Re: Plural Decorations in TADS


14 Dec 1995 08:37:30 GMT

ErsatzPogo (ersatzpogo@aol.com) wrote:

: > The only other way is to do what I ended up doing in my game - adding
: >a plural flag and then rewriting adv.t to check for it. Takes forever and
: >is very time-consuming.

: It shouldn't. Just make a new class:

: class pluraldec: decoration
: ldesc = "Those aren't important."
: dobjGen(a, v, i, p) =
: {
: if (v <> inspectVerb)
: {
: "\^<<self.thedesc>> aren't important.";
: exit;
: }

That only helps for items that are decorations. If you want to add plural
forms for every single verb, it becomes a real hassle. I'm talking *every*
verb - "the clothes don't smell like anything", "the doors aren't open",
"the turnips aren't making any sound" etc.

- Neil K.

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