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DekkuM

United States149 Posts

November 12 2009 03:44 GMT

Back in '99 I was really into MUDs. One that I found particularly interesting was a PvP mud called Static Chaos. It was interesting because the PvP was VERY balanced, and complex (for a text based game, anyway). Around '03 the host decided to take the MUD down and has been lost ever since.

Fast forward to 2009. I stumbled across the source code for this MUD on the web and decided to bring it back to life. It's got some bugs in it and needs revision, but I managed to find an inexpensive host.

The point? I need people to test the changes I made in the code to see if it's still balanced. Once I know the system is balanced and I get the website for the game up, I'll be buying banners (Probably right here on TL).

staticchaos.mudhosting.net:1982

P.S. I'm not sure why, but the ones that did the best at this game were always assholes.

Edit:
In case you don't know how to use the address I gave, download a MUD client
(http://darkover.isilm.com/files/zmud362a.zip)

Open the client, then use "staticchaos.mudhosting.net" for the host and "1982" for the port.

inReacH

Sweden1612 Posts

November 12 2009 04:09 GMT

On November 12 2009 12:44 DekkuM wrote:
P.S. I'm not sure why, but the ones that did the best at this game were always assholes.

In my experience about 95% of gamers are assholes but a fair amount won't show it until they are skilled or consider themselves part of 'the best'.

Also I have no idea what MUD is.

NrG.NeverExpo

Canada2114 Posts

November 12 2009 04:13 GMT

Yea im with him ^ I'd be willing to help you out for the love of gaming but i have no clue what MUD is, and if it's not such a widely used term you should have explained that in ur OP

KwarK

United States42870 Posts

November 12 2009 04:16 GMT

multi user dungeon I believe
It's pretty well known among older gamers. It's just they kinda stopped being popular.

nicoaldo

Argentina939 Posts

November 12 2009 04:17 GMT

test based? can u please explain it better, any link to that?

KwarK

United States42870 Posts

November 12 2009 04:17 GMT

That said, I'm in this blog for the gammon. I knew the words didn't say gammon but I still felt it was close enough to click on and read because I could really go for a gammon steak right now.
Like really.

coltrane

Chile988 Posts

November 12 2009 04:18 GMT

wich core rules?

AD&D2.0?
custom?

in, anyway, when are you up

d3_crescentia

United States4054 Posts

November 12 2009 04:20 GMT

On November 12 2009 13:16 KwarK wrote:
multi user dungeon I believe
It's pretty well known among older gamers. It's just they kinda stopped being popular.

MUDs are like WoW except pretty much text-only... and the reason they got unpopular is because early MMOs with primitive graphics showed up

that being said they are the shit, and I wouldn't mind playing one again

DekkuM

United States149 Posts

November 12 2009 04:48 GMT

On November 12 2009 13:20 d3_crescentia wrote:

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Well said.

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