- General Failure Messages
- The message printed when the user has attempted to do something completely invalid.
- Note: A random message is chosen to display.
- Example: You can't do that.
- Take Failure Messages
- The message printed when the user attempts to take something that they cannot.
- Note: A random message is chosen to display.
- Example: You can't take that.
- Move Failure Messages
- The message printed when the user attempts to move in a direction that they cannot.
- Note: A random message is chosen to display.
- Example: You can't go there.
- Look Failure Messages
- The message printed when the user attempts to look at something non-existent.
- Note: A random message is chosen to display.
- Example: You can't see that here.
Fun Trivia:
I used to hate when a game would say "You can't use that here" or "You can't see that here" - when it actually meant "You can't do that at all" or "You will never ever see that" because it lead me to believe that I was on the right track, just in the wrong location. |
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