Console Text Based RPG Help

Stroggos · Post by **Stroggos** » Fri Dec 26, 2008 2:07 am

I decided to make an RPG in the DOS terminal for windows and i ran into a bit of trouble. To move around my plan is to make it like the old old 80's RPGs similar to D&D for example if the player wants to got north he/she would type "north" and the same for east south west. now my problem is how can i do it?

pdwyer · Post by **pdwyer** » Fri Dec 26, 2008 4:20 am

if it's local then look at the console commands section http://www.purebasic.com/documentation/ ... index.html

if it's network then it depends what you want as a desgin. Telnet, SSH, plain TCP text etc. People can decide their own clients etc

Rook Zimbabwe · Post by **Rook Zimbabwe** » Fri Dec 26, 2008 6:45 am

Didn't someone develop a game engine for this? Maybe not in PB, but it exists!!! They released it, it was used to create ZORKII and ZORK III...

Kaeru Gaman · Post by **Kaeru Gaman** » Fri Dec 26, 2008 12:28 pm

it is simplest parsing, shown in thousands of adventure tutorials since the 80ies...

I really don't understand the problem here.
If you are able to create a minimal map, you should be able to implement minimal movement.

then, if you perform your go-north-action as a reaction to pressing [CSRS-UP],
or as a reaction the the input of "north", is a really tiny difference.