On Thu, 4 Dec 1997 11:32:28 -0600 "Drago's" <creed@I-55.COM> writes:
>>It would be easier to add a string field to the existing wld files.
>
This will not simply be added to the current description,
>however. If the character meets the ability score minimum, the
alternate
>desc will be displayed instead of the normal one. However, since most
rooms
>won't have an "alternate description", a description of nothing would
have
>to result in a world[room_nr].extra_desc = world[room_nr].description
>call. I don't know exactly how I would do that, but I'm sure it's not
to
>hard. With this method, I could simply add
>
[Snip]
>
>to the room data and have checks for it. However, I am unsure how to
set up
>extra fields in the records in wld files. I am just GUESSING that it
would
>accept two new fields ended by a ~ mark (as long as they were
appropriate
>types)?
>
Why not have a room flag called something like RM_EXTRA_DESC and have the
mud check for that. Of course you're going to have to write a separate
field for the minimum ability score.
Lord Chaos
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