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Hey guys, it would seem that screwing over inform’s default command system isn’t as easy as I previously thought…

I’ve scoured the manuels for a few days looking to erase the default responses to errors. Yes, I found out about the sixteen(ish) default commands that I can override Rule for printing a parser error when the latest parser error is I beg your pardon error: say "Whatever I want".

Rule for printing a parser error when the latest parser error is didn't understand that number error: say "Something in here".
etc.etc.etc.
However there are still some commands that I cannot override such as:
“unlock” --> “What do you want to unlock?”
“open” --> “what do you want to open?”
“go” --> “You’ll have to say which compass direction to go in.”
or even “eat” --> the program automatically assumes “(yourself)”

  1. Is there a list of commands that will ALWAYS ask such questions or give a standard response like the ones above.
  2. How can I override them and make the text mine?
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It’s a lot more than sixteen. Try the testing command RESPONSES (mentioned at the end of the Adaptive Text & Responses chapter).

That covers everything you need except for the >EAT one. That’s not a response: you need to change the rules for supplying a missing noun (see 18.32.)