A book of commands I dont have time to classify right now

read the book of miscellany

command called changename

changename {object} to ''new name''

Allows you to change the name of a named object.

create a fig called ben
changename fig to mellony

You now have a fig called mellony.

This is similar to rename which actually changes the 'fig' part of an object.
read the command called rename

command called checkid

This is a rather special command.

command called gender

gender {object}
gender {object} as ''him|her''

Use this to define the gender of an object. iether one you have created or yourself.

gender me - then type 'him'or 'her' in the text box.
gender me as him
create a mermaid. gender her as her.

(notice how you can refer to your last object with 'it', 'them', 'him', or 'her')

This only has an effect in the look of a location, when objects are put on other objects. Sometime soon this will be accessible in scripts for print statements.

command called motion

motion {object}
motion {object} to ''word''

Use this command to change how an object moves around in cow.

eg: motion me to runs so you run in and out of doorways
or: motion the frog to hops so a frog when roaming will hop about

Remember the word you use must be in present tense as it wil show like this:
''the frog hops away via the calm river'';

Thanks to Chaotic Bob, who discoverd this neat trick, you can use random motion words like this:
motion the frog to (hops,leaps,jumps,waddles)

command called pack

This is a rather special command.

command called react

This is a rather special command.

command called safehouse

safehouse

Use this to turn your current location (if you created it) into a sanctuary or a battle-ground.

It toggles on and off.

I know.. I should have called it sanctuary.. Ill make one of those soon.

NOTE: the build command only now locks a complex location (build the door to the room) so please lock all of your complex locations (I havent made lock location function yet.. I dont think!)

safehouse

command called scryold

scry {object}

This allows you to review the attributes of an object.

command called search

search for {object}

Search anywhere in cow for an object

eg search for an apple if you want to search for an apple.

Remember when searching that players are actually 'a player called ...' so this is the most accurate way of finding players. search for a player called wolis

command called status

status {object}

View some stats about an object

status me

This is an experment in providing an alternate view of an object.. much more work needs ot be done.

feedback to submit a suggestion on layout/content etc.. otherwise I will be left to make it up al by myself, and you how that will turn out!

command called switch

switch on|off {object}
switch {object}

You can switch objects on and off or just switch them.

If the object is scripted to react, it will, otherwise its is just an action you perform.

switch on the light
switch the cards

This is similar
read the command called use
read the command called play
read the command called pat

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Scripting note
You can actually do strange things like:
switch ding the light

In which case you could script a light
if target of switchding then ...

This would allow you to script your objects to react to special commands only you know.

However, the standard set of reactions you would normally use are on, off and blank eg:

if target of switch then toggleme;
if target of switchon then turnmeon;
if target of switchoff then turnmeoff;


command called unpack

unpack {object}

you can unpack a parcle or package that has been previously wrapped.

create a flower. paint it as pink
wrap it

You can now paint, edit and describe your package which contains your rose.

Someone can now unwrap it.

unwrap the package

This is useful for sending presents to people.

Please note that you can wrap multiple things in the one package and they will all come out when the package is unwrapped.

create a fig. wrap it. create a button. wrap it

read the command called wrap

command called xyzzy

www.rickadams.org/adventure/c_xyzzy.html

command called zap

zap {object}
Moves an object off anything it was on. This does the same as push

lookup

http://centralops.net/co/DomainDossier.aspx?addr=10.70.168.51&dom_dns=true&dom_whois=true&net_whois=true&svc_scan=true&traceroute=true&go1=Submit