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Frequently-Asked Questions
How Do I Play TriadCity?
TC's a text-based game. You play it using words.
We'll use the screen shot below to explain what that means.
It's a picture of the TC interface for players. (It's been
shrunk to fit here: the real one fills your entire browser page.)
There are four parts to the screen:
1. The
Character panel
on the left gives you a quick graphical
overview of your character's current condition.
2. The
Game panel
in the center displays messages sent to you
by the game. This will include descriptions of the place
where your character is currently located; descriptions of the things
or people you look at; descriptions of events that happen around you;
and outcomes of the commands you type. For
example, you may type "look door": this is where the
description you asked for will be displayed.
3. The
Chat panel
on the right displays messages sent by other
players. These could be messages intended for everybody; messages
intended just for the characters currently located in the same place
as you; or messages intended for you privately. They'll be
color-coded by type so you can tell them apart.
4. The
Command panel
at the bottom is where you enter the commands
which cause your character to take actions within the game world. We used
the example "look door" above: this is where you'd type that command. Just
hit the enter (or return) key to send your command to the game.
That's how you play. Simply type your command, then press enter; and
read the messages in the game and chat panels. Not too tough, eh?
Of course, you'll need to learn the commands. That's not too tough
either: there are only about twenty that are really critical, and the
good news is, they make reasonably good sense.
"Look door" means "look at the door; "say hi there!"
means "say the words 'hi there!' out loud". Simple.
The Command Reference lists every available command; you can find it
here. You should read the
section titled "Basic Commands" before starting. You'll have more
fun if you learn the other commands eventually too; but you can do that as
you go along.
(This is all blurry 'cause of being shrunk. The real one looks great.)
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