I am trying to create a new command - chop, but it won't respond to any synonyms with 2 words. eg. 'chop...' and 'cut...' both work and give the desired response but 'chop down...' and 'cut down...' both fail. see game output below. (same responses for cut)

> chop down trees
I can't see that.

> chop trees
You chop some trees down and produce a pile of logs in their place.

The code I have is...

  <command name="chop">
    <pattern>chop #object#; chop down #object#; cut #object#; cut down #object#</pattern>
    <script>
      msg ("You chop some trees down and produce a pile of logs in their place.")
    </script>
  </command>

How do I set this up for 'chop down' and 'cut down' ? Is it even possible? I can see 'Look at', 'Speak to', etc within Quest, but see their underlying code to determine the correct syntax. (this is in v5.2 & 5.3)

Try to change the order of the command pattern:

<pattern>chop down #object#; chop #object#;  cut down #object#; cut #object#</pattern>

Thanks.
I tried that and discovered that the scripts only like a single space between the semicolon and the next word. So not only is it the order but look out for those extra spaces.
All working OK now.