#Mountals

[golmac]

Inform Basics (#7)

Last time, we made an action called "mounting" (don't start), but it didn't do anything. Today's goal is to let the player mount the railgun on a tripod. We should also begin to think about our responses to players mounting other things (they will try, I promise).

We started by creating a new action and defining the grammar for using it:

mounting it on is an action applying to two things. understand "mount [something] on [something]" as mounting it on.

Why "mounting it on"? That sounds pretty clunky, doesn't it? The "it on" tells inform that the action involves two nouns. It also allows constructions like "[carry out verbing the noun with the second noun]" in our rulebooks. If we had a command that only involved one noun ("play bassoon"), we could simply define that action in terms of that one noun ("playing the [noun]").

Bottom line: Inform 7 understands actions requiring zero or one noun(s) out of the gate, but requires more syntax for indirect objects.

Since the goal is to "mount railgun on tripod", we need "mounting it on". I promised that we'd do rules for each phase of action processing. First, one bit of business.

Mountall is a kind of thing. A mount is a kind of mountall. The tripod is a mount. A mountable is a kind of mountall. The railgun is a mountable. railmount is a truth state that varies.

Here, I'm defining a truth state and setting up a hierarchy of kinds. We can use kinds in our rules to simplify the code and make them applicable to multiple nouns. It's not such a big deal in this example, but what if we have a game full of things getting mounted on things?

On to the earliest rules applying player action, "Before":

Before mounting it on: say "You look the [second noun] over, in order to determine if it is a suitable mount for the [noun].".

This is a what you see is what you get situation. The rule will print some text, but it has no bearing on whether the action will succeed or not. "[noun]" refers to the first noun in the player's command. In our "mount railgun on tripod" example, that would be the railgun. In that case, "[second noun]" refers to the tripod.

Next, let's do an Instead rule. "Instead" rules are used to stop actions altogether based on criteria that we choose. Let's do that. In this case, if the command doesn't correspond to "Mount [a mountable thing] on [a mount]," the command will fail. Note that this rule applies broadly, not just to the railgun and tripod.

Instead of mounting something on something when the second noun is not a mount or the noun is not a mountable: say "It seems that the [second noun] cannot adequately support the [noun].".

OK. If action processing cannot get past this gate, it will stop. What's the point of "Check" rules, then? Generally, check rules are more specific. What if we have mountable objects besides the tripod, for instance? Since the Instead rule weeded out commands that don't contain both a mountable thing and a mount, we haven't accounted for that possibility.

Check mounting the railgun on something when the second noun is not the tripod: say "The railgun has fittings that indicate it is meant to be mounted on something, but it can't be fitted to the [second noun]." instead. Check mounting something to the tripod when the noun is not the railgun: say "The [noun] is clearly meant to be mounted on something, but it can't be fitted to the tripod." instead.

Ok, we've hopefully caught every case. Note that ending the rule with "Instead" will stop processing. Anything that makes it to the Carry Out stage really should be successful. We've had two (three if you count Before) chances to weed out unsuccessful cases.

Carry out mounting the railgun on the tripod: say "You affix the railgun to the tripod, and snap the thumb locks into place. You ought to be able to handle recoil from the gun now."; now railmount is true.

We can use the railmount value when we inevitable try to fire the gun (next time!).

Did you notice that the above rule contains more than one statement? Multiple statements in a singe rule are always on new lines and separated by semicolons. They are also tabbed. I'll talk about tabbing and rules next time.

One last thing:

Report mounting the railgun on the tripod: say "You give yourself a well-deserved pat on the back."

Some observations:

I have not yet accounted for mounting any other mountable to any other mount (what a mouthful!).

IMO "Before" and "Report" rules are edge cases. They aren't used for every action. I've only used "Before" rules as a way to stop "Instead" rules from firing. I've only used "Report" rules in very specific scenarios near the very end of Repeat the Ending, when many commands began to behave differently.

In real life, we'd want to account for a few other things, like taking objects that are already mounted or mounted on. We'd also want to prevent people from mounting things that are already mounted. And so forth.

We could make this a lot tighter with some text substitutions for most failures, but I want to show them as individual rules.

It might be smart, if we have a lot of mountable items, to define a kind for each pairing, or find some other way to easily manage them.

It's my honest to goodness experience that a huge part of writing a parser game is accounting for what doesn't happen. From a craft pov, it's important to prevent player frustration by making failure productive. Give them a clue, or take it as an opportunity to develop character or do worldbuilding. You don't have to, but I think players respond to that kind of care.

Output

Magnetic Propulsion Laboratory The organization's magnetic propulsion lab focuses primarily on railgun technology. You can see a railgun, a magrail bracing assembly, a ball, a hat, a bracket and a sculpture here. >mount railgun on bracket The railgun has fittings that indicate it is meant to be mounted on something, but it can't be fitted to the bracket. >mount ball on tripod It seems that the magrail bracing assembly cannot adequately support the ball. mount sculpture on bracket [I have to account for this possibility, but I haven't decided how yet.] >mount railgun on tripod You affix the railgun to the tripod, and snap the thumb locks into place. You ought to be able to handle recoil from the gun now. You give yourself a well-deserved pat on the back.

Whew! I probably shouldn't have picked a two-noun verb for our first adventure with action processing! Still, I think this example underscores the dangers of new verbs (and extra nouns!). The more friendly and responsive you want your game to be, the more work there is to do. A single, generic failure message would have worked fine, but is that the experience you want to shape? Developing your authorial philosophy is a crucial part of making an Inform 7 game.

Next: firing the gun, and more tactics for handling things!

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Transcribed radio interview. From sometime in the Nimrod era I assume because they ask about Nice Guys Finish Last.

Okay, I know I said I'd give this to you all a long time ago, but it's taken me a while to type it up. The interview was done by the Seattle alternative radio station (107.7 The End) a while back. I think it was the Friday before Christmas. Anyway, here are some things you'll need to know to make this interview make sense.

 Andy Savage = DJ for The End

Steve = producer for The End 

They both were the people who interviewed GD over the phone.

End Fest = A concert they played here last summer

Okay, here we go..

.Billie: Uhhh...hello?

Tre: Hello Andy and Steve!

Mike: I thought we were Billie, Mike and Tre..

.Steve: You are. 

Tre: That's the other team, dude!

Mike: Oh! Okay, I got a little confused there.

 Steve: Hey, you guys remember End Fest, don't you?

Tre: Of course!

Mike (saying symotaineously with Tre): No, not at all!

Billie (laughing): Yeah, it was a great show!

Steve: After End Fest, the Guinness people called and said you guys said fuck more than anyone else in the history of the world, so congratulations

!Mike: Are you...are you serious!?

Steve: Yeah.

Tre: Well, tell them to give us some fuck'n beer!

 Billie: No, Tre, the Guinness Book of World Record and Guinness beer are different.

Tre: That beer is fuc'n thick! It'll make you fuck'n fat, too!

Andy: You know what was cool? When you brought that kid up on sage to play a song on guitar with you guys. That was pretty awesome of you.

Billie: Did he say anything about it afterwards?

Andy: Oh yes, and I suppose he's still talkin' about it.

Mike: I told him not to!

Tre: Has he gotten a lotta girls offa that?

 Andy: Yeah, I suppose he gets laid a lot. What did you tell him while he was up there with you?

Mike: I told him is he said a fuck'n word he would be dead.

Billie (in a big strong manly voice): Don't you open your fuck'n mouth, kid!!!

Mike: We're trying to say fuck as many times a possible now.

Steve: Yeah, we noticed. Mike: Well, you opened the can of worms, and now we're eating them!

Andy: Billie. 

Billie: Yeah?

Andy: I heard that before End Fest, you were at Linda's Tavern and you had to take a cab to the show. How much did that cost?

Billie, Mike + Tre laugh

Billie: It was really expensive. I think I had like 40 bucks on me, and my friend Will, whose in the band Sunny Day Real Estate had, uhhh...I think he had...

Tre (interrupting): He had like $243.84 on him!

Billie: ...like, $40 or $50, and it was over $100 to get there. When we were at Linda's drinking; we kinda looked at each other and said, "Oh, we're really shit faced right now." And he said, "Wait, don't you have a show to play tonight?" and I was like, "Yeah!" So really, I almost missed the whole damn show. But before hand, I was also at this Mexican food place is Seattle, and it was probably the best Mexican food I've ever had in my life!

Andy: Really?! Well, what was it called?

Billie: I can't remember the name...

Tre (interrupting): It was called "The Best Mexican Food He's Ever Had in His Life!" 

A: Well, was it like Azteca or something?

Tre: It was called Taco Bell.

 Mike: Yo quiro Taco Bell!

Billie, Mike + Tre laugh

Andy: Nice Guys Finish Last.

Billie: Nice Guys Finish Last, what about it?

Andy: Is that what you believe? What is it all about?

 Billie: Well, a good friend of mine used to have all these really great sayings. He'd say, "Nice guys finish last" all the time, and what else did he say? Something like, "It's a long road to the bottom, but I've got a lotta miles on me" or something like that.

Mike: He had a lot of great sayings. 

Billie: Yeah, he did.

Mike: Practice makes perfect, but nobody's perfect, so why practice?

Andy: Well, do you think that nice guys do finish last?

Billie: It depends on the context, you know?

Andy: In love.

Billie: In love? Yes, definitely. It really helps to be a jerk.

Tre: I mean, look at James Brown! He used a crow bar! He was the godfather of sole!

Billie, Mike, Tre, Andy + Steve laugh

Tre: Nice guys finish last... (starts to go na na na na to the tune of the song)

Andy: So, what are you guys getting each other for Christmas? 

Mike: We're not supposed to say!

Tre: All I know is what Mike got me last year, was a dildo, about...how big was that thing? He got me a fuck'n dildo!

M: It was like knee height. It was pretty brutal. 

Tre: It was bigger than any mumblemumblemumble

Mike: Actually, it was more like a mantle piece than a mountal piece.

Andy: Uhhh...okay...well, what are you doing with---

Tre (interrupting): You know what Mike? You also got me that butt plug last year!

Mike: Heh, yeah, and it's sittin' on your mantle right now!

Andy: Well, who do you like? That is an up-and-coming band that you think is kicking ass right now in your opinion?

 Billie: Uhhh, well, I don't know what label they're on, but there's this band called Dillinger 4, that I looove! They're from Minneapolis and they have a record out. I don't know when it was put out---sometime this year---but it's a really great punk rock record.

Andy: Well, you've heard about the B.S. going on with—

-Billie: What!?

Andy: Uhhh, you know, that crap going on between Pearl Jam and Third Eye Blind.

Billie: Pearl Jam?!?

Andy: Yep. And Third Eye Blind.

Billie: What's goin' on with them?

Tre (in the background): Is this the only way these bands can get recognized?

Mike: Yeah, I know!

Billie, Mike, Tre, Andy and Steve all laugh

Tre: Why doesn't Eddie Vedder pick on someone his own size?

Andy: Well, I mean, Jenkins is all pissed at Vedder because I guess Vedder slammed him, and---

Tre (interrupting): Who's Jenkins? Who slammed him?

Billie (yelling) Wait a minute! I wanna hear what's going on! Wh-what happened!?!

Tre (laughing): Yeah, tell us the dirt, man!

Andy: Steven Jenkins started slamming Eddie because he said they shouldn't be playing "Bubba O'Reily" because their version sucked, and Jenkins told Vedder to shut up. Have you heard both of those versions?

Billie: Oh, wow! I don't think anyone should be covering "Bubba O'Reily." It was done right the first time! Why do it again? Ugh, puh-leeese!

Andy: Well, do you guys do any covers all the way through?

Billie: Yeah, we do a version of "My---

Tre (interrupting): We do "Bubba O'Reily!"

Billie: ...Generation," that's much better than Pearl Jam's.

 Steve: That's a good version!

Tre: Oh my God! My nipples are hard!

Andy: Well, squeeze them!

Billie: MMMMMMM!!!

Tre: What do you thing we're doing, dumbass?!? 

Steve: So, do any of you guys have any piercings?

Billie: I have a little boy--- 

Tre (interrupting): I got cosmetic surgery and now I have a nipple on my butt!

 Andy: And what do you do with it?

Tre: Believe it or not, I suck it!

Billie (imitating Tre's voice): I suck my own butt!

Billie: Heh, and Mike has an eyeball in the middle of his ass that winks at me! (in funny voice) Here's to you, kid! Well, actually, I have a small child at home that's covered in piercings.

Andy: Have you guy set anything on fire lately?

Billie (in big strong manly voice): Jest the barbecue! Out there tailgatin'! And cookin' the weenies!

Andy: Well, last time you were up here, you were at the pier, and I heard you guys started to set the table on fire, and---

Tre (interrupting): I burned a car the other day, but I'm not supposed to talk about that.

Billie, Mike Tre, Andy + Stave laugh

Tre (in funny voice): Well, I just want to say that Pearl Jam and Third Eye Blind, your version of "Bubba O'Reily" just stinks. It just stinks! It-it-it it really offends me, and it stinks! It STINKS!!! Can I say id sucks on the radio? Ca-ca-can I say that??? IT STINKS!!!

Billie (in southern accent): Wul, I thought it wuz perty cool.

Mike: Oh! Goodnight and goodbye! We have to go now. 

Tre: We have to go-nad.

Andy: Well, merry Christmas!

Tre: Merry New Year, and happy Chanukah.

Billie: Have a very hairy Christmas!

Tre: Happy Kwanza.

Billie: Have a good day.

Andy: Hey, you too, ma---

*click*

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