Adventure User`s Manual
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1. Verb phrase to match Room must be in 1 for any room Item that must be in room Direct Object 1 for any Item must have in inventory Indirect Object 1 for any Message I in message data file Message 2 in message data file Message 3 in message data file K NOrF OWCF H Do not use multiple entries of one verb phrase to match The game is won when the adventurer deposits all of the items in their deposit room for point credit If you have an item that is hard to deposit in a room correctly for some reason make its deposit points 0 effectively taking it out of the test for if the adventurer has won2. Adventure User s Manual Adventure games are created through the use of data files Adventure uses four types of files Room files Item files Message files and Verb files The files must be located in the same directory as Adventure exe and may be specified in the Adventure ini file also located in the same directory as Adventure exe Adventure ini structure The Adventure ini file consists of 4 lines each containing the filename of the particular data file A sample Adventure ini file would look like this RoomData txt ItemData txt MessageData txt VerbData txt As you can see the order is Room file Item file Message file and Verb file Room data file structure The room data file consists of a number of room records consecutively following each other in the file numbered starting at 0 and terminated by a single on a line by itself The records format is this minus the comments to the right Ey Room number starts at 0 and must be in consecutive order I North room link 1 for none 1 East room link 1 for none 1 South room link 1 for none 2 West room link 1 for none 5 Points for entering the room given first time only 1 1 if a car may drive here 0 if not rooml N bmp filename for north picture rooml E bmp filename for east picture rooml S bmp filename for south picture rooml W bmp filename for west picture is filename for up picture i
3. f none filename for down picture for none You are at the gate entrance short description You are at the gate entrance long description continues until final brace There is a big sign out front Put a single asterisk here at the end of the file Note that Adventure only supports bitmap bmp picture file types Item data file structure The item data file consists of a number of item data records having the form 0 Item Number 1 Start room 50 Points for finding 32 Deposit room 50 Points for deposit in deposit room 30 Weight percent out of 100 0 1 if the item is drivable 0 if not STAFF Item name There is a hiking STAFF short description Your hiking staff has a Windows TM logo inscribed into the handle long description may span multiple lines until last brace Awe inspiring you say Put an asterisk here at the end of the file Message data file format The message file holds messages attached to a number access key that the verb data file will reference It consists of a number of linear message records and ends with an asterisk 0 Message number All your base are belong to us multiple lined message until ending brace They have set us up the bomb Put an asterisk here at the end of the file Verb data file format The verb data file consists of a number of linear records o Verb Number AT DEER
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