[MUD-Dev] Text Parsing

[Adam Wiggins]

On Wed, 2 Jun 1999, Ben Greear wrote:
> "Koster, Raph" wrote:
> > This is a typical log from a total newbie at LegendMUD:
> > 
> >   (HP:100% MA:100% MV:100%)>hello
> >   You wave hello to the world!
> > 
> >   [Chat] Groth: *bounce* hi hi!
> > 
> >   (HP:100% MA:100% MV:100%)>what do I do here?
> >   Huh?
> 
> Hrm, wonder if a default that, untill they turned off the flag, would take
> every non-matched input and turn it into a 'say' (or perhaps a special
> newbie channel?)  To cut down on spam for typos...one could turn it off
> permanently after level 2...
> That way they could at least ask for help...

How about this:

   (HP:100% MA:100% MV:100%)>what do I do here?
   That's not a valid command.
   Would you like some help? (type 'yes' or 'no' and press enter) yes
   ----------------------------------

   Welcome to LegendMUD!

   This is a help document for people who are completely new to muds.
   If you'd like the expert's tour, you can exit this document by
   typing 'quit' at the page prompt and then typing "help expert" at
   the command line.

   The interface to a MUD is much like that of the old Infocom text games.
   Most commands consist of a single verb indicating the action you would
   like your character to take, possibly followed by further information
   indicating what objects or people you would like your command to be
   used upon.  Here's some common examples:

   [....]
   
  

Naturally this would be pretty annoying for a non-newbie.  In that
case:
 
   (HP:100% MA:100% MV:100%)>what do I do here?
   That's not a valid command.
   Would you like some help? (type 'yes' or 'no' and press enter) no
   You can type "option newbie off" at the prompt to keep it from asking
   this question again.


Adam W.




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