The Geology Explorer User's Manual

Getting Started
Command	Action
cr username password create username password	creates a "character" for you and connects you to the planet for the first time (AND ONLY THE FIRST TIME)
co username password connect username password	connects you to the planet every subsequent visit
Status Reports
Command	Action
@who @who player	Lists all of the currently-connected players, or shows information for just some players.
help help topic help index	Print out entries from the online documentation system. The commands `?' and `information' (usually abbreviated `info') are synonyms for `help'.
look look object look object in container	Show a description of something. Note: special objects are me here here
@showscore showscore	Displays a table of geology player activities and points accumulated
showturn showturn all	Displays a list of actions taken this turn, or during the course of all turns. Intended to assist in reviewing known facts, in order to assist with problem solving.
Movement
Command	Action
north etc.	To go in a particular direction, simply type the name of that direction (e.g, 'north', 'up'). The name of the direction can usually be abbreviated to one or two characters (e.g., 'n', 'sw')
go direction(s)	Invokes the named exits in the named order, moving through many rooms in a single command. Example: You type: go n nw e s and move quite rapidly from Planet X, to the Seashore, to the Atoll, to the Island, and the Cliff Bottom, all in one command.
@move thing to place	Move the specified object to the specified location. This is not guaranteed to work; in particular, the object must agree to be moved and the destination must agree to allow the object in. This is usually the case, however. The special case where thing is me is useful for teleporting yourself around.
Game Play
Command	Action
@showgoal showgoal	Show the player's goal, which is assigned at the start of each turn
purchase instrument	Procure a field instrument for conducting experiments Example: purchase magnet a magnet will appear in your inventory.
test rock/mineral	Show the player which instruments can be used on a sample.
report rock/mineral as type identify rock/mineral as type	Report hypotheses (guesses) in rock/mineral identification. Example: report grey outcrop as slate or identify grey outcrop as slate the system will evaluate your report and respond
hit rock/mineral with instrument scratch instrument with rock/mineral streak instrument with rock/mineral view rock/mineral with instrument touch rock/mineral with instrument measure rock/mineral with instrument irradiate rock/mineral with instrument process rock/mineral with instrument pour instrument on rock/mineral	Conduct experiments in order to effect rock/mineral identification. Example: hit outcrop with rock pick a sample of rock will break off from the outcrop Example: scratch streak plate with sample the system will report streak color of the sample
hit rock/mineral/other (with your hands) scratch rock/mineral/other (with your fingernail) touch rock/mineral/other (with your hands) heft rock/mineral/other (with your hands) taste rock/mineral/other (with your tongue) smell rock/mineral/other (with your nose)	Conduct experiments (with your body) in order to effect rock/mineral identification. Example: hit outcrop not much will happen, unless you're hitting talc Example: scratch sample the system will report scratching the sample, if it is softer than a fingernail (again, like talc) Example: touch sample the system will report the texture of the sample