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8462: [MUD-Dev] Re: Recursive look
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From: "Koster, Raph" <rkoster@origin.ea.com>
Newsgroups: nu.kanga.list.mud-dev
Date: Wed, 21 Oct 1998 13:11:10 -0500
Organization: Kanga.Nu
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Adam Wiggins [mailto:adam@angel.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 1998 12:36 PM
> To: mud-dev@kanga.nu
> Subject: [MUD-Dev] Re: Recursive look
> I like it quite a bit when I see it used (although it's usually
> fairly limited). Especially if it conveys information about the
> character's state:
>
> Bubba walks in from the east, smiling.
> Bubba limps in from the east, dripping blood.
> Bubba runs in from the east, panting.
>
> In the first case, they did a "smile" social just before leaving
> the room. In the second case, they are heavily wounded. In the
> third case, they were walking quickly and are low on stamina.
>
> Adam W.
I think one of Legend's imms recently tied this into the moods system I
described earlier on the list. So if you set a mood, your entry and exit
descs use it...
-Raph