Starting Up A MUD service.

[Mr. Bane]

MUD's aren't the "latest gaming" but it is gaming, so I think this is the right section. For whatever reasons of insanity I've decided to create a MUD, mostly just to fiddle with. Here are some things I need help on:

* I need to know the components required for a MUD to be active (I believe a Driver and Library?).

* I need to know the latest and most often updated Driver/Library, and where to get these.

* Any dependencies I will need.

* I'd like to know if there are any built to parse the Ruby or Javascript language.

* Any tips for an Ubuntu user doing this on 8.10.

[meborc]

i have played a few MUD's, but know nothing about how they are programmed :)

my suggestion is that you find a small, but active, open-source MUD... look at the code... copy-paste it... and modify

the point being that open-source means you don't have to start from zero all the time... there are great games out there that you can fork or contribute to... if you start a new project and find you got in way over your head, you will get frustrated and abandon it

just take a look at what others have done, what they use... and then make your own story to go with the engine

just my ideas :)

[Grishka]

for starters, try TinyMUX (apt://tinymux) and PennMUSH (apt://pennmush), they're very easy to setup, and can get you going in a flash. there are many other choices for your server, though. browse, for example, here (http://www.livinginternet.com/d/da_own.htm) and here (http://findmud.com/mud_codebases). for all related resources, look here (http://www.mudconnect.com/resources/). be prepared for a lot to read, and a lot to write. your generic two-room MUD can be ready in a few minutes, but the best MUDs out there are either written from scratch, or based on heavily modified generic codebases.

[Aristaeus]

What sort of MUD are you intending to set up? There are various engines for different purposes, whether you want a PvP MUD, roleplay0intensive, or s social environmenty, MUSHy thing, or anywhere in between.

[meborc]

oh.. and report back here if you have something to test... i'd like to be the QA guy for your MUD :D

[mystmaiden]

I've fiddled around with tinymux, smaug and pennmush. Pennmush was super simple and all offer some differences. Grab a couple and have fun