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Note that some of these links should probably be the same article: for example, we probably don't need separate articles for NORTH and SOUTH, but we should have redirects to a shared article. | Note that some of these links should probably be the same article: for example, we probably don't need separate articles for NORTH and SOUTH, but we should have redirects to a shared article. | ||
Also, see [[Special:WantedPages]] for an automatically-generated list of linked-to but non-existent pages. | |||
== Categories to add == | == Categories to add == | ||
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* ZZT itself: versions, Super ZZT | * ZZT itself: versions, Super ZZT | ||
* Cheats | * Cheats | ||
* Locks, especially those integrated with ZZT like the SECRET flag | |||
== ZZT behavior == | |||
Some of the categorization here is fuzzy (is X a bug or a technique?). You can help by writing the corresponding article, so we can get rid of the offending line on this page. :-) | |||
=== Techniques === | |||
* Using [[Player clone|player clones]] for teleportation | |||
* Using [[Statless player|statless players]] and board [[Edge|edges]] to control teleportation | |||
* [[Colors accessible from ZZT]] | |||
* Using [[Medusa bug|Medusa bugs]] (transporters, text, etc) to prevent anti-dark cheats | |||
* [[Board illusion]] triggered by crossing to another board and immediately hitting a passage | |||
* Sticking non-[[segment]] entities onto a [[centipede]] | |||
* Using non-unit [[step values]] to, e.g., move diagonally | |||
* [[Stat]] stacking | |||
* Transferring data between worlds by overwriting board edges | |||
=== Internals === | |||
* [[Stat order]] | |||
* Sound priority | |||
* [[Pascal string]]<nowiki/>s hold partial previous contents in memory/on disk | |||
=== Bugs and limits === | |||
*[[Counter]] behavior when [[Give|#giving]] very large numbers (32 bits in size and beyond) | |||
*[[Counter]] display bug: some digits left behind when counter goes from big to small | |||
* Black [[Key|keys]] and [[Door|doors]] | |||
* [[Conveyor]] bugs (ability to delete player, etc) | |||
* 1024-line maximum for all [[text window]]<nowiki/>s (including world selector) | |||
* Blank lines in [[text window]]<nowiki/>s sometimes appear as hyperlinks | |||
* Shooting changes [[step value]] of 150th stat | |||
* Moving while paused via [[mouse movement]] | |||
* [[Built-in editor]] and stat deletion bugs, if we ever figure out why that one happens | |||
* Dependencies on CPU speed for "fast" machines (e.g., [[sound effects]]) | |||
* [[Koopo bug]] | |||
* [[Passage]]<nowiki/>s have the potential to delete each other if they are adjacent | |||
== ZZT itself == | == ZZT itself == | ||
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=== File formats === | |||
* [[World]] | |||
* [[Board]] | |||
* [[ZZT.DAT]] | |||
* [[High score files]] | |||
* Help files | |||
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Latest revision as of 18:32, 24 December 2025
Note that some of these links should probably be the same article: for example, we probably don't need separate articles for NORTH and SOUTH, but we should have redirects to a shared article.
Also, see Special:WantedPages for an automatically-generated list of linked-to but non-existent pages.
Categories to add
- Colors
- Fake labels (:endgame, :zapped) that are rumored to exist but don't
- Output stuff: Sound? Charsets? Colors?
- World, board, stat
- Special elements/redirects: Player Clone, Dummy, Black Hole
- ZZT itself: versions, Super ZZT
- Cheats
- Locks, especially those integrated with ZZT like the SECRET flag
ZZT behavior
Some of the categorization here is fuzzy (is X a bug or a technique?). You can help by writing the corresponding article, so we can get rid of the offending line on this page. :-)
Techniques
- Using player clones for teleportation
- Using statless players and board edges to control teleportation
- Colors accessible from ZZT
- Using Medusa bugs (transporters, text, etc) to prevent anti-dark cheats
- Board illusion triggered by crossing to another board and immediately hitting a passage
- Sticking non-segment entities onto a centipede
- Using non-unit step values to, e.g., move diagonally
- Stat stacking
- Transferring data between worlds by overwriting board edges
Internals
- Stat order
- Sound priority
- Pascal strings hold partial previous contents in memory/on disk
Bugs and limits
- Counter behavior when #giving very large numbers (32 bits in size and beyond)
- Counter display bug: some digits left behind when counter goes from big to small
- Black keys and doors
- Conveyor bugs (ability to delete player, etc)
- 1024-line maximum for all text windows (including world selector)
- Blank lines in text windows sometimes appear as hyperlinks
- Shooting changes step value of 150th stat
- Moving while paused via mouse movement
- Built-in editor and stat deletion bugs, if we ever figure out why that one happens
- Dependencies on CPU speed for "fast" machines (e.g., sound effects)
- Koopo bug
- Passages have the potential to delete each other if they are adjacent
ZZT itself
File formats
- World
- Board
- ZZT.DAT
- High score files
- Help files