MESSAGES

Messages are pre-recorded responses that the MOO presents to characters upon some specific action. Every MOO object has a set of default messages. Messages can be customized and personalized. In doing so, the following notations are used:

•%N - character's DU name
•%L - character's location

Messages can be changed by typing: '@<message> <object> is "xxxxx.' In customizing personal character messages use the syntax: '@<message> me is "xxxx.' Example: typing '@page_absent me is "%N isn't here right now.' would change the default message (%N is not currently logged in.)

The default messages on your character are:

@more me is "***More***%n lines left. Do @more[rest|flush] for more."
@page_absent me is "%N is not currently logged in."
@page_origin me is "You sense the %N is looking for you in %L."
@page_echo me is "Your messages has been sent."
@plan me is "no plan."
@smell me isn't set (@smell me is "xxxx.")
@osmell me isn't set (@osmell me is "xxxx.")
@project me is "No Project."
@hometown me isn't set (@hometown me is "wherever.")
@leave me is "%N suddenly %<disappears>."
@join me is "%N %<joins>you."
@duty me is "is working."
@offduty me is "isn't working at the moment."
@arrive me is "%N%<arrives> from nowhere."
@title me isn't set (@title me is "xxxx.")
@idle me is "idle."
@sleeping me is "asleep"
@page_refuse me is "%N refuses your page."
@knock me is "You knock politely and ask %N if you may @join %o."
@oknock me is "%N knocks politely and wonders if %s may @join."
@invite me is "%N invites you to @join %o within the next %{interval}."
@oinvite me is "%N invites %d to join %o here.
@page_idle me is "%N seems to be dozing. %S has been idel for %{idle_time} now."
@paged_echo me is "You paged %n with: "
@page_recorded me is "Your message has been recorded on %n's answering machine."
@remote_echo me is "To %N [in %L]:"

The most important messages to customize are: @arrive, @leave, @plan, @hometown, @idle, and @sleeping. Students must customize at least one message before becoming a builder (see Builder requirements). Other messages may be changed as well, students' choice.

Last modified: 30 July 2003

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