On 23 Jul 2025 at 09:34p, hyjinx pondered and said...

What I wanted to make was a multiplayer world which wasn't a dungeon
based thing. That used ANSI chars and control sequences (so, ANSI
graphics - if you will call it graphics - the extended IBM charset).

The main thing I'd envisaged is rooms and rooms of places to visit. Houses, stores, fields, forests etc. All fullscreen (or maybe a status window to the side or something). Rather than being a fixed-goal world,
it would be open to explore. People could either talk to others in real time or just leave others a message, and if two were there in real time, they could battle or trade. No offline battles. Every now and again I write a bit of code to get started, then I get busy :)

I've made such a world on my Mystic BBS. It's called Link's World. It is multi user and players can talk to one another if they are in the same room. It incorporates most of the general BBS functions into an ansi graphical world.

It's not complete yet by any means. The hardest part is the world building. But all the functions have been built.

"Amy Pond, there's something you better understand about me 'cause it's
important, and one day your life may depend upon it. I am definitely a Mad
Man with a Blue Box."
.oO Madman with a Blue Box BBS Oo.oO madmanbbs.ddns.net Oo.

... I don't want to go!

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A48 (Linux/64)
* Origin: Agency BBS | Dunedin, New Zealand | agency.bbs.nz (21:1/101)

I've made such a world on my Mystic BBS. It's called Link's World. It is m user and players can talk to one another if they are in the same room. It incorporates most of the general BBS functions into an ansi graphical worl

It's not complete yet by any means. The hardest part is the world building

Then Gryphon leaves us all on tenter hooks - Doesn't say the name or address of their BBS!
Please let us all know how we can check this coolness out!

Cheers,
Al


hyjinx // Alistair Ross
Author of 'Back to the BBS' Documentary: https://bit.ly/3tRINeL (YouTube) alsgeeklab.com

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* Origin: bbs.alsgeeklab.com:2323 (21:1/126)

On 18 Aug 2025 at 05:58p, hyjinx pondered and said...

I've made such a world on my Mystic BBS. It's called Link's World. It user and players can talk to one another if they are in the same room incorporates most of the general BBS functions into an ansi graphical

It's not complete yet by any means. The hardest part is the world bui

Then Gryphon leaves us all on tenter hooks - Doesn't say the name or address of their BBS!
Please let us all know how we can check this coolness out!

Sorry, I thought I had a tagline that would list it. But for the record, you're the first to ask.

"Amy Pond, there's something you better understand about me 'cause it's
important, and one day your life may depend upon it. I am definitely a Mad
Man with a Blue Box."
.oO Madman with a Blue Box BBS Oo.oO madmanbbs.ddns.net Oo.

... I don't want to go!

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A48 (Linux/64)
* Origin: Agency BBS | Dunedin, New Zealand | agency.bbs.nz (21:1/101)