Verb:TUNNEL
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This verb is deprecated and is no longer implemented. Information in this article is presented for historical reference only. |
The TUNNEL verb is a special case verb that was used for tunnel races and has since been deprecated in use.
Usage
By Itself
>tunnel Festival Tunnel Races! [Note other important options - TUNNEL HEAT and TUNNEL MAP] The Tunnel Races test your skill at navigation on a wild and wet water slide. The idea here was to create a fast and fun race with as little waiting around as possible. The rules are simple: 1. The races take place inside an underground flume system. You can move from the bottom to the top of the tunnels simply by taking a quick walk up the path from the tunnel exit. After each race, take this way back up again. When at the top of the mountain, simply enter the stream and you will wait there for the race to begin. 2. There will be 10 heats in this race. Each heat has a unique goal associated with gathering gems which line the walls of the tunnel. At various places there are rubies, emeralds and other gems waiting to be pried free. This is generally easy, unless you are going too fast. At the start of the race you will be given the goal for that heat. For example: Collect all garnet gems. Or: Collect one of each gem. You will be supplied with an offical, water-resistant jewel bag to collect these items. To see the contents of the pouch at any time, just type SCORE. To get details about each heat, type TUNNEL HEAT. Each heat lasts 6 minutes. Your score is adjusted for leaving the tunnels before the end of the race. If you don't make it to the end before the time limit, a huge wall of water will rush through the tunnel and wash you out. You will receive only a fraction of your score. 3. The scores of each heat are cumulative. You can only be scored once per heat, as the races will run throughout the duration of the festival. This will allow you to race at your leisure instead of having to do all heats in a row. At the end of the festival, the top five on the scoreboard will receive points toward the main festival scoring system. Points are assigned as follows: 1st place: 25 points 2nd place: 15 points 3rd place: 8 points 4th place: 5 points 5th place: 2 points NOTE: You must return to the top of the mountain at the end of each race and participate in the next heat. If you want to take a break and return to the races later, you can simply return to the starting gate whenever you wish.
The tunnel races begin at the start of the festival and will continue until about two hours prior to the closing festivities. At that time, the top scorers will receive their points on the main board.
HEAT
>tunnel heat Each heat lasts 6 minutes. Race is currently in heat #0, which is now underway. Heats possible: 0: No gem gathering - (Also no scoring this heat.) 1: All gems (points are halved) 2: Rubies only 3: Sapphires only 4: Emeralds only 5: Amethysts only 6: Topazes only 7: Garnets only 8: Emeralds and Sapphires only (points doubled) 9: Topazes, Amethysts, and Rubies only (points doubled) Heats you've been scored on: None.
MAP
>tunnel map
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A .. Starting Gate
B .. Finish
X .. Wash-Out! (start over . . . not always bad!)