Inform7: Shortcuts

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hi,
i’m totally new to inform or interactive fiction at all, but i am a little experienced in general programming. though i still have little trouble using the right syntax with inform7.

what i want to do, is to give the user the possibility to make “shortcuts”. so that the user can not only go from one room to the next via a [direction] but also to a totally different location or room if that should exist (and there is a connection).

endlessly thankful for any help,
jango

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Emily Short’s Bronze had a GO TO command that did something similar to what you seem to be looking for.

The source code is public:
http://www.inform-fiction.org/I7Downloads/Examples/bronze/source_35.html

You might want to take a look over that and see if gives you any insight on how to solve your problem.

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There’s also two examples in the manual chapter 16.10, Misadventure and Safari Guide, that show how to do this.

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wow, thanks. i will look into those.