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Ristowe · 07-09-2013, 09:06 PM

I remember the first time I played a MUD. I was in the 7th grade, and my newest friend told me about an awesome game where your imagination is the only limitation. It didn't take long before I dove headfirst into . I never got into the grind, and couldn't bring myself to level mindlessly, but I was immediately enthralled with the roleplay.

I would spend hours a day writing stories, building my character background, and interacting with the other players. It didn't take long before I started creating my own areas. I burned through dozens of books of graph paper, and countless notepads, creating my own world. After building areas for a few MUDs, I started buying books on C and C++, and dove headfirst into modifying, and eventually extending, different codebases. DIKU, Merc, Envy, Rom... I loved them all, but will always hold a special place in my heart for EOSII and EotS.

I don't run any MUDs anymore, growing up has a habit of getting in the way, but I still play when I can, and have recently been trying to build a to help new players figure out where to start. I hope to build the site out to have user guides and pro guides for as many clients as possible, and download mirrors for the clients that are getting increasingly difficult to find ( anyone?).

I hope this forum stays alive, I love to hear how the community, while small, is still alive and kicking.

07-09-2013, 09:06 PM	#1
Ristowe New Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 2	Introduction I remember the first time I played a MUD. I was in the 7th grade, and my newest friend told me about an awesome game where your imagination is the only limitation. It didn't take long before I dove headfirst into . I never got into the grind, and couldn't bring myself to level mindlessly, but I was immediately enthralled with the roleplay. I would spend hours a day writing stories, building my character background, and interacting with the other players. It didn't take long before I started creating my own areas. I burned through dozens of books of graph paper, and countless notepads, creating my own world. After building areas for a few MUDs, I started buying books on C and C++, and dove headfirst into modifying, and eventually extending, different codebases. DIKU, Merc, Envy, Rom... I loved them all, but will always hold a special place in my heart for EOSII and EotS. I don't run any MUDs anymore, growing up has a habit of getting in the way, but I still play when I can, and have recently been trying to build a to help new players figure out where to start. I hope to build the site out to have user guides and pro guides for as many clients as possible, and download mirrors for the clients that are getting increasingly difficult to find ( anyone?). I hope this forum stays alive, I love to hear how the community, while small, is still alive and kicking.