======================================================== Tiny Mud Server (tinymudserver) ======================================================== Original Author: Nick Gammon Original Date: 27th July 2004 Modified by: Octav Sandulescu and Steven Harrison Fork Date: 30th May 2011 COPYRIGHT (C) Copyright Nick Gammon 2004. Permission to copy, use, modify, sell and distribute this software is granted provided this copyright notice appears in all copies. You may use it as a starting point for writing your own MUD server. NO WARRANTY This software is provided "as is" without express or implied warranty, and with no claim as to its suitability for any purpose. INSTALLATION The simplest way to compile the program is to type "make". This should use the enclosed "Makefile" to compile and link. If this doesn't work, you're pretty fucked. EXECUTION Run the server like this: ./tinymudserver CONNECTING The default behaviour is to listen for connections on port 4000 (change a constant in the code to alter this). To test the server you could connect to it like this: telnet localhost 4000 There is an existing player file supplied, name "Nick" password "password". This player can use the goto, transfer, setflag, clearflag, and shutdown commands. DESCRIPTION This program demonstrates a simple MUD (Multi-User Dungeon) server - in a single file. It does the following: * Accepts multiple connections from players * Maintains a list of connected players * Asks players for a name and password * Saves player files to disk (name, password, current room, player flags) * Implements the commands: quit, look, say, tell, help, goto, transfer, shutdown, setflag, clearflag * Implements movement commands (eg. n, s, e, w) * Illustrates sending messages to a single player (eg. a tell) or all players (eg. a say) * Handles players disconnecting or quitting * Illustrates a "connection dialog" - players get asked their name, then their password. * Allows new players to create a character by specifying a name and password. * Demonstrates using the Standard Template Library for lists, strings, vectors, maps and sets. * Illustrates periodic messages using a timer (at present it just shows a message every 60 seconds) * Illustrates rudimentary player control (eg. gagging players from talking) * Loads room descriptions and exits from a disk file * Loads messages from a disk file * Loads control parameters from a disk file WHAT YOU COULD ADD As it stands the program is too simple to be used for a full MUD, however it could be the basis for writing your own. You would want to add things like this: * Objects (eg. swords), taking/dropping things, etc. * Fighting (if required) * Building/extending online * Logging events (eg. connections, disconnections, faults) * Colour * MCCP (compression) * MXP (MUD Extension Protocol) * Telnet negotiation