From c862ffde826e46e89215f5339ed7e6d3a0680339 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Howard Abrams <howard.abrams@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 23 Aug 2025 18:27:31 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] New start screen.

---
 server/conf/connection_screens.py | 27 +++++++++++++++++----------
 world/test-run.exp                |  2 +-
 2 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)

diff --git a/server/conf/connection_screens.py b/server/conf/connection_screens.py
index 0204d05..5d7df25 100644
--- a/server/conf/connection_screens.py
+++ b/server/conf/connection_screens.py
@@ -34,23 +34,30 @@ You followed his instructions. Head to the city park, and on the woodsy side, tu
 
 Just keep following the red kerchiefs, until...
 
-Welcome to the World of |g{}|n!
+Welcome to the World of |G
+  • ▌ ▄ ·.       .▄▄ · .▄▄ ·      ▄▄▄·  ▐ ▄ ·▄▄▄▄
+  ·██ ▐███▪▪     ▐█ ▀. ▐█ ▀.     ▐█ ▀█ •█▌▐███▪ ██
+  ▐█ ▌▐▌▐█· ▄█▀▄ ▄▀▀▀█▄▄▀▀▀█▄    ▄█▀▀█ ▐█▐▐▌▐█· ▐█▌
+  ██ ██▌▐█▌▐█▌.▐▌▐█▄▪▐█▐█▄▪▐█    ▐█ ▪▐▌██▐█▌██. ██
+  ▀▀  █▪▀▀▀ ▀█▄▀▪ ▀▀▀▀  ▀▀▀▀      ▀  ▀ ▀▀ █▪▀▀▀▀▀•
+       ▄▄▄·▄• ▄▌·▄▄▄▄  ·▄▄▄▄  ▄▄▌  ▄▄▄ ..▄▄ ·
+      ▐█ ▄██▪██▌██▪ ██ ██▪ ██ ██•  ▀▄.▀·▐█ ▀.
+       ██▀·█▌▐█▌▐█· ▐█▌▐█· ▐█▌██▪  ▐▀▀▪▄▄▀▀▀█▄
+      ▐█▪·•▐█▄█▌██. ██ ██. ██ ▐█▌▐▌▐█▄▄▌▐█▄▪▐█
+      .▀    ▀▀▀ ▀▀▀▀▀• ▀▀▀▀▀• .▀▀▀  ▀▀▀  ▀▀▀▀|n
 
-This is a game. One that hearkens back to earlier age, where, with limited graphics, we created worlds built of words. A story game where you type instructions to manipulate the story.
+If you have an existing account, connect to it by typing the following (without the <>'s):
 
-If you have an existing account, connect to it by typing (in the lower boxed area if you are on the web) the following (without the <>'s):
+  |gconnect <username> <password>|n
 
-|wconnect <username> <password>|n
+|wNote:|n If you are using the webclient, click the lower boxed area.
 
-Where "username" is the name of your account and your character's name you wish to assume. Please get creative with your password. 😉
-If you need to create an account, (once again, in the box at the bottom of the screen) type the following (without the <>'s):
+If you need to create an account, type the following (without the <>'s):
 
-|wcreate <username> <password>|n
+  |gcreate <username> <password>|n
 
+Where "username" is the name of your account. Please get creative with your password. 😉
 If you have spaces in your username or password, enclose it in quotes.
-
-After you've logged in Enter |whelp me start|n for more the getting started guide.
-
 """.format(
     settings.SERVERNAME, utils.get_evennia_version("short")
 )
diff --git a/world/test-run.exp b/world/test-run.exp
index 3571f66..67053ff 100755
--- a/world/test-run.exp
+++ b/world/test-run.exp
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ if {$there eq "there"} {
 }
 
 # Handle the prompt after logging in
-expectit "After you've logged in Enter"
+expectit "enclose it in quotes"
 
 if {$create eq "true"} {
     send "create rob backinqa\n"