CircleMUD 2.20 now available at ftp.cs.jhu.edu:pub/CircleMUD
Jeremy Elson
in the directory pub/CircleMUD.
Circle 2.20 supersedes version 2.11, which was released about a month ago.
V2.20 implements several new features, most notably a new output buffer system
as I proposed here a couple of months ago. Also, all bugs reported with
V2.11 have been fixed. (Thanks for those bug reports -- please, keep 'em
coming! I depend on your reports because I don't actually run a CircleMUD
site personally.)
An excerpt from the README file follows.
Enjoy,
Jeremy
jel...@cs.jhu.edu
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The latest version of Circle is 2.20, released on November 17, 1993.
Version 2.20 supersedes version 2.11, which was released on September 19, 1993.
Changes in version 2.20 (from 2.11):
New features:
o A completely new output buffering system which is far more network-efficient,
and somewhat more memory- and speed-efficient, than the original Diku system.
Definitely a major win for people with slow Net links. (Details available
by request, but this was discussed on rgmd recently.) Several other
functions (such as do_where() and do_who()) have been rewritten to take
advantage of the new system.
o Redesigned stat screens with better readability
o Command-line substitution via the "^" character (works identically to the
csh command)
o Code sent by Jeff Fink (thanks Jeff!): Help now handles ambiguous cases
correctly (i.e., "help color" will give you help for color and not
colorspray)
o Vstat command to stat mobiles and object by virtual number
o Updated documentation
And, bug fixes of varying degrees of severity:
o SunOS Bus errors on stealing
o +hit item bug
o Switched immort re-login bug
o Mob memory bug
o Poison/Stat bug (I think this one is native to Diku Gamma 0.0 -- the
function hit_gain was responsible for subtracting hits when a char is
poisoned, so you'd lose hits when someone statted you.)
o Stat room bug under Solaris and IRIX
o Ungroup bug
o "goto 3.guard" now works (takes you to the third guard instead of room 3)
o various other minor fixes
--
Jeremy Elson
jel...@cs.jhu.edu (Internet) / jelson@jhuvms (Bitnet)
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