Okay, outdoors, I'm going to use maps so my MUD doesn't need as many
builders.. <you know, only need builders for citys and shit..> and then
the experienced MUDders and D&D players can go through and map out a
realistic world around the citys.. since it is kinda stupid having citys
all next to each other, with maybe 5 rooms of forest in between..
I'm not worried about not having exits, because there will be exits NESW
in every room, then once you hit the city, it no longer shows the map..
I think I'll have a problem with that too, because I want citys like this
on the map:
++++++^
^C^^^+^
^@^^^+^
^^^+++^
^^^+^^^
^^^+^^^
^^^+++^
where C would be the city, and @ is you.. if you go north you will be in
the city, but then if you go east and north, you will be east of the
city.. so if you went west you'd be in the city =)
> and then, in the wilderness, you can only move n, ne, nw, s, se, and sw.
> kinda silly, but unless you wanna use octagons, it's what you get.
>
> i think MUME might do it, i've only been on it for a second.. i dont
> remember how, though..
>
> so, anyway, i _think_ the actual coding problem you're having is with
> casting for the exits, right? if so, adding the extra exits
> patch/snippet/whatever outta clear that up..
>
> if you don't have or don't want to have the additional exits, you'll have
> to decide how far (and why and when) people can see in any direction, and
> then go from there.. i don't see how that could possibly work, though,
> because how can you SEE in a direction with no exit? i mean, sure,
> sometimes it could be 'blocked' or something, but certainly not often
> enough to be anything like realistic.. also, you'll have to have millions
> of little tiny (probably unused) rooms to simulate even one viewable
> outdoor area, instead of one room/hex. and what happens in low
> light/nighttime?
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