Neutral Library Messages
version 3/120107 by Aaron Reed
Section - Personality-neutral parser
[Many parser messages are written in too strong of a narrative voice, which can clash with the author's prose. ]
Table of custom library messages (continued)
| library-action | library-message-id | library-message-text |
| -- | 9 | "[as the parser]You can't see anything.[as normal]" ["It is now pitch dark in here!"] |
| -- | 10 | "[as the parser]No command given.[as normal]" ["I beg your pardon?"] |
| -- | 11 | "[as the parser]Can't 'undo' on the first turn.[as normal]" ["[You can't 'undo' what hasn't been done!]"] |
| -- | 12 | "[as the parser]Can't 'undo' twice in succession.[as normal]" ["Can't 'undo' twice in succession. Sorry!"] |
| -- | 15 | "[as the parser]Nothing to correct. 'Oops' or 'O' followed by a word corrects a single misunderstood word in the last command.[as normal]" ["Think nothing of it."] |
| -- | 19 | "[as the parser]As expected.[as normal]" ["As good-looking as ever." <--- although this message does not seem to be used any more, see Section - Player Description below.] |
| -- | 21 | "[as the parser]There is not a command to repeat.[as normal]" ["You can hardly repeat that."] |
| -- | 70 | "[as the parser]You can't 'undo' in this story.[as normal]" [The use of UNDO is forbidden in this game."] |
| Eating action | 2 | "You eat [the noun]." ["You eat the noun. Not bad."] |
| Entering action | 1 | "[as the parser]You're already [if noun is a supporter]on[otherwise]in[end if] [the noun].[as normal]" [But you're already in the car.] |
| Examining action | 1 | "It's too dark to examine [that-them of noun]." ["Darkness, noun. An absence of light to see by."] |
| Giving it to action | 2 | "[as the parser]You're already holding [it-them of noun].[as normal]" ["You juggle [the noun] for a while, but don't achieve much."] |
| Looking under action | 1 | "It's too dark to look under [that-them of noun]." ["But it's dark."] |
| pushing it to action | 3 | "[as the parser]There is no exit in that direction.[as normal]" ["Not that way you can't."] |
| putting it on action | 3 | "[as the parser][The second noun] doesn't need to hold anything in this story.[as normal]" ["Putting things on the car would achieve nothing."] |
| putting it on action | 4 | "[as the parser][if we are dropping]You can't drop yourself.[else]You can't put anything on [the second noun] while you're holding [it-them of second noun].[as normal]" ["You lack the dexterity." <-- Also runs in the "can't drop yourself" rule.] |
| removing it from action | 1 | "[as the parser]You can't, because [it-they of noun] [is-are] closed.[as normal]" [It is unfortunately closed.] |
| searching action | 1 | "It's too dark to search [that-them of noun]." ["But it's dark."] |
| sleeping action | 1 | "You can't sleep right now." ["You aren't feeling especially drowsy."] |
| taking action | 2 | "[as the parser]You can't take yourself.[as normal]" ["You are always self-possessed."] |
| telling it about action | 1 | "[as the parser]You can't tell yourself about something.[as normal]" ["You talk to yourself a while."] |
| throwing it at action | 1 | "[as the parser]You can't throw [that-them of noun], or can't do so in that way.[as normal]" ["Futile." <-- for inanimate objects] |
| touching action | 3 | "As expected." ["If you think that'll help." <-- for TOUCH SELF] |
| Waking up action | 1 | "As far as you know, you're already awake." ["The dreadful truth is, this is not a dream."] |
| waving action | 2 | "You wave [the noun]." ["You look ridiculous waving [the noun]."] |
| waving hands action | 1 | "You wave." ["You wave, feeling foolish."] |