Allow for changing the home location of new characters by changing a setting. The given location must exist and is given as a dbref. If one wants more advanced control over start locations, one needs to customize the unloggedin/create command to match the particular game. Resolves issue 178.

src/commands/default/tests.py

@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ class CommandTest(TestCase):
 
     def setUp(self):
         "sets up the testing environment"                
-        ServerConfig.objects.conf("default_home", 2)
+        #ServerConfig.objects.conf("default_home", 2)
 
         self.addCleanup(cleanup)
         

src/commands/default/unloggedin.py

@@ -154,8 +154,7 @@ class CmdCreate(MuxCommand):
 
         # everything's ok. Create the new player account.
         try:
-            default_home_id = ServerConfig.objects.conf("default_home")            
-            default_home = ObjectDB.objects.get_id(default_home_id)                
+            default_home = ObjectDB.objects.get_id(settings.CHARACTER_DEFAULT_HOME)                
 
             typeclass = settings.BASE_CHARACTER_TYPECLASS
             permissions = settings.PERMISSION_PLAYER_DEFAULT

src/objects/models.py

@@ -655,8 +655,7 @@ class ObjectDB(TypedObject):
             if self.home:
                 source_location = self.home
             else:
-                default_home_id = ServerConfig.objects.conf("default_home")            
-                default_home = ObjectDB.objects.get_id(default_home_id)                
+                default_home = ObjectDB.objects.get_id(settings.CHARACTER_DEFAULT_HOME)
                 source_location = default_home
 
         # Call hook on source location
@@ -738,7 +737,7 @@ class ObjectDB(TypedObject):
         """
         # Gather up everything that thinks this is its location.
         objs = ObjectDB.objects.filter(db_location=self)
-        default_home_id = int(ServerConfig.objects.conf('default_home'))
+        default_home_id = int(settings.CHARACTER_DEFAULT_HOME)
         try:
             default_home = ObjectDB.objects.get(id=default_home_id)
         except Exception:

src/server/initial_setup.py

@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ def create_config_values():
     """
     Creates the initial config values.
     """    
-    ServerConfig.objects.conf("default_home", '2')
     ServerConfig.objects.conf("site_name", settings.SERVERNAME)
     ServerConfig.objects.conf("idle_timeout", settings.IDLE_TIMEOUT)
 

src/settings_default.py

@@ -197,6 +197,11 @@ BASE_CHARACTER_TYPECLASS = "game.gamesrc.objects.baseobjects.Character"
 BASE_ROOM_TYPECLASS = "game.gamesrc.objects.baseobjects.Room"
 # Typeclass for Exit objects (fallback)
 BASE_EXIT_TYPECLASS = "game.gamesrc.objects.baseobjects.Exit"
+# The home location for new characters. This must be a unique 
+# dbref (default is Limbo #2). If you want more advanced control over
+# start locations, copy the "create" command from 
+# src/commands/default/unloggedin.py and customize.
+CHARACTER_DEFAULT_HOME = "2"
 
 ###################################################
 # Batch processors