Re: Is there a program that will let me create text adventures? Or is there one for MUDS?
- From: "John Greer" <jpgreer17@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2007 06:39:50 -0500
ok I haven't followed this thread from the beginning but here is my 2 cents.
As it has been said php is a good language to do it in. But I want to throw a
few more on and offline ones out there.
1. Inform 7
http://inform-fiction.org/I7/Welcome.html
Is an off line language but pretty good none the less.
2. Adrift
http://www.adrift.org.uk/cgi/new/adrift.cgi?page=info
Also another off line text adventure creator but requires no coding and you can
still get earlier versions of the program for free.
LambdaMOO
ftp://ftp.research.att.com/dist/eostrom/MOO/html/ProgrammersManual_toc.html
The following link is the manual to the programming language for it. It is one
that is an online based one.
Also if one does not feel like reinventing the wheel, you can always do a
little search on google for a game called Legend of the Green Dragon. What you
will find is a ton of websites hosting this php game and also you will find
links to the source code of the game and web hosts willing to host the game.
----- Original Message -----
From: inthaneelf
To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2007 2:56 AM
Subject: Re: Is there a program that will let me create text adventures? Or
is there one for MUDS?
oh, it can work ok many times, not all the time, very true, but, well all
depends on how you cut and paste, and how much you know about the actual
language your working in, and I did indicate that it wasn't the good way to
go...
inthane
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----- Original Message -----
From: Littlefield, Tyler
To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Monday, September 17, 2007 7:45 PM
Subject: Re: Is there a program that will let me create text adventures? Or
is there one for MUDS?
I like these ideas. It's the best wayh to write a program. Don't just sit
down, and say. ok. I want a text adventure... Once upon a time." then your
story will die.
I don't recommend much of 2-3 though, because you'll start copying and
pasting, all good, and poof. caboom, it died. Why? because you didn't copy and
paste everything from 10 other files, which requires more from 10 more files.
etc.
Thanks,
Tyler Littlefield.
Vertigo head coder
"My programs don't have bugs, just randomly added features."
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----- Original Message -----
From: inthaneelf
To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Monday, September 17, 2007 8:03 PM
Subject: Re: Is there a program that will let me create text adventures?
Or is there one for MUDS?
I have two suggestions for you Alex,
1-1. you can just sit down and start brainstorming on what your game(s)
will take to operate the way you want, just make a note pad document, if your
fairly good, as you write things out you will think of other things that are
needed to make it all work.
1-2. then start a flow chart of sorts, a blow by blow list of the actual
way it's to work, "I enter this room, I get the description of the room and
what is in it, I type in >>> to do this in the room, then I type in yyy to..."
so on and so forth, this will both make it clearer what you need the game to be
able to do, and you will think of things that you didn't get the first time
around (the first list above).
1-3. then you start coding the game, if you don't know how to do a "while
loop" or can't figure out the method of retrieving an item stored in the
database for the program, then you come here and ask a specific question about
that problem. and someone out here will do there best to help you.
or you can:
2-1. go find a free source game, like black nova traders.
2-2. take it apart, study how they did there version of the assorted
things and how the modules all interconnect.
then 2-3. start rewriting the code you have there to suit your needs (the
lazy programmers method), or use the knowledge to write up your own modules
that do it the way you want it to (the better programmer route).
when your done with either of these, you will have from half an idea to
the whole idea of how to write such a game. and can continue on to write
others if your still inclined to.
laters,
inthane
. For Blind Programming assistance, Information, Useful Programs, and
Links to Jamal Mazrui's Text tutorial packages and Applications, visit me at:
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. to be able to view a simple programming project in several programming
languages, visit the Fruit basket demo site at:
http://fruitbasketdemo.alacorncomputer.com
----- Original Message -----
From: alex
To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Monday, September 17, 2007 4:27 PM
Subject: Re: Is there a program that will let me create text
adventures? Or is there one for MUDS?
Php help?
----- Original Message -----
From: Littlefield, Tyler
To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Monday, September 17, 2007 7:23 PM
Subject: Re: Is there a program that will let me create text
adventures? Or is there one for MUDS?
uh. a mud would be best. for typing things in. I really don't see
people typing in forms over and over.
As for php and mysql, there is some docs on it in the php help files.
Thanks,
Tyler Littlefield.
Vertigo head coder
"My programs don't have bugs, just randomly added features."
msn: compgeek134@xxxxxxxxxxx
email: compgeek13@xxxxxxxxx
aim: st8amnd2005
skype: st8amnd127
----- Original Message -----
From: alex
To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Monday, September 17, 2007 5:02 PM
Subject: Re: Is there a program that will let me create text
adventures? Or is there one for MUDS?
Alright maybee i didn't think about what i said. Words i meant the
old text adventures and i want to create text adventures and little web games
but am still trying to figure out how i can make php interact with a mysql db.
So those are the 2 things i want to do text games like those old games from the
80s where you type in what to do, and webgames where you navigate with links.
Thanks,
Alex
----- Original Message -----
From: Littlefield, Tyler
To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Monday, September 17, 2007 6:56 PM
Subject: Re: Is there a program that will let me create text
adventures? Or is there one for MUDS?
navigate with words. does this mean like... links?
This won't be that hard to do. If you know php, like you told
me...
Anyway, use MYSql to store the user's info.
Then you can create modules and etc for each town, store, or w/e.
As long as you build a pluggable module system.
Thanks,
Tyler Littlefield.
Vertigo head coder
"My programs don't have bugs, just randomly added features."
msn: compgeek134@xxxxxxxxxxx
email: compgeek13@xxxxxxxxx
aim: st8amnd2005
skype: st8amnd127
----- Original Message -----
From: alex
To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Monday, September 17, 2007 4:52 PM
Subject: Re: Is there a program that will let me create text
adventures? Or is there one for MUDS?
Well an online game where you create a player and go through
adventures and fight other players. Written in php or a text adventure where
you read a description of where you are and you navigate with words.
----- Original Message -----
From: Littlefield, Tyler
To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Monday, September 17, 2007 6:39 PM
Subject: Re: Is there a program that will let me create text
adventures? Or is there one for MUDS?
alix. I'm not going to visit those. I've handed you docs
tutorials and now a copy of winmoo with a database. Why don't you just tell us
what you want. I've got a ton of stuff to do rather than sit around going to
websites trying to figure out what it is that you want.
If you want to be a programmer, something you need to learn
is how to be more eloquent with your request.
You will more than likely get help, but it saves you and us
some time as well as much irritation and frustration if you can learn to tell
us exactly what it is that you want to do.
Thanks,
Tyler Littlefield.
Vertigo head coder
"My programs don't have bugs, just randomly added features."
msn: compgeek134@xxxxxxxxxxx
email: compgeek13@xxxxxxxxx
aim: st8amnd2005
skype: st8amnd127
----- Original Message -----
From: alex
To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Monday, September 17, 2007 4:36 PM
Subject: Re: Is there a program that will let me create
text adventures? Or is there one for MUDS?
To clarify this with stuff, i would like to either make
something like at farchive.org or at lotgd.net.
----- Original Message -----
From: inthaneelf
To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Monday, September 17, 2007 3:54 PM
Subject: Re: Is there a program that will let me create
text adventures? Or is there one for MUDS?
are you using either telnet or a mud client? to connect
inthane
. For Blind Programming assistance, Information, Useful
Programs, and Links to Jamal Mazrui's Text tutorial packages and Applications,
visit me at:
http://grabbag.alacorncomputer.com
. to be able to view a simple programming project in
several programming languages, visit the Fruit basket demo site at:
http://fruitbasketdemo.alacorncomputer.com
----- Original Message -----
From: alex
To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Monday, September 17, 2007 5:03 AM
Subject: Re: Is there a program that will let me create
text adventures? Or is there one for MUDS?
But there is alot of ones out there witch one do u use.
And i can not seem to connect to anyones muds why?
----- Original Message -----
From: johnny
To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Sunday, September 16, 2007 11:24 PM
Subject: Re: Is there a program that will let me
create text adventures? Or is there one for MUDS?
yes if you type in mud builder in google this does
not ask for code it just elts you pck your rooms adn how they look adn all that
even lets you pick creatures and how they act and every thing its kind of need.
----- Original Message -----
From: alex
To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Sunday, September 16, 2007 9:03 PM
Subject: Re: Is there a program that will let me
create text adventures? Or is there one for MUDS?
I want an easy one (maybee one that actually writes
the code for me and all i have to do is use a code editer thing like audiogame
maker or topspead track creater.
----- Original Message -----
From: johnny
To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Sunday, September 16, 2007 8:44 PM
Subject: Re: Is there a program that will let me
create text adventures? Or is there one for MUDS?
There is one you can look up under google. just
type in mud creater its a prety neet thing to play around with. It lets you
build a complete game but not sure the ruels on hwo to get it on line.
----- Original Message -----
From: alex
To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Sunday, September 16, 2007 7:38 PM
Subject: Is there a program that will let me
create text adventures? Or is there one for MUDS?
Well i was just wondering if there was a
program that will let me create text adventures? Or is there one for MUDS?
(rpgs)?
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