Re: Donate bug in pl6? nah

From: Andy Davidoff (dert@concrete.resnet.upenn.edu)
Date: 03/06/95


Forwarded message:
> > > Read 'help donate' their is a chance the item will be junked when 
> > > donated..  I'll check on Id scrolls..
> > hrmm.. remind me to drop that 'chance' .. I haven't gotten around to
> > checking that out as I'm still waiting on my builder to finish the main area
> > but I figure if someone wants to donate an item that it'd be nice if it
> > showed up instead of getting trashed in-transit :)  just my opinion mind you 
> The reason for the in-transit junk chance is because otherwise, people stuck
> in Bad Places without a recall could just:
> donate all
> quit
> 1
> e
> get all
>
> Just my opinion.
> 

first, why nut save locations of players in circle3? everyone else does it...
secondly, unless it has bin changed in pl5+, u cunt donate all.
i think the risk of donating every item one at a time is a good deterent.
if there are more than one donation rooms, randomly select one.
perhaps the chance of failure-to-reach-donation should be based upon the
item's value.



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