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General => Code Discussion => Topic started by: on March 18, 2003, 12:54:24 PM

Title: Referring to PCs in changing ldescs
Post by: on March 18, 2003, 12:54:24 PM
I always thought itd be neat if you could change your ldesc to include interatction with other PCs. Like change ldesc 'is watching ~man carefully' but when it comes out it looks like- 'Jenred is watching ~man carefully.' And I was wondering if there is anyway we can make changing ldesc work with that. Thanks in advance!
Title: Referring to PCs in changing ldescs
Post by: Lazloth on March 18, 2003, 12:59:38 PM
I think this is an impossibility due to the probable length of string.
Title: Referring to PCs in changing ldescs
Post by: Delirium on March 18, 2003, 02:01:43 PM
Not to mention when ~man leaves and you forget to change your ldesc so you're still standing there watching ~man carefully.
Title: Referring to PCs in changing ldescs
Post by: Gorobei on March 18, 2003, 06:49:23 PM
If you're sure he's not going to leave, you can always just type his sdesc in.
Title: Referring to PCs in changing ldescs
Post by: on March 18, 2003, 06:57:11 PM
Well that isnt as eerie as then 'look'ing and seeing.

A lumbering, sinister half-giant is standing by the wall, staring at you.
Title: Referring to PCs in changing ldescs
Post by: HaiWolfe on March 18, 2003, 07:08:34 PM
That's almost a bit twinkish.  Not much difference from using second person in your main description, which is disallowed.  That half-giant would have to be staring at everyone in the room simultaneously.  <g>
Title: Referring to PCs in changing ldescs
Post by: crymerci on March 18, 2003, 07:12:13 PM
I think Jenred meant that if the half-giant was staring specifically at you that phrase would be spookier than one stating that he was staring at your sdesc.
Title: Referring to PCs in changing ldescs
Post by: on March 18, 2003, 07:15:39 PM
yeah, If you could change your ldesc to 'is staring at ~man' then Id hope the ~man would see 'Jenred is staring at you.' Where as 'is staring at the ~tall, muscular man' the guy might not even know im staring at him... but rather some other tall, muscular man (due to their rabbit like breeding.)
Title: ldesc
Post by: rnix on March 19, 2003, 10:16:56 PM
You could update it? I know that when you ask to like when your coming up from a young age to an adult age you can get a bit switched up but a total change i'm not too sure about either.