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Brnt · 04-30-2006, 04:38 PM

I know that MudOS is no longer being maintained and upgraded, and that's the driver we use on our mud. I was wondering though if there's another mud driver around that's similar and current and is patched and upgraded semi-regularly that we can take our custom mudlib and port to with a minimum of headaches. I mean I really don't have major gripes with the last version of MudOS that we have, but also am curious if we are missing out on something better, yet doesn't require completely rebuilding our mudlib.

Shane · 04-30-2006, 05:06 PM

I don't know but that the guys and gals at Genesis might be your best bet for an answer to that. I am not aware of one though.

nhl · 04-30-2006, 08:09 PM

At the moment, there are two major "branches" of LPMuds, in addition to that of MudOS - and . Both are actively maintained, and while they differ a bit from MudOS, most of the functionality is there and the syntax is similar (LPC).

Brnt · 04-30-2006, 09:57 PM

I guess I should be more specific, in that, do these other drivers have anything super fantastic above MudOS that would warrant a switch, since MuDOS is pretty stable.

Shane · 04-30-2006, 10:25 PM

Well, just perusing the DGD site, it seems there are some improvements there, though exactly how nifty you might think they were is an open question.

DGD also has a package to facilitate your transfer from MudOS.

Threshold · 05-01-2006, 07:26 PM

The last time I checked, Skotos owns the DGD license, and they aren't interested in letting anyone use it.

When I inquired about the licensing fee (since Dworkin originally planned it to be a game engine that is licensed - ala Unreal, Quake, etc. but for MUDs), they responded with an answer so absurd it is clear they actually have no intention of licensing it.

The terms were $100,000 up front payment, with annual fees to be negotiated as either a flat fee or a % of sales.

Absurd, eh? Of course, this was back when Skotos was pretty high on themselves and thought they were going to be the next SOE, so maybe they've come back down to Earth after most of their games failed.

Shane · 05-01-2006, 08:19 PM

You can use the free version if you are not going to charge, it appears.

I had no idea iChat used DGD. Wow.

Threshold · 05-02-2006, 09:31 AM

Shane · 05-03-2006, 12:10 AM

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04-30-2006, 04:38 PM	#1
Brnt New Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Name: B Location: Delawhere Home MUD: Dragons's Den : http://dden.org Posts: 8	I know that MudOS is no longer being maintained and upgraded, and that's the driver we use on our mud. I was wondering though if there's another mud driver around that's similar and current and is patched and upgraded semi-regularly that we can take our custom mudlib and port to with a minimum of headaches. I mean I really don't have major gripes with the last version of MudOS that we have, but also am curious if we are missing out on something better, yet doesn't require completely rebuilding our mudlib.

04-30-2006, 05:06 PM	#2
Shane Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 159	I don't know but that the guys and gals at Genesis might be your best bet for an answer to that. I am not aware of one though.

04-30-2006, 08:09 PM	#3
nhl Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 37	At the moment, there are two major "branches" of LPMuds, in addition to that of MudOS - and . Both are actively maintained, and while they differ a bit from MudOS, most of the functionality is there and the syntax is similar (LPC).

04-30-2006, 09:57 PM	#4
Brnt New Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Name: B Location: Delawhere Home MUD: Dragons's Den : http://dden.org Posts: 8	I guess I should be more specific, in that, do these other drivers have anything super fantastic above MudOS that would warrant a switch, since MuDOS is pretty stable.

04-30-2006, 10:25 PM	#5
Shane Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 159	Well, just perusing the DGD site, it seems there are some improvements there, though exactly how nifty you might think they were is an open question. DGD also has a package to facilitate your transfer from MudOS.

05-01-2006, 07:26 PM	#6
Threshold Legend Join Date: Apr 2002 Home MUD: Threshold RPG Posts: 1,260	The last time I checked, Skotos owns the DGD license, and they aren't interested in letting anyone use it. When I inquired about the licensing fee (since Dworkin originally planned it to be a game engine that is licensed - ala Unreal, Quake, etc. but for MUDs), they responded with an answer so absurd it is clear they actually have no intention of licensing it. The terms were $100,000 up front payment, with annual fees to be negotiated as either a flat fee or a % of sales. Absurd, eh? Of course, this was back when Skotos was pretty high on themselves and thought they were going to be the next SOE, so maybe they've come back down to Earth after most of their games failed.

05-01-2006, 08:19 PM	#7
Shane Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 159	You can use the free version if you are not going to charge, it appears. I had no idea iChat used DGD. Wow.

05-02-2006, 09:31 AM	#8
Threshold Legend Join Date: Apr 2002 Home MUD: Threshold RPG Posts: 1,260

05-03-2006, 12:10 AM	#9
Shane Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 159

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