<!-- MHonArc v2.4.4 --> <!--X-Subject: Re: [MUD-Dev] GRUMPS --> <!--X-From-R13: X Q Znjerapr <pynjNhaqre.rate.ftv.pbz> --> <!--X-Date: Thu, 09 Apr 1998 01:33:32 +0000 --> <!--X-Message-Id: 199804090124.SAA133332#under,engr.sgi.com --> <!--X-Content-Type: text/plain --> <!--X-Reference: 199804050639.WAA15548#shell9,ba.best.com --> <!--X-Head-End--> <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> <html> <head> <title>MUD-Dev message, Re: [MUD-Dev] GRUMPS</title> <!-- meta name="robots" content="noindex,nofollow" --> <link rev="made" href="mailto:claw#under,engr.sgi.com"> </head> <body background="/backgrounds/paperback.gif" bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000" link="#0000FF" alink="#FF0000" vlink="#006000"> <font size="+4" color="#804040"> <strong><em>MUD-Dev<br>mailing list archive</em></strong> </font> <br> [ <a href="../">Other Periods</a> | <a href="../../">Other mailing lists</a> | <a href="/search.php3">Search</a> ] <br clear=all><hr> <!--X-Body-Begin--> <!--X-User-Header--> <!--X-User-Header-End--> <!--X-TopPNI--> Date: [ <a href="msg00079.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg00081.html">Next</a> ] Thread: [ <a href="msg00028.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg00084.html">Next</a> ] Index: [ <A HREF="author.html#00080">Author</A> | <A HREF="#00080">Date</A> | <A HREF="thread.html#00080">Thread</A> ] <!--X-TopPNI-End--> <!--X-MsgBody--> <!--X-Subject-Header-Begin--> <H1>Re: [MUD-Dev] GRUMPS</H1> <HR> <!--X-Subject-Header-End--> <!--X-Head-of-Message--> <UL> <LI><em>To</em>: <A HREF="mailto:mud-dev#null,net">mud-dev#null,net</A></LI> <LI><em>Subject</em>: Re: [MUD-Dev] GRUMPS </LI> <LI><em>From</em>: J C Lawrence <<A HREF="mailto:claw#under,engr.sgi.com">claw#under,engr.sgi.com</A>></LI> <LI><em>Date</em>: Wed, 08 Apr 1998 18:24:54 -0700</LI> </UL> <!--X-Head-of-Message-End--> <!--X-Head-Body-Sep-Begin--> <HR> <!--X-Head-Body-Sep-End--> <!--X-Body-of-Message--> <PRE> On Sat, 4 Apr 1998 23:17:46 PST8PDT maddog <maddog#best,com> wrote: > Actually what I have in mind is more like VRML or HTML rather than > Java. I would restrict it to characters, some NPCs, and simple > objects. Complex NPCs are fairly hard to move around from place to > place if they depend on the code of the server. A better way to > move complex NPCs is to have them handle their own code--as remote > bots. {did I just hear an admin scream?}. I'm curious: Why do you consider that NPC's, even complex NPC's would have more code backing them than player characters? If anything I find the reverse here. Characters tend to become very buff with custom code (cf LambdaMOO), while NPC's starve for such attention. -- J C Lawrence Internet: claw#null,net (Contractor) Internet: coder#ibm,net ---------(*) Internet: claw#under,engr.sgi.com ...Honourary Member of Clan McFud -- Teamer's Avenging Monolith... </PRE> <!--X-Body-of-Message-End--> <!--X-MsgBody-End--> <!--X-Follow-Ups--> <HR> <ul compact><li><strong>Follow-Ups</strong>: <ul> <li><strong><A NAME="00092" HREF="msg00092.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] GRUMPS</A></strong> <ul compact><li><em>From:</em> Shawn Halpenny <malachai#iname,com></li></ul> <li><strong><A NAME="00084" HREF="msg00084.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] GRUMPS</A></strong> <ul compact><li><em>From:</em> maddog#best,com</li></ul> </UL></LI></UL> <!--X-Follow-Ups-End--> <!--X-References--> <UL><LI><STRONG>References</STRONG>: <UL> <LI><STRONG><A NAME="00028" HREF="msg00028.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] GRUMPS</A></STRONG> <UL><LI><EM>From:</EM> maddog#best,com</LI></UL></LI> </UL></LI></UL> <!--X-References-End--> <!--X-BotPNI--> <UL> <LI>Prev by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00079.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Character development [was Re: ]</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00081.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Re: MUD Development Digest</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Prev by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00028.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] GRUMPS</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00084.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] GRUMPS</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Index(es): <UL> <LI><A HREF="index.html#00080"><STRONG>Date</STRONG></A></LI> <LI><A HREF="thread.html#00080"><STRONG>Thread</STRONG></A></LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> <!--X-BotPNI-End--> <!--X-User-Footer--> <!--X-User-Footer-End--> <ul><li>Thread context: <BLOCKQUOTE><UL> <LI><STRONG>Re: [MUD-Dev] caved in: Algorithms for for storing free space.</STRONG>, <EM>(continued)</EM> <ul compact> <LI><strong><A NAME="00078" HREF="msg00078.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] caved in: Algorithms for for storing free space.</A></strong>, J C Lawrence <a href="mailto:claw#under,engr.sgi.com">claw#under,engr.sgi.com</a>, Wed 08 Apr 1998, 23:50 GMT </LI> </ul> </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00021" HREF="msg00021.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] GRUMPS</A></strong>, Chris Gray <a href="mailto:cg#ami-cg,GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA">cg#ami-cg,GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA</a>, Sat 04 Apr 1998, 23:30 GMT <UL> <li><Possible follow-up(s)><br> <LI><strong><A NAME="00027" HREF="msg00027.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] GRUMPS</A></strong>, maddog <a href="mailto:maddog#best,com">maddog#best,com</a>, Sun 05 Apr 1998, 04:55 GMT </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00028" HREF="msg00028.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] GRUMPS</A></strong>, maddog <a href="mailto:maddog#best,com">maddog#best,com</a>, Sun 05 Apr 1998, 07:06 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00080" HREF="msg00080.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] GRUMPS</A></strong>, J C Lawrence <a href="mailto:claw#under,engr.sgi.com">claw#under,engr.sgi.com</a>, Thu 09 Apr 1998, 01:33 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00084" HREF="msg00084.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] GRUMPS</A></strong>, maddog <a href="mailto:maddog#best,com">maddog#best,com</a>, Thu 09 Apr 1998, 03:54 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00108" HREF="msg00108.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] GRUMPS</A></strong>, J C Lawrence <a href="mailto:claw#under,engr.sgi.com">claw#under,engr.sgi.com</a>, Fri 10 Apr 1998, 00:01 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00121" HREF="msg00121.html">GRUMPS</A></strong>, s001gmu <a href="mailto:s001gmu#nova,wright.edu">s001gmu#nova,wright.edu</a>, Fri 10 Apr 1998, 17:51 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00124" HREF="msg00124.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] GRUMPS</A></strong>, J C Lawrence <a href="mailto:claw#under,engr.sgi.com">claw#under,engr.sgi.com</a>, Fri 10 Apr 1998, 18:28 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> </LI> </UL></BLOCKQUOTE> </ul> <hr> <center> [ <a href="../">Other Periods</a> | <a href="../../">Other mailing lists</a> | <a href="/search.php3">Search</a> ] </center> <hr> </body> </html>