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Old 08-09-2012, 02:18 PM   #28
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Re: MUD Creation/Coding Help

The reason you think your questions are specific is because, no offense, you don't know enough yet to even ask the right questions. For instance, the right question about your Dead Souls issue is "how do I compile it on such and such OS". And the answer is certainly out there, if it isn't in the readme that came with the code. But to know the question requires that you know half the answer--what compilable code is, what tools one typically needs to compile from source, how to run the resulting executable and where to look for logs of any errors, how to connect to a locally-run server, etc.

A codebase is just a MUD server released to the public for modification. They vary greatly in terms of languages and frameworks used, OOB features and content, etc. If you have no coding background, why not start with something that comes with features and content -- you will learn much from those, even if you're just trying to strip them.

And definitely don't start writing a server from scratch by way of learning a programming language. Start with tutorials or books, then try to modify some existing code.

Small steps, and no-one else can walk them for you.
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