Meridian 59 Administration Commands

❗ Use at your own risk ❗

Contributions / PRs are welcome!

Administration Methods

There are 5 ways to run admin commands in Meridian 59

1. the normal client text window area
2. the client administration console (shift+4)
3. the server administration console on the server itself (Windows only - not on Linux)
4. the maintenance port
5. using the 'load' command to run admin commands from a text file that the server reads in

The Client Administration Console (shift+4)

Open the Client Administration Console using shift+4
You must be logged on as an admin to do so.

Commands

There are 3 levels of commands

• Player
• DM
• Admin

Key .kod files to check

• admin.kod
• dm.kod
• system.kod

DM Commands

Command	Notes
go <room string>	you can use go 50 (using the id directly) instead of needing to use the rid strings
getplayer <playername>	bring a player to you - use in normal command bar
goplayer <player name>	go to a player - normal command bar

Example: Creating an Object and Moving it

create object sign output

Created object 6162.

show object 6162 output

show o 6162 :< OBJECT 6162 is CLASS Sign : self = OBJECT 6162 : poOwner = $ 0 : vrName = RESOURCE sign_name_rsc : vrIcon = RESOURCE sign_icon_rsc : vrDesc = RESOURCE sign_desc_rsc : vrInsc = RESOURCE sign_insc_rsc :>

Note poOwner is set to 0 we need to move it to our current room

check your own room by checking the owner

In this case the room object we are in is 2005

Make the room the owner of the object send o (object of what room you are in) newhold what o (what you just made) send o 2005 newhold what o 6162

output

:< return from OBJECT 2005 MESSAGE NewHold (10022) : $ 0 :>

Null output, no errors means it worked. show object 6162 in the admin console click on "move" to bring up the admin move object dialog

Move it to xy 21 42 in Raza to move it near the blink spot for example You can also do this via a command send object 2005 somethingmoved what object 6162 new_row int 20 new_col int 20 fine_row int 32 fine_col int 32

Common Issues

I changed loot tables, but the loot hasn't changed. For testing purposes, I decided to do something obvious and make the giant rats drop Mystic Swords. I changed the TID_RAT table (rattres.kod) to the following:

   constructed()
   {
      plTreasure = [  [ &MysticSword, 100 ] ];

      propagate;
   }

When I kill giant rats, they still drop herbs, mushrooms, etc, but no Mystic Swords. Is there something obvious I'm missing?

Solution

• Rebuild the Blakod and then tell the server to load the new compiled code
• Treasure type objects are created once and stored, so you also need to recreate them: send object 0 RecreateAllTreasureTypes from admin mode

Create Lighting

Command	Graphic	Description
dm place candle		A beeswax candle burns brightly.
dm place candelabra		An ornate brass five-candle stand. The candles are flickering softly.
dm place brazier		The flame burns bright, offering welcome light to the surroundings.
dm place lamp		These lamps stand like silent sentinels.
dm place firepit		This small fire offers both light and warmth to the surrounding area.
dm place dynamic light		You are looking at an object

Tip: edit object properties to set pbIsLit and piLightIntensity as needed

Create Event Items - Totems, Signs, Relics

Command	Graphic	Description
dm totem		This feathered totem is oft the objective of quests set upon mortals by the Bards of the world of Meridian. The totem must be held when in possession, and is dropped when removed from use.
dm event sign		Creates a generic event sign
dm relic 1		This decorative piece of art was created for King Zarcos the 4th to be given to his wife on their wedding day. Later, when Queen Joline was convicted of treason and exiled, the king ordered the heirloom destroyed because it reminded him of her. Apparently, the orders were not completely carried out. Being one of a kind, this heirloom can not be carried in one's possession for very long or tucked away in a chest.
dm relic 2		Excavated during the construction of the palace of the dark Princess Venya'cyr, the Urn came quickly into her possession as a valued treasure. Ancient rumors suggest the Urn is cursed. The craftsmanship of this priceless relic comes from unknown origins, certainly predating the Meridian settlers. An unusual presence prevents this object from being stored in a chest or held for very long.
dm relic 3		Antiquarians claim there only to be a few of the priceless Minjaka Vases left in existence. These exquisitely mastered vases use to line the throne room of Castle Victoria during the Minjakan dynasty of explorers in the second century. Being one of a kind, this vase can not be carried in one's possession for very long or tucked away in a chest.
dm relic 4		Thought to be an artifact from the Empire of the Nexus before this land was even discovered, this ancient shield is too old and valuable to be used in combat. Being one of a kind, this shield can not be carried in one's possession for very long or tucked away in a chest.
dm relic 5		Fabricated in the 5th century, this one of a kind heirloom was meant to be delivered as a gift to the Emperor of the old land. Before the couriers could set out, the Nexus snapped, destroying any possible route to the empire. The Chalice was lost for centuries, thought to be absconded with by thieves. Being one of a kind, this Chalice can not be carried in one's possession for very long or tucked away in a chest.

Change Server Time

Command	Icon
dm morning	🌅
dm afternoon	🌞
dm evening	🌆
dm night	🌛
dm restore time	🛠️

DM Disguises

Command	Graphic	Notes
dm disguise <name>		checks art archive, then NPCs, then monsters
dm anonymous		Removes the name from your character, but still appears in who list. Repeat the command to restore your name.
dm shadow		shadowform
dm stealth on		You are now in stealth mode.
dm stealth off
dm hidden		You are hidden from mortal eyes.
dm blank		You are now blank.
dm human		change back to human state
dm plain		change back to normal form

Create Monsters

dm monster <monstername> | Example: "dm monster ant"

Configure Logoff Ghosts and Penalties

Command	Notes
dm logoffghost on	Logoff penalties are now active.
dm logoffghost off	Logoff penalties are now inactive.
dm logoffghost temp off	Logoff penalties are now temporarily inactive.

Set Karma

Command	Notes
dm good	set karma +100
dm evil	set karma -100
dm neutral	set karma 0

Actions

Command	Notes
dm rumble	shakes the screen in the area for 500 ms (1/2 second) If you want to shake the room for longer you can use the rumble message/function and send it to the room object like this send object <room object #> rumble duration int 5000 To change the duration adjust the value of 5000
dm create item attribute <attributenamehere>	You need to equip the weapon you wish to give an attribute to. This command only works on weapons.
dm mortal	(fun fact, you can do "s mortal" as well. was sloppily done)
dm immortal	(same as above)
dm appeal off	You will now hear appeals.
dm appeal on	You will no longer hear appeals.
dm guest appeal off	You will no longer hear guest appeals. (probably defunct)
dm guest appeal on	You will now hear guest appeals. (same)
dm clear abilities
dm clear inventory
dm get money	creates 500,000 shillings
dm pk enable	makes you attackable "You suddenly feel more vulnerable."
dm pk disable	makes you un-attackable
dm monster budget	checks what monster creation limits (if any) you have
dm monster authorize	(???)
dm none	(???)
dm pk lock	(cannot attack/be attacked I think)
dm pk unlock	(removes pk lock)
dm call monster	(unsure? does it force room spawns?)
dm human	(same as above I think?)
dm disguise ant	(or other monster name)
dm get items
dm get	misc, gems reagents food weapons armor ammo wands rings sundries games necklaces potions scrolls wands masks

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Go to a specific room

go <room string>

Example: go rid_tos

The room string value is from blakston.khd
example: RID_TOS = 50

RID_TOS is the room string value to use with the go command
50 is the equivalent room id (RID) used in other commands

Note: You can alternatively use go 50 (using the room id directly) instead of using the rid strings

Check blakston.khd for room values from the official Meridian 59 repository.

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Send an object to a specific room id

send object <object number> teleportto rid int <room id>

Check blakston.khd for the room id (RID) values from the official Meridian 59 repository.

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admin command reference kod\object\active\holder\nomoveon\battler\player\user\dm\admin.kod

Start tour of all rooms

dm start tour

Stop tour

dm end tour

Populate map of current room

show map

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Get spells or skills

dm get spells

dm get skills

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Boost stats

dm boost stats

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Create monsters

dm create [monster name]

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Room Monster Rates Mob spawns have 3 controls

piMonster_count_max = 30 piInit_count_min = 5 piInit_count_max = 10

This means the room will have 5-10 mobs when u user enters it and will spawn up to 30

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Refresh the state of an object

send o [object id] somethingchanged

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Changing Server Settings

Change max room rental length show obj 0 (server settings)

look for poRentableRoomMaintenance = OBJECT 3504 (click show with this highlighted or just type show obj 3504)

piRentableDaysMax = INT 720

Lists

There are two major data structures in use within Meridian 59\

• Lisp-like nodes on the server
• Linked-lists in the client

Viewing lists and list-nodes

Show a list and walk all the nodes (see everything in the list) show list <listid>

Show a node in the list show listnode <nodeid>

Example showing the monsters that spawn at the main gate of cor noth on my test server show list 23294

OUTPUT

:<
: [
: [
: CLASS SpiderBaby
: INT 75
: ]
: [
: CLASS Centipede
: INT 25
: ]
: ]
:>

Now seeing it with show listnode instead of list show listnode 23294

OUTPUT

:< first = LIST 23290
:  rest = LIST 23293
:>

When we look at the node we see that per the documentation on Cons https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cons, the following is true

• the listnode contains it's own listnode value for it's first slot, then the rest of the list (if applicable) in the rest slot
• in this case the subnode of this listnode numbered 23294 is 23290

Now let's see what's in listnode 23290 show listnode 23290

OUTPUT

:< first = CLASS SpiderBaby
:  rest = LIST 23289
:>

Checking the 23289 listnode in the rest

show listnode 23289

OUTPUT

:< first = INT 75
:  rest = $ 0

This means that the listnode contains only int 75 (the spawn rate % for SpiderBaby) and then ends since rest is set to $ 0

modifying room .kod spawn lists

edit room .kod example g4.kod for main gate of cor noth
change plMonsters = [ [&SpiderBaby, 75], [&Centipede, 25] ]; to something different
Example: plMonsters = [ [&Troll, 75], [&Spider, 25] ];
build the kod folder (for windows systems run nmake in the /kod folder)
run reload system in the admin console
get the room object number and send recreate example send object 7003 recreate
the screen will flash and new mobs will appear as the room is reconstructed\

adding a single monster class in a room

Create spawnrate value for new mob spawn class type\

create listnode int 100 $ 0

OUTPUT: Created list node [spawn rate list id]

Create monster class to spawn and associate with spawnrate value - example mob classes "ant" "troll"\

create listnode class [mob class name] list [spawn rate list id]

Created list node [mob class list id]

Create list of lists to populate room plMonsters parameter

create listnode list [mob class list id] $ 0

OUTPUT: Created list node [room mob list]

Assign list to room

set object [room obj id] plMonsters LIST [room mob list id]

Kill all old monsters

cast armageddon

Wait and see if the new mobs spawn

adding 2 monster classes in a room

Create spawnrate value for new mob spawn class type

create listnode int [value] $ 0

OUTPUT: Created list node [spawn rate list id]
For [value] use 1-100, this is the % spawnrate.

Create monster class to spawn and associate with spawnrate value
example mob classes "ant" "troll"

create listnode class [mob class name] list [spawn rate list id]

OUTPUT: Created list node [FIRST mob class list id]

Create list of first monster list and save this list id for later

create listnode list [FIRST mob class list id] $ 0

OUTPUT: Created list node [FIRST room mob list]
If you only want one monster in the room, you are done. Use LIST [FIRST room mob list] for plMonsters in the room.

Create spawnrate value for SECOND mob spawn class type create listnode int [value] $ 0 Created list node [SECOND spawn rate list id] Both this and the previous [value] should add up to 100 total.

Create SECOND monster class to spawn and associate with SECOND spawnrate value create listnode class [mob class name] list [SECOND spawn rate list id] Created list node [SECOND mob class list id]

Create list of lists to populate room plMonsters parameter create listnode list [SECOND room mob list] list [FIRST mob class list id] Created list node [room mob list] Order here is important, the SECOND list must be listed first.

Assign list to room set object [room obj id] plMonsters LIST [room mob list id]

Kill all old monsters cast armageddon

Wait and see if the new mobs spawn

adding 3 monsters classes to a room

If you want to add a third monster

Follow all above steps prior to Assign list to room and be sure your [value] are set up to add up to 100 with a third variable. Also, be sure to save the [room mob list] id from above, you will need it to complete these steps.

Create spawnrate value for THIRD mob spawn class type create listnode int [value] $ 0 Created list node [THIRD spawn rate list id]

Create THIRD monster class to spawn and associate with THIRD spawnrate value create listnode class [mob class name] list [THIRD spawn rate list id] Created list node [THIRD mob class list id]

Create list of lists to populate room plMonsters parameter create listnode list [THIRD mob class list id] list [room mob list] Created list node [FINAL room mob list id] with all 3 mobs and spawn rates. Order here is important, the THIRD monster list must come before the room mob list.

Assign list to room set object [room obj id] plMonsters LIST [FINAL room mob list id]

Kill all old monsters cast armageddon

Wait and see if the new mobs spawn

Time

Set game day year day hour etc

object 0 is the server itself if you do

show o 0

which is abbreviated

show object 0

then it will show you all the properties and variables of the server object

You can see see piDay and piYear which you can edit in the Administration Cient Window (shift+4)
You can use the GUI to change it or just send the object the new value (example day 16) with:

set object 0 piDay INT 16

Meridian Time	Equivalent
1 Meridian day	2 Earth hours
12 Meridian days	24 Earth hours
1 Meridian year	240 Meridian days
1 Meridian year	20 Earth days

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Create Item

dm get item [item name]

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Create Special Items

DM create itematt <itematt>

EXAMPLE: "DM create itematt cold"

itematt word	description
blinder	blind
paralyzer	hold
vamper	vamp weap
twister	GMT
transcendant	soft white light
bonker	bonk weap
expert	random justice weapon, can be weak or good, its random
spellcasters	makes weapon special, example 'spellcasters acid'
durable	more durable
duke	duke
cold	icy
shock	zap
twister	gmt
punisher	justice weapon
paralyzer	hold
blinder	blind
fire	tof
vamper	vamp
acider	acid touch

Color Items

To change an item's color select the item through the administrator console (as you did to set piHits and piHits_init) Double click on the piItem_flags value Select Integer and type in a numerical value

These I believe are from kod\include\blakston.khd

But the values in that file are hex format. So you can use a web based hex to binary converter for color combinations

Or here are some that I've used for testing that I know. Color names are mine, not official by any means. use int values

color	int value
seaweed green	83
dark green	37
sky blue	22
crimson red	33
crimson splash	42
black	44

To have the item "refresh" the easiest way is to log out and in again really quickly.

use xlat to create new content

open blakston.khd and look for the xlat list. they'll say stuff like XLAT_GRAY_TO_??? or XLAT_BLUE_TO_??? so you just look at the thing you're trying to recolor and make sure the color shown matches the graphic you're trying to recolor

and if an object has, say, both blue and red bits and you want to recolor both, there's a way to get a combined value:

send o 0 EncodeTwoColorXlat color1 int AAA color2 int BBB

code version

local iCombinedColor;

iCombinedColor = Send(SYS, @EncodeTwoColorXlat, #color1=AAA, #color2=BBB);

Delete a user from an account

delete user userObjectId

How to hide from the who list and be completely invisible

DM Hidden

Admin Name Colors

Green Bard/Admin Name:

set o <playerobj#> pbImmortal INT 2

or use the DM command:

DM Zandramas, in your infinite wisdom, please make me important.

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Yellow Game Creator Name: In the $ Menu type: create o creator create resource set o <creatorobject#> vrname resource <resource#> create account admin USERNAME PASSWORD (If you want to apply this to a new account, if not skip to the next step and use a different account #) set account o <account#> <creatorobject#>

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Yellow Name Only Quick Disguses:

DM armor

DM shrub

DM tree

DM ghost

DM stool

DM priestess

DM ant

DM red ant

DM human

DM cow

DM spider

DM troll

DM shadow

Character Building

Single Character Building NOTE: Nearly all Send o commands can be done globally as well with a Send c user instead and vice versa, so just experiment with other things that aren't listed here.

Single Skills:

send o <playerobject#> adminsetskill num int <skill#> ability int <%ofskill> List Here

Single Spells:

send o <playerobject#> adminsetspell num int <spell#> ability int <%ofspell> List here

Give Player Defined Weaponcraft Skills at certain level and %:

send o <playerobj#> giveplayerallskills level int <maxlevel> iability int <%>

Give Player Defined Spell School at certain level and %:

send o <playerobject#> giveplayerallspells school int <sch#> level int <max_level> iability int<%>

Give Player all Weaponcraft Skills:

send o <playerobject#> giveplayerallskills

Give Player all Regular Spells:

send o <playerobject#> giveplayerallspells

Give Player Single Spell Schools:

send o <playerobject#> giveplayerallspells school int SS_<schoolname>

Remove all spells/skills:

send o <playerobj#> removeallskills

send o <playerobj#> removeallspells

Remove Single Spells:

send o <playerobj#> RemoveSpell num int <spell#> isDM int <1 or 0>

note: (The isDM int <1 or 0> part isn't always required)

Remove Single Skills:

send o <playerobj#> RemoveSkill num int <skill#>

Remove Inaccesable Spells:

send o <playerobj#> RemoveInaccessibleSpells

Clear all spells:

send o <playerobj#> ClearSpellList

Clear single schools: These don't seem to work

send o <PlayerObj#> StripSpellsOfSchool school int <School#>

Add to spell to other schools:

send o <PlayerObj#> AddToSchools school int <School#> change int <NewSchool#>

School Numbers:

School	Number
Shally	1
Qor	2
Kranny	3
Faren	4
Riija	5
Jala	6

Infinite Inventory and stomach:

set object <PlayerObj#> piBulk_hold $ 0

set object <PlayerObj#> piWeight_hold $ 0

set object <PlayerObj#> piStomach $ 0

Bio Inscription:

send o <playerobject#> sethonorstring string quote <message>

Give Player Permanant HP Boost:

send object <playerobject#> GainBaseMaxHealth amount int <HPamount>

Re-evaluate Player PK status (can they be killed) - use after HP boost:

send object <playerobject#> EvaluatePKStatus

Permanently Bond Player to a Mana Node:

send o <mananode#> meld who o <playerobject#>

Permanently Bond Player to Every Mana Node:

send c mananode meld who o <playerobject#>

Boost a Players Might Permanently:

send o <playerobject#> AddMight points int <#ofpoints>

Boost a Players Intellect Permanently:

send o <playerobject#> AddIntellect points int <#ofpoints>

Boost a Players Stamina Permanently:

send o <playerobject#> AddStamina points int <#ofpoints>

Boost a Players Aim Permanently:

send o <playerobject#> AddAim points int <#ofpoints>

Boost a Players Agility Permanently:

send o <playerobject#> AddAgility points int <#ofpoints>

Boost a Players Mysticism Permanently:

send o <playerobject#> AddMysticism points int <#ofpoints>

Give Penalties to a Log Off Ghost:

send object <logoffobject#> InflictPenalties

Global Character Building

Give Every Player all Skills (even offline users) :

send c user giveplayerallskills

Give Every Player Single Skills (even offline users) :

send c user adminsetskill num int <skill#> ability int <%ofskill>

Give Every Player Single Spells (even offline users):

send c user adminsetspell num int <spell#> ability int <%ofspell>

Bio Inscription for All Players (even offline users) :

send c user sethonorstring string quote <message>

Change everyones karma:

send class <player#> addkarma amount <KarmaAmount>

(set amount to $ 0 to make it nil) Rescue all players:

send c user admingotosafety

Give All Players a Temporary HP Boost:

send c player GainHealth amount int <#ofhps>

Permanantly Bond Every Player to a Mana Node:

send o <mananode#> meld who c user

Permanantly Bond Every Player to Every Mana Node:

send c mananode meld who c user

Give All Players Mana Boost Semi-Permanant:

send c user GainMana amount int <ManaAmount>

(ao3/soth/node restores default mana)

Boost All Players Vigor to 200 (works like eating something):

send c user EatSomething filling int 0 nutrition int 200

Give Every Player Single Spell Schools (even offline users):

send o <playerobject#> giveplayerallspells school int SS_<schoolname>

Give Every Player all Spells (even offline users) :

send c user GivePlayerAllSpells level INT 6

(You can also put 7 to give the player the slitherbolt spell also)

Creating Different Items

Place dynamic light
only usable by administrator and up

dm place dynamic light

there's a dm place dynamic light too - only usable by administrator and up though

dm place candle

dm place candelabra

dm place brazier

Create Statues:
First create a statue somewhere:

Create o statue

Then in the $ menu type:

show instance statue

Look for the last object number it shows then type:

show o <laststatueobject#>

Then the first thing you should edit is the Weapon and Shield lines to Nil.
Otherwise if someone enters the room or you type reset then the room the statue is in will freeze up.
Now you can edit the statues Toupee, Head, Eyes, Arms, etc to the same as whatever it is in the character you want the statue of same lines in the $ menu.
After you've done that change the poOriginal line to the Character you want the statue to be of Object# Statue Editing Info and Poses.

Create Signs: First either Buy or Create a "Junk" class item that Pacal sells. Then edit the change the vrName and vrIcon lines to: sign_name_rsc and sign_icon_rsc Then in the $ menu type:

Create resource <sign description>

and then edit the vrDesc to the resource number you get.
Now drop the sign where you want and change the poOwner line to Nil so nobody can pick it up and it won't disappear.\

Here's a list of different signs you can use on Junk Items: Normal Sign:

sign_name_rsc

sign_icon_rsc

Raza Sign:

sign_name_rsc

sign_newbie_icon_rsc

Assassin Game Sign:

sign_name_rsc

assassinsign_name_rsc

(Not all Junk items that Pacal sells works with this always.
Books and Glass Pendants seem to work good every time. Try changing the vrIcon line first)

Create any item:\

Create o OrnamentalObject

Then just set its vrName, Icon and Desc to any resource to make it look like that item.\

List of resources\

Create a simple Edge Exit List anywhere:\

Create a portal and make it go where you want then change it's icon to: admin_icon_blank

This will make the portal invisible so it will look like an area edge exit.

Create a Food Dispenser (feast hall object):

create o fooddispenser

send o <roomobject#> teleport what o <fooddispenserobject#>

Now move it where you want with the move button and change the vrname, icon and desc to make it look like an item. Once you have done that, set the poTemplate line to the object number of the item you want it to give out.

Create Globe of Seeing:
Globe you look in:

create o viewpointglobe

send o <roomobject#> teleport what o <ViewGlobeOobject#>

(Put it in the room you want it in)

Globe you see out of:\

Create o targetglobe

send o <roomobject#> teleport what o <TargetGlobeObject#>

Now move them to where you want and change the view globe targetglobe line to the targetglobe's object number.
The piRange line determines how far away from the globe you can be to use it.
(Viewing and Target globes Name, Icon and Desc lines can be changed, so you could set them up to look like another object and spy on rooms!)

Delete items:

Send o <ItemObj#> delete

Make walking NPCs:

First choose which NPC you want to enable walking on an then look at its properties in the admin window.
Scroll down until you see the line which says piBehavior. Changing the INT will determine how the NPC reacts.

INT	Behavior
1	Random Walking.
2	Enables you to attack, but the NPC won't move or attack you.
3	Makes it a standard, static NPC.
4	Lets you attack the NPC, but it will only fight back if you hit it.
5	Random Walking.
6	Unable to move, but will attack if you walk near it.
7	Makes it a standard, static NPC.
8	Turns the NPC into an enemy that follows and attacks you.
9	Makes the NPC follow you.
10	Attacks you if provoked, but doesn't move.

That's a small selection of behavior types. If you want to mimic a certain monster behavior, just look at it in the admin window and copy the monsters behavior number to your NPC.
An NPC that has proper walking graphics already made for it, is the Street Urchin.\ To get this, just type in the admin window:

Create o TosUrchin

and then:

send o <RoomObjNumber> teleport what o <NewUrchinObjNumber>

But any NPC can be made to move, look in the Default Class Name Reference for some NPC class names, or just if you can't find one you want in the list, just look at an NPC ingame through the admin window to find it's class name. You can also set the NPC's hit points to whatever you want so it stands a better chance of survival.

Globe Numbers

When making new a globe, use these numbers to determine which type of globe it is:

Newsglobe ID	INT	Comment
NID_GENERAL	1	NID is currently unplaced anywhere
NID_NEW_USERS	2
NID_GAME	3	guilds now use their RID_ numbers as their NIDs. Do not assign them their own NID
NID_JUSTICAR	4
NID_ADVENTURE	5	bard/actor only newsglobe
NID_ANNOUNCEMENTS	9
NID_GUILD_CHARTER	10
NID_GODROOM	14
NID_TOS_HALL	20
NID_BAR_HALL	21	Adventurer's Hall newsglobes
NID_JAS_HALL	22
NID_COR_HALL	23
NID_MAR_HALL	24
NID_KOC_HALL	24

General Admin Commands

Use these commands from the administrator console

Create Administrator Account

create account admin <username> <password>

Create Bard or DM account

create account DM <username> <password>

Create Player Account

create account user <username> <password>

These create the accounts but now you must add character slots to them

Reference

• Admin_Name_Colours.pdf
• Character_Building.pdf

in process

• Creating_Different_Items.pdf

not implemented or documented

• General_Admin_Commands.pdf
• General_Char_Commands.pdf
• Hair_Skin_Item_Coloring_Reference.pdf
• Map_Numbers.pdf
• New_Class_Creation.pdf
• NPC_Info.pdf
• Tips_and_Tricks.pdf
• DM_Commands.pdf

Probably not implementing here

• Auto-Updates.pdf
• Client_Editing.pdf
• Creating_Different_Items.pdf
• Editing_Things_via_Hex.pdf

Attribution and Contributions 📣

• Aesica
• Essun
• Haven
• Diggie
• Mayhem
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Development Notes

%s Resources %d or %i Numbers %q Strings (use this for names)

Where the %s etc appears in the resource string determines "#parm" it applies to: "Hello, my name is %q, you killed my %q, prepare to %q!" #parm1="Inigo Montoya", #parm2="father", #parm3="die"

If you want to see an example of mixed types in the same resource string, look at the room key room maintenence kod file

Common Development Questions

What are the "warnings" regarding "externals" when first using the "make" command to compile the server?

An "external" is a reference to a symbol in a file that is not defined in that file.

This usually means the name of a class or method that is from another file. In C++, the compiler can find external references using header files and #include; in Java, there is an enforced mapping of class names and filenames so that the compiler can find them.

At the time of the original codebase's creation, looking stuff up in external files would have been very slow (like it is in C++).

The workaround was the kodbase.txt file, which lists external references that the compiler has seen when compiling other files. As more files are encountered, the count of external references stored in kodbase.txt initially goes up, then it goes down, until by the time the last file is encountered, there should be none left.

But the compiler doesn't know what the "last file" is, so all it can do is tell you that there some remaining external references. At startup the server will complain if there are any remaining external references in kodbase.txt.