Build 5.5.0
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CoffeeMud Version 5.5.0
Released on November 9, 2008
- MUD supports multiple ini files & "hosts" at boot time, see new INI entry PRIVATERESOURCES and Inst. Guide
- New Quest script command: SET PERSISTANCE to force quests to make numerous start attempts
- New Scriptable commands: MPPROMPT, MPCONFIRM, MPCHOOSE (read guide first before using!)
- Change INI entry: RUNWEBSERVERS, now allows you to specify the servers to boot
- New INI entry: STARTSTAT, to override the new player char stats "rolling" with a set value.
- New INI entry: CHARCREATIONSCRIPTS, to add new stuff to the character creation process
- New INI entry: MAXITEMSHOWN, to help beautify player home rooms with hundreds of items
- New DISABLE INI flags: ALLERGIES, THREADTHREAD, JOURNALTHREAD, MAPTHREAD, PLAYERTHREAD, SESSIONTHREAD, STATSTHREAD
- New INI entries: EXTVAR_ to add your own custom variables to a limited set of classes
- Internal: Several code shuffles to support the new multi-hosts stuff.
- New MUDGrinder Editor: Common Skill Recipes (new security code: CMDRECIPES)
- METACRAFT command can now have its creations be targeted.
- New CLAN type: FAMILY
- Apprentices may not go beyond level 5 (by default)
- Character Classes can now have a level cap specified.
- New Thief skills: Disassemble traps, Improved Caltrops, Slick Caltrops
- Factions can now have auto-applies affects/behaviors (auto-aggressive mobs based on faction, anyone?)
- Players now have their followers listed on the web page
- New resource: lists.ini, and ini entry LISTFILE for various combat, exp, and other modifiable settings.
- Internal: lots of new Libraries/ created out of disparate code, to support feature #1.
- New LIST type: helpfilerequests, for parsing help-file misses (if you are recording them).
- New INI entries: CHARSETINPUT, CHARSETOUTPUT for manipulating default IO char sets.
- In the works: random area/room/mob/item/etc generator. GENERATE command is disabled atm.
- New WebMacro ThinPlayerData created to make the Players MUDGrinder lister go faster.
- Food types now have BITE field to designate how many times EAT can be used against it.
- LOTS more skills/spells/etc have their castingQuality methods set: casting mobs just got smarter!
- Children will now be tattooed with their parentage.
- Internal: Lots of javadoc comments added.
- Internal: Scriptable reworked to do run-time parse caching to increase speed significantly.
- New Zappermask: QUESTWIN
- Term of old bugs has expired. New bugs set to take office early next year.
