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Wanderer Joined: 09 Jan 2006 Posts: 86

Hmm, ok i have 3 different chars on the mud, for all 3 chars, most of the map is the same, except for 2 zones. is there anyway to use the whole map for all 3 chars, and load the other 2 zones based on which char is currently connected?

Adept Joined: 21 Sep 2005 Posts: 250 Location: Austin, TX

I don't think so - the map is a single DB that is shared by all the chars. However, there is a fairly easy way to do what you want, assuming that the number of rooms that connect to the character-specific zones is small.

Basically, you want to create a roomscript in each of the 'jumping-off-points' that overrides the mapper and #TELEPORTs you to the correct room. Then you just have three separate zones (one for each char) for each of the two character-specific zones, with the correct map in each one.

That looks confusing even to me, so let me give an example. Let's say that you walk to a room called 'The Portal' If you type the command 'enter portal' in that room, then you are taken to a zone that is different for each char. So, if Char1, then you go to C1Zone, etc. Then something like the following in the roomscript for "The Portal" should work (warning: untested, off-the-top code follows):

Wanderer Joined: 17 Nov 2005 Posts: 65

One other thing you may also want to consider is rather than basing specifically on characters, look to see if there's some sort of pattern matching such as either classes, races or alignment.

Sincerely,

Dodgester

Wanderer Joined: 09 Jan 2006 Posts: 86

Hmm, in the 'Predefined Variables' help file, %char is 'the name of your MUD character'
but if i do #HELP %char, this is what is said 'eturn the ASCII character associated with the number I. This function is also used to translate the special characters (#;:@%!.>&/) to their current values if they have been changed.'

I'm a little confused now. And how do i set the %char?

Adept Joined: 21 Sep 2005 Posts: 250 Location: Austin, TX

The name of your character is set in the Characters window that pops up when you start zMUD. And both of the help entries are right - %char(n) will return ASCII character n, and %char all by itself will return the name of the current character:

Wanderer Joined: 09 Jan 2006 Posts: 86

hmm, but my #show %char for all 3 profiles that i made for each char shows the same name. which part exactly do i set it?

Wanderer Joined: 09 Jan 2006 Posts: 86

so anyway this is what i've come up with. tested it with the char which name is stuck in my %char, but still didn't work.

#ONINPUT {#WALK guild} {#IF (%char=sav) {#WALK sav-home} {#IF (%char=bara) {#WALK bara-home} {#IF (%char=vad) {#WALK vad-home}}}}

and i did name the corresponding names on my map. so still clueless.=(

Adept Joined: 21 Sep 2005 Posts: 250 Location: Austin, TX

To see/set the character name for a profile (in painful detail):

Start zMUD.
Click on a profile icon (once) in the main list of profiles, to select it.
Click the Edit button at the top of the window.
Click the Character tab under the Current Character Properties banner
The first text-entry box is labeled 'Name'. The contents of this box is the name returned by %char.

Wanderer Joined: 09 Jan 2006 Posts: 86

hmm ok. i used @char instead of %char and defined the variable manually. i think its easier this way. but the #ONINPUT doesn't seem to be able to handle 2 words(to guild). i aliased 'to' to #WALK, so its #WALK guild

or could it be something that i'm doing wrong?