the RobScript

<BODY BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#FFFFFF" LINK="#FFFF00" VLINK="#FFFFCC" ALINK="#FFFFFF" BACKGROUND="bricks2.jpg"> <H1 ALIGN="center"><IMG SRC="title.jpg" WIDTH=300 HEIGHT=94 BORDER=0 ALT="...the RobScript..."></H1> <H2 onMouseOver="this.style.color='#FF9999';" onMouseOut="this.style.color='#DC143C'">IMPORTANT LINKS</H2> <UL> <LI><A HREF="http://www.mudconnect.com/" TARGET="_top">The MUD Connector</A>. <LI><A HREF="http://www.math.okstate.edu/~jds/mudfaqs.html" TARGET="_top">The MUD FAQ</A>. <LI><A HREF="http://www.stick.org/" TARGET="_top">Stick in the Mud</A>'s official site. <LI><A HREF="http://www.foundation.mudservices.com/" TARGET="_top">The Foundation</A>'s official site. <LI><A HREF="http://www.benturner.com/stick/" TARGET="_top">Stick in the Mud</A>'s status page. <LI><A HREF="http://www.zuggsoft.com/zmud/zmudinfo.htm" TARGET="_top">zMUD</A>, arguably the best and most flexible MUD client available, produced by Zugg. </UL> <H2 onMouseOver="this.style.color='#FF9999';" onMouseOut="this.style.color='#DC143C'">LATEST NEWS</H2> <TABLE BORDER=0 CELLPADDING=3 CELLSPACING=0 WIDTH="90%" CLASS="new"><TR> <TD>04-27-98</TD><TD>Foundation version 1.2 released.</TD> </TR></TABLE> <P> <A HREF="rs12foun.exe">RobScript v.1.2</A> has been released for the Foundation MUD. Supports tracking of furniture and reassignment of all aliases, variables, etc. into classes. This version <STRONG>requires</STRONG> zMUD 5.21. It is definitely worth upgrading zMUD for this. </P> <TABLE BORDER=0 CELLPADDING=3 CELLSPACING=0 WIDTH="90%" CLASS="new"><TR> <TD>03-14-98</TD><TD>Version for Foundation MUD.</TD> </TR></TABLE> <P> The RobScript has been slightly edited from its original Stick in the Mud version so it will work with The Foundation. I have not thoroughly tested the Foundation version, so if there's anything that doesn't work (since Foundation has slightly different trigger messages than Stick in some cases), please tell me. </P> <TABLE BORDER=0 CELLPADDING=3 CELLSPACING=0 WIDTH="90%" CLASS="new"><TR> <TD>11-16-97</TD><TD>RobScript v.1.0 (final) released.</TD> </TR></TABLE> <P> The RobScripts have finally been released! Info online is scant so far but will probably grow as user input comes in. <A HREF="mailto:robscript@benturner.com">E-mail</A> Rob if you encounter problems. </P> <H2 onMouseOver="this.style.color='#FF9999';" onMouseOut="this.style.color='#DC143C'">HISTORY</H2> <P> Just a quick note about the site. It'll look pretty dull if you're using a browser which doesn't support stylesheets. I don't want to have to tweak this area constantly so I decided to use stylesheets to facilitate updates. By the way, Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 is probably the best stylesheet-supporting browser for Win95/NT. Netscape Navigator 4.0's stylesheet support is...pathetic. </P> <P> After over a year of procrastinating and being lazy, Ben Turner, known as Rob t'Thief on Stick in the Mud, has finally finished his script for <A HREF="http://www.zuggsoft.com/zmud/zmudinfo.htm" TARGET="_top">zMUD</A>, entitled the RobScript. A vain name, perhaps, but if you ponder what else it could have been named (zMUD Script? Rob's zMUD Scripts? Stick in the Mud Scripts? Naw, they don't really apply. The only title besides using YASA (Yet Another Stupid Acronym) is to include the author's name in the title. </P> <P> So there. </P> <P> About a year ago, I started using zMUD's powerful MUD scripting language to automate some operations on Stick in the Mud. Tintin at the time was more commonly used, particularly by people like Xerxes and his famous random 50+ congratulations on leveling messages. But there was much more that could be done with zMUD than with Tintin so I went to work. I got more and more ideas and the project began to lengthen and I put the project off as I had more important issues to deal with. Gradually, I have added new features to the RobScript and have debugged it with the help of some beta testers. Now the script is available to the mudding population. </P> <H2 onMouseOver="this.style.color='#FF9999';" onMouseOut="this.style.color='#DC143C'">HOW TO USE THE SCRIPT AND SITE</H2> <P> First of all, if you don't have zMUD, go to <A HREF="http://www.zuggsoft.com/zmud/zmudinfo.htm" TARGET="_top">Zugg's zMUD site</A> to read information about this MUD client and download it. </P> <P> Second, become familiar with the scripting language zMUD has. Although you can learn by using the RobScript, it would be to your advantage to bone up on your zMUD knowledge so the scripting I've done doesn't look completely foreign to you. My job is not to teach you how to use this script, really -- you can do that by looking over the script. </P> <P> Then download the script and follow the instructions for setting it up. It is <EM>very</EM> important that you read the readme file for complete information! This site is not intended to be a substitute for the readme file, only a medium for the script to be distributed! </P> <P> The <A HREF="download.php">download page</A> has the latest version of the RobScript. The <A HREF="features.php">feature list</A> lists all that the RobScript has as examples for you to work with. The <A HREF="faq.php">FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)</A> is based mainly on user feedback so it will be small at first. As more questions come in, I will add their answers to the FAQ. </P> <P ALIGN="right" STYLE="margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 2cm"> Enjoy,<BR> <A HREF="mailto:robscript@benturner.com">Rob</A>. </P> <P>   </P> <CENTER> home | <A HREF="features.php">feature list</A> | <A HREF="faq.php">faq</A> | <A HREF="download.php">download</A> | <A HREF="mailto:robscript@benturner.com">e-mail</A> </CENTER> <P>   </P> <SPAN STYLE="margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm"> <CENTER> <TABLE BORDER=0 CELLPADDING=0 CELLSPACING=0 WIDTH="90%"> <TR><TD><A HREF="http://benturner.com/"><IMG SRC="http://benturner.com/nav_title.gif" WIDTH=265 HEIGHT=13 ALT="benturner.com: click here to start at the beginning" BORDER=0></A></TD></TR> <TR> <TD VALIGN="middle" BACKGROUND="http://benturner.com/nav_back.jpg" BGCOLOR="#000000"><TABLE BORDER=0 CELLPADDING=0 CELLPADDING=0 WIDTH="100%"><TR><TD> <TABLE BORDER=0 CELLPADDING=5 CELLPADDING=0><TR> <TD VALIGN="middle"><INPUT NAME="forums" VALUE="forums" onclick="window.open('http://forums.benturner.com/','forums');" CLASS="button" STYLE="background: #336600; color: #FFFFFF; font: 12px Arial; font-weight: bold" TYPE="submit" onMouseOver="this.style.background='#6B8E23';this.style.color='#FFFF00';" onMouseOut="this.style.background='#336600';this.style.color='#FFFFFF';"></TD> <TD VALIGN="middle"><INPUT onClick="window.open('http://benturner.com/contact_me.php');" NAME="email" TYPE="submit" VALUE="e-mail" CLASS="button" STYLE="background: #336600; color: #FFFFFF; font: 12px Arial; font-weight: bold" onMouseOver="this.style.background='#6B8E23';this.style.color='#FFFF00';" onMouseOut="this.style.background='#336600';this.style.color='#FFFFFF';"></TD> </TR></TABLE> </TD> <SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript">  </SCRIPT> <TD VALIGN="middle" ALIGN="right"><NOBR><FORM NAME="navig"><SELECT STYLE="font: 16px Arial; background: #CCFF99; color: #000000" NAME="newurl" onchange="menu_goto(this.form);"> <OPTION SELECTED VALUE="">click here to navigate <OPTION VALUE=""> <OPTION VALUE="http://benturner.com/sitemap.php">SITEMAP! <OPTION VALUE=""> <OPTION VALUE="http://benturner.com/">start over <OPTION VALUE="http://benturner.com/main.php">main menu <OPTION VALUE=""> <OPTION VALUE="http://benturner.com/site.php">SITE <OPTION VALUE="http://benturner.com/new.php">-- what's new <OPTION VALUE="http://benturner.com/about.php">-- about the site <OPTION VALUE="http://benturner.com/priv.php">-- sign up for the private blog <OPTION VALUE="http://benturner.com/cgi-bin/rand_link2.pl">-- random page on site <OPTION VALUE="http://benturner.com/quote.php">-- random quote <OPTION VALUE=""> <OPTION VALUE="http://benturner.com/contact_me.php">CONTACT ME <OPTION VALUE="http://benturner.com/bt_public_key.txt">-- my PGP public key <OPTION VALUE="http://benturner.com/findben.php">-- ways to find me <OPTION VALUE=""> <OPTION VALUE="http://benturner.com/exposed.php">BEN, EXPOSED <OPTION VALUE="http://benturner.com/personal/">-- autobio <OPTION VALUE="http://benturner.com/resume/">-- resume <OPTION VALUE="http://benturner.com/platform/">-- my platform <OPTION VALUE="http://benturner.com/soapbox/">-- my soapbox <OPTION VALUE="http://benturner.com/mine/">-- my good stuff <OPTION VALUE="http://benturner.com/theirs/">-- their good stuff <OPTION VALUE="http://benturner.com/link/">-- links out <OPTION VALUE="http://benturner.com/music/">-- (Dallas) music <OPTION VALUE=""> <OPTION VALUE="http://benturner.com/content.php">CONTENT <OPTION VALUE="http://benturner.com/robinhood/">-- Robin Hood <OPTION VALUE="http://benturner.com/mud/">-- 'Net interaction <OPTION VALUE="http://wuntsah.benturner.com/">-- Wuntsah <OPTION VALUE="http://benturner.com/mud/scripts/">-- the RobScript <OPTION VALUE="http://benturner.com/software/">-- ass-kickin' software <OPTION VALUE=""> <OPTION VALUE="http://benturner.com/other.php">OTHER <OPTION VALUE="http://benturner.com/design/">-- my design riff <OPTION VALUE="http://benturner.com/other/">-- other misc. shit <OPTION VALUE="http://benturner.com/stick/">-- Stick in the Mud status <OPTION VALUE="http://benturner.com/other/links.php">-- other links <OPTION VALUE="http://benturner.com/pesh/">-- PESH online <OPTION VALUE="http://benturner.com/mudhelp/">-- MUD newbie guide <OPTION VALUE="http://benturner.com/value/">-- meaning of life </SELECT> <INPUT NAME="jump" TYPE="submit" VALUE="GO there!" 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