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<LI><em>From</em>: <A HREF="mailto:cg#ami-cg,GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA">cg#ami-cg,GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA</A> (Chris Gray)</LI>
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[ChrisL]
:>Not bad; my only problem with this is that if there's any sort of
:>mechanisms by which the player can learn about their world without
:>actually going places, this starts to break down. The most obvious
:>example is the spell locate object.
:
:Other good candidates:
:
: Built in rumour systems
: Newspapers
: OBE (Out of Body Experience)
: Scrying
: High altitude overview (for those with 3D)
: Indirect viewing ("typical" magic eye objects, or your
:clairvoyance).
: Remotely controlled/possessed mobiles.
: Demon riders on mobiles.
: 'Bots.
I'm not sure how to interpret the last 3 examples, but as for the others,
none of those exist (yet) in my scenario. A wizard could create any of
them, however. So, this suggests some changes. Currently, in my scenario
(which I still call a "starter" scenario"), there are really 3 classes
of NPC's:
- those that stick around all the time. They either sidestep
combat, run away instead of being killed, get regened like
players do, or do not enter the combat areas.
- those that are special to special rooms. These are the ones
discussed - they come back only when the room is triggered.
- generic monsters - these are pseudorandomly generate when players
move around in combat areas
The reason the class 2 ones stay gone until needed is really just one
of efficiency - my server will run on a 7 Mhz 68000, so I want to not use
extra cycles. A quick fix here is to have them re-appear right away, but
not reactivate. So, distance viewing will see them, but always in the
same place. An OK compromise, I think.
Another solution is to establish a convention that says that distance
viewers should check for and call a specific action on locations they
are viewing. That action could cause the viewers to see the missing
NPC's, without actually having to create them. (Dirty trick, I know!)
[TrashCollectors]
Kewl! This one I'm going to have to seriously consider, although likely
not as detailed, and I don't have a mana concept to deal with.
Unfortunately, my next release is almost 100% dealing with issues of the
client, and not any scenario stuff. I'm spending boring time messing
around with scroll bars, text clipping, etc. Ick!
--
Chris Gray cg#ami-cg,GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA
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<LI><STRONG>Re: Resets and repops</STRONG>, <EM>(continued)</EM>
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00154" HREF="msg00154.html">Re: Resets and repops</A></strong>,
Nathan Yospe <a href="mailto:yospe#hawaii,edu">yospe#hawaii,edu</a>, Fri 21 Mar 1997, 03:03 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00158" HREF="msg00158.html">Re: Resets and repops</A></strong>,
claw <a href="mailto:claw#null,net">claw#null,net</a>, Fri 21 Mar 1997, 07:47 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00157" HREF="msg00157.html">Re: Resets and repops</A></strong>,
claw <a href="mailto:claw#null,net">claw#null,net</a>, Fri 21 Mar 1997, 09:33 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00159" HREF="msg00159.html">Re: Resets and repops</A></strong>,
Adam Wiggins <a href="mailto:nightfall#inficad,com">nightfall#inficad,com</a>, Fri 21 Mar 1997, 14:25 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00161" HREF="msg00161.html">Re: Resets and repops</A></strong>,
Chris Gray <a href="mailto:cg#ami-cg,GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA">cg#ami-cg,GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA</a>, Fri 21 Mar 1997, 23:49 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00162" HREF="msg00162.html">Re: Resets and repops</A></strong>,
claw <a href="mailto:claw#null,net">claw#null,net</a>, Sat 22 Mar 1997, 00:56 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00163" HREF="msg00163.html">Re: Resets and repops</A></strong>,
claw <a href="mailto:claw#null,net">claw#null,net</a>, Sat 22 Mar 1997, 01:43 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00164" HREF="msg00164.html">Re: Resets and repops</A></strong>,
claw <a href="mailto:claw#null,net">claw#null,net</a>, Sat 22 Mar 1997, 02:32 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00165" HREF="msg00165.html">Re: Resets and repops</A></strong>,
Nathan Yospe <a href="mailto:yospe#hawaii,edu">yospe#hawaii,edu</a>, Sat 22 Mar 1997, 05:10 GMT
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