How to Write an Area

Basic Code:

#AREA {Level Range} {Author} {Area Name}~

#MOBILES
#VNUM
mobile keywords~
mobile name~
mobile room description
~
mobile extended description
~
race~
{Act Flags} {Affected Flags} {Alignment} A {Act2 Flags} {S or E}
{Extended Afrect Flags} {S}
{Level} {Hit Roll} {Hit Points} {Mana Points} {Damage Roll} {Attack Type}
{AC-Pierce} {AC-Bash} {AC-Slash} {AC-Magic}
{Offensive Flags} {Immune Flags} {Resistance Flags} {Vulnerable Flags}
{Starting Position} {Default Position} {Sex} {Gold}
{Forms} {Parts} {Size} {Material}
#0

#OBJECTS
#VNUM
object keywords~
object short description~
object room description~
material~
{Item Type} {Extra Flags} {Wear Flags}
{Value 0} {Value 1} {Value 2} {Value 3} {Value 4}
{Level} {Weight} {Cost} {Condition}
E
Keywords of extra description~
Extra description
~
A
{Affect Apply type} {Affect Apply value}
#0

#ROOMS
#VNUM
Room Title~
Room Description
~
{Area Number} {Room Flags} {Sector Type}
D#
Door description~
Door keyword~
{Locks Number} {Key Number} {to Room VNUM}
E
Keywords of extra description~
Extra description
~
S
#0

#RESETS
*
O 0 {VNUM of object} {World Limit} {Room VNUM} comments
P {# to load} {VNUM of object} {World Limit} {container VNUM} comments
*
M 0 {Mobile VNUM} {World Limit} {Room VNUM} comments
G {# to load} {VNUM of object} {World Limit} comments
E {# to load} {VNUM of object} {World Limit} {Wear Location} comments
*
D 0 {Room VNUM} D# {Door Set} comments
R {Room VNUM} D# comments
*
S

#SHOPS
{Keeper VNUM} {Trade 0} {Trade 1} {Trade 2} {Trade 3} {Trade 4} {Profit buy} {Profit sell} {Open} {Close}
0

#SPECIALS
*
M {Mobile VNUM} {Spec_function} comments
S
#$

Tables:

Mobiles

ACT flags for mobs
B SENTINEL (remains in one room)	Q CLERIC (+3wis -1dex +1str -2 to hit)
C SCAVENGER (picks objects up)	R MAGE (+3int -1str +1dex -6 to hit)
F AGGRESSIVE (mob attacks)	S THIEF (+3dex +1int -1wis +4 to hit)
G STAY_AREA (mob won't leave area)	T WARRIOR (+3str -1int +2con +10 to hit)
H WIMPY (flees)	U NOALIGN (for bunnies and puppies and stuff)
I PET	V NOPURGE
J TRAIN (trains players)	aa IS_HEALER (can buy healing spells)
K PRACTICE (practices player)	bb GAIN (allows morts to gain skills)
O UNDEAD (immune plague/sleep/calm)

Affects Flags for mobs
0 None	H Santuary	P Sneak	X Plague
A Blind	I Faerie_Fire	Q Hide	Y Weaken
B Invisible	J Infrared	R Sleep	Z Dark_Vision (can see in the dark)
C Detect_Evil	K Curse	S Charm	aa Berserk
D Detect_Invis	L Flaming	T Flying	bb Tongue_Tie
E Detect_Magic	M Poison	U Pass_Door	cc Regeneration (doubles hp recovery rate)
F Detect_Hidden	N Protect	V Haste	dd Detect_Good
	O Paralysis	W Calm	ee Death_Grip

ACT2 flags for mobs
B IS_AGENT (travel agent)
E WEAPONSMASTER
G SECTOR_ONLY (mobs stay in sector type)
V Recklessly Aggressive (mobs attack any level)

Extended-Affects Flags for mobs
M Death_Blow (cool dam message)
B Stone_Skin
I Protect_Evil
K Bless
E Deter
N Dopple
H Protect_Good

Attack/Damage-Type
0 Hit	12 Suction	23 Peck(pierce)
1 Slice	13 Beating	24 Peck(bash)
2 Stab	14 Digestion	25 Chop
3 Slash	15 Charge	26 Sting
4 Whip	16 Slap	27 Smash
5 Claw	17 Punch	28 Shocking Bite
6 Blast	18 Wrath	29 Flaming Bite
7 Pound	19 Magic	30 Freezing Bite
8 Crush	20 Divine Power	31 Acidic Bite
10 Bite	21 Cleave	32 Chomp
11 Pierce	22 Scratch

Offensive flags for mobs
A Attack_Area	H Fast	Q Assist_Align
B Backstab	I Kick	R Assist_Race
C Bash	J Kick_dirt	S Assist_Players
D Berserk	K Parry	T Assist_Guard
E Disarm	N Trip	U Assist_VNUM
F Dodge	P Assist_All

Immune flags for mobs
A Summon	H Fire	O Energy
B Charm	I Cold	P Mental
C Magic	J Lightning	Q Disease
D Weapon	K Acid	R Drowning
E Bash	L Poison	S Light
F Pierce	M Negative	T Push
G Slash	N Holy	U Magic_Mord (total magic immunity)

Resistant flags for mobs
	H Fire	O Energy
B Charm	I Cold	P Mental
C Magic	J Lightning	Q Disease
D Weapon	K Acid	R Drowning
E Bash	L Poison	S Light
F Pierce	M Negative
G Slash	N Holy

Vulnerable flags for mobs
	H Fire	O Energy
Z Iron	I Cold	P Mental
C Magic	J Lightning	Q Disease
D Weapon	K Acid	R Drowning
E Bash	L Poison	S Light
F Pierce	M Negative	X Wood
G Slash	N Holy	Y Silver

Part flags for mobs (should work)
A Head	G Hands	M Eyestalks	U Claws
B Arms	H Feet	N Tentacles	V Fangs
C Legs	I Fingers	O Fins	W Horns
D Heart	J Ear	P Wings	X Scales
E Brains	K Eye	Q Tail	Y Tusks
F Guts	L Long_Tongue	0 for nothing

Size of mobs
0 Tiny
1 Small
2 Medium
3 Large
4 Huge
5 Giant

Positions of mobs
0 Dead	5 Resting
1 Mortal	6 Sitting
2 Incapacitated	7 Fighting
3 Stunned	8 Standing
4 Sleeping

Sex of mobs
0 Neutral
1 Male
2 Female

Form flags for mobs
0 Default
A Edible
B Poison

Objects

Item-Types (objects) or Trade-# (shops)
1 light	9 armor	17 drink container	27 protect
2 scroll	10 potion	18 key	28 map
3 wand	11 clothing	19 food	29 gate
4 staff	12 furniture	22 boat	30 portal
5 weapon	13 trash	25 fountain	32 housekey
8 treasure	15 container	26 pill

Object Extra Flags
A Glowing	H NoDrop	O NoPurge
B Humming	I Bless	P Rot-Death
C Dark	J Anti-Good	Q Vis-Death
D Lock	K Anti-Evil	S NoLocate
E Evil	L Anti-Neutral	T Newbie
F Invisible	M NoRemove	U Remort
G Magic	N Inventory	V No-Summon

Wear Flags
A Take	D Body	G Feet	J Shield	M Wrist	P Two-Hands
B Finger	E Head	H Hands	K About	N Wield
C Neck	F Legs	I Arms	L Waist	O Hold

Values 0-4 based on item type
{Item-Type}	Value 0	Value 1	Value 2	Value 3	Value 4
1 Light	0	0	Hours of light	0	0
2 Scroll	Lvl Spells	Sn 1	Sn 2	Sn 3	0
3 Wand	Lvl Spells	Max Charge	Current Charge	Sn	0
4 Staff	Lvl Spells	Max Charge	Current Charge	Sn	0
5 Weapon	Weapon Class	#dice	type dice	Damage/Attack Type	Weapon Type
8 Treasure	0	0	0	0	0
9 Armor (positive values)	AC-pierce	AC-Slash	AC-Bash	AC-Magic	0
10 Potion	Lvl Spells	Sn 1	Sn 2	Sn 3	0
11 Clothing	0	0	0	0	0
12 Furniture	0	0	0	0	0
13 Trash	0	0	0	0	0
15 Container	Weight Cap	Cont-Flags	Key Vnum	0	0
17 Drink Container	Capacity	Current Cap	Liquid-Type	nonzero=poison	0
18 Key	0	0	0	0	0
{Item-Type}	Value 0	Value 1	Value 2	Value 3	Value 4
19 Food	Hours Value	0	0	nonzero=poison	0
22 Boat	0	0	0	0	0
25 Fountain	0	0	0	nonzero=poison	0
26 Pill	Lvl Spells	Sn 1	Sn 2	Sn 3	0
28 Map	0	0	0	0	0
29 Gate	0	0	0	toVNUM	0
30 Portal	0	0	0	toVNUM	0
32 House Key	0	0	0	0	0

Spell Numbers (Sn) - Numerical Order
1 Armor	22 Dispel Evil	43 Cure Poison	77 Infravision
2 Teleport	23 Earthquake	44 Detect Hidden	80 Create Spring
3 Bless	24 Enchant Weapon	53 Identify	81 Refresh
4 Blindness	25 Energy Drain	56 Fly	82 Change Sex
5 Burning Hands	26 Fireball	57 Continual Light	83 Phase Shift
6 Call Lightning	27 Harm	58 Know Alignment	93 Shocking Grasp
7 Charm Person	28 Heal	59 Dispel Magic	99 Protection Good
8 Chill Touch	29 Invisible	61 Cure Serious	100 Energize
10 Color Spray	30 Lightning Bolt	62 Cause Light	101 Detect Good
11 Control Weather	31 Locate Object	63 Cause Critical	102 Remove Invis
12 Create Food	32 Magic Missile	64 Cause Serious	103 Dispel Good
13 Create Water	33 Poison	65 Flamestrike	104 Remove Align
14 Cure Blindness	34 Protection Evil	66 Stone Skine	105 Fear
15 Cure Critical	35 Remove Curse	67 Shield	106 Invis Object
16 Cure Light	36 Sanctuary	68 Weaken	107 Death Grip
17 Curse	38 Sleep	69 Mass Invis	200 Acid Breath
18 Detect Evil	39 Giant Strength	70 Acid Blast	201 Fire Breath
19 Detect Invis	40 Summon	72 Faerie Fire	202 Frost Breath
20 Detect Magic	41 Ventriloquate	73 Faerie Fog	203 Gas Breath
21 Detect Poison	42 Word of Recall	74 Pass Door	204 Lightning Breath
500 Chain Lightning	503 Plague	506 Holy Word	509 Calm
501 Cure Disease	504 Frenzy	507 Cancellation	510 Enchant Armor
502 Haste	505 Demonfire	508 Mass Healing	597 Create Rose

Spell Numbers (Sn) - Alphabetical Order
70 Acid Blast	15 Cure Critical	72 Faerie Fire	32 Magic Missile
200 Acid Breath	14 Cure Blindness	73 Faerie Fog	508 Mass Healing
1 Armor	501 Cure Disease	105 Fear	69 Mass Invis
3 Bless	16 Cure Light	26 Fireball	74 Pass Door
4 Blindness	43 Cure Poison	201 Fire Breath	83 Phase Shift
5 Burning Hands	61 Cure Serious	65 Flamestrike	503 Plague
6 Call Lightning	17 Curse	56 Fly	33 Poison
509 Calm	107 Death Grip	504 Frenzy	34 Protection Evil
507 Cancellation	505 Demonfire	202 Frost Breath	99 Protection Good
63 Cause Critical	18 Detect Evil	203 Gas Breath	81 Refresh
62 Cause Light	101 Detect Good	39 Giant Strength	104 Remove Align
64 Cause Serious	44 Detect Hidden	27 Harm	35 Remove Curse
500 Chain Lightning	19 Detect Invis	502 Haste	102 Remove Invis
82 Change Sex	20 Detect Magic	28 Heal	36 Sanctuary
7 Charm Person	21 Detect Poison	506 Holy Word	67 Shield
8 Chill Touch	22 Dispel Evil	53 Identify	93 Shocking Grasp
10 Color Spray	103 Dispel Good	77 Infravision	38 Sleep
57 Continual Light	59 Dispel Magic	29 Invisible	66 Stone Skin
11 Control Weather	23 Earthquake	106 Invis Object	40 Summon
12 Create Food	510 Enchant Armor	58 Know Alignment	2 Teleport
597 Create Rose	24 Enchant Weapon	30 Lightning Bolt	41 Ventriloquate
80 Create Spring	100 Energize	204 Lightning Breath	68 Weaken
13 Create Water	25 Energy Drain	31 Locate Object	42 Word of Recall

Weapon Class
0 Exotic
1 Sword
2 Dagger
3 Spear
4 Mace
5 Axe
6 Flail
7 Whip
8 Polearm

Weapon Type
0 Default (nothing)
A Flaming
B Frost
C Vampiric
D Sharp
E Vorpal
F Two-Hands

Container-Flags
1 Closeable
2 Pickproof
4 Closed
8 Locked

Liquid Type
0 Water	6 Lemonade	12 Coffee	18 Micro-Brew	24 Guiness Stout	30 Espresso
1 Beer	7 Firebreather	13 Blood	19 Vodka	25 Sex on the beach	31 Amaretto
2 Wine	8 Local Special	14 Salt Water	20 Aftershock	26 Labatt's Blue	32 Champagne
3 Ale	9 Romulan Ale	15 Cola	21 Fishbone	27 Ginger Ale	33 Cappuccino
4 Dark Ale	10 Milk	16 Tequila	22 Everclear	28 Mountain Dew	34 Dirty Water
5 Whiskey	11 Tea	17 Kahlua	23 Black Velvet	29 Blood(blood color)	35 Mead

Condition
P Perfect
G Good
A Average
W Worn
D Dismal
B Broken
R Rotten

Affects-Apply-Types
0 None	6 Sex	19 Damroll
1 Str	12 Mana	20 Save-paralysis
2 Dex	13 HP	21 Save-rod
3 Int	14 Move	22 Save-petrification
4 Wis	17 AC	23 Save-breath
5 Con	18 Hitroll	24 Save-spell

Rooms

Room Flags
A Dark (need a light)	B Ceremony (quiet room)
C No_Mob	D Indoors
E Morodin Only	F Nycole Only
G Tyra Only	J Private (max of two can enter)
K Safe (no fighting)	L Solitary (max of one can enter)
M Pet Shop	N No Recall
O Imp Only (lvl 108)	P Gods Only (lvl 92+)
Q Heros Only (lvl 91+)	R Newbies Only (lvl 1-5 and 92+)
S Law (no charming)	T Deathtrap (mortals can die)
U Griffin Only	V Tamazi Only
W Aphrodite Only	X Ba'alzamon Only
Y Graz'zt Only	Z Belial Only
aa No Magic (cannot cast spells)	cc Save (i.e.for houses)

Sector-Type
0 Inside	1 City
2 Field	3 Forest
4 Hills	5 Mountain
6 Water_Swim (no boat)	7 Water_NoSwim (boat/flying)
9 Air (must fly)	10 Desert
11 Max

Door-Number
0 North
1 East
2 South
3 West
4 Up
5 Down

Locks-Number
0 No Door
1 Door
2 Pickproof
3 Safe Door (pickproof/NoPass)

Resets

Wear_Location Flags
-1 None	5 Body	11 Shield
0 Light	6 Head	12 About
1 Finger(left)	7 Legs	13 Waist
2 Finger(rght)	8 Feet	14 Wrist(left)
3 Neck1	9 Hands	15 Wrist(rght)
4 Neck2	10 Arms	16 Wield
17 Hold	18 Secondary

Door Set
0 Open
1 Closed
2 Closed and Locked

Specials

Spec_Fun Flags
spec_breath_any	spec_breath_lightning	spec_cast_undead	spec_mayor
spec_breath_acid	spec_cast_adept	spec_executioner	spec_poison
spec_breath_fire	spec_cast_cleric	spec_fido	spec_thief
spec_breath_frost	spec_cast_judge	spec_guard	spec_puff
spec_breath_gas	spec_cast_mage	spec_janitor

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Mobile's: Act Flags - Affected Flags - Act2 Flags - Extended Affects Flags - Attack Type - Offensive Flags
Positions - Immune Flags - Resistance Flags - Vulnerable Flags - Sex Flags - Form Flags - Parts Flags - Size Flags

Object's: Item Types - Extra Flags - Wear Flags - Item Values - Condition - Affects-Apply-Type
Attack Type - Container Flags - Spell Numbers - Liquid Type - Weapon Type - Weapon Class

Room's: Flags - Sectors - Doors - Locks Reset: Wear Locations - Doors - Door Set
Shop: Trade Item Types Specials: Special Flags