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Text-based Rpgs
Apr 26 2009, 3:30 am
By: Hug A Zergling  

Apr 26 2009, 3:30 am Hug A Zergling Post #1



I use to play text-based rpgs all the time. I guess they were considered interactive fiction, they were single-player games, with no graphics, and completely browser based and free. Anyways, Does anyone have a link to any of these, or know of any?



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Apr 26 2009, 4:23 am Moose Post #2

Quoth the raven, "Swag galore."

We call them MUDs. TELNET FTW!




Apr 26 2009, 4:57 am Corbo Post #3

ALL PRAISE YOUR SUPREME LORD CORBO

I believe #143 was making a text based RP on C++ or whatever.

You might wanna ask him for it.



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Apr 26 2009, 5:10 am Biophysicist Post #4



@Moose: Not if they're single-player.

@Corbo: Why would you write IF in C++? There are dedicated languages for writing interactive fiction. Inform 7 comes to mind. It's rather epic, actually.

Myself, I'm currently playing (and epic failing) at a game called Savior-Faire.



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Apr 26 2009, 7:21 am RoryFenrir Post #5



im not a big fan of text base RPGs, people always try to make them in programing class, they seem really easy and not complex, real programers use graphics :)

i guess ive never really played one though, (except pimp quest on the calculator)



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Apr 26 2009, 7:29 am BlueWolf Post #6



HellMOO ftw!!! Slaying orphans is fun :hurr:
Their site is Hellmoo.org
or:
Host Adress: hell.game-host.org
Port: 7777




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Apr 26 2009, 11:51 am Hug A Zergling Post #7



Quote from Mini Moose 2707
We call them MUDs. TELNET FTW!
I've heard of MUD's, but can't be bothered.



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May 1 2009, 10:53 am Zergblender Post #8



I know there's a Discworld MUD somewhere.



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May 1 2009, 11:23 am MadZombie Post #9



Dwarf fortress adventure mode.

Ez Pz

Edit: oh no wait. DF uses words and letters and ACSII to make "images" MUDs dont have any "images" at all do they? fffuuuuuu



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May 1 2009, 6:47 pm Biophysicist Post #10



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they seem really easy and not complex, real programers use graphics
Lies. Writing interactive fiction is just as hard as normal programming. Having done both, I would know.

@above: That's correct. IF/MUDs descripe the world around you verbally. DF adventure mode is a "rougelike", a totally unrelated type of game.

Now why the hell do I know that...



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May 1 2009, 7:00 pm Vi3t-X Post #11



Text Based RPG's were never cool. Ever. You don't nuke things with ASCII characters.



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May 1 2009, 7:39 pm Biophysicist Post #12



Lies again. There are some very epic ones. Anything by Infocom, for example.



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