Inventory/Container Sort Command

This is the ‘sort’ command. This command sorts a container (or inventory) into alphabetical order (or by alphabetical order combined into the order they were gotten/put). The usefulness of this command is that if, for example, you have six different objects with ‘red’ in the short desc, the same items will be put next to each other in the container. That way, I can use ‘get 2.red backpack’ and know which item is really second in the list.

Right now, I might have this in my backpack:

A head of Zhokril

A head of Lytholm

A head of Anume

A head of Gradrel

I put another head in my backpack and it shows:

(2) A head of Anume

A head of Zhokril

A head of Lytholm

A head of Gradrel

I then type get 3.head back (I want the Zhokril one) and it gives me the head of Lytholm instead since the real order is like this:

A head of Anume

A head of Zhokril

A head of Lytholm

A head of Anume

A head of Gradrel

The sort command would change it to look like this:

A head of Anume

A head of Anume

A head of Gradrel

A head of Lytholm

A head of Zhokril

Mud output would be:

(2) A head of Anume

A head of Gradrel

A head of Lytholm

A head of Zhokril

Then I can easily type get 5.head to get my Zhokril head, since I know exactly where it is in the order now!

Furthermore, this wouldn't complicate the cursed rare removal exploit (via logout) since you cannot directly choose the order of the objects yourself.

Agreed.

Bump!

You have the best ideas Celerity.

+1

Sorting is such a basic tool in our lives I am surprised this wasn't coded into original DIKU.

I also think there should also be a way to rid oneself of cursed (nouncurse) items in the inventory without people resorting to rare limit logouts. I agree that this is exploitation of an OOC mechanic but it is probably impossible to enforce. I propose there be some sort of high level communing mob that for a steep price and a considerable number of ticks will confiscate and destroy such items from anyone's inventory.

Better to play russian roulette with a hellstream/ice storm happy invoker... Makes things much more interesting... ;-)

Right now, I might have this in my backpack:

A head of Zhokril

A head of Lytholm

A head of Anume

A head of Gradrel

I put another head in my backpack and it shows:

(2) A head of Anume

A head of Zhokril

A head of Lytholm

A head of Gradrel

I fought Kaylia a couple of times, this is believable.

I like this idea too!

instead of spending time on conveience issues.

why do we not focus this very same effort on the summoning spell for necromancers.....

I don't know. IRL if you had a pile of heads in a backpack I don't think you could store them neatly. But I could see this being very convenient for consumables. Maybe you could assign them to a tray or zipper or pocket of sorts.

Fanny pack +1.