November 1999
- Admin: Kanga.Nu has moved again J C Lawrence
- mud history Matthew Mihaly
- Physics Ola Fosheim Grøstad
- Language Independence Article. Ben Greear
- Language Independence Article. Chris Turner
- Language Independence Article. Bruce Mitchener, Jr.
- Language Independence Article. Cynbe ru Taren
- ADMIN: Archives are back again J C Lawrence
- Hilbert Curves [was: "[DGD] Rooms with Views" and "Physics"] Christopher Allen
- Hilbert Curves [was: "[DGD] Rooms with Views" J C Lawrence
- Re Hilbert Curves Cynbe ru Taren
- Re Hilbert Curves J C Lawrence
- Hilbert Curves [was: "[DGD] Rooms with Views" and Ola Fosheim Grøstad
- Spatial datastructures and their application (Was Hilbert Curves) Ola Fosheim Grøstad
- Spatial datastructures and their application (Was Hilbert Curves) Christopher Allen
- Spatial datastructures and their application (Was Hilbert Curves) Ola Fosheim Grøstad
- Spatial datastructures and their application (Was Hilbert Curves) J C Lawrence
- Spatial datastructures and their application (Was Hilbert Curves) Miroslav Silovic
- Spatial datastructures and their application (Was Hilbert Curves) Brandon J. Rickman
- Spatial datastructures and their application (Was Hilbert Curves) Ola Fosheim Grøstad
- A simple plan for establishing a history. Aaron
- Spatial datastructures and their application (Was R e: Hilbert Curves) Lo, Kam
- Server: Momoko J C Lawrence
- META: Successor to FAQ Maintainer Lo, Kam
- ADMIN: Library goof J C Lawrence
- Scripting in java... (was Momoko) Owen
- Majik (Was Hilbert Curves) Owen
- players who "take away from the game" msew
- players who "take away from the game" Matthew Mihaly
- players who "take away from the game" J C Lawrence
- players who "take away from the game" Matthew Mihaly
- players who "take away from the game" Holly Sommer
- players who "take away from the game" Matthew Mihaly
- players who "take away from the game" Holly Sommer
- players who "take away from the game" Balthazaar/BalthMURP
- players who "take away from the game" J C Lawrence
- players who "take away from the game" Matthew Mihaly
- players who "take away from the game" Holly Sommer
- players who "take away from the game" David Bennett
- players who "take away from the game" Ola Fosheim Grøstad
- players who "take away from the game" Miroslav Silovic
- players who "take away from the game" Matthew Mihaly
- players who "take away from the game" Koster, Raph
- players who "take away from the game" Koster, Raph
- players who "take away from the game" msew
- players who "take away from the game" Sellers, Michael
- players who "take away from the game" Daniel James
- players who "take away from the game" Matthew Mihaly
- players who "take away from the game" Philip Loguinov -- Draymoor
- players who "take away from the game" Matthew Mihaly
- players who "take away from the game" J C Lawrence
- players who "take away from the game" Matthew Mihaly
- players who "take away from the game" Greg Miller
- players who "take away from the game" J C Lawrence
- players who "take away from the game" Matthew Mihaly
- players who "take away from the game" J C Lawrence
- players who "take away from the game" Matthew Mihaly
- players who "take away from the game" J C Lawrence
- players who "take away from the game" Matthew Mihaly
- players who "take away from the game" Charles Hughes
- players who "take away from the game" Matthew Mihaly
- players who "take away from the game" Charles Hughes
- players who "take away from the game" Jon A. Lambert
- players who "take away from the game" Matthew Mihaly
- players who "take away from the game" J C Lawrence
- players who "take away from the game" Philip Loguinov -- Draymoor
- players who "take away from the game" Matthew Mihaly
- players who "take away from the game" Jon A. Lambert
- players who "take away from the game" Matthew Mihaly
- players who "take away from the game" J C Lawrence
- players who "take away from the game" Marc Bowden
- players who "take away from the game" J C Lawrence
- players who "take away from the game" Charles Hughes
- players who "take away from the game" J C Lawrence
- players who "take away from the game" Charles Hughes
- players who "take away from the game" Adam Wiggins
- players who "take away from the game" Adam Wiggins
- players who "take away from the game" Miroslav Silovic
- players who "take away from the game" Adam Wiggins
- players who "take away from the game" J C Lawrence
- players who "take away from the game" Ola Fosheim Grøstad
- players who "take away from the game" Adam Wiggins
- players who "take away from the game" Ola Fosheim Grøstad
- players who "take away from the game" Adam Wiggins
- players who "take away from the game" Holly Sommer
- players who "take away from the game" J C Lawrence
- players who "take away from the game" J C Lawrence
- players who "take away from the game" Ola Fosheim Grøstad
- players who "take away from the game" J C Lawrence
- players who "take away from the game" Quzah
- players who "take away from the game" Philip Loguinov -- Draymoor
- players who "take away from the game" Quzah
- players who "take away from the game" Ronan Farrell
- players who "take away from the game" J C Lawrence
- players who "take away from the game" Jon A. Lambert
- players who "take away from the game" J C Lawrence
- players who "take away from the game" Miroslav Silovic
- players who "take away from the game" J C Lawrence
- players who "take away from the game" Koster, Raph
- players who "take away from the game" J C Lawrence
- History of Online Gaming, part III Koster, Raph
- [Lib] ADMIN: Library goof J C Lawrence
- Oh dear (fwd) J C Lawrence
- Costikyan's new report on online gaming Koster, Raph
- Costikyan's new report on online gaming Sellers, Michael
- Costikyan's new report on online gaming Ola Fosheim Grøstad
- META: System Security (was: players who "take away from the game") J C Lawrence
- System Security (was: players who "take away from the game") Eli Stevens {Grey}
- System Security (was: players who "take away from the game") cg@ami-cg.GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA
- System Security (was: players who "take away from the game") J C Lawrence
- System Security (was: players who "take away from the game") Bruce Mitchener, Jr.
- System Security (was: players who "take away from the game") Cynbe ru Taren
- Neverwinter Nights Koster, Raph
- Neverwinter Nights Dundee
- Neverwinter Nights S. Patrick Gallaty
- Neverwinter Nights Trent Oster
- Neverwinter Nights Lee Sheldon
- Neverwinter Nights Sean Kelly
- Neverwinter Nights Ola Fosheim Grøstad
- Neverwinter Nights Nathan F. Yospe
- Neverwinter Nights John Buehler
- Neverwinter Nights Travis Casey
- Neverwinter Nights Adam Martin
- associate producer/designer openings, and others: Maxis/EA Sellers, Michael
- MySQL as a MUD. Quzah
- MySQL as a MUD. Holly Sommer
- MySQL as a MUD. J C Lawrence
- MySQL as a MUD. J C Lawrence
- MySQL as a MUD. Ian Macintosh
- bugs (was players who "take away from the game") Sellers, Michael
- bugs (was players who "take away from the game") Holly Sommer
- bugs (was players who "take away from the game") Charles Hughes
- bugs (was players who "take away from the game") Quzah
- bugs (was players who "take away from the game" ) Sellers, Michael
- bugs (was players who "take away from the game" ) Matthew Mihaly
- bugs (was players who "take away from the game") Mik Clarke
- bugs (was players who "take away from the game") Ilya, Game Commandos
- bugs (was players who "take away from the game") Holly Sommer
- bugs (was players who "take away from the game") Balthazaar/BalthMURP
- bugs (was players who "take away from the game") Holly Sommer
- bugs (was players who "take away from the game") Balthazaar/BalthMURP
- bugs (was players who "take away from the game") Holly Sommer
- bugs (was players who "take away from the game") Adam Wiggins
- bugs (was players who "take away from the game") Jon A. Lambert
- ColdC/ColdCore Zelnar
- ColdC/ColdCore Bruce Mitchener, Jr.
- Spatial datastructures and their application (Was Hilbert Curves) Miroslav Silovic
- Spatial datastructures and their application (Was Hilbert Curves) Ola Fosheim Grøstad
- bugs (was players who "take away from the game" ) Charles Hughes
- GEL -- A New Approach to Online Interactive 3D claw@kanga.nu
- New FAQ moderator Marian Griffith
- New FAQ moderator J C Lawrence
- Mud Dev FAQ Marian Griffith
- Random numbers (was: Physics) Eli Stevens {Grey}
- code base inquiry Ilya, Game Commandos
- code base inquiry Philip Loguinov -- Draymoor
- code base inquiry Andru Luvisi
- code base inquiry Caliban Tiresias Darklock
- code base inquiry Travis S. Casey
- code base inquiry Ben Greear
- code base inquiry cg@ami-cg.GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA
- code base inquiry Mik Clarke
- code base inquiry Adam Wiggins
- code base inquiry Matthew D. Fuller
- code base inquiry Matthew Mihaly
- code base inquiry Ben Greear
- code base inquiry Greg Miller
- code base inquiry J C Lawrence
- code base inquiry Mik Clarke
- code base inquiry Matthew Mihaly
- code base inquiry Robert Green
- code base inquiry Travis S. Casey
- code base inquiry Andru Luvisi
- code base inquiry Travis Casey
- code base inquiry Matthew D. Fuller
- code base inquiry Travis Casey
- code base inquiry Ben Greear
- code base inquiry Travis S. Casey
- code base inquiry Greg Miller
- code base inquiry Ben Greear
- code base inquiry Travis S. Casey
- code base inquiry Ilya, Game Commandos
- code base inquiry Mik Clarke
- code base inquiry Adam Wiggins
- code base inquiry J C Lawrence
- code base inquiry Lars Duening
- code base inquiry Travis S. Casey
- code base inquiry Ilya, Game Commandos
- code base inquiry cg@ami-cg.GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA
- code base inquiry Travis Casey
- code base inquiry Lars Duening
- code base inquiry Colin Coghill
- code base inquiry Matthew Mihaly
- code base inquiry Richard Woolcock
- code base inquiry Matthew Mihaly
- code base inquiry Richard Woolcock
- code base inquiry Ben Greear
- code base inquiry Richard Woolcock
- code base inquiry Matthew Mihaly
- code base inquiry Matthew Mihaly
- code base inquiry Richard Woolcock
- code base inquiry Matthew Mihaly
- code base inquiry Richard Woolcock
- code base inquiry Matthew Mihaly
- code base inquiry MichelleThompson
- code base inquiry Dundee
- code base inquiry Kristen L. Koster
- code base inquiry Matthew Mihaly
- code base inquiry J C Lawrence
- code base inquiry Matthew Mihaly
- code base inquiry J C Lawrence
- code base inquiry Matthew Mihaly
- code base inquiry Bryce Harrington
- code base inquiry Matthew Mihaly
- code base inquiry Bryce Harrington
- code base inquiry adam@treyarch.com
- code base inquiry Bruce
- code base inquiry Matthew Mihaly
- code base inquiry Miroslav Silovic
- code base inquiry Caliban Tiresias Darklock
- code base inquiry Matthew Mihaly
- code base inquiry David Bennett
- code base inquiry Sellers, Michael
- code base inquiry Caliban Tiresias Darklock
- code base inquiry David Bennett
- code base inquiry Matthew Mihaly
- code base inquiry MichelleThompson
- code base inquiry David Bennett
- code base inquiry J C Lawrence
- code base inquiry Matthew Mihaly
- code base inquiry Ola Fosheim Grøstad
- code base inquiry Matthew Mihaly
- code base inquiry David Bennett
- code base inquiry Matthew Mihaly
- code base inquiry Ola Fosheim Grøstad
- code base inquiry Ilya, Game Commandos
- code base inquiry Colin Coghill
- code base inquiry Greg Miller
- code base inquiry Caliban Tiresias Darklock
- code base inquiry Greg Miller
- code base inquiry Matthew Mihaly
- code base inquiry Matthew Mihaly
- code base inquiry Miroslav Silovic
- code base inquiry Joey Hess
- code base inquiry Bruce Mitchener, Jr.
- code base inquiry Matthew Mihaly
- code base inquiry Mik Clarke
- code base inquiry Mik Clarke
- code base inquiry Andru Luvisi
- code base inquiry Andru Luvisi
- code base inquiry J C Lawrence
- code base inquiry J C Lawrence
- code base inquiry Ian Macintosh
- code base inquiry cg@ami-cg.GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA
- code base inquiry Greg Miller
- code base inquiry Ilya, Game Commandos
- code base inquiry Adam Wiggins
- code base inquiry jerry@cc588591-b.twsn1.md.home.com
- code base inquiry Jeremy Noetzelman
- code base inquiry Greg Miller
- code base inquiry Matthew Mihaly
- code base inquiry J C Lawrence
- code base inquiry Laurel Fan
- code base inquiry J C Lawrence
- code base inquiry Justin Rogers
- code base inquiry Matthew Mihaly
- code base inquiry Matthew Mihaly
- MudWords.com J C Lawrence
- Library news J C Lawrence
- Languages for MUD drivers Laurent Bossavit
- Languages for MUD drivers Joey Hess
- Languages for MUD drivers bruce@puremagic.com
- Languages for MUD drivers Cynbe ru Taren
- Languages for MUD drivers Laurent Bossavit
- Languages for MUD drivers Cynbe ru Taren
- Languages for MUD drivers J C Lawrence
- Languages for MUD drivers J C Lawrence
- Languages for MUD drivers Ian Macintosh
- Languages for MUD drivers Greg Miller
- Languages for MUD drivers Cynbe ru Taren
- Languages for MUD drivers J C Lawrence
- Languages for MUD drivers Jo Dillon
- Languages for MUD drivers J C Lawrence
- Languages for MUD drivers Greg Miller
- Languages for MUD drivers J C Lawrence
- Languages for MUD drivers Laurent Bossavit
- Languages for MUD drivers Cynbe ru Taren
- Languages for MUD drivers J C Lawrence
- Languages for MUD drivers Laurent Bossavit
- Languages for MUD drivers Ian Macintosh
- Languages for MUD drivers Cynbe ru Taren
- Languages for MUD drivers Greg Miller
- Languages for MUD drivers J C Lawrence
- Languages for MUD drivers J C Lawrence
- Languages for MUD drivers Ian Macintosh
- Mud hosting services Dundee
- Mud hosting services AR Schleicher
- Mud hosting services Dundee
- Mud hosting services AR Schleicher
- Mud hosting services Greg Miller
- Mud hosting services Dundee
- Mud hosting services Mik Clarke
- Mud hosting services J C Lawrence
- Mud hosting services Mik Clarke
- Mud hosting services Ian Macintosh
- Mud hosting services J C Lawrence
- Mud hosting services gunderwood@donet.com
- Matrix Laurent Bossavit
- Sony's EverQuest Admits Using Diku Locke
- Sony's EverQuest Admits Using Diku Koster, Raph
- Sony's EverQuest Admits Using Diku Greg Miller
- Sony's EverQuest Admits Using Diku rnicoll@respc-jrn.res.st-andrews.ac.uk
- Sony's EverQuest Admits Using Diku Wendy Winkler
- Sony's EverQuest Admits Using Diku Hans-Henrik Staerfeldt
- Sony's EverQuest Admits Using Diku Ola Fosheim Grøstad
- Admins as Mortals Philip Loguinov -- Draymoor
- Admins as Mortals Holly Sommer
- Admins as Mortals Travis S. Casey
- Admins as Mortals Philip Loguinov -- Draymoor
- Admins as Mortals Sellers, Michael
- Admins as Mortals PartyG2816@aol.com
- Admins as Mortals Mik Clarke
- Admins as Mortals Philip Loguinov -- Draymoor
- Admins as Mortals J C Lawrence
- Admins as Mortals Travis S. Casey
- Admins as Mortals Koster, Raph
- Random numbers (was: Physics) J C Lawrence
- Urban Desire claw@kanga.nu
- Depth of realism Joe Kingry
- Depth of realism Ilya, Game Commandos
- Depth of realism Koster, Raph
- Depth of realism Mik Clarke
- Depth of realism Matthew Mihaly
- Depth of realism Marian Griffith
- Depth of realism Travis S. Casey
- Depth of realism Jo Dillon
- Depth of realism Marian Griffith
- Depth of realism Matthew Mihaly
- Depth of realism Wendy Winkler
- Depth of realism Travis Casey
- Depth of realism J C Lawrence
- Depth of realism J C Lawrence
- Depth of realism J C Lawrence
- Depth of realism Travis S. Casey
- Depth of realism J C Lawrence
- Depth of realism Jon A. Lambert
- Depth of realism Marian Griffith
- Depth of realism Jeremy Music
- Player statistics calculation (Was: code base inquiry) Petri Virkkula
- Player statistics calculation (Was: code base inquiry) Matthew Mihaly
- Player statistics calculation (Was: code base inquiry) Marc Bowden
- Player statistics calculation (Was: code base inquiry) David Bennett
- Player statistics calculation (Was: code base inquiry) Adam Wiggins
- Player statistics calculation (Was: code base inquiry) David Bennett
- Player statistics calculation (Was: code base inquiry) Adam Wiggins
- Admin: Attribute your quotes J C Lawrence
- Muq V -1.46.0 release (fwd) J C Lawrence
- Languages for MUD drivers Petri Virkkula
- MUD client resources (was: Mud hosting services) Bruce Mitchener, Jr.
- MUD client resources (was: Mud hosting services) Greg Miller
- Distribution schemes (was Languages for MUD drivers) Ian Macintosh
- Distribution schemes (was Languages for MUD drivers) Bruce Mitchener, Jr.
- Distribution schemes (was Languages for MUD drivers) Mik Clarke
- Distribution schemes (was Languages for MUD drivers) Bruce Mitchener, Jr.
- Distribution schemes (was Languages for MUD dri vers) Koster, Raph
- about MOO Ilya, Game Commandos
- (no subject) Michael Seifert
- (no subject) Ola Fosheim Grøstad
- (no subject) Mike Sellers
- (no subject) Ola Fosheim Grøstad
- (no subject) JC Lawrence
- (no subject) Ola Fosheim Grøstad
- (no subject) JC Lawrence
- (no subject) JC Lawrence
- (no subject) Marian Griffith
- (no subject) Ola Fosheim Grøstad
- (no subject) Chris Gray
- (no subject) Jon A. Lambert
- (no subject) Chris Gray
- (no subject) Ola Fosheim Grøstad
- (no subject) Alex Oren
- (no subject) Ilya, Game Commandos
- (no subject) Jon A. Lambert
- (no subject) Travis Casey
- (no subject) Dan Shiovitz
- (no subject) Travis S. Casey
- (no subject) Marian Griffith
- (no subject) Mik Clarke
- (no subject) J C Lawrence
- (no subject) The Eternal City
- (no subject) Travis Casey
- (no subject) Travis S. Casey
- (no subject) John Buehler
- (no subject) Joe Andrieu
- (no subject) John Buehler
- (no subject) Bruce
- (no subject) John Buehler
- (no subject) Ben Chambers
- (no subject) Dale Garnier-Wells
- (no subject) shren
- (no subject) Matt Mihaly
- (no subject) Travis Nixon
- Player statistics calculation B. Schulte
- Player statistics calculation Marc Bowden
- Player statistics calculation Adam Wiggins
- Admins as Mortals twist Ryan P.
- Admins as Mortals twist Darren Henderson
- Admins as Mortals twist Matthew Mihaly
- Admins as Mortals twist Darren Henderson
- Admins as Mortals twist Matthew Mihaly
- Admins as Mortals twist Dundee
- Admins as Mortals twist Matthew Mihaly
- Admins as Mortals twist AR Schleicher
- Admins as Mortals twist Jeremy Music
- Admins as Mortals twist J C Lawrence
- Admins as Mortals twist Koster, Raph
- Admins as Mortals twist Sellers, Michael
- Admins as Mortals twist Koster, Raph
- Admins as Mortals twist J C Lawrence
- Admins as Mortals twist Chris Jones
- Admins as Mortals twist msew
- Admins as Mortals twist Matthew Mihaly
- Admins as Mortals twist Greg Miller
- Admins as Mortals twist Philip Loguinov -- Draymoor
- Admins as Mortals twist Marian Griffith
- Admins as Mortals twist Greg Miller
- Admins as Mortals twist Matthew Mihaly
- Admins as Mortals twist J C Lawrence
- Admins as Mortals twist Koster, Raph
- Admins as Mortals twist J C Lawrence
- Distribution schemes (was Languages for MUD drivers) Ian Macintosh
- Distribution schemes (was Languages for MUD drivers) Ian Macintosh
- Public Domain Client Ian Macintosh
- Public Domain Client Mik Clarke
- Public Domain Client Jeremy Music
- Public Domain Client Andrew Wilson
- Public Domain Client Mik Clarke
- Public Domain Client Bruce Mitchener, Jr.
- Public Domain Client Mik Clarke
- Public Domain Client Bruce Mitchener, Jr.
- Public Domain Client Andrew Wilson
- Public Domain Client Laurent Bossavit
- Public Domain Client J C Lawrence
- Public Domain Client J C Lawrence
- Public Domain Client J C Lawrence
- MUD-Dev request rejected Greg Miller
- MUD-Dev request rejected J C Lawrence
- Re[4]: (no subject) Travis Casey
- Re[4]: (no subject) Koster, Raph
- Re[5]: (no subject) Travis Casey
- FAQ for gm-types? Dundee
- FAQ for gm-types? Charles Hughes
- FAQ for gm-types? Mik Clarke
- FAQ for gm-types? Christopher Allen
- FAQ for gm-types? J C Lawrence
- Re[6]: (no subject) Travis Casey
- FW: Re[6]: (no subject) Koster, Raph
- Re[5]: (no subject) Koster, Raph
- Re[5]: (no subject) Travis S. Casey
- Interesting links Bruce Mitchener, Jr.
- CODE RELEASE: (client) SMM++ J C Lawrence
- authority and human nature Matthew Mihaly
- authority and human nature Koster, Raph
- Fair/Unfair? Scenarios (fwd) J C Lawrence
- Fair/Unfair? Scenarios (fwd) Mik Clarke
- Fair/Unfair? Scenarios (fwd) J C Lawrence
- Fair/Unfair? Scenarios (fwd) Sellers, Michael
- Fair/Unfair? Scenarios (fwd) Matthew Mihaly
- Fair/Unfair? Scenarios (fwd) Sellers, Michael
- Fair/Unfair? Scenarios (fwd) Matthew Mihaly
- Fair/Unfair? Scenarios (fwd) Sellers, Michael
- Fair/Unfair? Scenarios (fwd) Mik Clarke
- Fair/Unfair? Scenarios (fwd) Matthew Mihaly
- Fair/Unfair? Scenarios (fwd) Dan Shiovitz
- Fair/Unfair? Scenarios (fwd) Joe Andrieu
- Fair/Unfair? Scenarios (fwd) J C Lawrence
- Fair/Unfair? Scenarios (fwd) Adam Wiggins
- Fair/Unfair? Scenarios (fwd) Marian Griffith
- Fair/Unfair? Scenarios (fwd) Travis S. Casey
- Fair/Unfair? Scenarios (fwd) Eli Stevens {Grey}
- Fair/Unfair? Scenarios (fwd) Douglas Couch
- Fair/Unfair? Scenarios (fwd) Dundee
- Fair/Unfair? Scenarios (fwd) Chris Turner
- Fair/Unfair? Scenarios (fwd) David Bennett
- Fair/Unfair? Scenarios (fwd) Scatter
- Fair/Unfair? Scenarios (fwd) J C Lawrence
- Fair/Unfair? Scenarios (fwd) Scatter
- Fair/Unfair? Scenarios (fwd) J C Lawrence
- Fair/Unfair? Scenarios (fwd) Scatter
- Fair/Unfair? Scenarios (fwd) Quzah
- Fair/Unfair? Scenarios (fwd) Scatter
- Fair/Unfair? Scenarios (fwd) Quzah
- Fair/Unfair? Scenarios (fwd) Scatter
- Fair/Unfair? Scenarios (fwd) J C Lawrence
- Fair/Unfair? Scenarios (fwd) Adam Wiggins
- Fair/Unfair? Scenarios (fwd) Matthew Mihaly
- Fair/Unfair? Scenarios (fwd) Richard Ross
- Fair/Unfair? Scenarios (fwd) Mik Clarke
- Fair/Unfair? Scenarios (fwd) Matthew Mihaly
- Fair/Unfair? Scenarios (fwd) Dundee
- Fair/Unfair? Scenarios (fwd) Matthew Mihaly
- Fair/Unfair? Scenarios (fwd) Raph & Kristen Koster
- Fair/Unfair? Scenarios (fwd) Dundee
- Fair/Unfair? Scenarios (fwd) Mik Clarke
- Fair/Unfair? Scenarios (fwd) Holly Sommer
- Fair/Unfair? Scenarios (fwd) Marian Griffith
- Fair/Unfair? Scenarios (fwd) Lucas Moten {Krozy}
- Fair/Unfair? Scenarios (fwd) Matthew Mihaly
- Fair/Unfair? Scenarios (fwd) Mik Clarke
- Fair/Unfair? Scenarios (fwd) Matthew Mihaly
- Fair/Unfair? Scenarios (fwd) Greg Miller
- Fair/Unfair? Scenarios (fwd) J C Lawrence
- volunteerism on muds (fwd) J C Lawrence
- (fwd) Artificial Language for MUD programmers claw@kanga.nu
- The grass is always greener in the other field claw@kanga.nu
- The grass is always greener in the other field Jon A. Lambert
- The grass is always greener in the other field Matthew Mihaly
- The grass is always greener in the other field J C Lawrence
- The grass is always greener in the other field Dundee
- The grass is always greener in the other field J C Lawrence
- The grass is always greener in the other field Greg Miller
- The grass is always greener in the other field Ilya, Game Commandos
- The grass is always greener in the other field Adam Wiggins
- The grass is always greener in the other field Sellers, Michael
- The grass is always greener in the other field Adam Wiggins
- The grass is always greener in the other field J C Lawrence
- The grass is always greener in the other field Sellers, Michael
- The grass is always greener in the other field J C Lawrence
- The grass is always greener in the other field Travis Casey
- The grass is always greener in the other field Ola Fosheim Grøstad
- The grass is always greener in the other field Koster, Raph
- The grass is always greener in the other field Bruce Mitchener, Jr.
- The grass is always greener in the other field Cynbe ru Taren
- The grass is always greener in the other field Koster, Raph
- The grass is always greener in the other field cg@ami-cg.GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA
- The grass is always greener in the other field Koster, Raph
- The grass is always greener in the other field Ola Fosheim Grøstad
- The grass is always greener in the other field Bruce Mitchener, Jr.
- The grass is always greener in the other field Charles Hughes
- The grass is always greener in the other field Matthew Mihaly
- The grass is always greener in the other field Cynbe ru Taren
- The grass is always greener in the other field Matthew Mihaly
- The grass is always greener in the other field Ilya, Game Commandos
- The grass is always greener in the other field cg@ami-cg.GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA
- The grass is always greener in the other field Scatter
- The grass is always greener in the other field J C Lawrence
- The grass is always greener in the other field Matthew Mihaly
- The grass is always greener in the other field J C Lawrence
- The grass is always greener in the other field Matthew Mihaly
- The grass is always greener in the other field Raph & Kristen Koster
- The grass is always greener in the other field Timothy Dang
- The grass is always greener in the other field maddog@best.com
- The grass is always greener in the other field J C Lawrence
- The grass is always greener in the other field Petri Virkkula
- The grass is always greener in the other field Matthew Mihaly
- The grass is always greener in the other field Ian Macintosh
- The grass is always greener in the other field Koster, Raph
- The grass is always greener in the other field Adam Wiggins
- The grass is always greener in the other field J C Lawrence
- The grass is always greener in the other field Travis Casey
- The grass is always greener in the other field Adam Wiggins
- The grass is always greener in the other field J C Lawrence
- The grass is always greener in the other field J C Lawrence
- The grass is always greener in the other field Raph & Kristen Koster
- The grass is always greener in the other field Joe Andrieu
- Re[4]: (no subject) Travis Casey
- Re[4]: (no subject) claw@kanga.nu
- Re[6]: (no subject) Travis Casey
On Saturday, November 27, 1999, claw@kanga.nu wrote:
> Travis Casey <efindel@io.com> wrote:
>> On Wednesday, November 24, 1999, J C Lawrence wrote:
>>> What is the current comparitive state of paper RPG's as compared
>>> to the 1970's based MUDs?
>> State in what sense? How successful they are, or what sort of
>> game designs they're using?
> Well, only the second of those questions is is actually
> interesting...
I figured that was what you meant, but I thought I'd make sure (and I
was too tired after getting back from Thanksgiving to write a proper
response anyways :-)
I'm not going to answer the question you asked. Lest I sound like a
politician, here's why:
Muds and paper RPGs exist under a different set of circumstances.
The things that make for a good paper RPG system may not make for a
good system for a mud. In particular, the 90's have seen paper RPGs
tend towards simpler systems with more left up to the GM. IMHO,
moving in the same direction would be a mistake for muds.
So, what am I going to answer? Well, I'm going to go over the
characteristics of 1970's RPGs that most muds (*) share and look at
alternatives from the paper RPG world.
(* - note that when I say, "most muds", I mean most text-based,
game/combat-oriented muds -- i.e., Diku and LP derivatives. MOOs,
MUSHes, and other RP-oriented muds, from what little I've seen, tend
towards minimalist game systems. And, of course, there are many
experimental muds that are moving away from the things I'll describe.)
The archetypal 1970's RPG is D&D/first edition AD&D. (Second edition
AD&D, while maintaining a 70's-style core, has added many things, and
third edition promises to be even more different.) Characteristics
are:
- A class-level based system. That is, characters are largely
described by a class and level which determine what they can do and
to what extent. Classes are rigid, with little or no ability for
players to customize them.
Later systems have largely moved from class-level to skill-based.
Some systems retain classes, using them either as sets of initial
skills or as "aptitudes" that make it easier (or, in some cases,
possible) for characters to learn certain skills.
A class-level system's primary advantage is fast, simple character
creation -- there are fewer choices to make. However, many people
like having the ability to customize their characters. A good
compromise may be a template system -- a skill-based system in
which several starting characters have already been worked out, and
a player *can* simply choose one of those to use if he/she doesn't
want to take the time to fully generate a character.
Class-based systems are often easier to balance initially -- again,
there are fewer combinations of things to look at. However,
class-based systems tend to add new classes as they go along. This
means that balance can be a constant problem, as each new class
usually has several new abilities that did not exist before. In a
skill-based system, on the other hand, initial balancing can be
more difficult, but adding a new skill does not usually have the
potential for introducing unbalance that adding a new class does.
- Hit point damage systems, with characters increasing in hit points
as they increase in level. In D&D's case, this fits into a very
abstract combat system, in which it makes a modicum of sense.
Unfortunately, many 70's systems kept this feature without keeping
the abstract combat system.
Later systems have moved towards separating out the different
components of D&D's hit points, by giving characters defensive
abilities that increase in reliability as the character improves.
Hit points, in those games where they are still used, usually
represent simple physical toughness.
Separating out the components of D&D's hit points introduces more
complexity, but is usually a good idea, because it means that fewer
special cases are needed in the system.
- Separate mechanics used to do different things. For example, first
edition AD&D has several different combat systems: a system for melee
with weapons, three systems for melee without weapons, a system for
missile fire, a system for spells, and a system for doing
non-lethal damage with weapons. Some of these share mechanics
(the weaponed melee, missile, and non-lethal weapon systems), but
others are wildly different. For example, weapon combat uses a d20 to
determine if a hit is made, followed by a damage roll to determine
damage if there was a hit. Weaponles combat, however, uses
percentile dice, with a percentile chart to consult for damage if a
hit is made. Spells don't normally require a roll to hit, but instead
require the target to roll to avoid or resist them.
Modern systems typically use a single basic mechanic, which is
adapted in different ways to do different things. This makes the
game easier for both players and GMs to understand, and means that
nothing has to be improvised from scratch -- you can always fall
back on the basic mechanic.
A single mechanic has to be playtested very well -- if there are
oddities in it, they will affect everything. However, a good
single mechanic will make expanding the game to handle new
situations much easier.
- Binary success. Early RPG mechanics usually gave a result of either
success or failure for actions; the mechanics did not provide a
means of telling whether a particular success was "better" or a
particular failure "worse."
Modern systems usually integrate some method of determining how
good or bad a success or failure is.
Levels of success or failure can be useful in combat, where they
can take the place of special "critical hit" systems, and can also
be useful for establishing values of created items, resolving
contests quickly, and other situations.
- Non-difficulty-based systems. This relates to the previous point.
Many early systems had no set way for the GM to increase or
decrease the difficulty of an action, with the result that
different GMs used different methods. Further, no guidelines were
given for how much of an adjustment should be used for different
levels of difficulty.
Modern systems usually have a set means of increasing or decreasing
the difficulty of actions. Normally, this ties in to the system
for determining levels of success or failure -- i.e., a difficult
action may require a character to achieve a certain degree of
success or higher in order to truly succeed with the action.
Difficulty-based systems make it easy for builders to apply a skill
to different situations -- e.g., if a particular cliff is very
slippery and hard to climb, one can simply increase the difficulty
of climbing it.
There are probably more useful differences that I could list, but
these are the main ones that I can think of off-hand. Again, I'm
speaking in this about typical Diku and LP-based muds, not about *all*
muds.
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