hackmud News

Hello, mudders!

This weekend, veterans of the revolution(s) will have a chance to check in with old friends, celebrate the end of a particularly long and strange march, and pick up some glams courtesy of the MUD's newest monarch.

This isn't an event in the traditional sense, but we didn't want November 5th to pass without an opportunity to remember, remember - even in a small way.

We're continuing to flesh out our future plans for the game, with particular focus on improving the experience of new players. The plan is still to issue smaller, more focused updates when we're able, alongside a steadier stream of fixes and quality of life improvements.

In the meantime: thank you for your continued investment in this strange little domain. Stay safe, take care of one another - and enjoy the parade!

Release date: 11/5/2020
Release time: 18:00 UTC
Duration: 4 days

Parade ends:
11/9/2020 18:00 UTC

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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The mysterious and shifty Kuspram has rolled into Port Epoch once again to regail sentiences with a story about a bot in the scariest house in all of Finland -- starring YOU! Explore this strange attraction! Get GC! Upgrades! DATA!

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Release date: 10/31/2020
Release time: 18:00 UTC
Duration: until event is solved

// fixed double-slam on hardline
// fix forum font size weirdness

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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[unintelligible] a household cleaning device [unintelligible] into the Port Epoch environment [unintelligible] a mission.

He sends a message through the household cleaning device. The message is "Hi!".

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He sends a message through the household cleaning device. The message is "robovac_mckenzie.plotter".

...

It beeps, awaiting your interaction.

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Release date: 9/26/2020
Release time: 18:00 UTC
Duration: until event is solved

See the latest patch notes to hear what's new (/not new) with hackmud development:
https://steamcommunity.com/games/469920/announcements/detail/5156014950379692498

hackmud 2020 update Changing plans for changing times.

Hi, mudders! This goes without saying, but the world we're living in at the moment is very different to the world we lived in when we last put out an update for Hackmud. We hope that you're all well and keeping safe.

We're a small team, and life under lockdown has taken some getting used to. Even so, we're aware of the important role that videogames and other forms of entertainment are playing in our lives at the moment. We want to make sure that Hackmud remains a place that you can come to for distraction, community, mystery and memes during these tough times.

With that in mind, we have made some changes to our development structure in order to account for both the community's needs and the new circumstances we find ourselves in. As you might have noticed, we've moved away from seasonal events. In their place, we're going to begin a program of smaller but more frequent updates, starting today with a suite of improvements to Hackmud's fundamentals that should improve performance for all players.

Working in this way allows us to be more reactive to our own changing circumstances. It removes the pressure to scope and produce large, multi-faceted updates, while delivering fixes and new stuff at a steadier pace. These updates will, as ever, be free for all players.

Thank you for bearing with us while we get back on track! It means a lot to us that you're choosing to spend your time in the MUD, and we'll do what we can to ensure that it remains a fun, rewarding, and weird place to spend your time. Stay safe, wash your hands, and run scripts.get_level!

2.3.1 Patch Notes

// fixed double-slam on hardline
// help text on leaving the vlan now updates properly
// rules link now shown at startup
// countdown timer fix in cultures with comma decimal separator
// scroll clamping fixed with mouse wheel / trackpad / pgup / pgdown
// client scriptor regex fix
// unity3d version update