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<LI><em>Subject</em>: Re: [MUD-Dev] RP thesis...</LI>
<LI><em>From</em>: Ling <<A HREF="mailto:K.L.Lo-94#student,lut.ac.uk">K.L.Lo-94#student,lut.ac.uk</A>></LI>
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On Tue, 20 May 1997 clawrenc#cup,hp.com wrote:
> The problem with virtual rooms, which can be handled is when players
> make a change to a virtual room which requires them to become
> permanent, or the notice something in a virtual room and refer to it
> later expecting it to be permanent.
Not necessarily. Each time a room is created in a virtual location, seed
the random number generator with the coords of the room to be made.
Generate the room and ta-da. Technique is used in the Elite games for
star systems and many others. For storing the fact that objects are
dropped and what-nots, use a sparse array to handle it.
More sophisticated techniques involving fractals could be used if you have
the mathematical ability to take advantage of it.
Dunno how it'll work in practice. :P
| Ling "Mental slavery,
_O_O_ Freshwater fish since 1976 set my spirit free"
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00936" HREF="msg00936.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] RP thesis...</A></strong>,
Marian Griffith <a href="mailto:gryphon#iaehv,nl">gryphon#iaehv,nl</a>, Fri 30 May 1997, 05:31 GMT
<LI><strong><A NAME="00959" HREF="msg00959.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] RP thesis...</A></strong>,
Shawn Halpenny <a href="mailto:malachai#iname,com">malachai#iname,com</a>, Sat 31 May 1997, 00:29 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00962" HREF="msg00962.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] RP thesis...</A></strong>,
Nathan Yospe <a href="mailto:yospe#hawaii,edu">yospe#hawaii,edu</a>, Sat 31 May 1997, 03:19 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="01000" HREF="msg01000.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] RP thesis...</A></strong>,
Adam Wiggins <a href="mailto:nightfall#inficad,com">nightfall#inficad,com</a>, Sat 31 May 1997, 18:50 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00658" HREF="msg00658.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] RP thesis...</A></strong>,
Ling <a href="mailto:K.L.Lo-94#student,lut.ac.uk">K.L.Lo-94#student,lut.ac.uk</a>, Wed 21 May 1997, 19:53 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00659" HREF="msg00659.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] RP thesis...</A></strong>,
Travis S Casey <a href="mailto:casey#nu,cs.fsu.edu">casey#nu,cs.fsu.edu</a>, Wed 21 May 1997, 20:01 GMT
<LI><strong><A NAME="00675" HREF="msg00675.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] RP thesis...</A></strong>,
Caliban Tiresias Darklock <a href="mailto:caliban#darklock,com">caliban#darklock,com</a>, Thu 22 May 1997, 01:17 GMT
<LI><strong><A NAME="00849" HREF="msg00849.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] RP thesis...</A></strong>,
Marian Griffith <a href="mailto:gryphon#iaehv,nl">gryphon#iaehv,nl</a>, Wed 28 May 1997, 00:27 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00662" HREF="msg00662.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Virtual rooms (was: RP thesis...)</A></strong>,
Shawn Halpenny <a href="mailto:malachai#iname,com">malachai#iname,com</a>, Wed 21 May 1997, 21:38 GMT
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