<!-- MHonArc v2.4.4 --> <!--X-Subject: RE: [MUD-Dev] The grass is always greener in the other field --> <!--X-From-R13: "Wna [npvagbfu" <vznaNvfflfgrzf.pb.am> --> <!--X-Date: Fri, 17 Dec 1999 20:26:58 -0800 --> <!--X-Message-Id: 000101bf48ee$a7620b20$02010101@akl.issystems.co.nz --> <!--X-Content-Type: text/plain --> <!--X-Reference: 11A17AA2B9EAD111BCEA00A0C9B4179303D6DFEB@molach.origin.ea.com --> <!--X-Head-End--> <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> <html> <head> <title>MUD-Dev message, RE: [MUD-Dev] The grass is always greener in the other field</title> <!-- meta name="robots" content="noindex,nofollow" --> <link rev="made" href="mailto:iman@issystems.co.nz"> </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="msg00661.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg00662.html">Next</a> ] Thread: [ <a href="msg00649.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg00666.html">Next</a> ] Index: [ <A HREF="author.html#00658">Author</A> | <A HREF="#00658">Date</A> | <A HREF="thread.html#00658">Thread</A> ] <!--X-TopPNI-End--> <!--X-MsgBody--> <!--X-Subject-Header-Begin--> <H1>RE: [MUD-Dev] The grass is always greener in the other field</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] The grass is always greener in the other field</LI> <LI><em>From</em>: "Ian Macintosh" <<A HREF="mailto:iman#issystems,co.nz">iman#issystems,co.nz</A>></LI> <LI><em>Date</em>: Sat, 18 Dec 1999 13:27:23 +1300</LI> <LI><em>Importance</em>: Normal</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> > Raph Koster wrote: > > > Ilya wrote: > > Seems this has already been resolved logically, if not in > > implementation, > > by the expedient of calculating success based on a > > particular state of > > the situation (lock and person). > > Storage issues arise with this. How many tried locks or > attempted pickers > are you going to keep track of? I would suspect that you would just keep track of the last one attempted per player (ie, player.last_picked_lock or whatever). That'll stuff the macro's up. And that's all you really want, isn't it? Regards, Ian. _______________________________________________ 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="00671" HREF="msg00671.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] The grass is always greener in the other field</A></strong> <ul compact><li><em>From:</em> "Raph & Kristen Koster" <koster@eden.com></li></ul> <li><strong><A NAME="00666" HREF="msg00666.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] The grass is always greener in the other field</A></strong> <ul compact><li><em>From:</em> J C Lawrence <claw@kanga.nu></li></ul> </UL></LI></UL> <!--X-Follow-Ups-End--> <!--X-References--> <UL><LI><STRONG>References</STRONG>: <UL> <LI><STRONG><A NAME="00644" HREF="msg00644.html">RE: [MUD-Dev] The grass is always greener in the other field</A></STRONG> <UL><LI><EM>From:</EM> "Koster, Raph" <rkoster@origin.ea.com></LI></UL></LI> </UL></LI></UL> <!--X-References-End--> <!--X-BotPNI--> <UL> <LI>Prev by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00661.html">RE: [MUD-Dev] The grass is always greener in the other field</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00662.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] The grass is always greener in the other field</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Prev by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00649.html">RE: [MUD-Dev] The grass is always greener in the other field</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00666.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] The grass is always greener in the other field</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Index(es): <UL> <LI><A HREF="index.html#00658"><STRONG>Date</STRONG></A></LI> <LI><A HREF="thread.html#00658"><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>Re: [MUD-Dev] The grass is always greener in the other field</STRONG>, <EM>(continued)</EM> <ul compact> <LI><strong><A NAME="00638" HREF="msg00638.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] The grass is always greener in the other field</A></strong>, Scatter <a href="mailto:scatter@thevortex.com">scatter@thevortex.com</a>, Fri 17 Dec 1999, 17:06 GMT </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00641" HREF="msg00641.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] The grass is always greener in the other field</A></strong>, Ilya, Game Commandos <a href="mailto:Ilya@gamecommandos.com">Ilya@gamecommandos.com</a>, Fri 17 Dec 1999, 17:44 GMT </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00644" HREF="msg00644.html">RE: [MUD-Dev] The grass is always greener in the other field</A></strong>, Koster, Raph <a href="mailto:rkoster@origin.ea.com">rkoster@origin.ea.com</a>, Fri 17 Dec 1999, 22:05 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00649" HREF="msg00649.html">RE: [MUD-Dev] The grass is always greener in the other field</A></strong>, Adam Wiggins <a href="mailto:adam@angel.com">adam@angel.com</a>, Fri 17 Dec 1999, 23:00 GMT </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00658" HREF="msg00658.html">RE: [MUD-Dev] The grass is always greener in the other field</A></strong>, Ian Macintosh <a href="mailto:iman@issystems.co.nz">iman@issystems.co.nz</a>, Sat 18 Dec 1999, 04:26 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00666" HREF="msg00666.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] The grass is always greener in the other field</A></strong>, J C Lawrence <a href="mailto:claw@kanga.nu">claw@kanga.nu</a>, Sat 18 Dec 1999, 06:37 GMT </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00671" HREF="msg00671.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] The grass is always greener in the other field</A></strong>, Raph & Kristen Koster <a href="mailto:koster@eden.com">koster@eden.com</a>, Sat 18 Dec 1999, 17:52 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00648" HREF="msg00648.html">RE: [MUD-Dev] The grass is always greener in the other field</A></strong>, Sellers, Michael <a href="mailto:MSellers@maxis.com">MSellers@maxis.com</a>, Fri 17 Dec 1999, 23:00 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00653" HREF="msg00653.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] The grass is always greener in the other field</A></strong>, J C Lawrence <a href="mailto:claw@cp.net">claw@cp.net</a>, Fri 17 Dec 1999, 23:58 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>