> > >-----Original Message----- >From: Daniel Koepke [SMTP:dkoepke@california.com] >Sent: Saturday, February 01, 1997 4:54 PM >To: circle@cspo.queensu.ca >Subject: Re: [Idea] Adding the concept of 'IT' for object commands. > >On Fri, 31 Jan 1997, Gary Barnett wrote: > >> Last night I fired up my News Reader and read through the latest >> discussions on the rec.games.mud.diku group. After reading a huge >> thread on adding 'it' in object based commands; i.e. > >Whatabout 'him'/'her', and 'them'? For instance: > > > consider bob >> kill him > >or: > > > get gauntlets > > wear them > Good Point!! Thanks! I'll have to scurry off and add that :-) >I suppose, 'them' and 'it' could be the same, but I think people are >more prone to using 'them' when refering to more than one object (eg., >"gauntlets" is a pair of gauntlets, so 'it' doesn't sound right). So, >if you just add a check for "them" along with the "it" then it'll turn >out pretty well. It'd still allow: > > > get gauntlets > > wear it > >Which sounds strange, and also put in further silliness such as: > > > get sword >> wield them > Maybe the word THEM could equal all.IT .. that would seem to cover all the bases, no? >But what are the chances people are going to try those instead of the >proper pronoun-thingy? Those aren't major concerns, IMO. > True enough.. but as a player convenience, it would seem necessary to code all of the possibilities, lest you add a nail to the coffin of suspension of disbelief. Eventually I want to integrate a parser at least as intelligent as the old Infocom games, Zork, Planetfall, Sorcerer, et al. This is more of a long term project, as it will require a complete intepreter rewrite. If anyone has done this for Circle, and are interested in sharing your wisdom, I'd like to hear from you! --Mallory +-----------------------------------------------------------+ | Ensure that you have read the CircleMUD Mailing List FAQ: | | http://cspo.queensu.ca/~fletcher/Circle/list_faq.html | +-----------------------------------------------------------+
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