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Version 1.6 of the MASTER's EDITION of AGT has some "bug" fixes and several
changes that are not documented in the manual.
First of all, version 1.6 has a number of "bug" fixes to solve various
SoundBlaster card compatibility problems. In hind-sight, I would never even
consider SoundBlaster again!!
Other changes, include:
1. More Prepositions
Version 1.6 now accepts a few more prepositions -- so it is now possible
to JUMP OUT THE WINDOW. The total list of preposition that AGT recognizes
now includes the following:
IN, ON, OFF, UP, DOWN, TOWARD, TOWARDS, BETWEEN, OUT, AROUND, UPON,
THRU, THROUGH, INSIDE, NEAR, BESIDE, BY, UNDER, OVER, ACROSS, BEHIND,
ABOUT, AT, FROM, FOR, WITH, INTO, and TO.
2. RePosition Meta-command Token
Normally when a NOUN is moved from one location to another, its POSITION
is erased. This makes sense, if you get something that is positioned as
( behind the tree ) and you do an inventory, you don't want to have the
noun's positions still listed as ( behind the tree ) in your inventory
list.
However, at time you may want to move something to a new location and
preserve its POSITION. This can now be done by using the RePosition
token. The expected form of this token is:
RePosition [Noun to move] [Location to move to]
For example, to have a beer placed ( on the bar ) when you buy a drink
at a bar, you could do the following:
NOUN [drink]
beer
cold
There is a cold beer here.
LOCATION [NoWhere]
POSITION On the Bar
END_NOUN
NOUN_DESCR [drink]
It looks great. Cold and refreshing!
END_NOUN_DESCR
COMMAND BUY BEER
NOT Present [Drink]
AtLocation [In Bar]
RePosition [Drink] [In Bar]
PrintMessage "The bartender places a tall cold beer on the bar."
BlankLine
DoneWithTurn
END_COMMAND
3. PUT/PLACE IN/INSIDE "Bug" Fix
The PUT or PLACE IN (or INSIDE) command now works the way the documentation
says it does. i.e., a ten pound sack now can hold no more than ten pounds
of other objects in total. If you try to put something inside the sack
that would cause the total weight or size inside the sack to be more than
the sack's weight or size, you will now get an error message.
4. LOG and REPLAY commands
In version 1.6 of the Master's Edition, it is possible to log your
commands to a disk file and later replay them. The syntax to do this is
as follows:
First, the LOG command:
(1) LOG FileName (without extension)
-- LOGS all input to FileName.LOG
(2) LOG CLOSE or LOG OFF
-- Stops Logging input and closes FileName.LOG
Now, the REPLAY command:
(1) REPLAY FileName (without extension) Number
-- REPLAY input from FileName.LOG automatically every
Number seconds, e.g., REPLAY QWERTY 5 would
replay input from the files QWERTY.LOG inputting a
new input command every 5 seconds.
(2) REPLAY FileName (without extension) STEP
-- REPLAY input from FileName.LOG automatically every
time the RETURN key is hit, e.g., REPLAY QWERTY STEP
replay input from the files QWERTY.LOG inputting a
new input command every time the RETURN key is hit.