Building Guide

BASICS

OLC: Down and Dirty in the MUD

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Here we will cover some of the basic concepts of building for the first time builder.

VNUMS

Funky word, huh? Well, vnum actually stands for virtual number. Vnum are our blank sheets of paper in which we create things on.
One vnumber is three things if you care or need to utilize all of them. One vnum can be assigned to a mobile, an object and a room. However, one vnum cannot be two of the same type of thing. It can't be two rooms, two different objects or two different mobs. It can only ever be one original type of thing.

AEDIT, REDIT, OEDIT & MEDIT
These are modes in which builders can edit certain things. They all stand for something.
AEDIT - area edit, areas are created and edited within this mode (usually reserved for your head builder)
REDIT - room edit, rooms are created, linked and edited and resets are made within this mode
OEDIT - object edit, objects are created and edited within this mode
MEDIT - mobile edit, mobs are created and edited within this mode
Hence, when in a certain mode you can only do certain types of things.

MOBILES
These are the monsters, citizens and denizens of your mud. NOT PLAYERS. They are called mobiles or mobs.

YOUR PROMPT, YOUR FRIEND
Type: help prompt
you will get a list of different things your prompt can be. As an immortal it's now time to do away with the hp, mana, movement prompt and graduate to one that's going to HELP you TONS!
At your prompt type: PROMPT [%z][%R][%o][%O]