Main Command Help~ # parsing parse interpreter interpreting~ ^gPARSING - ^bHow commands are interpreted ^C One of the things that makes Crimson2 a little nicer than your run of the mill mud is a universal command parser. What does this mean in English? Namely that all the shortcuts/examples below work for every command in the game, no exceptions. One thing you should know is that several words are ignored entirely, namely at, in, inside, from, the, of, to, etc. etc. As such: ^glook at cryogen ^Cis the same as ^glook cryogen ^Cto the parser. In fact ^glook the at in cryogen from inside ^Cis the same as ^glook cryogen ^Cto the parser..... Anyways, the easiest way to understand how it works is by way of example, so heres a few examples. e.g. ^gget bread - ^bGet the bread ^gget 2.bread - ^bGet the second bread ^gget 3rd bread - ^bGet the third bread ^gget br - ^bGet the first thing that starts with ^gbr ^gget all - ^bGet everything you can ^gge all.bread - ^bGet all the bread ^gge all bread - ^bGet all the bread ^gge 2 bread - ^bGet 2 bread ^gge 2 3.bread - ^bGet 2 bread, starting with the 3rd one ^rSEE ALSO: ^g<Every Command in the Mud> ~ # north south east west up down moving movement~ ^GNORTH SOUTH EAST WEST UP ^bor ^gDOWN - ^bmove in this direction ^C These are your basic move around the mud type commands. Note that to move you must have enough movement points left. If you run out of movement points dont panic, simply wait a few minutes and you'll become less tired. ^rSEE ALSO: ^gEXITS GO ~ # go~ ^gGO - ^bGo through an exit, typically the GO is unnecessary ^C e.g. go north go n go gate ^rSEE ALSO: ^gNORTH EXITS SCAN ~ # exits~ ^gEXITS - ^bquickly glance around at the available exits ^C Note: that this will only reveal obvious exits, hidden exits will not show up. ^rSEE ALSO: ^gSCAN ~ # scan~ ^gSCAN - ^bLook into neighboring rooms ^C If you type ^gSCAN^C you will look into all adjacent rooms. However you scan in a particular direction you can see farther away. e.g. scan scan north scan n ^rSEE ALSO: ^gEXITS ~ # look~ ^gLOOK - ^blook at an object in the game ^C simply typing look will show you a description of everything in your room. But you can also explicitly look at objects within a room (or your inventory). e.g. look cryogen look guard etc. ^rSEE ALSO: ^gPARSING SCAN EXITS ~ # open~ ^gOPEN - ^bOpen a closed door or container ^C ^rSEE ALSO: ^gCLOSE UNLOCK LOCK PICKLOCK HACK ~ # close~ ^gCLOSE - ^bClose an open door or container ^C ^rSEE ALSO: ^gOPEN UNLOCK LOCK PICKLOCK HACK ~ # unlock~ ^gUNLOCK - ^bUnlock a closed door or container ^C ^rSEE ALSO: ^gOPEN CLOSE LOCK PICKLOCK HACK ~ # lock~ ^gLOCK - ^bLock a closed door or container ^C ^rSEE ALSO: ^gOPEN CLOSE UNLOCK PICKLOCK HACK ~ # stand~ ^gSTAND - ^bStand up ^C This is your normal position. ^rSEE ALSO: ^gSIT REST SLEEP WAKE ~ # sit~ ^gSIT - ^bSit down ^C While sitting your character regains health and energy at a faster rate. ^rSEE ALSO: ^gSTAND REST SLEEP WAKE ~ # rest~ ^gREST - ^bLie down and rest ^C While resting your character regains health and energy at a faster rate. However if you are attacked you will be unable to fight back until you stand up. ^rSEE ALSO: ^gSTAND SIT SLEEP WAKE ~ # sleeping~ ^gSLEEP - ^bLie down and go to sleep ^C While asleep you do not see or hear what is going on around you. However you heal and recover energy at a much accelerated rate. If you are attacked you will wake up but will be unable to fight back until you stand up. ^rSEE ALSO: ^gSTAND SIT REST WAKE ~ # wake~ ^gWAKE - ^bWake up but remain lying down ^C While resting your character regains health and energy at a faster rate. However if you are attacked you will be unable to fight back until you stand up. ^rSEE ALSO: ^gSTAND SIT REST SLEEP ~ # hit kill shoot~ ^gKILL - ^bTry to kill that pesky critter ^C You meanie you... Actually killing things is generally a good idea. (Unless of course they're tougher than you are) When you kill a creature in the game you gain experience points based on their toughness relative to you. (Another reason grouping is a good idea ie jointly you can kill tougher creatures). You can guesstimate their relative toughness by using the consider command. ^rSEE ALSO: ^gCONSIDER FLEE CONCENTRATE ~ # group~ ^gGROUP - ^bAdd and remove people from your group ^C This command is used to add and remove followers from your group. People in a group share experience from kills. Frankly, grouping is a Good Idea. Note: before you can group someone they *MUST* start following you first. e.g. ^ggroup - Look at your group status ^ggroup cryogen - Add cryogen to your group ^ggroup cryogen - Changed our mind, ditch that loser cryogen ^rSEE ALSO: ^gFOLLOW ~ # follow~ ^gFOLLOW - ^bStart following someone ^C This allows you to start following another creature in the game. Typically it is used when you are forming up a group. (There's safety in numbers). When you are following someone you will automatically move whenever they do. If you try to follow someone who is themselves following another person you will instead end of following their leader as well. e.g. ^gfollow cryogen - start following cryogen ^gfollow <yourname> - follow yourself ie stop following other people ^rSEE ALSO: ^gGROUP ~ # concentrate~ ^gCONCENTRATE - ^bUse a Psionic ability ^C This works best if you choose a psionic ability you have actually practiced. e.g. ^gconcentrate ghostfist guard ^gconc endur ^rSEE ALSO: ^gPRACTICE ~ # practice~ ^gPRACTICE - ^bImprove your skill with this ability. ^C Before you can practice a skill you must first locate someone who can teach that skill to you. Unless a trainer is present you can only inspect your current skills. e.g. ^gpractice - display the skill categories you can practice skills in ^gpractice *laser - display all the laser skills you can practice ^gpracice flee - improve your skill at fleeing. (trainer must be present) ^C Reading the skill display: ^y*Skill(^Y999^y)*^g - You are as good as you can be at this ^r*Skill(0/999)*^g - You cannot practice this skill at this trainer ^gSkill(^w0/999^g)[1] - You can practice this skill here up to max. ^CSkill(^p0/*999^C)[1]^g - You can practice this skill here but not up to max. ^rSEE ALSO: ^gCONCENTRATE WEAPON-SKILLS <SKILL-NAME> ~ # drop~ ^gDROP - ^bDrop and object ^C ^rSEE ALSO: ^gPARSING GET PUT JUNK ~ # get take~ ^gGET - ^bPickup an object ^C ^rSEE ALSO: ^gPARSING DROP PUT JUNK ~ # junk~ ^gJUNK - ^bDestroys an object you no longer want or need ^C e.g. junk needler ^rSEE ALSO: ^gDROP ~ # put~ ^gPUT - ^bPut an object into another object ^C e.g. put clip needler ^rSEE ALSO: ^gDROP GIVE JUNK GET ~ # give~ ^gGIVE - ^bGive an object to someone ^C ^rSEE ALSO: ^gGET DROP PUT ~ # equip wear wield~ ^gEQUIP - ^bEquip an object ^C This starts you using an object ie starts wearing a jacket, holding a needler etc e.g. ^gequip needler ^gequip jacket ^rSEE ALSO: ^gINVENTORY UNEQUIP ~ # unequip remove~ ^gUNEQUIP - ^bUnequips an object ^C This stops using an object and places it in your inventory so that you can drop it, sell it etc. e.g. ^gunequip needler ^gunequip jacket ^rSEE ALSO: ^gINVENTORY EQUIP ~ # inventory~ ^gINVENTORY - ^bShow what you are carrying ^C This command shows a list of what you are carrying. It does *NOTE* show you objects that you are wearing or otherwise equipped with. (See EQUIP for a list of those). Note that the amount of weight you can carry is determined by your strength, and that is you carry too much weight you will be encumbered. While encumbered movement point costs are doubled. e.g. ^ginventory ^ginv ^gi ^rSEE ALSO: ^gEQUIP UNEQUIP GET DROP ~ # use~ ^gUSE - ^bUse an object ^C This command activates an object. For some types of objects ie medipatches and the like, using will destroy the object. For other types ie scanners etc. it will merely use up some of the stored energy in its batteries. e.g. use medipatch use scanner remnants use scanner 2.remnants ^rSEE ALSO: ^g ~ # eat~ ^gEAT - ^bEat an object (typically food) ^C You can also use the set command to turn AUTOEAT on. Be carefull not to carry any poisoned food if you do this. ^rSEE ALSO: ^gDRINK ~ # drink~ ^gDRINK - ^bDrink from a drink container ^C You can also use the set command to turn AUTODRINK on. Be carefull not to carry any poisoned drinks if you do this. ^rSEE ALSO: ^gEAT FILL EMPTY ~ # fill~ ^gFILL - ^bFill a drink container from another ^C ^rSEE ALSO: ^gEMPTY ~ # read~ ^gREAD - ^bRead a note off a bulletin board ^C For example, lets say you wanted to read a note on the Wall Terminal ie read terminal - see the list of notes on the terminal read terminal 1 - read note #1 ^rSEE ALSO: ^gWRITE REPLY EDIT ERASE ~ # write~ ^gWRITE - ^bWrite a note on a bulletin board ^C For example, lets say you wanted to leave a note on the Wall Terminal ie write terminal <your subject here> ^rSEE ALSO: ^gREAD REPLY EDIT ERASE ~ # reply~ ^gREPLY - ^bReply to a note on a bulletin board ^C ie. You want to reply to message #4 on the Wall Terminal. reply terminal 4 This would create a message with a subject of Re:<Message #4's subject> that would be indented immediately after message 4. ^rSEE ALSO: ^gREAD WRITE EDIT ERASE ~ # edit~ ^gEDIT - ^bEdit a note you wrote on a bulletin board ^C Typically used to correct a typo or something. To edit message #4 on the Wall Terminal you would type: edit terminal 4 ^rSEE ALSO: ^gREAD WRITE REPLY ERASE ~ # erase~ ^gERASE - ^bErase a note you left on a bulletin board ^C To erase Message#4 on the Wall Terminal you would type: erase terminal 4 ^rSEE ALSO: ^gREAD WRITE REPLY EDIT ~ # gossip~ ^gGOSSIP - ^bThis sends a message to everyone in the game ^C This allows you to chat with everyone in the game, no matter where they are. If you find all the GOSSIP anoying you can use the SET command to turn it off ^rSEE ALSO: ^gSAY TELL SET ~ # auction~ ^gAUCTION - ^bSend a message to everyone in the game ^C Typically you would use this command only if you were interested in buying or selling an object. ^rSEE ALSO: ^gSAY TELL GOSSIP SET ~ # emote~ ^gEMOTE - ^bThe all purpose social command ^C This can be used to send arbitrary messages to other people in the same room. For example you could type: ^gemote jumps up and down excitedly^C and others would see: Cryogen jumps up and down excitedly You can also type things like: ^gemote With a happy cry, $n leaps forward and gives everyone a great big hug^C and others would see: With a happy cry, Cryogen leaps forward and gives everyone a great big hug ^rSEE ALSO: ^gSOCIALS ~ # say~ ^gSAY - ^bThe basic form of communication ^C Depending on what your sentence ends with (ie ? or !) what you say will either come out as You say, You ask, or You exclaim. For example: say hello - Cryogen says "hello" say Hello Corbin! - Cryogen exclaims "Hello Corbin!" say anyone here? - Cryogen asks "anyone here?" ^rSEE ALSO: ^gGOSSIP TELL GTELL ~ # tell~ ^gTELL - ^bSend a private message ^C You can use this command to send something to a player in another room such that nobody else can hear it. If you find that people are allways sending you messages that you would rather ignore, you can use the SET command to turn them off. e.g. tell cryogen can I have a re-imb? tell player sorry I dont do these ^rSEE ALSO: ^gSAY GOSSIP SET ~ # order~ ^gORDER - ^b ^C ^rSEE ALSO: ^g ~ # gtell~ ^gGTELL - ^bSend a message to your group ^C This sends a message to everyone in your group, no matter where they are in the game. e.g. ^ggtell Hey group lets go explore the anomaly ^ggtell Argh I'm getting my butt kicked, help me out here ^rSEE ALSO: ^gSAY TELL GOSSIP ~ # set~ ^gSET - ^bSets a variety of personal preferences ^C Its a very good idea to go over some of the settings fairly soon after creating your character, some of them are quite handy. ^rSEE ALSO: ^g ~ # score~ ^gSCORE - ^bGive you a status screen on your character ^C Full of handy information, you should do this whenever you feel the burning need to check on your characters progress. ^rSEE ALSO: ^g ~ # title~ ^gTITLE - ^bChange your title ^C ^rSEE ALSO: ^gWHO ~ # socials~ ^gSOCIALS - ^bLists the available social ^C Social commands dont actually do anything except send messages. It allows you to interact socially with other players. For a complete list type "socials", but as a quick list of some popular commands:^g grin - grin evilly grin cryogen - grin evilly at cryogen smirk - smirk smile - smile happily nod - nod solemnly chuckle - chuckle politely wave - wave goodbye ^rSEE ALSO: ^gEMOTE ~ # alias~ ^gALIAS - ^bList aliases or Create an alias ^C What is an alias you ask? Aliases are shortcuts to commonly used commands. For example, you might find that you are using the psionic power ghost fist rather frequently so you might create an alias with: alias gf concentrate ghostfist This way you could just do something like: gf <target> and save yourself some typing. The Crimson2 server also understands variables (ie %1 %2 etc) and can execute multiple commands separated by ";". Let us say that you are frequently getting a bread out of your bag and eating it: alias eb get bread bag; eat bread Now what if you wanted to keep both bread and meat in the bag you could: alias ebm get %1 bag; eat %1 and then type "ebm meat" or "ebm bread" ^rSEE ALSO: ^gUNALIAS ~ # unalias~ ^gUNALIAS - ^bDelete an alias ^C Deletes one of your aliases. e.g. unalias - list aliases unalias gf - delete the alias "gf" ^rSEE ALSO: ^g ~ # who~ ^gWHO - ^bSee a list of everyone in the game. ^C This command shows you who else in in the game with you. It also shows you their title. ^rSEE ALSO: ^gTITLE ~ # where~ ^gWHERE - ^bWhere is everyone/someone ^C This can be used in either of two ways: ^gwhere - ^bwhere are nearby players (players in the same area as you) ^gwhere <name> - ^bwhere is this person/mob ^rSEE ALSO: ^gWHO ~ # time~ ^gTIME - ^bDisplays various timing information ^C This can be used to determine how much longer it will be until an area resets. It also shows you the uptime of the server. ^rSEE ALSO: ^g ~ # entermsg~ ^gENTERMSG - ^bChange your entrance message ^C This is the message that is displayed when you enter the game, teleport into a room, or otherwise suddenly appear from nowhere. ^rSEE ALSO: ^gEXITMSG ~ # exitmsg~ ^gEXITMSG - ^bChange your exit message ^C This is the message that is displayed when you exit the game, teleport out of a room, or otherwise suddenly abruptly disappear. ^rSEE ALSO: ^gENTERMSG ~ # finger~ ^gFINGER - ^bCheck another player ^C Using this command you can check how long another player has been idle, how long its been since they last signed on, their email address (unless they have set it as PRIVATE) and their plan (just a short public message). Unlike most commands, you must specify their name in full. e.g. finger cryogen finger corbin ^rSEE ALSO: ^gSET ~ # levels~ ^gLEVELS - ^bDisplay the experience required for the next few levels ^C Shows you how much experience you need to make the next 20 or so levels ^rSEE ALSO: ^gSCORE ~ # exit quit~ ^gQUIT - ^bas in quit the game, I'm going home.... ^C Be aware that if you do this you *WILL* lose your stuff, the better choice is to rent a stasis chamber. (Actually right now you keep your stuff, but eventually you wont, so there!) ^rSEE ALSO: ^g ~ # c4snoop~ ^Gc4snoop - snoop the C4 execution of an OBJ/MOB/WLD/Area ^C This is mainly a debugging tool for C4 coders and area builders. It does not show you a complete C4 execution history, but rather just reports what functions were called and with what results. Type "c4snoop <thing>" to begin c4snooping <thing>. World and area scripts are currently un-snoopable. Furthermore, not that if you 1) c4snoop an object, and then 2) switch to some other mob, then you WILL NOT get c4snoop messages because they are BEING SENT TO YOUR REAL BODY. This is not really a bug, but rather more of a limitation of the code structure. ^RSEE ALSO: ^gsnoop ~ $