There is a new ‘compare’ command that allows you to compare different pieces of equipment to see which is better. The idea of having a ‘compare’ command to compare two pieces of equipment is not a new one, and a simple compare that shows which object has the most stats…

A new command was added to Aardwolf MUD today that shows a summary of connections sorted by MUD client. Client is determined using the telnet ‘ttype’ option. Here’s a screenshot of the summary at time of writing: Most of the clients in the ‘unidentified’ category are returning NULL. From asking…

Additional changes made to Aardwolf MUD in the 26th March 2010 reboot: When using ‘campaign check’ to see which targets you have left to kill, if no instances of that mob exist in the game it will show in red with. ‘Dead’ at the end of the area/room name. This…

New Area and Goal – Umari’s Castle: High in the mountains sits a castle. It is here that the wizard Umari studies and works his magic. Oh, he has no need for company, for the griffons he so loves wander about his castle. Yet, he has found them far too…

New Area and Goal – The Fractured Lands: Centuries ago, The Fractured Lands were one, not divided as they are today. There was much violence and warfare in the lands that after a century of the most violent times in history, the gods grew angry and split the lands. They…

New Area and Goal – The Living Mines of Dak’tai: To the far north, beyond the vast Hathzor Plains and the terrible Great Desert, lies a remote ogre village. The ‘Tai tribe are fearsome warriors who have grown rich trading the resources buried in the mountains their home is nestled…

Necromancer Spell – Summon Death: By calling upon the powerful forces of shadow, a skilled Necromancer is able to summon all dead creatures in an area back to life, but in undead form. Because the creatures return as undead, existing Necromancer spells to enhance combat against undead foe can be…

General Aardwolf changes this update: Main purpose of this reboot was to get code in to allow the imms to start setting materials in areas. You will start to notice ‘material’ appear in identify as these are set. A few changes other that did make it in though: The affect…

Blacksmith Skill- Tempering: A skilled blacksmith can use raw materials at a forge to temporarily increase the abilities of any metal-based weapon. The results of tempering a weapon will depend on the skill of the blacksmith, the quality of the weapon and the ore used. Only the most skilled blacksmith…

General Aardwolf changes this update: The effect of the elementalist air/water/fire/earth focus spells has been doubled. Keep in mind these affects include damage done by weapons also. There is a new lbid filter: ‘lbid filter outbid’ which shows items you have been outbid on. Lots of people suggested this or…