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ClayMUD is a highly configurable, highly performant MUD implemented in the Go programming language.
Currently it is in active development, but the overarching premise is that a MUD should be configurable and runnable without any programming knowledge. Too many MUD systems require you to write code to change how they work. Not only is that very likely to introduce bugs, it also restricts MUDs to be run by people who know how to code.
ClayMUD is intended to be fully configurable through text files - everything from the name of the MUD, to what socials are available, to how ability scores and powers work, so that anyone can create their own unique game.
The game is functioning to the point where you can connect, create an account, create one or more players, and walk around, talk, and social. You can configure the socials and the pronouns used for gender (e.g. he his her). There is a "chatmode" toggle that will switch the interface from commands-by-default (typical MUD), and talk-by-default (like slack or discord, where typing produces textual output). While in chatmode, directional commands will work normally, but any other command must be prefixed with a configurable prefix (like /).
go get -d github.com/natefinch/claymud
claymud This will run the mud on port 8888 of your current machine. To change the port, use -port
To run with version info embedded in the binary (recommended), you'll need the mage build tool. From the root directory of this repo:
go get github.com/magefile/mage
mage runClaymud makes extensive use of configuration files. Working examples live in
the data directory of this repo, with comments explaining how they work and
what the values mean. The main configuration file is mud.toml.
ClayMUD stores data as json serialized documents in boltdb, an embedded key/value store that saves to a file on disk.
MIT License