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From: erkyrath@netcom.com (Andrew Plotkin)
Subject: Re: Extra Touches
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Dan Dalton (rimfire@shadetree.com) wrote:
> and "use" don't forget "use" (like "use key on door") I have yet to play one that
> actually understood "use" commands.

I never even considered putting "use" in my games. If the player hasn't 
figured out that the knife is for cutting, I'm not going to let him fake 
it with "use knife". That's parser abuse -- letting the parser technology 
interfere with the game.

--Z

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