MudEngine:

- Realm, Room and Zone editing no longer closes the menu once a task is finished. Use the Exit menu option to close the editing menu
 - Revised how the Game checks for existing InitialLocations. If a InitialLocation does not exist, but is created during server runtime, new players will automatically be placed there without the need to restart the server.
 - Improved the List command.

MudEngine/Commands/CommandEditRealm.cs

@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ namespace MudEngine.Commands
         public List<String> Help { get; set; }
 
         private Realm realm;
-        BaseCharacter player;
+        private BaseCharacter player;
+        private Boolean isEditing;
 
         public CommandEditRealm()
         {
@@ -63,6 +64,11 @@ namespace MudEngine.Commands
                 //Otherwise, the Realm does exist and was retrieved.
                 //Lets build our Editing menu's and allow for Realm Editing.
                 else
+                {
+                    //Always re-build the menu so the user doesn't need to re-enter the edit command.
+                    //When the user selects the exit option, the loop will end.
+                    isEditing = true;
+                    while (isEditing)
                     {
                         //Construct the main editing menu.
                         BuildMenuMain();
@@ -83,6 +89,7 @@ namespace MudEngine.Commands
 
                         //Parse the menu option that the admin supplied.
                         ParseMenuSelection(value);
+                    }
                     //let the admin know that we have now exited the editor.
                     player.Send("Editing completed.");
                 }
@@ -238,6 +245,7 @@ namespace MudEngine.Commands
                     ParseInitialSelection(entry);
                     break;
                 case 9:
+                    isEditing = false;
                     break;
                 default:
                     break;
@@ -322,7 +330,7 @@ namespace MudEngine.Commands
                         else if (input.ToLower().StartsWith("edit"))
                         {
                             //Retrieve the line number from the users input.
-                            String editLine= input.Substring("edit".Length).Trim();
+                            String editLine = input.Substring("edit".Length).Trim();
 
                             //If no line number was provided, cancel.
                             if (String.IsNullOrEmpty(editLine))

MudEngine/Commands/CommandEditRoom.cs

@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ namespace MudEngine.Commands
         public List<String> Help { get; set; }
 
         private Room room;
-        BaseCharacter player;
+        private BaseCharacter player;
+        private Boolean isEditing;
 
         public CommandEditRoom()
         {
@@ -81,6 +82,10 @@ namespace MudEngine.Commands
                 //Otherwise, the Room does exist and was retrieved.
                 //Lets build our Editing menu's and allow for Room Editing.
                 else
+                {
+                    isEditing = true;
+
+                    while (isEditing)
                     {
                         //Construct the main editing menu.
                         BuildMenuMain();
@@ -101,6 +106,7 @@ namespace MudEngine.Commands
 
                         //Parse the menu option that the admin supplied.
                         ParseMenuSelection(value);
+                    }
                     //let the admin know that we have now exited the editor.
                     player.Send("Editing completed.");
                 }
@@ -120,7 +126,7 @@ namespace MudEngine.Commands
             player.Send("3: Senses");
             player.Send("4: Initial Room");
             player.Send("5: Settings");
-            player.Send("6: Doorways");
+            //player.Send("6: Doorways");
             player.Send("9: Exit");
             player.Send("Enter numeric selection: ", false);
         }
@@ -262,6 +268,7 @@ namespace MudEngine.Commands
                 case 6: //Doorways
                     break;
                 case 9:
+                    isEditing = false;  
                     break;
                 default:
                     break;
@@ -694,7 +701,7 @@ namespace MudEngine.Commands
 
             //Next, we need to loop through every Room within this Room
             //and update their Rooms names to match the new one
-            foreach(Realm r in player.ActiveGame.World.RealmCollection)
+            foreach (Realm r in player.ActiveGame.World.RealmCollection)
             {
                 foreach (Zone z in r.ZoneCollection)
                 {

MudEngine/Commands/CommandEditZone.cs

@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ namespace MudEngine.Commands
         public List<String> Help { get; set; }
 
         private Zone zone;
-        BaseCharacter player;
+        private BaseCharacter player;
+        private Boolean isEditing;
 
         public CommandEditZone()
         {
@@ -75,6 +76,11 @@ namespace MudEngine.Commands
                 //Otherwise, the Zone does exist and was retrieved.
                 //Lets build our Editing menu's and allow for Zone Editing.
                 else
+                {
+                    //Always re-build the menu so the user doesn't need to re-enter the edit command.
+                    //When the user selects the exit option, the loop will end.
+                    isEditing = true;
+                    while (isEditing)
                     {
                         //Construct the main editing menu.
                         BuildMenuMain();
@@ -95,6 +101,7 @@ namespace MudEngine.Commands
 
                         //Parse the menu option that the admin supplied.
                         ParseMenuSelection(value);
+                    }
                     //let the admin know that we have now exited the editor.
                     player.Send("Editing completed.");
                 }
@@ -113,7 +120,7 @@ namespace MudEngine.Commands
             player.Send("2: Names");
             player.Send("3: Senses");
             player.Send("4: Initial Zone");
-            player.Send("5: Settings");
+           // player.Send("5: Settings");
             player.Send("9: Exit");
             player.Send("Enter numeric selection: ", false);
         }
@@ -253,6 +260,7 @@ namespace MudEngine.Commands
                 case 5: //Settings
                     break;
                 case 9:
+                    isEditing = false;
                     break;
                 default:
                     break;

MudEngine/GameManagement/Game.cs

@@ -195,6 +195,7 @@ namespace MudEngine.GameManagement
             scriptEngine = new Scripting.ScriptEngine(this);
             World = new GameWorld(this);
             WorldTime = new GameTime(this);
+            InitialRealm = new Realm(this);
 
             //Prepare the Save Paths for all of our Game objects.
             DataPaths = new SaveDataPaths("World", "Player");
@@ -279,6 +280,17 @@ namespace MudEngine.GameManagement
             //Load the game and world if it was previously saved.
             Load();
 
+            String[] env = InitialRealm.InitialZone.InitialRoom.RoomLocation.Split('>');
+            if (env.Length == 3)
+            {
+                if ((String.IsNullOrEmpty(env[0])) || (String.IsNullOrEmpty(env[1])) || (String.IsNullOrEmpty(env[2])))
+                {
+                    Log.Write("Error: No starting location defined!");
+                }
+            }
+            else
+                Log.Write("Error: No starting location defined!");
+
             Log.Write("Game startup complete.");
             return true;
         }
@@ -429,6 +441,16 @@ namespace MudEngine.GameManagement
             //Restore the world.
             World.Load();
 
+            //Check if any the initial room exists or not.
+            if ((this.InitialRealm == null) || (this.InitialRealm.InitialZone == null) || (this.InitialRealm.InitialZone.InitialRoom == null))
+            {
+                Log.Write("ERROR: No initial location defined. Game startup failed!");
+                Log.Write("Players will start in the Abyss. Each player will contain their own instance of this room.");
+                //return false;
+            }
+            else
+                Log.Write("Initial Location loaded: " + this.InitialRealm.InitialZone.InitialRoom.RoomLocationWithoutExtension);
+
             Log.Write("Game Restore complete.");
         }
 

MudEngine/GameManagement/GameWorld.cs

@@ -74,17 +74,6 @@ namespace MudEngine.GameManagement
                     break;
                 }
             }
-
-            //Check if any the initial room exists or not.
-            if ((_Game.InitialRealm == null) || (_Game.InitialRealm.InitialZone == null) || (_Game.InitialRealm.InitialZone.InitialRoom == null))
-            {
-                Log.Write("ERROR: No initial location defined. Game startup failed!");
-                Log.Write("Players will start in the Abyss. Each player will contain their own instance of this room.");
-                //return false;
-            }
-            else
-                Log.Write("Initial Location loaded: " + _Game.InitialRealm.InitialZone.InitialRoom.RoomLocationWithoutExtension);
-
         }
 
         public void Save()

MudEngine/GameObjects/Environment/Room.cs

@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ namespace MudEngine.GameObjects.Environment
         {
             get
             {
-                return this.Realm + ">" + Zone + ">" + Filename;
+                return this.Realm + ">" + this.Zone + ">" + this.Filename;
             }
         }
 

MudGame/Scripts/AdminCommands/CommandList.cs

@@ -57,11 +57,20 @@ public class CommandList : IGameCommand
                 switch (data[0])
                 {
                     case "realms":
+                        if (player.ActiveGame.World.RealmCollection.Count == 0)
+                            player.Send("There are currently no loaded Realm files.");
+                        else
+                        {
                             player.Send("Currently loaded Realm files:");
                             foreach (Realm r in player.ActiveGame.World.RealmCollection)
                                 player.Send(r.Filename + " | ", false);
+                        }
                         break;
                     case "players":
+                        if (System.IO.Directory.GetFiles(player.ActiveGame.DataPaths.Players, "*.character").Length == 0)
+                            player.Send("There are currently no characters created on this server.");
+                        else
+                        {
                             player.Send("Players with created characters:");
                             BaseCharacter p = new BaseCharacter(player.ActiveGame);
                             foreach (String file in System.IO.Directory.GetFiles(player.ActiveGame.DataPaths.Players, "*.character"))
@@ -69,14 +78,35 @@ public class CommandList : IGameCommand
                                 p.Load(file);
                                 player.Send(p.Name + " | ", false);
                             }
+                        }
                         break;
                     case "zones":
-                        player.Send("Currently loaded Zones. This spans across every Realm in the world.");
+                        if (player.ActiveGame.World.RealmCollection.Count == 0)
+                        {
+                            player.Send("There are currently no Zones created on this server.");
+                        }
+                        else
+                        {
+                            List<String> names = new List<String>();
                             foreach (Realm r in player.ActiveGame.World.RealmCollection)
                             {
                                 foreach (Zone z in r.ZoneCollection)
                                 {
-                                player.Send(System.IO.Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(r.Filename) + ">" + System.IO.Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(z.Filename));
+                                    names.Add(System.IO.Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(r.Filename) + ">" + System.IO.Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(z.Filename));
+                                }
+                            }
+
+                            if (names.Count == 0)
+                            {
+                                player.Send("There are currently no Zones created on this server.");
+                            }
+                            else
+                            {
+                                player.Send("Currently loaded Zones. This spans across every Realm in the world.");
+                                foreach (String name in names)
+                                {
+                                    player.Send(name);
+                                }
                             }
                         }
                         break;