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Old 10-12-2005, 09:20 AM   #30
Jazuela
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That's why I didn't reply..I can't describe something I can't figure out. I have no idea what those ascii symbols are doing, or what they're supposed to represent. They don't look random, but I can't fathom the pattern.

But let's say you're trying to portray clouds coming in from the west, they're rainclouds, and they're chock-full of sand. Typing the word "weather" would return:

Sand-filled rainclouds appear overhead, coming in from the west.

Typing "weather west" would return:

Near west:
The sky darkens to the west, with sand-filled rainclouds looming precariously low to the ground.
Far west:
The sky is completely blackened, obscured by a harsh rainy sandstorm.

or - maybe the storm is coming from the northwest, and the "north" part of it is far, rather than near:

Far west:
Thick dark clouds form overhead from a storm coming in from the north.

Very easy to write, much easier to decipher than an ascii rendering.
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