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From: erkyrath@netcom.com (Andrew Plotkin)
Subject: Re: [INFORM] Darkness Falls Problem! (V6.10 Library 6/3)
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Harvey Lodder (hlodder@dial.pipex.com) wrote:
> Apoligises to all about the length of this post but I have the
> following problem in my game that seems to be new now I've upgraded to
> the latest version of Inform.

> The problem is that in the Dark, when you go down a passage the player
> is not being moved into the new location but inside the current
> location. I have attached the following transcript of what happens.

[Transcript snipped except for one line:]

> Halfway up the Stairwell (in the Narrow Passage)

You don't give your source code, but this makes it look like you have 
statements of the form

move player to room;

You should never do this. Always call PlayerTo() if you want to move the 
player.

--Z

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