ifMUD - A MUD Forever Monkeying HAVE AN ACCOUNT? Type "connect name password greeting" to log in. NEED AN ACCOUNT? Point your web browser at http://fovea.retina.net:4001/ WANT TO KNOW WHO'S HERE? Type 'who' for a list of current users JUST VISITING? You can also log on as a guest by typing "connect guest guest". ANY PROBLEMS? Send email to Liza Daly TYPE connect, who, or quit: *************************** Login Succeeded "There's no substitute for a good, straight aliasing." -- official motto ifMUD An interactive conversation Copyright (c) 1998 by rec.[arts|games].int-fiction Release 41 / Serial number 970720 / perlMUD v2.1z ifMUD is brought to you by retina.net, an ISP in Massachusetts running off a state-of-the-art electronic yo-yo. FAQ: http://www.ministryofpeace.com/text/ifMUD/faq.html BACKUP: 208.221.8.3 4000 PHOTOS: http://www.retina.net/~ddyte/ NEWS 9/28/98 Of Functions Unknown! Thanks to markm for @strlen and @substr (see their help entries), and DGlasser for our new finger fields "game" and "url" (see "help finger"). New Wizard Showcase! Welcome ddyte, lpsmith, and Sargent as they don pointy caps and join the ranks of the ifMUD wizards. They'll be sure to fulfill all their wizardly duties after the obligatory two-week boot camp session in an unlit cavern maze. To view this again, simply type 'motd' without the quotes. Dorm A This is a very long room, lined with muti-tiered bunks. Flimsy partitions between the tiers may provide a modicum of privacy. These spartan living quarters could house hundreds, many of whom are sleeping here right now. There is are archways on the north and east walls. Note to new users: Most of us hang out in the Adventurer's Lounge or the Carousel Bar & Grill. The Lounge is north, and then west, from this location, while the Bar is north and then up. If you get lost, type '@holler Help me! I'm lost!' and someone will try to find you. Visible Exits: north, east, south [Robinson] Whoops! n You walk north under the archway. Long Hall This room is brilliantly lit from all directions. In fact, it is unclear where the walls and ceiling end. Doorways lead to the east and west, and tunnels open up in most other directions. An archway stands at the south end of the hall. You can see: a torch in a wall sconce, Object #1000, sign, Long Hall map, dartboard, sign, EXPERIMENT IN PROGRESS sign Visible Exits: south, north, west, east, southwest, southeast, northeast, northwest, up Nqiraghere'f Ybhatr Pnaqyrf ba gur jbbq-cnaryyrq jnyyf perngr n pbzsbegnoyl qnex ngzbfcurer. Unaq-qenja zncf ner gncrq gb arneyl rirel fhesnpr - gur jnyyf, gur prvyvat, gur gebcul pnfr va gur pbeare. Frngvat vf cyragvshy. N fznyy fgbentr pybfrg vf gb gur abegu. You can see: Birthday Calendar, Sadie CDs now available!, new Xyzzy award categories, hey there l*, Dictators-R-Us, typical exchange from BLACK PANTHER #1, first panel from BLACK PANTHER #1, person finder, alternation, World Map, LucFrench has been deleted, Ebert quote, Very preliminary Inform debugger written in Java, Replayability discussion, barometer, flap-doodle, announcement from Jaybird, Comp98 Countdown, stock market report, dictionary entry, 1-900-PARTY-MUD, schep, even, summary of 'replayability' discussion, fuzzy robot, rot13, oracular response to a blank question, Psmith, Spatch, What is MBTI/INTP?, Grocible, Ghogg, ddyte Visible Exits: east, north, down, northeast, west, south, northwest, southwest, up, southeast, baseball chat room, geek room Spatch says (to ghogg), "I'm trying very hard to structure the plot around an IF-friendly device" Spatch says, "the backstory and beginning fit in just fine" ddyte asks (to robinson), "You are JRW?" @describe me = [scene missing] Description set. .ddyte Yes You whisper "Yes" to ddyte. Ghogg says (to Spatch), "It's hard to diverge properly without resorting to the 'magic formula' puzzle." ddyte says, "Oh hell." Spatch says, ">TURN ON DEUS EX MACHINA DEVICE" Spatch says, "*** You have won ***" So, this is IFMud... You say, "So, this is IFMud..." Spatch says, "...and what have you done? Another year over, a new one just begun..." Grocible says, "welcome, robinson" Grocible says, "insofar as I can welcome anyone anywhere" ddyte whispers, "Hope you don't mind about the minor name change. I just don't want some little detail to prevent someone from playing your game, even if it may never come up." x ddyte To see what ddyte looks like, check out the IF Hall of Shame at http://www.retina.net/~ddyte/ Carrying: bag, lunch, corn hunk, Best Setting trophy, daisy chain, teddy bear, ticket to U.S. and free AOL disk, food, cards markm found for ddyte, "I GOT IT ON at the Outback Steakhouse" button, Robot Babe names, Album sign up list, Book Proposal .ddyte Not a problem. I can see how having a digit as the first character might conk some OS out. You whisper "Not a problem. I can see how having a digit as the first character might conk some OS out." to ddyte. say, how do you do the "says (to so-and-so)" thing? You ask, "say, how do you do the "says (to so-and-so)" thing?" Spatch says (to robinson), "and a big fat texas howdy from me, too" ddyte says, "Two dots/" ..ddyte like this? You ask (to ddyte), "like this?" ddyte says, "Indeedy." Robinson ddyte And what does a colon do? ddyte says, "emotes." Robinson Urgh ddyte does it with colons. Robinson wishes he'd picked a different username. ddyte says, "Easy to change. @name me = banana" I notice that everyone seems to be carrying strange assortments of esoteric objects. You are carrying nothing. @name me = JRW Name set. ddyte says, "Just don't put a space in there or you won't be able to log in." x me [scene missing] x Psmith Languid looking chap in white suit and Panama, fly-whisk and buttonhole. Spatch says, "and then you'll hafta log in as Admin and change your name back and boy howdy is it embarassing to do" Spatch says, "oh, wait, that's just me" @describe me = Tall, lanky chap wearing a hat at a rakish angle. Description set. ddyte says, "Hee." ..ddyte So, how many entries made it in? You ask (to ddyte), "So, how many entries made it in?" x calendar It's a calendar which lists ifMUD events, and @users' birthdays. If you'd like yours added, tell markm. Obvious Actions: read january, read february, read march, read april, read may, read june, read july, read august, read september, read october, read november, read december ddyte says, "Well, I now have 27. I'm expecting another before the deadline." JRW shrieks, "27!" ddyte asks, "But given the surprise nature of the one that appeared 5 minutes back, who knows?" ddyte says, "But hey, there are 30 prizes on offer." Oh, what time is it down where you are? You ask, "Oh, what time is it down where you are?" ddyte says, "Getting on for 6pm." ddyte says, "Oct 1." Spatch says, "oh, crap, it's october." Grocible asks, "what was last year's tally again?" I like October, but mainly because it's my birth month. You are carrying nothing. ddyte says, "34" Grocible says, "shit - yeah. october already" Can I not start a sentence with 'I'? You ask, "Can I not start a sentence with 'I'?" Spatch says, "rent's due today." Grocible sighs. payment time for stuff... Spatch says (to JRW), "type @set me=expert" help @set The @set command is used to set various flags on any object (including players, rooms, and exits). See "help flags" for more information. Usage: @set here = dark @set here = linkok @set me = female @set #327 = jumpok Spatch says, "then, to speak, use the command 'say' or just a " mark" @help flags You say, "@help flags" drat! You exclaim, "drat!" JRW mutters, "razzafrazzin'..." @set me = male Flag set. @set me = examinable Flag set. @set me = expert Flag set. You say, "I..."" You say, "Aha." Spatch exclaims, "oho!" You say, "As I was going to say... I like October, but that's probably because it's my birth month." Hm, the help on the expert flag doesn't really go into much detail about what it changes. Not a valid command. Try typing help. You say, "Hm, the help on the expert flag doesn't really go into detail about what it changes." x self I don't see that here. x me Tall, lanky chap wearing a hat at a rakish angle. x Comp98 It's far too late to be THINKING about this mud object, let alone LOOKING at it. read october You flip to October. Below a picture of scary, shuffling mannequins, you see: Birthdays: 17: WeirdBeard 21: Heaven 25: Bruce 31: DGlasser Type 'read oct-descrip' for a description of the scene. Grocible says, "october means rain in vancouver" Grocible says, "rain until, say, april" read weirdbeard I don't see that here. read oct-descrip (no description for October yet) Grocible says, "k. d. lang once said she liked vancouver because it was autumn 9 months of the year, which isn't so far off" You say, "Is Psmith just lurking or is he ... hm, I'm not sure what the alternative would be." You say, "Nine months of summer down here, more or less." Spatch says (to JRW), "basically, if you're set expert, all your commands are not automatically treated as 'say' commands" You say, "I feel so seasoned already." ddyte says, "Oven ready." Spatch exclaims, "with a pop-up timer that tells you when it's done!" ddyte says, "Mmm-mm. I can taste that southern baked goodness already." Psmith says (to JRW), "I was working. Finished now, though." Spatch says, "currently writing the Understatement documents. "To win, the player must: 1. Discover what's going on."" JRW burbles. How many judges are there going to be? Not a valid command. Try typing help. You ask, "How many judges are there going to be?" Psmith says, "Judging by past experience, 50-80" Spatch says, "I am the judge, the jury, and the executioner." Spatch says, "also the bailiff and court stenographer if need be" Spatch says, "but that's pushing it" You say, "Wow, you beat me to it. I was going to say, 'Who's the court steno then?'" Spatch grins. Spatch exclaims, "Timing!" @create machine that goes ping!;machine; machine that goes ping!;machine;;mtgp has been created as #5612. You are carrying machine that goes ping! drop all You dropped machine that goes ping!. get machine You picked up machine that goes ping!. help @destroy Sorry, there is no such help topic. Try just typing help. You ask, "Is there a way to destroy an object I've created?" Spatch says, "aah, I see you've got a machine that goes ping" ddyte says (to jrw), "@recycle" You say, "Yes, you see, we lease it back from the company we sold it to..." @recycle machine machine that goes ping!;machine;;mtgp recycled. [Gunther] Of whom, why and in what respect, is here is not betrayed. (thanks, Babelfish!) Gunther materializes. Gunther says, "Hi" JRW recycles his machine. Gunther asks, "So, when did we change to the gregorian claendar?" ddyte says, "And that way it comes under the monthly current budget, and not the capital account." Spatch says, "back when we overthrew the Czar." ddyte says, "(geez, I know that? spooky)" Gunther says, "Month/year, please" Spatch says, "Today is the Fifth of Fleemblech in the Year Of The Ostentatious Deodorant." Gunther exclaims, "No, really, it's friggin imprtant!" ddyte says (to gunther), "I have absolutely no idea." Spatch says (to gunther), "If I knew, I'd tell you. Since I don't, I offer nonsense words instead." Gunther has disconnected. Gunther disappears in a cloud of crimson smoke. [Gunther] We'll be together while the planet dies. Psmith says (to Gunther), "1752 in Britain and the British colonies (eg America)" You ask, "Do you have to write the indefinite article into created-object descriptions?" ddyte says, "http://www.aia-and.com/dates2.html" Psmith says, "Missed. Damn. Ah well, time for me to hed bedwards." G'night. Not a valid command. Try typing help. You say, "G'night." [Gunther] Of whom, why and in what respect, is here is not betrayed. (thanks, Babelfish!) Gunther materializes. Gunther exclaims, "eeeagh! hangup!" Psmith has disconnected. Psmith wends his way back to the Alchymical Laboratory. [Psmith] Psmith isn't. Gunther says, "Sep. 1752" You say, "Well, this is fascinating. The IF community is ..." Gunther says, "type cal 9 1752 on any *nix terminal." JRW searches for the right words. Gunther asks, "Clueless?" ddyte says (to gunther), "http://www.aia-and.com/dates2.html explains in more detail" Gunther asks, "Made of other people?" ddyte says, "'The Gregorian calendar came into existence on Thursday, 4 October 1582.'" Gunther will have to go back to work RSN. It's just like one that was a big part of my life in 1986-88, on a local bulletin board system. Not a valid command. Try typing help. Gunther asks, "But why is the swap in 1752 then?" ddyte says, "'To complicate matters, many countriesósuch as Franceóswitched more than once.'" ddyte says (to gunther), "That's when England swapped, I think. Thus most of their empire too." You say, "It's just like one that was a big part of my life ten or twelve years ago, on a local bulletin board. Incredibly like it, actually." Gunther says, "Damn damn damn damn damn damn damn" Gunther exclaims, "OK. See ya!" Gunther waves. You say, "I never thought I'd meet another group like it again." Gunther has disconnected. Gunther disappears in a cloud of crimson smoke. [Gunther] We'll be together while the planet dies. Grocible asks, "spatch: you got a "discover what's going on" game too?" ddyte says (to jrw), "You may yet regret meeting this group." You ask, "Can I type accénted characters here?" Grocible asks, "what is going on with this phone booth?" ddyte says, "Not that this client will show me." You say, "Déjà vu in my soupçon."" Spatch says (to groc), "I guess now I do." ..ddyte I may.. You say (to ddyte), "I may.." Grocible says, "uh, no, I do not belief you can do characteurs with accents on zis muhd." You say, "I'm not sure what to do with myself now that I don't need to work on my Comp98 game any more." You say, "*I* see the accents printed back to me. Maybe I'm just lucky that way." ddyte says (to jrw), "Relax, collect big prizes." You say, "And scathing criticism." You say, "And bitter indifference." ddyte says, "That too." JRW sobs quietly. Grocible says, "ok. bedtime" Grocible waves ddyte says, "Meanwhile I collect scathing criticism for accidentally including a walkthrough I wasn't supposed to, or something like that." You say, "I was reading the SPAG reviews of last year's games. Man, if you weren't one of the top two, you were in trouble with those reviewers." Spatch says, "night all" ddyte says, "Hey I got a decent review." ddyte says, "Bye groc, spatch." You say, "Bye." Spatch waves and disappears Spatch has disconnected. Spatch goes home. [Spatch] Shorter of breath, and one day closer to death What's that tag line next to people's exits? Not a valid command. Try typing help. [jaybird] Jaybird is now connected to the mud. You say, "Hey Jaybird." jaybird suddenly appears out of nowhere! You say, "I need to figure out how to modify the interface in this program I'm using to connect..." ddyte asks, "Which is it? Pueblo?" Which thing am I using, you mean? Not a valid command. Try typing help. You ask, "Which thing am I using, you mean?" ddyte says, "Yes." JRW studies all of the Mud help files intently. help homemsg This field contains the message you see when you type 'home'. It replaces the 'You click your ruby slippers together...' message. home You click your ruby slippers together three times and disappear, safe in the knowledge that there's no place like home... Dorm A This is a very long room, lined with muti-tiered bunks. Flimsy partitions between the tiers may provide a modicum of privacy. These spartan living quarters could house hundreds, many of whom are sleeping here right now. There is are archways on the north and east walls. Note to new users: Most of us hang out in the Adventurer's Lounge or the Carousel Bar & Grill. The Lounge is north, and then west, from this location, while the Bar is north and then up. If you get lost, type '@holler Help me! I'm lost!' and someone will try to find you. Visible Exits: north, east, south n You walk north under the archway. Long Hall This room is brilliantly lit from all directions. In fact, it is unclear where the walls and ceiling end. Doorways lead to the east and west, and tunnels open up in most other directions. An archway stands at the south end of the hall. You can see: a torch in a wall sconce, Object #1000, sign, Long Hall map, dartboard, sign, EXPERIMENT IN PROGRESS sign Visible Exits: south, north, west, east, southwest, southeast, northeast, northwest, up Nqiraghere'f Ybhatr Pnaqyrf ba gur jbbq-cnaryyrq jnyyf perngr n pbzsbegnoyl qnex ngzbfcurer. Unaq-qenja zncf ner gncrq gb arneyl rirel fhesnpr - gur jnyyf, gur prvyvat, gur gebcul pnfr va gur pbeare. Frngvat vf cyragvshy. N fznyy fgbentr pybfrg vf gb gur abegu. You can see: Birthday Calendar, Sadie CDs now available!, new Xyzzy award categories, hey there l*, Dictators-R-Us, typical exchange from BLACK PANTHER #1, first panel from BLACK PANTHER #1, person finder, alternation, World Map, LucFrench has been deleted, Ebert quote, Very preliminary Inform debugger written in Java, Replayability discussion, barometer, flap-doodle, announcement from Jaybird, Comp98 Countdown, stock market report, dictionary entry, 1-900-PARTY-MUD, schep, even, summary of 'replayability' discussion, fuzzy robot, rot13, oracular response to a blank question, What is MBTI/INTP?, Grocible, Ghogg, ddyte, jaybird Visible Exits: east, north, down, northeast, west, south, northwest, southwest, up, southeast, baseball chat room, geek room You say, "Ok, I know what that does..." You ask, "So people just stake out territory and build places?" ddyte says, "Have you seen the film Sliding Doors? That was great apart from the extremely hard to believe scene where someone keeps his friends in stitches by reciting a monty python skit by heart." You say, "I did see that." ddyte says, "Well, you have to build where there is room. Try Edifice Towers." You say, "I forget which skit it was." jaybird says (to jrw), "You can always type 'lounge' from anywhere to come here instantly." ddyte says, "Otoh, don't put in too much effort, because really, everyone just hangs out here," You say, "I understand." JRW experiences acute newbie-itis. jaybird types in 'lounge', not realizing that he is already here! jaybird is obviously confused. Please be kind to him. lounge Just chatting your life away, right? Nqiraghere'f Ybhatr Pnaqyrf ba gur jbbq-cnaryyrq jnyyf perngr n pbzsbegnoyl qnex ngzbfcurer. Unaq-qenja zncf ner gncrq gb arneyl rirel fhesnpr - gur jnyyf, gur prvyvat, gur gebcul pnfr va gur pbeare. Frngvat vf cyragvshy. N fznyy fgbentr pybfrg vf gb gur abegu. You can see: Birthday Calendar, Sadie CDs now available!, new Xyzzy award categories, hey there l*, Dictators-R-Us, typical exchange from BLACK PANTHER #1, first panel from BLACK PANTHER #1, person finder, alternation, World Map, LucFrench has been deleted, Ebert quote, Very preliminary Inform debugger written in Java, Replayability discussion, barometer, flap-doodle, announcement from Jaybird, Comp98 Countdown, stock market report, dictionary entry, 1-900-PARTY-MUD, schep, even, summary of 'replayability' discussion, fuzzy robot, rot13, oracular response to a blank question, What is MBTI/INTP?, Grocible, Ghogg, ddyte, jaybird Visible Exits: east, north, down, northeast, west, south, northwest, southwest, up, southeast, baseball chat room, geek room ddyte says, "Plus, if there's a big crash, your work might get lost forever, like my epic quest I wrote when the MUD was but young." x baromater I don't see that here. x barometer ftp://ftp.gmd.de/incoming/if-archive/BAROMETR.ZIP or http://www.echonyc.com/~neild/download.html x schep You see nothing special. Carrying: Zoning Device, mudkit, code runner, Anagramizer x mudkit I don't see that here. z robot Not a valid command. Try typing help. jaybird says (to jrw), "Have you read the ifMUD faq? If not, just type'faq' to get the URL." You say, "I think I glanced at it a week or so ago, but I wasn't able to connect here then for whatever reason." You say, "and now, I've forgotten what I read." ddyte says, "Probably dead at the time." who User On Idle Dead People to Mormons: "No means No" JRW 42m08 00m00 jaybird 08m55 01m08 Ghogg 01h14 40m02 Both. ddyte 45m59 00m11 Porkaroni: It's the flesh of the pigaroni *schep 01d11 05h26 Okay, no more cheese kurds. Grocible 02h33 10m20 It's behind the picture frame. Uptime: 02d16 End of List. ddyte asks (to jaybird), "Did you get Opera?" jaybird says (to ddyte), "Yep. Installed it, played with it for maybe 20 minutes, then uninstalled it." @doing Feeling at home again. Set - Your mom would definitely approve. who User On Idle Dead People to Mormons: "No means No" JRW 42m45 00m00 Feeling at home again. jaybird 09m32 00m11 Ghogg 01h14 40m39 Both. ddyte 46m36 00m36 Porkaroni: It's the flesh of the pigaroni *schep 01d11 05h26 Okay, no more cheese kurds. Grocible 02h34 10m57 It's behind the picture frame. Uptime: 02d16 End of List. ddyte asks, "Going to buy it? Or was it bad?" You ask, "Opera?" ddyte says (to jrw), "Web browser." jaybird says (to ddyte), "I really didn't find it any easier to use than MSIE or Netscape." ddyte says, "Shame." JRW says, "Oh, ok," and goes back to reading help files. Ghogg asks (to ddyte), "Why?" You say, "OH! _Opera_! I have heard of that, now that I think about it." You ask, "Was ease-of-use supposed to be one of its strong points?" ddyte says (to ghogg), "I'd like for everyone to have a decent browser to play with." ddyte says (to jrw), "As advertised by folks round here, yes." jaybird says (to jrw), "I'm blind, and fine these Windows browers a little hard to use, especially on fancy pages." finger Robinson Usage: finger player finger jrw Login name: JRW In real life: JRW Location: Nqiraghere'f Ybhatr;NY Gender: Male Currently logged in. No plan. ddyte says, "If everyone has a good browser, they can all use zplet." @field me=rname:J. Robinson Wheeler Field set. @field me=email:wheeler@jump.net @field me=address:wheeler@jump.net hm. Not a valid command. Try typing help. You say, "hm." x jaybird You see nothing special. x ghogg He's wearing a dark scarf and beret. Carrying: 3.5 GPA., rejection letter, nice cup of peppermint tea, sherbert's right sausage, bugs ddyte says, "Away a bit..." @field me=url:http://www.jump.net/~wheeler/jrw/home.html Field set. @field me=game:Four in One, First Things First, Colours Field set. finger jrw Login name: JRW In real life: J. Robinson Wheeler Location: Nqiraghere'f Ybhatr;NY Gender: Male Email address: wheeler@jump.net IF work: Four in One, First Things First, Colours URL: http://www.jump.net/~wheeler/jrw/home.html Currently logged in. No plan. @field me=plan:No plan...yet. JRW suddenly starts to feel very sleepy. Zoinks, it's 3:35am. Not a valid command. Try typing help. You say, "Zoinks, 3:35am." read ebert If they're packing, you're dead meat. x lucfrench Luc hasn't been working out as a player here for quite some time. We have taken a step that we've been discussing for a while and have deleted him permanently from the mud. -Mgmt. You ask, "Is that thing about LucFrench being deleted for real?" read announcement I have just uploaded links.h and links.inf to ftp.gmd.de/incoming/if-archive. Links.h is a library providing Spider and Web style linkable objects in inform, and links.inf is a sample game. hopefully soon these will be moved to /if-archive/programming/inform6/library/contributions. Jayson Smith, 09/29/98 Ghogg says, "I reckon." Ghogg says, "Many people were getting annoyed." JRW raises an eyebrow. read panel I don't see that here. x panel I don't see that here. x first panel THE STORY THUS FAR: BUSTER, a rat so big you could put a SADDLE on him, continued to elude me. The CLIENT and his personal entourage had, moments before, collectively leaped out of an open window, leaving me, EVERETT K. ROSS, Emperor of Useless White Boys, to fend for himself among the indigenous tribes of the Leslie N. Hill Housing Project. ZURI was into his THIRD re-telling of how the great god T'Chaka ran the evil white devils from their ancient homeland. The bathroom had no door. I still had no pants. Ghogg says, "For example, removing objects from this room without the owner's permission." Ghogg says, "He was keeping things tidy, or so he said." x even Even-steven. Get it? get even You picked up even. throw even Not a valid command. Try typing help. eat even That doesn't look very appetizing. drop even You dropped even. Ghogg says, "I didn't mind him much, but I don't mind anyone much." l Nqiraghere'f Ybhatr Pnaqyrf ba gur jbbq-cnaryyrq jnyyf perngr n pbzsbegnoyl qnex ngzbfcurer. Unaq-qenja zncf ner gncrq gb arneyl rirel fhesnpr - gur jnyyf, gur prvyvat, gur gebcul pnfr va gur pbeare. Frngvat vf cyragvshy. N fznyy fgbentr pybfrg vf gb gur abegu. You can see: Birthday Calendar, Sadie CDs now available!, new Xyzzy award categories, hey there l*, Dictators-R-Us, typical exchange from BLACK PANTHER #1, first panel from BLACK PANTHER #1, person finder, alternation, World Map, LucFrench has been deleted, Ebert quote, Very preliminary Inform debugger written in Java, Replayability discussion, barometer, flap-doodle, announcement from Jaybird, Comp98 Countdown, stock market report, dictionary entry, 1-900-PARTY-MUD, schep, summary of 'replayability' discussion, fuzzy robot, rot13, oracular response to a blank question, What is MBTI/INTP?, Grocible, Ghogg, ddyte, jaybird, even Visible Exits: east, north, down, northeast, west, south, northwest, southwest, up, southeast, baseball chat room, geek room You ask, "I think I want to look around before I go to bed. Where's a good place to wander around?" Ghogg says, "Hmm." jaybird says (to jrw), "Just type '@toad me = me' hehehe" Ghogg says, "Go back east, pick a different direction and wander around from there." JRW stares at the bewildering number of exits. ..jaybird I think I shan't. You say (to jaybird), "I think I shan't." You say, "Ok, thanks.." JRW looks again. d Hall of URLs This drab 75% gray arena is octagonally shaped and decorated tastefully with paintings, the most notable of which a mosaic of a large cat entitled 'Cape Nett's Lynx.' Sculpture large enough to sit on takes up gallery space on the floor, while other contributions are displayed on pedestals, hung from the ceiling, or, curiously enough, floating in mid-air. A metal ladder takes brave Internet explores back up to the lounge. You can see: link sculpture, urls in general, ornately framed moonscape, half-transparent machinery, surrealistic statuette, obtuse performance art, orcy URL, noize Visible Exits: up [Ghogg] [Your score has been divided by 0.] x statuette A strangely fascinating piece of art. From one angle it looks like a cheap replica of some classical sculpture, but when you move your head a bit, it transforms to something grotesque, almost obscene. There is a small plaque in the base, reading: "for boring 2D art, visit Barabbas's gallery at http://www.uta.fi/~ah56846/gallery.html". home You click your ruby slippers together three times and disappear, safe in the knowledge that there's no place like home... Dorm A This is a very long room, lined with muti-tiered bunks. Flimsy partitions between the tiers may provide a modicum of privacy. These spartan living quarters could house hundreds, many of whom are sleeping here right now. There is are archways on the north and east walls. Note to new users: Most of us hang out in the Adventurer's Lounge or the Carousel Bar & Grill. The Lounge is north, and then west, from this location, while the Bar is north and then up. If you get lost, type '@holler Help me! I'm lost!' and someone will try to find you. Visible Exits: north, east, south Outside The bright sunlight hurts your eyes, causing you to squint for a moment or two before noticing your surroundings. You're standing outside on a large concrete terrace, wedged in between a mountain to the north and an immense black monolith to the south. The mountain looks foreboding and scary but a small white house, unassumingly nestled into the base directly to your north, looks inviting enough. Visible Exits: north, south sleep Not a valid command. Try typing help. Edifice Towers Ground Floor Shiny black marble covers every surface in this gargantuan lobby, with the exception of the huge diamond windows. Naturally. Two large elevators silently stand in the southern wall, while a large revolving door to the north leads outside onto a concrete terrace. You can see: Receptionist's desk, library sign, buzzer Visible Exits: north, up, south x desk A long black counter with absolutely nobody behind it. Maybe they're not as happy to see you as you might think. A small sheet of paper on top of the counter reads "Type 'help apartments' for information on Edifice Towers." Where it's reading from is anybody's guess. jaybird pages: Actually, that @toad command is illegal. First of all, since you're a newbie, you don't have wizard permissions, and second of all, the '= me' part is meant to say that your pssessions if you have any would be given to yourself after you are toaded, which can't be done. To answer me, just type 'page jaybird = your response' You paged jaybird: Gotcha. jaybird pages: This is for objects which can be picked up and moved around, not rooms, exits or players. Only wizards can make new player characters on the fly. You paged jaybird: Yup, done that successfully already. There is no such player. There is no such player. You paged jaybird: how many wizards are there? u Edifice Towers - First Floor The somber hallways of each floor look quite the same. Shiny black marble stretching out in two directions with art deco light fixtures embedded into the wall at regular intervals. Slabs of marble serve as doors, their apartment numbers carved deep into the stone. A faintly perceptible but steady hum resonates along the corridor. You can see: First Floor Directory (marked '#2541'), crude wooden sign Visible Exits: down, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1008, 1009, 1010, up u Edifice Towers - Second Floor Acres of shiny black marble, stretching out as far as the eye can see. Doors line the walls just like on every floor. You can see: Second Floor Directory (marked '#584'), crude wooden sign Visible Exits: down, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, up, 2002 u Edifice Towers - Third Floor Acres of shiny black marble, stretching out as far as the eye can see. Doors line the walls just like on every floor. You can see: potted plant, Third Floor Directory (marked '#3736') Visible Exits: down, 3001, 3003, 3004, 3005, 3006, 3007, 3008, 3009, 3010, 3002, up u Edifice Towers - Fourth Floor Acres of shiny black marble, stretching out as far as the eye can see. Doors line the walls just like on every floor. You can see: Fourth Floor Directory (marked '#3851') Visible Exits: 4001, 4002, 4003, 4004, 4005, 4006, 4007, 4009, 4010, down, up u Edifice Towers - Fifth Floor Acres of shiny black marble, stretching out as far as the eye can see. Doors line the walls just like on every floor. You can see: Fifth Floor Directory (marked '#4771'), ice machine, repair man, note Visible Exits: down, 5001, 5002, 5003, 5004, 5005, 5006, 5007, 5008, 5009, 5010, up u Edifice Towers - Sixth Floor Acres of shiny black marble, stretching out as far as the eye can see. Doors line the walls just like on every floor. You can see: Sixth Floor Directory (marked '#1205') Visible Exits: down, 6001, 6002, 6003, 6004, 6005, 6006, 6007, 6008, 6009, 6010 u You can't go that way. read directory schep: 6001. Visitors Welcome. read #1205 Edifice Towers - Sixth Floor Acres of shiny black marble, stretching out as far as the eye can see. Doors line the walls just like on every floor. You can see: Sixth Floor Directory (marked '#1205') Visible Exits: down, 6001, 6002, 6003, 6004, 6005, 6006, 6007, 6008, 6009, 6010 go 6001 Not a valid command. Try typing help. 6001 Schep's Pad The room is a cluttered mess of books, strange devices, and odd toys. A steel door blocks the way to the vault, and a plastic slide is labelled "to lounge." You can see: whiteboard, note for FBIagent Visible Exits: exit, vault, plastic slide jaybird pages: Currently twelve. Admin, Adam, Liza, Lpsmith, Markm, Mamster, Inky, Neild, Spatch, Ddyte, Jota who vahished last year, and Sargent. finger markm Login name: markm In real life: Mark J. Musante Location: Tavern Cellar Gender: Male Email address: olorin@std.com IF work: http://www.ministryofpeace.com/people/mark/if.html URL: http://world.std.com/~olorin/ Last login: 09/30/98 19:07:22 Plan: To get the hang of programming this ifMUD thingy. finger adam Login name: Adam In real life: My name is Prince and I am funky Location: Specious Loby Gender: Male Last login: 10/01/98 02:17:59 No plan. finger mamster Login name: mamster In real life: Risotto alla Amster-Burton Location: Jolly Roger's Fish n' Ships Gender: Male Last login: 09/30/98 20:14:10 Plan: "Yes plan." finger inky Login name: inky In real life: Dan Shiovitz Location: lobby of inky's house Gender: Male Email address: dbs@cs.wisc.edu IF work: Lethe Flow Phoenix Last login: 10/01/98 02:13:17 Plan: "No, No! Don't make me go to my room where all my books are!" finger neild Login name: neild In real life: Abdiel Odisea "Poom-Poom" Cumberbatch Location: Ed's Book Catacomb Gender: Male Last login: 10/01/98 00:32:13 Plan: Someday I will forget every hit song America ever had. [Grocible] Grocible has disconnected from ifMUD. finger spatch Login name: Spatch In real life: der Spatchel Location: Temporal Disturbance Gift Shop Gender: Male Email address: spatula@spatch.net Status: Exploded IF work: That phone booth thingy Last login: 10/01/98 03:14:16 Plan: I seem to be having tremendous difficulty with my lifestyle. finger jota Login name: Jota In real life: Admiral Jota Location: Jota's Metaphysical Palace Gender: Male Email address: jota@retina.net Last login: 08/25/98 22:17:31 Plan: To care for and tend to my creeping features. jaybird pages: Admin is actually Liza, and almost never logs in. Liza is the runner of the mud, so if you wanna talk to the person behind it all, talk to her. You paged jaybird: Wow, very specific. Thanks. d You can't go that way. d You can't go that way. exit Edifice Towers - Sixth Floor Acres of shiny black marble, stretching out as far as the eye can see. Doors line the walls just like on every floor. You can see: Sixth Floor Directory (marked '#1205') Visible Exits: down, 6001, 6002, 6003, 6004, 6005, 6006, 6007, 6008, 6009, 6010 jaybird pages: Just incase you''re wondering, if you get @toaded, if you're online you get booted off, your account is totally deleted and all the stuff you've created is recycled unless the toading wizard told the mud to give your stuff to somebody else. @dig Robinson Manor Robinson Manor has been created as #5612. @chown 6010 Owner set. markm has given you #4665 (6010). @set 6010 !chownok Syntax: @set object = flag or !flag I don't see that object here. @set 6010 = !chownok Flag cleared. @link 6010 = #5612 Destination set. 6010 Robinson Manor You see nothing special. Visible Exits: None jaybird pages: @open exitname;synonym1;synonym2;synonymn = #xxxx where exitname is the full name of the exit, and synonyms are what they sound like, and #xxxx is the dbref of the destination room. For example, '@open north;n = #14' would open a north exit to this room. You paged jaybird: Thanks. The help files were a bit lacking on that... at least, the ones I've been directed to so far have been. jaybird pages: Keep in mind that the exit is only opened in one direction. The above command doesn't open a south exit in here, which is a good thing as there is already one. @open west;w;out;exit; = #1205 west;w;out;exit; has been created as #5613. Opened. out Edifice Towers - Sixth Floor Acres of shiny black marble, stretching out as far as the eye can see. Doors line the walls just like on every floor. You can see: Sixth Floor Directory (marked '#1205') Visible Exits: down, 6001, 6002, 6003, 6004, 6005, 6006, 6007, 6008, 6009, 6010 6010 Robinson Manor You see nothing special. Visible Exits: west @teleport Syntax: @teleport thing = #place @teleport lounge Syntax: @teleport thing = #place lounge Just chatting your life away, right? Nqiraghere'f Ybhatr Pnaqyrf ba gur jbbq-cnaryyrq jnyyf perngr n pbzsbegnoyl qnex ngzbfcurer. Unaq-qenja zncf ner gncrq gb arneyl rirel fhesnpr - gur jnyyf, gur prvyvat, gur gebcul pnfr va gur pbeare. Frngvat vf cyragvshy. N fznyy fgbentr pybfrg vf gb gur abegu. You can see: Birthday Calendar, Sadie CDs now available!, new Xyzzy award categories, hey there l*, Dictators-R-Us, typical exchange from BLACK PANTHER #1, first panel from BLACK PANTHER #1, person finder, alternation, World Map, LucFrench has been deleted, Ebert quote, Very preliminary Inform debugger written in Java, Replayability discussion, barometer, flap-doodle, announcement from Jaybird, Comp98 Countdown, stock market report, dictionary entry, 1-900-PARTY-MUD, schep, summary of 'replayability' discussion, fuzzy robot, rot13, oracular response to a blank question, What is MBTI/INTP?, ddyte, jaybird, even Visible Exits: east, north, down, northeast, west, south, northwest, southwest, up, southeast, baseball chat room, geek room You say, "Poof" who User On Idle Dead People to Mormons: "No means No" JRW 01h14 00m00 Feeling at home again. jaybird 41m00 01m07 ddyte 01h18 04m12 Porkaroni: It's the flesh of the pigaroni *schep 01d12 05h58 Okay, no more cheese kurds. Uptime: 02d16 End of List. jaybird waves. JRW waves back. You ask, "Surely I can rename a room I've just made?" ddyte says, "@name object = newname" jaybird says (to jrw), "Also, you can only open an exit from a room you own, or one set builder, and it must go to a room you own, or one set linkok. To rename a room, just '@name #xxxx = newname'" You say, "Hm, I need to write down my room #xxxx..." @create note note has been created as #5614. jaybird says (to jrw), "Most of these restrictions are nullified if you are a wizard, which most of us aren't." @describe note = The room is #5612. Description set. read note The room is #5612. ..Right. This message intentionally left blank. ..jaybird Right... You say (to jaybird), "Right..." There's ALWAYS a class structure. Not a valid command. Try typing help. You say, "There's always a class structure." jaybird says (to jrw), "Also, wizards can teleport players to just about anywhere, throwing them around like a child throwing toys." ddyte says, "Not that they ever do." JRW fumbles to find a help topic that he read earlier in the evening. jaybird says (to jrw), "Also, if you set a room that you own jumpok, others can teleport to it. Of course if you provide an exit somewhere going to it, people can enter it via conventional means." You say, "Ok, now I've got a room in the Edifice Towers." You ask, "What happens if a room doesn't have the linkok flag set?" read note The room is #5612. @set #5612 = !linkok Flag cleared. jaybird says (to jrw), "Others can't make exits going there." ddyte says, "You can't make an exit step off there." @set #5612 = jumpok Flag set. ddyte says, "Rather, what jay said." jaybird says (to jrw), "you can do anyting, because you own it." You exclaim, "Whee!" You say, "bbias." jaybird says (to jrw), "Although I don't know exactly why, you can't set it builder, only a wizard can do that. Builder means that anybody can make exits in that room which go to other places." You ask, "Or does anyone understand that acronym any more?" home You go >fweeep< and disappear. Robinson Manor Black tarpaulin and plastic curtains are strewn around the room, covering all surfaces. A sign reads, "Under construction, terribly sorry. ---jrw." Visible Exits: west Edifice Towers - Sixth Floor Acres of shiny black marble, stretching out as far as the eye can see. Doors line the walls just like on every floor. You can see: Sixth Floor Directory (marked '#1205') Visible Exits: down, 6001, 6002, 6003, 6004, 6005, 6006, 6007, 6008, 6009, 6010 help book If something is set book, then anyone can leave a message on it using the "sign" command. read note The room is #5612. @set 6010 = book Flag set. help sign The sign command is used to sign a book. Things which have the book flag set can be signed by any user. Signing the book adds up to 256 characters, prefixed by your name. Use the look command to see the current signatures in the book. Also see unsign. Usage: sign book = message sign 6010 = Robinson Manor 6010 signed. l Edifice Towers - Sixth Floor Acres of shiny black marble, stretching out as far as the eye can see. Doors line the walls just like on every floor. You can see: Sixth Floor Directory (marked '#1205') Visible Exits: down, 6001, 6002, 6003, 6004, 6005, 6006, 6007, 6008, 6009, 6010 x 6010 JRW: Robinson Manor @name me=jrw That name is already taken. @name me=whiffle Name set. who User On Idle Dead People to Mormons: "No means No" whiffle 01h31 00m00 Feeling at home again. jaybird 58m31 02m19 ddyte 01h35 03m36 Porkaroni: It's the flesh of the pigaroni *schep 01d12 06h15 Okay, no more cheese kurds. Uptime: 02d17 End of List. @name me=jrw l l kl uh oh l l l Name set. Edifice Towers - Sixth Floor Acres of shiny black marble, stretching out as far as the eye can see. Doors line the walls just like on every floor. You can see: Sixth Floor Directory (marked '#1205') Visible Exits: down, 6001, 6002, 6003, 6004, 6005, 6006, 6007, 6008, 6009, 6010 Edifice Towers - Sixth Floor Acres of shiny black marble, stretching out as far as the eye can see. Doors line the walls just like on every floor. You can see: Sixth Floor Directory (marked '#1205') Visible Exits: down, 6001, 6002, 6003, 6004, 6005, 6006, 6007, 6008, 6009, 6010 Not a valid command. Try typing help. You are carrying note Not a valid command. Try typing help. Not a valid command. Try typing help. Edifice Towers - Sixth Floor Acres of shiny black marble, stretching out as far as the eye can see. Doors line the walls just like on every floor. You can see: Sixth Floor Directory (marked '#1205') Visible Exits: down, 6001, 6002, 6003, 6004, 6005, 6006, 6007, 6008, 6009, 6010 You are carrying note Edifice Towers - Sixth Floor Acres of shiny black marble, stretching out as far as the eye can see. Doors line the walls just like on every floor. You can see: Sixth Floor Directory (marked '#1205') Visible Exits: down, 6001, 6002, 6003, 6004, 6005, 6006, 6007, 6008, 6009, 6010 Edifice Towers - Sixth Floor Acres of shiny black marble, stretching out as far as the eye can see. Doors line the walls just like on every floor. You can see: Sixth Floor Directory (marked '#1205') Visible Exits: down, 6001, 6002, 6003, 6004, 6005, 6006, 6007, 6008, 6009, 6010 who User On Idle Dead People to Mormons: "No means No" jrw 01h32 00m00 Feeling at home again. jaybird 59m02 02m50 ddyte 01h36 04m07 Porkaroni: It's the flesh of the pigaroni *schep 01d12 06h16 Okay, no more cheese kurds. Uptime: 02d17 End of List. You can't go that way. 6010 Robinson Manor Black tarpaulin and plastic curtains are strewn around the room, covering all surfaces. A sign reads, "Under construction, terribly sorry. ---jrw." Visible Exits: west @teleport desk Syntax: @teleport thing = #place Edifice Towers - Sixth Floor Acres of shiny black marble, stretching out as far as the eye can see. Doors line the walls just like on every floor. You can see: Sixth Floor Directory (marked '#1205') Visible Exits: down, 6001, 6002, 6003, 6004, 6005, 6006, 6007, 6008, 6009, 6010 d.d.d.d.d. Not a valid command. Try typing help. d d d Edifice Towers - Fifth Floor Acres of shiny black marble, stretching out as far as the eye can see. Doors line the walls just like on every floor. You can see: Fifth Floor Directory (marked '#4771'), ice machine, repair man, note Visible Exits: down, 5001, 5002, 5003, 5004, 5005, 5006, 5007, d 5008, 5009, 5010, up Edifice Towers - Fourth Floor Acres of shiny black marble, stretching out as far as the eye can see. Doors line the walls just like on every floor. You can see: Fourth Floor Directory (marked '#3851') Visible Exits: 4001, 4002, 4003, 4004, 4005, 4006, 4007, 4009, 4010, down, up Edifice Towerd s - Third Floor Acres of shiny black marble, stretching out as far as the eye can see. Doors line the walls just like on every floor. You can see: potted plant, Third Floor Directory (marked '#3736') Visible Exits: down, 3001, 3003, 3004, 3005, 3006, 3007, 3008, 3009, 3010, 3002, up Edifice d Towers - Second Floor Acres of shiny black marble, stretching out as far as the eye can see. Doors line the walls just like on every floor. You can see: Second Floor Directory (marked '#584'), crude wooden sign Visible Exits: down, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, up, 2002 Edifice Towers - First Floor The somber hallways of each floor look quite the same. Shiny black marble stretching out in two directions with art deco light fixtures embedded into the wall at regular intervals. Slabs of marble serve as doors, their apartment numbers carved deep into the stone. A faintly perceptible but steady hum resonates along the corridor. You can see: First Floor Directory (marked '#2541'), crude wooden sign Visible Exits: down, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1008, 1009, 1010, up Edifice Towers Ground Floor Shiny black marble covers every surface in this gargantuan lobby, with the exception of the huge diamond windows. Naturally. Two large elevators silently stand in the southern wall, while a large revolving door to the north leads outside onto a concrete terrace. You can see: Receptionist's desk, library sign, buzzer Visible Exits: north, up, south d You can't go that way. read sign I don't see that here. x sign I don't see that here. x desk A long black counter with absolutely nobody behind it. Maybe they're not as happy to see you as you might think. A small sheet of paper on top of the counter reads "Type 'help apartments' for information on Edifice Towers." Where it's reading from is anybody's guess. x buzzer The buzzer is affixed to the wall. You can't tell what it's for. Obvious Actions: push buzzer push buzzer You push the buzzer's button, but nothing noticable happens. x library Goto 4th floor,4007. Lots of books to sign! [tufty] tufty has connected to ifMUD. home l m ho l ifMUD - A MUD Forever Monkeying HAVE AN ACCOUNT? Type "connect name password greeting" to log in. NEED AN ACCOUNT? Point your web browser at http://fovea.retina.net:4001/ WANT TO KNOW WHO'S HERE? Type 'who' for a list of current users JUST VISITING? You can also log on as a guest by typing "connect guest guest". ANY PROBLEMS? Send email to Liza Daly TYPE connect, who, or quit: ************************ Login Failed That player does not exist, or has a different password. ************************ Login Succeeded "There's no substitute for a good, straight aliasing." -- official motto ifMUD An interactive conversation Copyright (c) 1998 by rec.[arts|games].int-fiction Release 41 / Serial number 970720 / perlMUD v2.1z ifMUD is brought to you by retina.net, an ISP in Massachusetts running off a state-of-the-art electronic yo-yo. FAQ: http://www.ministryofpeace.com/text/ifMUD/faq.html BACKUP: 208.221.8.3 4000 PHOTOS: http://www.retina.net/~ddyte/ NEWS 9/28/98 Of Functions Unknown! Thanks to markm for @strlen and @substr (see their help entries), and DGlasser for our new finger fields "game" and "url" (see "help finger"). New Wizard Showcase! Welcome ddyte, lpsmith, and Sargent as they don pointy caps and join the ranks of the ifMUD wizards. They'll be sure to fulfill all their wizardly duties after the obligatory two-week boot camp session in an unlit cavern maze. To view this again, simply type 'motd' without the quotes. Robinson Manor Black tarpaulin and plastic curtains are strewn around the room, covering all surfaces. A sign reads, "Under construction, terribly sorry. ---jrw." Visible Exits: west [jrw] Whoops! lounge Just chatting your life away, right? Nqiraghere'f Ybhatr Pnaqyrf ba gur jbbq-cnaryyrq jnyyf perngr n pbzsbegnoyl qnex ngzbfcurer. Unaq-qenja zncf ner gncrq gb arneyl rirel fhesnpr - gur jnyyf, gur prvyvat, gur gebcul pnfr va gur pbeare. Frngvat vf cyragvshy. N fznyy fgbentr pybfrg vf gb gur abegu. You can see: Birthday Calendar, Sadie CDs now available!, new Xyzzy award categories, hey there l*, Dictators-R-Us, typical exchange from BLACK PANTHER #1, first panel from BLACK PANTHER #1, person finder, alternation, World Map, LucFrench has been deleted, Ebert quote, Very preliminary Inform debugger written in Java, Replayability discussion, barometer, flap-doodle, announcement from Jaybird, Comp98 Countdown, stock market report, dictionary entry, 1-900-PARTY-MUD, schep, summary of 'replayability' discussion, fuzzy robot, rot13, oracular response to a blank question, What is MBTI/INTP?, ddyte, jaybird, even, tufty, Dilbon, Mus Visible Exits: east, north, down, northeast, west, south, northwest, southwest, up, southeast, baseball chat room, geek room tufty exclaims, "Yay! You are famous!" ddyte asks, "Detective?" Dilbon says (to ddyte), "Klingon Honor Guard" ddyte says (to dilbon), "Never heard of it." Dilbon says, "And the money is in the bank, too." You say, "Say, the system froze on me, kind of." Dilbon says (to ddyte), "A 3d-shooter using Unreal engine." ddyte asks, "And you gave it the thumbs up?" Dilbon says, "78 points." Dilbon says, "100. Before I even saw the game I decided that I'll give it 78 points." tufty says, "Yay, balanced and well-considered, then" tufty says, "I've not seen it, but I'd give it 2" tufty says, "Out of 1000" You say, "Hm, time to flip my calendar over to October..." ddyte says, "I gave it 15 out of 1." tufty quotes an extract from his review "..... much rather play 'Siffy Makane' ..... Tautological and meaningless ....." You ask, "Is there any way to new_line in the middle of 'say'ing something?" tufty says, "Don't think so" You say, "tsk.." tufty asks, "Why?" You say, "Oh, it allows for extra creativity." tufty says, "You don't want to be creative. this is ifMUD. Randomness will suffice." Mus says, "i HGAVE A LOT OF EMAIL TO ANSWER" Mus says, "sorry" ddyte says, "You will be." jaybird asks, "Hey where is the anagramizer thingy?" ddyte says, "No idea." Mus says, "I GO NOW1111" tufty exclaims, "WAVE!" Mus has disconnected. Mus goes home. [Mus] We now return you to your regularly scheduled Mus. Dilbon has disconnected. Dilbon is no more. [Dilbon] Without a tear I draw my parting groan. You say, "How do you set what appears after the [xxx] ?"" You say, "I noticed mine said 'Whoops!' when I logged back in." tufty says, "It's one of the fields" tufty says, "On your character" You say, "Hm, I was just looking at the fields..." tufty says, "Oh, yes, that's it" You say, "I wonder how it came to say.. hm." jaybird says (to jrw), "@field me = connect : message and @field me = disconnect : message. If you've never set those, don't know why it saidt hat." ddyte says, "@field me = connect : logs in to a peal of thunder." You ask, "Is there a way to read what a field has been set to?" [Dilbon] Can I play with madness? Dilbon shines! tufty says, "ex me" x me Tall, lanky chap wearing a hat at a rakish angle. Carrying: note jaybird says (to jrw), "'examine me' will print most of them." ex Nqiraghere'f Ybhatr;NY is owned by Admin ex me jrw #5611P Owner: jrw Home: #5612 builder examinable expert male address: wheeler@jump.net email: wheeler@jump.net connect: Whoops! plan: No plan...yet. homemsg: You go >fweeep< and disappear. doing: Feeling at home again. url: http://www.jump.net/~wheeler/jrw/home.html rname: J. Robinson Wheeler game: Four in One, First Things First, Colours ohomemsg: goes >fweeep< and disappears. Location: #14 Tall, lanky chap wearing a hat at a rakish angle. Carrying: note #5614 ddyte says (to tufty), "ax me should have an effect also, really." tufty laughs @field me=game:Four in One, First Things First Field set. ex me jrw #5611P Owner: jrw Home: #5612 builder examinable expert male address: wheeler@jump.net email: wheeler@jump.net connect: Whoops! plan: No plan...yet. homemsg: You go >fweeep< and disappear. doing: Feeling at home again. url: http://www.jump.net/~wheeler/jrw/home.html rname: J. Robinson Wheeler game: Four in One, First Things First ohomemsg: goes >fweeep< and disappears. Location: #14 Tall, lanky chap wearing a hat at a rakish angle. Carrying: note #5614 tufty exclaims (to ddyte), "Yay!" tufty says (to ddyte), "Override 'ex' in the action simplifier...." @field me=connect:jrw appears in a puff of logic. Field set. ddyte asks, "Where is the simplifier?" ddyte tries to waylay something, but suddenly realizes that he doesn't know what "waylay" means. tufty says, "Location #0, I think" jaybird says (to ddyte), "Room #0." @field me=connect: jrw disappears in a puff of logic. Field set. ddyte says, "Hang on..." [HairBrain] That's right boys and girls, it's time for the Y'Golonac hand puppet theatre! ddyte disappears. HairBrain is back to badger you. tufty exclaims (to dyte), "don't do it!" l Nqiraghere'f Ybhatr Pnaqyrf ba gur jbbq-cnaryyrq jnyyf perngr n pbzsbegnoyl qnex ngzbfcurer. Unaq-qenja zncf ner gncrq gb arneyl rirel fhesnpr - gur jnyyf, gur prvyvat, gur gebcul pnfr va gur pbeare. Frngvat vf cyragvshy. N fznyy fgbentr pybfrg vf gb gur abegu. You can see: Birthday Calendar, Sadie CDs now available!, new Xyzzy award categories, hey there l*, Dictators-R-Us, typical exchange from BLACK PANTHER #1, first panel from BLACK PANTHER #1, person finder, alternation, World Map, LucFrench has been deleted, Ebert quote, Very preliminary Inform debugger written in Java, Replayability discussion, barometer, flap-doodle, announcement from Jaybird, Comp98 Countdown, stock market report, dictionary entry, 1-900-PARTY-MUD, schep, summary of 'replayability' discussion, fuzzy robot, rot13, oracular response to a blank question, What is MBTI/INTP?, jaybird, even, tufty, Dilbon, HairBrain Visible Exits: east, north, down, northeast, west, south, northwest, southwest, up, southeast, baseball chat room, geek room x rot13 Use the fnl command to speak in rot13. Obvious Actions: fnl *, unrot * tufty exclaims (to HB), "Badger-Boy!" HairBrain says, "tough tee" tufty asks (to Hb), "Out looking for a job, then?" HairBrain says (to tufty), "Checking my email. Also, I was hoping you could de-angst me." ex ddyte I don't see that here. ex jaybird jaybird is owned by jaybird HairBrain says, "Eeeagh. No mail." tufty asks, "Whyfore the angst?" HairBrain says, "Ooh, you did get it. Congratulations." Dilbon says, "Yeh." Sorry, there is no such help topic. Try just typing help. Dilbon says, "Well, I guess I could afford it." Dilbon says, "I sold my old ones." You say, "Well, I've had my fun here tonight. Bye, everybody." HairBrain says (to jrw), "Byebye." Dilbon says, "The new onen cost 900 FIM and I got 250 FIM for my old bad sectored drives." You say, "zzzz... now let's see... the command to leave is.... hmmmm" ddyte asks, "Finnish Marks?" quit