Problem: In my game I have a newspaper. I want to read the newspaper and when I get to Page 3 a map is going to appear.
Answer:
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I have set up a room with a newspaper and a hidden room where the map is:
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I don’t need to make the newspaper a container (although you can do)
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I go to Verbs menu and click the + Add sign and make a “Read” verb
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Next I select Run a script instead of Print Message
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I then add in some messages to make the game a bit more interesting (notice I use the After xxx seconds run script command to make it more interesting)
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When I get to Page 4 I add in my message and use a Move script to move the map to the room:
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Then I add in another message but change it to an expression by clicking the drop down:
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I then type in the expression: “There is a “ + ObjectLink ( Map ) +” in the newspaper.”
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This puts in the object in the message as a hyperlink (like when you open a container to see what is inside. The object name is in the ( )
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Next I go to the Object Tab and Display Verbs.
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I click the + Add button and add in “Read” to go in the drop down so I can “Read” the newspaper
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When I run the game, this happens:
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The Map object is clickable and you can Take it or add a description etc.
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To make your game more exciting you could give people a choice when they get to Page 4 using an IF function and Yes/No answer box (see other helpsheet eg)
