$Items
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The following items are available:

!ammo;Ammunition
!torches;Torches
!bombs;Bombs
!conv;Conveyors
!doors;Doors
!dupes;Duplicators
!energ;Energizers
!gems;Gems
!keys;Keys
!pass;Passages
!scrolls;Scrolls

:ammo;Ammunition

     When the player touches a unit of
ammo, he receives ten bullets.

:torches;Torches
 
     Torches can be collected, and allow
the player to see a small area in a dark
room by pressing T.  Torches cannot be
pushed, and neither can energizers, but
every other item can.
     
:gems;Gems.

     Gems are bonus points for a player.
Touching a gem awards the player ten bonus
points and one unit of health.

     By using ZZT-OOP's "GIVE" and "TAKE"
commands, you can create objects that
trade supplies or just about anything in
exchange for gems.

:keys;Keys.

     Keys are used to unlock doors.  They
are color-coded, so there are seven colors
of keys.  To unlock a door, the player
must posses a key of the same color.

     The player can not hold two keys of
the same color, though he can hold all
seven different-colored keys at the same
time.

     Black keys give the player 255 gems
instead of a key.

:doors;Doors.

     Doors prevent the player from
entering a region.  To get through a door,
the player must be holding a matching key.
If this is the case, then the door will
open and the player will lose possession of
the key.  The color of a door is
determined by its background color. Doors
with a black background need 255 gems to
open.

:scrolls;Scrolls.

     Scrolls contain text messages, such
as hints, dialog, and puzzles.  When the
player touches a scroll, the message
appears for the player to read.

     If the scroll contains one or two
lines of text, the message will be flashed
on the bottom of the screen.  Otherwise,
a window will pop up and the player may
browse through the text.

     Scrolls can also execute ZZT-OOP
programming.  !-langref;ZZT-OOP Reference
Manual #put, #restart, and even #shoot,
works!  But whatever you do, do NOT use
the following commands:

/
?
#become      <- Runtime error!
#char
#cycle
#die         <- Runtime error!
#go
#idle
#lock
#unlock
#walk
#try

Almost all of these do not work because of
two rules:

*  The only thing that can interact with a
scroll's program is the player.  It starts
at the beginning of the program when the
player touches it.
*  After printing out the text, the scroll
has to die. To disappear.

:pass;Passages.

     A passage is a gateway to another
board.  When you place a passage on the
board, you must specify which board is
through the passage.

     Whenever the player touches a
passage, he is transported to a new board.
The player will be placed in the new board
as follows:

*  If there is a matching pas-
sage in the new board, the player will
enter the destination board through it.
To match, the exit and entrance passages
must be the same color.
 
*  Otherwise, the player will
either arrive in the destination board
on the spot where he appears in the board
editor, or to where he was last on that
board.

:dupes;Duplicators.

     A duplicator slowly replicates an
object placed next to it.

     First, put a creature somewhere on
the board.  Next, place a duplicator
adjacent to it, and specify the direction
pointing to the creature.  Finally, put
walls around the original creature so that
it remains next to the duplicator.
Duplicators can be used to fill up a board
with creatures as a game progresses.
Note: Never try to duplicate a boulder,
slider, or anything else pushable, onto a
player clone, as it causes a run-time
error.  This will never be a problem for a
beginning programmer, but it may be for an
experienced one.

:bombs;Bombs.

     The player activates a bomb by
touching it.  The bomb begins counting
down from 9, exploding when it reaches 1.
While a bomb is ticking, the player can
move it around by pushing it.

     When a bomb explodes, it will zap all
Creatures and Breakable Walls in close
proximity.

:energ;Energizers.

     Touching an energizer gives the
player a brief taste of invincibility.
During this time, the player changes
colors and is free to come into contact
with normally harmful creatures.
Energizers cannot be pushed, and neither
can torches, but every other item can.
Also, the direction of SEEK is inversed
when you are energized.

:conv;Conveyors.

     Conveyors cause adjacent objects to
move.  Both clockwise and
counter-clockwise rotating conveyors
exist.

     By placing several conveyors
together, objects can be made to circulate
in nearly any desired pattern.