<!-- MHonArc v2.4.4 --> <!--X-Subject: Re: [MUD-Dev] Virtual Chemistry --> <!--X-From-R13: [ngg Qunggreyrl <ebbgNzcp.qla.zy.bet> --> <!--X-Date: from fabius.globecomm.net [207.51.48.6] by in1.ibm.net id 868782252.73200-1 Sun Jul 13 08:24:12 1997 CUT --> <!--X-Message-Id: Pine.LNX.3.96.970713091900.128F-100000#mpc,dyn.ml.org --> <!--X-Content-Type: text/plain --> <!--X-Reference: 199707130230.VAA18864@dfw-ix1.ix.netcom.com --> <!--X-Head-End--> <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> <html> <head> <title>MUD-Dev message, Re: [MUD-Dev] Virtual Chemistry</title> <!-- meta name="robots" content="noindex,nofollow" --> <link rev="made" href="mailto:root#mpc,dyn.ml.org"> </head> <body background="/backgrounds/paperback.gif" bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000" link="#0000FF" alink="#FF0000" vlink="#006000"> <font size="+4" color="#804040"> <strong><em>MUD-Dev<br>mailing list archive</em></strong> </font> <br> [ <a href="../">Other Periods</a> | <a href="../../">Other mailing lists</a> | <a href="/search.php3">Search</a> ] <br clear=all><hr> <!--X-Body-Begin--> <!--X-User-Header--> <!--X-User-Header-End--> <!--X-TopPNI--> Date: [ <a href="msg00112.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg00114.html">Next</a> ] Thread: [ <a href="msg00108.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg00133.html">Next</a> ] Index: [ <A HREF="author.html#00113">Author</A> | <A HREF="#00113">Date</A> | <A HREF="thread.html#00113">Thread</A> ] <!--X-TopPNI-End--> <!--X-MsgBody--> <!--X-Subject-Header-Begin--> <H1>Re: [MUD-Dev] Virtual Chemistry</H1> <HR> <!--X-Subject-Header-End--> <!--X-Head-of-Message--> <UL> <LI><em>To</em>: <A HREF="mailto:mud-dev#null,net">mud-dev#null,net</A></LI> <LI><em>Subject</em>: Re: [MUD-Dev] Virtual Chemistry</LI> <LI><em>From</em>: Matt Chatterley <<A HREF="mailto:root#mpc,dyn.ml.org">root#mpc,dyn.ml.org</A>></LI> <LI><em>Date</em>: Sun, 13 Jul 1997 09:23:46 +0000 (GMT)</LI> <LI><em>Reply-To</em>: <A HREF="mailto:neddy#itl,net">neddy#itl,net</A></LI> </UL> <!--X-Head-of-Message-End--> <!--X-Head-Body-Sep-Begin--> <HR> <!--X-Head-Body-Sep-End--> <!--X-Body-of-Message--> <PRE> On Sat, 12 Jul 1997, Jon A. Lambert wrote: [Snip my original post] > An excellent idea. I think we may have peripherally touched on this > concept in a thread on "assemblies" of objects. It was my thought that > these assemblies would have there own predefined attributes and methods > that hide unassembled objects attributes and methods. The assembly class > might have an assemble method and a disassemble method. The assemble > method checking that all components are present and the disassemble > creates the aggregated objects upon disassembly. > I think some rudimentary chemistry/alchemy could be implemented using > this technique. I think so. Perhaps basic checking on assemble, ie 'are they mixable?' (ie, you can't really mix a liquid and a gas), and then a causitive result (just what *will* happen if you mix ground up dragons tooth and wolves blood?). A central information storage could record that 'elements' X Y and Z have certain reactions with each other, and mixtures could report the quantities of each the contain to get the appropriate return, even. > Perhaps some attributes of an assembly class could be: > > components list > spells list > energy/mana consumer > energy/mana producer > components list destroyed upon assembly > components list released upon disassembly Yup. > For instance in an assembly for salt(NaCl) it makes sense to hide > the component objects Sodium and Chlorine since the resulting assembly > shares very little with the aggregate objects. This is of course very > simplistic. But it gives the general idea of what we want. Finally a way to make mixing potions a little more interesting. ;) Regards, -Matt Chatterley <A HREF="http://user.itl.net/~neddy/index.html">http://user.itl.net/~neddy/index.html</A> "Never enter an arsekicking contest with a porcupine."-Cohen The Barbarian </PRE> <!--X-Body-of-Message-End--> <!--X-MsgBody-End--> <!--X-Follow-Ups--> <HR> <ul compact><li><strong>Follow-Ups</strong>: <ul> <li><strong><A NAME="00133" HREF="msg00133.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Virtual Chemistry</A></strong> <ul compact><li><em>From:</em> Michael Hohensee <michael#sparta,mainstream.net></li></ul> </UL></LI></UL> <!--X-Follow-Ups-End--> <!--X-References--> <UL><LI><STRONG>References</STRONG>: <UL> <LI><STRONG><A NAME="00108" HREF="msg00108.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Virtual Chemistry</A></STRONG> <UL><LI><EM>From:</EM> "Jon A. 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Lambert <a href="mailto:jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com">jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com</a>, Sun 13 Jul 1997, 09:30 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00113" HREF="msg00113.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Virtual Chemistry</A></strong>, Matt Chatterley <a href="mailto:root#mpc,dyn.ml.org">root#mpc,dyn.ml.org</a>, Sun 13 Jul 1997, 15:24 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00133" HREF="msg00133.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Virtual Chemistry</A></strong>, Michael Hohensee <a href="mailto:michael#sparta,mainstream.net">michael#sparta,mainstream.net</a>, Mon 14 Jul 1997, 23:10 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00134" HREF="msg00134.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Virtual Chemistry</A></strong>, Matt Chatterley <a href="mailto:root#mpc,dyn.ml.org">root#mpc,dyn.ml.org</a>, Tue 15 Jul 1997, 00:49 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00114" HREF="msg00114.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Virtual Chemistry</A></strong>, Marian Griffith <a href="mailto:gryphon#iaehv,nl">gryphon#iaehv,nl</a>, Sun 13 Jul 1997, 19:17 GMT </LI> </UL> <UL> <li><Possible follow-up(s)><br> <LI><strong><A NAME="00124" HREF="msg00124.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Virtual Chemistry</A></strong>, Jon A. Lambert <a href="mailto:jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com">jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com</a>, Mon 14 Jul 1997, 11:14 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> </UL></BLOCKQUOTE> </ul> <hr> <center> [ <a href="../">Other Periods</a> | <a href="../../">Other mailing lists</a> | <a href="/search.php3">Search</a> ] </center> <hr> </body> </html>