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Zenith Nadir wrote:also, would it be possible for you to make it so spawning the player in a new board does not mess with any fake walls beneath it. i'm sure it is. possible

sounds like it would probably be easier to do it this way anyways.

I don't have duplicators implemented at all yet so right now it doesn't.

Current progress:

#become <objectname> works.

By which I mean if you toss an object in the corner with
and then have an object #become heart

It will become that same object you made with no changes other than the starting line being reset and the colors you supplied.

what kind of audio device do you intend to run #play commands through, out of interest?

ps: #become does that mean the object literally changes into the other object? like, you have a bad #char 1 dude who is yellow, and then you shoot him and he dies, and then he #becomes heart and the heart is red and #char 3 with no other manipulation?

sorry to keep asking questions but i'm just curious. curious nadir

The heart will be yellow by default but otherwise yes, it will take its character and code.

You'd probably want the original heart to be off in a corner so that things that #become it aren't affected if it has labels that get zapped.

so #become red heart would still be a possibility? or even #become darkred heart??????! i am excited.

i guess you've not worked anything out for #play output yet. Nvm

maybe instead of (or in addition to) having the object on the board, there could be some sort of editable global object list.

not sure if that'd be a great idea in-game (sounds too much like mzx to me. i'm all for expanding zzt's capabilities a bit, but not too much), but maybe a special editor cache could be a possibility, like how kevedit does it. wait, does tyger have an editor, i don't remember dos saying it does..............?

Zenith Nadir wrote:not sure if that'd be a great idea in-game (sounds too much like mzx to me. i'm all for expanding zzt's capabilities a bit, but not too much), but maybe a special editor cache could be a possibility, like how kevedit does it. wait, does tyger have an editor, i don't remember dos saying it does..............?

Yes it does, here's the steps on how to do this:

1. Press Ctrl+E on your copy of Tyger. This won't work but i just want you to do it.
2. Ask the police to give you exact coordinates of Dr_Dos's house. (Alternatively, get them somehow).
3. Go to Dr_Dos's house.
4. Stab him in the face.
5. While he's unconscious, steal his computer.
6. Get it to your house.
7. Connect it in your house.
8. Boot it.
9. You'll find a "TOP SECRET" directory on the desktop. Enter it, then run "TygerEditor.py".

Now you are the only person to have TygerEditor!
But you're in jail, so that's a m00t point.

thanks for the details asiekierka, i'll get right on that

sounds like someone's a little jealous

<D_Dos> what are your thoughts on a #prepstat command to be used before a #change/#put/#become
<D_Dos> so you'd be able to #change every solid wall into a passage with a specific destination
<Nadir> good idea
<Nadir> #become passage would finally have a real use...
<Nadir> also, you could combine that with the #become <objectname> thing, to set random cycles or something
<Nadir> that'd be cool...
<Nadir> let's use tyger to make an aliens game. guys' chests explode, the facehuggers move at random cycles between 1-4, and are also dark grey. this ain't your daddy's zzt!!!!

that was just an example off the top of my head but you get the idea. zzt was always about doing a lot with a little, and combining commands is part of that. just adding 4 or 5 new commands opens a lot of possibilities!

I Can't Wait Too Play Caverns Of Zzt!

Let's play a game.
Cat and mouse.