DeadEndConnector class | travel.t[2169]

A Dead End Connector is a connector that appears to lead somewhere, but which turns out to be impassable for reasons that aren't apparent until we get some distance into the passage.

The Dead End Connector might look a lot like the Fake Connector, but there's an important difference. A Fake Connector is a connector that can't even be physically attempted: the reason not to take a fake connector is something that shows up before we even start moving, usually a motivational reason ("You really can't leave town until you find your missing brother"). A Dead End Connector, on the other hand, is meant to model a physical attempt to travel that's blocked by some problem halfway along, such as travel down a tunnel that turns out to have caved in.

`class DeadEndConnector : TravelMessage`

Superclass Tree (in declaration order)

`DeadEndConnector`
`TravelMessage`
`TravelWithMessage`
`object`
`TravelConnector`
`Thing`
`VocabObject`
`object`

Subclass Tree

(none)

Global Objects

(none)

Summary of Properties

`apparentDestName rememberCircularPassage`

Inherited from `TravelMessage` :
`destination`

Inherited from `TravelWithMessage` :
`npcTravelDesc`

Inherited from `TravelConnector` :
`connectorStagingLocation isCircularPassage isConnectorListed travelBarrier travelMemory`

Inherited from `Thing` :
`actorInAName actorInName actorInPrep actorIntoName actorOutOfName actorOutOfPrep aDisambigName allStates aName brightness bulk canBeHeard canBeSeen canBeSmelled canBeTouched canMatchHer canMatchHim canMatchIt canMatchThem circularlyInMessage collectiveGroup collectiveGroups contents contentsListed contentsListedInExamine contentsListedSeparately contentsLister descContentsLister described disambigEquivName disambigName distantDesc distantInitSpecialDesc distantSpecialDesc distinguishers dummyName effectiveFollowLocation equivalenceKey equivalentGrouper equivalentGrouperClass equivalentGrouperTable esEndingPat explicitVisualSenseInfo getState globalParamName holdingIndex iesEndingPat initDesc initNominalRoomPartLocation initSpecialDesc inlineContentsLister isEquivalent isHer isHim isInInitState isKnown isLikelyCommandTarget isListedAboardVehicle isMassNoun isPlural isProperName isQualifiedName isThingConstructed isTopLevel listName listWith location lookInLister moved name nameDoes nameSays nameSees notTravelReadyMsg objectNotifyList objInPrep obscuredInitSpecialDesc obscuredSpecialDesc owner patElevenEighteen patIsAlpha patLeadingTagOrQuote patOfPhrase patOneLetterAnWord patOneLetterWord patSingleApostropheS patTagOrQuoteChar patUpperOrDigit patVowelY pluralDisambigName pluralName pronounSelector roomDarkName roomLocation roomName seen sightPresence sightSize smellPresence smellSize soundPresence soundSize specialContentsLister specialDesc specialDescBeforeContents specialDescListWith specialDescOrder specialNominalRoomPartLocation suppressAutoSeen takeFromNotInMessage theDisambigName theName theNamePossNoun tmpAmbient_ tmpAmbientFill_ tmpAmbientWithin_ tmpFillMedium_ tmpObstructor_ tmpObstructorWithin_ tmpPathIsIn_ tmpTrans_ tmpTransWithin_ touchPresence touchSize verbCan verbCannot verbCant verbEndingSD verbEndingSEd verbEndingSMessageBuilder_ verbMust verbToCome verbToDo verbToGo verbToLeave verbToSay verbToSee verbWill verbWont weight`

Inherited from `VocabObject` :
`canResolvePossessive disambigPromptOrder pluralOrder vocabLikelihood vocabWords weakTokens`

Summary of Methods

`apparentDest connectorBack getApparentDestination getDestination`

Inherited from `TravelMessage` :
`fixedSource`

Inherited from `TravelWithMessage` :
`noteTraversal showTravelDesc travelDesc`

Inherited from `TravelConnector` :
`actorTravelPreCond canTravelerPass checkTravelBarriers connectorGetConnectorTo connectorTravelPreCond createUnlistedProxy darkTravel describeArrival describeDeparture describeLocalArrival describeLocalDeparture describeRemoteTravel dobjFor(TravelVia) explainTravelBarrier isConnectorApparent isConnectorPassable isConnectorVisibleInDark rememberTravel`

Inherited from `Thing` :
`acceptCommand addAllContents addDirectConnections addObjectNotifyItem addToContents addToSenseInfoTable adjustLookAroundTable adjustThrowDestination afterAction afterTravel allContents aNameFrom aNameObj aNameOwnerLoc announceDefaultObject appendHeldContents atmosphereList baseMoveInto basicExamine basicExamineFeel basicExamineListen basicExamineSmell basicExamineTaste beforeAction beforeTravel buildContainmentPaths cacheAmbientInfo cacheSenseInfo cacheSensePath canBeHeardBy canBeSeenBy canBeSensed canBeSmelledBy canBeTouchedBy canDetailsBeSensed canHear canMatchPronounType canMoveViaPath cannotGoShowExits cannotReachObject cannotSeeSmellSource cannotSeeSoundSource canOwn canSee canSmell canThrowViaPath canTouch canTouchViaPath checkActorOutOfNested checkBulkChange checkBulkChangeWithin checkMoveViaPath checkStagingLocation checkThrowViaPath checkTouchViaPath checkTravelerDirectlyInRoom childInName childInNameGen childInNameWithOwner childInRemoteName clearSenseInfo cloneForMultiInstanceContents cloneMultiInstanceContents conjugateRegularVerb connectionTable construct contentsInFixedIn countDisambigName countListName countName countNameFrom countNameOwnerLoc darkRoomContentsLister defaultDistantDesc defaultObscuredDesc desc directionForConnector distantSmellDesc distantSoundDesc dobjFor(AskAbout) dobjFor(AskFor) dobjFor(AskVague) dobjFor(AttachTo) dobjFor(Attack) dobjFor(AttackWith) dobjFor(Board) dobjFor(Break) dobjFor(Burn) dobjFor(BurnWith) dobjFor(Clean) dobjFor(CleanWith) dobjFor(Climb) dobjFor(ClimbDown) dobjFor(ClimbUp) dobjFor(Close) dobjFor(Consult) dobjFor(ConsultAbout) dobjFor(CutWith) dobjFor(Detach) dobjFor(DetachFrom) dobjFor(Dig) dobjFor(DigWith) dobjFor(Doff) dobjFor(Drink) dobjFor(Drop) dobjFor(Eat) dobjFor(Enter) dobjFor(EnterOn) dobjFor(Examine) dobjFor(Extinguish) dobjFor(Fasten) dobjFor(FastenTo) dobjFor(Feel) dobjFor(Flip) dobjFor(Follow) dobjFor(GetOffOf) dobjFor(GetOutOf) dobjFor(GiveTo) dobjFor(GoThrough) dobjFor(JumpOff) dobjFor(JumpOver) dobjFor(Kiss) dobjFor(LieOn) dobjFor(Light) dobjFor(ListenTo) dobjFor(Lock) dobjFor(LockWith) dobjFor(LookBehind) dobjFor(LookIn) dobjFor(LookThrough) dobjFor(LookUnder) dobjFor(Move) dobjFor(MoveTo) dobjFor(MoveWith) dobjFor(Open) dobjFor(PlugIn) dobjFor(PlugInto) dobjFor(Pour) dobjFor(PourInto) dobjFor(PourOnto) dobjFor(Pull) dobjFor(Push) dobjFor(PushTravel) dobjFor(PutBehind) dobjFor(PutIn) dobjFor(PutOn) dobjFor(PutUnder) dobjFor(Read) dobjFor(Remove) dobjFor(Screw) dobjFor(ScrewWith) dobjFor(Search) dobjFor(Set) dobjFor(SetTo) dobjFor(ShowTo) dobjFor(SitOn) dobjFor(Smell) dobjFor(StandOn) dobjFor(Strike) dobjFor(Switch) dobjFor(Take) dobjFor(TakeFrom) dobjFor(TalkTo) dobjFor(Taste) dobjFor(TellAbout) dobjFor(TellVague) dobjFor(Throw) dobjFor(ThrowAt) dobjFor(ThrowDir) dobjFor(ThrowTo) dobjFor(Turn) dobjFor(TurnOff) dobjFor(TurnOn) dobjFor(TurnTo) dobjFor(TurnWith) dobjFor(TypeLiteralOn) dobjFor(TypeOn) dobjFor(Unfasten) dobjFor(UnfastenFrom) dobjFor(Unlock) dobjFor(UnlockWith) dobjFor(Unplug) dobjFor(UnplugFrom) dobjFor(Unscrew) dobjFor(UnscrewWith) dobjFor(Wear) examineListContents examineListContentsWith examineSpecialContents examineStatus failCheck feelDesc fillMedium findOpaqueObstructor findTouchObstructor forEachConnectedContainer forEachContainer fromPOV getAllForTakeFrom getAllPathsTo getAnnouncementDistinguisher getBagAffinities getBagsOfHolding getBestDistinguisher getBulk getBulkWithin getCarryingActor getCommonContainer getCommonDirectContainer getConnectedContainers getConnectorTo getContentsForExamine getDestName getDropDestination getEncumberingBulk getEncumberingWeight getExtraScopeItems getHitFallDestination getIdentityObject getInScopeDistinguisher getListedContents getLocPushTraveler getLocTraveler getMovePathTo getNoise getNominalDropDestination getNominalOwner getObjectNotifyList getOdor getOutermostRoom getOutermostVisibleRoom getRoomNotifyList getRoomPartLocation getStateWithInfo getStatuslineExitsHeight getThrowPathTo getTouchPathTo getTravelConnector getVisualSenseInfo getWeight hasCollectiveGroup hideFromAll hideFromDefault initializeEquivalent initializeLocation initializeThing inRoomName iobjFor(AttachTo) iobjFor(AttackWith) iobjFor(BurnWith) iobjFor(CleanWith) iobjFor(CutWith) iobjFor(DetachFrom) iobjFor(DigWith) iobjFor(FastenTo) iobjFor(GiveTo) iobjFor(LockWith) iobjFor(MoveWith) iobjFor(PlugInto) iobjFor(PourInto) iobjFor(PourOnto) iobjFor(PutBehind) iobjFor(PutIn) iobjFor(PutOn) iobjFor(PutUnder) iobjFor(ScrewWith) iobjFor(ShowTo) iobjFor(TakeFrom) iobjFor(ThrowAt) iobjFor(ThrowTo) iobjFor(TurnWith) iobjFor(UnfastenFrom) iobjFor(UnlockWith) iobjFor(UnplugFrom) iobjFor(UnscrewWith) isActorTravelReady isComponentOf isDirectlyIn isHeldBy isIn isInFixedIn isListed isListedInContents isListedInInventory isListedInRoomPart isLookAroundCeiling isNominallyIn isNominallyInRoomPart isOccludedBy isOrIsIn isOwnedBy isShipboard isVocabEquivalent itIs itNom itObj itPossAdj itPossNoun itVerb listCardinality localDirectionLinkForConnector lookAround lookAroundPov lookAroundWithin lookAroundWithinContents lookAroundWithinDesc lookAroundWithinName lookAroundWithinSense lookAroundWithinShowExits lookInDesc mainExamine mainMoveInto mapPushTravelHandlers mapPushTravelHandlers mapPushTravelHandlers mapPushTravelHandlers mapPushTravelHandlers meetsObjHeld mergeSenseInfo mergeSenseInfoTable moveInto moveIntoForTravel moveIntoNotifyPath mustMoveObjInto nameIs nameIsnt nameVerb normalizePath notePromptByOwnerLoc notePromptByPossAdj noteSeenBy notifyInsert notifyMoveInto notifyMoveViaPath notifyRemove obscuredDesc obscuredSmellDesc obscuredSoundDesc pluralNameFrom processThrow propHidesProp propWithPresent putInName receiveDrop remoteDesc remoteInitSpecialDesc remoteRoomContentsLister remoteSpecialDesc removeFromContents removeObjectNotifyItem restoreLocation roomActorThereDesc roomContentsLister roomDaemon roomDarkDesc roomDesc roomFirstDesc roomRemoteDesc roomTravelPreCond saveLocation selectPathTo sendNotifyInsert sendNotifyRemove senseAmbientMax senseInfoTable senseObj sensePathFromWithin sensePathFromWithout sensePathToContents sensePathToLoc sensePresenceList setAllSeenBy setContentsSeenBy setGlobalParamName setVisualSenseInfo shineFromWithin shineFromWithout shineOnContents shineOnLoc showDistantSpecialDesc showDistantSpecialDescInContents showInventoryContents showInventoryItem showInventoryItemCounted showListItem showListItemCounted showListItemCountedGen showListItemGen showObjectContents showObscuredSpecialDesc showObscuredSpecialDescInContents showRemoteSpecialDesc showRemoteSpecialDescInContents showSpecialDesc showSpecialDescInContents showSpecialDescInContentsWithInfo showSpecialDescWithInfo showStatuslineExits showWornItem showWornItemCounted smellDesc smellHereDesc soundDesc soundHereDesc specialDescList specialPathFrom statusName stopThrowViaPath superHidesSuper tasteDesc thatNom thatObj theNameFrom theNameObj theNameOwnerLoc theNameWithOwner throwTargetCatch throwTargetHitWith throwViaPath transmitAmbient transSensingIn transSensingOut traversePath tryHolding tryImplicitRemoveObstructor tryMovingObjInto useInitDesc useInitSpecialDesc useSpecialDesc useSpecialDescInContents useSpecialDescInRoom useSpecialDescInRoomPart verbEndingEs verbEndingIes verbEndingS verbToHave verbWas verifyFollowable verifyInsert verifyMoveTo verifyRemove whatIf whatIfHeldBy withVisualSenseInfo`

Inherited from `VocabObject` :
`addToDictionary expandPronounList filterResolveList getFacets inheritVocab initializeVocab initializeVocabWith matchName matchNameCommon matchNameDisambig throwNoMatchForLocation throwNoMatchForPossessive throwNothingInLocation`

Properties

`apparentDestName` | `travel.t[2185]`

The apparent destination name. If the actor is meant to know the apparent destination from the outset, or if traversing the connector gives the actor an idea of where the connector supposedly goes, this can be used to give the name of that destination. This name will show up in exit listings, for example, once the PC knows where the connector supposedly goes.

Note that this isn't the actual destination of the connector, since the actual destination is simply back to the origin (that's the whole point of the dead end, after all). This is simply where the connector *appears* to go. If an attempted traversal doesn't even reveal that much, then you should just leave this nil, since the destination will never become apparent to the PC.

`rememberCircularPassage` OVERRIDDEN | `travel.t[2257]`

do remember circular trips, since that's the only kind we make

Methods

`apparentDest ( )` | `travel.t[2198]`

Our apparent destination. By default, we create a FakeDestination object to represent our apparent destination if we have a non-nil name for the apparent destination.

If the supposed-but-unreachable destination of the connector is in fact a real location in the game, you can override this to point directly to that actual location. This default is for the typical case where the supposed destination doesn't actually exist on the game map as a real room.

`connectorBack (traveler, dest)`OVERRIDDEN | `travel.t[2251]`

there's no corresponding connector back for a dead end

`getApparentDestination (origin, actor)`OVERRIDDEN | `travel.t[2224]`

get our apparent destination

`getDestination (origin, traveler)`OVERRIDDEN | `travel.t[2254]`

our actual destination is always our origin

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