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Looking at (examining) an object
Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2003 2:11 am
by cyrano
I think back when i played U7 on dos, when I click (one left click) on
objects short descriptions appeared on the screen....
but I can't get any descriptions on objects when playing using exult.
is it not supported? or is there another way to get description of items?
Re: Looking at (examining) an object
Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2003 2:57 am
by Dominus
nope there never was a description, just the name for the item.
Re: Looking at (examining) an object
Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2003 3:18 am
by artaxerxes
I guess that's what he meant. Just know that not every item has a description. Clicking on grass won't tell you grass. But click once on yourself and you should see your name. Same thing with items in your inventory.
Artaxerxes
Re: Looking at (examining) an object
Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2003 3:47 am
by cyrano
yeah Artaxerxes is right I'm talking about the names... somehow i got confused
and anyway, when I click on items (eg. bread) in my backpack, no
names appear.... tho when i click on the avatar, or Iolo, their names
appear.
Re: Looking at (examining) an object
Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2003 3:52 am
by cyrano
solved the problem, by a rather bizarre way....
using xp pro version now, and the items names wouldn't pop up.
so i ran exult in Win98 compatible mode and it's good it's GOOD.
although it's a weird thing that i have to run this thing in win98 mode.
Re: Looking at (examining) an object
Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2003 4:21 am
by Platypuss
I can confirm the same issue:
Win XP Pro (SP1): no descriptions on left click, other than on characters.
Win98/Me compatibility mode: usual expected behaviour.
1.1 beta1
Re: Looking at (examining) an object
Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2003 7:30 am
by Lantz
I also am having this problem. However, I was able to get the item name when I was using version 1.0. After upgrading to 1.1beta I lost the ability to examine the objects. Maybe a new bug in 1.1? Has anyone else been able to using 1.0?
Re: Looking at (examining) an object
Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2003 4:56 am
by gruck
No problem in Win 2K running the latest snapshot
Re: Looking at (examining) an object
Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2003 7:46 am
by drcode
I recall that this was a bug on all platforms, but it should have been fixed about a month ago.
Re: Looking at (examining) an object
Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2003 7:53 am
by XxVenomxX
Figured I'd add my input too. I'm using XP Pro, no descriptions except for characters as well.
Re: Looking at (examining) an object
Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2003 8:13 am
by wjp
Strange... I don't really see any big differences between text handling for items and NPCs.
Re: Looking at (examining) an object
Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2003 8:13 am
by Wizardry Dragon
I think someone neglected to fix it for NT/2000
~ Wizardry Dragon
Re: Looking at (examining) an object
Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2003 8:31 am
by Colourless
The problem has been found, and it's rather serious. We are in the process of fixing it.
-Colourless Dragon
Re: Looking at (examining) an object
Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2003 8:32 am
by artaxerxes
wjp: the descriptions come from text.flx but not the character names IIRC.
Artaxerxes
Re: Looking at (examining) an object
Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2003 9:41 am
by wjp
Fixed now, btw.
Re: Looking at (examining) an object
Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2003 11:22 am
by Platypuss
Is the fix in the latest snapshot?
Re: Looking at (examining) an object
Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2003 11:43 am
by Dominus
more like the next one.