Delayed Actions
The mud can now handle delayed actions. That is, you start something now and finish it later. If you've ever been fishing (in-game), then you know what this is all about.

Searching in rooms Gargantuan or larger (the overland is considered Colossal) or tracking in rooms Huge or larger will now be considered delayed actions. For example, if you can normally search every 5 seconds, you will start searching and must wait 5 seconds to finish. If you normally search every 3 seconds, you only have to wait 3 seconds.

You'll notice that, after you finish searching/tracking, you may immediately start again.


Teaching Your Character
You can now find books / scrolls that will increase your skills and to teach your character new languages. You will notice that this new code relies on delayed actions.


It will be a little bit before these start to show up in the world.

The delayed search will really be key in Assassin/(bs'er) PvP now...No one can enter a room and instantly find you. So you'll have time to attack between the time it takes to search & finish.

With that in mind, do you forsee that as an issue? As in:
In this case, a wiley character could get away before a would-be one-man search army discovers him...

Personally, I think it's greatness

That's pretty cool! I hadn't thought of that, but I like how it works. Most indoor rooms that have a size set are either Large or Huge, so assassins will be easier to find indoors.

This is why spells like glitterdust (room effect) and faerie-fire (individual target) could be needed....hit an assassin with that shit and they cant hide! :P