hackmud News

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

vix.dream1 is an event in the Spring 2020 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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vix is an open-source networked sentience who has dreams . join his digitally fabricated adventures , and play in them together with your friends and enemies . in his dream1 , you can experience an old world , much like yours .

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Release date: 4/7/2020
Release time: 18:00 UTC
Duration: 14 days

Competition Closes:
4/21/2020 18:00 UTC

Hi, Mudders -

We're currently working on Hackmud's next seasonal update, Monuments + Beacons. As we detailed in the announcement post back in January, Monuments + Beacons will feature the conclusion of Inner Territories alongside a brand new puzzle event, quality of life improvements, assorted server upgrades, and more Ascii Hats(TM).

As the start date of the new season draws closer, however, it's become increasingly apparent that we need more time in order to ensure that Monuments + Beacons as good as it can be. In particular, we're keen to implement what we've learned about what worked - and what didn't work - in the previous season. The time and energy that our community invests in Hackmud events means a huge amount to us, and we want to ensure that your investment is rewarded with an event that is as fair, fun, and robust as we can make it.

In order to do this, we're pushing back the start date of Monuments + Beacons by a week, to February 21st, 2020, at 1800 UTC. We're very sorry for the delay and for any disappointment caused, but we believe that this'll result in a better season in the long run.

We hope that you'll join us tomorrow, February 13th, for MUDCON 2020 @ 2000UTC - a video call where Hackmud players and developers gather to talk about the state of the MUD, ask questions, and share stories.

Even if you can't make it to MUDCON, you'll find some little friends waiting for you in-game on February 21st.

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.