So Lori and I have been scheming on new features for Lori Language. One that seemed quick and easy was what we’re calling “His/Her Master/Mistress’s Voice” or HMV.
HMV lets a trainer say things in local chat and ensure that the pet will understand fully. It’s not a full blown “hear everything said by a trainer”, because that seems excessive. Pets shouldn’t understand everything their trainer/owner says to just anyone, but it did seem reasonable to provide a way for a trainer/owner to direct a statement to their pet.
The way it works is, if the trainer starts what they say with the pet’s first name (and note here, it’s the Display Name that’s relevant), then the pet will understand everything said. Here’s an example:
Owner: Lori, you are a very good puppy
what Lori will hear without HMV enabled:
Owner: Lori, … … … … good puppy
what Lori will hear with HMV enabled:
Owner: Lori, you are a very good puppy
This only works for trainers, and only if the first word is the first name of the pet. Capitalization doesn’t matter.
By default, this feature is disabled, but it can be turned on and off with the hmv command:
/20 lchmv on
/20 lchmv off
Thanks to the design of Lori Language, this feature is fully active and working in-world, right now. There’s no need for pets to update their HUDs, trainers/owners simply need to enable the feature.
An updated manual will be available this afternoon via the help command, and the delivery boxes will be have updated manuals at that time as well… in fact, the manual in the box is going to be shortened dramatically in favor of delivering the most up to date manual always via the help command.
Enjoy!