Object

Object
ZZT-OOP name	object
Internal ID	36 (0x24)
Character	#char 1 ☺ (0x01)
Category	creature
Stats
Default cycle	3
P1	Character graphic
P2	Message lock
Other traits
Effect on movement	Wall
Destructible?	No
Uses ZZT-OOP color names?	Yes

Objects are ZZT's general-purpose, customizable entity. While objects do nothing on their own, they can be programmed with ZZT-OOP to perform simple tasks such as moving, shooting and displaying text. It's possible to build more complex mechanisms using conditional statements, label manipulation and object-to-object communication.

Every tick, objects execute ZZT-OOP code if applicable, and then move in whatever direction they happen to be walking in.

Quirks

Dynamic Object Creation

Objects created with ZZT-OOP (like executing #put [dir] object in the direction of an empty space) have no ZZT-OOP program and default to a blank graphic (char 1). Objects can be cloned with their state and program intact via duplicators.

Changing an Object's Color

Objects cannot change their own color, and #become [color] object will delete the object's ZZT-OOP program and assign it char 1. All objects of a given color on the board can be changed at the same time using #change [old_color] object [new_color] object. One object may #put [dir] [color] object in the direction of an existing object and change its color that way.

Default Character

Objects placed in the editor default to #char 1 ☺ (0x01). Objects created by a #put statement default to #char 0 (0x00). Statless objects display as #char 2 ☻ (0x02).

Gameplay

• The player cannot shoot an object while standing directly next to it: there must be at least one space between them and the object. The reverse is not true for objects.