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Newbie Joined: 15 Sep 2004 Posts: 1

i know there ahve been numerous topics on this, but theyre mostly all way above my head. I am completely new to this and am not too computer adept. I really want the zmud map to work with achaea, the mud i play, but i cant seem to get it to. I have read the help contents and been through the forums over and over. Many things that seem like they would work i just dont know what to do with. I see the big long paragraph things that have triggers and class and all that in it but i do not know where to copy and paste them into. To make a long story short i was wondeirng if anyone could tell me how to get the mapper to make a map by itself while im walking around in the mud. Thanks for your time

Beginner Joined: 14 Sep 2004 Posts: 18 Location: USA

Don't feel bad, Hopelessromantic534. I'm the same way. I'm a gMud guru (sorta) and I've decided to expand my horizon's with the best damn mud client I've seen since my younger years. I don't know how to make the mapper work either, and I'm stuck using the trial versions until I can get a copy of my own. But...my problem is that when I make a database using the "DB" key, they don't save, nor do any of the maps I make via the in-client zMud Mapper. And my maps via zMapper, don't want to save either (but that's a trial version as well)....I don't know...it's wierd. I'm still reading through everything though, trying to find my answers..Hope you get some soon!

SubAdmin Joined: 18 Nov 2001 Posts: 5182

Mapping Achaea is tough. There is no real silver bullet. The best I ever came up with was posted a while back; but it was designed based on the specific configuration that user submitted to the forums and didn't work for the next to ask about it. The biggest problem I recall with Achaea was the lack of a good prompt, the next was the way the exits were wrapped into the description of the room. While zMud's automatic mapping should be able to handle this with only tweaks in the mapper configuration, the documentation has never been good enough to tell less then experienced users how to do this. Furthermore the number of tweaks needed tends to make describing a solution prohibitive. Hence we just write #TAG triggers for the whole thing. Long story short, mapping Achaea is not for the faint of heart.

N3o, if you are also an Achaea user then the same applys. Otherwise you might want to start a new topic with some sample output from the mud and a description of what the mapper is doing wrong. I am not sure what the saving problem you describe is caused by, but I can assure that Zuggsoft does not cripple its software during trial periods. The only restriction on the trial is the time limit, of course once the trial period expires the software refuses to run. If you wish to start a new topic regarding your saving problems we will be happy to help you, this topic should be left for the Hopeless mapping problem.

Wizard Joined: 15 Jan 2002 Posts: 1644 Location: USA

Most of the scripts you will find are set for command line entry, What this means is that you copy all parts of the script, paste it into your command line (The bar where you send mud commands) and hit enter.

The trial version has NO limitations other then a 30 day trial so the mapper and DB modules should work.

Wizard Joined: 15 Jan 2002 Posts: 1644 Location: USA

Ok this should get you started mapping Achaea. Uusing default colors prompt all and weather off (although I think you can safely turn it back on) Also this WILL not capture descriptions this is just to SIMPLY get you started.