Examining something (requires light) (past tense examined)
The act of looking closely at
something. Note that the noun could be either a direction or a thing, which
is why the Standard Rules include the 'examine directions rule' to deal with
directions: it simply says 'You see nothing unexpected in that direction.'
and stops the action. (If you would like to handle directions differently,
list another rule instead of this one in the carry out examining rules.)
For arcane reasons to do with the Inform 6 library underlying what Inform
does, these rules test to see 'if the noun goes undescribed by source
text' (rather than more simply testing whether the description property
of the noun is blank). If so, we search (i.e., look inside) a container,
and show the status (switched on or off) of a device, but otherwise
give up with a bland response. For traditional reasons, we also show
the status of a device as a second paragraph even after any description
property has been printed: this is done by the examine described devices
rule.
Typed commands leading to this action
"look at [something]"
"examine [something]"
"read [something]"
Rules controlling this action
before examining a detailer
instead doing anything except preparing, finding responses to, giving text for, giving link to, taking inventory, examining, looking, thinking, smelling, listening to, waiting when the player is yourself and the Yes or No Boolean is false
instead examining the magma in In a cage above the Magma
instead examining the cage in In a cage above the Magma
instead examining the magma
instead examining The Prisoner
instead examining the prisoner
instead examining the patterns
instead examining the cage
instead examining hope
instead examining the patterns
instead examining the patterns
instead examining the patterns
instead examining the patterns
instead examining here-backdrop
instead examining the Speaker
instead examining Samael
instead examining yourself
instead examining the prisoner
instead examining the mountains
instead examining the hot currents of air
instead examining the bars
instead examining the whispered words
carry out examine undescribed containers rule
carry out examine undescribed devices rule
carry out examine undescribed things rule
carry out examine directions rule
carry out standard examining rule
carry out examine described devices rule
report an actor examining report other people examining rule