[_jackdk_]

Very cool - I thought it would be a forgotten technique by now. Which MUD, and have you written up the details anywhere? I'm very interested to know what a modern version of this looks like, particularly with the systemd integration.

[jonmarkgo]

https://www.legendsofthejedi.com/

It originated (more than 20 years ago) as a fork of SWReality, which is itself a fork of SMAUG, which comes from DIKU, and so on and so on.

We (myself and a lot of other awesome volunteer coders over the years) have made some pretty major modifications to the codebase. It all runs on PostgreSQL now (instead of flat text files with a custom parser), it has a built-in Lua scripting interpreter for extensions and in-game interactions, it has deep integrations to our Discord community, it has sidecar web services, and much much more...

[FajriFadli]

This is awesome, thanks for sharing! I used to play lots of MUDs and also the browser-based MMORPG life sim Star Wars Combine, so I don't know how I missed this back then.

By the way, you have broken link on the `Learn More About the Economy` link in the home page. Should just have it redirect to `/crafting-the-galaxy`

[jonmarkgo]

Thanks! We'll fix that broken link. Fwiw I also used to play SW Combine too. I think their irc server was where I first learned about MUDs.

Kind of funny how many people from LotJMUD or SWC I've met in the real world who work in tech now

[_jackdk_]

That's so cool. Have you written about the MUD's history and technical evolution anywhere? If not, would you be interested in collaborating on an article like that?

[jonmarkgo]

HuffPo wrote a piece about us like a decade ago, and I've been meaning to write more about the technical evolution of the game..just haven't gotten around to it. Certainly interested in collaborating on something

[_jackdk_]

Cool. What's the best way to reach you? I could join the LOTJ Discord and ping you there, perhaps?

[jonmarkgo]

That works! Just post in #general and I'll find you :)

[johnbellone]

Ha, blast from the past - I have bunch of code that is in mainline SMAUG.