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SPECIALS SPEC-PROC SPECIAL-PROCEDURES SPECPROC SPEC_PROC
Special procedures are used to allow certain complex functions to rooms,
mobs, and objects. They are written by coders and are normally not created
by builders. If you have something you wish to assign a special procedure to
talk it over with a coder. The most common special procedures include:
Postmasters, banks, guildmasters, pet shops, and boards. If your zone requires
any of the above mudmail your coder after your zone is complete.
Most of the things possible through special procedures can now be done
through trigedit.
To create a postmaster make a mob, set one of the keywords as "postmaster," set
the NPC flag SPEC, and load it to the room via zedit. Then have your coder add
to spec_assign.c:110: ASSIGNMOB(#, postmaster); NOTE: # = the mob/obj vnum.
To create a guildmaster make a mob, set one of the keywords as "guildmaster,"
set the NPC flag SPEC, and load it to the room via zedit. Then have your coder
add to spec_assign.c:69: ASSIGNMOB(#, guild); A player can practice at any
guildmaster, it is the guildguards that usually limit who can access what
guildmaster. TSTAT 133
To create a bank make an object, set it to type OTHER, add keyword "bank" and
load it to the room via zedit. Then have your coder add to spec_assign.c:
138: ASSIGNOBJ(#, bank);
To create a board make an object, set it to type OTHER, add keyword "board" and
load it to the room via zedit. Then have your coder reference boards.c for the
remaining instructions.
To create a petshop see: HELP PETSHOP.
In all cases special procedures need to be added in by a coder. Once your zone
is complete mudmail your coder for the additions you want including type and
mob or object vnum.
See also: POSTMASTER, PETSHOPS, BANKS, GUILDMASTER, BOARDS
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