NITETIME MUD // QUICK REFERENCE
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Keep this page beside the game. Type commands without the backticks
used in prose elsewhere in this manual.

COMMUNICATION

LOCAL - everyone in your current room, nobody elsewhere

  local <message>
  local say <message>
  say <message>
  talk <message>
  " <message>

PRIVATE - one connected, in-game character

  private <player> <message>
  pm <player> <message>
  msg <player> = <message>
  tell <player> <message>
  tell <player> = <message>

GLOBAL - the public NITETIME community channel, regardless of room

  global <message>
  chat <message>
  nitetime <message>
  ooc <message>

ONLINE - list unique connected character names

  online
  who
  players

Full communication guide:

  comms

LOOK AND MOVE

  look                 describe the room
  l                    short form of look
  look <target>        inspect something nearby
  <exit name>          move through an exit shown by look
  map                  map discovered places; ? means unvisited

QUESTS AND ORIENTATION

  menu                 beginner action guide
  quests               list known quests
  quests <name>        inspect one known quest
  tasks                next required objective
  hint                 next progressive hint
  hint <level>         request a hint level
  status               condition, equipment, quest and location
  journal              earned discoveries and achievements

OBJECTS AND INVENTORY

  inventory            list what you carry
  i                    short form of inventory
  get <object>         pick up a portable object
  grab <object>        another form of get
  drop <object>        put down a carried object

APPEARANCE AND EQUIPMENT

  appearance           review or set up structured appearance
  appearance edit      guided appearance editor
  hold <item>          hold carried equipment; camera needs two hands
  unhold <item>        lower held equipment
  wear <item>          wear carried equipment
  remove <item>        stop wearing it
  equipment            visible worn and held gear

FIELD CAMERA

  camera               state, 20-exposure battery and current frame
  frame room           preview a room shot
  frame <target>       object, Character or visible exit
  snap                 capture a private immutable snapshot
  photos               list this Character's private photo history
  photo <id>           inspect one owned photo
  recharge camera      full recharge in NITETIME.NET Garage

Deliberate Character portraits require PHOTOACCEPT from the subject.
See /mud/field-camera.txt for the five-minute consent process.

OPENING INVESTIGATION

  read board
  check terminal
  tune radio
  listen
  power transmitter
  scan

These are contextual: you must be near the named equipment, and some
useful results require earlier progress.

FIELD RADIO EQUIPMENT

  get Field Radio Case
  prepare receiver
  take bearing
  compare bearings
  inspect marker

Carry the Field Radio Case to prepare it and take bearings. Bearings
work only at valid survey locations. Comparing them requires the
Control Room Signal Scope and all required readings.

HELP

  help                 general help
  help <topic>         help for a topic, for example: help look
  menu                 beginner guide
  comms                communication guide
  tasks                what to do next
  hint                 a staged nudge, not a full solution at once