<!-- MHonArc v2.4.4 --> <!--X-Subject: Re: [MUD-Dev] Re: Dynamic muds --> <!--X-From-R13: Pra Uerrne <terrneNploreuvtujnl.arg> --> <!--X-Date: Mon, 20 Sep 1999 22:32:06 -0700 --> <!--X-Message-Id: 37E719A6.183E3303#cyberhighway,net --> <!--X-Content-Type: text/plain --> <!--X-Reference: 4.1.19990920010420.009394c0#mail,microworld.com --> <!--X-Reference: yam7932.1053.1720797136#smtp,free4all.co.uk --> <!--X-Reference: 4.1.19990920173325.0093cd50#mail,microworld.com --> <!--X-Reference: 14311.4865.771345.457480#arioch,tky.hut.fi --> <!--X-Head-End--> <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> <html> <head> <title>MUD-Dev message, Re: [MUD-Dev] Re: Dynamic muds</title> <!-- meta name="robots" content="noindex,nofollow" --> <link rev="made" href="mailto:greear#cyberhighway,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="msg00432.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg00434.html">Next</a> ] Thread: [ <a href="msg00432.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg00434.html">Next</a> ] Index: [ <A HREF="author.html#00433">Author</A> | <A HREF="#00433">Date</A> | <A HREF="thread.html#00433">Thread</A> ] <!--X-TopPNI-End--> <!--X-MsgBody--> <!--X-Subject-Header-Begin--> <H1>Re: [MUD-Dev] Re: Dynamic muds</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>: Re: [MUD-Dev] Re: Dynamic muds</LI> <LI><em>From</em>: Ben Greear <<A HREF="mailto:greear#cyberhighway,net">greear#cyberhighway,net</A>></LI> <LI><em>Date</em>: Mon, 20 Sep 1999 22:37:42 -0700</LI> <LI><em>Reply-To</em>: <A HREF="mailto:mud-dev#kanga,nu">mud-dev#kanga,nu</A></LI> <LI><em>Sender</em>: <A HREF="mailto:mud-dev-admin#kanga,nu">mud-dev-admin#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> Petri Virkkula wrote: > > >>>>> "ryan" == ryan <ixiterra#microworld,com> writes: > > ryan> Builders - Are you willing to put the extra code forth to make > ryan> rooms much more versatile as season and day/night changes occur? > ryan> Possibly other things as well. > > Inour case dynamic descriptions do not mean burden to builders > at all. All our rooms a inheriting a common base class that > defines the following two functions (among other things) that > are enough for the system to generate dynamic descriptions: However, you don't get anything for free, and though the descriptions are better than many hand-crafted ones you'll find, they seem to be inferior to what a decent writer could produce. My (current) opinion is that a well written snapshot in time is more pleasing to play in than a more technically correct system that changes, but can never be fine prose. I do like the fertility thing... I think it would be better used to 'grow' items in the room though, instead of conglomerating it into the description... > > e > yyyyyyyRc You are walking on a road going east and west. The road is made of > yyyyyyyRc stones. There are some trees near the road. The road looks like it > yyy+*--=c is being used a lot. Above you is a warm, slowly moving, heavily > yy/yyyyRc clouded sky. A light wind stirs the air. > y/yyyyyRc Obvious exits are: nw, n, ne, w, e, sw, s and se. -- Ben Greear (greear#cyberhighway,net) <A HREF="http://scry.wanfear.com/~greear">http://scry.wanfear.com/~greear</A> Author of ScryMUD: scry.wanfear.com 4444 (Released under GPL) <A HREF="http://scry.wanfear.com">http://scry.wanfear.com</A> _______________________________________________ MUD-Dev maillist - MUD-Dev#kanga,nu <A HREF="http://www.kanga.nu/lists/listinfo/mud-dev">http://www.kanga.nu/lists/listinfo/mud-dev</A> </PRE> <!--X-Body-of-Message-End--> <!--X-MsgBody-End--> <!--X-Follow-Ups--> <HR> <ul compact><li><strong>Follow-Ups</strong>: <ul> <li><strong><A NAME="00509" HREF="msg00509.html">RE: [MUD-Dev] Re: Dynamic muds</A></strong> <ul compact><li><em>From:</em> "Eli Stevens (KiZurich)" <ens017#mizzou,edu></li></ul> <li><strong><A NAME="00443" HREF="msg00443.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Re: Dynamic muds</A></strong> <ul compact><li><em>From:</em> Greg Miller <gmiller#classic-games,com></li></ul> <li><strong><A NAME="00435" HREF="msg00435.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Re: Dynamic muds</A></strong> <ul compact><li><em>From:</em> "Petri Virkkula" <pvirkkul#iki,fi></li></ul> <li><strong><A NAME="00434" HREF="msg00434.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Re: Dynamic muds</A></strong> <ul compact><li><em>From:</em> Katrina McClelan <kitkat#marcus,pants.nu></li></ul> </UL></LI></UL> <!--X-Follow-Ups-End--> <!--X-References--> <UL><LI><STRONG>References</STRONG>: <UL> <LI><STRONG><A NAME="00413" HREF="msg00413.html">[MUD-Dev] Dynamic muds</A></STRONG> <UL><LI><EM>From:</EM> ryan <ixiterra#microworld,com></LI></UL></LI> <LI><STRONG><A NAME="00419" HREF="msg00419.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Dynamic muds</A></STRONG> <UL><LI><EM>From:</EM> Robin Cloutman <rycochet#free4all,co.uk></LI></UL></LI> <LI><STRONG><A NAME="00426" HREF="msg00426.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Re: Dynamic muds</A></STRONG> <UL><LI><EM>From:</EM> ryan <ixiterra#microworld,com></LI></UL></LI> <LI><STRONG><A NAME="00432" HREF="msg00432.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Re: 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Re: Dynamic muds</A></strong>, ryan <a href="mailto:ixiterra#microworld,com">ixiterra#microworld,com</a>, Mon 20 Sep 1999, 22:44 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00429" HREF="msg00429.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Re: Dynamic muds</A></strong>, Colin Coghill <a href="mailto:C.Coghill#auckland,ac.nz">C.Coghill#auckland,ac.nz</a>, Tue 21 Sep 1999, 00:03 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00472" HREF="msg00472.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Re: Dynamic muds</A></strong>, J C Lawrence <a href="mailto:claw#varesearch,com">claw#varesearch,com</a>, Thu 23 Sep 1999, 05:53 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00432" HREF="msg00432.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Re: Dynamic muds</A></strong>, Petri Virkkula <a href="mailto:pvirkkul#iki,fi">pvirkkul#iki,fi</a>, Tue 21 Sep 1999, 05:09 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00433" HREF="msg00433.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Re: Dynamic muds</A></strong>, Ben Greear <a href="mailto:greear#cyberhighway,net">greear#cyberhighway,net</a>, Tue 21 Sep 1999, 05:32 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00434" HREF="msg00434.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Re: Dynamic muds</A></strong>, Katrina McClelan <a href="mailto:kitkat#marcus,pants.nu">kitkat#marcus,pants.nu</a>, Tue 21 Sep 1999, 06:39 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00454" HREF="msg00454.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Re: Dynamic muds</A></strong>, Marian Griffith <a href="mailto:gryphon#iaehv,nl">gryphon#iaehv,nl</a>, Tue 21 Sep 1999, 23:58 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00463" HREF="msg00463.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Re: Dynamic muds</A></strong>, Katrina McClelan <a href="mailto:kitkat#marcus,pants.nu">kitkat#marcus,pants.nu</a>, Wed 22 Sep 1999, 18:45 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00520" HREF="msg00520.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Re: Dynamic muds</A></strong>, Alex Oren <a href="mailto:alexo#bigfoot,com">alexo#bigfoot,com</a>, Wed 29 Sep 1999, 00:07 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> </LI> </ul> </ul> </LI> </UL></BLOCKQUOTE> </ul> <hr> <center> [ <a href="../">Other Periods</a> | <a href="../../">Other mailing lists</a> | <a 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