Nilgiri DikuMUD Area Creation Primer

Charles "Mobius" Ragan, rebus@cris.com

1. Introduction

• 1.1 Introduction
• 1.2 Feedback, Credits & Resources
• 1.3 Copyright & Disclaimer
• 1.4 Typographical Conventions

2. Background Knowledge

• 2.1 What is an area?
• 2.2 What is online area creation?
• 2.3 What is style?
• 2.4 What do I need to get started?
• 2.5 Plan ahead
• Balance
• Maintenance
• Command reference

3. World Creation

• 3.1 Creating a new room
• 3.2 Setting the zone number
• 3.3 Describing rooms
• 3.4 Assigning sector flags
• 3.5 Sector flags explained
• 3.6 Linking rooms
• 3.7 Linking rooms with existing exits and creating one-way exits
• 3.8 Describing directions with no exits
• 3.9 Destroying room links and directions
• 3.10 Examining room settings
• 3.11 Copying rooms
• 3.12 Linking rooms with keyless doors
• 3.13 Linking rooms with keyed doors
• 3.14 Direction (door) flags explained
• 3.15 Assigning room flags
• 3.16 Room flags explained
• 3.17 Creating and describing extra room items
• 3.18 Finding unused rooms
• 3.19 Executing commands across multiple rooms
• 3.20 Saving your changes

4. Mobile Creation

• 4.1 Creating a new mobile
• 4.2 Loading an existing mobile to be editted
• 4.3 Examining mobiles
• 4.4 Describing mobiles
• 4.5 Level and default combat stats
• 4.6 Tweaking level and combat stats
• 4.7 Alignment
• 4.8 Class
• 4.9 Gold
• 4.10 Position and default position
• 4.11 Gender
• 4.12 Size
• 4.13 Move
• 4.14 Custom attack types
• 4.15 Assigning action flags
• 4.16 Action flags explained
• 4.17 Assigning affection flags
• 4.18 Affection flags explained
• 4.19 Assigning resistance flags
• 4.20 Resistance flags explained
• 4.21 Finding unused mobiles
• 4.22 Executing commands across multiple mobiles
• 4.23 Scripting mobile commands
• 4.24 Saving your changes

5. Object Creation

• 5.1 Creating a new object
• 5.2 Loading existing an object into editor
• 5.3 Examining objects
• 5.4 Describing objects
• 5.5 Assigning object flags
• 5.6 Object flags explained
• 5.7 Assigning object spell affect flags
• 5.8 Object spell affect flags explained
• 5.9 Assigning object protection flags
• 5.10 Object protection flags explained
• 5.11 Assigning object wear flags
• 5.12 Wear flags explained
• 5.13 Weight
• 5.14 Reset chance
• 5.15 Object type
• 5.15.1 Light
• 5.15.2 Scroll
• 5.15.3 Wand
• 5.15.4 Staff
• 5.15.5 Weapon
• 5.15.6 Treasure
• 5.15.7 Armor
• 5.15.8 Potion
• 5.15.9 Worn
• 5.15.10 Other
• 5.15.11 Trash
• 5.15.12 Container
• 5.15.13 Note
• 5.15.14 Liquid-container
• 5.15.15 Key
• 5.15.16 Food
• 5.15.17 Money
• 5.15.18 Pen
• 5.15.19 Boat
• 5.15.20 Herb
• 5.15.21 Plant
• 5.15.22 Teleport
• 5.15.23 Lock_pick
• 5.15.24 Ship
• 5.16 Apply modifiers
• 5.17 Apply modifiers explained
• 5.18 Finding unused mobiles
• 5.19 Executing commands across multiple objects
• 5.20 Saving your changes

6. Zone Creation

• 6.1 Listing all zones
• 6.2 Finding unused zones
• 6.3 Creating a new zone
• 6.4 Examining zones
• 6.5 Setting the "top" of a zone
• 6.6 Listing zone contents
• 6.7 Naming a zone
• 6.8 Zone author
• 6.9 Suggested level range
• 6.10 Lifespan
• 6.11 Zone flags
• 6.12 Zone flags explained
• 6.13 Reset modes
• 6.14 Reset modes explained
• 6.15 Resetting a zone
• 6.16 Copy existing commands
• 6.17 Delete commands
• 6.18 Load a mobile
• 6.19 Equip an object to the last loaded mobile
• 6.20 Give an object to the last loaded mobile
• 6.21 Make a mobile follow another mobile
• 6.22 Make a mobile ride another mobile
• 6.23 Load an object
• 6.24 Put an object inside an object container
• 6.25 Load an object to be placed randomly
• 6.26 Placing buffered commands
• 6.27 Set the state of a door
• 6.28 Toggling the "if" flag of a command
• 6.29 Saving your changes

7. Shop Creation

• Coming soon!