ROM Historical Area Format Guide

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Original romstuff.txt: historical area-building and format documentation compiled by Satin (Gabrielle Taylor). Discusses area headers, mobiles, objects, rooms, resets and related data structures. This is a guide rather than a ready-to-install area package.

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Retain the compiler and all named contributors, including Furey, Hatchet, Kahn, Alander, Madman/MadROM, Zump, Ozymandias, Diku examples and Conner's New Thalos. No standalone blanket redistribution grant was identified. Inherited project and contributor notices still require review.

Compatibility warnings
The document reflects July 1995 ROM 2.4/2.5 and Tesseract-specific behavior. Some flags are planned or unimplemented. Do not assume universal ROM compatibility; check the target codebase, area format and VNUM ranges before use. Historical examples and advice have not been validated against current servers.

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Satin (Gabrielle Taylor), compiler

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Compiled by Satin (Gabrielle Taylor). Credits include Furey, Hatchet, Kahn, Alander, Madman/MadROM, Zump, Ozymandias, Diku examples and Conner's New Thalos. Preserve all contributor references in the document.

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