UMDLARS/one_night_in_sf

> exit / But you aren't in anything at the moment!

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#296 opened on Mar 11, 2025

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good first issue

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Description

If the user is in a room and types exit, it says:

> exit
But you aren't in anything at the moment!

This is confusing, because you are in a room. In this context, for basically all rooms, it should say something like "Please specify the direction you'd like to go." or something similar.

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Locate the command handler for 'exit' in the game source code. The issue is that when the player types 'exit' while in a room, the game incorrectly prints 'But you aren't in anything at the moment!'. Find where the 'exit' command is handled and examine the logic that determines if the player is in a room. Likely, there is a condition that checks if the player is in something (like a room or an object), but it fails to handle the case where the player is inside a room. Modify the code to distinguish between being inside a room and not being inside anything. Ensure that when the player is in a room, the game suggests specifying a direction to move.
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c
Domain
game dev
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Bug
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1
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Under 1 hour
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Active
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Clear
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C
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80