View Single Post
Old 07-24-2013, 05:10 PM   #8
KaVir
Legend
 
KaVir's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2002
Name: Richard
Home MUD: God Wars II
Posts: 2,052
KaVir will become famous soon enoughKaVir will become famous soon enough
Re: Proof of Concept: Android App Directly Integrated into Existing MUd

The main drawback of GMCP is that it doesn't have a proper specification, so each mud has implemented their own variation based on their personal interpretation of the incomplete draft specification (which is now a dead link as well). As each mud implements GMCP slightly differently, some of them aren't fully compatible with certain clients.

By contrast, MSDP has a clear specification, as well as two public domain snippets, so that it can be added to most muds in a matter of minutes. As a result it's supported by around 3-4 times as many muds as GMCP, and almost every implementation follows the exact same standard.
KaVir is offline   Reply With Quote