making a mud

[brsingr]

so, i wanna make a mud. i do not have an coding skills, and i am so new to this, that even if i did find code, i wouldnt know where to put it, or what do do with it.

someone help me out a bit?

[H&R]

Why do you want to make a mud of your own when you got best quality right here? :confused:

[brsingr]

FL is awesome, but....

i am 13, and i want some coding experience, as i plan on creating games/working on computers, and this will be both a fun experience, and something i MAY be able to add to my resume.

[Ginig]

Since oyu have no programming skill what so ever, honestly i wouldnt say start with making a mud. There are many things that can lead you up to making a mud.

Start off simple read some books on programing, C++, Java. There are alot of different ways to learn.

[Mister E]

You have better start reading then, find some books about coding (preferably ones on the type of code muds are made from) then play around, go download some basic mud code and have fun. You can probably run a small mud from your own computer and have your friends log in to your own port and play around. I only know theory though, in practice you will need to seek help from people who know what the heck they are doing!

[Chayesh]

Start by learning to code or check out some of the resources on TMC, TMS, and MudMagic. They all have forums where you can ask questions, get info, etc. There are generic codebases that can be downloaded and customized like FL was once. You will need to read up on code and computer languages, but also learn OLC, or on-line creation, which is how things are built and edited. There is a really good primer on OLC called "Down and Dirty in the MUD". Gives a lot of good tips.

Oh, some codebases differ on the exact commands, but if they use OLC, the primer should get you running no matter what codebase you mess with.

Here's the link:

http://www.mageslair.net/builder/

[Dale]

Grannym4n can code, maybe he will help you.

SOrry for bustin you out granny, but I love you man.

[Tantangel]

13? That's like the youngest we've had anyone play here in...hell...since Cycel. And I think he's like 15 or so now. Beginning with C by Ron House is a good book for beginners in coding in C, it also helps with the fact that it also has cross overs with C++. The thing is you'll need a compiler and everything to actually run the code. Reading helps, never just dive in. If you don't know how, chances are you need to have practice. Don't jump into something that's well over your head. You have a lot of time ahead of you.

[brsingr]

dale

i love that pic, its my desktop now

[brsingr]

i see the in the MUD thing, but what do i do with that? where can i get the primer?

[Chayesh]

i see the in the MUD thing' date=' but what do i do with that? where can i get the primer?[/quote']

By primer I meant "handbook" on how to edit and build OLC.

The MUD is a set of code.

OLC is an interface for manipulating certains objects and aspects of the code without changing the hard code itself.

For example:

Consumer versions of Windows before NT were based on an MS-DOS framework. For those who don't remember DOS, that was the first Microsoft operating system that required lengthy text commands to make the computer perform a task. When Microsoft "adapted" the use of an icon interface (point and click) from Apple's MacIntosh line, clicking on an icon performed a routine DOS command rather than you typing it out. (You'd click on copy and drag to a drive icon rather than typing copy c:\file to a:\dir\win or whatever) OLC is similar. Someone like myself with an extremely limited programming and coding background can use OLC to build areas, mobs, objects, etc. and edit them without actually coding in C or whatever language the code is in.

Not the best analogy but it was the best I came up with on short notice.

[Dale]

i love that pic' date=' its my desktop now[/quote']

Yeah, that's me running from Martineius.

[Chayesh]

Yeah' date=' that's me running from Martineius.[/quote']

Yep. Spamming commands will get you killed every time.

[Balinor]

13? That's like the youngest we've had anyone play here in...hell...since Cycel. And I think he's like 15 or so now.

First of all, Cycel is 16, almost 17. Second of all, his younger brother was playing at the same time, and he was 11, so there goes that logic.

[brsingr]

so, i know what OLC is, where can i get the base code for the mud?

[WarriorCleric]

google

WC

[Sneak]

while you might enjoy building areas I would advise you to start learning to code first. Theres really no point in 'starting your own' if you cant code it.

[Dale]

Yeah, Imagine how much it would suck, unless you just found a way to copy a muds code you play and make your own mud so you could see what all the skills and spells do and such.

[Tom]

My younger brother has played a bit; he's 12.

[Tantangel]

First of all' date=' Cycel is 16, almost 17. Second of all, his younger brother was playing at the same time, and he was 11, so there goes that logic.[/quote']

That's the one. I couldn't remember his forum handle at the time. Quigt, right? I knew it was one of those two. So that makes him what, 13 now too? What's with all these hidden younglings that we don't hardly hear about?

[wolfeman]

I remember him. Didn't Archangel call him Squiggy, or something like that? Whatever happened to them?

[brsingr]

i did use google, but to no avail.

[Chayesh]

As I mentioned earlier, try the voting sites like MudMagic...here's the link.

http://www.mudmagic.com/codes/

Only a mere 1348 entries for Diku, the base source of FL.

[brsingr]

diku?

[brsingr]

found it