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Hare

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Jun 5, 2003, 12:20 AM
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You guys, do you know what a MUD or a MUCK is? It is a massive multiplayer text adventure. There are thousands upon thousands of them out there. And chances are, the software needed to run them is already on your computer. It is called telnet.exe. I would suggest finding a much better MUD/MUCK client online, though, 'cause telnet is as barebones as they come.

http://www.mudconnector.org

To further explain what a text adventure is, here is an example


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>Look

You are in a large room, furnished completely by leather furnature. The couch is leather, the foot stool is leather, even the [dog] is leather. The furniture lines the wall, which is covered by an antique looking, green wallpaper. The only light is from an open window to the [north]. A worn wooden door is to the [west], while a reception desk is to the [east]. To the [south], is a pair of finely polished double doors. The room smells much like an old attic.

Objects:
Dog

Obvious exits: [North] [West] [East] [South]

>take dog

You take the leather dog.

>go east

You walk up to the reception desk. The receptionist is busy taking a phone call, and quickly typping at the computer at the same time. She doesn't seem to notice you. Papers ...
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Ah that would have to do, because I gotta go now. But you get the idea, right? Enter commands by typing them, like "take dog" and "go east". Everything is done in text.

By the way, I'd say this game can't be an official game at all, since it isn't an Epic production.

Text adventures can have RPG battles, too... they can even have real time RPG battles, just you'll never see any graphics, only text displaying all the data.

I'd like to be in the game, sure... but I'm sure other Jazzers would make better characters. I wouldn't mind just being an extra.

If you take my offer, I can provide you with an image of "Hare", my character. Or to save on time, you can make all the people describe their characters for you. BTW, a JJ2 MUD would be really cool
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