From: Eric S. Raymond Date: Sat, 3 Jun 2017 23:44:25 +0000 (-0400) Subject: More documentation polishing. X-Git-Tag: 0.90~13 X-Git-Url: https://jxself.org/git/?p=open-adventure.git;a=commitdiff_plain;h=c0537670c0d74095377b2e163fc67d4ccf79b328;ds=sidebyside More documentation polishing. --- diff --git a/history.adoc b/history.adoc index ff887af..ec3739c 100644 --- a/history.adoc +++ b/history.adoc @@ -117,11 +117,16 @@ versions 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and for all I know higher than that. It seems best just to start a new numbering series while acknowledging the links back. -We have reverted to "Advent" for the binary to avoid a name collision +We have reverted to "advent" for the binary to avoid a name collision with the BSD Games version. == Functional changes in Open Adventure == +By default, advent issues "> " as a command prompt. This feature +became common in many variants after the original 350-point version, +but was never backported into Crowther & Wood's main line before now. +The "-o" (oldstyle) version reverts the behavior. + A "seed" command has been added. This is not intended for human use but as a way for game logs to set the PRNG (pseudorandom-number generator) so that random events (dwarf & pirate appearances, the bird's magic word)