Persistent Mobiles
The Shadows of Isildur persistent mobile database allows for two
different types of NPCs; spawn NPCs, or unique NPCs.
To build a spawn NPC, which will automatically be replaced by a
similarly-equipped NPC of the same VNUM when it dies, you must
load and equip the mobile on our builder port. This will then be
a "spawn point" on the player port; when an NPC generated by
one of these spawn points is killed or purged, a reset will be put
in place that will cause a new copy that NPC's VNUM to re-load at
its initial spawn point within approximately 24 in-game hours.
If, on the other hand, you wish to build a unique NPC, e.g. a mob
that will not "re-pop" after it has been killed, you merely need to
load it up and equip it on the player port. This replaces the old
STAYPUT command which was necessary under the system.
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Usage: minit <vnum>
Creates a new mobile in the current room. You might consider
using the FREEZE command to keep the mobiles from wandering
while you edit (although this is not necessary on the builder
port). You may use the MUNUSED command to get a list of available
vnums for the particular zone you're using.
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Building: Mset
Mset is used to modify mobs and players. Typing 'mset ?' will
also give you this help list.
Usage:
mset [mob-vnum] Optionally specify mob vnum
name "keywords"
sdesc "a short name"
ldesc "The long desc"
desc Enter a full description
params that take a simple numberic value:
access, armor | ac, clan1, clan2, moves, state (-1..4)
piety, natural, str, dex, int, wil, con, aur, bite,
height, frame, room (pc's only)
conds <drunk #> <full #> <thirst #> You must use all three
circle <0..9> Not implemented?
dam <#> Natural damage attack
[fightmode] <frantic | aggressive | normal | cautious | defensive>
helm <room-vnum>
hp | hits <hit-points>
skinobj <obj-vnum> What corpse skins into
carcobj <obj-vnum> What corpse leaves behind
attack <attack-type> Natural attack type: claw, etc
allskills | noskills Gives/removes every skills
delete Delete a mob.
'position-types' Type: tags position-types
'deity' Type: tags deity--not implented
'races' Type: tags races
'skills' <percent> Type: tags skills
'action-bits' Type: tags action-bits
'affected-bits' Type: tags affected-bits
dpos 'position-types' Default position
trudge, paced, walk, jog, run, sprint
keeper Associate shop with mob
markup <number> To sell multiplier
discount <number> To buy multiplier
econ_markup1,2,3 <number> To sell econ flagged multiplier
econ_discount1,2,3 <number> To buy econ flagged multiplier
nobuy <econ flag> Won't buy flagged item
econ1,2,3 <econ flag> econ_markup/discount flags
shop Shop room number
store Store room number
trades "'item-type' ... " Types of items traded
delivery "<ovnum> ..." Objects replaced after buy
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Usage: mcopy <target mob's name>
This command duplicates one in-game instance of a mob,
including worn equipment; useful for whipping up swarms
of raiders in a only a few minutes.
NOTE: Please remember the value we place on quality
over quantity, and don't abuse this command. Thanks.
Example:
> mcopy goblin
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Usage: mclone <target VNUM>
Clones one mob to another. This also works across
zones, and so is useful for making similar mobs in
different zones.
The mob you are cloning is the one currently open
in your editor, via the MOBILE command.
NOTE: Please remember the value we place on quality
over quantity, and don't abuse this command. Thanks.
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Usage: munused <zone number>
The MUNUSED command can provide a list of available Mob-vnums within the desired zone.
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Usage: freeze <zone>
Stops all mobile activity updates for the specified zone. Use
this to prevent mobiles from wandering during build/save periods.
Use THAW to reverse the affects of this command.
Note that ALL ZONES on the builder port are frozen by
default; this is why mobs do not wander, attack, or activate
mprogs. Please use this command sparingly on the player port.
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Usage: thaw <zone>
Re-enables mobile activity updates in the specified zone.
Mobiles will wander and perform special functions as in
normal game play. This command is used in conjunction with
the FREEZE command.
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locate [+/-mob name]
[zone]
[virtual]
act "<action-bits>"
[clan name]
clan <clan name>
[position]
This command finds a desired mobile.
Example:
locate +fiery-haired -male <zone number>
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POSITION-TYPES
Dead Mortally wounded Unconscious Stunned
Sleeping Resting Sitting Fighting
Standing
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RACES
Human Animal Amphibian
Arachnid Bat Bear Bird
Boar Bobcat Cat Cow
Dog Ferret Fish Fox
Frog Goat Goose Horse
Insect Mink Mouse Pony
Rabbit Rat Reptile Scorpion
Serpent Sheep Snake Swine
Toad Warhorse Wolf Deer
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SKILLS
Unused Brawling Light-Edge Medium-Edge
Heavy-Edge Light-Blunt Medium-Blunt Heavy-Blunt
Light-Pierce Medium-Pierce Heavy-Pierce Staff
Polearm Throwing Blowgun Sling
Shortbow Longbow Crossbow Dual-Wield
Block Parry Subdue Disarm
Sneak Hide Steal Picklock
Search Listen Forage Ritual
Scan Backstab Barter Ride
Climb Swim Hunt Skin
Sail Poisoning Alchemy Herbalism
Clairvoyance Danger-Sense Empathy Hex
Psychic-Bolt Prescience Aura-Sight Telepathy
Seafaring Dodge Tame Break
Metalcraft Woodcraft Textilecraft Cookery
Baking Hideworking Stonecraft Candlery
Brewing Distilling Literacy Dyecraft
Apothecary Glasswork Gemcraft Milling
Mining Perfumery Pottery Tracking
Farming Healing Atliduk Adunaic
Haradaic Westron Dunael Labba
Norliduk Rohirric Talathic Umitic
Nahaiduk Pukael Sindarin Quenya
Silvan Khuzdul Orkish Black-Speech
Sarati Tengwar Beleriand-Tengwar Certhas-Daeron
Angerthas-Daeron Quenyan-Tengwar Angerthas-Moria Gondorian-Tengwar
Arnorian-Tengwar Numenian-Tengwar Northern-Tengwar Angerthas-Erebor
Runecasting
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ACTION BITS
Memory Sentinel Scavenger IsNPC
NoVNPC Aggressive Stayzone Wimpy
Pursue Thief Hunter Killer
Enforcer Stealthy Vehicle Stop
Criminal Pariah Mount Unused
PCOwned Wildlife Stayput Passive
Unused Econzone Jailer
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AFFECTED BITS
Undefined Invisible Infravision Detect-Invisible
Detect-Magic Sense-Life Hold Sanctuary
Group Curse Magic-only Poison
AScan Paralysis Undefined Undefined
Sleep Dodge ASneak AHide
Fear Charm Follow Hooded
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ECON
minas tirith osgiliath gondor minas morgul
magical rare valuable foreign
junk illegal wild poor
fine haradaic orkish
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