02.01.06
KaladeaMUD – Help files
Time: 4 hours
Total: 24 hours
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This update produced a very large and significant amount of code. Anyone who know’s MUDs, games, or just about any online application knows that you must have a way for people to get help and explanations on topics.
And thus I have created a help file system. It is complete with the name, author, creation date, last updated date, help text, and permissions. I made an online editor, which took roughly half the time I spent on this. With it you can churn out help files really quickly, and the interface is very nice. I’ve longed for something similar since the old days when I first started wtih MUDs.
With SMAUG/SWR, you must do everything one command at a time. Granted there was a string editor mode which allowed to insert text blocks (which I still may have to do), but nothing like this. With four lines you can make and save a help file, where as in SWR it may take anywhere from five to fifteen or more depending on the length.
Soon I will work on making/deleting/editing room’s online. Once this is done I can start a base layout for some area’s if I wish, though I think I will just make a bit more of limbo (the default “error” area), as building is more for my two designers at this point. Later, if the code ever gets to alpha testing (no, not ALPHA testing 
) then I may try making an area. That is a very long ways away.