NITETIME MUD // GETTING HELP AND UNSTUCK
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IF YOU DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO TYPE

  menu

Shows the beginner action guide. `newbie` and `helpme` are aliases.

IF YOU FORGOT YOUR QUEST OBJECTIVE

  tasks

Shows the next required objective without printing a walkthrough.
Then use `quests` or `quests <name>` for more progress detail.

IF YOU WANT A NUDGE

  hint

Hints are progressive. The first is gentler; repeated use reveals the
next available stage for the incomplete objective.

IF YOU CANNOT FIND AN EXIT OR OBJECT

  look
  look <target>

Use an exit name exactly as displayed. A route may need story progress,
and interactive routes explain their state. Check `tasks` before
assuming something is broken.

IF EQUIPMENT WILL NOT WORK

  inventory
  status

The Field Radio Case must be carried and prepared. Bearing readings
also require a valid survey location. Other contextual commands require
their named nearby object and sometimes earlier quest progress.

The Field Camera must be carried and held with both hands. Use
`equipment` and `camera` to check. Recharge works only while carrying
the camera in NITETIME.NET Garage.

IF A CAMERA FRAME OR SNAP FAILS

Frame again after moving or after a portrait is accepted. SNAP checks
the live scene a second time; a missing subject, expired consent, empty
battery or full lab queue does not spend an exposure. Use `photos` to
review captures already owned by this Character.

IF A QUEUED PHOTO HAS NO IMAGE YET

That can be normal. Development is currently a manual external lab
workflow, not a deployed automatic renderer.

IF YOU WANT TO ASK ANOTHER PLAYER

  online
  global Could someone give me a spoiler-light hint?

Use `local` for people in your room or `private <name> <message>` for
one connected character.

GENERAL HELP

  help
  help <topic>
  comms

`help look`, for example, requests help for the look command. `comms`
opens the verified communication guide.