Estimated Similarity to Merc 2.2 : < 5% Driver 8.0.0 --------------- Spells: * Pestillence Skills: Commands: * Dream SCARE, Dream WATCH subcommands for dream natives * Drive direction, beep, refuel, repair Types: * Spec mechanic Concepts: * Nightmare Driver * Real Vehicles * WEV through portals * Real time obj, vehicle repair Real time: ------------------- More and more shop commands use the real time system. That means the object manipulation cost is set as a new cost, and you can buy the object back after manipulation (eg. repair). Of course the cost is reset to normal after. Driver 8.0.1 --------------- Spells: * Word of Health * Destroy Portal Skills: * Tailor * Bite Commands: * Shop Dump * Skin * Vampire Majesty, Mesmerize Types: * Some new materials * Some new races * File ../data/shop.dat Concepts: * Range flag for spell effects * Saving Shops * Store part of dead mobs values in corpse (used for skin command) * Cannibalizing Corpses for Deep Ones Driver 8.0.2 --------------- Spells: * Bestow Blessing * Metamorphosis Skills: Commands: * Remember * Incarnate ImmCommand * Telepathy Types: * Room Flags: No_Flee * Affect MORF, INCARNATED * Mob IS_ALONE Econd * Comm IMMACCESS Concepts: * Oprogs Part I: Anchors * Full morph-to-obj * Distribute xp to weapons Morf to Object: ------------------- remember <obj> cast 'metamorphosis' ... vis Incarnation: ------------------- Incarnating makes an imm lose most of his powers and make him killable - good for RP interaction. Anchors: ------------------- Anchors are one-side flexible monitors. They always lead from an object to a) a room (all mobs in room get it) b) a mob (only the mob gets it) c) an object (all mobs in object's room get it) Don't forget you can restrict anchors to distribute only one type of events. In a way, anchors are a more general form of idols. Driver 8.0.3 --------------- Spells: * Mortalize * Incognito Skills: Commands: * Mindtransfer * Yith adapt, Yith abduct * Lease * Checklease Types: * File ../data/morgue.dat * Race Yithian * IMM Mask Concepts: * Saving global, zonal & area morgues (30% decay/reboot) * Xp sharing for yithians and their hosts * Reactivation of the Lease concept Lease Concept: ------------------- Room needs to be flagged RENT rent value got to be set - 5000 by default Use checklease command to investigate a rooms settings. Yithians: ------------------- With mindtransfer, Yithians got a possession command. With YITH ADAPT <skill> they can get skills from their host, while possessing. A fast way home is YITH ABDUCT. Driver 8.0.4 --------------- Spells: * Create Seed Skills: Commands: * Plant * Vampire Mistform Types: * File ../data/tree.dat * Shop BANK, HOTEL * Item TREE * AFFECT Mist Concepts: * Vehicle combat * Grenades through portals * Skill info * Armor forging * Timed Reboot * Modified SPRINTF => sprintf_to_char, sprintf_to_room, sprintf_to_world * SECONDARY_LONGs Secondary Longs: ------------------- There are objects with longs that look good, as long at it's there where it resets. But in any other room it really looks crappy. Now you can see an alternative long that gets activated, when the object is taken for the first time. Driver 8.0.5 --------------- Spells: * Destroy Magic * Spring of Blood Skills: Commands: * Photograph Types: * Item CAMERA, PHOTOGRAPH Concepts: * Helps moved out of the Mud database * Photography * Language Characteristics (for Latin & Old English) * Socials OLE * Spell flag INFO (for detailed differences between similar spells) Driver 8.1.0 --------------- Spells: * Call Pet * Curse of the Mummy Skills: * Ritual mastery * Staff * Staff master Commands: * Mposet * Mpmset * Research * Play Types: Concepts: * MERC 2 compatibility * Room regen rates * Adaption of the ROM'ish jukebox to WEVs * Ritual magic Driver 8.1.1 --------------- Spells: Skills: Commands: * Bank Transfer * Destroy * Rebuild Types: * Off Stun * App Resistance Concepts: Driver 8.1.2 --------------- Spells: Skills: Commands: * Were growl Types: Concepts: * Racial startup cults * Improvised Help reader Driver 8.1.3 --------------- Spells: * Enceasement Skills: Commands: * deed list, add, remove * mpstate conv, chat Types: * RAFF Enceased * obj_room_container Condition * spec cast_nature, cast_power Concepts: * Flexible WERE race handling * Linked Gadgets * Cult.txt file * Colored Online file Driver 8.1.4 --------------- Spells: * Recharge Skills: Commands: * BANK share, change * Store * Fetch Types: * Area mare variable * Room mare variable * EXTRA Burn_proof, Artifact * Apply EFFECT * Item Figurine Concepts: * Stock Market * Elemental damage to obj * Recharging obj effects * Artifact system * Pet to Obj, Obj to Pet conversion Apply Effect: ------------------- In EDIT OBJ: ADDEFFECT <spell effect name> <recharge speed (1-9)> When IN_ZONE the object reloads, when worn it triggers when it reaches 100%. Driver 8.1.5 --------------- Spells: * Create Figurine * Shield of Ygolonac Skills: * Leadership Commands: * Redit_delete, Oedit_delete, Medit_delete Types: * Addmax stat * Room dump * Aff elder_shield * Raff fatigue, destructive * Art necronomicon, ring_eibon Concepts: * OLC based social editor (complete) * long long affect bit FIX * Stats theoretically expanded to 111 Driver 8.1.6 --------------- Spells: * Summon Old * Telekinesis Skills: Commands: * SOC revolt, vote, tax Types: * Act Watcher Concepts: * Act expanded to long long Driver 8.2.0 --------------- Spells: Skills: Commands: * Version, Connect * MUDversion, MUDreply, MUDwhois, MUDwho, MUDgossip, MUDbug Types: * Divinity MUD Concepts: * Partner Handler: Connect, Smart login with version check, request-reply-system Driver 8.2.1 --------------- Spells: Skills: Commands: * MUDnoteprepare, MUDnotetopic, MUDnoteline, MUDnotestop * MUDplayerexits, MUDreturn * Gag modification of nochannels Types: * Style Ninjitsu * Style Touch Mastery Concepts: * Partner Handler: Network wide check for char-name, Global board * Char native string - to identify where a char is originally from * Connection redirect * Commands substructure * Global Board Driver 8.2.2 --------------- Spells: Skills: Commands: Types: * Item Pool, Grimoire Concepts: * Email Board * Disciplines of Magic * GSN, GAFN Macros Driver 8.2.3 --------------- Spells: * Magical Duel Skills: Commands: * Herotalk * MUDhero * MPemergency Types: * COMM_NOHERO * Area Prison * AREA-Flag Newbie, Law Concepts: * Hero Channel * Magical Duels * PK Timer * Prayer => Channel * Key Uses variable Driver 8.3.0 --------------- Spells: * Heatstrike * Agony Skills: * Manipulation Commands: * MPpay Types: * Trap Scare * Master Keys Concepts: * Modified BAN system * Container Traps * Editor update * Player max counter * Socials on Gossip Driver 8.3.1 --------------- Spells: Skills: Commands: * Feed Types: * Act Protected * Plr Feed Concepts: * Idoltalk * Event based photography Driver 8.4.0 --------------- Spells: * True Sight * Dispel Portals * Drain Vitality Skills: * Tactics Commands: * Distract * Society Cleanup Types: * Off Distract Concepts: * Currency System (copper, dollar, gold, crown, <free>) * Currency flag for (exceptional) shops * Allow & handle AFF_POLY as perm affect => mask_hide mask_long: ------------------- If you want to customize the long_descr of a perma - masked player, add a mask_long ED to the mask object. Driver 8.4.1 --------------- Spells: Skills: Commands: * Guard Law * Guard Criminals * Light, Extinguish Types: * Econd Attribute * Auth Law * Act Martial Concepts: * Obj wear_cond * New law enforcement system * New Light system, throwing light sources * Auxiliary Weapons (aux_weapon) * Scheduled reboots aux_weapon: ------------------- The aux_weapon ED contains the lookup VNUM of the auxiliary weapon. Driver 8.4.2 --------------- Spells: * Dark Blessing * Confuse Hunters Skills: Commands: * Lich Regenerate * Mpwound * Bounty Bribe Types: * Spell Step Yell * Item Light_refill * Extra Vanish Concepts: * Customized ACT-based channels * Improved target_name handling: Info "parse" * Wimpy Direction 'last' * Expand helps by context * Show light status * Obj extra to Long Long Driver 8.4.3 --------------- Spells: Skills: Commands: * Land * Launch * Society Subscribe Types: * Spec_social Concepts: * Light max refill value * Hero level changed to 61 * Deliver Missions * Multiple Wear locations for one object Driver 8.4.4 --------------- Spells: * Farsight * Change Size Skills: Commands: * Home Desc * Map * Refresh Types: * Aff Farsight * Off Mercy Concepts: * wear cond checks on quaff, zap, recite & brandish * Mapping (first attempts...) * CopyOver Implementation Driver 8.4.5 --------------- Spells: * Material Anchor * Astral Walk * Bark Skin * Steel Skin * Astral Blast * Lesser Oracle Skills: Commands: * Ignore * Authorize Types: * Item Focus * Apply Magic, Alignment * Trap Poly, Rust Concepts: * Imm Authority * Random Portals * Amateur Skills (Humans only) * Rumors Driver 8.4.6 --------------- Spells: * Doppelganger * Mana Shield Skills: Commands: Types: * Room Nomagic * Form Noweapon Concepts: * New haggle system * Saving Mob eq Driver 8.5.0 --------------- Spells: Skills: Commands: * Muddelete * Muddescriptor * Mudhome * Mpnote Types: * Exit Random Concepts: * CURL added * First successful pFile transfer * Slip Descriptor system * Falling objects How to set up a partner Mud: ------------------------------- 1) Install curl, compile it and add a symbolic link to your sbin directory. If you don't have the rights to do so ask you SYSADMIN to. 2) Put the partner mud in your ../config/partners.txt 3) Create a character named like the partner and set its divinity to MUD (using the trust command) 4) Vice versa on the partner mud. Driver 8.5.1 --------------- Spells: Skills: Commands: * Combine * Cr ImmCommand Types: * Stat Luck, Charisma * Nature lucky, unlucky, charismatic, disgusting * Apply Luck, Charisma, Max_Luck, Max_Charisma * Item Combination_Protocol Concepts: Driver 8.5.2 --------------- Spells: Skills: Commands: * Mppassport add, remove Types: * Item Decoration, Passport * WEV Show * EC IS_PASSPORT, OWNER, CRIME_RATING Concepts: * Transfer lockers * Show modified to use WEVs * Unread Notes Prompt, xp Prompt * Container Capacity-meter Driver 8.5.3 --------------- Spells: * Magical Campfire * Mana Storage * Blade of Fury Skills: Commands: * MPpeace * Chunk ImmCommand Types: * Cconds for DAMAGE events Concepts: * Exit transit description * Colored EC lists Driver 8.5.4 --------------- Spells: Skills: Commands: * Guard imprison Types: Concepts: * Newbie name approval Driver 8.5.5 --------------- Spells: Skills: Commands: * Sing * Guard pardon Types: * Item Instrument * DAM SOUND * ATT Screech Concepts: * Music based magic Driver 8.6.0 --------------- Spells: Skills: Commands: * Investigatortalk Types: * DIV_INVESTIGATOR Concepts: * Level upgrade to 300 Driver 8.6.1 --------------- Spells: Skills: Commands: * Mpanswer * Mppktimer Types: * ENV_IMMUNITY Concepts: * Emergency recovery system (Refresh on crash) * Eliza chat Driver 8.6.2 --------------- Spells: Skills: Commands: * Chat Types: Concepts: * Chat System
