Help on cooking

Gregal · Post by **Gregal** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 7:35 pm

Well I have been trying to find out ICly how to do it, but nobody seems to know. I know that cooking has been added, I have bought all the supplies, but I do not know the syntax for cooking or making anything. Any help would be appreciated.

Zach · Post by **Zach** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 9:22 pm

water and flour "MIX" = dough
dough + fire + "COOK" = bread

Gregal · Post by **Gregal** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 9:47 pm

Alright, I tried that and I got MEAT...how bread came to be meat I do not know is this a bug?

Dalvyn · Post by **Dalvyn** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 10:14 pm

You just have to examine the objects sold in the shop and you will get all the keywords.

The following keywords are used:
- boil
- flatten
- bake
- mix
- place

Most objects used in cooking have an extra description, which means that you have to type "examine (keyword)", while typing the (keyword) in full [side note for help writers: it would be good to add a comment saying that keywords have to be typed in full for "examine" and "look" on objects, abbreviations won't work].

Zach · Post by **Zach** » Fri Sep 29, 2006 12:18 am

also, "slice" or "cut" to chop up the apples or whatever

Dalvyn · Post by **Dalvyn** » Fri Sep 29, 2006 2:00 am

Right, I forgot that one (since it's in a separate area file).

Gregal · Post by **Gregal** » Fri Sep 29, 2006 2:58 am

Is there anyway we can add items to this cooking file? There are fruits and vegetables that it does not work with.

Zach · Post by **Zach** » Fri Sep 29, 2006 4:31 pm

I tested most every type of fruit out there.... it does not work with food that is from the prayer "create food"

What items are not working?

Gregal · Post by **Gregal** » Fri Sep 29, 2006 6:12 pm

Oranges from Westgate, grapes from westgate, starfruit, pear and lemons work. Potatos also are not coming up as a vegetable when you try to make soup.

Saurel · Post by **Saurel** » Fri Mar 09, 2007 10:03 pm

If im being really stupid say, or if you cant tell me cos of quest reasons etc

but im trying to make dough, I have the flour and bowl and 2 difrent waterskins and have tryed next to fountains. I get the message "you need some water to do that"

Ive tryed every combination i can think off to put water in the bowl and tralled shops/pubs for "a glass of water" etc.

If someone could let me know what im doing wrong id apreciate it.

Raona · Post by **Raona** » Fri Mar 09, 2007 11:43 pm

Hi Saurel - The cooking programs are a bit of a novelty, and are rather particular. They will only function on certain input materials, and you kind of have to discover them by trial and error, or by speaking with an experienced chef in-character. (That is, OOCly, a PC that has already figured this stuff out!) I'll tell you this much, OOC:

There are different sources of water...and only one of them will work for making dough.

Only certain fruits can be baked into dough

You generally have to hold the right thing(s) and then type the correct (and full, not abbreviated) keyword

You can often find helpful tips by searching the forums! For example, a search for COOKING DOUGH (ALL) brings up these two posts, which might also help in your efforts:
http://www.gallwey.com/fk/board/viewtop ... king+dough
http://www.gallwey.com/fk/board/viewtop ... king+dough

Have fun exploring, Saurel!

Dalvyn · Post by **Dalvyn** » Sat Mar 10, 2007 12:08 am

For most area-based programs, when "water" is required, you need to have "a flask of water".

The language used to make those programs is quite limited, so it's next to impossible to check for all kinds of water container. "A flask of water" is always a safe bet though.

Emrys · Post by **Emrys** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 2:45 am

Bug, mentioned previously in this thread, but seems to have been ignored.

I try to cook dough. I fail. The leftover crap is a piece of burned MEAT. (Not dough or bread).

I decide to cook (destroy) the burned meat and managed to create a slice of cooked meat (edible). Not bad for flour and water.

Amalia · Post by **Amalia** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 10:13 am

Cook always produces meat-- the keyword you'd actually use to cook other items is bake.

Emrys · Post by **Emrys** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 1:05 pm

Oops.

Well, you can see I'm a terrible cook.