Objects appearing (inside other objects)

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:

1. I have set up a room with a newspaper and a hidden room where the map is:

   

2. I don’t need to make the newspaper a container (although you can do)

3. I go to Verbs menu and click the + Add sign and make a “Read” verb

   

4. Next I select Run a script instead of Print Message

   

5. 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)

   

6. When I get to Page 4 I add in my message and use a Move script to move the map to the room:

   

7. Then I add in another message but change it to an expression by clicking the drop down:

   

8. I then type in the expression: “There is a “ + ObjectLink ( Map ) +” in the newspaper.”

   

9. 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 ( )

10. Next I go to the Object Tab and Display Verbs.

11. I click the + Add button and add in “Read” to go in the drop down so I can “Read” the newspaper

    

    

12. When I run the game, this happens:

    

13. The Map object is clickable and you can Take it or add a description etc.

14. 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)