This directory contains documentation on various aspects of the game.
CONTENTS:
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ACTIONS.DOC - Description of the 'social action' system.
COMBAT.DOC - Out of date
COMM.DOC - The game-to-player communications system, most important
the act() procedure.
DATABASE.DOC - The format of the most important data files.
DBSUP.DOC - Detailed information on each field in database.doc
DEFS.DOC - Important document on what rules should be followed
when creating a part of the world, to avoid complete
chaos.
HANDLER.DOC - Descriptions of most of the basic 'database handling'
procedures, found in handler.c
INTERPRETER.DOC - ?? Out of date
LEVELS.DOC - Out of date
LICENSE.DOC - The conditions under which this game is distributed.
NOTE: THIS FILE MUST ALWAYS BE PRESENT.
LOOK.DOC
C_MACROS.DOC - Descriptions of the macros used in the game code.
NEWSTRUCT.DOC - Out of date
RUNNING.DOC - Directions for running the game.
SHOPS.DOC - Brief doc on how to build shop files in lib/
SKILLS.DOC - Out of date
SPELLS.DOC - Out of date
TIME.DOC - How time is in DikuMud compared to real world.
VALUES.DOC - The 4 generic values for items, described in detail.
TRAPS.DOC - How to build a trap in tinyworld.obj, addtion to the
other obj instructions.
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.h files for the constants which are handy for creating monsters, and
objects, etc.
AdminHints.doc gives some info on adjusting things already in the game.