The spitemaster wrote:
I would like the player to be able to write to communicate with the other people in DROD.
Well, we already have the CaravelNet chat...
So, instead of a multiple choice list that is prompted I would like to add the ability to write what he would like to happen. And I want it to be flexable if at all possible.
Wait, that sounds more like you want a
Z-machine interpreter in DROD...
For example, instead of writing something that sets of a set of commands (Although I would like that too) , I would like the player to say something that could be interpreted as scripting.
Ex. Player shouts to his ally the stalwart, "Move (2,-5)" And the stalwart moves like that.
Oops, so you actually meant a script command line...
But seriously - I really, really, really doubt anything like that is going to happen... it's just too complicated and distracts from the game.
Not to mention that lots of people playing DROD haven't built a hold and written an NPC script in their whole career, nor do they intend to - not everyone's a programmer, contrary to what RAD-enthusiasts are seemingly bent on making everyone think.
np: The Cinematic Orchestra - Man With The Movie Camera (Live At The Royal Albert Hall)
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