Yes, character stuff is what needs the most improvement from "current
I-F technology".
> One idea is instead of randomly selecting from a pre-defined set,
> construct sentences from pre-defined fragments. Thus increasing the
> number of possibilities many times. Not many times the speed of
> light, just many times. Ha! <can't help myself, I guess> Another idea
> is to take what the player says and use it in the response (is that even
> technically feasible?).
Interesting thought. Of course, the idea of rephrasing what the player
says is as old as Eliza (which is very, very old), but I don't think it
has been used in I-F yet. I'd like to see your attempt at it, though.
:)
Don