Myriad Lite Rumor Server

Rumor Server Concepts

The Rumor system is intended to allow regions to offer a way for players to start anonymous, but moderated, in character rumors for all other players to find through NPCs or quests.

The Rumor System comes in two parts - a standalone server script with a notecard of "starting" or "seed" rumors that the region admin

The second part is a Myriad Lite HUD module that provides the interface for the player to the rumor server.

This Rumor Server has also been upgraded from my prototype versions to allow the owner's objects (like BAM quest goals) to add pre-approved rumors.

A better interface is planned, as well as integration with NPCs.

Rumor Server Setup

1. Copy the Anti-Delay Manager and Node scripts from http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/AntiDelay_Node in your inventory
2. Copy the Myriad Lite Rumor Server v0.0.4 20120317 script into an inventory script
3. Create a server prim
4. Drop in the Anti-Delay Manager and one or more copies of the Anti-Delay Node script into the server prim
5. Copy the seed rumors into a notecard in your inventory
6. Edit the seed rumor notecard to contain the starter rumors you want in your region to begin with and be always present, such as clues to region quests
7. Drop the Seed rumors notecard into the server prim
8. Drop the rumor server script into the rumor server prim
9. Use the Tools Menu (v1 viewers, v2+ viewers you're on your own) to reset all scripts in the selection.
10. The server is now ready to serve rumors.

Using the Rumor System

Players

• /5 RUMOR_GET - get a rumor
• /5 RUMOR_PUT|some rumor text - add a rumor to the system, requires approval by region admin

Region Admins

• /5 RUMOR_MAIN - show the admin main menu
• /5 RUMOR_LIST - list currently active rumors
• /5 RUMOR_MODERATE - moderate the list of pending rumors
• /5 RUMOR_RESET - reset the entire rumor system back to seed rumors only

The Myriad RPG Group

Join the Myriad RPG group for announcements and discussion around the Myriad RPG and Myriad Lite scripts.

SecondLife: secondlife:///app/group/dbedc3be-729e-a123-d669-92f401e07a1e/about

OSgrid: secondlife:///app/group/da0227e5-8a0d-4d99-b970-9411932c852d/about

Community

Feature Requests

If you have a feature you would like to see added to Myriad Lite Rumor Server, write a new feature request on the talk page for this article.

The best feature requests will have:

 Your SL name
 The name, version, and date of the script you are requesting new features in
 A description of the feature
 A sample implementation of the feature in LSL compatible with OSG and SL.

Bug Reports

If you find a bug or something that just doesn't seem right in how the Myriad Lite Rumor Server script works, file a bug report on the talk page for this article.

The best bug reports will have:

 Your OSG or SL name
 The name, version, and date of the script you are having problems with
 A description of the problem itself
 Steps to follow to reproduce the problem

Contributing to Myriad Lite

If you would like to contribute to the Myriad Lite project, please do!

The best contributions will have:

 Your SL Name
 A description of the contribution
 The patch, script, file, or object being contributed
 A release stating: 
 * that you intend to contribute this to Myriad Lite
 * that you are the original creator of the contribution or are legally empowered to contribute it
 * that you acknowledge this contribution can be released under the Creative Commons BY 3.0 Unported and Modified BSD (3-clause) licenses

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