<!-- MHonArc v2.4.4 --> <!--X-Subject: Re: [MUD-Dev] Spellcaster, or Waving Hands --> <!--X-From-R13: Xrss Yrffryzna <wrssxNgrargjbex.pbz> --> <!--X-Date: Fri, 15 Aug 1997 23:05:36 +0000 --> <!--X-Message-Id: 3.0.2.32.19970815160808.00b43aa0#mail,tenetwork.com --> <!--X-Content-Type: text/plain --> <!--X-Reference: 9708150011.AA27888#divcom,umop-ap.com --> <!--X-Reference: 199708152237.PAA22119#xsvr3,cup.hp.com --> <!--X-Head-End--> <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> <html> <head> <title>MUD-Dev message, Re: [MUD-Dev] Spellcaster, or Waving Hands</title> <!-- meta name="robots" content="noindex,nofollow" --> <link rev="made" href="mailto:jeffk#tenetwork,com"> </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="msg00614.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg00616.html">Next</a> ] Thread: [ <a href="msg00614.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg00416.html">Next</a> ] Index: [ <A HREF="author.html#00615">Author</A> | <A HREF="#00615">Date</A> | <A HREF="thread.html#00615">Thread</A> ] <!--X-TopPNI-End--> <!--X-MsgBody--> <!--X-Subject-Header-Begin--> <H1>Re: [MUD-Dev] Spellcaster, or Waving Hands</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] Spellcaster, or Waving Hands</LI> <LI><em>From</em>: Jeff Kesselman <<A HREF="mailto:jeffk#tenetwork,com">jeffk#tenetwork,com</A>></LI> <LI><em>Date</em>: Fri, 15 Aug 1997 16:08:08 -0700</LI> </UL> <!--X-Head-of-Message-End--> <!--X-Head-Body-Sep-Begin--> <HR> <!--X-Head-Body-Sep-End--> <!--X-Body-of-Message--> <PRE> If folks have really interesting things at a point of completion where you think outsiders would enjoy it and it would be up relatively consistently I MAY be able to find you a home on TEN equiptment. Its got to be Sparc based because that's what we run here. (If its generic UNIX and gcc I can probably set you up with a compile environment to recompile.) No promises, sicne I'm not in the positio to make those, but email me if you think this has possabilities and I'll see what I can do... JK At 03:42 PM 8/15/97 PST8PDT, you wrote: >In <<A HREF="msg00593.html">9708150011.AA27888#divcom,umop-ap.com</A>>, on 08/14/97 > at 05:24 PM, "Jon Leonard" <jleonard#divcom,umop-ap.com> said: > >>An approach I've been considering to this kind of problem is to have >>all actions take some time, and be "in progress" while they are >>happening. >... >>Similarly, "west" really means "start walking westwards, and stop >>upon reaching something interesting" >... >>It limits how quickly players can move between areas to a reasonable >>speed. It changes descriptions from "Boffo is here." to "Boffo is >>walking northwards." Players can be interrupted in the middle of >>actions, and interrupt their own actions. > >Good point. I've got to think about this. It would change the entire >character of motion. It really does seem essential for any sort of >coordinate cased system. I suspect that all motion will actually >become, "move towards", "stop", "turn towards", or "turn away from >right/left" in form. > >>Also, I have a dedicated network connection to my home computers, and >>if anyone on this list wants a home for an interesting game, it's >>available. (Unfortunately the link is only 28.8 -- It's out of my own >>pocket.) > >Yeah, that's what I'm in the middle of investigating (the new modem >should be in next week). I just found a local provider that will do >dedicated v.34 for $65/month. ISDN is proving more tricky as I've yet >to find an ISP not in Texas who will do Centrex 2B ISDN for less than >a small fortune (tho I may finally be on the trail). > >-- >J C Lawrence Internet: claw#null,net >(Contractor) Internet: coder#ibm,net >---------------(*) Internet: clawrenc#cup,hp.com >...Honorary Member Clan McFUD -- Teamer's Avenging Monolith... > > > Jeff Kesselman Snr. Game Integration Engineer TEN -- The Total Entertainment Network -- www.ten.net -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- Version: 3.1 GCS/CC/E/IT/MC d+(++)@ s: a C++++$ ULSC+++(++++)$ P++(+++)$ L++ E--- W++$ N++$ o+ K--? w++(+++)$@>--- O+(++)>$ M+>$ !V PS++ PE+ Y+ PGP- t+ 5+ X- R+(++)$>+++* tv+ b+>++ DI+++ !D G e++ h r+++ y+++ ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------ Speak Geek! <A HREF="http://krypton.mankato.msus.edu/~hayden/geek.html">http://krypton.mankato.msus.edu/~hayden/geek.html</A> </PRE> <!--X-Body-of-Message-End--> <!--X-MsgBody-End--> <!--X-Follow-Ups--> <HR> <!--X-Follow-Ups-End--> <!--X-References--> <UL><LI><STRONG>References</STRONG>: <UL> <LI><STRONG><A NAME="00593" HREF="msg00593.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Spellcaster, or Waving Hands</A></STRONG> <UL><LI><EM>From:</EM> "Jon Leonard" <jleonard#divcom,umop-ap.com></LI></UL></LI> <LI><STRONG><A NAME="00614" HREF="msg00614.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Spellcaster, or Waving Hands</A></STRONG> <UL><LI><EM>From:</EM> clawrenc#cup,hp.com</LI></UL></LI> </UL></LI></UL> <!--X-References-End--> <!--X-BotPNI--> <UL> <LI>Prev by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00614.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Spellcaster, or Waving Hands</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00616.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] New Topic: Butthead features</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Prev by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00614.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Spellcaster, or Waving Hands</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00416.html">Interview with Richard Bartle</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Index(es): <UL> <LI><A HREF="index.html#00615"><STRONG>Date</STRONG></A></LI> <LI><A HREF="thread.html#00615"><STRONG>Thread</STRONG></A></LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> <!--X-BotPNI-End--> <!--X-User-Footer--> <!--X-User-Footer-End--> <ul><li>Thread context: <BLOCKQUOTE><UL> <LI><STRONG>Re: [MUD-Dev] Spellcaster, or Waving Hands</STRONG>, <EM>(continued)</EM> <ul compact> <ul compact> <ul compact> <ul compact> <ul compact> <LI><strong><A NAME="00586" HREF="msg00586.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Spellcaster, or Waving Hands</A></strong>, Michael Hohensee <a href="mailto:michael#sparta,mainstream.net">michael#sparta,mainstream.net</a>, Thu 14 Aug 1997, 23:02 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00611" HREF="msg00611.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Spellcaster, or Waving Hands</A></strong>, clawrenc <a href="mailto:clawrenc#cup,hp.com">clawrenc#cup,hp.com</a>, Fri 15 Aug 1997, 22:09 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00593" HREF="msg00593.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Spellcaster, or Waving Hands</A></strong>, Jon Leonard <a href="mailto:jleonard#divcom,umop-ap.com">jleonard#divcom,umop-ap.com</a>, Fri 15 Aug 1997, 00:13 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00614" HREF="msg00614.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Spellcaster, or Waving Hands</A></strong>, clawrenc <a href="mailto:clawrenc#cup,hp.com">clawrenc#cup,hp.com</a>, Fri 15 Aug 1997, 22:39 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00615" HREF="msg00615.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Spellcaster, or Waving Hands</A></strong>, Jeff Kesselman <a href="mailto:jeffk#tenetwork,com">jeffk#tenetwork,com</a>, Fri 15 Aug 1997, 23:05 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> </LI> </ul> </ul> </ul> </ul> </ul> </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00416" HREF="msg00416.html">Interview with Richard Bartle</A></strong>, clawrenc <a href="mailto:clawrenc#cup,hp.com">clawrenc#cup,hp.com</a>, Thu 07 Aug 1997, 01:00 GMT <LI><strong><A NAME="00415" HREF="msg00415.html">Mud Languages</A></strong>, Greg Munt <a href="mailto:greg#uni-corn,demon.co.uk">greg#uni-corn,demon.co.uk</a>, Thu 07 Aug 1997, 00:46 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00525" HREF="msg00525.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Mud Languages</A></strong>, clawrenc <a href="mailto:clawrenc#cup,hp.com">clawrenc#cup,hp.com</a>, Wed 13 Aug 1997, 23:39 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00414" HREF="msg00414.html">RE: [MUD-Dev] Generalized AI last try!</A></strong>, Koster, Raph <a href="mailto:rkoster#origin,ea.com">rkoster#origin,ea.com</a>, Wed 06 Aug 1997, 22:50 GMT </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>