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Caladan · 01-22-2006, 06:28 AM

Hey,

There are a couple of codebases that you can run on windows, (A Smaug I recall from somewhere, and I believe a ROM..) But it is certainly not the most efficient way of doing things. You would be severely limited in improving and expanding the code, and it would not be nearly as stable.

However. That would only be running the server from a windows machine, and I doubt you plan to run your own server, at least to start. Using a commercial server (Most of which run some form of Linux/Unix) with a shell account you can telnet into from a windows machine, is a very common and viable way to run a MUD yourself. I have worked as a developer on a few MUD's and never needed to install Linux on my own personal machine.

I hope this helps, if it doesn't feel free to ask for clarification on any points. More than happy to help.

01-22-2006, 06:28 AM	#2
Caladan New Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 3	Hey, There are a couple of codebases that you can run on windows, (A Smaug I recall from somewhere, and I believe a ROM..) But it is certainly not the most efficient way of doing things. You would be severely limited in improving and expanding the code, and it would not be nearly as stable. However. That would only be running the server from a windows machine, and I doubt you plan to run your own server, at least to start. Using a commercial server (Most of which run some form of Linux/Unix) with a shell account you can telnet into from a windows machine, is a very common and viable way to run a MUD yourself. I have worked as a developer on a few MUD's and never needed to install Linux on my own personal machine. I hope this helps, if it doesn't feel free to ask for clarification on any points. More than happy to help.