u/SkolKrusher

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SPEEDWALKS! (Server Side, holy frack!)

Speedwalking is here on Ansalon!

Ok, this one should make getting around Ansalon a whole lot less painful, especially if you're playing from a phone, tablet, one of the web portals, etc. :)

You can now SPEEDWALK RECORD, walk wherever you're going normally, and it'll remember the trip for you. And not just directions — it'll record the other stuff you do along the way too. Open a door, unlock something, scan, look, whatever. When you get there, stop recording (SPEEDWALK RECORD), give it a name, and you've got it for next time.

You can also just type one in:

SPEEDWALK 3s,enter portal,6s,enter portal,7s4e,scream
(Don't do it, lava kills :P)

Already know the route? Add it and save it.

Someone else has a good one?

Copy/paste theirs and use it.

Send yours to somebody else.

Post them.

Borrow them.

Whatever works.

Speedwalks are just text, so they're really easy to share.

And they don't necessarily have to be just for getting from here to there.

Since you can stick regular commands in them...

I'm pretty sure you guys will come up with uses for this that I haven't even thought of yet. :)

They run one action at a time instead of blasting the whole thing into the game at once, and you can PAUSE, RESUME, or STOP them along the way.

That should make traveling way nicer on phones and mobile, and hopefully make playing through the web portals rock quite a bit more too.

Record 'em, make 'em, copy/paste 'em, share 'em, and let me know what you manage to break. :p

For all the syntax and examples:

HELP SPEEDWALK

- Ziv & Co.

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u/SkolKrusher — 3 days ago
▲ 7 r/MUD

Wandering Monsters on Ansalon - Thanoi!

Thanoi pirates now are sailing the seas! There are of varying levels, and some load some pretty slick Thanoi EQ. 50's tusk rings, RETURNER harpoons, this that, ships etc.

You'll find them in the New Sea, Haltigoth Bay, New Bay, and even some up with the Corrain Ocean north of Palanthas.

- Ziv & Co.

Ps. Merchant ships sometimes have them circling...
And, those merchant ships have a rope ladder down to the water now :)

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u/SkolKrusher — 6 days ago
▲ 6 r/MUD

Animal Flavor!

Animal Flavor!! I know right?

Added the Moose race to Ansalon, complete with its own resistances and behaviors.
Moose can now appear as Find Familiar companions in forested regions. Mount up!

Common land animals now have their own ambient actions, bringing forests, plains, and snowy regions to life much like the marine wildlife.

Most animals will occasionally react to the region of Krynn they're in, adding unique flavor depending on where you encounter them.

Added ambient behaviors for rats, foxes, wolves, bears, rabbits, big cats, elk, deer, moose, and boars.

If a tree falls in the forest... nothing triggers unless players are around :)

- Ziv & Co.

Ps. Those scavenger dog type critters also eat up body parts :P

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u/SkolKrusher — 13 days ago
▲ 11 r/MUD

Familiars on Ansalon

The Find Familiar spell has been completely reworked. Rather than always calling the same mobs, rangers now summon companions that are native to the land around them. The familiar that answers your call depends on both the terrain and the region of Ansalon where the spell is cast.

Forests, mountains, deserts, rivers, oceans, swamps, reefs, frozen waters and many other environments each have their own possible companions. Traveling across Ansalon will reveal dozens of unique familiars, from wolves and hawks to sharks, seals, dolphins, orcas, giant crabs, ravens, otters and many more.

Many regions also have creatures found nowhere else. Rangers exploring places such as Icereach, the New Sea, the Blood Sea, Courrain Ocean, Blöde, Khur, Sancrist, Ergoth and other distant lands may discover companions unique to those locations.

Thanoi Rangers have an additional chance to summon a fellow Thanoi hunter, while Dimernesti and Dargonesti may instead call upon another Dargonesti. These companions are intelligent, can wear equipment, and grow stronger as they are outfitted, though they begin with reduced vitality to balance their greater potential.

Marine familiars are equally at home in the sea. Dolphins, orcas, sharks, seals, sea lions, walruses and other aquatic companions can travel naturally through open water, allowing their masters to explore the oceans without the need for a boat while mounted upon them. Have a hoot, and let me know of 'wth Ziv?' moments.

I think... 72 familiars now ...

  • Ziv & Co.
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u/SkolKrusher — 20 days ago
▲ 10 r/MUD

Secret of the Mud Wizards

Holy smokes!!

Just found a copy at $95...

I've been tracking on Alibris for ages and usually $450/$650/$800 etc.

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u/SkolKrusher — 1 month ago
▲ 13 r/MUD

Back in 1998...

I was chatting with the original founders of Ansalon and...

https://darkwiz.org/play?host=ansalon.net&port=1998

It's Ansalon, nearly stock Rom, from 1998.
With all of the Ansalon old old areas (loads of stock)
Feel free to jump in, run around, whatever floats your boats :)

Only took 4-5 hours of code fixes for compiling, area fixes etc (and port from a windows port back to Linux). Thanks Ahotasu/Paladine!! aka DSG.

#textbasedrpg #ansalon #ansalonmud #dragonlance #mud #rpg #rpggames

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u/SkolKrusher — 2 months ago
▲ 5 r/MUD

Fireworks on Ansalon!

Find the Fireworks Quest!

We're celebrating the holiday with a world-wide scavenger hunt on Ansalon MUD.

During the event, festival fireworks are appearing all across the world. Every firework is marked with the location it came from, and your goal is to collect fireworks from as many different locations as possible.

Turn your fireworks in throughout the event to earn prizes... or save them and compete for the Grand Prize!

The Grand Prize will be awarded to the player who collects fireworks from the greatest number of unique locations across Ansalon.

Looking for an edge? It might sound a little strange, but spending time around kender, gnomes, gully dwarves, and even local children during the evening fireworks may prove surprisingly rewarding. While the fireworks are launching, they have an uncanny habit of "finding" a few extra fireworks to carry around...

So get out there. Explore the world, visit new towns, meet the locals, and see how many corners of Ansalon you can represent in your collection.

The quest runs now through Monday, July 6th at 12:00 PM (PST).

If you've been looking for an excuse to explore a classic Dragonlance-themed MUD, this is a great time to jump in.

Good luck, happy hunting, and enjoy the show!

www.ansalon.net

telnet ansalon.net 8679

— Ziv & Co.

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u/SkolKrusher — 2 months ago
▲ 3 r/MUD

Mudlet Mapper for Ansalon MUD

the Ansalon Mapper is up for Mudlet! Move/resize increase/decrease fonts etc.

http://www.ansalon.net/?page_id=79

The Mudlet Mapper on the bottom, save as/load package in Mudlet.
It should be available soon from Mudlet itself, until then grab the one from us.

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u/SkolKrusher — 2 months ago
▲ 10 r/MUD

Ansalon: Marine Ambient Update

Otters are now in the oceans, streams and lakes. They also self-populate the world based off of areas. Act as otters :). Pet one, stab one, your call 😜

Also crawdads/crayfish, same

Artistic... Autistic...
you decide 😝

Ansalon.net 8679

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u/SkolKrusher — 2 months ago