| Term |
Description |
| Animatory state |
Number denoting one of the phases of animation of a character's sprite |
| Character buffer |
Buffer containing data on the current state of a character |
| Command list |
List of commands used to control a character during a lesson |
| Continual subcommand |
One of various character-controlling command routines whose address is stored in bytes 23 and 24 of a character's buffer; the command is executed each time the character is moved - before the interruptible subcommand or primary command - unless the character is under the control of an uninterruptible subcommand (see 25296) |
| Interruptible subcommand |
One of various character-controlling command routines whose address is stored in bytes 9 and 10 of a character's buffer; if present, the command is executed each time the character is moved, unless the character is under the control of an uninterruptible subcommand (see 25296) |
| Midstride |
Of a character: in phase 2 or 4 of the walking animation (e.g. see animatory state 1) |
| Primary command |
One of various character-controlling command routines whose address is stored in bytes 3 and 4 of a character's buffer; if present, the command is executed each time the character is moved, unless the character is under the control of an uninterruptible or interruptible subcommand (see 25296) |
| SRB |
Screen refresh buffer at 32512 |
| Uninterruptible subcommand |
One of various character-controlling command routines whose address is stored in bytes 17 and 18 of a character's buffer; if present, the command is executed each time the character is moved, and overrides any other command (see 25296) |