Chris Busch
The following code must be added to act_comm.c in the MERC distribution. I
encourage people to try to incorperate this code into their mud even if it
is not a MERC.
#error
/*Add into file about line 604*/
/*cbusch was here*/
void chatperform(CHAR_DATA *ch,CHAR_DATA *victim,char* msg)
{ /*ch here should be a NPC, but its checked below*/
char* reply;
if( !IS_NPC(ch) || (victim!=NULL && IS_NPC(victim)) )
return; /*ignores ch who are PCs and victims who are NPCs*/
reply=dochat(ch->name,msg, victim ? victim->name : "you" );
if(reply) {
switch(reply[0]) {
case '\0': /* null msg*/
break;
case '"' : /*do say*/
do_say(ch,reply+1);
break;
case ':' : /*do emote*/
do_emote(ch,reply+1);
break;
case '!' : /*execute command thru interpreter*/
interpret(ch, reply+1 );
break;
default : /* is a say or tell*/
if(victim == NULL ) do_say(ch,reply);
else { /* do a tell (this is always the case here)*/
act("$N tells you '$t'.",victim,reply,ch,TO_CHAR);
/*^^^^^^^^^^misnomer sends to victim*/
victim->reply=ch;
}
}
}
}
/*about line 637*/
/*cbusch was here*/
void chatperformtoroom( char *txt, CHAR_DATA *ch)
{ /*ch here is the PC saying the phrase*/
CHAR_DATA *vch;
if( IS_NPC(ch)) return; /*we dont want NPCs trigger'ing events*/
for ( vch = ch->in_room->people; vch != NULL; vch = vch->next_in_room )
if ( IS_NPC( vch ) && !( vch->pIndexData->progtypes & SPEECH_PROG )
&& IS_AWAKE(vch) )
chatperform(vch,ch,txt);
return;
}
/*add the chatperform line to do_tell function*/
void do_tell( CHAR_DATA *ch, char *argument )
{
.........code removed........
/*cbusch 8/21/95 about line 716*/
chatperform(victim,ch,argument);
/*cbusch end*/
return;
}
/*add the chatperfrom line to do_reply function*/
void do_reply( CHAR_DATA *ch, char *argument )
{
.........code removed.........
/*cbusch 8/21/95 about line 756*/
chatperform(victim,ch,argument);
/*cbusch end*/
return;
}
/*add the chatperformtoroom line to do_emote function*/
void do_emote( CHAR_DATA *ch, char *argument )
{
....code deleted....
/*cbusch was here*/
chatperformtoroom(argument,ch);
/*end cbusch was here*/
return;
}