AUTO-MAPPER
Keywords:
AUTO-MAPPER, AUTOMAPPER, MAP, MAPCLEAR, NOMAPEXITS, SECTORS
Category:
command
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The automapper is an ASCII map display of the rooms in your proximity. The
mapper will display the rooms according to their sector type, as listed
below. The mapper makes getting to know the surrounding area simple, but it
is still critical to read the room descriptions. Some of the general
features of the automapper are:
* Rooms within the line of sight are displayed
* Range is affected by darkness
* Ability to display rooms in all directions
* Abilty to clear the screen and display the map each time you move
* Map automatically refreshes when a door is opened or closed
* Areas that have different map scales appear as #
The mapper displays rooms according to their sector types, each with a
character and color code. Listed below is the available sectors:
I = Inside C = City
- = Field + = Forest
^ = Hills % = Mountain
` = Swimable Water ~ = Unswimmable Water
= = Swamp ` = Mid-air
d = Desert @ = Cave
" = Underwater " = Snow
~ = Ice - = Trail
@ = Lava T = Tree-top
@ = Sewer O = Tunnel
| = Cliff : = Temple
& = Graveyard f = Flesh
~ = Blood + = Jungle
= = Wetlands _ = Beach
_ = Riverbank ^ = Thornbrush
- = Farm % = Impossible-Mountain
= Shop = Market
= Road = = Bridge
~ = Ocean = Dirt
= Grove P = Pier
= Port = Grass
= Underground = Covered
a = Alley W = CityWall
V = Valley = Rocky
@ = Whirlpool = Spirit
= Garden @ = Wasteland
* = Plain ~ = River
_ = Shore x = Grassland
* = Barren * = Tundra
+ = Underbrush % = Volcano
d = Dune & = Oasis
& = Island x = Boat
Also noted ASCII characters # means that the map in that direction changes scale, like leaving Dragondale, the world map is on a different scale. The
* in the middle of the map is you.
Here are a few commands related to the automapper:
map - displays the map for the room you are currently in.
automap - toggles the automapper on or off, so you can see the map for
the room when you look or move.
mapclear - the screen is cleared every time you look or move, displaying
the map at the top of the page.
nomapexits - the grey lines linking each room will not be displayed