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Title: Incorrect Messages in GreaterMUD
Post by: Gardner Denver on May 10, 2008, 02:58 AM
[HP=581]:ask mor return
?[0mMorukai looks up at your approach.

[HP=581]:ask mor return
?[0mMorukai looks up at your approach.

Should read:
[HP=284/284]: (Resting) ask mor return
Morukai looks up at your approach.


With a tone of annoyance, he says, "I am not finished. Leave me be."
Title: Re: Incorrect Messages in GreaterMUD
Post by: Fermouth on May 12, 2008, 08:57 PM
This didn't seem to be right....so Yeah....


The moaning spirit raises their palm towards The moaning spirit!
A necromantic beam springs forth and hits Fermouth for 35 damage!
Title: Re: Incorrect Messages in GreaterMUD
Post by: The Crazy Animal on May 12, 2008, 10:47 PM
hmmm I'll have to look at this one later...
Title: Re: Incorrect Messages in GreaterMUD
Post by: Raybdbomb on Jul 03, 2008, 10:31 AM
This is how it is in majormud...
Title: Re: Incorrect Messages in GreaterMUD
Post by: Eldanti on Oct 14, 2008, 12:12 PM
Black Mountains
Also here: Dantiel*, Nitelda*.
Obvious exits: northeast, southwest
[HP=147/MA=76]:sw
You hear movement to the southwest.
You hear movement to the southwest.
Sneaking...
Black Mountains, Broken Clearing
Also here: manticore, manticore.
Obvious exits: north, south, west, northeast
Dantiel walks into the room from the northeast.
[HP=147/MA=76]:bs manticore
*Combat Engaged*
Dantiel moves to attack manticore.
Nitelda lunges at at manticore!
The manticore tears Nitelda with its fangs for 6 damage!
The manticore snaps at Nitelda with its teeth!
You hurl your throwing hammer at at manticore!
You hurl your throwing hammer at at manticore!
You hurl your throwing hammer and strike manticore for 12 damage!
You hurl your throwing hammer at at manticore!
Dantiel lunges at at manticore!
Dantiel slashes manticore for 12 damage!
Dantiel lunges at at manticore!
Dantiel lunges at at manticore!
You hurl your throwing hammer at at manticore!
You hurl your throwing hammer at at manticore!
You hurl your throwing hammer at at manticore!
You hurl your throwing hammer at at manticore!
Dantiel lunges at at manticore!
Dantiel skewers manticore for 7 damage!
Dantiel lunges at at manticore!
Dantiel lunges at at manticore!
Nitelda lunges at at manticore!
Nitelda lunges at at manticore!
Nitelda lunges at at manticore!
Nitelda impales manticore for 12 damage!
The manticore rips Nitelda with a paw for 11 damage!
The manticore leaps at Nitelda, but misses!
[HP=147/MA=76]:par
The following people are in your travel party:
  Eldanti Dragonkin             (Missionary) [M:100%] [H:100%]   - Frontrank
  Dantiel Dragonkin             (Gypsy)      [M: 96%] [H:100%]   - Backrank
  Nitelda Dragonkin             (Bard)       [M:100%] [H: 90%]   - Backrank
The manticore snaps at Nitelda with its teeth!
The manticore swipes at Nitelda with its claws!
You hurl your throwing hammer and strike manticore for 8 damage!
You hurl your throwing hammer and strike manticore for 16 damage!
You hurl your throwing hammer at at manticore!
You hurl your throwing hammer and strike manticore for 10 damage!
Dantiel impales manticore for 4 damage!
Dantiel slashes manticore for 7 damage!
Dantiel skewers manticore for 13 damage!
Dantiel lunges at at manticore!
Dantiel lunges at at manticore!
Nitelda lunges at at manticore!
Nitelda impales manticore for 12 damage!
Nitelda slashes manticore for 6 damage!
Nitelda lunges at at manticore!
Nitelda lunges at at manticore!
You hurl your throwing hammer at at manticore!
You hurl your throwing hammer at at manticore!
You hurl your throwing hammer at at manticore!
You hurl your throwing hammer at at manticore!
Dantiel impales manticore for 11 damage!
Dantiel impales manticore for 5 damage!
Dantiel lunges at at manticore!
Dantiel lunges at at manticore!
Nitelda skewers manticore for 4 damage!
Nitelda lunges at at manticore!
Nitelda slashes manticore for 5 damage!
Nitelda lunges at at manticore!

The The manticore fires a volley of spikes at Nitelda for 6 damage!

The manticore lashes at Nitelda with its tail, but misses!
The manticore snaps at Nitelda with its teeth!
The manticore lashes at Nitelda with its tail, but misses!
You hurl your throwing hammer at at manticore!
You hurl your throwing hammer and strike manticore for 9 damage!
You hurl your throwing hammer at at manticore!
You hurl your throwing hammer and strike manticore for 15 damage!
Dantiel slashes manticore for 11 damage!
Dantiel lunges at at manticore!
Dantiel impales manticore for 6 damage!
Dantiel lunges at at manticore!
Nitelda lunges at at manticore!
Nitelda lunges at at manticore!
Nitelda lunges at at manticore!
Nitelda lunges at at manticore!
Nitelda lunges at at manticore!
[HP=147/MA=76]:
Black Mountains, Broken Clearing
Also here: Dantiel*, Nitelda*, manticore, manticore.
Obvious exits: north, south, west, northeast
The manticore smashes Nitelda with its tail for 22 damage!
The manticore lashes at Nitelda with its tail, but misses!
You hurl your throwing hammer at at manticore!
You hurl your throwing hammer and strike manticore for 13 damage!
The manticore utters a deafening bellow, and dies!
You gain 175 experience.
Title: Re: Incorrect Messages in GreaterMUD
Post by: Ian on Oct 14, 2008, 08:00 PM
There's at least two typos there.

You hurl your throwing hammer at at manticore!

The The manticore fires a volley of spikes at Nitelda for 6 damage!
Title: Re: Incorrect Messages in GreaterMUD
Post by: Gardner Denver on Dec 27, 2008, 06:36 AM
Let's start a list of any messages that are not correct.  Spells, combat, whatever.  Please post an example of the message, and any other information that will help us fix it, such as if it is from a spell, what spell, is it the 1st person, 2nd person, or 3rd person message that is wrong, ect...

1st person message is the message the attacker (you) sees
2nd person message is the message the target sees
3rd person message is the message everyone else in the room sees

We're close to v0.9, so we need to compile a list of msgs to work on after 0.9

I'll start


Mob combat spells that have "The" already in the spell description display "The The <monster>" to the 2nd and 3rd person.

Player greets another player   i.e. Greet Gardner
Currently does nothing
1st Person "You greet <target>."
2nd Person "<source> greets you."
3rd Person "<source> greets <target>."

Ancestral Guardian, mob # 703, spell # 821
Second person fail message:
ancestral guardian attempts to cast AG Wail on you, but fails.

Fire Toad, mob # 677
2nd person combat message:
The fire toad  you, but you dodge.   <notice 2 blanks between toad and you>
Title: Re: Incorrect Messages in GreaterMUD
Post by: MudHunter on Feb 02, 2009, 05:58 AM
swamp leech  you, but the swing glances off!
swamp leech  you, but the swing glances off!
swamp leech  you, but the swing glances off!

All the glanceing damage (due to dr) show like this.
Title: Re: Incorrect Messages in GreaterMUD
Post by: Morkain on Feb 03, 2009, 06:48 AM
Quote from: MudHunter on Feb 02, 2009, 05:58 AM
...
All the glanceing damage (due to dr) show like this.

I was also noticing this message down in the 3rd level crypt the other day. The shades, and ghouls I believe it was.

I wasn't sure where to post this at first... but this looks like a good spot.
Title: Re: Incorrect Messages in GreaterMUD
Post by: MudHunter on Feb 03, 2009, 03:35 PM
Myrddin hurls a throwing knife at at gnoll scout!
Title: Re: Incorrect Messages in GreaterMUD
Post by: Alaric on Feb 07, 2009, 09:38 AM
gnoll scout shoots an arrow and strikes you, but the swing glances off!
ankheg  you, but the swing glances off!
wyvern  you, but the swing glances off!
mind flayer  you, but the swing glances off!
small gibbering horror  you, but the swing glances off!
grizzly bear  you, but the swing glances off!
Title: Re: Incorrect Messages in GreaterMUD
Post by: DeathCow on Feb 14, 2009, 09:38 AM
LoLeRsKaTeS
Title: Re: Incorrect Messages in GreaterMUD
Post by: Feetprints on Jul 22, 2009, 10:55 AM
QuoteLifesaver moves to attack bone warrior.
Secret just left to the north.
Lifesaver just left to the north.
The north walks off to the %s!
I hate it when the north just walks off like that.  ::)
Title: Re: Incorrect Messages in GreaterMUD
Post by: Feetprints on Jul 22, 2009, 11:05 AM
More of the north being rude.

QuoteDying Fields
Also here: Secret*, Lifesaver, Drum*, bone warrior, bone warrior, bone warrior,
bone warrior, bone warrior, bone warrior, bone warrior, bone warrior, bone
warrior, bone warrior, bone warrior.
Obvious exits: north, south, east
Secret moves to attack bone warrior.
[HP=722/KAI=49]:/Secret @wait (HP's too low)
--- Telepath Sent to Secret ---
Lifesaver moves to attack bone warrior.
Secret just left to the north.
Lifesaver just left to the north.
The north walks off to the %s!
The north walks off to the %s!
The north walks off to the %s!
The north walks off to the %s!
The north walks off to the %s!
The north walks off to the %s!
The north walks off to the %s!
The north walks off to the %s!
The north walks off to the %s!
Drum just left to the north.
The north walks off to the %s!
-- Following your Party leader north --
Dying Fields
Also here: Secret*, Lifesaver, Drum*, bone warrior, bone warrior, bone warrior,
bone warrior, bone warrior, bone warrior, bone warrior, bone warrior, bone
warrior, bone warrior.
Obvious exits: north, south, east
A skeleton arises from its place of rest.
The north walks off to the %s!
A skeleton arises from its place of rest.
Title: Re: Incorrect Messages in GreaterMUD
Post by: Feetprints on Jul 31, 2009, 02:56 AM
Quote*Combat Engaged*
You smash ghoul for 16 damage!
You swipe at at ghoul!
ghoul  you, but the swing glances off!



Quote*Combat Engaged*
The ghoul swipes at you with its claws!
The ghoul swipes at you with its claws!
You smash ghoul for 10 damage!
You smash ghoul for 5 damage!
You slam ghoul for 10 damage!
You smash ghoul for 5 damage!
ghoul  you, but the swing glances off!
Title: Re: Incorrect Messages in GreaterMUD
Post by: Feetprints on Aug 08, 2009, 03:34 AM
QuoteTown Square
You notice 4 silver nobles, 3 copper farthings, large sign, small sign,
sapphire ring, silver holy amulet, astral staff here.
Also here: Kali, Gabriel, Loki*, guardsman, happy guardsman.
Obvious exits: north, south, east, west
Loki moves to attack guardsman.
The guardsman slashes Loki for 20 damage!
The happy guardsman slashes Loki for 9 damage!
Loki lunges at at guardsman!
Loki lunges at at guardsman!
Loki skewers guardsman for 31 damage!
Hellfire burns Loki for hellfire burns damage!
Loki lunges at at guardsman!
Loki skewers guardsman for 52 damage!
Hellfire burns Loki for hellfire burns damage!
The guardsman slashes Loki for 12 damage!
The happy guardsman swings at Loki with their broadsword, but he dodges!
Loki critically pierces guardsman for 265 damage!
The guardsman utters a sharp cry, and collapses.
Title: Re: Incorrect Messages in GreaterMUD
Post by: MudHunter on Aug 14, 2009, 07:17 PM
Milwyn moves to attack everyone in the room.
You hear movement to the northeast.
You hear movement to the northeast.
The fierce horned spider lunges at Milwyn, but he dodges out of the way!
The nasty horned spider lunges at Milwyn, but he dodges out of the way!
The horned spider lunges at Milwyn, but he dodges out of the way!
A hellish storm of fire and brimstone scorch the room!
The forest spider curls up and dies.
You gain 1750 experience.
*Combat Off*
A hellish storm of fire and brimstone scorch the room!
Russell moves to attack nasty horned spider.

Pretty sure there should be a 'Milwyn makes a gesture' type line before the hsto goes off....I dont remember the exact format, tho. or wording.
Title: Re: Incorrect Messages in GreaterMUD
Post by: Loki on Aug 17, 2009, 08:47 AM
Quote from: Feetprints on Jul 22, 2009, 11:05 AM
More of the north being rude.


more of the same in diamond mines...

Obvious exits: north, southwest
The room is dimly lit
Gabriel walks into the room from the north.
William walks into the room from the north.
A demonling flaps down from above!
A demonling flaps down from above!
The south flies off to the %s.
A demonling flaps down from above!
The south flies off to the %s.
A demonling flaps down from above!
You critically impale green demonling for 304 damage!
A bolt of darkness hits green demonling, blinding them!
You skewer green demonling for 91 damage!
A bolt of darkness hits green demonling, blinding them!
You lunge at at green demonling!
You impale green demonling for 39 damage!
A bolt of darkness hits green demonling, blinding them!
You pierce green demonling for 92 damage!
The demonling lets out a horrid shriek and melts into a pile of acid!
You gain 2333 experience.
*Combat Off*
Title: Re: Incorrect Messages in GreaterMUD
Post by: DeathCow on Aug 17, 2009, 09:35 AM
Thats an exit message,   I wish I had the cap with the monsters in the room..looks like all that needs to be added is that

In an exit message, with 2 %s the first %s is the monster name, and the second is the direction.

Could this error have to do with the entrance message having no %s?


Note, with rare exception, exit messages and %s leave to the %s.  Sometimes there is only 1 %s, in this case the single %s is the direction.

The rare message without a 2nd %s comes from metro's first attempts at content, mod-7.


Btw chase messages are line 3, they havent worked in MMUD for soemtime but every monster has them, its what the player being chased sees when the monster enters the room.  They use the same style, if 2 %s's then its Name then direction, if 1, then just direction.


The messages really arent very complicated let me know as soon as you want to work on them, or at least get all the info that you don't have already.
Title: Re: Incorrect Messages in GreaterMUD
Post by: MudHunter on Aug 21, 2009, 03:12 AM
William points a finger at William and clenches a fist.
A bolt of eldritch power streaks out, striking big horned spider for 37 damage!
A bolt of eldritch power streaks out, striking big horned spider for 37 damage!
A bolt of eldritch power streaks out, striking big horned spider for 77 damage!
A bolt of eldritch power streaks out, striking big horned spider for 66 damage!
A bolt of eldritch power streaks out, striking big horned spider for 61 damage!
Title: Re: Incorrect Messages in GreaterMUD
Post by: DeathCow on Aug 21, 2009, 06:16 AM
Do mages seriously have to look at that all day long...ew.
Title: Re: Incorrect Messages in GreaterMUD
Post by: Gardner Denver on Aug 21, 2009, 08:38 AM
Quote from: DeathCow on Aug 21, 2009, 06:16 AM
Do mages seriously have to look at that all day long...ew.

Yes
Title: Re: Incorrect Messages in GreaterMUD
Post by: Feetprints on Sep 06, 2009, 03:10 AM
QuoteStrange Mansion, Entrance
    You are standing in the entry to what was once a grand mansion. The room is
covered in dust and cobwebs to such an extent that only the outlines of decor
is visible. Strange howls and screams echoe from the hallways to the north,
there is a doorway to the west, but it is covered in dense cobwebs.

Not a big thing, but still not correct  :)
Title: Re: Incorrect Messages in GreaterMUD
Post by: Jigga on Oct 10, 2009, 02:22 PM
There is no message displayed when you "show signet ring"
Title: Monster messages again?..
Post by: Elpres on May 04, 2010, 10:27 AM
Darkened Tunnels
You notice 34 gold crowns, 41 silver nobles here.
Also here: Lorgim.
Obvious exits: west, southeast
[HP=234/KAI=0]:rest
You are now resting.
[HP=234/KAI=0]: (Resting) par
The following people are in your travel party:
  Gimlor Lortak                 (Mystic)     [M:  0%] [H: 70%] R - Frontrank
  Lorgim Taklor                 (Paladin)    [M:  2%] [H: 79%] R - Backrank
Lorgim casts minor healing on you!
Lorgim stops to rest.
[HP=241/KAI=0]: (Resting) par
The following people are in your travel party:
  Gimlor Lortak                 (Mystic)     [M:  0%] [H: 72%] R - Frontrank
  Lorgim Taklor                 (Paladin)    [M:  0%] [H: 79%] R - Backrank

this gap of three blank lines is where mobs spawned or moved into the room

Lorgim moves to attack dark stalker.
[HP=241/KAI=0]: (Resting) ju dark stalker
*Combat Engaged*
Title: Re: Incorrect Messages in GreaterMUD
Post by: DeathCow on May 04, 2010, 04:19 PM
Quote from: Elpres on May 04, 2010, 10:27 AM
Darkened Tunnels
You notice 34 gold crowns, 41 silver nobles here.
Also here: Lorgim.
Obvious exits: west, southeast
[HP=234/KAI=0]:rest
You are now resting.
[HP=234/KAI=0]: (Resting) par
The following people are in your travel party:
  Gimlor Lortak                 (Mystic)     [M:  0%] [H: 70%] R - Frontrank
  Lorgim Taklor                 (Paladin)    [M:  2%] [H: 79%] R - Backrank
Lorgim casts minor healing on you!
Lorgim stops to rest.
[HP=241/KAI=0]: (Resting) par
The following people are in your travel party:
  Gimlor Lortak                 (Mystic)     [M:  0%] [H: 72%] R - Frontrank
  Lorgim Taklor                 (Paladin)    [M:  0%] [H: 79%] R - Backrank

this gap of three blank lines is where mobs spawned or moved into the room

Lorgim moves to attack dark stalker.
[HP=241/KAI=0]: (Resting) ju dark stalker
*Combat Engaged*
Ah..this is KINDA right, as they have no message..it shouldn't display the blank line though.
Title: Re: Incorrect Messages in GreaterMUD
Post by: Zetetic on May 22, 2010, 10:01 PM
An important one for the PVP realm. Not sure if it has been posted yet, but it has been around for ages so I thought I might bring peoples attention to it.

When a spellcaster casts a combat spell on you, the message you receive currently is:
<other player> moves to attack <your name>!
ie. Ptery moves to attack Miyamoto!
instead of Ptery moves to attack you!

This means that unless you have special message responses set up, megamud will ignore the fact that a spellcaster has moved to attack you.
Title: Re: Incorrect Messages in GreaterMUD
Post by: Gardner Denver on May 22, 2010, 10:17 PM
Quote from: Zetetic on May 22, 2010, 10:01 PM
An important one for the PVP realm. Not sure if it has been posted yet, but it has been around for ages so I thought I might bring peoples attention to it.

When a spellcaster casts a combat spell on you, the message you receive currently is:
<other player> moves to attack <your name>!
ie. Ptery moves to attack Miyamoto!
instead of Ptery moves to attack you!

This means that unless you have special message responses set up, megamud will ignore the fact that a spellcaster has moved to attack you.

This should have been addressed in tonights update.
Title: Re: Incorrect Messages in GreaterMUD
Post by: wulftone on Jun 27, 2013, 12:46 PM
The cloaked figure all-out slashes you for 46 damage!
cloaked figure drains your evil random for 986 damage!
Your wounds begin to fester!
You are diseased!
Title: Re: Incorrect Messages in GreaterMUD
Post by: Stalkerr on Jun 28, 2013, 02:36 PM
Oh yeah, I remember that one.
Title: Re: Incorrect Messages in GreaterMUD
Post by: Vitoc on Jun 29, 2013, 05:14 PM
Who was it on the old mmud forums that posted that parody of the effed up messages (among other things)?
Title: Re: Incorrect Messages in GreaterMUD
Post by: Stalkerr on Jun 29, 2013, 09:45 PM
I don't recall, its floating around on here somewhere.
Title: Re: Incorrect Messages in GreaterMUD
Post by: Jester on Jun 30, 2013, 12:28 AM
I think it was either Radirac or Kotar originally. 

ask grey lord teleportation
The grey lord has nothing to tell you!
ask grey lord teleport
The grey lord has nothing to tell you!
ask grey lord teleportalation
With a shimmer, you find yourself elsewhere!
Title: Re: Incorrect Messages in GreaterMUD
Post by: Zetetic on Mar 03, 2014, 01:50 AM
Ok, so when a player attempts to backstab another player and misses, this is what the person being backstabbed sees:
<player> lunges at at you!
<player> swings at at you!
<player> swipes at at you!
And so on.
Some weapons seem to correctly do:
<player> swings at you!
I believe backstabbing with your fists gives the correct message.

Also, the current message that a person sees in Greatermud when someone attacks them with a spell is:
<player> moves to cast <spell name> upon you.

I can't remember what this is meant to be in regular Majormud. My memory tells me that attacking someone with spells in regular mud just gave them the message
<player> moves to attack you!
But it has been a fair while since I last played on a regular board so I'm very likely wrong. Maybe Greatermud just needs to change the full stop to an exclamation mark?
Perhaps if it does only give the former, we could have both display so that Megamud recognises the pvp combat source, but we also get the bonus message about what spell is being cast, such as:
<player> moves to attack you!
<player> moves to to cast <spell name> on you!