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diff --git a/building_guide/hidden_objects.md b/building_guide/hidden_objects.md index 65940d6..0adb7d9 100644 --- a/building_guide/hidden_objects.md +++ b/building_guide/hidden_objects.md @@ -42,10 +42,10 @@ specific enough to avoid overlap between objects in the same room. ### Descriptions that react to flags -An object can show different `look` text depending on the looking player's flags, -using a `descriptions` list (first matching condition wins). This is the simplest -way to fake per-player scenery — a crowd that becomes a queue, an NPC that -"appears" partway through a scene — without spawning real objects or mobs. +An object's `description` can be a plain string or a list of conditional variants +(first matching condition wins). This is the simplest way to fake per-player +scenery — a crowd that becomes a queue, an NPC that "appears" partway through a +scene — without spawning real objects or mobs. **If none of the variants match, the object is treated as absent for that player** — `look <it>` reports nothing is there. Combined with `hidden: true`, the @@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ an intro) and vanish on return visits. name: crowd of people aliases: [people, crowd, passengers] hidden: true -descriptions: +description: - condition: # after the pilot arrives all_of: - player_flag: boarded @@ -73,7 +73,8 @@ descriptions: # once `boarded` is set, no variant matches -> the crowd is gone ``` -A plain `description:` (with no `descriptions:` list) is always present, as before. +A bare string in `description:` maps to a single unconditional entry, so a plain +object is always present as before. ### Safespot Objects |