ADRIFT Game Development Tips

Whats the difference between General, Specific and System tasks?

• A general task defines a command (verb) and its synonyms. It is used to give the default response and actions to using the command in the game, as well as define restrictions on when the command is not valid, and the responses to give in those circumstances.

• A specific task is used to change the default response for a command, either for a specific object/character etc. or when specific restrictions are true.

• System tasks are completely separate from the command parser.
  There are three main uses of system tasks:
  • They can be set to run when a player enters a particular location.
  • An action in another task can execute them like a subroutine.
  • An event can call a system task to perform some actions at a particular time.