Adv3Lite Library Manual
Table of Contents
Part I: Opening Moves
Introduction and Overview
Core and Optional Modules
Starting Out — A Minimal Game Definition
Part II: The Core Library
Things
Rooms and Regions
Room Descriptions
Doors
TravelConnectors and Barriers
Keys
Multilocs
Topics
Beginnings
Endings
Quick Links
Things
Vocab
Rooms and Regions
Action Results
Procedural Code (System Manual)
Alphabetical Index
Task Topical Guide
Adv3Lite Quick Reference Chart
Part III: Optional Modules
Attachables
Events
EventList
Exits
Extras
Facts
Gadgets
Menus
Hints
Instructions
New Player Help
Path Finding
Scenes
Scenery
Scoring
SenseRegion
Topic Entries
Thoughts
Part IV: Actions
Overview
Action Cycle
Messages
Doers
Implicit Actions
Reacting to Actions
Defining New Actions
Literal and Numeric Actions
Topic Actions
Special Verbs
Querying the World Model
Scope
Debugging Commands
Action Reference
Part V: Actors
NPC Overview
The Actor Object
Actor States
Agenda Items
Basic Ask/Tell
ActorTopicEntry
Suggesting Conversational Topics
Special Topics
Topic Groups
Conversation Nodes
Hello and Goodbye
Player Character and NPC Knowledge
Giving Orders to NPCs
Moods and Stances
String Tags and Object Tags
NPC-Initiated Conversation
Changing the Player Character
Part VI: Final Moves
Some Output and Input Issues
Utility Functions
Lists and Listers
Macros
The Web UI
Extensions
Exercises & Samples
Feedback
Conclusion
Change Log
Alphabetical Index
Task Topical Guide
External Links
Adv3Lite Tutorial
Library Reference Manual
TADS 3 System Manual
