I didn't mean a full on crafting mud, rather a means by which players can create equipment and use/sell it to others. Blacksmithing, for instance, might be a nice addition (though I recognize the inherent difficulties with adding a skill such as this).
On 4/24/16, Dennis Towne <s...@xirr.com> wrote: > Work has been progressing, but extremely slowly. I added a few things > last weekend, but I simply haven't had the time to do much with it. > > On Sun, Apr 24, 2016 at 2:22 PM, Joshua Tubbs <ori...@me.com> wrote: >> Has work been progressing on Stellar Aeon? >> I have not actually played the beta again, it really does seem to be >> limited in its alpha state. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On Apr 24, 2016, at 3:44 PM, Dennis Towne <s...@xirr.com> wrote: >>> >>> I don't normally do this, but I wanted to talk about some of the stuff >>> we've been working on for Alter Aeon. The biggest thing on my mind >>> right now would be ease of use updates, and the biggest one of those >>> would be the 'list search' changes. >>> >>> List search started a long time ago, as a way for players to more >>> effectively search for equipment with stats, or to look for items with >>> special flags or properties. The original code was cobbled together >>> six years ago (!), and over the last couple of months we have been >>> working hard to update it. The new and improved version is now good >>> enough that it's used by default for storage lockers and looking in >>> containers. A lot of the parsing bugs have been fixed, and it's so >>> easy to use that even I can make it work. >>> >>> On top of list search, there has been a pile of little ease-of-use >>> improvements and spam reduction changes. Draak has been adding sounds >>> and sound triggers all over the place, though I don't know how long it >>> will take for the Mush-Z developers to add them all. It's really neat >>> to see so many things coming together from so many different builders >>> and coders. >>> >>> Something that's really important and really awesome to me as a >>> builder is something that most players don't care about: the world >>> map. This has been one of our biggest work areas for a while now. >>> We've been rearranging and updating areas, making them flow together >>> better, and flattening the world map. In addition to this, the way we >>> do world mapping itself is changing: the surface of Alter Aeon is >>> gradually becoming consistent and properly three dimensional, similar >>> to how the world map would look for a large scale MMO. >>> >>> I'd like to say I know what's coming up in the next few months, but I >>> don't. The best I can say is that we plan to add a bunch of new >>> spells and skills, and there are several more areas in the wings. I'd >>> really like to see the Archais fairy quarter open. >>> >>> For those of you who play, I hope you found this interesting. I >>> haven't had a lot of time to spend on the game recently, but that >>> doesn't mean nothing is happening. Have fun! >>> >>> -dentin >>> >>> Alter Aeon MUD >>> http://www.alteraeon.com >>> >>> --- >>> Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org >>> If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to >>> gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. >>> You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at >>> http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. >>> All messages are archived and can be searched and read at >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. >>> If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the >>> list, >>> please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. >> >> --- >> Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org >> If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to >> gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. >> You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at >> http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. >> All messages are archived and can be searched and read at >> http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. >> If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the >> list, >> please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to > gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, > please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. > -- Justin M. Jones, M.A. atreides...@gmail.com (254) 624-9155 701 Ewing St. #509-C, Ft. Wayne IN, 46802 --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.