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The Official Palace Tour Guide

jbum's Foreword

Introduction

PART 1 Using the Palace as a Guest

Chapter 1 Palace Quick Tour

• What Is the Palace?
  • A Brief History of the Palace
• The Palace vs. Other Online Chat Programs
• Who Will I Meet on the Palace?
  • What Do They Talk About?
  • What’s the Big Deal About Avatars?
• Get Your Internet Connection Up
  • About the Shareware Version of the Palace
• Installing the Palace
  • A Quick Tour of the Palace
  • Log On
  • Now What Do I Do?
  • Moving Around
  • You’ve Got the Look
  • Talk up a Storm
  • Making Sounds
• A Quick Spin Around Welcome Palace
• Interactive Rooms
  • Harry’s Bar
  • The Spa
  • The Beach
  • The Moor
  • The Armory
  • Heaven’s Gate & the Pit
  • The Study
  • Honeymoon Suite
• Game Rooms
  • Chess Table
  • Backgammon Table
  • Spin the Bottle
  • Other Games
• Help & Link Rooms
  • The Answer Center
  • TM’s User Help Center
  • Links to Other Palaces, Jump Station & the Slabs
  • Events Calendar

Chapter 2 Tips for Using the Palace Client

• The Software
• The Main Palace Screen
• The Palace Menus
  • File Menu
  • Edit Menu
  • Options Menu
  • The Palaces Menu (PC Only)
  • The Avatar Menu (32-bit PC & Members Only)
  • The Macros Menu (Mac and 16-bit PC Only)
  • The Props Menu/Buttons (Mostly Members Only)
  • Help Menu
• Useful Key Commands
  • Show Hot Spots
  • Change Your Smiley
  • Other Key Commands
  • Keypad Commands
• Visiting Other Palaces
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Getting Help (Even Though You Haven’t Paid a Dime)
• Some Guest Etiquette Pointers
  • Anti-Guest Bias & You

PART 2 Using the Palace as a Member

Chapter 3 Now You’re a Member

• Membership Has Its Rewards
• Registering
• Make a Name for Yourself
• The Software (Members Only)
  • Members-Only Menu Choices
• Places Only Members Can Go
• Whispering Across Rooms: ESP
• Dealing With Creeps
• Throw Your Voice! (Spoofing)
• Personalize Your Smiley
  • The Painting Window
  • Editing Props & Avatars
  • Creating Scripts
• Member Etiquette

Chapter 4 Making Custom Avatars

• Prop Basics
  • Using the Prop Editor
  • Wearing Ready-made Avatars
• Getting Propped
  • Swiping/Harvesting Art
  • Saving Files From a Web Browser
  • Using Screen Captures
  • From Real Life Into the Digital Realm
  • Prop Image Preparation
  • Prop Prep Tips
• Animated Avatars
• Other Useful Graphics Programs
• Avatar Etiquette
  • Sharing Avs in the Dressing Room
  • Prop Management

Chapter 5 Making Custom Sounds

• Can’t Hear Anything!
  • Soundless in Windows?
  • Soundless on the Macintosh?
• Catch the Wave
• Finding Sounds on the Net
  • The Sound Ring
  • Sound-related Newsgroups
  • Cool Sound Tools
• Creating Sounds on the Mac
  • The Quick Method
  • Getting Fancy With SoundEffects
• Creating Sounds in Windows
  • Using the Windows Sound Recorder
  • Using Cool Edit 96
• A Word on Midi

Chapter 6 Using Scripts

• What IptScrae Does
  • OUTCHAT
  • INCHAT
  • SIGNON
  • ENTER & LEAVE
  • MACRO
• Using Scripts Without Knowing IptScrae
  • The BotBot
  • Borrowing
• Obfuscatory Jargonization
  • Trying It at Home
  • Palace IptScrae Keyword & Operator List

Chapter 7 The Palace Is a Community

• Special Palace Events
  • Online Events
  • Real-world Palace Parties
• On Being a Wiz
  • The Palace Users Group (PUG)
  • The Magus

PART 3 The Palace Server

Chapter 8 Introduction to the Palace Server

• Firing Up Your Palace
• The Pserver Interface
  • The File Menu
  • The Options Menu
• Of Wizards & Gods
  • Wizzing Up
  • Like, Getting Godlike
• Adding (& Decorating) Rooms
• Authoring Basics
  • Creating & Modifying Doorways
  • A Word on Scripting & Images

Chapter 9 Palace Authoring From Scratch (Almost)

• Conceptualizing Your Server
• Design, Style & Social Considerations
• The Bottom Line: Owning a Server
• Personal Servers: Creating Palaces for Fun
• Commercial Palace Development: Creating Palaces for Profit
  • Planning a Commercial Palace
  • So What’s It Worth?
• The Server Interface
• Using the Original Server Script as a Template
  • A Sample Room, How Heavenly!
  • Before & After
• Media: Preparing Images & Sounds for Your Server
  • Image Preparation
  • Sound Preparation
• Way Cool Palace Tips & Tricks
  • Animated Spots
  • For a Dramatic Change . . .
  • It’s Tour Time!
  • A Prop! A Prop! My Kingdom for a Prop!
  • Clean Your Room!
• Ghost Town or Hot Spot? Making Your Palace a Success

PART 4 Appendices

Appendix A About the Companion CD-ROM

Appendix B Visit These Palaces!

Appendix C Palace Resources

Appendix D The IptScrae Language

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