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     virtual machine startup rule   name  unlist     initialise memory 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     initial room description rule   name  unlist

	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 There are no rules before, for or after this activity.

	Turn sequence rules rulebook  name     parse command rule   name  unlist     generate action rule   name  unlist     (if acting fast, rule succeeds)      (consider the scene changing rules)     begin the combat round rule   name  unlist      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)     (repeat with M running from 1 to the number of rows in the Table of Combat Order begin; ...)      adjust light rule   name  unlist     note object acquisitions rule   name  unlist     notify score changes rule   name  unlist

	Constructing the status line  activity  b  f  a There are no rules before, for or after this activity.

	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