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November 1997

DESIGN: ECONOMICS: Money Supply coder@ibm.net
Less numbers, more roleplaying. coder@ibm.net
- Less numbers, more roleplaying. Caliban Tiresias Darklock
- - Less numbers, more roleplaying. Marian Griffith
  - - Less numbers, more roleplaying. Adam Wiggins
    - - Less numbers, more roleplaying. coder@ibm.net
      - Less numbers, more roleplaying. Marian Griffith
        Less numbers, more roleplaying. Derrick Jones
        Less numbers, more roleplaying. Marian Griffith
        Less numbers, more roleplaying. Derrick Jones
        Less numbers, more roleplaying. Richard Woolcock
        Less numbers, more roleplaying. Adam Wiggins
        Less numbers, more roleplaying. Richard Woolcock
        Less numbers, more roleplaying. Adam Wiggins
        Less numbers, more roleplaying. Derrick Jones
        Less numbers, more roleplaying. Jon Leonard
        Less numbers, more roleplaying. Adam Wiggins
        Less numbers, more roleplaying. coder@ibm.net
        Less numbers, more roleplaying. Matt Chatterley
        Less numbers, more roleplaying. coder@ibm.net
        Less numbers, more roleplaying. Matt Chatterley
        Less numbers, more roleplaying. coder@ibm.net
        Less numbers, more roleplaying. Matt Chatterley
        Less numbers, more roleplaying. coder@ibm.net
        Less numbers, more roleplaying. Vadim Tkachenko
        Less numbers, more roleplaying. Derrick Jones
        Less numbers, more roleplaying. Matt Chatterley
        Less numbers, more roleplaying. Derrick Jones
        Less numbers, more roleplaying. Adam Wiggins
        Less numbers, more roleplaying. Jon A. Lambert
        Less numbers, more roleplaying. Chris Gray
        Less numbers, more roleplaying. Matt Chatterley
        Less numbers, more roleplaying. Richard Woolcock
        Less numbers, more roleplaying. Richard Woolcock
        Less numbers, more roleplaying. Derrick Jones
        Less numbers, more roleplaying. Jon A. Lambert
        Less numbers, more roleplaying. coder@ibm.net
        Less numbers, more roleplaying. Adam Wiggins
        Less numbers, more roleplaying. Marian Griffith
        Less numbers, more roleplaying. Richard Woolcock
        Less numbers, more roleplaying. coder@ibm.net
      - Less numbers, more roleplaying. Marian Griffith
SUMMARY: Skills and Skills improvement coder@ibm.net
newbie Marc Eyrignoux
- newbie coder@ibm.net
- newbie Miroslav Silovic
- newbie Sauron
- - newbie Derrick Jones
  - - newbie Chris Gray
  - newbie coder@ibm.net
  - - newbie Matt Chatterley
Fear of magic (was:Usability and interface)y Adam Wiggins
Sorry... Bjarni Norddahl
OT: threading list messages Alex Oren
- OT: threading list messages coder@ibm.net
- - OT: threading list messages Alex Oren
  - OT: threading list messages s001gmu@nova.wright.edu
- OT: threading list messages Chris Gray
AI Path Finding Todd Lair
A flamewar startingpoint. Ola Fosheim Grøstad
- A flamewar startingpoint. Adam Wiggins
- A flamewar startingpoint. coder@ibm.net
- - A flamewar startingpoint. Chris Gray
  - - A flamewar startingpoint. Brandon Cline
    - - A flamewar startingpoint. Chris Gray
      - A flamewar startingpoint. Brandon Cline
        A flamewar startingpoint. Derrick Jones
        A flamewar startingpoint. Brandon J. Rickman
        A flamewar startingpoint. s001gmu@nova.wright.edu
        A flamewar startingpoint. Adam Wiggins
        A flamewar startingpoint. Derrick Jones
        A flamewar startingpoint. coder@ibm.net
        A flamewar startingpoint. Miroslav Silovic
        A flamewar startingpoint. Derrick Jones
        A flamewar startingpoint. Chris Gray
        A flamewar startingpoint. Derrick Jones
        A flamewar startingpoint. Miroslav Silovic
        A flamewar startingpoint. coder@ibm.net
        A flamewar startingpoint. Marian Griffith
        A flamewar startingpoint. Matt Chatterley
        A flamewar startingpoint. Jon A. Lambert
        A flamewar startingpoint. Chris Gray
        A flamewar startingpoint. Matt Chatterley
        A flamewar startingpoint. JC Lawrence
        A flamewar startingpoint. Marian Griffith
        A flamewar startingpoint. Jon A. Lambert
        A flamewar startingpoint. JC Lawrence
        A flamewar startingpoint. Marian Griffith
        A flamewar startingpoint. coder@ibm.net
      - A flamewar startingpoint. coder@ibm.net
    - A flamewar startingpoint. coder@ibm.net
  - A flamewar startingpoint. Adam Wiggins
  - - A flamewar startingpoint. Ola Fosheim Grøstad
    - - A flamewar startingpoint. Adam Wiggins
      - A flamewar startingpoint. Derrick Jones
        A flamewar startingpoint. Adam Wiggins
        A flamewar startingpoint. Sauron
        A flamewar startingpoint. Derrick Jones
        A flamewar startingpoint. Adam Wiggins
        A flamewar startingpoint. coder@ibm.net
        A flamewar startingpoint. Matt Chatterley
        A flamewar startingpoint. Ola Fosheim Grøstad
        A flamewar startingpoint. Adam Wiggins
        A flamewar startingpoint. coder@ibm.net
      - A flamewar startingpoint. coder@ibm.net
  - A flamewar startingpoint. Ola Fosheim Grøstad
  - - A flamewar startingpoint. coder@ibm.net
    - - A flamewar startingpoint. Nathan Yospe
- A flamewar startingpoint. coder@ibm.net
- A flamewar startingpoint.) Chris Gray
- A flamewar startingpoint.) Miroslav Silovic
- - A flamewar startingpoint.) Jon A. Lambert
  - - A flamewar startingpoint.) Marian Griffith
    - - A flamewar startingpoint.) Adam Wiggins
        
        [Marian Griffith:]
        > On Fri 21 Nov, Jon A. Lambert wrote:
        > > This seems to be the biggest area of difficulty. I wish to avoid the
        > > arcade-like quality to combat (fastest reflexes win), add a more
        > > thoughtful approach (cf. JCL's combat scripts), yet preserve a sense
        > > of urgency (a time limit on decisions) without imposing excessive lag
        > > on players.
        >
        > I have been thinking on this. The idea to have to code to be playing the
        > game does not appeal to me, and I think is excessive trouble. Currently
        > combat is handled very poorly in my opinion. Why not try to find a mid-
        > dle ground? E.g. there exist a variety of attack and defense patterns. A
        > player must choose which of those his character will attempt, of course
        > to the best of its abilities. If you don't say anything at all your cha-
        > will fight mostly defensive and try only the most obvious of openings in
        > its opponent's attacks. But as a player you can say "aim left or aim at
        > the head." and your character would concentrate on achieving those two
        > goals as long as you (it) know the suitable defense patterns. If the op-
        > ponent is not skilled in defending those points eventually there will be
        > an opening there. I think that the combat descriptions should focus more
        > on the attack and defense patterns than on the force of the blow like it
        > is now. E.g. "The black knight aims for your left arm. You can block the
        > blow with your shield but your arm is getting heavy." rather than "The
        > black knight annihilates you with his sword."
        
        Heh, that's funny - you just described our combat system almost to
        a tee. The whole idea is basically to have it be very customizable
        via simple toggles and value settings (rather than code logic), and
        then your character tries to fullfill your wishes to the best of his
        or her ability once in combat. Naturally the defaults are set to be
        something fairly reasonable, so that if you enter combat with a new
        character they will do pretty much what you except an unskilled character
        that is unfamiliar with combat to do.
        In fact, this whole concept works so well that we use it all over, not
        just with combat. Almost anything that is based on a skill or skills
        (which is most everything in our system) has settings to customize how
        your character approaches a given task. Naturally you can override
        these settings at actual execution time by typing in commands; your
        character may normally refuse to climb a given cliff (having a low skill
        at climbing and no climbing equipment), but you can force them to
        attempt it with the 'climb' command if you like.
      - A flamewar startingpoint.) Derrick Jones
      - A flamewar startingpoint.) Ola Fosheim Grøstad
    - A flamewar startingpoint.) coder@ibm.net
    - - A flamewar startingpoint.) Chris Gray
      - A flamewar startingpoint.) coder@ibm.net
      - A flamewar startingpoint.) Adam Wiggins
      - A flamewar startingpoint.) Stephen Zepp
        A flamewar startingpoint.) Adam Wiggins
        A flamewar startingpoint.) Stephen Zepp
        A flamewar startingpoint.) Adam Wiggins
        A flamewar startingpoint.) coder@ibm.net
      - A flamewar startingpoint.) Jon A. Lambert
- A flamewar startingpoint.) Chris Gray
- A flamewar startingpoint.) Adam Wiggins
- - A flamewar startingpoint.) Ola Fosheim Grøstad
- A flamewar startingpoint. coder@ibm.net
- A flamewar startingpoint.) coder@ibm.net
Noise-to-signal ratio Sauron
Gender specific Marian Griffith
- Gender specific Adam Wiggins
- - Gender specific Ola Fosheim Grøstad
  - Gender specific Marian Griffith
  - - Gender specific Sauron
    - - Gender specific Marian Griffith
      - Gender specific Derrick Jones
      - Gender specific Ola Fosheim Grøstad
  - Gender specific Mike Sellers
  - - Gender specific Adam Wiggins
    - - Gender specific Mike Sellers
    - Gender specific Ola Fosheim Grøstad
    - - Gender specific Caliban Tiresias Darklock
Gender specific Cynbe ru Taren
Eating and sleeping (was: A flamewar startingpoint.) Derrick Jones
A flamewar startingpoint.y Adam Wiggins
SUMMARY: Mud Grammar Jon A. Lambert
You, the game of philosophy. Ola Fosheim Grøstad
- You, the game of philosophy. Adam Wiggins
- - You, the game of philosophy. Ola Fosheim Grøstad
  - - You, the game of philosophy. coder@ibm.net
    - - You, the game of philosophy. Jon A. Lambert
      - You, the game of philosophy. JC Lawrence
- You, the game of philosophy. Derrick Jones
- - You, the game of philosophy. Richard Woolcock
  - - You, the game of philosophy. Adam Wiggins
    - - You, the game of philosophy. Richard Woolcock
      - You, the game of philosophy. Adam Wiggins
        You, the game of philosophy. Richard Woolcock
      - You, the game of philosophy. coder@ibm.net
      - You, the game of philosophy. Caliban Tiresias Darklock
        You, the game of philosophy. Adam Wiggins
        You, the game of philosophy. Ola Fosheim Grøstad
        You, the game of philosophy. coder@ibm.net
        You, the game of philosophy. Derrick Jones
        You, the game of philosophy. coder@ibm.net
        You, the game of philosophy. Jon A. Lambert
        You, the game of philosophy. Marian Griffith
        You, the game of philosophy. Jon A. Lambert
        You, the game of philosophy. Ola Fosheim Grøstad
        You, the game of philosophy. Jon A. Lambert
        You, the game of philosophy. Matt Chatterley
        You, the game of philosophy. Ola Fosheim Grøstad
        You, the game of philosophy. Jon A. Lambert
        You, the game of philosophy. Ola Fosheim Grøstad
        You, the game of philosophy. JC Lawrence
        You, the game of philosophy. Ola Fosheim Grøstad
        You, the game of philosophy. JC Lawrence
        You, the game of philosophy. Caliban Tiresias Darklock
    - You, the game of philosophy. Derrick Jones
    - You, the game of philosophy. coder@ibm.net
    - - You, the game of philosophy. Vadim Tkachenko
      - You, the game of philosophy. coder@ibm.net
  - You, the game of philosophy. Ola Fosheim Grøstad
  - - You, the game of philosophy. Derrick Jones
    - - You, the game of philosophy. Ola Fosheim Grøstad
- You, the game of philosophy. coder@ibm.net
- - You, the game of philosophy. Chris Gray
  - - You, the game of philosophy. Stephen Zepp
- You, the game of philosophy. Jon A. Lambert
Dynamic room descriptions Richard Woolcock
Naming and descriptions (was Introductions and descriptions) Mike Sellers
Introductions and descriptions Matt Chatterley
- Introductions and descriptions Richard Woolcock
- - Introductions and descriptions Matt Chatterley
  - - Introductions and descriptions Richard Woolcock
    - - Introductions and descriptions Adam Wiggins
      - Introductions and descriptions coder@ibm.net
      - Introductions and descriptions Marian Griffith
      - Introductions and descriptions Sauron
        Introductions and descriptions Marian Griffith
        Introductions and descriptions Richard Woolcock
        Introductions and descriptions Chris Gray
        Introductions and descriptions Richard Woolcock
      - Introductions and descriptions Matt Chatterley
      - Introductions and descriptions Richard Woolcock
    - Introductions and descriptions Maddy
    - - Introductions and descriptions Matt Chatterley
    - Introductions and descriptions coder@ibm.net
    - - Introductions and descriptions Matt Chatterley
      - Introductions and descriptions coder@ibm.net
        Introductions and descriptions Derrick Jones
  - Introductions and descriptions Derrick Jones
  - - Introductions and descriptions Adam Wiggins
    - - Introductions and descriptions Richard Woolcock
      - Introductions and descriptions Maddy
        Introductions and descriptions Richard Woolcock
        Introductions and descriptions Maddy
        Introductions and descriptions Richard Woolcock
        Introductions and descriptions Adam Wiggins
        Introductions and descriptions Derrick Jones
        Introductions and descriptions Jon A. Lambert
        Introductions and descriptions Adam Wiggins
        Introductions and descriptions Brandon J. Rickman
        Introductions and descriptions Adam Wiggins
        Introductions and descriptions Derrick Jones
        Introductions and descriptions Vadim Tkachenko
        Introductions and descriptions Richard Woolcock
        Introductions and descriptions coder@ibm.net
        Introductions and descriptions Richard Woolcock
        Introductions and descriptions Maddy
        Introductions and descriptions coder@ibm.net
        Introductions and descriptions coder@ibm.net
      - Introductions and descriptions coder@ibm.net
      - Introductions and descriptions Adam Wiggins
Introductions and Matt Chatterley
- Introductions and Adam Wiggins
- - Introductions and Derrick Jones
  - Introductions and Marian Griffith
  - - Introductions and Matt Chatterley
- Introductions and Richard Woolcock
- - Introductions and Marian Griffith
  - - Introductions and Sauron
    - - Introductions and Marian Griffith
      - Introductions and Adam Wiggins
        Introductions and Marian Griffith
        Introductions and Mike Sellers
        Introductions and Brandon J. Rickman
        Introductions and Mike Sellers
        Introductions and Caliban Tiresias Darklock
        Introductions and Richard Woolcock
        Introductions and Richard Woolcock
    - Introductions and Adam Wiggins
    - Introductions and Matt Chatterley
    - - Introductions and Mike Sellers
      - Introductions and Richard Woolcock
      - Introductions and Jon A. Lambert
    - Introductions and Richard Woolcock
    - - Introductions and Ola Fosheim Grøstad
      - Introductions and Richard Woolcock
        Introductions and Ola Fosheim Grøstad
Introductions and Maddy
- Introductions and Richard Woolcock
- Introductions and coder@ibm.net
- - Introductions and Ling
  - - Introductions and coder@ibm.net
Introductions and Richard Woolcock
mud time (A flamewar startingpoint.) Ola Fosheim Grøstad
Nostalgy (A flamewar startingpoint.) Ola Fosheim Grøstad
Communication [was Introductions and..] Matt Chatterley
- Communication [was Introductions and..] Caliban Tiresias Darklock
- - Communication [was Introductions and..] Adam Wiggins
  - - Communication [was Introductions and..] Caliban Tiresias Darklock
    - - Communication [was Introductions and..] Derrick Jones
- Communication [was Introductions and..] Marian Griffith
- Communication [was Introductions and..] Ola Fosheim Grøstad
requests Marian Griffith
- requests Marian Griffith
- - requests Frank Crowell
- requests Chris Gray
- requests Brandon J. Rickman
more requests Marian Griffith
Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Jon A. Lambert
- Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Mike Sellers
- - Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Jon A. Lambert
  - - Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Koster, Raph
    - - Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Mike Sellers
      - Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Ola Fosheim Grøstad
        Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Koster, Raph
        Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Adam Wiggins
        Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Ola Fosheim Grøstad
        Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Ola Fosheim Grøstad
        Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Matt Chatterley
        Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Koster, Raph
        Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] coder@ibm.net
        Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Marian Griffith
        Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Ola Fosheim Grøstad
        Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Richard Woolcock
        Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Ola Fosheim Grøstad
        Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Matt Chatterley
        Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Jon A. Lambert
        Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Ola Fosheim Grøstad
        Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] JC Lawrence
        Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Mike Sellers
        Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Marian Griffith
        Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Ola Fosheim Grøstad
        Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Matt Chatterley
        Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Felix A. Croes
        Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Mike Sellers
        Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Felix A. Croes
        Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Mike Sellers
        Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Maddy
        Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Jon A. Lambert
    - Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Ola Fosheim Grøstad
    - - Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Jon A. Lambert
      - Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Marian Griffith
      - Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Mike Sellers
        Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Marian Griffith
        Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Jon A. Lambert
        Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Stephen Zepp
        Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Matt Chatterley
        Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Richard Woolcock
  - Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] coder@ibm.net
  - - Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Koster, Raph
    - - Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] coder@ibm.net
- Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Ling
- - Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Derrick Jones
  - Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Matt Chatterley
  - - Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Richard Woolcock
    - - Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Matt Chatterley
      - Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Ling
        Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Matt Chatterley
        Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Richard Woolcock
      - Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] coder@ibm.net
  - Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] s001gmu@nova.wright.edu
  - Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Koster, Raph
  - - Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Marian Griffith
    - - Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Vadim Tkachenko
      - Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Jon A. Lambert
        Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Derrick Jones
        Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Matt Chatterley
        Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Richard Woolcock
        Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Matt Chatterley
        Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Derrick Jones
        Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Matt Chatterley
        Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Chris Gray
        Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Matt Chatterley
        Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Marian Griffith
        Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Matt Chatterley
        Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Marian Griffith
        Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Matt Chatterley
        Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Adam Wiggins
        Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] coder@ibm.net
        Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Matt Chatterley
        Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] coder@ibm.net
        Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Matt Chatterley
        Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Derrick Jones
        Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Matt Chatterley
        Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] coder@ibm.net
        Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] coder@ibm.net
      - Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Ling
      - Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Jon A. Lambert
      - Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Stephen Zepp
        Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Derrick Jones
        Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Matt Chatterley
      - Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Ola Fosheim Grøstad
      - Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Mike Sellers
        Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Ola Fosheim Grøstad
- Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Stephen Zepp
- Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] JC Lawrence
- - Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Ola Fosheim Grøstad
  - - Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] JC Lawrence
    - - Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Ola Fosheim Grøstad
      - Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Matt Chatterley
      - Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Matt Chatterley
- Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] JC Lawrence
Adventurer Groups [was Affecting the World] Jon A. Lambert
- Adventurer Groups [was Affecting the World] s001gmu@nova.wright.edu
- - Adventurer Groups [was Affecting the World] coder@ibm.net
  - - Adventurer Groups [was Affecting the World] s001gmu@nova.wright.edu
    - - Adventurer Groups [was Affecting the World] coder@ibm.net
    - Adventurer Groups [was Affecting the World] Jon A. Lambert
fwd: Erasmatron Revs up Interactive Fiction Brandon J. Rickman
Q: What are the coolest thief skills people have seen? coder@ibm.net
Lots of things about me (long) Ling
OT: my web pages Marian Griffith
Java, applets, forests and ecologies. Ling
- Java, applets, forests and ecologies. Derrick Jones
- - Java, applets, forests and ecologies. Michael Hohensee
  - - Java, applets, forests and ecologies. Chris Gray
  - Java, applets, forests and ecologies. Ola Fosheim Grøstad
- Java, applets, forests and ecologies. Chris Gray
- (Java, applets,) forests and ecologies. Marian Griffith
Thief skills, Dream Park and me (again) Ling
- Thief skills, Dream Park and me (again) Adam Wiggins
- Thief skills, Dream Park and me (again) Chris Gray
- Thief skills, Dream Park and me (again) Richard Woolcock
- Thief skills, Dream Park and me (again) coder@ibm.net
... forests and ecologies. Mike Sellers
- ... forests and ecologies. Jon A. Lambert
- ... forests and ecologies. coder@ibm.net
Java Chris Gray