[MUD-Dev] Semi Graphical Muds

[Ben Chambers]

From: "Koster, Raph" <rkoster at verant.com>

> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Ben Chambers
> > Sent: Sunday, February 11, 2001 1:41 AM
> > To: mud-dev at kanga.nu
> > Subject: Re: [MUD-Dev] Semi Graphical Muds
> >
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Frank Crowell" <frankc at maddog.com>
>
> >>   -entry tagged as "positional update" goes to the little dot
> >>   viewing window, with a possible update to the velocity of the >
> >>   little moving dot
> >>
> >>   -entry tagged with somebody said something", goes to the people
> >>   talking window
>
> > Interesting idea.  I think that I may actually work on developing a
> > new mud standard, as this would be the best way to go.  next
> > generation ANSI.
>
> Don't some of the EmlenMUDs do this already? I seem to recall at the
> least overhead map view and room descriptions separated out.

Why not implement it as the next generation of MUD standards.  Make it
so ALL servers sent out that data, and ALL clients recieve that type
of data you could have many different flags.  you coul even advance it
to the point where clients send tagged to.  for instance arrow keys,
or text input.  that way they could move with only the arrow keys.

When you log on, the server could also send you a list of symbols,
that the client would save if you ever needed to reference that stuff.
I'm thinking that I will try and implement this first as an enhanced
form of an open source codebase/client.  then write my own codebase
and let other people write their own clients.  I see this as the next
step in MUD evolution.  It is better than graphical, because it still
requires imaginition.

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