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Section 2 - Forcing player response

The expected command is indexed text that varies.

The held rule is a rule that varies.

The completed instruction list is a list of rules that varies.

Understand "restore" or "quit" or "save" or "restart" or "version" or "urbzig" as "[meta]".

After reading a command when tutorial mode is true (this is the require correct response rule):

if the player's command includes "tutorial", make no decision;

if the player's command includes "[meta]", make no decision;

if the expected command is "", make no decision;

let the translated command be indexed text;

let the translated command be "[the player's command]";

replace the text "the " in the expected command with "";

replace the text "the " in the translated command with "";

if the translated command is the expected command:

now the expected command is "";

if the held rule is a selector listed in the Table of Instruction Followups:

choose row with a selector of the held rule in the Table of Instruction Followups;

say "[italic type][followup entry][roman type][paragraph break]";

otherwise:

say "[italic type][one of]Good[or]Good job[or]Very good[or]Excellent[or]Nice work[or]Superb[or]Perfect[at random][one of]![or].[at random][roman type]";

add the held rule to the completed instruction list;

now the held rule is the little-used do nothing rule;

otherwise:

say "[italic type][one of]Nope[or]No[or]Sorry[or]Whoops[at random][one of], that's not it[or][or] -- try again[at random].[roman type]";

reject the player's command;