[MUD-Dev] Newbies (was Re: [MUD-Dev] Text Parsing)

[Caliban Tiresias Darklock]

On 03:13 PM 6/7/99 -0400, I personally witnessed John Hopson jumping up to say:
>
>1)  Mandatory help files.

I *like* this. This is a good idea. It should be done more often. However,
I can see it potentially being a problem:

   >attack orc
   The attack command blah blah blah...
   >attack orc
   You hit the orc with your fist.
   The orc bashes you with a club.
   >wield sword
   The wield command blah blah blah...
   The orc bashes you with a club.
   >wield sword
   You wield your sword. 
   The orc bashes you with a club.
   >kill orc
   The kill command blah blah blah...
   The orc bashes you with a club. 
   You are grievously wounded.
   >drink elixir
   The drink command blah blah blah...
   The orc bashes you with a club.
   You are dead.

Obviously, certain commands should be exempted from this. ;)

>2)  Aliases

UI folks call this "multiple command vectors". :)

>3)  Log missing helpfiles

Excellent advice. You might also try fuzzy search. I've always figured
fuzzy search in your helpfiles would get rid of about 80% of typo
frustration. ;)

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