hackmud News

Hi, Mudders!

Last year, we kicked off a new seasonal update schedule for Hackmud with Inner Territories, which included a new event, expanded profile customization options, Ascii Hats(TM) and, more recently, a secure trading system.

Today, we're announcing the next seasonal update. It's called 'Monuments + Beacons', and will feature:



In addition, MUDCON 2020 takes place on Thursday February 13th, 2020. MUDCON is a small, ad-hoc gathering of Hackmud players and developers that takes place both digitally and physically. A video call will take place at 12:00 PST / 20:00 UTC. We’ll talk about the current state of the MUD and reminisce about bygone eras, grand heists, and perfectly-tuned teapot puzzles.**

We hope you'll join us. Either way, see you on February 21st for the Monuments + Beacons update!

* Thrills calibrated according to the tastes and sensibilities of the average robovac-pattern household utility device. Degree of thrill experienced by human users/teapots/high-mark operators may diverge from this baseline.

** YMMV.

This update will launch on February 21st, 2020, at 1800 UTC.
Patch notes will be available on launch.

Hi, Mudders!

You've discovered the old version of this release announcement!
We moved the date forward, and to do that with steam events, we have to create a new one. Here's our writeup

and here's the new event page!

"mutuality is desirable!"
Chela, the sandbox raid

// secure trading system //

// a handful of client commands were added for trade
// trade_help - displays short in-client help
// trade - makes a trade request or begins a trade request
// trade_end - closes the current active trade without exchanging goods
// trade_accept - accepts the current trade terms. if trade is being finalized, a confirm code is required
// trade_unaccept - undoes previous acceptance of trade terms
// trade_bits - sets the bit amount for your side of the trade
// trade_add - adds an upgrade from sys.upgrades to your trade offers
// trade_rem - removes an upgrade from your offers
// trade_up_info - displays detailed information about an upgrade offered for trade
// trade_fee - sets which user in the trade pays the fee

// misc //

// notification of 60 day account expiration. log into the forums ( https://hackmud.com/forums ), provide your email and have the notify me checkbox checked. all existing accounts with an email on it will get email notifications
// /auto - autorun client command can control the minimum time between autorunning now

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grott_os.experience is the second community event in the Fall 2019 season!
Community Events are puzzles or competitions which have been created by the community and curated by us. See below for a description of the event in the creator's own words.

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As the holiday season approaches, Saint Nick Logistics springs into
life across Port Epoch once more. Looks like this year things are ahead
of schedule for once and, as such, they have prepared a competitive
experience that will be unveiled imminently! It's hard to shake the
feeling like things are going too well, however...

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Release date: 12/20/19
Release time: 18:00 UTC
Duration: 10 days

Competition Closes:
12/30/19 18:00 UTC

"They're something new, these little bots. Neither operator nor drone. They warrant further diagnosis."
faythe, the third robovac revolution

// hackmud continues to follow semantic versioning https://semver.org/
// multiple unity3D updates (may fix compatibility issues, stability, performance; could also make it worse :P )

// user inspection system //

+ users.inspect displays multiple types of data
% oh cool! we can put hats on!
% looks like we can write bios, too
! What is a main? :)
^ I wonder how you get badges.
# I believe one has to prove themselves worthy of wearing one.
& i’ve been changing my stuff with users.config

// new currency bits and store update //

// store_list now has the following categories: bits, slots, titles, event_titles, avatars
// use store_list to see items in that category
// bits can be used to purchase avatars and titles for the user inspection system
// bits are now used to purchase slot upgrades

// forums //

// fix newline inconsistencies between windows linux
// tabs are normalized in forums
// unlock post from any user on account
// post names can be changed. click the post name to change
// preview button for create reply
// preview button for create post

// font updates //

// ⌽ bit character has been added
// ║ drawing characters have been added
// ░ shading characters have been added
// « is a colorable backtic

// user aging and retirement //

& trust’s user aging algorithm has been fixed!
// account auto-retire had an issue, but was fixed. it remains at 60 days of idle. check back regularly to keep your users active.

// upgrade upgrades//

% we now have memos in upgrade notifications!
// https://www.hackmud.com/forums/bugs_features_ideas/_request__add_memo_to_sys_xfer_upgrade_to
& now you can charitably send all your upgrades away with sys.xfer_upgrade_to_caller
! I never knew I wanted to know my own upgrades, but I guess that’s a thing now.
// sys.upgrades_of_owner
+ sys.xfer_upgrade_to confirmed to take SNs

// autocompletes //

+ autocompletes are capped at the first 128 per script output run
+ autocompletes are capped at 1024 overall
^ Autocompletes are pushed out of the cap based on last used time.
^ The last used time for the autocomplete is set when the auto is added.
+ trust script autocompletes are not counted in the 1024 count cap
+ autocompletes are added for scripts that you run that exist
^ autos.reset now uses notifications to transmit autocomplete data.
^ autos.reset can be run as a subscript and used in conjunction with script output to initialize your autocompletes.


// misc //

& yay. i can get my own balance in scripts
// accts.balance_of_owner
+ binmat subroutine issue related to inputs fixed
// wrong suit caused a crash
! Risk seems to be really into growing plants these days. :)

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