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RULES ON GIVING AND TAKING MONEY

by Hazed

The script that lets you add and remove money from a player's bank balance has a lot of rules which the game will enforce, but the game can't stop all of the things you might do that we don't want you to, so once again there are some rules you need to follow.

First, let me explain what the game does.

If you are taking money away from a player, her bank balance will never go below 200 groats - she will always be left with enough groats to buy food and a bit of fuel. If your event takes 10 groats away, and the player only has 174 groats, no money will be removed. That's why it is always a good idea to check the player's bank balance before you try to take money away - for example, if you are taking money for a cab ride, check the player's balance to see if she can afford it before you transport her anywhere.

The script that checks the bank balance will take account of that 200 groat limit, so if you check to see if the player can afford a 10 groat cab ride, the game will actually check to see if she has 210 groats, and if she has less, the result will be that she cannot afford the price.

The script that takes money away has a limit of 1,000 groats on it, so you cannot remove more than that from a player. Now, here comes one of those rules I was talking about:

• You must never use the script more than once in an attempt to get around this rule. The ability to remove money is there so you can charge a reasonable price for goods and services on your planet, not so you can empty a player's bank account!

And two more rules if you're taking money away from a player:

• Always tell the player if there is a cost to do something, so she can decide if she wants to pay it.
• When you take money away from a player, tell her about it - you should never just silently steal the money.

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