From tuff@midway.uchicago.edu Ukn May 9 19:49:00 1993 Received: from midway.uchicago.edu by liberty.uc.wlu.edu with SMTP (16.8/16.2) id AA26329; Sun, 9 May 93 19:48:53 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from kimbark.uchicago.edu by midway.uchicago.edu Sun, 9 May 93 18:47:54 CDT Date: Sun, 9 May 93 18:47:53 CDT From: Geoff Tuffli To: adiederi@liberty.uc.wlu.edu Subject: Ack. Message-Id: Status: RO X-Status: Ack! They DIDN'T tell you?!? Crap. I assumed Belial HAD. *sigh* Well, here's the manual... Army System v1.0 Manual: The army system is a centrally controlled system of mass combat implemented currenly under Pennmush. Combat occurs between objects which are referred to as army groups. The current version has provisions for city walls and ship combat, both of which are objects as well. Table 1 shows the list of available commands. Note that all army system commands are prefixed by the '!' symbol. refers to the database number of the army group object. refers to the actual name of the army group object. Unambiguous abbreviation will also work for . For example, 1st Rengelese Cavalry could be abbreviated as 1st. Note: Armysmiths are players who are OOC coordinators of battles. All judges are automatically armysmiths and may add other non-judge players to this list as they deem necessary. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Table 1: Army System v1.0 Commands List: -------------------------------------------------------------------- !unit = !usize = !readiness = * !morale = * !experience =* !load * !tag = !atag = !register * !deregister * !registered * !initloc !promote = + !demote = + !reset + !show command + !atk + !scout ! + !map -------------------------------------------------------------------- Notes: => name of army which MUST be in the same room => One of n,ne,e,se,s,sw,w,nw (exactly) * => Command is restricted to judges and armysmiths + => Command works only for commanders of -------------------------------------------------------------------- What follows is a discussion of each of the commands individually: !unit = Every army group has a type attribute which determines what kind of amy it is. The available types are as follows: light_infantry -- bowmen,foot soldiers,lightly armored heavy_infantry -- siege operators,chain/plate mailed light_cavalry -- Mounted bowmen, horses unarmored, riders light heavy_cavalry_horse-- Mounted knights and swordsmen, heavy armor heavy_cavalry_elephant--Self explanatory sloop -- Small ship, none or light guns warship -- Large ship, heavy cannon wall_wood -- Wooden wall wall_stone -- Moderately thick stone wall wall_fortress -- Very thick stone wall w/battlements,parapets,etc siege_engine -- Siege machinery (battering ram,catapults,etc) siege_tower -- Siege tower (raised bow tower,etc) !usize = This is the quantity which determines, effectively, the hit points of the army group in queston. It's exact meaning varies depending on the type of military unit the army group is. For most units with the exception of ships,walls,and siege machinery, this number represents the relative number of physical troops in the army group. The exactly ratio is about 14:1 between the used in this command and the number of physical troopers. For ships, this number represnts approximately the amount of damage the ship can take before being sunk. Recommended values for sloops are 500 and 1000 for warships. For siege machinery and towers, values of 250 and 500 respectively. !readiness = Can be one of fresh, marched, or weary. Fresh troops are those that have been in the area and well rested (at least one day) before the battle. Marched are forced marches and/or less than one day rest. Weary troops are those who have either been forced march and/or have fought another battle within two days. !morale = This command sets the morale of the army group at large. Possible values are fanatic, high, tepid, low, and panic. Initial morale is typically related to the experience class of the army group, and armysmiths should keep this in mind when setting up units before a battle. !experience = This command sets the experience of the army group. Possible values are green, drilled, veteran, seasoned, and elite. This is the one that will probably confuse most commanders, so get it right the first time. Green means troops that have never ever fought a battle in their lives. Drilled means troops which have engaged the enemy ONCE. Veteran implies troops that have survived five encounters. Seasoned implies troops that have survived ten encounters. Elite is a special class reserved for troops such as Home Guard for royalty and Nobility. No other troop types may use elite. !load This command initializes and locks the major attributes for the army group. Note that initial experience is set to green and morale to high. The judge may adjust these as IC conditions demand. Loading *does not* mean the unit is ready to fight. It must also be registered. !tag = This command tags the unit with the name of the country it belongs to. !atag = This command tags the unit with a unique number. This command is useful in the case when two different countrries are allied and would like their troops to be able to move in the same squares. Normally, units with different tags may not operate the same square on the battlefield. An easy way to play as allies, then, is to tag units from all the allied countries with the same unique tag number. !register This is a judge only command. It registers the army group with the army system lock. Only groups which are registered can actually participate in combat. Unregistered groups cannot attack nor can they be attacked. When an army group is destroyed, it is automatically unregistered. !deregister This is a judge only command. It unregisters the army group with the army system lock. !registered This is a judge only command which lists all the groups currently registered with the army system lock. !initloc This command can only be used by the commander(s) of the army group in question. It initializes the position of the army to the center of the current battlefield square that the army happens to be in (see The Battlefield below). !promote = Every army group has a list of commanders who can use certain privileged commands (including the order to attack) on that army group. When an army group is initialized, the owner is automatically placed on the commander list. This command adds the named player to that list. !demote = This command removes the named player from the list of commanders for the given army group. !reset This command resets the commanders list on the given army group so that only the owner of the army group object is the only one on the list. !show command This command lists the commanders of the named army group. !atk This command, accessible only by commanders of the attacking army group, orders one army group to attack another. The attack is subject to the following constraints: o Both attacker and defender must be reigstered o Both attacker and defender must be in the same battlefield square !scout This command will show the *approximate* number of troops/strength of the named army group. This is useful for army commanders to assess the strength of their enemies. Note that the scouting player must be in the same battlefield square as the army group in queston. ! This command will move the named army group one microgrid square in the direction given. The movement is subject to the following constraints: o A unit may not move into a microgrid square occupied by unit(s) with a different tag (i.e. not allied) o The army group must be in the same battlefield square as player who orders the move. If a unit moves outside the boundary of the current battlefield square, it is moved into the adjacent battlefield square and out of sight. Commanders must move into the new square in order to give further orders in that case. !map This command displays a map of the battlefield from the point of view of the invoking player. That is, the information is only accurate for the battlefield square that the player is in. The Battlefield: !map gives us the following visual display of the battlefield: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________#_______#________ Key: | . . . # . . . # . . . | . : Free spot | . . . # . . . # . . . | :Occupied by an army with tag | . . . # . . . # . . . | |###|#######|#######|###| | . . . # . . . # . . 3 | | . . . # . . . # . . 3 | | . . . # . . . # . . 3 | |###|#######|#######|###| | . . . # . . . # . . . | | . . . # . . . # . . . | | . . . # . . . # . . . | |_______________________| Current Tag List: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Through the manual I've referred to battlefield squares and microgrid squares. A battlefield square is a 3x3 grid of microgrid squares. In the figure above, there are 9 battlefield squares, bounded by the #'s. Inside each battlefield square are 9 microgrid squares. In the figure above, most of the microgrid squares have a '.' on them. The player was in the East center battlefield square when he typed !map to produce the figure above. The 3's in the figure represent the Walls of Fallesca, which are three objects with the unique tag 3. How to Move Around on the Battlefield: Movement on the battefield for non-army groups is easy. Simply type the area of the battlefield you want to go to. If it is in an adjacent (along a horizontal,vertical,or diagonal from your present location) battlefield square, you will be teleported there by the Battlefield ZMO. For example, suppose you are in the northwest battlefield square and wish to go the north center square. You would type 'north' to go there. To get to the center of the battlefield, just type 'center' from any battlefield square. An Example Session: Creating and Moving an Army Around Below is an example session of creating an army group, setting it up, and moving it around and attacking. Note without armysmith powers to register the group, attack is not possible. In the log, commands typed in are included in square brackets, with responses from the mush uncommented. ------------------------------------BEGIN LOG--------------------------------- [ @create Demon_Horde_33rd_Cavalry ] Created: Object #4885. [ !unit #4485=heavy_cavalry_horse ] Demon_Horde_33rd_Cavalry (#4885) set to heavy_cavalry_horse. [ !usize #4485=2000 ] Demon_Horde_33rd_Cavalry set to 2000 troops. [ !atag #4485=6 ] Demon_Horde_33rd_Cavalry tagged with identifier 6. [ !load #4485 ] Demon_Horde_33rd_Cavalry (#4885) loaded. [ drop 33rd ] Dropped. Unlocked. [ !promote 33rd=Drahlek ] Drahlek added to the commanders list of Demon_Horde_33rd_Cavalry. [ !ne 33rd ] The Demon_Horde_33rd_Cavalry advances a little bit to the northeast. [ !map ] ________#_______#________ Key: | . . . # . . . # . . . | . : Free spot | . . . # . . . # . . . | :Occupied by an army with tag | . . . # . . . # . . . | |###|#######|#######|###| | . . . # . . 6 # . . . | | . . . # . . . # . . . | | . . . # . . . # . . . | |###|#######|#######|###| | . . . # . . . # . . . | | . . . # . . . # . . . | | . . . # . . . # . . . | |_______________________| Current Tag List: [ !ne 33rd ] The Demon_Horde_33rd_Cavalry advance far to the northeast [ !map ] ________#_______#________ Key: | . . . # . . . # . . . | . : Free spot | . . . # . . . # . . . | :Occupied by an army with tag | . . . # . . . # . . . | |###|#######|#######|###| | . . . # . . . # . . . | | . . . # . . . # . . . | | . . . # . . . # . . . | |###|#######|#######|###| | . . . # . . . # . . . | | . . . # . . . # . . . | | . . . # . . . # . . . | |_______________________| Current Tag List: [ northeast ] Nielan heads towards the northeast end of the battlefield. Battleground Northeast(#6931RnF) Contents: Demon_Horde_33rd_Cavalry(#4885) [ !sw 33rd ] The Demon_Horde_33rd_Cavalry advance far to the southwest [ center ] Nielan heads towards the center end of the battlefield. Battleground Center(#6686RFJ) Contents: Demon_Horde_33rd_Cavalry(#4885) Drahlek(#130PDIOUerAMcmx) Rengel_2nd_Cavalry(#6136) Rengel_1st_Cavalry(#6914) Rengel_11th_Infantry(#6129) Rengel_10th_Cavalry(#6130) Rengel_5th_Infantry(#6132) Rengel_4th_Infantry(#6134) Rengel_3rd_Cavalry(#6135) [ !map ] ________#_______#________ Key: | . . . # . . . # . . . | . : Free spot | . . . # . . . # . . . | :Occupied by an army with tag | . . . # . . . # . . . | |###|#######|#######|###| | . . . # . . 6 # . . . | | . . . # . . . # . . . | | . . . # . . . # . . . | |###|#######|#######|###| | . . . # . . . # . . . | | . . . # . . . # . . . | | . . . # . . . # . . . | |_______________________| Current Tag List: [ !atk 33rd 1st ] One or both of those armies is not registered with the Army Lock. [ !register 33rd ] Demon_Horde_33rd_Cavalry (#4885) has been registered with the army master lock. [ !atk 33rd 1st ] The Demon_Horde_33rd_Cavalry attacks the Rengel_1st_Cavalry. Demon_Horde_33rd_Cavalry cuts open the front line of the Rengel_1st_Cavalry. [ !scout 33rd ] Amid the vast grassland you can barely make out about 2000 heavy_cavalry_horse troops. [ !scout 1st ] Amid the vast grassland you can barely make out about 1100 heavy_cavalry_horse troops. --------------------------------END LOG------------------------------------- End of manual. All questions/commented should be directed to Nielan. --dan gh1r@andrew.cmu.edu