Question The Void versus Limbo

Sorry if this is placed in the wrong area, I wasn't sure were this should go.

I've been looking through the code to see what rooms are referenced and I'm trying to determine how The Void (room 0) and Limbo (room 1) are used in the game and what are supposed to be the differences between the two.

Looking for "char_to_room(*, 0)" it looks like 0 is used to rescue linkless characters that are attacked, and (I think) housekeeping (keeping things from existing in no room?).

Looking for "char_to_room(*, 1)" it looks like 1 is used mainly as a destination for characters that are idle.

Does anyone know the history of The Void and Limbo and why we have both in the stock world files? Should the exits of both be the mortal start rooms (or near them)?

Thanks,

You've pretty much nailed it. Limbo was a place to put people who were idle, so that other folks didn't try to interact with them. They put Puff in there to be amusing. Originally he/she only said a few things, but now her trigger sayings are much varied, and hilarious. Used to be once you input a command you poofed back into the game, so exits weren't necessary as nobody would actually see the room. I think they were added as a fail-safe so folks wouldn't get stuck.

Same thing with the void. Initially the void was also just a default "Uh Oh" type room that would catch various problems. Slave to the symmetry of zero.

Could not have said it better!