Elec Eng Dept, Loughborough University, UK. kllo#iee,org </PRE> <!--X-Body-of-Message-End--> <!--X-MsgBody-End--> <!--X-Follow-Ups--> <HR> <!--X-Follow-Ups-End--> <!--X-References--> <UL><LI><STRONG>References</STRONG>: <UL> <LI><STRONG><A NAME="01034" HREF="msg01034.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Introducing the background hook</A></STRONG> <UL><LI><EM>From:</EM> J C Lawrence <claw#kanga,nu></LI></UL></LI> </UL></LI></UL> <!--X-References-End--> <!--X-BotPNI--> <UL> <LI>Prev by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg01073.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Introducing the background hook</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg01074.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: AR's idea database</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Prev by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg01034.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Introducing the background hook</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg01036.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Introducing the background hook</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Index(es): <UL> <LI><A HREF="index.html#01072"><STRONG>Date</STRONG></A></LI> <LI><A HREF="thread.html#01072"><STRONG>Thread</STRONG></A></LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> <!--X-BotPNI-End--> <!--X-User-Footer--> <!--X-User-Footer-End--> <ul><li>Thread context: <BLOCKQUOTE><UL> <LI><STRONG>[MUD-Dev] Re: Introducing the background hook</STRONG>, <EM>(continued)</EM> <ul compact> <LI><strong><A NAME="01073" HREF="msg01073.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Introducing the background hook</A></strong>, Ling <a href="mailto:K.L.Lo-94#student,lboro.ac.uk">K.L.Lo-94#student,lboro.ac.uk</a>, Sat 19 Sep 1998, 10:20 GMT </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="01042" HREF="msg01042.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Introducing the background hook</A></strong>, Michael.Willey <a href="mailto:Michael.Willey#abnamro,com">Michael.Willey#abnamro,com</a>, Mon 14 Sep 1998, 14:46 GMT </LI> </ul> </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="01033" HREF="msg01033.html">[MUD-Dev] Introducing the background hook</A></strong>, Ling <a href="mailto:K.L.Lo-94#student,lboro.ac.uk">K.L.Lo-94#student,lboro.ac.uk</a>, Sun 13 Sep 1998, 19:23 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="01034" HREF="msg01034.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Introducing the background hook</A></strong>, J C Lawrence <a href="mailto:claw#kanga,nu">claw#kanga,nu</a>, Sun 13 Sep 1998, 19:36 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="01072" HREF="msg01072.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Introducing the background hook</A></strong>, Ling <a href="mailto:K.L.Lo-94#student,lboro.ac.uk">K.L.Lo-94#student,lboro.ac.uk</a>, Sat 19 Sep 1998, 10:50 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="01036" HREF="msg01036.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Introducing the background hook</A></strong>, chris <a href="mailto:chris#realm,zfn.uni-bremen.de">chris#realm,zfn.uni-bremen.de</a>, Sun 13 Sep 1998, 20:53 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="01032" HREF="msg01032.html">[MUD-Dev] Admin: Unsubscriptions</A></strong>, J C Lawrence <a href="mailto:claw#kanga,nu">claw#kanga,nu</a>, Sun 13 Sep 1998, 17:46 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="01041" HREF="msg01041.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Admin: Unsubscriptions</A></strong>, Alex Oren <a href="mailto:alexo#bigfoot,com">alexo#bigfoot,com</a>, Mon 14 Sep 1998, 14:40 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="01043" HREF="msg01043.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Admin: Unsubscriptions</A></strong>, J C Lawrence <a href="mailto:claw#kanga,nu">claw#kanga,nu</a>, Mon 14 Sep 1998, 16:05 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> </LI> </UL></BLOCKQUOTE> </ul> <hr> <center> [ <a href="../">Other Periods</a> | <a href="../../">Other mailing lists</a> | <a href="/search.php3">Search</a> ] </center> <hr> </body> </html>