AuthorPack Version 1.0 README
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AuthorPack is a Palace Server plugin that provides additional
functionality for authoring through commands.



Installation and Configuration
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The following installation instructions assume that the Palace server
has been installed in /usr/local/palace.

AuthorPack is a standard Palace server plugin. It is installed by
placing the plugin file, authorpack.so, in the Palace binary folder,
/usr/local/palace/bin, and adding the following line to the plugin
configuration file, /usr/local/palace/<palace-name>/psdata/plugin.conf

../bin/authorpack.so <switch setting>

The control switch "rank <0-3>" may be set using the <switch setting> parameter.

For example:

../bin/authorpack.so rank 2

will permit operators to use the commands created by AuthorPack. The possible
ranks are listed below, with the default value noted in parenthesis:

0  = every one can use AuthorPack commands
1  = only members, wizards and gods can use AuthorPack commands
2  = only wizards and gods can use AuthorPack commands
3  = only gods can use AuthorPack commands (default)



Commands
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`deletespot <spotID>
Removes hotspot <spotID> from current room.

`delprop <propNum>
Removes <propNum> from current room.

`dest <roomID> <spotID> [<destID>|off]
Changes destination for <spotID> in <roomID> to <destID>.

`forbidden <roomID> <spotID> [off]
Disallows users to be on <spotID> in <roomID>.

`landingpad <roomID> <spotID> [off]
Makes users land on <spotID> when they enter <roomID>.

`lock <roomID> <spotID>
Lock <spotID> in <roomID>.

`mandatory <roomID> <spotID> [off]
Forces users to be on <spotID> while they are in <roomID>.

`movepic <roomID> <spotID> <h> <v>
Moves picture on <spotID> in <roomID> a specified number of
pixels in the horizontal <h> and vertical <v> directions from
the center of the hotspot.

`moveprop <propNum> <location>
Moves <propNum> to <location> in current room.

`movespot <roomID> <spotID> <position>
Moves hotspot <spotID> to <position> in <roomID>.

`newspot
Creates new spot in current room.

`spotstate <roomID> <spotID> <state>
Sets <spotID> in <roomID> to <state>

`time
Announce the server's local time.

`unlock <roomID> <spotID>
Unlock <spotID> in <roomID>.

Note: you can also type `help misc for a comprehensive list of miscellaneous
commands provided by server plugins.