This is a read-only clone of the primary repository, which has moved to Gitlab.
The harmonius MUD codebase
Symphony is a modern MUD codebase. The inspiration comes from the Rom-family of MUDs, and the user experience inherits from that style of play. The primary project goal is extensibility in both form and function. It should be simple and intuitive to customize the interface, extend and modify the feature set, and create new content. This is achieved by maintaining a minimally complex core and implementing as much of the game as possible through a robust module system. Some other engineering considerations include, in no particular order:
- test coverage
- security
- code quality
- performance
- maintainability
- documentation
- simplicity
Symphony is tested to ensure it scales well. The most recent performance test shows it takes over 10k live NPCs simultaneously active in the system in order to induce meaningful TUI lag and get over 95% (single-core) CPU utilization on an Intel Core i5-4570S. At that point, Symphony utilized approximately 600MB of RAM.
Hit the ground running with the following commands from the project root:
bundle installcp -r sample gamebundle exec symphony.rb
You should see some informational output. Once you see "listening for connections," telnet to localhost port 6500 and follow the instructions. If you're in a *nix environment that should look something like:
telnet localhost 6500
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