| version 1.1 | | version 1.2 |
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| Included herein is a description of the Region system, as implemented in March 2005. | | Included herein is a description of the Region system, as implemented in March 2005. |
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| Revision 0.1.1 - BT Lally. | | |
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| If by the time you read this, this date is old, then this file may not have been kept | | If by the time you read this, this date is old, then this file may not have been kept |
| up to date, either that or no relevant changes have occurred, the Changelog should help | | up to date, either that or no relevant changes have occurred, the Changelog should help |
| you determine which is the case. | | you determine which is the case. |
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| given a name returns the region with that name, or the fallback if there isn't one. | | given a name returns the region with that name, or the fallback if there isn't one. |
| Used by the map loader and stuff using get_name_of_region_for_map at the moment. | | Used by the map loader and stuff using get_name_of_region_for_map at the moment. |
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| | | extern int region_is_child_of_region(region *child, region *r); |
| | | 1 if the child is a subregion of r |
| | | 0 otherwise |
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| | | extern region *get_region_from_string(char *name); |
| | | tries to guess which region 'name' corresponds to |
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| | | extern region *get_region_by_map(mapstruct *m); |
| | | takes a map returns the region it is in. |
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| extern char *get_name_of_region_for_map(mapstruct *m); | | extern char *get_name_of_region_for_map(mapstruct *m); |
| takes a map and returns the name of the region it is in. | | takes a map and returns the name of the region it is in. |
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| There is a command whereami that prints the regions name and description. | | There is a command whereami that prints the regions name and description. |
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| | | who can be given regions as arguments, and only show the players in that region. |
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| *****Known/suspected bugs***** | | *****Known/suspected bugs***** |
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| Random maps probably don't get their regions set properly (haven't tried to verify this, not least | | Random maps probably don't get their regions set properly (though I am not quite sure what |
| because I am not even sure what 'properly' should be). | | 'properly' should be here). |
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| The region parser is not particularly robust, it dies if the 'endmsg' line is missing, | | The region parser is not particularly robust, it dies if the 'endmsg' line is missing, |
| or if 'nomore' is missing, or if the 'end' line is missing. These stop the server from | | or if 'nomore' is missing, or if the 'end' line is missing. These stop the server from |
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| whereiseverybody command, showing region and the number of players there. | | whereiseverybody command, showing region and the number of players there. |
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| modify who command so that PK servers can elect to show only region to other players | | |
| (making it more challenging to hunt other players). | | |
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| medium term: | | medium term: |
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| Have the regions file 'compiled' in the same way the archetypes are. | | Have the regions file 'compiled' in the same way the archetypes are. |