MicroCosm status pre-Beta 5/13/86
LFL tasks remaining, pre-Beta:
Test and debug existing object behavior. This will provide the
following operational families of objects:
The avatar
Inert and scenic objects (trees, the ground, etc.)
Doors
Carryable objects (get/put/throw)
Containers
Weapons
Teleport devices (pending teleport-number lookup working in
host)
Magical objects (few if any magical functions in the host
though)
Money
Clothing
various miscellaneous items
Finish up beta-version manual.
Integrate avatar choreography with working behaviors.
Minor revisions to Riddle per conversation with Janet 5/13
Generate test universe regions using Riddle (pending operation of
Quantum database generator).
Various CBBs
Quantum tasks remaining, pre-Beta:
Keep their system up.
Interim teleport number lookup facility.
Change-region operation.
Container handling.
Region database generator (to use output from Riddle).
Interim avatar creation hack.
LFL tasks, pre-CES:
Plan and organize CES presentation.
Add more regions.
Support beta-test effort.
Additional families of object behavior:
Seats
Paper/Books
Oracular interactions
Various misc. objects
Generic house/building graphics generator.
Text page interface (books & paper).
Signs/text object graphics.
Sounds.
Quantum tasks, pre-CES:
Keep their system up.
Plan and organize CES presentation.
Paper/Book page database.
Proper teleport-number lookup database.
Oracle system.
LFL tasks, post-CES:
Additional families of object behavior:
Mail system
Telephone system
Musical objects
Various misc. objects
Add lots more regions.
Final documentation.
Final sounds.
Beta-test initiated revisions.
Avatar customization and user setup utility.
Turf customization utility.
Define operations procedures (the manual for gods and oracles).
Creation of documents, adventures, treasures, quests, magic, and so
on to be inserted into the world.
Quantum tasks, post-CES:
Keep their system up.
Mail system.
Telephone system.
New-user sign-up procedures.
Operations procedures.