RTYP

RTYP is a CAOS command and function to set or output the type of a room.

Usage

Command

Syntax: RTYP room_id(integer) room_type(integer)

Sets the given room's type to the one specified. For C3/DS, this should be in the range of 0-10.

Function

Syntax: RTYP room_id(integer)

This returns the given room's type as an integer. For C3/DS, this will be in the range of 0-10.

Example

This command is seen in the install scripts for metarooms to set the type for each defined room.

As a function, it is often used to make sure that plants and critters are restricted to reasonable habitats, so that plants don't start growing on metal walkways, terrestrial animals can't thrive underwater, fish die when brought to dry land, etc. For example, when bramboo fruit checks to see if it can make a new plant, one of the things it checks for is whether it's sitting on soil of some kind:

doif rtyp room targ = 5 or rtyp room targ = 6 or rtyp room targ = 7
	setv va15 1
else
	setv va15 0
endi

C3/DS Room Types

Number	Name	Description
0	Atmosphere	Heat and light travel well, nutrients and water do not.
1	Wooden Walkway	Insulates against heat, but permits water to drip through.
2	Concrete Walkway	Less permeable to more CA than a wooden walkway.
3	Indoor Concrete
4	Outdoor Concrete
5	Normal Soil	Fairly permeable to most CA.
6	Boggy Soil	Retains more moisture than normal soil.
7	Drained Soil	Loses more moisture than normal soil.
8	Fresh Water	Restrictive to heat.
9	Salt Water	Restrictive to heat.
10	Ettin Home	Loses the smell of machinery.