## Hidden Objects

Objects with `hidden: true` don't appear in the room's object listing. Players discover them by reading room descriptions or trying commands. The object is still fully interactable — `push gate`, `look gate`, etc.

```yaml
# data/objects/secret_lever.yaml
id: secret_lever
name: stone lever
hidden: true
description: "A cleverly concealed lever behind a loose stone."
use_interactions:
  - condition:
      flag: secret_passage_open
      value: true
      not: true
    message: "You pull the lever. A grinding sound echoes from the east."
    action:
      set_flags:
        secret_passage_open: true
```

Room description hints at it:
```yaml
description: "A dusty corridor. One of the wall stones looks slightly out of place."
```

### Multiple names (`aliases`)

By default an object matches its `name` (word-prefix matching) and the words in
its `id`. Add `aliases` to accept extra names:

```yaml
id: 1002_shuttle
name: landing craft        # matches "landing", "craft", "landing craft"
aliases: [shuttle, ship]   # also matches "shuttle" and "ship"
hidden: true
```

If a player's input matches more than one distinct object, `look` lists the
candidates ("That's ambiguous, which one?") instead of guessing — so keep aliases
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.

**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
same shared object can appear only while a player's flags warrant it (e.g. during
an intro) and vanish on return visits.

```yaml
id: 1002_crowd
name: crowd of people
aliases: [people, crowd, passengers]
hidden: true
descriptions:
  - condition:                       # after the pilot arrives
      all_of:
        - player_flag: boarded
          not: true
        - player_flag: lined_up
    text: "The passengers have formed a single-file line."
  - condition:                       # before the pilot arrives
      all_of:
        - player_flag: boarded
          not: true
        - player_flag: lined_up
          not: true
    text: "A couple dozen anxious passengers mill about the pad."
  # once `boarded` is set, no variant matches -> the crowd is gone
```

A plain `description:` (with no `descriptions:` list) is always present, as before.

### Safespot Objects

Safespot objects should always be `hidden: true`. They only become visible in `look` when the player's effective safespot tier meets the object's `safespot.tier` requirement. This creates a natural discovery mechanic: completing quests and achievements reveals new coverage opportunities.

Players can discover safespots by:
- Reading room descriptions for hints
- Trying `hide <object_name>` (name matching works even for hidden objects)
- Using `look <object>` once they know the name
- Gaining tier through progression, which reveals safespots in `look`

See [Safespots](objects.md#safespots) for the full YAML format.

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