Wiki:Requested articles
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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.
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
Techniques
- Kangaroo effect
- Using player clones for teleportation
- Using statless players and board edges to control teleportation
- Colors accessible from ZZT
- Detecting game speed
- Using Medusa bugs (transporters, text, etc) to prevent anti-dark cheats
Bugs
- Counter behavior when #giving very large numbers
- Counter display bug
- Label behavior with numerals
- #restore sometimes doesn't restore all labels
- Black keys and doors
- Inaccuracies in frequencies used by #play
ZZT itself
File formats
- World
- Board
- ZZT.DAT
- High score files
- Help files
Tile types
- Empty
- Edge
- Monitor
- Player
- Ammo
- Torch
- Gem
- Key
- Door
- Scroll
- Passage
- Duplicator
- Bomb
- Energizer
- Star
- Conveyor
- Bullet
- Water
- Forest
- Solid
- Normal
- Breakable
- Boulder
- Slider
- Fake
- Invisible
- Blink wall
- Transporter
- Line
- Ricochet
- Blink wall ray
- Bear
- Ruffian
- Object
- Slime
- Shark
- Spinning gun
- Pusher
- Lion
- Tiger
- Head
- Segment
- Text
ZZT-OOP
Prefixes/statement types
- Centered text ($)
- Object name (@)
- Command (#)
- Slash move (/) (Should this be combined with #GO?)
- Question move (?)
- Label (:)
- Comment/Zapped label (')
- Hyperlink (!)