Here's a sample of how the UID (Universal Information Database) should work.

[Sat Mar 12 15:46:34 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Dasus Vanos> whats longrange chat?
[Sat Mar 12 15:46:45 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Miharu> long range chat we used to have in alpha
[Sat Mar 12 15:46:50 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Miharu> also known as teamchat
[Sat Mar 12 15:46:58 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Miharu> it is now incarnate as channel 11
[Sat Mar 12 15:47:04 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Dasus Vanos> ah
[Sat Mar 12 15:47:18 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Miharu> *input next search term*
[Sat Mar 12 15:47:28 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Miharu> :P
[Sat Mar 12 15:47:33 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Dasus Vanos> search: behemoth
[Sat Mar 12 15:48:00 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Zet> will i win the lottery? *shakes the miharu 8-ball*
[Sat Mar 12 15:48:09 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Miharu> Behemoth: A large heavy cargo transport produced by The Propellor Group Corporation.
[Sat Mar 12 15:48:42 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Miharu> Capable of carrying 120 cubic units of cargo, this vessel is rightfully named the "Behemoth."
[Sat Mar 12 15:49:27 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Miharu> Also capable of indefinite long-range travel with the use of a [[Fast-charge Battery]].
[Sat Mar 12 15:49:33 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Dasus Vanos> well wether it is rightfully named is debateable
[Sat Mar 12 15:49:50 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Miharu> *input next search term*
[Sat Mar 12 15:50:11 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Dasus Vanos> search: luxury goods
[Sat Mar 12 15:50:23 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Zet> search: antidisestablishmentarianism
[Sat Mar 12 15:50:29 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Dasus Vanos> lol
[Sat Mar 12 15:50:43 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Miharu> Luxury goods: Silks, rare spices, etc.
[Sat Mar 12 15:50:51 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Zet> what? i always wated to know lol
[Sat Mar 12 15:51:03 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Miharu> A commonly traded commodity on the open market.
[Sat Mar 12 15:51:34 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Miharu> *input next search term*
[Sat Mar 12 15:51:44 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Dasus Vanos> someone elses turn
[Sat Mar 12 15:52:06 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Zet> search: aeolus
[Sat Mar 12 15:52:50 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Miharu> Aeolus: Also known as the Aeolus Trading Prefectorate, this is one of the four outlying UIT corporations that reside in [[grayspace]].
[Sat Mar 12 15:53:10 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Dasus Vanos> search: greyspace
[Sat Mar 12 15:53:17 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Miharu> No special benefits are known for having high standing with this faction.
[Sat Mar 12 15:53:30 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Renegade ++RIP++> why do you put the greyspace between brackets ?
[Sat Mar 12 15:53:41 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Dasus Vanos> its searchable
[Sat Mar 12 15:54:10 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Zet> worth a try :P
[Sat Mar 12 15:54:19 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Miharu> Greyspace: Also Grayspace. Unclaimed space within the explored universe. Much of this "unclaimed" space is under the control of various fringe corporations...
[Sat Mar 12 15:54:28 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Miharu> ... as well as the pirate organization, Corvus Prime.
[Sat Mar 12 15:54:39 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Zet> muahaha
[Sat Mar 12 15:54:51 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Miharu> ... I can tell you guys are having fun.
[Sat Mar 12 15:55:08 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Dasus Vanos> search: pie-rat
[Sat Mar 12 15:55:18 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Zet> lol
[Sat Mar 12 15:55:27 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Miharu> Pie-rat: Slang term for Pirate.
[Sat Mar 12 15:55:32 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Miharu> *input next search term*
[Sat Mar 12 15:55:47 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Dasus Vanos> shouldnt pirate be in [[]]?
[Sat Mar 12 15:55:49 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Zet> search: strike force
[Sat Mar 12 15:55:52 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Mavrick> Search: Bleys
[Sat Mar 12 15:56:43 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Miharu> Strike Force: An automated system of ships that seek out and destroy pilots who have attained [[Hate]] or [[Kill on Sight]] standing with a faction.
[Sat Mar 12 15:57:13 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Mavrick> *waits for miharu to answer his search *
[Sat Mar 12 15:57:17 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Miharu> Error: "Bleys" not within database. Please try again.
[Sat Mar 12 15:57:22 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Dasus Vanos> hehe
[Sat Mar 12 15:57:29 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Mavrick> * Groans *
[Sat Mar 12 15:57:34 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Mavrick> Search: Miharu
[Sat Mar 12 15:57:46 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Miharu> Error: Are you trying to hit on me?
[Sat Mar 12 15:57:50 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Dasus Vanos> lol
[Sat Mar 12 15:57:51 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Zet> lol
[Sat Mar 12 15:57:52 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Mavrick> LOL
[Sat Mar 12 15:57:54 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Miharu> :P
[Sat Mar 12 15:57:56 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Zet> i was gonna say it
[Sat Mar 12 15:58:00 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Zet> but...
[Sat Mar 12 15:58:15 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Miharu> Someone should take this log and post it.
[Sat Mar 12 15:58:21 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Miharu> ^_^
[Sat Mar 12 15:58:24 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Zet> :P
[Sat Mar 12 15:58:28 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Miharu> I'll do it
[Sat Mar 12 15:58:31 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Miharu> ^_^
[Sat Mar 12 15:58:31 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Zet> search: females
[Sat Mar 12 15:58:41 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Dasus Vanos> i vote for miharu to post it
[Sat Mar 12 15:58:50 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Mavrick> * pats Miharu * I'd Only hit on you if I know it would benifit me in some way.
[Sat Mar 12 15:58:53 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Miharu> Error: Search parameter not specific enough.
[Sat Mar 12 15:58:57 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Miharu> -.-
[Sat Mar 12 15:59:01 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Zet> lolol
[Sat Mar 12 15:59:26 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Dasus Vanos> /putlogsonforum vote "Miharu"
[Sat Mar 12 15:59:55 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Dasus Vanos> search: /explode
[Sat Mar 12 15:59:58 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Mavrick> Search: Benifits of Hitton on Miharu
[Sat Mar 12 16:00:00 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Miharu> Chat function "/me": In channel chat, "me action" is used whereas in sector chat, the traditional "/me action" is used.
[Sat Mar 12 16:00:01 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Zet> yea
[Sat Mar 12 16:00:04 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Mavrick> hitting on *
[Sat Mar 12 16:00:07 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Zet> wtf is up with /explode lol
[Sat Mar 12 16:00:18 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Miharu> Error: You are really desperate, aren't you?
[Sat Mar 12 16:00:26 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Mavrick> lol
[Sat Mar 12 16:00:58 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Miharu> I am SO posting this to the forums
[Sat Mar 12 16:01:05 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Miharu> (edited of course)
[Sat Mar 12 16:01:10 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Mavrick> Search: Miharu's Ego
[Sat Mar 12 16:01:31 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Dasus Vanos> search: /say_channel
[Sat Mar 12 16:01:31 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Miharu> Miharu's Ego: Certainly not as large as Phoenix's!
[Sat Mar 12 16:01:46 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Dasus Vanos> hay you skipped mine earlier one
[Sat Mar 12 16:01:51 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Dasus Vanos> :(
[Sat Mar 12 16:01:54 2005] 28b4f0[100]Dasus Vanos pouts
[Sat Mar 12 16:01:58 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Mavrick> Search: Miharu's Self Immage
[Sat Mar 12 16:02:22 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Miharu> "/explode" : A command used to self deestruct.
[Sat Mar 12 16:02:37 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Dasus Vanos> yay!
[Sat Mar 12 16:02:48 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Miharu> "/say_channel": A console command used to chat to your active CommNet channel.
[Sat Mar 12 16:03:12 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Dasus Vanos> search: incarnate
[Sat Mar 12 16:03:22 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Miharu> Miharu's Self Immage: I'm sorry, did you mean "Miharu's Self Image"?
[Sat Mar 12 16:03:35 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Mavrick> o.0 Yes you smart ass
[Sat Mar 12 16:03:37 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Mavrick> lol
[Sat Mar 12 16:03:45 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Dasus Vanos> hehe
[Sat Mar 12 16:03:49 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Miharu> Incarnate: John Bergman, managing director of Guild Software.
[Sat Mar 12 16:03:50 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Mavrick> * beats the computerized Miharu with a stick
[Sat Mar 12 16:04:23 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Dasus Vanos> do you have all this stuff memorized, or are you looking at the wiki?
[Sat Mar 12 16:04:39 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Miharu> I'm pulling it out of my ass, actually.
[Sat Mar 12 16:04:42 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Miharu> :P
[Sat Mar 12 16:04:45 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Dasus Vanos> lol
[Sat Mar 12 16:04:48 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Zet> hehe
[Sat Mar 12 16:05:16 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Miharu> Good luck: a saying that has no effect whatsoever in this game.
[Sat Mar 12 16:05:21 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Zet> search: wormhole origins
[Sat Mar 12 16:07:20 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Miharu> Wormhole origins: First operational wormhole to another star system was found in the orbit of Saturn in the year of 2235.
[Sat Mar 12 16:07:54 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Miharu> The first human to be sent through was sent in the year 2241, and colonization of Sol II started in the year 2261.
[Sat Mar 12 16:08:04 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Zet> o.o
[Sat Mar 12 16:08:12 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Zet> search: sol II
[Sat Mar 12 16:08:20 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Dasus Vanos> search: Serco
[Sat Mar 12 16:08:32 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Miharu> The Saturn wormhole cut off in the year 2310.
[Sat Mar 12 16:08:44 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Dasus Vanos> search:search:search:search:search:search:
[Sat Mar 12 16:09:04 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Miharu> Error: Are you trying to hit on me?
[Sat Mar 12 16:09:14 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Zet> search: miharu creativity
[Sat Mar 12 16:09:44 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Miharu> Miharu creativity: Are you looking for "Miharu's creativity"?
[Sat Mar 12 16:09:51 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Paoarchy> search : hit miharu ...
[Sat Mar 12 16:10:03 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Miharu> Error: why would you want to do that?
[Sat Mar 12 16:10:09 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Zet> depends on if its you'rs or an item :D
[Sat Mar 12 16:10:17 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Mavrick> Search: Hittin on Miharu-Why on earth would would I want to ?
[Sat Mar 12 16:10:32 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Paoarchy> search : Miharu defrag ...
[Sat Mar 12 16:10:35 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Miharu> Error: request denied.
[Sat Mar 12 16:10:41 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Mavrick> Lol
[Sat Mar 12 16:10:43 2005] 28b4f0[100]Zet gets sad.
[Sat Mar 12 16:10:46 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Dasus Vanos> search: errors
[Sat Mar 12 16:11:00 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Miharu> Errors: You are full of them.
[Sat Mar 12 16:11:04 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Dasus Vanos> lol
[Sat Mar 12 16:11:10 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Mavrick> search: Miharu's Convenient errors
[Sat Mar 12 16:11:11 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Paoarchy> lol
[Sat Mar 12 16:11:16 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Zet> lol
[Sat Mar 12 16:12:25 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Miharu> Miharu's Convenient Errors: "%t : I'm sorry, were you looking for '%c'?", "Error: Are you trying to hit on me?", "Error: request denied"
[Sat Mar 12 16:12:40 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Zet> search: miharu // cross reference // pie
[Sat Mar 12 16:12:47 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Mavrick> Error: Request Denied
[Sat Mar 12 16:13:00 2005] 28b4f0[100]Miharu likes pie, yes she does!
[Sat Mar 12 16:13:04 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Zet> woot
[Sat Mar 12 16:13:30 2005] 28b4f0[100]Latin Queen Isabella love coconut chocolate gurl scout cookies
[Sat Mar 12 16:13:39 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Miharu> Error: Ew, coconut.
[Sat Mar 12 16:13:53 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Dasus Vanos> mmmmmmmmmm girl scout cookies
[Sat Mar 12 16:14:00 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Balthazar> thin mints
[Sat Mar 12 16:14:13 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Paoarchy> restart Miharu ...
[Sat Mar 12 16:14:14 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Miharu> Error: eating thin mints.
[Sat Mar 12 16:14:46 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Miharu> Error: System busy.
[Sat Mar 12 16:14:56 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Miharu> *input next search term*
[Sat Mar 12 16:15:13 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Dasus Vanos> search: Deneb
[Sat Mar 12 16:15:17 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Mavrick> Search: Miharu's Lesbian tendancies ?
[Sat Mar 12 16:15:39 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Zet> >.>
[Sat Mar 12 16:15:46 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Paoarchy> Miharu command : ctrl + alt + canc ...
[Sat Mar 12 16:16:42 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Miharu> Deneb: Current border of Itani space. Home to the Goliath Cannon, Alecto, Megaera, and Tisiphone.
[Sat Mar 12 16:17:01 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Miharu> Error: could not find file
[Sat Mar 12 16:17:13 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Miharu> *input next search term*
[Sat Mar 12 16:17:22 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Roguelazer> Is Miharu playing with the universal Information Database thingy again?
[Sat Mar 12 16:17:28 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Dasus Vanos> yep
[Sat Mar 12 16:17:39 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Mavrick> Search: Miharu's Lesbian Tendancies
[Sat Mar 12 16:17:39 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Roguelazer> is it automated, or is Mih just RPing?
[Sat Mar 12 16:17:41 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Miharu> Error: Miharu IS the UID
[Sat Mar 12 16:17:45 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Renegade ++RIP++> rp
[Sat Mar 12 16:17:48 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Miharu> :P
[Sat Mar 12 16:17:48 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Roguelazer> aah
[Sat Mar 12 16:17:54 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Miharu> we're gonna post the logs
[Sat Mar 12 16:18:02 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Miharu> this is too much fun to keep to ourselves
[Sat Mar 12 16:18:09 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Miharu> Error: could not find file
[Sat Mar 12 16:18:09 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Paoarchy> search : terminate process ....
[Sat Mar 12 16:18:11 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Roguelazer> Search Term: Order of Akan
[Sat Mar 12 16:18:19 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Miharu> error: access forbidden
[Sat Mar 12 16:18:24 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Roguelazer> Search term: UIT
[Sat Mar 12 16:18:29 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Roguelazer> Cross reference: Order of Akan
[Sat Mar 12 16:18:55 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Paoarchy> search : "Bye to all" !! ....
[Sat Mar 12 16:19:04 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Miharu> Order of Akan: A band of rebel Itani who have made it their duty to continue the work of Akan by destroying the Serco.
[Sat Mar 12 16:19:25 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Zet> search: automatic home station return o.O
[Sat Mar 12 16:19:52 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Miharu> UIT: Union of Independant Territories; a loosely knit band of corporations and station-states.
[Sat Mar 12 16:19:56 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Mavrick> Search: Sedina B-8
[Sat Mar 12 16:20:12 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Miharu> AutoMatic Home Station Return: Method unknown.
[Sat Mar 12 16:20:25 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Zet> bah!
[Sat Mar 12 16:20:47 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Roguelazer> Search: Frigate; Cross-reference: Serco
[Sat Mar 12 16:20:49 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Zet> mah ...
[Sat Mar 12 16:20:53 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Miharu> Sedina B-8: Wormhole sector between Sedina and Latos, a part of the route of the Serco Xi convoys.
[Sat Mar 12 16:21:02 2005] ffffffYour buddy Niki logged on.
[Sat Mar 12 16:21:15 2005] 28b4f0[100]Roguelazer wonders if the devs have made any real progress on the UID yet.
[Sat Mar 12 16:21:35 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Miharu> Frigate: Also known as the Excelsior-class SMV Nemesis, this craft is 720 meters long and the pride of the Serco Militia.
[Sat Mar 12 16:21:51 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Zet> woot woot
[Sat Mar 12 16:22:05 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Imek> militia? I thought they had an armed forces
[Sat Mar 12 16:22:19 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Miharu> SMV: Serco Military Vessel.
[Sat Mar 12 16:22:48 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Zet> search: miharu hacking/control protocals
[Sat Mar 12 16:23:05 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Miharu> error: access denied
[Sat Mar 12 16:23:12 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Zet> poo
[Sat Mar 12 16:23:25 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Roguelazer> Search: etemology of the word "w00t"
[Sat Mar 12 16:23:34 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Zet> yay :P
[Sat Mar 12 16:23:36 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Dasus Vanos> search: credits
[Sat Mar 12 16:23:36 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Zet> booyaa
[Sat Mar 12 16:24:02 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Zet> .. search: booyaa
[Sat Mar 12 16:24:04 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Miharu> I'm sorry, were you trying to ask for "ETYMOLOGY of the word 'w00t' "?
[Sat Mar 12 16:24:18 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Renegade ++RIP++> Search: sector with only Arklan Guardians :D
[Sat Mar 12 16:24:29 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Miharu> Error: do I look like a navcom to you?
[Sat Mar 12 16:25:01 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Zet> o.0
[Sat Mar 12 16:25:08 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Renegade ++RIP++> hey was worth the try :D
[Sat Mar 12 16:25:45 2005] 28b4f0[100]Zet plugs Miharu into his computer
[Sat Mar 12 16:25:50 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Miharu> ...
[Sat Mar 12 16:26:02 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Miharu> How would you do that?
[Sat Mar 12 16:26:09 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Miharu> i'm not an EDS unit.
[Sat Mar 12 16:26:14 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Zet> i dont know i havent igured it out yet :o
[Sat Mar 12 16:26:16 2005] 28b4f0[100]<AlexSloane> yes you are
[Sat Mar 12 16:26:18 2005] 28b4f0[100]<AlexSloane> :P
[Sat Mar 12 16:26:34 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Zet> *figured
[Sat Mar 12 16:26:52 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Miharu> EDS: Emotional Doll System. Developed by Sony for use with various dating sims.
[Sat Mar 12 16:27:04 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Zet> o.O
[Sat Mar 12 16:27:13 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Miharu> I'm not one of those.
[Sat Mar 12 16:27:15 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Miharu> therefore
[Sat Mar 12 16:27:22 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Miharu> I don't interface with the computer
[Sat Mar 12 16:27:26 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Roguelazer> Search: Doll; cross-reference: dating; category: adult entertainment
[Sat Mar 12 16:27:38 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Zet> im debating whether that was either really clever or a joke on my expense :O :P
[Sat Mar 12 16:27:39 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Miharu> Result: 1.
[Sat Mar 12 16:27:50 2005] 28b4f0[100]<IRC> <misiorysio> Miharu, so you mean you can't throw buses around? ;)
[Sat Mar 12 16:28:14 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Miharu> Result deemed to inappropriate for Commnet 100.
[Sat Mar 12 16:28:22 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Zet> lol
[Sat Mar 12 16:28:26 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Imek> lousy censors
[Sat Mar 12 16:28:38 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Miharu> all right
[Sat Mar 12 16:28:47 2005] 28b4f0[100]Miharu switches off the UID chip
[Sat Mar 12 16:28:49 2005] 28b4f0[100]<AlexSloane> Im doing some retarded trade mission
[Sat Mar 12 16:28:51 2005] 28b4f0[100]<AlexSloane> :D
[Sat Mar 12 16:28:53 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Miharu> enough
[Sat Mar 12 16:29:01 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Miharu> I'll go look at the errors.log
[Sat Mar 12 16:29:07 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Miharu> pick what is good
[Sat Mar 12 16:29:10 2005] 28b4f0[100]<Miharu> and post it

What was good turned out to be most of it. :P

wheee!

This really wouldnt be too hard for a player to implement. We wouldnt even need to lay this on the devs workplate. Get a hold of me if you want more details/help.

I do think an ingame version of the wiki would be wonderful until the devs get their version of the UID up and running. I would certainly be willing to write up the little blurbs.

Is there a particular structure to the wiki, etc. If so give me details on it and how everything is stored so I dont have to hardcode each response in, while still retaining reliability. Although if we want to just have our own set of things thatll work too, make me up a sample file of it, preferably in this format

*searchitem*
response goes here, if it is too long to fit on one line
just do this that way it can be sent back properly without
losing any text

*searchitem2*
the spaces in between the two entries are not required,
but would be nice as its easier to test for a blank line
to find the end of response.

Also, just what is the char limit on in game messages?

it might be easier to simply (like the wiki) have set topics and have user input based on the mission system we have now, so if a person wants info on a ship they contact the bot and are given a list of choices. 1) Equipment, 2) Ships, 3) Sectors ect ect.
They respond to the bot 2 and a list of ships are given. Then the user selects a ship and all relevant information about that ship is given as well as several sub topics ie levels, varients, ect. This could be achieved *relativly* simply (having no coding experience myself i wouldn't know) by a group of dedicated people.

I could probably add a command driven menu interface to it eventually, but I currently have it working in game in its first revision.

Why not just have it read out entries from the Wiki's SQL database?

Lemming? Wherefor art thou, Lemming?

We're doing it ala IRC.

Read in from errors.log, read out from a file to vendetta.

UID should be online as a (mostly functioning) test within the next few days.

gooooo tram!

Mainly its not using the wikis sql database for a few reasons

1. I dont have access to it as far as I know
2. That would require an entire rewrite in a different language
3. The wiki entries are WAY too verbose for ingame messages

I think using the wiki would be more appropriate for a station menu access to the UID, (aka, we need dev intervention there), and the current system is great for ingame quick queries on something. Also, this is going to have a lot more functionality eventually, theres already a few things in there with it that dont particularly pertain to the UID, but will be VERY useful to players when finished. Just wait and see, im sure everyone will love this thing once its done.

[EDIT]
Eventually this thing will have a basic, learning AI chatterbot, as well as the ability to fly around from system to system (not with any precision mind you, and I wont be surprised if it deep spaces itself for a while while im testing it, itll never be able to dock on its own, so all of you thinking autotrader, dream on. Im not likely to release the source for that part of the program anyways, heh.) but thats a bit into the future and requires a separate program I havnt even started work on.

the first fully working version is finished, heres a short rundown of the basic commands and usage.

to query it, you simply message the person running it (currently me when im on, but soon to be the charachter UID)

whatis topicyouwannaknowaboutgoeshere

and itll message you back the results, if you search for a topic that isnt there, but you feel it needs to be, msg it

suggest topictosuggestgoeshere

and we will see about adding it to the database, feel free to include your own description of the topic if you wish.
Anyone wanting to contribute a large amount of topics please post them here in this format to facilitate quickly bringing them into the database.

*topic1* description
*topic2* description
*topic3* description

Character to message is *either* UID or Miharu. (try UID first) If we get the devs' permission, UID will have a separate account solely for the purpose of running itself.

Should be online momentarily.

See tramshed, what we need to work on now is a nice parser. Boolean support should be a start, followed by a NLS parser. It'd be cool to be able to ask "Which mining beams require a level 5 mining license and have greater than 200% VanAzek removal rate" and get an answer. *drool*

<Incarnate> hah, that's neat man -- Direct from the head man himself after having seen the UID bot in action.

You heard me right. The Big Man, Incarnate, says this little project is neat. Let's make it MORE than neat.

Let's make it fracking AWESOME!

UPDATE
Bugs to be squashed:
- Line-wrapping is on our nerves, and not leaving.
- OSX port is being... well, a pain in the "oss."

Line wrapping works now, cept the wait command doesnt work properly loaded from within a script, so it gets muted out for sending messages too fast. Ima shoot it.

Line wrapping works now, currently working on making that wrap at the end of a word, not in the middle...

new command!

/msg UID list -- Prints a list of all available topics in the database. Be warned, some of them aren't working properly and you may not get a response from the bot.

If you need help, for the time being, /msg UID whatis help -- it will give you a list of commands and their functions. We'll get a help function up soon.

Known bugs with the OSX client (the one running the UID character):
- Players with underscores ( _ ) or spaces in their character names may experience odd responses (namely the doubling or even tripling up of messages). You have been warned.

Furthermore, do not suggest a topic if it has no roleplay value to the game or relevance to the backstory. This database is meant to be a replacement for the UID outlined in the original Design Docs (and mentioned in the In Progress):

"The Universal Information Database concept may also be revived soon, for those who remember that ancient (original design spec) concept of an in-game hyperlinked encyclopedia of relevant data (on the universe, characters, history, etc). When we get to actually building the UID we will probably ask for user assistance on the messageboard, I know a number of you have offered to help with that sort of development."

Thanks.

Note: the Ruby port is still in progress but should offer improved performance and easier extensability when finished.

Celkan, how 'bout a "fortune" command that gives you a random tip (if it's not in there already)? :-)

Don't ask me. I'm just the entry-writer. Ask tram or rogue.