Emoting++

[EonBlueApocalypse]

What if there were a few options added to emoting to differentiate between players/mobiles and items?

Namely:

Item's sdesc, item's possessive form and item's pronoun form.  Seems there are some characters to spare, aren't there?

Just a thought.

[John]

What if there were a few options added to emoting to differentiate between players/mobiles and items?

Namely:

Item's sdesc, item's possessive form and item's pronoun form.  Seems there are some characters to spare, aren't there?

Just a thought.

Not too sure what you're saying, but items return a "it" when I use !

[Rhyden]

~, #, % and ^ work with characters and items both.

[Xygax]

Also, you don't have to worry about the item itself seeing your emote formatted incorrectly, so you can safely use "it", "its", etc. without giving offense.

-- X

[EonBlueApocalypse]

Also, you don't have to worry about the item itself seeing your emote formatted incorrectly, so you can safely use "it", "its", etc. without giving offense.

-- X

That's true.  The suggestion was more or less aimed at eliminating erroneous targets.  One example, which I'm sure is most common, is targeting a cloak and ending up with that guy/girl/rinther over there in the hooded cloak.  But taking your post into consideration, I can see how possessive forms would be plain silliness.

[spawnloser]

Actually, posessives are not silly.

> em picks up ~cloak and picks at ^cloak hem.
The ropy, top-knotted man picks up the hooded, city-camouflaged cloak and picks at its hem.

[EonBlueApocalypse]

Actually, posessives are not silly.

> em picks up ~cloak and picks at ^cloak hem.
The ropy, top-knotted man picks up the hooded, city-camouflaged cloak and picks at its hem.

In the context of differentiating between player/mobiles and items, rather.  Seeing as you can just type out it/its.

[spawnloser]

In that sense, it is pointless to use any of the targetting characters when referring to an object except the ~.

[Hymwen]

%cloak is easier than ~cloak's, too.

[Morgenes]

Don't forget, use the 'keyword' command (keyword cloak) to figure out what # the cloak you're holding/wearing would be.

[Larrath]

Don't forget, use the 'keyword' command (keyword cloak) to figure out what # the cloak you're holding/wearing would be.

But can you use ~.4 cloak?

[Delirium]

But can you use ~.4 cloak?

Yes.

[Marauder Moe]

But can you use ~.4 cloak?

Yes.

You sure about that?

[Delirium]

Well, with a tiny adjustment of the period, which I assumed was a typo.

~4.cloak works.

[Marauder Moe]

Works as in... you believe it works or as in you did it in-game a few minutes ago?

[Delirium]

Dude, try it for yourself.

Emote saunters over to ~3.blue and yanks on ~2.green, tossing ~4.white to the table.

Numbers work

[Morgenes]

Code Select Expand

> keyword cloak
In the room:
 1.cloak - the tiny and gaunt figure in a dark, hooded cloak

In Inventory:
 2.cloak - a dark, hooded cloak

> :picks at ~2.cloak
Morgenes picks at your dark, hooded cloak.


I wrote it, I've proven it, there, go forth and stop complaining about this.

[Larrath]

Wow, I didn't know!

This is sweet.  Thanks!

[Marauder Moe]

I'm not complaining, it's just that last time (admittedly, a while ago) I tried to emote ~2.something it didn't work, and since then I don't remember seeing an announcement about it being fixed.  (Also, I'm at work so I can't test it.)

So it works with people as well as objects?

[Beux]

Even I knew dat. And I'm a newb. Shame I keep getting the numbers wrong though.

Code Select Expand


Walking slowly towards the tavern door, @ pulls the collar of a very tall figure in a hooded, dirty dustcloak up around his neck.

think krath thats one heavy cloak


[Delirium]

I'm not complaining, it's just that last time (admittedly, a while ago) I tried to emote ~2.something it didn't work, and since then I don't remember seeing an announcement about it being fixed.  (Also, I'm at work so I can't test it.)

So it works with people as well as objects?

Yes, it works with any keyword.

[rishenko]

The 'key' command is especially helpful in clans where you have rooms with 10+ lockers and an ungodly number of chests and trunks.

And it's absolutely wonderful when trying to avoid social faux pas through "keyword hell".

[EonBlueApocalypse]

Code Select Expand

> keyword cloak
In the room:
 1.cloak - the tiny and gaunt figure in a dark, hooded cloak

In Inventory:
 2.cloak - a dark, hooded cloak

> :picks at ~2.cloak
Morgenes picks at your dark, hooded cloak.


I wrote it, I've proven it, there, go forth and stop complaining about this.

Sorry, I'm a n00b.  This is exactly what I was looking for, thanks.