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Nymeria · 09-21-2009, 06:19 PM

In general, I think when codebases come up for discussion on a MUSH, people tend to use lowercase "mud" to refer to the game family, and MUSH and MUD to refer to the groupings within that family.

But yes, looking purely at the codebase, you can probably run a MUSH-style game on a MUD or a MUD-style game on a MUSH. I guess it would be clearer to talk about the differences between MUSH-style games and MUD-style games.

Misao,

Fair enough regarding the difficulty of finding roleplay even on a relatively busy MUSH.

MUSH culture seems to be more social than MUD culture in that players often connect when they are at work or otherwise unable to play so that they can chat with people OOCly.

09-21-2009, 06:19 PM	#18
Nymeria Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 71	Re: What are the differences between a MUD and a MUSH? In general, I think when codebases come up for discussion on a MUSH, people tend to use lowercase "mud" to refer to the game family, and MUSH and MUD to refer to the groupings within that family. But yes, looking purely at the codebase, you can probably run a MUSH-style game on a MUD or a MUD-style game on a MUSH. I guess it would be clearer to talk about the differences between MUSH-style games and MUD-style games. Misao, Fair enough regarding the difficulty of finding roleplay even on a relatively busy MUSH. MUSH culture seems to be more social than MUD culture in that players often connect when they are at work or otherwise unable to play so that they can chat with people OOCly.