Ammo - Revision history

Asie at 12:55, 24 December 2025

2025-12-24T12:55:34Z

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	The '''ammo''' element is ZZT's built-in method for giving the player ammunition.		The '''ammo''' element is ZZT's built-in method for giving the player ammunition.

	Picking up an instance of ammo increments the player's [[~~Ammo (~~counter)\|ammo counter]] by 5 shots. The amount is not configurable, making it time-consuming for the player to pick up a large quantity of it. For this reason, many modern ZZT worlds do not use ammo for its intended purpose, and instead substitute an [[object]] that [[Give\|#gives]] ammo, or initialize the [[world]] with a non-zero ammo counter.		Picking up an instance of ammo increments the player's [[counter\|ammo counter]] by 5 shots. The amount is not configurable, making it time-consuming for the player to pick up a large quantity of it. For this reason, many modern ZZT worlds do not use ammo for its intended purpose, and instead substitute an [[object]] that [[Give\|#gives]] ammo, or initialize the [[world]] with a non-zero ammo counter.

	The first time a player picks up ammo during a game, the following message is displayed: "Ammunition — 5 shots per container."		The first time a player picks up ammo during a game, the following message is displayed: "Ammunition — 5 shots per container."

Zephyr: 1. changed "a pain" to "time-consuming." 2. Added a line about the message displayed when first picking up ammo.

2021-02-13T22:34:04Z

1. changed "a pain" to "time-consuming." 2. Added a line about the message displayed when first picking up ammo.

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	The '''ammo''' element is ZZT's built-in method for giving the player ammunition.		The '''ammo''' element is ZZT's built-in method for giving the player ammunition.

	Picking up an instance of ammo increments the player's [[Ammo (counter)\|ammo counter]] by 5 shots. The amount is not configurable, making it ~~a pain~~ for the player to pick up a large quantity of it. For this reason, many modern ZZT worlds do not use ammo for its intended purpose, and instead substitute an [[object]] that [[Give\|#gives]] ammo, or initialize the [[world]] with a non-zero ammo counter.		Picking up an instance of ammo increments the player's [[Ammo (counter)\|ammo counter]] by 5 shots. The amount is not configurable, making it time-consuming for the player to pick up a large quantity of it. For this reason, many modern ZZT worlds do not use ammo for its intended purpose, and instead substitute an [[object]] that [[Give\|#gives]] ammo, or initialize the [[world]] with a non-zero ammo counter.

			The first time a player picks up ammo during a game, the following message is displayed: "Ammunition — 5 shots per container."

	Ammo is useful as a means of programmatically obtaining dark cyan, e.g., by [[Change\|#changing]] another item to ammo and back.		Ammo is useful as a means of programmatically obtaining dark cyan, e.g., by [[Change\|#changing]] another item to ammo and back.

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Quantum: Flesh out ammo article a bit

2021-01-18T08:24:40Z

Flesh out ammo article a bit

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			The '''ammo''' element is ZZT's built-in method for giving the player ammunition.

			Picking up an instance of ammo increments the player's [[Ammo (counter)\|ammo counter]] by 5 shots. The amount is not configurable, making it a pain for the player to pick up a large quantity of it. For this reason, many modern ZZT worlds do not use ammo for its intended purpose, and instead substitute an [[object]] that [[Give\|#gives]] ammo, or initialize the [[world]] with a non-zero ammo counter.

			Ammo is useful as a means of programmatically obtaining dark cyan, e.g., by [[Change\|#changing]] another item to ammo and back.

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Quantum: Stub page: populate templates

2021-01-18T08:03:34Z

Stub page: populate templates

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|zzt-oop name=ammo
|id={{Byte|5}}
|char={{CharSwatch|132}}
|color={{ColorSwatch|fg=dark cyan|bg=black}}
|category=item
|stats=no
|destructible=no
|effect on movement=pushable
|uses zzt-oop color=no
}}
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