The CircleMUD Builder's Manual

Jeremy Elson, jelson@circlemud.org

1. Introduction

• 1.1 Your Job as a Tinyworld Architect
• 1.2 Game Balance
• 1.3 Making Your Areas Interesting
• 1.4 Using World-Building Programs

2. The Mechanics of World Building

• 2.1 Overview of the MUD World
• 2.2 Learning By Example
• 2.3 CircleMUD World Files
• 2.4 Using Bitvectors
• 2.5 Adding new areas to the MUD

3. World (Room) Files

• 3.1 The Format of a Room
• 3.2 The Direction Field
• 3.3 Room Extra Descriptions
• 3.4 World File Example

4. Mobile (Monster) Files

• 4.1 The Format of a Mobile
• 4.2 Type S Mobiles
• 4.3 Type S Mobile Example
• 4.4 Type E Mobiles
• 4.5 Type E Mobile Example
• 4.6 E-Spec Keywords Valid in CircleMUD 3.00

5. Object Files

• 5.1 The Format of an Object
• 5.2 Object Value Definitions
• 5.3 Object Extra Descriptions
• 5.4 Object Affect Fields
• 5.5 Object File Example

6. Zone Files

• 6.1 The Format of a Zone File
• 6.2 Zone Commands
• 6.3 Zone File Example

7. Shop Files

• 7.1 CircleMUD v3.0 Shop Format
• 7.2 Item Name Lists for 3.0 Shops
• 7.3 The DikuMUD Gamma and CircleMUD 2.20 Shop Format

Appendix

8. Spell Numbers

9. Item Values for Drink Containers