OOC:@chown

@chown is a useful command/tool when you are trying to give complete ownership of something to a person. Whether this be because of a shop's limited quota (i.e.: The Little Things) or you want to own your own room (in apartments), it's something you should know!

Basics

First, the current owner of the object should set the object chown_ok.

@set <Thing> = chown_ok

Then, give the Thing to the other person.

The person who is taking control of the object must have it in their inventory to @chown it. If the item being @chowned is a room or exit, they must be in the room when they @chown it.

The person receiving the object should type:

@chown <Thing>

Help, my object/room/door is broken!

If you walk into a room that looks extremely nasty, then it is likely set halt. This means any code on the object won't work and it'll look broken. Solution:

@set <thing> = !halt

The ! is very important, as that means 'not'.

All together

Original Owner:

@set <thing> = chown_ok
give <thing> to <person>

New Owner:

@chown <thing>
@set <thing> = !halt

Specific Example: Transferring over a Car Object

Original Owner (Mary)

@set Car=chown_ok
give Car to Jane

New Owner (Jane)

@chown Car
@set Car=!halt