OLC TIPS ROOMS - Revision history

Brazil at 01:58, 7 December 2009

2009-12-07T01:58:05Z

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	Rooms:		Rooms should be the first thing you build in your area. They generally are what take the longest. Your rooms need to have good descriptions. Good descriptions are defined as ones that are decently long, but not too long: (3 or 4 lines, 5 or 6 at the absolute most, 1 line descriptions will not due), Descriptive (describe what the player SEES, not what the player feels. A good room description will give the player feelings and emotions on its own. Tell what the player sees, and describe where the exits are, but do not make explaining the exits your whole room description.

	# Rooms should be the first thing you build in your area. They generally are what take the longest. Your rooms need to have good descriptions. Good descriptions are defined as ones that are decently long, but not too long: (3 or 4 lines, 5 or 6 at the absolute most, 1 line descriptions will not due), Descriptive (describe what the player SEES, not what the player feels. A good room description will give the player feelings and emotions on its own. Tell what the player sees, and describe where the exits are, but do not make explaining the exits your whole room description.		The ENTRANCE of your area (where it connects to the rest of the mud) should be the FIRST room in the world file.
	# The ENTRANCE of your area (where it connects to the rest of the mud) should be the FIRST room in the world file.
	~~# Death Traps: These are to encourage "intelligent exploration", not to just "kill" players. You must follow these rules:~~
	~~a) If a room has an exit leading to a death trap, make sure to make~~
	~~an exit from the trap to the room.... this sounds strange, but~~
	~~if you don't, any people considering following won't hear the~~
	~~"death cry" upon the victim's demise.~~
	~~b) A general rule of thumb is OK to have 1 death trap per 100 rooms,~~
	~~if you want to put more then one, this is acceptable. This is all~~
	~~that is required to make "stupid wandering" dangerous.~~
	~~c) The exit leading to every death trap MUST have an exit description~~
	~~that describes something about the room they are about to enter~~.

	~~3) Room sector types denote many things~~, ~~but a room type of~~ "~~inside~~" ~~does~~		== Death Traps ==
	~~not automatically~~ make the room ~~INDOORS~~. ~~Therefore it will get weather~~		These are to encourage "intelligent exploration", not to just "kill" players. You must follow these rules:
	~~messages and~~ the ~~like. It~~'s ~~important~~ to ~~remember to flag these~~ rooms		* If a room has an exit leading to a death trap, make sure to make an exit from the trap to the room.... this sounds strange, but if you don't, any people considering following won't hear the "death cry" upon the victim's demise.
	~~as INDOORS as well (caves~~, ~~inside a house~~, ~~etc)~~.		* A general rule of thumb is OK to have 1 death trap per 100 rooms, if you want to put more then one, this is acceptable. This is all that is required to make "stupid wandering" dangerous.
			* The exit leading to every death trap MUST have an exit description that describes something about the room they are about to enter.

	4) Room ~~titles should contain proper~~ "~~structure~~". ~~For example:~~		== Sectors ==
	~~"The West Hallway" is more acceptable then "West Hallway".~~		Room sector types denote many things, but a room type of "inside" does not automatically make the room INDOORS. Therefore it will get weather messages and the like. It's important to remember to flag these rooms as INDOORS as well (caves, inside a house, etc).
	~~Also each word should be capitalized~~ like ~~a book title~~. ~~Also~~
	~~avoid punctuation~~.

	5) Room ~~descriptions~~ should ~~be formatted properly so they are easy to~~		== Title (or Name) ==
	~~read. This means carriage returns after 75 characters, but before~~		Room titles should contain proper "structure". For example:
	~~80 characters, so they will word-wrap properly~~. ~~Also include proper~~
	~~spacing, i.e. two spaces after the end of a sentence.~~

	~~Indenting paragraphs~~ is ~~optional~~.		"The West Hallway" is more acceptable then "West Hallway".

	~~Avoid putting in the room description objects or mobs that are not~~		Also each word should be capitalized like a book title. Also avoid punctuation.
	~~going to~~ be ~~in that room 100% of the time~~. ~~If you do not wish to~~
	~~load an object in the room that is mentioned in the room description~~
	~~you are greatly encouraged to add an Extra-Description to the room~~
	~~to describe the item~~.

	~~6) Exits / Doors~~		== Descriptions ==
	~~If you specify a door in the room description you~~ should ~~make sure that~~		Room descriptions should be formatted properly so they are easy to read. This means carriage returns after 75 characters, but before 80 characters, so they will word-wrap properly. Also include proper spacing, i.e. two spaces after the end of a sentence.
	~~the door has the keywords used~~ to ~~describe the door~~. ~~For example~~, if
	~~the room description says there's a "wooden door to the north" make~~
	~~sure the exit contains both keywords "door" and "wooden"~~. Also be
	~~consistent in that if you put in~~ the ~~room description that there's~~
	"a ~~doubledoor" to the west, make sure the door has the keyword~~
	~~"doubledoor", NOT just "doubledoors" or "double door"~~.

	~~Unless you specifically intend for an exit to be "one way", be sure~~		Indenting paragraphs is optional.
	~~to check that your exits are created two-way so that players can~~
	~~properly walk back into the room they just came from~~.

	~~Renaming doors is sometimes a good idea~~ to ~~create 'secret' doors~~. ~~For~~		Avoid putting in the room description objects or mobs that are not going to be in that room 100% of the time. If you do not wish to load an object in the room that is mentioned in the room description you should add an Extra-Description to the room to describe the item.
	~~example, having a doorway behind a tapestry on a wall if~~ you ~~want~~ to
	~~have a concealed passageway. This can often be used together with~~
	~~extra direction descriptions. Since~~ the ~~mud defaults to looking~~ in a
	~~direction before looking at an extra~~ description, you ~~can set up~~ an
	~~exit~~ to ~~'nowhere' by using -1 as~~ the ~~destination~~ room ~~number, and then~~
	~~use the description section of the door~~ to describe ~~what can be seen~~
	~~when looking that way~~.

	You are not limited to the four cardinal directions, and up and down		== Exits / Doors ==
	when linking rooms. AddictMUD contains "diagonal" directions that you		If you specify a door in the room description you should make sure that the door has the keywords used to describe the door. For example, if the room description says there's a "wooden door to the north" make sure the exit contains both keywords "door" and "wooden". Also be consistent in that if you put in the room description that there's "a doubledoor" to the west, make sure the door has the keyword "doubledoor", NOT just "doubledoors" or "double door".
	can use as well (northeast, southeast, northwest, southwest).
			Unless you specifically intend for an exit to be "one way", be sure to check that your exits are created two-way so that players can properly walk back into the room they just came from.

			Renaming doors is sometimes a good idea to create 'secret' doors. For example, having a doorway behind a tapestry on a wall if you want to have a concealed passageway. This can often be used together with extra direction descriptions. Since the mud defaults to looking in a direction before looking at an extra description, you can set up an exit to 'nowhere' by using -1 as the destination room number, and then use the description section of the door to describe what can be seen when looking that way.

			You are not limited to the four cardinal directions, and up and down when linking rooms. AddictMUD contains "diagonal" directions that you can use as well (northeast, southeast, northwest, southwest).

			The [[ZCHECK]] command will display a lot of information regarding potential door errors.

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Brazil at 03:16, 21 November 2008

2008-11-21T03:16:26Z

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	Rooms:		Rooms:
	1) The ENTRANCE of your area (where it connects to the rest of the
	mud) should be the FIRST room in the world file.		# Rooms should be the first thing you build in your area. They generally are what take the longest. Your rooms need to have good descriptions. Good descriptions are defined as ones that are decently long, but not too long: (3 or 4 lines, 5 or 6 at the absolute most, 1 line descriptions will not due), Descriptive (describe what the player SEES, not what the player feels. A good room description will give the player feelings and emotions on its own. Tell what the player sees, and describe where the exits are, but do not make explaining the exits your whole room description.
			# The ENTRANCE of your area (where it connects to the rest of the mud) should be the FIRST room in the world file.
	2) Death Traps: These are to encourage "intelligent exploration", not		# Death Traps: These are to encourage "intelligent exploration", not to just "kill" players. You must follow these rules:
	to just "kill" players. You must follow these rules:

	a) If a room has an exit leading to a death trap, make sure to make		a) If a room has an exit leading to a death trap, make sure to make
	an exit from the trap to the room.... this sounds strange, but		an exit from the trap to the room.... this sounds strange, but

Kahlan at 14:20, 19 November 2008

2008-11-19T14:20:01Z

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	when linking rooms. AddictMUD contains "diagonal" directions that you		when linking rooms. AddictMUD contains "diagonal" directions that you
	can use as well (northeast, southeast, northwest, southwest).		can use as well (northeast, southeast, northwest, southwest).

			[[CATEGORY:OLC]]

Kahlan: New page: Rooms: 1) The ENTRANCE of your area (where it connects to the rest of the mud) should be the FIRST room in the world file. 2) Death Traps: These are to encourage "intelligent exp...

2008-11-19T14:19:45Z

New page: Rooms: 1) The ENTRANCE of your area (where it connects to the rest of the mud) should be the FIRST room in the world file. 2) Death Traps: These are to encourage "intelligent exp...

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Rooms:
1) The ENTRANCE of your area (where it connects to the rest of the
mud) should be the FIRST room in the world file.

2) Death Traps: These are to encourage "intelligent exploration", not
to just "kill" players. You must follow these rules:

a) If a room has an exit leading to a death trap, make sure to make
an exit from the trap to the room.... this sounds strange, but
if you don't, any people considering following won't hear the
"death cry" upon the victim's demise.
b) A general rule of thumb is OK to have 1 death trap per 100 rooms,
if you want to put more then one, this is acceptable. This is all
that is required to make "stupid wandering" dangerous.
c) The exit leading to every death trap MUST have an exit description
that describes something about the room they are about to enter.

3) Room sector types denote many things, but a room type of "inside" does
not automatically make the room INDOORS. Therefore it will get weather
messages and the like. It's important to remember to flag these rooms
as INDOORS as well (caves, inside a house, etc).

4) Room titles should contain proper "structure". For example:
"The West Hallway" is more acceptable then "West Hallway".
Also each word should be capitalized like a book title. Also
avoid punctuation.

5) Room descriptions should be formatted properly so they are easy to
read. This means carriage returns after 75 characters, but before
80 characters, so they will word-wrap properly. Also include proper
spacing, i.e. two spaces after the end of a sentence.

Indenting paragraphs is optional.

Avoid putting in the room description objects or mobs that are not
going to be in that room 100% of the time. If you do not wish to
load an object in the room that is mentioned in the room description
you are greatly encouraged to add an Extra-Description to the room
to describe the item.

6) Exits / Doors
If you specify a door in the room description you should make sure that
the door has the keywords used to describe the door. For example, if
the room description says there's a "wooden door to the north" make
sure the exit contains both keywords "door" and "wooden". Also be
consistent in that if you put in the room description that there's
"a doubledoor" to the west, make sure the door has the keyword
"doubledoor", NOT just "doubledoors" or "double door".

Unless you specifically intend for an exit to be "one way", be sure
to check that your exits are created two-way so that players can
properly walk back into the room they just came from.

Renaming doors is sometimes a good idea to create 'secret' doors. For
example, having a doorway behind a tapestry on a wall if you want to
have a concealed passageway. This can often be used together with
extra direction descriptions. Since the mud defaults to looking in a
direction before looking at an extra description, you can set up an
exit to 'nowhere' by using -1 as the destination room number, and then
use the description section of the door to describe what can be seen
when looking that way.

You are not limited to the four cardinal directions, and up and down
when linking rooms. AddictMUD contains "diagonal" directions that you
can use as well (northeast, southeast, northwest, southwest).