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Newbie Joined: 03 Feb 2011 Posts: 4

I am currently playing a mud that has a shared guild (called room 1 for example) but different hometowns (rooms 2 and 3).

As a result if Character 1 goes north from room 1 he reaches room 2, but if character 2 goes north from room 1 he reaches room 3.

Now comes the issue, when I am trying to map this using CMud (Pro version 3.34) I can't figure out how to detect that the character going north room 1 ends up in the correct room 2 on the map and no in room 3 (Apart from two separate maps).

Any suggestions?

Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2012 8:12 pm

i had a similar issue on my game... what i ended up doing is using the northeast and northwest exits as well, all would use the north command with the 'name' field, but where labeled according to where you wanted to be on the mapper, zonewise.. helps if the central room is in a zone of its own

GURU Joined: 23 Dec 2000 Posts: 4834 Location: USA

Is it only the north direction, or can it be any direction (or that multiple directions exhibit this feature)? Similarly, is it just this room or can multiple rooms have this exit feature? Also, can you take groups through this exit?

The above questions will help with the specific design, but ultimately all you're going to be doing is using an alias like this:

#alias exitguild {
#switch (@Name)
("character 1") {#location 2}
("character 2") {#location 3}
}

Just put the alias name in the Name field of the north exit for room1 and put the alias definition in a room script for room1. If you don't already have a name variable, you'll have to create one. You will also need to change "character N" to the appropriate name and the numbers for the #location commands to the appropriate room numbers in your map.

Newbie Joined: 03 Feb 2011 Posts: 4

Sorcerer Joined: 15 Apr 2011 Posts: 809

You need to set that as the name of the exit, in the room properties window. Then instead of sending north, it'll send exitguild.

Newbie Joined: 03 Feb 2011 Posts: 4

Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2012 2:49 pm

The alias still needs to issue a north command

Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2012 2:49 pm

or you could use the name proporty for two comands, separated by the ; semi colon

Sorcerer Joined: 15 Apr 2011 Posts: 809

Yeah, n;exitguild as the name would work, personally I'd be more inclined to just make the alias send north too though. You could even make it more generic by setting the name to 'exitguild north' and then send %1 in the alias (which would expand to north). Then you'd be able to use it in other rooms with other directions if necessary.