Hmmm.. yes, I know this is a little late, but I was just now thinking
about it and came up with a great idea.
See...use the automapper code to map it when the MUD is booted up, and
store the char info in an struct.
Christoffer Lundberg wrote:
> I have gotten hold of an automapper-code for ROM-type MUDs.
> There is only one problem with this, I don't know how to
> convert it into Circle-code. But if someone out there wishes
> to take a shot at it, I can send you the code so you can see
> what you can do.
>
> This is not exactly a Virtual Map (which I'm desperately looking
> for), but maybe it could be a cool feature to MUDs.
>
> A road
>
^^^^^^^^^^it normally does the title here, in the code
> ####r####
> ####r####
> f###*rr##
> ff####r##
> fff###r##
>
^^^^^^^^^^just print the array element for this room
> You are travelling upon a dirty old road.
>
> Exit(s) [ n e s w ]
>
>
^^^^^^^^^^^^And the rest as normal.
This could be modified with room flags....etc...... and even though
there is some extra boot time, it'll speed it up a bit. Or it could
update when sleeping, too. Actually, many different things are possible
with this idea. (And putting it in the descriptions would still work,
just time-consuming)
> This is my big dream........ *smile*
> I know I'm seeking the impossible here, but some people say that
> they have implemented a virtual map into their MUD, but either
> they do not wish to give away the code, or they have forgotten
> about how they added it. I'm getting pretty tired of surfing
> on the net, looking for snippets to MERC, ROM, SMAUG and other
> base-codes, which involves a map.
> It is a feature that I took for granted that it was to be
> available when I started my MUD. I built up the world as if
> it already were connected to a V-Map (short for Virtual Map).
> Now, there seems to be nothing of any V-Map code available,
> and my MUD looks pretty lame with unlinked zones and totally
> crazy world structure.
>
> Well, maybe I should get some sleep now at least.
>
> >Christoffer (Implementor at Legends[stargate.orion.boden.se 4000])
>
> "...and with the map's fall, the whole world rumbled into ashes..."
>
PS. PLEASE DELETE THE AUTOSIGS BY THE SERVER! IT GETS ANNOYING TO SEE
SEVERAL OF THE SAME SIG AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN. I mean this in reply
messages ONLY. Don't take this thewrong way.
-Axiem
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