<!-- MHonArc v2.4.4 --> <!--X-Subject: [MUD-Dev] Re: Legend's speech system and moods --> <!--X-From-R13: "dhmnu Mfbgsubzr]" <dhmnuNfbsgubzr.arg> --> <!--X-Date: Wed, 23 Sep 1998 16:45:41 -0700 --> <!--X-Message-Id: 01bde74c$7b75f260$2e87ebcd@k6 --> <!--X-Content-Type: text/plain --> <!--X-Head-End--> <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> <html> <head> <title>MUD-Dev message, [MUD-Dev] Re: Legend's speech system and moods</title> <!-- meta name="robots" content="noindex,nofollow" --> <link rev="made" href="mailto:quzah#softhome,net"> </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="msg01167.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg01169.html">Next</a> ] Thread: [ <a href="msg01142.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg01141.html">Next</a> ] Index: [ <A HREF="author.html#01168">Author</A> | <A HREF="#01168">Date</A> | <A HREF="thread.html#01168">Thread</A> ] <!--X-TopPNI-End--> <!--X-MsgBody--> <!--X-Subject-Header-Begin--> <H1>[MUD-Dev] Re: Legend's speech system and moods</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: Legend's speech system and moods</LI> <LI><em>From</em>: "quzah [sotfhome]" <<A HREF="mailto:quzah#softhome,net">quzah#softhome,net</A>></LI> <LI><em>Date</em>: Wed, 23 Sep 1998 16:47:11 -0700</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> From: Koster, Raph <rkoster#origin,ea.com> on Wednesday, September 23, 1998 at 9:59 AM Subject: [MUD-Dev] Legend's speech system and moods >OK, I promptly got a request to go into more detail, so here it is. > >First off, this system (like all of Legend's systems) was designed to be >layered on top of a Diku. I have real affection for Diku-style muds, >which I call "template-based" muds. They are easy to maintain and easy >to expand, they're just not very dynamic. But the basic premise can >easily be applied to any code base. Agreed. I love the fact that you can rip out huge pieces, or add in something with a lot of ease (and you can teach yourself C with them ;) >First, we added a "mood" stored on characters. And we added a global >table of moods that looks something like this: [snip the moods.h example, and the example of how they are parsed.] And then, sometimes you just have to say, "Goddamn, that's cool." (grin) I am sure it's very easy for a great number of you to just whip up something like that, but personally, I found it a very cool idea, one which I probably would have never though of, or something that would have found its way eventually to the to-do-someday list. Perhaps I impress easily, but I liked it. Many of you do that, I just thought I'd comment on this on, though quite frequently, I find myself doing the same thing; "Dang, why didn't I think of that?" ;) -Q- </PRE> <!--X-Body-of-Message-End--> <!--X-MsgBody-End--> <!--X-Follow-Ups--> <HR> <!--X-Follow-Ups-End--> <!--X-References--> <!--X-References-End--> <!--X-BotPNI--> <UL> <LI>Prev by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg01167.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: let's call it a spellcraft</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg01169.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: META: What are you looking for in this list?</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Prev by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg01142.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Legend's speech system and moods</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg01141.html">[MUD-Dev] Legend's speech system and moods</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Index(es): <UL> <LI><A HREF="index.html#01168"><STRONG>Date</STRONG></A></LI> <LI><A HREF="thread.html#01168"><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: FYI: gamora</STRONG>, <EM>(continued)</EM> <ul compact> <LI><strong><A NAME="01207" HREF="msg01207.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: FYI: gamora</A></strong>, Caliban Tiresias Darklock <a href="mailto:caliban#darklock,com">caliban#darklock,com</a>, Fri 25 Sep 1998, 03:02 GMT </LI> </ul> </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="01184" HREF="msg01184.html">[MUD-Dev] META: Web posting from list archives</A></strong>, J C Lawrence <a href="mailto:claw#under,engr.sgi.com">claw#under,engr.sgi.com</a>, Thu 24 Sep 1998, 06:02 GMT <LI><strong><A NAME="01150" HREF="msg01150.html">[MUD-Dev] MUD-Dev] META: What are you looking for in this list?</A></strong>, Scatter <a href="mailto:scatter#thevortex,com">scatter#thevortex,com</a>, Wed 23 Sep 1998, 19:53 GMT <LI><strong><A NAME="01142" HREF="msg01142.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Legend's speech system and moods</A></strong>, Raph & Kristen Koster <a href="mailto:koster#eden,com">koster#eden,com</a>, Wed 23 Sep 1998, 17:20 GMT <UL> <li><Possible follow-up(s)><br> <LI><strong><A NAME="01168" HREF="msg01168.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Legend's speech system and moods</A></strong>, quzah [sotfhome] <a href="mailto:quzah#softhome,net">quzah#softhome,net</a>, Wed 23 Sep 1998, 23:45 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="01141" HREF="msg01141.html">[MUD-Dev] Legend's speech system and moods</A></strong>, Koster, Raph <a href="mailto:rkoster#origin,ea.com">rkoster#origin,ea.com</a>, Wed 23 Sep 1998, 16:34 GMT <LI><strong><A NAME="01139" HREF="msg01139.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: let's call it a spellcraft</A></strong>, Koster, Raph <a href="mailto:rkoster#origin,ea.com">rkoster#origin,ea.com</a>, Wed 23 Sep 1998, 15:46 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="01151" HREF="msg01151.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: let's call it a spellcraft</A></strong>, Adam J. 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