Rules: Detail view  Back to full view A set of rulebooks and activities in detail.

The top level

An Inform story file spends its whole time working through these three master rulebooks. They can be altered, just as all rulebooks can, but it's generally better to leave them alone.

	Startup rules ... rulebook  name     initialise memory rule   name  unlist     virtual machine startup rule   name  unlist     seed random number generator rule   name  unlist     update chronological records rule   name  unlist     position player in model world rule   name  unlist     start in the correct scenes rule   name  unlist     when play begins stage rule   name  unlist     fix baseline scoring rule   name  unlist     display banner rule   name  unlist       NB: the initial room description rule is not listed in the startup rules

	Starting the virtual machine  ... activity  b  f  a for    enable Glulx acceleration rule   name  unlist default outcome is success

	Printing the banner text  ... activity  b  f  a after    (now the puzzle number is 1; ...)

	Turn sequence rules ... rulebook  name     parse command rule   name  unlist     play and write the fugue rule   name  unlist      generate action rule   name  unlist     (consider the scene changing rules)     every turn stage rule   name  unlist     timed events rule   name  unlist     advance time rule   name  unlist     update chronological records rule   name  unlist     (consider the scene changing rules)     adjust light rule   name  unlist     note object acquisitions rule   name  unlist     notify score changes rule   name  unlist       NB: the play and write the fugue rule is listed before the generate action rule in the turn sequence rules

	Constructing the status line  ... activity  b  f  a for    while displaying  constructing status line while displaying rule   name  unlist  default outcome is success

	Shutdown rules ... rulebook  name     when play ends stage rule   name  unlist     resurrect player if asked rule   name  unlist     print player's obituary rule   name  unlist     ask the final question rule   name  unlist

	Amusing a victorious player  ... activity  b  f  a There are no rules before, for or after this activity.

	Printing the player's obituary  ... activity  b  f  a for    print obituary headline rule   name  unlist for    print final score rule   name  unlist for    display final status line rule   name  unlist default outcome is success

	Handling the final question ... activity  b  f  a before    print the final question rule   name  unlist before    print the final prompt rule   name  unlist before    read the final answer rule   name  unlist for    standard respond to final question rule   name  unlist default outcome is success