DSA filter capability

Last Update: 2010/11/01 23:03:21 +0900

Concept

The filter capability is a method to interfere exist behaviour programmed in game engine.

For example: You can always use save game feature in your DM/CSB game play. This is a game engine's behaviour rather than your own dungeon's behaviour. The save game can be disabled or enabled in your dungeon by interfering the game engine with filter capability.

Methods

2 known types. "active" or "passive".

* Assume "game engine's behaviour" as "game rule".

Active:

• You invoke DSA to rewrite game rule.
  
  e.g. disable save game if you step into last battle map, to avoid save game while boss battle.

Passive:

• You do something (e.g. cast zo spell), then DSA knows what you do, then DSA makes decision how it is done; such as (1)allow your action, (2)deny your action, (3)mutate your action, (4)just watch your action and so on.
  
  e.g. Deny the use of the ZO spell until a particular scroll is found. (from PaulS site.)

Links

The following links are copied from Dungeon Master - Chaos Strikes Back Documentation (at DianneAndPaul.net). Check the document for further description about each filter explanation.

A Spell filtering Capability is described here
A Monster Attack Filter Capability is Described here
A Party Attack Filter is described here
A Feeding filtering Capability is described here
A Monster Movement Filter is described here.
A Delete Monster Filter is described here.
A Viewing Filter is described here.
A Sound Filter Capability is described here.