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MUD Aetolia used ChatGPT to generate NPC dialogue and grant a fake quest
Some game developers continue to laud AI generation tools like ChatGPT as the future of many frontiers, including NPC behavior in MMORPGs and gaming...
The Game Archaeologist: The Wonderful World of Eamon
As we've long since established, 1980's MUD1 was the official kick-off of the MMORPG genre, bringing online players together to adventure through persistent worlds...
Tracing the lineage of the modern MMORPG
Do you ever wonder where the MMORPG was born? If you said, "The internet, duh," you're technically correct but also a huge smartass. But...
Federation 2, a text-based intergalactic trading game from the 1980s, has sunsetted
While the common assumption about text-based MMOs is that they can and will last forever, the truth is that many of these are subject...
Chronicles of Elyria has three prologue experiences in the works, including a MUD
While the full MMORPG portion of Chronicles of Elyria may be a year and a half off (or more), the team is working hard...
The Game Archaeologist: Five eye-opening videos about the MMORPG genre
When it comes to tracking down history for MMOs, I've found that there are an array of sources at hand that have preserved (unwittingly...
Guest Interview: Lusternia, MUDs, and the evolution of MMOs
This guest interview was commissioned through Massively Overpowered's 2015 Kickstarter campaign by donor Brett Richards, who interviewed Lusternia Producer Robb French in lieu of a Soapbox. Any opinions here...
