MUSHcode:
MUSHcode, aka "Softcode", is a language designed for MUSH-style virtual worlds, and implemented (with some major and minor differences) in PennMUSH, TinyMUSH, RHostMUSH, and MUX variants. It can generally be considered a child of lisp, except that it has *no* variables. Everything is a string, or in lisp terminology, can be considered a symbol.
MUSHcode, aka "Softcode", is a language designed for MUSH-style virtual worlds, and implemented (with some major and minor differences) in PennMUSH, TinyMUSH, RHostMUSH, and MUX variants. It can generally be considered a child of lisp, except that it has *no* variables. Everything is a string, or in lisp terminology, can be considered a symbol.
On MUSHing and MUSHcoding:
The number one aid to me with both mushing and mushcoding is Tinyfugue, and my set of .tf scripts. You can find my suite of scripts in: tf/.
I am a purist when it comes to programming and Computer Science Theory. Basically, that means - while you *can* use some functions to do the job of others, using the intended one helps maintain mental program flow, readability and understandability. Keep things clean, and use everything you know and that's available to you.
Eventually, I'll probably get around to writing some kind of treatise on MUSHcode and how I approach it, in case it aids others in learning to code.
The number one aid to me with both mushing and mushcoding is Tinyfugue, and my set of .tf scripts. You can find my suite of scripts in: tf/.
I am a purist when it comes to programming and Computer Science Theory. Basically, that means - while you *can* use some functions to do the job of others, using the intended one helps maintain mental program flow, readability and understandability. Keep things clean, and use everything you know and that's available to you.
Eventually, I'll probably get around to writing some kind of treatise on MUSHcode and how I approach it, in case it aids others in learning to code.
Walker's MUSH-related projects:
My publiclly released and "soon to be released" projects are listed below. If a project is not posted and it's past its "eta" date, bug me on M*U*S*H and I'll see if I can't get around to it.
My publiclly released and "soon to be released" projects are listed below. If a project is not posted and it's past its "eta" date, bug me on M*U*S*H and I'll see if I can't get around to it.
- WalkerBot - WalkerBot exists in two forms - one will be available for download, and that is the 'single mush' version. I do have another which can connect to multiple mushes. Unfortunately, its code is a horrid mess that I have no intention of cleaning up, and the single-mush version is actually more recent, more stable, and supports almost all the features of the multi-mush one.
- Poker Table - This poker table contains a number of games, including the classic Five Card Draw and Texas hold'em, as well as a number of other games including Omaha (Both High and Hi-Lo versions), Chowaha, Double Board, and Five- and Seven-card stud. It needs WalkerBot to do the automatic hand ranking, but players can determine their hands and split the pot themselves, in the absence of WalkerBot.
- "Math Chip" and Graphing Calculator - I know what you're thinking. A 'graphing calculator' on a text-based MUSH? This was designed to accept human style input (i.e: "graph x + sin(x) - 2x^2") and plot it on the graph. It can also be used to do simple and quick calculations. A 'math chip' is included that contains only the math calculation functions.
- Personal Secretary - If you're like me, you're constantly losing track of your dozens, if not hundreds, of objects. The 'item manager' helps manage it. Its first iteration was the "Amulet of Memory" I wrote some years back, and it has since improved. It needs namegrab(), which was added to PennMUSH in 1.8.1p4
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Other - I do have a number of other projects on M*U*S*H that
I'm not including here because I doubt there would be too much interest.
If you *are* interested, email me or @mail me on M*U*S*H and I'll either
get to cleaning it up and post it here, or email you the @decompile.
These include, but are not limited to:
- 'tex' - A code helper for tinyfugue users like me.
- Once Upon a Time game - A storytelling game. Good for parties or when a bit drunk.
- Bridge table - Old code for a contract bridge game.
- Party Game Console - Definitely needs cleanup, it supports multiple party games, mostly mafia variations. It's ugly.
- Boggle - A Boggle game. Uses the lookup() function on M*U*S*H to verify words.
- M*U*S*H-specific stuff like a paddleboat, BeFunge interpreter, 'adminwhack', costume party for +public during Halloween, etc.