MUME Help
FAQ5
Q: "What is a bulletin board?"
A: A bulletin board is an object that can be read by players, and in most cases written on. Boards usually have a topic, e.g. the Warrior Bulletin board covers topics interesting to warriors, the General board covers subjects that don't fit on any of the specialty boards, and so on.
Q: "How do I find a bulletin board?"
A: There is a board containing advice for new players in the Halls of Mandos where new players start, and people come to after they die. There are several bulletin boards in most major towns. Check your newbie map (look map) for places such as guilds and inns for some boards.
Q: "When I find one what do I do with it?"
A: To look at a list of messages on the board uselook
board
. This will
show the number for the post, its
title, and name of the
person posting. An example might be, 1969 : How to hunt
food (Huntar)
. To
read this message you would type
read 1969
, and the
message would show on your screen.
Q: "How do I reread a message, since it does not show on the board now?"
A: When you read a message the board then marks the message as having been read. To reread a message you know the number (#) of, you can simply type:read #
. By typing
look all board
you
can see all messages listed, no matter if they have been marked as
read or not.
Q: "How do I write a message on the boards?"
A: First of all you have to decide what is the correct board to post on. A message about a thief practicing backstab and looking for advice on it belongs on the Thief board. To write a message you typewrite
<topic>
. The topic is what it is about. An
editor will pop up that you can
type in.
Type %h
for help on how
to use the editor when in it.
To finish editing your message, type %e
.
To reply to someone else's
message you can type reply
<number>
where the number is the number of the post you
are replying to, e.g.
reply 1969
. In
reply the
title will be based on
the title of the previous
message.
Q: "What is a library in MUME? Anything like one in real life?"
A: A library in MUME is a place where books can be read that have been written by experienced adventures. They cover topics for new players like skills to learn, places to visit, how to fight, guides for new players, how to make money, etc.
Others cover the rise and fall
of cities and kingdoms, teach
about gems, and how to make maps.
More information can be found in
help
library
.
Q: "Where are these libraries?"
A: If you have a map in your newbie kit typelook
map
and look for a room
saying Library. All the
race homes have them, though
some towns and villages do not.
Q: "How do I know what books are here?"
A: You can see a listing of the books available to be read in a library by typinglook
books
. This will provide
a list of all the books in that
particular library. Librarians
in different towns collect to their own interests, some have
books in common with other
libraries, and some have unique
books not found elsewhere.
Q: "Now that I can see the books, how do I read them?"
A: Well, that depends on the book. Books without an index are read simply by typingread
<name>
: for example,
read
MUME
Combat
. Newer
books are divided into chapters,
and they are a little more complex.
An example of an excellent book for people to
read is "Strider's Guide for
the Young Adventurer" by Strider, the Elven
Cleric. This can be
read by typing
read Strider
contents
to see the contents page. Then to
read the first chapter, you type
read strider chapter
1
, and so on. To read it
all at once you type read
strider all
.
Q: "What is this News, and/or Mail thing I see mentioned when I log in?"
A: The News and mail boards are somewhat more complex versions of the bulletin boards mentioned above.
The News
board is for people to
read messages from the
Ainur on changes to
MUME. It can be accessed from
anywhere using commands
common to the bulletin boards
except, to read message number
997 you type news
997
not the read
997
you would at a
board.
The Mail
board is used to send
mail to other people in
MUME. Go to one of the
mailboxes, usually there is one in any city. It can be looked at by typing
look mail
to see
incoming mail, and look
sent mail
to see
outgoing mail.
Reading a mail is a matter of
typing read
<number>
.
To write a
mail you use
write
<topic> @<name>
an example being
write Lets discuss a
playing time @Huntar
. The same
editor used in writing on
boards will be used.
See also: | ADVANCED, FEATURES |
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