Some basic MOO commands and examples

**Adapted from the help files at DaMOO


@describe <object> as <description>

Sets the description string of <object> to <description>. This is the string
that is printed out whenever someone uses the 'look' command on <object>. To describe yourself, use 'me' as the <object>.

Example:


Munchkin types this:


@describe me as "A very fine fellow, if a bit on the short side."


People who type 'look Munchkin' now see this:


A very fine fellow, if a bit on the short side.

movement
The descriptions of most rooms outline the directions in which exits exist.

Typical directions include the eight compass points ('north', 'south',
'east', 'west', 'northeast', 'southeast', 'northwest', and 'southwest'),
'up', 'down', and 'out'.

To go in a particular direction, simply type the name of that direction (e.g, 'north', 'up'). The name of the direction can usually be abbreviated to one or two characters (e.g., 'n', 'sw').

@join
@join <player name>
will take you directly to where that player is located and announce your arrival to that player. They see:

albertoid has joined you.

Communication
There are several commands available to allow you to communicate with your fellow MOOers.

Says <anything> out loud, so that everyone in the same room hears it. This is so commonly used that there's a special abbreviation for it: any command-line beginning with a double-quote ('"') is treated as a 'say' command.

Example:


Munchkin types this:


"This is a great MOO!


Munchkin sees this:


You say, "This is a great MOO!"


Others in the same room see this:


Munchkin says, "This is a great MOO!"

whisper "<text>" to <player>
sends the message "<yourname> whispers, "<text>" to you " to <player>, if they are in the room. Only they can hear you.

page <player> [[with] <text>]

Sends a message to a connected player, telling them your location and, optionally, <text>.

Example:


Munchkin types:


page Frebble with "Where are you?"


Frebble sees:


You sense that Munchkin is looking for you in the Kitchen.


He pages, "Where are you?"


Munchkin sees:


Your message has been received.

emote <anything> ...
:<anything> ...
::<anything> ...

Announces <anything> to everyone in the same room, prepending your name. This is commonly used to express various non-verbal forms of communication. In fact, it is so commonly used that there's a special abbreviation for it: any command-line beginning with ':' is treated as an 'emote' command.

The alternate form, '::' (less commonly 'emote :'), does not insert the space between the player name and the text.

Examples:

Munchkin types this:

:wishes he were much taller...

Everyone in the same room sees this:

Munchkin wishes he were much taller...

Munchkin types this:

::'s eyes are green.

Everyone in the same room sees this:

Munchkin's eyes are green.

whereis [<player> [<player>...]]
@whereis [<player> [<player>...]]

Returns the current location of each of the specified players, or of all players if not arguments given.

@who
@who <player> [<player> ... ]

The first form lists all of the currently-connected players, along with the amount of time they've been connected, the amount of time they've been idle, and their present location in the MOO.

The second form, in which a list of player names is given, shows information for just those players. For any listed players that are not connected, we show the last login time instead of the connect/idle times.

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