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Beginner Joined: 20 Jan 2002 Posts: 25

I don't know if any other MUDs have this feature, but the one I play (Aardwolf) has a RUN command that moves you very fast with little lag. it is used in the format:
run 4n2eswu4n3d2w
Is there any way to implement this into zMUD so that instead of walking and going slowly, you can run? If so, this would be great.

Thanks.

GURU Joined: 10 Oct 2000 Posts: 4379 Location: USA

Standard speedwalking sends all commands to the MUD without waiting. You just need to prepend the directions with a ".", example:
.4n2eswu4n3d2w

If, however, what you want is to send the run command instead of doing normal speedwalking, then I will say that run is a three-letter word, plus a space that is needed, so the difference between that and standard speedwalking is three keystrokes. It is possible, nonetheless, to create an oninput trigger but you need to use another character besides the ".". Here's an example of the trigger:
#ONINPUT {`(%x)} {run %1}

Thus, entering into the command box this:
`4n2eswu4n3d2w

will result in:
run 4n2eswu4n3d2w

being sent to the MUD.

Kjata

GURU Joined: 23 Dec 2000 Posts: 4834 Location: USA

quote:

Standard speedwalking sends all commands to the MUD without waiting. You just need to prepend the directions with a ".", example:
.4n2eswu4n3d2w

If, however, what you want is to send the run command instead of doing normal speedwalking, then I will say that run is a three-letter word, plus a space that is needed, so the difference between that and standard speedwalking is three keystrokes. It is possible, nonetheless, to create an oninput trigger but you need to use another character besides the ".". Here's an example of the trigger:
#ONINPUT {`(%x)} {run %1}

Thus, entering into the command box this:
`4n2eswu4n3d2w

will result in:
run 4n2eswu4n3d2w

being sent to the MUD.

Kjata

You might want to use %a instead of %x, since %a ONLY captures letters and numbers (%x captures any non-whitespace character).

li'l shmoe of Dragon's Gate MUD

GURU Joined: 10 Oct 2000 Posts: 4379 Location: USA

Yup, that's right, %a is better than %x. Thanks

Kjata

Beginner Joined: 20 Jan 2002 Posts: 25

I'm sorry, I may not have been clear in my last post. I am talking about speedwalking when using the map. If I Right-Click on a room and click "SpeedWalk to this Location" I'd like to have it use RUN commands rather than simply going one room at a time. Is there any way to do this? If not, this is a suggestion for an option for a new feature (ability to change how speedwalks are performed.)

Thanks.

GURU Joined: 10 Oct 2000 Posts: 4379 Location: USA

If you do not use Room Scripts, you could set the Room Script for each room to:
run %right(%walk(roomNum), 1)

where roomNum is the number of each room. Of course, you are not going to set this by hand, so executing this alias should do it:
#ALIAS setRoomScripts {#LOOP 0,(%numrooms() - 1) {#NOOP %roomcom(%i, %concat("run %right(%walk(", %i, "), 1)"))};#SH Done.}

Now, instead of right-clicking and selecting Speedwalk to room, you right-click and select Execute Room Script.

Of course, you can still tell your suggestion to Zugg. A rewrite of the mapper is planned for very soon, so I guess he won't be making any changes until then. However, you can still drop by the Beta Forum and post your suggestion there so he consideres it for the new mapper.

Kjata

Beginner Joined: 20 Jan 2002 Posts: 25

AH HA! I didn't realize there were functions to use the automapper (what an idiot I am.) Thank you so much! I can just use the following code:

#SH %replace(%walk(ROOMNUM),".","run ")

The only problem is I can't use it to go from one area to another. Is there any way to use the code above (or the equivalent) to travel from one zone to another?

Thanks

Beginner Joined: 20 Jan 2002 Posts: 25

I just had one other thought... is there any way I can capture the .DIRECTIONS with a trigger before the automapper turns it into a speedwalk? What i was thinking is if i could have a trigger that replaces all periods at the beginning of a line to . with "run " then I could use my code instead of zMUD's. I don't think this is possible though. Any thoughts?

[EDIT]
Or, since the automapper has a built in feature to save a path from one room to another (right click on a room and hit save path) is there any way to use this information? Once you save it, you can simply do a replace and replace the .'s with "run "'s and you'd be set. I don't think you can, but its worth a shot.

GURU Joined: 10 Oct 2000 Posts: 4379 Location: USA

I don't think that zMUD passes the output it sends to the MUD when you select to speedwalk to a room within the mapper through the parser for triggers, so I'm guessing that a normal trigger won't work to replace the . with run.

However, if you want the functionality of speedwalking to a room by right-clicking on it and selecting something using the run command, then try using the script I posted above.

Kjata

Beginner Joined: 01 Nov 2002 Posts: 24 Location: Sweden

I love this funtion...
Made an alias like this:

Adept Joined: 20 Jul 2004 Posts: 268

I know this is an OOOOOOOOLD question, but here is the work around for it as a room script: