It has been a couple of years now since we worked on handling data exchange between the MUD and client using telnet option negotiation. With hindsight, using telnet option 102 for this was probably a mistake as we have since learned that ATCP could have done the same thing, so…

Blacksmith Subclass Changes: Quite a few changes were made to the blacksmith subclass in this update, details are below. The current ‘hammer’ combat skill has been renamed to ‘hammering blow’. The command for it is still ‘hammer’ though. There is a new weapon type ‘hammer’. It is blacksmith only and…

Cataclysm Goal: Ancient tales still survive today, about the world as it was once known. It was a time of chaos. Horrible climate changes, random layouts, dogs and cats living together- mass hysteria! This is one such tale of the first major changes, a small preview of what was to…

While playing Aardwolf as a new user things move along quite nicely until around level 70 or so, at which point there starts to be a big slowdown. After looking at the game balance in this level range, we have made a few changes. Combined with the equipment finding commands…

New Goal – Realm of the Firebird (formerly Falcovnia): High above the tsarist fertile lands, a small blotch of gold and red streaks across the skies. Meanwhile, Tzar Vislav and his advisor are deep in discussion, trying to determine who or what might possibly be stealing apples from the castle…

Building on the equipment scoring and compare options added recently, there is another new command called ‘eqsearch‘ that can be used to check if there are equipment upgrades available in open clan halls. Eqsearch works like compare, but is based on a flagged list of items in the game that…

New Goal – Xyl’s Mosaic: There are those who slowly wither away when outcast from their community. There are those who elaborate an alternative. Among the bleak crags of a dark and forgotten land, one such alternative is said to exist. An alchemist of exceptional powers is said to have…