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Neranz Laverani · 06-04-2002, 11:24 AM

What I would look for as a builder if I were looking to work for someone:

**OLC and Off-line editing
I like to create off-line and do touch ups on-line. The offline editor should have the capability to do a walk-through.

**Coding support
Very often ideas are not supported by the capability of the mud. Builders can provide good ideas for supplimenting the area definitations and capabilities because they work with them. Of course, builders also have to realize that things cannot always be implemented exactly as requested. Codewise, pretty much anything can be done, but there are a whole host of things that should not be done for code reasons. Doing these things could effect many things including the performance of the game. In these instances, I think receiving as some explanation as opposed to a simple no would be nice.

**An approachable administration
If I have a question or idea, I like to feel that I can talk to the people in charge and they will at least listen. I do not expect that everything would be implemented.

**A fair administration
I don't like muds where specific people are allowed the cheat over and over.

**Thorough documentation of the muds editing tools
This is so very important when you are first learning to build for an mud.

**Sample areas
These areas help to learn how to balance mobs and objects for different levels of players on the mud. They also introduce what the administration expects for area quality.

**A building manual
Something that details the mud's building standards. It is easier to try and apply the standards as you build then to have to retrofit them, especially if they end up being very different from what you expected. It could be like building the same area twice.

**Room, mob, and object scripts
These help give areas the appearance of being dynamic. I don't consider any area complete without them.

What I recommend having as an administrator:
A tool that checks the mobs and objects and spits out a report on their statistics.

Neranz Laverani, Seeker of Knowledge

Edit - replaced bold with asterisks and paragraphs.

06-04-2002, 11:24 AM	#11
Neranz Laverani Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: The States Posts: 116	What I would look for as a builder if I were looking to work for someone: OLC and Off-line editing I like to create off-line and do touch ups on-line. The offline editor should have the capability to do a walk-through. Coding support Very often ideas are not supported by the capability of the mud. Builders can provide good ideas for supplimenting the area definitations and capabilities because they work with them. Of course, builders also have to realize that things cannot always be implemented exactly as requested. Codewise, pretty much anything can be done, but there are a whole host of things that should not be done for code reasons. Doing these things could effect many things including the performance of the game. In these instances, I think receiving as some explanation as opposed to a simple no would be nice. An approachable administration If I have a question or idea, I like to feel that I can talk to the people in charge and they will at least listen. I do not expect that everything would be implemented. A fair administration I don't like muds where specific people are allowed the cheat over and over. Thorough documentation of the muds editing tools This is so very important when you are first learning to build for an mud. Sample areas These areas help to learn how to balance mobs and objects for different levels of players on the mud. They also introduce what the administration expects for area quality. A building manual Something that details the mud's building standards. It is easier to try and apply the standards as you build then to have to retrofit them, especially if they end up being very different from what you expected. It could be like building the same area twice. Room, mob, and object scripts These help give areas the appearance of being dynamic. I don't consider any area complete without them. What I recommend having as an administrator: A tool that checks the mobs and objects and spits out a report on their statistics. Neranz Laverani, Seeker of Knowledge Edit - replaced bold with asterisks and paragraphs.