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How does the @action command work?

Your best bet for a walk-through of @action is to get in contact with our technical support helpstaff. On the MUCK, type 'helpstaff' and page someone from the list.

In brief, an @action is like an exit but is not required to be linked to and from rooms. You can link actions to anything at all.

Imagine you have an object called 'Couch' and you want people to be able to type 'sit' and get the message 'You sit on the couch.'

Couch has dbref #123 in this example.

@action sit=#123(creates 'sit' and associates it with the Couch so that if you pick up the couch and take it to another room, 'sit' goes with it)

@lock sit=me&!me (guarantees that everyone will see the @fail msg)

@fail sit=You sit on the couch.
@ofail sit=sits on the couch.

There are other ways to use @action, of course. You can associate an action like 'goParty' to yourself, link it to the Party Room, and when you type 'goParty' the action will be like an exit, and you will arrive at the Party Room. You can also attach MPI and MUF programs to the action for added complexity.

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