Most commands that are to do with the
"system"
Namely the commands affecting the overall game, not
individual objects
All these commands start with "sys:"
|
Command |
Description |
| sys: quit | Saves and closes the world, so obviously this must be the last or only command in the script |
| sys: abrt | Abandons changes and closes the world, again this must be the last or only command in the script |
| sys: wrld [filename.sfc] | Opens a new world after saving the current one, yet again this must be the last or only command in the script |
| sys: cmnd id# | issues
an ID_XXX command message to the program. This allows scripts to
activate ANY menu command Note that command will get executed LATER - fn doesn't wait before returning! id# is the decimal ID_XXX value - look these up in the resource file & list them for users |
| sys: edit l t r b | Creates
a temporary pink rectangle at the given left, top, right, left
coordinates. Use "SYS: EDIT 0 0 0 0" to remove the box, although it will automatically be removed each time you shut down the game. It can be useful when deciding where to place new rooms. |
| sys: wpos x y width height | Positions
the game window to this size and position (in pixels). Size will be obviously be limited by the screen size and resolution. |
| sys: wtop | Set vivarium's window to be foreground window |
| sys: cmra x y | Disconnect
camera from selected creature & position it at these world
coordinates. Note the coordinates are where the top-left hand corner of the screen will be placed. Useful to show the user where a new cob has been installed. |
| sys: camt | Moves camera to point at current target |
| sys: grnd x y | set ground level at position x (worldx/16) |
| winw x | Maximum allowed view window width (world co-ordinates). |
| winh y | Maximum allowed view window height (world co-ordinates). |
| app: | Prefix to all applet macros that are NOT DDE calls. These are macros that control the applets rather than talk to them. |
| tool [fsp] [menutext] [helptext] glyph# | Issued by a DDE tool app to register itself with the toolbar. |
| exec
[path\file]
[params] |
Execute a tool or other application. If fsp contains backslashes, it must be a full path, so execute GP program. If no backslashes, assume it's a tool, so try both hard drive AND CD-ROM. [params] are the command-line parameters for the program (or use [] if none). |
evnt type |
Add an object onto the event bar. This can be either a birth, a newly laid egg or a death. |
| rmev type | Remove an event from the event bar. |