Screenshots of my upcoming online text game:

http://www.epicpermana.com/affects.PNG
http://www.epicpermana.com/combat.PNG
http://www.epicpermana.com/combat2.PNG
http://www.epicpermana.com/minimap.PNG
http://www.epicpermana.com/lumberjack.png

Looks interesting, Grem. I've never played a MUD for more than two days before I got sick of it. The text all looks the same after a while, and no one ever uses the right contrasts, so it strains my eyes. (I understand many people have this problem. Many people, including myself, aren't comfortable reading from a monitor.) I don't really care how complex/fascinating/realistic/creative the mechanics are if they aren't presented in a way that I can easily process. That's why graphical games so rapidly consumed the market, and why companies are cranking out video cards that put your CPU to shame. I'd rather read a good, solid book than play any text-based game on my computer.

Wow, Grem! That looks stunning! I especially like combat2.png! That looks great!

On the subject of Mud, does anyone know whatever happened to DeviantMud? That used to be my favourite game.

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The text all looks the same after a while, and no one ever uses the right contrasts, so it strains my eyes.

One of the nice things about Gemstone IV's new FE is the text has various different highlights for different things as well as completely customizeable text colors and highlights. Makes it less difficult to read and something I think all designers of MUDs should consider.

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Original post by Drethon Quote: The text all looks the same after a while, and no one ever uses the right contrasts, so it strains my eyes. One of the nice things about Gemstone IV's new FE is the text has various different highlights for different things as well as completely customizeable text colors and highlights. Makes it less difficult to read and something I think all designers of MUDs should consider.

Been doing it for years. ;)