Build 5.10.0

1. = CoffeeMud Version 5.10.0 =

Released Sep 23rd, 2022

1. New Scriptable functions: ROOMPC and AREAPC
2. Caravans now have their own internal Directions (fore, back, right, left, up, down)
3. Crafting INFO feature will now give the approx. time to craft
4. New common skill: Shrooming, for growing mushrooms/fungus
5. Newly crafted Clan Journals now writeable only by clan role power (journal). INI updated.
6. New clan govt roles: CREATE_LAW (for law books), and JOURNAL (for writing to journals)
7. Clans now support mud-yearly dues
8. New weather type: FOG, with weatheraffects support
9. New chant: Summon Fog
10. MUDGrinder Player Manager now links to a WhiteList editor.
11. New spells: Greater Claireaudience, Greater Clairevoyance, Greater Scry
12. Smelting, Wainwright, Papermaking, and Siegecrafting recipes updated
13. New account flag: NOCHARPURGE to protect all account players
14. New base materials/raw env resources: NICKEL, PALLADIUM, VEGETABLE
15. New thief skills: silent wear, silent hold, silent wield
16. ResourceOverride now has more options and applications
17. New Zappermask flags: +-RIDE, +-FOLLOW
18. Prop_LangTranslator now has a ridiculously expanded functionality
19. AnimalTraining now supports mundane things like sit, kill, etc.
20. AREAS now supports EXPLORED argument
21. New command: ASSIST
22. PUSH and PULL now take a tick, and can fail from weight, but supports assist
23. New Prayer: Eternal Item
24. Players can now rush thier crafting, as per the new expertise, w/o learning it
25. New Generic ability type: GenWrightSkill - for making large construction skills
26. ShipWright, Caravan Building, and Clan Caravan Building now have editable recipes
27. Prop_NoCraftability can now be applies to recipes, and has a zappermask.
28. Caravan Building now has a full complete recipe set.
29. CHANNELS command can now be used to turn all on/off at once.
30. Suffix and Prefix Titles will automatically combine. See help.
31. New property: Prop_Fumble, to cause skill failures
32. Addictions now supports multiple additions, and sniffing magic dust
33. New Clan Item: StdClanConcierge (and Gen*) for clans getting around
34. MOB max items, max carry weight, and max followers are now in INI file/grinder.
35. Statistics for accounts/ips online will now be tracked and shown.
36. Reaction Factions can now be permanently saved from the MUDGrinder also.
37. AutoTitles now support Max players -- use sparingly, causes DB scans.
38. New Generic Trap type, for many new traps for damage, from skills or scripts
39. The recipes for lacquering, dying, and similar paint skills are now editable
40. The recipes for Lay Traps and Lay Minor Traps are now editable
41. New bombs: sonic, heat, sticky, shaped
42. Make Bombs can now make their products obviously bombs instead of obsfucated
43. New thief skills: Set Timer, Detect Bombs, Heretical Faith
44. Updates to several language vocabularies
45. Help now shows "see also help on..." that is auto-magically generated.
46. Can now create/modify/destroy HELP entries.
47. Hirelings now report their time remaining, and can be queried on that subject.
48. MPAFFECT Scriptable command can now have number of ticks specified.
49. New command: HISTORY, for showing command history to players
50. New archon command(s): basically do scriptable commands from the cl (MPCOMMAND)
51. ALIAS command now supports TEST argument
52. New races: Shrimp, Tuna, Half Ogre, Drider, Birdman, Tiefling
53. New common skill: Animal Trapping, requires a cage, for trapping small game
54. New Scriptable command: MPHIT, for forcing an immediate weapon attack
55. Tents and other ENTER-IN type rideables now protect against some weather affects
56. Archons can now create/list/mod/del periodic script runs (cron jobs)
57. New skill: Skill_Math. It's a calculator. woohoo.
58. Player Prompt now supports % visited area and world
59. Journals now support message COPY option for admins
60. New optional player date-based bonuses system called AutoAwards (or just Awards)
61. REPORT commands can now filter by domain
62. Lanterns, like drinkables, have liquid type and capacity that determines duration now.
63. Ability Components now support deity-like trigger rituals for invoking skills/spells/etc
64. New Fighter Skills: Bear Hug, Clinch Hold, Choke Hold, Sleeper Hold, Headlock, Arm Hold
65. New Fighter Skills: Double Arm Hold, Leg Hold, Finger Lock, Ankle Lock, Wrist Lock
66. New Fighter Skills: Elbow Lock, Bulldog, Gutbuster, Knee, Elbow Jab, Earbox
67. Deities should be given weapons to influence craft holy avenger and other holy magic.
68. New Fighter Skills: Forearm Block, Breakout
69. New INI entry TRAINCOSTS for setting (or removing) costs for various things.
70. Shutdown-restart has been removed. It never really worked right anyway.