Shop Overview
The File
The .shp file contains all the information necessary to make a working
shop in a mud. It
seems to be the most difficult type of file.
Below you will find first an archetype with comments, an example,
explanations, a
"clean" archetype, and finally comments, tips, and
suggestions.
| #vnum~ |
any
number appears to work |
|
<item
sold vnum 1> |
Be sure to GIVE one of each of the
items to the shopkeeper in the zone
file.
Items not given but listed will only be sold after the shopkeeper has it in his possession, while given but not listed will only be sold once. |
| <item sold
vnum 2> |
| <item sold
vnum 3> |
| <item sold
vnum 4> |
| <item sold
vnum n> |
Max of
about 10 different items to stock |
| -1 |
Note:
-1 tells mud code "End of list" |
| <multiple
for selling items> |
This
is the "mark up". If the value of an item is 10 and the
markup is
1.2, the item will sell for 12 coins. |
| <multiple for
buying items> |
This
is the discount. If the value of an item is 10 and the discount is
.8, the
shopkeeper will pay a player 8 coins for the item.
|
|
<item type
bought 1> |
Note: the "type" refers to the object
type as in the .obj file weapons are 5 potions are 10 |
| <item type
bought 2> |
| <item type
bought 3> |
| <item type
bought 4> |
| <item type
bought n> |
| -1 |
(End
of list) |
| %s<message
1>~ |
Out of
stock |
| %s<message
2>~ |
Player
trying to sell item he doesn't have |
| %s<message
3>~ |
Shopkeeper doesn't buy item type |
| %s<message
4>~ |
Shopkeeper out of cash |
| %s<message
5>~ |
Player
not enough gold |
| %s<message
6>~ |
Sells
player something |
| %s<message
7>~ |
Buys
from player |
| <temper 1> |
Player
can't afford (1=calm 0=fight) |
| <temper 2>
|
Player
attacks shopkeeper |
| <shopkeeper
vnum> |
|
| 0 |
Always
a 0 (zero) |
| <room vnum> |
Your
mob will only sell in this room.
|
| <open 1> |
|
| <close 1>
|
|
| <open 2>
|
|
| <close 2>
|
. |
| #99999 |
These two lines go at the end of the
entire file. |
| $~ |
Here's the example from the original docs:
---example follows this line---
#2000~
2000
2001
2002
-1
1.2
0.8
5
9
-1
%s I don't have any of those!~
%s Are you sure you have one?~
%s Sorry--I don't buy those!~
%s I can't afford that... sorry.~
%s You can't quite afford that yet... sorry.~
%s That will be %d coins.~
%s Here's %d coins for that.~
1
0
2000
0
2000
8
12
13
17
---example precedes this line---
The explanation:
**************************
SHOP VNUM
********************************
#2000~
The vnum of the shop. This number is not used by the mud for any
purpose, however.
************************** ITEMS FOR SALE
VNUMS *********************
2000
...
-1
These are the vnums of the particular items the shop sells. A -1 tells
the mud to stop
reading this part of the file. Vnums are of course from your .obj file.
The shopkeeper can
only stock 10 items from start
***************** SELLING PRICE VS.
BUYING PRICE MULTIPLIER **********
1.2
0.8
The first number is the multiple of the markup in price for selling, the
second the
multiple for buying from the players. With the above values, if you
defined an object as
being worth 100, the player will be able to sell it to a willing
shopkeeper for 80, and
the next player can buy it for 120.
***********************
ITEMS BOUGHT
*********************************
5
9
-1
These are the item types the shop buys. (See list of object types.) This example shop buys
weapons and armor). A
-1 tells the mud to stop reading this part of the file. The shop doesn't
have to buy
anything. The -1 is required even in this case to tell the mud this
value has been read.
********************** SHOPKEEPER'S MESSAGES
TO PLAYER ************
%s I don't have any of those!~
%s Are you sure you have one?~
%s Sorry--I don't buy those!~
%s I can't afford that... sorry.~
%s You can't quite afford that yet... sorry.~
%s That will be %d coins.~
%s Here's %d coins for that.~
These are all the messages the shopkeeper will say in particular
situations. There are
seven different slots for messages. They range as follows (in order):
What the shopkeeper says when...
1)... he doesn't have that object to sell.
2)... the player doesn't have that object to sell.
3)... he doesn't buy that type of item.
4)... he doesn't have enough money to buy an object.
5)... the player doesn't have enough money to buy an object.
6)... he sells an object.
7)... he buys an object.
%s should precede the message (for say), and %d may also be used for the
price of an
object. Note each message ends with a tilde (~).
*********************** Tempers
******************************
1
0
A shop keeper's temper is controlled by two fields, the first for when
the player can't
afford the item, the second for when a player is attempting to kill the
shopkeeper.
Temper 1:
Value [0] The shopkeeper spits at the player
Value [1] The shopkeeper smokes a joint.
Temper 2:
Value [0] The shopkeeper warns the player, and attacks!
Value [1] The shopkeeper insults the player, and no combat takes
place.
***********************
Shopkeeper
******************************
2200
The vnum of the shopkeeper. You CANNOT use the same shopkeeper VNUM in
two different shops
... But you CAN duplicate the mob in the mob file and give the second
one a different
VNUM, so that to the player, it will seem like the same shopkeeper. You
can also have more
than one instance of a particular mob, and only one of them will be the
shopkeeper. For
example, in the Elysium Faire zone, there are two "Ribbon
Sellers" near the
entrance to the Faire, but only one of them actually sells ribbons. Both
may be killed.
Shopkeepers don't have to be stationary (SENTINEL),
however they will
ONLY sell their items when they are in the room identified as their
shop. Otherwise, the
shop is closed!
*********************** ZERO
*************************************
0
This field is unused at present. Merely place a zero here.
**************************** SHOP Location*******************************
2200
The vnum of the room the shop will be.
You can not have two shops in the same room.
**************************** SHOP
HOURS OF
OPERATION *************
8
12
13
17
The hours fields are fairly simple. The first two are the opening and
closing hours of the
shop, in 24 hour time. The third and fourth are ALSO the opening and
closing times of the
shop. Thus, a shop can open and close more than once each day, as in our
example:
8
12
13
17
(the example shop opens at 8 am, closes at noon -- lunch? -- reopens at
1 pm, and closes
at 5 pm).
*****************
TIPS and
OBSERVATIONS****************
* Any stationary mob can be a shopkeeper... this can advance the plot of
a particular area
no end if used cleverly. The shopkeeper doesn't have to be indoors, in a
"shop".
* Shopkeepers don't have to buy anything. Or sell
anything...
* If you make shopkeepers very hard to kill, please don't make them
aggressive or
scavengers.
