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Revision as of 14:10, 12 February 2011

The TFC Area Writer's Guide

Writing areas for The Final Challenge is a complex task. To simplify the process as much as possible, the Area Writer's Guide was created. This document describes the rules of area building, the guidelines for submission, the general themes that can be used, and the area file format that TFC uses.


General Overview of Area Building

The Rules of Area Building for TFC

Guidelines for Submitting Areas for TFC Inclusion

The TFC World View

Area Building Tools

Area Building Hints

Definition of Terms


The Layout of an Area File

The Area Header

The Helps Block

The Mobiles Block

The Objects Block

The Rooms Block

The Resets Block

The Shops Block

The Specials Block

The Triggers Block

The Rspecs Block


Types of Records

A Help Record

A Mob Record

An Object Record

A Room Record

A Reset Record

A Shop Record

Special, Trigger, and Rspec Records


Appendices

Appendix A: Aproved Spell Numbers

Appendix B: The Flag List

Appendix C: Item Type Value Specifications

Appendix D: Approved Specfuns