Delta: Monster Helsinki 1.05 to 1.06 (part 0/5)
Kari....@helsinki.fi
Author: Kari....@Helsinki.FI
Package: Delta from Helsinki Monster 1.05 to Helsinki Monster 1.06
Environment: VMS, Pascal
Part: 0/5
MONSTER Helsinki V 1.06
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Monster, a multiplayer adventure game where the players create the
world and make the rules.
Derived from Rich Skrenta's Monster (from version 1).
Includes programmable non-player characters (NPC) with own programming
language - MDL (Monster Defination Language). Also rooms and objects
can program with it (via so called hooks). NPCs are called to 'monster',
all other MDL-objects are called to 'hook'.
In this version have new documentation. So you perhaps want this.
Look also bug fig of MONSTER/FIX (there was one severe bug).
Environment: VMS V4.x (MONSTER_INSTALL.COM requires V5.x)
PASCAL
THIS IS DELTA POSTING AGAIST VERSION 1.05
Delta from version 1.04 to version 1.05 is posted 1.7.1992
Version 1.04 is posted 14.6.1992
New to version 1.05:
- Jorma Korkiakoski translated Finnish ducumentation of MDL to English
(This includes only MDL functions of version 1.05). And fix (part of)
monster_e.hlp. (Thanks !)
- New commands:
show charset
- New command forms:
claim room
claim object {object}
claim monster {monster}
claim spell {spell}
disown room
disown object {object}
disown monster {monster}
disown spell {spell}
public room
public object {object}
public monster {monster}
public spell {spell}
If {orject}, {monster} or {spell} argument is missing, it is prompted.
If it is ambiquous, list for possible matches are given (selection
by number or cursor keys).
- New MDL-functions:
boolean and (arg1,arg2,...)
boolean or (arg1,arg2,...)
or else (arg1,arg2,...)
and then (arg1,arg2,...)
- Changed MDL-functions:
get global flag(arg)
strip (arg)
- Default character set is now Dec Multinational
- If argument of command is ambiquos, monster gives list of possible
matches and player can select correct one by number or by cursor keys.
(This not apply to all commands or all forms of commands.)
This is available (at least) in following commands:
claim [object|monster|spell] {something}
disown [object|monster|spell] {something}
public [object|monster|spell] {something}
custom [object|monster] {something}
get {obejct}
drop {object}
delete [room|object|monster] {something}
scan {object}
destroy {object}
duplicate {object}
erase {monster}
reset {object}
wear {object}
wield {object}
set {something}
- New tables in MONSTER.INIT:
CHARTABLE: (can be empty)
{ charset ....
char ... } This table also effects to parsing of
END OF CHARTABLE MDL and MDL function strip(...).
CLOSED MESSAGE: This is same as ILMOITUS.TXT file
{some text} in previously.
END OF MESSAGE
- New fields in MONSTER.INIT: (this is value what MONSTER_INSTALL.COM
gives)
database_poltime: default "0 ::1"
mdl_buffers: default 20
dcl_access_allowed: default yes
- Format of dump of MONSTER/DUMP is also changed little (as usual).
MONSTER/REBUILD (of course) reads all previous formats.
- MDL parser now tires check if variable is used before it defination
in compile time (not easy task, because variables are defined
dynamically).
- MDL code loading from terminal is now handled correctly (no block
Monster's event loop). So you can use "g tt:" command to
enter MDL -code.
- MDL interpreter should now be little faster (and uses memory
little more sensible - however number of mdl -buffers
is now 20 by default instead of 5).
- BUG fixes:
- recovery routines in MONSTER/FIX destroys intergity
of database in version 1.05. Now fixed.
- MONSTER/DUMP - MONSTER/REBUILD now not destroy end
of descriptions lines if these are near to 80 characters.
- MONSTER/REBUILD don't now crashed so easily when it
detects some errors in dumpfile.
- Some other bug fixes.
New in verstin 1.05 to version 1.04 (posted 1.7.1992):
- MONSTER /BUILD and /DUMP commands now correct handle passwords
of virual userids created by MONSTER/USER (you can't do
text dump of database and build new database where password
of virtual userids have saved in available)
- MDL function 'or' accept now any number of parameters
- MDL function 'and' accept now more than two parameters
- New modules: VERSION.PAS (version number of monster)
ALLOC.PAS
- New image MONSTER_REBUILD.EXE - here is now commands:
MONSTER/REBUILD
MONSTER/FIX
MONSTER/BATCH
- Document have updated little
New in version 1.04 to version 1.03 (posted 24.11.1990):
- Several bugfixes (of course)
- New commands MONSTER/DUMP and MONSTER/BUILD (via MONSTER_DUMP.EXE)
- Reading of keyboard and database polling starategy have rewrote -
should cause smaller IO-load to system (new GUTS.PAS).
- MDL -parser now writes offending line and points error position when
it detects error in MDL-program.
Previous distributions:
in machine hylkb.Helsinki.FI (also hylka.Helsinki.FI, but this
will be removed from service)
in directory public_disk:<public.vax.games-etc.monster.sources>
have following savesets:
dist_10_11_1990.saveset Monster Helsinki 1.00
dist_24_11_1990.saveset Monster Helsinki 1.02
diff_6_12_1990.saveset Delta 1.02 -> 1.03
dist_14_6_1992.saveset Monster Helsinki 1.04
diff_1_7_1992.saveset Delta 1.04 -> 1.05
and will be:
diff_7_12_1992.saveset Delta 1.05 -> 1.06
This is available also in some site(s), which archives
vmsnet.sources.games. Check:
unix.hensa.ac.uk:
/pub/uunet/usenet/comp.sources.games/vmsnet.sources.games
src.doc.ic.ac.uk: /usenet/comp.sources.games/vmsnet.sources.games
puffin.doc.ic.ac.uk: /usenet/comp.sources.games/vmsnet.sources.games
archie.au: /usenet/comp.sources.games/vmsnet.sources.games
pinus.slu.se: /pub/usenet/comp.sources.games/vmsnet.sources.games
( ftp.uu.net )
mirrors of ftp.uu.net
Running delta:
Get MONSTER Version 1.05 distribution
Put logical name MONSTER105 to point that directory
Create directory for sources of version 1.06
Put logical name MONSTER106 to point that directory
Go to directory where is this delta distribution
execute UPDATE.COM:
$ @UPDATE
Go directory MONSTER105
Compilation and installation - three possibility:
1) Compile MONSTER_E.HLP
$ LIBRARIAN/HELP/CREATE MONSTER_E MONSTER_E
Read installation help
$ HELP/LIBRARY=SYS$DISK:<>MONSTER_E Installation
and follow help.
2) Run installation-script
$ @MONSTER_INSTALL
and answer to questions.
3) Compile with MMS (there if file MAKEFILE.)
$ MMS ALL
Install manually
Send notice to me (Kari....@Helsinki.Fi) or to
kristal...@com.cc.Helsinki.FI if you get this
working or if you have problems.
- K E H
( Kari....@Helsinki.FI,
hur...@cc.Helsinki.FI,
hur...@cs.Helsinki.FI,
HUR...@FINUH.BITNET
)
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- K E H / El{m{ on monimutkaista
Kari....@Helsinki.FI