Muds

Ok I'm making a MUD and I need to know how to make text inputs. Thanks ;)

what compiler and languege should I use to make a DOS mud?

Okay, this response is for the first question. Most people use a getchar() loop, and keep doing it until they have the enter key, and then they perform the syntax processor. This is how I was taught to do this. There are probably other ways to do this, but I think that the way I described will be the best way. Keep in mind though, I've never written a mud...

excuse my ignorance (don't reply on this), but what is a MUD? a Multi-User-Drum, a Main-United-Database, or what?

Oskilian

oh


well, I got the multi-user ;)


by the way what are MUD's about (too lazy to go to that link and browse it)

Oskilian

Everquest is a MUD
Ultima Online is a MUD
Anarchy Online is a MUD
Diablo Battle.net is kinda a MUD

Multi-User-Dungeons

Originally it was just a few people in a dungeon, but has come to expand and cover lots of world with thousands of players.
There are still some of the more original text based MUDs around, the themes vary but most are fantasy role playing or science fiction based.

-S