.DT Lord Points Discworld creator help Lord Points .SH Name .SI 5 lord points - scoring system .EI .SH Description .SP 5 5 Lord points are an interesting facet of being a creator. They are mysterious... elusive. Granted to the people who have shown talent and exceptional ability in the fields of: .EP .SO 5 5 -20 a) creative use of code b) use of undocumented features in the mudlib and driver c) inventive interaction between objects .EO .SP 5 5 We are more interested in these three points than in any of the side effects. For example, it doesn't matter if the code works. It doesn't matter if it lags the disc to hell and back. It doesn't even matter if it crashes the Disc. But there are a number of modifiers that are used to ensure that the correct distribution of Lord Points are granted. .EP .SH Scoring Chart .SP 5 5 First, we start with a cumulative scale: .EP .SO 5 7 -20 0 Normal code. 1 Code that lags the MUD solid for an hour or two 2 Code that breaks something important or commonly used. 2 Code that crashes the MUD. 3 Code that requires the MUD be shut down RIGHT THIS FREAKING SECOND!!! 3 Code that breaks something important enough to make the MUD unplayable 4 Code that requires players to be restored from a backup 5 Code that requires creators to be restored from a backup 6 Code that worked fine while the MUD was running, but broke come the next reboot. 6 Code that requires Lords to be restored from a backup 7 Code that requires High Lords to be restored from a backup 8 Code that requires Pinkfish to be restored from a backup 9 Code that requires the whole MUD being restored from a backup 10 Code that requires the whole internet being restored from a backup. .EO .SP 5 5 Note that this is cumulative... so if you wrote code that lagged the MUD solid for an hour, then made it crash, you would get 3 lord points. If you wrote code that required the MUD to be shut down instantly, and then required players to be restored from backup, you'd get 7 points. .EP .SH Percentage Modifiers .SP 5 5 Further to this, there are percentage modifiers that are applied to ensure that we have a proper method of rewarding creative use of code, rounding up. These are also cumulative: .EP .SO 5 7 -20 +25% If your fix to the code caused another effect that qualifies for lord points. For example, in fixing a crasher, you introduce an effect that lags the MUD for the rest of the day. Not only to you get the 2 points for the crash, you get another point for lagging the Disc (plus the point for the lag), giving a total of 4 shiny lord points. +25% If the object you break is required to be in perfect working order before you can fix it. For example, if a lord breaks his/her domain master object. +50% If any attempt to reboot the MUD triggered the effect... code in, for example, the player object or the master object is good for this. +50% If the action you did to get the lord points is entirely inconsistent with the effect... for example, calling move on an object. +50% If you needed to go begging to someone to get it fixed. +100% For being very, very, very funny. +100% If you're already a Lord and no longer require the points. -100% If the effect was intentional. You will also be crucified for this. :-P -100% If what you did was mind-numbingly irresponsible. .EO .SH Some Instructive Examples: .SP 5 5 .SP 5 5 Drakkos breaking the Forn domain master object: .EP .SO 5 7 -20 2 Breaking something important 3 +25% for not being able to fix it because it was broken 5 +50% for having to go begging to Taffyd to fix it 10 +100% for already being a lord .EO .SP 5 5 Wodan changing simul_efun.c to require itself to load: .EP .SO 5 7 -20 6 code that worked fine, but broke the next reboot 9 +50% for rebooting the MUD triggering the crash 14 +50% for needing a HL to fix it from the shell .EO .SP 5 5 Arienne using a loophole to crash the mud with a login .EP .SO 5 7 -20 2 crashing the MUD 0 -100% for being intentional ERR -100% for being mind-numbingly irresponsible .EO .SP 5 5 Terano attempting to chat a 'sar' instruction on the cre channel, and missing the all important leading 'cre'. .EP .SO 5 7 -20 1 Lagging the MUD to implement fixes 3 Breaking every ritual in a nice and interesting way 6 +100% for being very, very, funny. .EO .SP 5 5 Gruper Crashing the MUD. .EP .SO 5 7 -20 2 crashing the MUD 3 +50% for the effect being inconsistent 6 +100% for already being a lord .EO .SP 5 5 Moving /w/common into himself to see what it did: .EP .SP 5 5 Priceless. .EP .SH See also .SP 5 5 dismiss suspend siteban banish .EP
