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bc-dev.net · 09-09-2008, 08:29 PM

Bringing the best of MUDs and online text gaming to your browser, is a new community gaming site with a fresh modern design. An integrated Flash client enables players to connect immediately to their chosen game.

I've posted some more details on the project . I'd appreciate any feedback and of course I'd love for people to begin to list their games. Once I am happy with the site features and we have enough content I will begin to market the site to players with an emphasis on attracting new gamers to mudding.

Jazuela · 09-11-2008, 02:12 PM

I'm curious about this flash enabling, because I'm ignorant and my browser rejects all flash because my computer is old and clunky and flash takes too long to load up

So please enlighten me, how you can play a text-based game on a flash client? I thought flash was graphics.

Zeno · 09-11-2008, 03:18 PM

Flash is not graphics. It can use graphics, yes.

Zivilyn · 09-12-2008, 12:20 PM

Mudgamers seems like a great portal so far, let's get it off and running!
Thanks Matt! (Ps. Flash one for the MUD's website with a link back to Mudgamers (and banner across top) would rock).

- Dave.

Jazuela · 09-15-2008, 04:55 PM

Thanks for the link Zeno. I read it...and what it basically said was:

graphics, graphics, bitmap, video, website design, audio, graphics, graphics, drawing, pictures, movies, graphics, graphics, video, youtube, video, graphics, drawing, website design, audio, quicktime, audio, websites design, and graphics. With a heavy P.S. on graphics.

So basically, you have to enable an application (or add on) that is designed -primarily- to deal with graphics, just so you can interact with a text game. Even though there are already lots and lots of text clients out there that are designed specifically to deal with text. Sort of like how some games have java clients on the browsers, which I've always found extremely clunky and unreliable.

I did go to the website, and looked around. It seems that none of the games listed can actually be accessed with flash - where one might possibly find a command button to link to the game, there is a sentence saying that it isn't operational.

I love the idea of more mud fansites, but considering the ease and familiarity the vast majority of people have with telnet-type clients, I don't know if flash would become very popular as a replacement or substitute.

Zivilyn · 09-15-2008, 05:08 PM

Not sure I'd agree Jaz, mainly due to the new Windows platforms NOT coming with telnet. Unless the person is already familiar with them, they wouldn't know how to actually connect up.

I don't know about all of the games, but those on Wolfpaw should be 'flash'-able within a few days if they aren't already. Not sure of the number of MUDs on Wolfpaw these days, but it used to number in the hundreds. Then if Mudmagic follows suit, at least two of the big MUDhosts will cater to that type of connection.

One thing I'd personally love to see is assignable buttons, directional buttons etc. It's up to Matt where he takes the program, but so far so good. And it seems to be a nice alternative to the old Java connect version.

Zeno · 09-15-2008, 07:50 PM

I'm fairly certain they can be accessed via flash, I know at least mine can.

Except someone who is new to MUDs is not going to go out of their way to DL a client nor would MUD owners recommend telnet. This flash client exceeds telnet for the important stuff (input entry etc).

bc-dev.net · 09-15-2008, 08:59 PM

Currently we only have a few games that are Flash enabled, however I expect this to increase soon as the major hosting services add support for Flash at the server end.

With MudGamers I hope to target new markets and attract gamers who may be unfamiliar with MUDs and text gaming and as such it's important to present a simple and consistent interface to the games. Requiring a client download and setup or having to follow instructions to enable telnet support in their OS would likely put off a lot of potential players. My aim is to make it easy for players to play MUDs right in their browser without any additional download or setup.

I also want to move away from being a listing site and more towards a gaming community where players can play their favourite games on the site. I hope that this will not only be attractive to new gamers, but also help many smaller MUDs by making it easier to share players among themselves. I've already added a very basic chat to the client so players on different games will be able to communicate with each other and I have plans in the future to introduce cross game support for community features such as rankings, competitions and badges on the site.

09-09-2008, 08:29 PM	#1
bc-dev.net New Member Join Date: May 2008 Name: Matt Posts: 10	MudGamers - a new mud portal site Bringing the best of MUDs and online text gaming to your browser, is a new community gaming site with a fresh modern design. An integrated Flash client enables players to connect immediately to their chosen game. I've posted some more details on the project . I'd appreciate any feedback and of course I'd love for people to begin to list their games. Once I am happy with the site features and we have enough content I will begin to market the site to players with an emphasis on attracting new gamers to mudding.

09-11-2008, 02:12 PM	#2
Jazuela Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: New England Posts: 849	Re: MudGamers - a new mud portal site I'm curious about this flash enabling, because I'm ignorant and my browser rejects all flash because my computer is old and clunky and flash takes too long to load up So please enlighten me, how you can play a text-based game on a flash client? I thought flash was graphics.

09-11-2008, 03:18 PM	#3
Zeno Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Saratoga, NY Home MUD: Bleached InuYasha Galaxy Posts: 189	Re: MudGamers - a new mud portal site Flash is not graphics. It can use graphics, yes.

09-12-2008, 12:20 PM	#4
Zivilyn Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Name: Dave Location: Oregon Home MUD: Ansalon.net Posts: 89	Re: MudGamers - a new mud portal site Mudgamers seems like a great portal so far, let's get it off and running! Thanks Matt! (Ps. Flash one for the MUD's website with a link back to Mudgamers (and banner across top) would rock). - Dave.

09-15-2008, 04:55 PM	#5
Jazuela Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: New England Posts: 849	Re: MudGamers - a new mud portal site Thanks for the link Zeno. I read it...and what it basically said was: graphics, graphics, bitmap, video, website design, audio, graphics, graphics, drawing, pictures, movies, graphics, graphics, video, youtube, video, graphics, drawing, website design, audio, quicktime, audio, websites design, and graphics. With a heavy P.S. on graphics. So basically, you have to enable an application (or add on) that is designed -primarily- to deal with graphics, just so you can interact with a text game. Even though there are already lots and lots of text clients out there that are designed specifically to deal with text. Sort of like how some games have java clients on the browsers, which I've always found extremely clunky and unreliable. I did go to the website, and looked around. It seems that none of the games listed can actually be accessed with flash - where one might possibly find a command button to link to the game, there is a sentence saying that it isn't operational. I love the idea of more mud fansites, but considering the ease and familiarity the vast majority of people have with telnet-type clients, I don't know if flash would become very popular as a replacement or substitute. Last edited by Jazuela : 09-15-2008 at 05:01 PM.

09-15-2008, 05:08 PM	#6
Zivilyn Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Name: Dave Location: Oregon Home MUD: Ansalon.net Posts: 89	Re: MudGamers - a new mud portal site Not sure I'd agree Jaz, mainly due to the new Windows platforms NOT coming with telnet. Unless the person is already familiar with them, they wouldn't know how to actually connect up. I don't know about all of the games, but those on Wolfpaw should be 'flash'-able within a few days if they aren't already. Not sure of the number of MUDs on Wolfpaw these days, but it used to number in the hundreds. Then if Mudmagic follows suit, at least two of the big MUDhosts will cater to that type of connection. One thing I'd personally love to see is assignable buttons, directional buttons etc. It's up to Matt where he takes the program, but so far so good. And it seems to be a nice alternative to the old Java connect version.

09-15-2008, 07:50 PM	#7
Zeno Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Saratoga, NY Home MUD: Bleached InuYasha Galaxy Posts: 189	Re: MudGamers - a new mud portal site I'm fairly certain they can be accessed via flash, I know at least mine can. Except someone who is new to MUDs is not going to go out of their way to DL a client nor would MUD owners recommend telnet. This flash client exceeds telnet for the important stuff (input entry etc).

09-15-2008, 08:59 PM	#8
bc-dev.net New Member Join Date: May 2008 Name: Matt Posts: 10	Re: MudGamers - a new mud portal site Currently we only have a few games that are Flash enabled, however I expect this to increase soon as the major hosting services add support for Flash at the server end. With MudGamers I hope to target new markets and attract gamers who may be unfamiliar with MUDs and text gaming and as such it's important to present a simple and consistent interface to the games. Requiring a client download and setup or having to follow instructions to enable telnet support in their OS would likely put off a lot of potential players. My aim is to make it easy for players to play MUDs right in their browser without any additional download or setup. I also want to move away from being a listing site and more towards a gaming community where players can play their favourite games on the site. I hope that this will not only be attractive to new gamers, but also help many smaller MUDs by making it easier to share players among themselves. I've already added a very basic chat to the client so players on different games will be able to communicate with each other and I have plans in the future to introduce cross game support for community features such as rankings, competitions and badges on the site.

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