Re: [gridmud-developer] 0.1.1 playtest notes (part 1)

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Hi Ide,

I'm looking into all this but it would be good if we used the bug
tracker to do this kinda of thing.

https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=3D160294&atid=3D815271

Seyed

On 3/9/06, ide...@f-... <ide...@f-...> wrote:
>
> Hey guys, how are things. Thought I'd pass on some notes I've been
> making. A mixture of possible bugs and my impressions. Admittedly rather
> terse in spots, but not criticism, just suggestions.
>
> Lately I've been working on ideas for the content for 0.5. I'd like to
> start actual creation/writing at start of April.
>
>
>
> Contents:
>
> 1.  avatar creation
> 2.  examine peculiarities
> 3.  'look' and 'examine'
> 4.  object list presentation ('human [civilian]')
> 5.  general formatting
> 6.  bug in code command
> 7.  past tense in msgs
> 8.  help destroy
> 9.  NullPointerException on destroy?
> 10. error on say?
> 11. 'tell' msg
> 12. trace
> 13. 'meditate' weirdness
> 14.  new avatar login bug?
> 15. 'look' bug?
>
> #
>
> Avatar creation:
>
> allow stat increases/decrease > 1?
>
> obviously need help/descriptions on choose shape, size, description,
> etc.
>
> maybe we could push all new avatars to the new player area and allow
> creation in game; don't allow them to leave until all stats set. this
> way they get maximum help/explanations.
>
> organize skills by cost more explicitly -- maybe with formatting lines
> (i.e. "----------{...}")
>
>
>
> In game:
>
> can't examine yourself?  but root can examine root. but Ide, even when
> admin, cannot examine ide. root gets full examine powers though.
>
> no 'info/score' command other than examine? Maybe combine
> code/skills/train into one info command.
>
> alias 'l' for look (and ex/x/examine for exam). currently non-intuitive.
>
> 'human [civilian]' in object list is kind of weird -- maybe just
> 'civilian' and 'human' revealed upon examine.
>
> revise help formatting (with line breaks and format lines) for
> readability.
>
>
>
> code command bug:
>
> 20:5 # ho...@ro... (0xp : $100): code
> To get information on a code type code <code>. Leave blank for a list of
> all available codes.
>
> Codes
> ---------------------------
> $abilities
>
>
>
> weird past tense on error msg, use present tense ("You tried to attack
> [...]")
>
> 20:6 # ho...@ro... (0xp : $100): patrol
> 20:6 # ho...@ro... (0xp : $100):
> Started patrolling.
> 20:6 # ho...@ro... (0xp : $100):
> Tried to attack but didn't have a weapon loaded!
>
>
> no help for 'help destroy'
>
>
> weird error, sorry wasn't able to repeat it and trace it to particular
> command:
> ERROR [Thread-2] util.Text           - Error loading resource
> command.destroyite
> m
> java.lang.NullPointerException
>         at java.io.Reader.<init>(Unknown Source)
>         at java.io.InputStreamReader.<init>(Unknown Source)
>         at
>         net.sourceforge.gridmud.core.util.Text.loadText(Text.java:318)
>         at net.sourceforge.gridmud.core.util.Text.getText(Text.java:35)
>         at
>         net.sourceforge.gridmud.core.Command.getHelpText(Command.java:23)
>         at net.sourceforge.gridmud.commands.Help.execute(Help.java:44)
>         at
>         net.sourceforge.gridmud.core.net.CommandProcessor.parseCompletedC=
omma
> nd(CommandProcessor.java:221)
>         at
>         net.sourceforge.gridmud.core.net.CommandProcessor.parseCommand(Co=
mman
> dProcessor.java:159)
>         at
>         net.sourceforge.gridmud.core.net.CommandProcessor.handleReadyKeys=
(Com
> mandProcessor.java:127)
>         at
>         net.sourceforge.gridmud.core.net.CommandProcessor.run(CommandProc=
esso
> r.java:73)
>         at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)
>
>
> say error:
>
> 20:15 # ho...@ro... (0xp : $100): say hello
> l
> Command error, could not parse command: l
> 20:15 # ho...@ro... (0xp : $100):
>
>
> root can say hello, though, though '%sender' is kind of weird.
>
> ho...@ro... >> say hello
> %sender says, "hello"
> ho...@ro... >>
>
>
>
> tell oddity -- s/b 'tells you':
>
> 20:18 # ho...@ro... (0xp : $100): tell ide hey
> Ide says, "hey"
>
>
>
> 'trace' strangeness?:
>
> The InterGrid home system.
> Found here:
> human [civilian]
>
>
> Exits: None
> Domain: root.net
> Faction: InterGrid
> Environment: Silicon
> 20:19 # ho...@ro... (0xp : $100): trace civilian
> Found 0 agents / avatar matching 'civilian'.
>
>
>
>
> 'meditate' oddity:
>
> 20:22 # ho...@ro... (0xp : $100): meditate
> 20:22 # ho...@ro... (0xp : $100):
> Started meditating.
> 20:22 # ho...@ro... (0xp : $100): meditate
> 20:22 # ho...@ro... (0xp : $100):
> Stopped meditating.
> 20:22 # ho...@ro... (0xp : $100):
> Started meditating.
> 20:22 # ho...@ro... (0xp : $100):
> Stopped meditating.
> 20:22 # ho...@ro... (0xp : $100):
>
>
>
>
> After I created Ide, I logged in on another session (Ide still logged in
> on original session) and attempted to create Ide again.
>
> #CONNECTED.
> Welcome to the Grid MUD server.
>
> Login:Ide
> New user account.... Creating Avatar....
>
> You will now be guided through the decisions needed to create yourself a
> new Avatar for navigating the Grid.
> Password:
>
> server didn't remember previous Ide creation?
>
>
> I disconnected and logged in as root:
>
> ho...@ro... >> look
> The InterGrid home system.
> Found here:
> human [civilian]
>
>
> Exits: None
> Domain: root.net
> Faction: InterGrid
> Environment: Silicon
> ho...@ro... >> who
> root (Ghost)
> Ide (Abstract)
>
> 2 online.
> ho...@ro... >>
>
>
> 'who' shows two players but root doesn't see Ide in 'look'?
>
>
>
> weird 'operate' error msg? s/b something more context-specific like 'You
> can't operate that'.
> Exits: None
> Domain: root.net
> Faction: InterGrid
> Environment: Silicon
> 20:17 # ho...@ro... (0xp : $100): operate civilian
> Target not found.
>
>
> #
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