Newbie Guide Special Procedure [by Sliver]
Snippet Posted Wednesday, August 12th @ 11:32:13 PM, by George Greer in the Specials dept.
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SPECIAL(newbie_guide)
{


 static char tour_path[] =
 "WAAA2E3J1230D22G032K011110I22M033212L030014R530A00001HBC32222Z.";
/* The above is the path that the guide takes. The numbers are the   */
/* Directions in which he moves                                      */

/* If you find your guide is getting lost, it's probably because you */
/* don't have the newbie area included in stock bpl11.  To fix it,   */
/* use this path instead:                                            */
/*
static char tour_path[] =
 "WAAA2E3J1230D22G032K011110I22M033212L030014R530Z.";
*/

static char *path;
static int index;
static bool move = FALSE;

  if (!move) {
       if (time_info.hours == 1) { /* Tour starts at 1 am*/
       move = TRUE;
       path = tour_path;
       index = 0;
     } else if (time_info.hours == 12) { /* And at 12 pm */
       move = TRUE;
       path = tour_path;
       index = 0;
}
  }
  if (cmd || !move || (GET_POS(ch) < POS_RESTING) ||
      (GET_POS(ch) == POS_FIGHTING))
    return FALSE;

  switch (path[index]) {
  case '0':
  case '1':
  case '2':
  case '3':
  case '4':
  case '5':
    perform_move(ch, path[index] - '0', 1);
    break;
  case 'W':
    GET_POS(ch)=POS_STANDING;
    act("$n stands up and announces 'The tour is going to start soon!'", FALSE,
 ch, 0, 0, TO_ROOM);
    break;
  case 'Z':
    act("$n sits and rests for his next journey.", FALSE, ch, 0, 0, TO_ROOM);
    GET_POS(ch)=POS_RESTING;
    break;
  case 'M':
    act("$n says 'This is the enterence to the WARRIORS guild.'", FALSE, ch, 0,
 0, TO_ROOM);
    break;
   case 'L':
    act("$n says 'This is the enterence to the THEVES guild.'", FALSE, ch, 0, 0
, TO_ROOM);
    break;
  case 'K':
    act("$n says 'This is the enterence to the MAGES guild.'", FALSE, ch, 0, 0,
 TO_ROOM);
    break;
    case 'J':
    act("$n says 'This is the enterence to the CLERICS guild.'", FALSE, ch, 0,
0, TO_ROOM);
    break;
  case 'H':
    act("$n says 'Right now, you may find it usefull to type 'WEAR ALL''", FALS
E, ch, 0, 0, TO_ROOM);
    break;
    case 'A':
    act("$n says 'Newbies!! Type 'FOLLOW GUIDE' for a guided tour'", FALSE, ch,
 0, 0, TO_ROOM);
    break;
  case 'B':
    act("$n says 'This here is the enterence to the newbie area. Please, type '
FOLLOW SELF''", FALSE, ch, 0, 0, TO_ROOM);
    break;
  case 'C':
    act("$n says 'Now have fun out there, and be careful!'", FALSE, ch, 0, 0, T
O_ROOM);
    break;
  case 'D':
    act("$n says 'This is our dear friend the baker, to buy bread from him, typ
e 'BUY BREAD''", FALSE, ch, 0, 0, TO_ROOM);
    break;
  case 'E':
    act("$n says 'This is the Fountain, to drink from it, type 'DRINK FOUNTAIN'
'", FALSE, ch, 0, 0, TO_ROOM);
    break;
  case 'F':
    act("$n says 'This is our dear friend Wally, he will sell you water,
type 'LIST' to see a list of what he has.'", FALSE, ch, 0, 0, TO_ROOM);
    break;
  case 'G':
    act("$n says 'This is the Armorer, he makes armor, type LIST to see
what he has to sell'", FALSE, ch, 0, 0, TO_ROOM);
    break;
  case '.':
    move = FALSE;
    break;
  case 'R':
    act("$n says 'This is the RECEPTION, in this MUD, you must RENT.'", FALSE,
ch, 0, 0, TO_ROOM);
    act("$n says 'To see how much your rent will cost, type 'OFFER'", FALSE, ch
, 0, 0, TO_ROOM);
    act("$n says 'To rent, type RENT.'", FALSE, ch, 0, 0, TO_ROOM);
    break;
}
index++;
return FALSE;
}


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