Helping Hands

Pre-Banned Players

SockMonkey — Tue, 02 Dec 2025 13:14:57 GMT

@Gashlycrumb Also, chances are most of the people you (general not specific) have a problem with have a similar opinion of you so 1) Why would they care? 2) Why would they be surprised? People are allowed to avoid games because of Staff (whether your own issue or in support of someone else) so it seems hypocritical to not allow Staff the same option especially when they’re the one putting in the effort to run the game.

Not MU-related daft question

Trashcan — Fri, 22 Aug 2025 01:57:10 GMT

@Gashlycrumb The most relevant piece of information here is probably the system you are pasting the data into rather than the fact that these are coming through email. Is this a cloud-based solution, or does your organization run it on premises? Is it one of the big ones or something nobody outside your org has probably ever heard of?

“All the World’s a MUSH”: Genre as Destiny in Collaborative Roleplay Behaviour

dvoraen — Fri, 30 May 2025 04:05:20 GMT

@sao said in “All the World’s a MUSH”: Genre as Destiny in Collaborative Roleplay Behaviour: @dvoraen the part where you had to acknowledge how many years you have been in this hobby “Yes.” Next question.

Pretty Princess Simulator

Pyrephox — Sun, 27 Apr 2025 06:12:10 GMT

@Ominous Be careful about crowdsourcing too much - people have a way of killing enthusiasm for new games and new ideas because they tend to focus on all the ways it WON’T work. It can be hugely discouraging, but it’s just the nature of the kind of critique you’re going to get in this format. Solicit ideas by all means, but one of the strongest markers of a successful game, I’ve found, is the passion of the creator and their willingness to put in the work to build enthusiasm of actual players. Decide the game YOU want to run, the game that’s worth it to you to do the work on, bring on a small group of people whose vision strongly aligns with yours, and go for it.

Need Your Help: SharpMUSH

Sun, 30 Mar 2025 01:34:44 GMT

Mobile Mud Client

junipersky — Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:07:47 GMT

@Pavel This is exactly what I needed! Thanks!!!

Glitch's Chronicles of Darkness Ares Plugin

Rucket — Mon, 11 Nov 2024 23:53:15 GMT

Sad to hear Glitch had to leave the hobby but this is some really slick work!

Good Systems to use in 2024?

Mr.Johnson — Sun, 26 May 2024 00:04:50 GMT

@Faraday Oh that’s not too bad, and I think I’ve still got some of the stuff around from last time I did an Ares game, might be worth a shot then. Thanks Faraday, very glad you’re still about the community.

Ares questions!

L. B. Heuschkel — Mon, 22 Apr 2024 23:52:15 GMT

Random observation: The telnet access is what makes Ares accessible to visually impaired players. Which of course doesn’t rule out having the coolest web portal ever.

Evennia 4.0 released

Thu, 21 Mar 2024 22:23:41 GMT

PSA: WhenIsGood Premium is Free

Hobbie — Mon, 30 Oct 2023 16:51:30 GMT

@Pavel [image: 1747872204161-2716eaf0-60b1-4719-8dde-b78c9c332784-image.png]

Work with me on a project?

Faraday — Sat, 02 Sep 2023 03:53:44 GMT

@Cobalt said in Work with me on a project?: I know Faraday disapproves, but it’s easy I don’t disapprove. There have been several WoD/CoFD/etc. games made on Ares using the generic RPG plugin. It’s only an issue if you’re looking for a Masq or reality levels or those other sorts of immersive code thingies that often crop up on WoD style games. Not that you need my approval or anything, but just for the record Good luck!

Thenomain's GMC Code

Jennkryst — Thu, 17 Aug 2023 05:05:28 GMT

@somasatori I know Lost and Dreaming are totes different, BUT if you adopt the resurrecting faerie soul from Dreaming, then they can have flashback adventures.

[BeipMU] Removing pose order spam from Ares games.

Pavel — Sat, 22 Jul 2023 21:19:54 GMT

@Tez said in [BeipMU] Removing pose order spam from Ares games.: less consistency about putting \ before my < and > I only do it so I can look at it and know, “Right, it is checking for the actual < not some weird control character I’ve forgotten and need to look up.”

Seeking: Professional Artists & Graphic Designers

Fri, 09 Jun 2023 11:24:09 GMT

Deep Shadows MUSH

Kassien — Fri, 14 Apr 2023 01:27:57 GMT

@Jennkryst I’ll DM you, feel free to also page me on dsmush.com/webclient. The reason I don’t do both full roster and my roster system…simply is time. I have enough time and patients to pick one priority at a time and that right now is to get the character creation done.

What Is Alpha Anyway?

Roadspike — Sat, 25 Feb 2023 21:29:11 GMT

@Faraday said in What Is Alpha Anyway?: Alpha and beta are really meant for players to provide feedback and help test things out before it’s ready. That’s why so many video games offer free alpha/beta test versions. You’re doing them a favor by trying out their half-baked game/app. I think that this is really where I’m at: If the main purpose of having players on the game is to test systems/theme/etc and the features are not complete, I think it’s Alpha. If the main purpose of having players on the game is to test systems/theme/etc and the features are (nearly) complete, I think it’s Beta. If the main purpose of having players on the game is to tell stories and play the game and the features are complete, I think it’s Gold/Release – even if there are still going to be additions made to the game later. Those are just my definitions, of course, and I wouldn’t expect anyone else would stick to them (although it would be nice for me if they did).

MU Client Suggestions?

MisterBoring — Fri, 17 Feb 2023 00:16:04 GMT

Jumping in to add a vote for BeipMU onto the pile. I used to use SimpleMU, then Mushclient, then Mudlet, then Potato, and now BeipMU. BeipMU (not counting being currently supported) outclasses all of the other clients I have used.

How Does Ares Handle Data

Faraday — Mon, 30 Jan 2023 21:59:05 GMT

Btw, if anyone does feel inclined to read the whole privacy article, I’d love to know if there were any lingering questions, any bits that didn’t sound quite right, if you think it’s too verbose and prefer the tl;dr; summary version above, etc. This is important to me, so I want to make sure it’s clear. Discuss here, in PM, on the Ares forum, carrier pigeon, whatever.

Witcher MUSH Design

Wizz — Sun, 29 Jan 2023 22:07:21 GMT

@Istus said in Witcher MUSH Design: I probably should not have attached a label to it. I don’t think I truly understand the nuance between the various flavours. I’ll do my best to describe the end goal. What makes a game one or the other can be pretty arbitrary imo, and I do think there’s sometimes a bias here as to the difference that isn’t necessarily shared with the rest of the hobby. Arx has as many coded systems as some RPI MUDs, for example, but they call themselves a MUSH. It’s a pretty hazy line. I think most people would agree that if the focus of the game is on MMO-style gaming, it’s a MUD, and if it’s roleplay it’s a MUSH/MUX/whatever, the latter distinctions depending on the codebase you’re using. Since Evennia can be used to make either a MUD or a MUSH it’s basically whatever you want to call it, depending on the crowd you’re trying to attract.

Learning to Code - A Sprite Break

hellfrog — Tue, 17 Jan 2023 20:06:41 GMT

@Faraday I’m not a kimono expert or even novice but I can tell at a moderate glance that’s AI, too. The sleeves, and the way the folds don’t match above and below the belt. That’s the first thing I look at, making sure the borders of things make sense/line up. AI is not good at it.

Prospective Star Wars

Jennkryst — Sun, 08 Jan 2023 19:27:57 GMT

Alrighty, no default attributes at all, all rolls will call for attr+skill. … somehow.

Evennia 1.0 released

Roz — Sat, 03 Dec 2022 22:35:38 GMT

Saw the post on r/MUD about 2.0 releasing – congrats!

Poll: How do you MU*?

IoleRae — Tue, 27 Sep 2022 12:55:57 GMT

Well, that’s fascinating. Thanks Glitch.

MUSH-Format, now a VS Code extension plus!

Kumakun — Thu, 22 Sep 2022 05:48:21 GMT

Update day!! Fixed a bug where #include files were not being added, and no error was given. Now you can link external files and format them away! File Icons. Because having a neat icon and syntax highlighting makes your language legit! Coming Soon! @installer mode! Make a professional-looking install script for your code archive! Slow and steady progress. I know there aren’t many of us who still write softcode. But the DX is SO MUCH NICER with a bit of tooling. Thanks for stopping by!