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Subject: Re: [TADS] multiple descriptions
From: argus@see.the.sig (T Raymond)
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M. LaRusch was overheard typing about:

> I am interested in have a floating item decoration that will hve
> multiple descriptions when examined so as not to get boring too
> soon...:) i imagine i'll have to use the switch statement, but
> i'm not quite sure how to get started...

A secondary description property that contains a list of phrases:
['first description', 'second description', 'Nth description']
A call in ldesc to randomly pick one from the list.


> In an altogether different train of thought, are there any
> articles or manuals on combat in IF?

The only thing that I can think of off the top of my head would be
the section on combat from Whizzard's modular adv.t file. Look for
wadv.zip in the archive IIRC. There may be some other's but I'm not
up on all the newer code, things are being crated left and right
these days! :)

Tom
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