kq4-decompile/rooms/kq4-031-open-ocean.md

Room 31: Open Ocean

This room represents the vast open ocean surrounding the Isle of the Dead. Players swim through the waters encountering various marine life including dolphins (which can be mounted for transportation), schools of fish, whales, and dangerous sharks. The room features dynamic wildlife spawning, drowning mechanics when swimming too far from land, and special whale riding sequences that transport the player to other locations.

Look Description

"You are swimming in a great ocean. Playful fish leap about you as you swim."

Interactions

Status	Behavior Type	Command	Response
TODO	Look	look[<around>][/room,ocean,ocean,water] (at island)	"You can see an island in the distance." (Print 31 0)
TODO	Look	look[<around>][/room,ocean,ocean,water] (night mode)	"You are swimming in a great ocean." (Print 31 1)
TODO	Look	look[<around>][/room,ocean,ocean,water] (on dolphin)	"You are riding a dolphin in a great ocean." (Print 31 2)
TODO	Look	look[<around>][/room,ocean,ocean,water] (default)	"You are swimming in a great ocean. Playful fish leap about you as you swim." (Print 31 3)
TODO	Look	look[<around>] (shark present)	"There is a hungry shark approaching!!" (Print 31 4)
TODO	Look	look/shark	"Just get out of there...fast!!" (Print 31 7)
TODO	Look	look/shark (no shark present)	"You don't see one here." (Print 31 6)
TODO	Look	look/island (at island position)	"It's too far in the distance to see it clearly." (Print 31 8)
TODO	Look	look/island (default)	"What island?" (Print 31 9)
TODO	Look	mount/dolphin (already riding)	"You ARE riding the dolphin." (Print 31 5)
TODO	Look	mount/dolphin (not riding)	"You don't see one here." (Print 31 6)
TODO	Look	look/dolphin (while riding)	"You can feel the dolphin's strong muscles working, as it swims through the ocean with you on its back." (Print 31 10)
TODO	Action	kiss/dolphin	"There is no need for that." (Print 31 11)
TODO	Inventory	deliver[*]/fish (to dolphin)	"The fish don't want it." (Print 31 12)
TODO	Inventory	deliver[*]/bird,gull (to dolphin)	"The seagulls have no interest in it." (Print 31 13)
TODO	Inventory	deliver[*]/dolphin (item to dolphin)	"The dolphin doesn't want anything." (Print 31 14)
TODO	Talk	converse[/dolphin]	"You speak to the dolphin, and it chatters back." (Print 31 15)
TODO	Action	pat/dolphin	"The dolphin's skin feels smooth and slippery as you pet it." (Print 31 16)

Scripts

Status	Behavior Type	Name	Trigger	Behavior
TODO	Background	fish3Actions	Random 9% chance per frame when not in night mode and no room script running	Spawns a fish (view 300) at random position that swims across screen
TODO	Background	fishActions	Random 10% chance per frame when not in night mode and no room script running	Spawns a fish (view 301) at random position that swims across screen
TODO	Interaction	drown	Player exceeds edge hit threshold (local3 >= local12 = 4) and is not on dolphin or in whale	Player drowns - displays drowning animation, shows death message, sets game over flag
TODO	Interaction	whaleActions	Random 40% chance when not already in whale/dolphin sequence and entering from room 43 or randomly	Plays whale animation, allows player to ride whale to room 44
TODO	Interaction	whaleActions	Entering from room 44	Performs whale riding entrance sequence - shows whale, positions player, displays message about riding
TODO	Interaction	sharkActions	Various random conditions based on position and edge proximity	Spawns shark (view 887) that chases player - triggers death sequence if caught

Technical Notes

• Room Number: 31
• Picture: 31 (day), 131 (night - global100)
• Region: 519, 504
• Exits: North→1, North→13, Northeast→19, East→25, Northwest→32, North-northwest→41, Northwest→39, Southwest→35, West-southwest→34, West→33, South→43 (whale), Southeast→95
• Music: Sound 36 (whaleMusic), Sound 78 (sharkMusic loop)

State Variables

Variable	Values	Description
global100	0, 1	Night mode flag - when set, uses alternate picture 131 and prevents random fish spawning
global101	0	Reset to 0 in init
global105	Room number	Current room - checked for value 14 ( dolphin room)
global109	0, 1	Whale encounter enabled flag
global183	0	Whale state flag - 0 allows whale to appear
global223	0, 1	Dolphin available flag - when set, creates dolphin prop
local1	0-5, 100	Y-position tracking for exit determination
local2	0-4, 99, 100	X-position tracking for exit determination
local3	0+	Edge hit counter - increments on each edge hit
local12	4	Drowning threshold - player drowns when local3 reaches this value
local13	varies	Stores initial local2 value on room entry

Player View States

View	Meaning
8	Swimming (normal ocean swimming)
10	Drowning/shark attack death animation
312	Riding dolphin
84	Whale riding animation

Synonyms

• ocean = water
• room = ocean (in look commands)