Online Games: Crafting Persistent-State Worlds ( Grantley Day ; IEEE Computer Magazine 2001-010)

Network Games - Open Source the Server, Let Others Write Clients? [2002/02/09]

Designing Multiplayer Game Engines? [2002/02/03]

Can a Free Online Game Make Money? [2001/07/07]

What About World War II Online (and other MMOG's)? [2001/06/14]

WinTin {oss}

MikeMOO - MikeMOO is an enhanced version of the LambdaMOO Server with many new features including Windows 32-bit support. DEVELOPERS WANTED!!!!! {(L)GPL}

Lyntin - Lyntin is an extensible Mud client and framework for the creation of autonomous agents, or bots, as well as mudding in general. Lyntin is entirely written in Python, runs on many platforms (text and GUI), and is based on TinTin++ syntax. {(L)GPL}

Key - a Java MOO / talker - Key is a multi-user Java based operating system that has been designed in order to support a Virtual World (call it a MUD, a MOO, or a talker). {(L)GPL}

LambdaMOO Server - LambdaMOO is a network-accessible, multi-user, programmable, interactive system well-suited to the construction of text-based adventure games, conferencing systems, and other collaborative software.

ProtoMUCK - ProtoMUCK is a derivitive of NeonMUCK, which integrates new features from later Fuzzball muck servers, adds file i/o support, and is made to be more flexable, stable, etc. It is made to be a multi-user MUD-style RP or chat server. {(L)GPL}

PyGCS - PyGCS is a very stripped down MUD-like chat-server written entirely in Python. It has a single "room" and no large database to keep in memory and on disk. PyGCS has no embedded programming language.

utserver-asu-0.5 - Abfackelns Server Utilities (ASU) for Unreal Tournament Server (Linux)

utserver-to-2.2.0 - Unreal Tournament mod Tactical Ops full server package for Linux

utserver-436_3 - Unreal Tournament Dedicated Server for Linux

wmq3-0.2.2 - Dockapp that query and display information on Quake 3 servers

papaya-0.90 - Graphical GTK mud client with plugin support

q3-paks-1.0 - Quake 3 for Linux .pk3 files

nethack-3.3.1 - A dungeon explorin', slashin', hackin' game

mythserver-1.0 - Bungie.net MythII Metaserver Open Source

hlserver-vs-3.0 - Half-Life mod Vampire Slayer full server package for Linux

hlserver-tsc-0.2.5.2.b - Half-Life mod Counter-Strike with TSC modifications

hlserver-snow-1.0 - Half-Life mod Snow War full server package for Linux

hlserver-pvk-2.2.b - Half-Life mod Pirates, Vikings & Knights full server package for Linux

hlserver-psychostats-1.7 - Popular player statistics generator for Half-Life (cs/dod)

punkbuster-0.0.956 - Punkbuster is designed against cheating at multiplayer online games

papaya-plugins-0.90 - Plugins for papaya, a graphical GTK mud client

crossfire-server-1.0.0 - Server for multiplayer graphical arcade and adventure game for X11

nethack-gnome-3.3.1 - A dungeon explorin', slashin', hackin' game

acorn-0.3 - A meta-port for the Worldforge Client uclient

hunt-1.0 - Rogue-like multiplayer game

conquest-7.1 - A multi-player curses space warfare game similar to Netrek

hlserver-existence-0.1.4.0 - Half-Life mod Existence (Matrix alike) full server package for Linux

q3server-ut-2.5 - Quake III Arena Mod: Urban Terror for Linux

q3server-ra3-1.5 - Quake III Arena Mod: Rocket Arena 3 for Linux

q3server-osp-1.01 - Quake III Arena Mod: OSP Tourney DM/CA/CTF for Linux

q3server-freezetag-1.50 - Quake III Arena Mod: Freeze Tag for Linux

q3server-excessive-003 - Quake III Arena Excessive Mod for Linux

hlserver-wizardwars-0.1.0.5,1 - Half-Life mod Wizard Wars full server package for Linux

hlserver-wasteland-0.2b_1 - Half-Life mod Wasteland full server package for Linux

hlserver-svencoop-1.19.1 - Half-Life mod Sven Co-Op full server package for Linux

hlserver-si-0.97.0ra - Half-Life mod Science and Industry full server package for Linux

hlserver-opfor-1.1.0.6 - Half-Life mod Opposing Forces full server package for Linux

hlserver-glbwar-1.0.0b - Half-Life mod Global Warfare full server package for Linux

hlserver-flf-1.5 - Half-Life mod Frontline Force full server package for Linux

hlserver-firearms-2.5 - Half-Life mod Firearms full server package for Linux

hlserver-dod-2.0 - Half-Life mod Day of Defeat full server package for Linux

hlserver-cs-1.4 - Half-Life mod Counter-Strike full server package for Linux

hlserver-admin-2.50.26_2,1 - Popular Half-Life mod server administration tool for Linux

hlserver-action-0.5 - Action Half-Life mod full server package for Linux

uclient-0.10.0 - A 2D isometric WorldForge game client

hlmaster-0.9.3 - A Half-Life game master server daemon

gkrellmqst-0.3 - Plugin for Gkrellm that displays updated info on several game servers

hlserver-heroes-1.1.b - Half-Life mod Heroes full server package for Linux

HeroesOfMightAndMagic-3 - BSD Installation of the Linux game "Heroes of Might and Magic III"

ptkei-000906 - A Python/Tk graphical client for Wolfpack Empire servers

adom-1.0.0 - An rogue-like advanced rpg with color support (binary port)

ja-lambdamoo-1.8.1 - The most commonly used program to run MOOs

lambdamoo-1.8.1 - The most commonly used program to run MOOs

mudix-4.0 - Ncurses-based MUD client with triggers, aliases, colors

dopewars-1.5.4 - A UNIX rewrite of a game originally based on "Drug Wars"

hlds-3.1.0.9 - Half-Life Dedicated Server for Linux

xshipwars-client-1.23 - Hardcore Internet space combat/economy game resembling EV on crack!

uox3-0.69.02 - A GPL'd server for Origin Systems' Ultima Online multiplayer game

smm++-5.1 - Graphical mudclient with mapper

falconseye-1.9.3 - NetHack derivative

q3server-wfa-3.3 - Quake III Arena Mod: Weapons Factory Arena for Linux

MUGU - A graphical multi-player game system written in Java {GPL}

MokuMUD - This project has changed to Lune MUD Server. http://sourceforge.net/projects/lune/ {(L)GPL}

Unreal Tournament 2003

Survivor Marquesas

Neverwinter Nights

Elder Scrolls 3: Morrowind

Dungeon Siege

Heroes of Might and Magic 4

Harry Potter & The Sorcerer's Stone (Mac)

Everquest Expansion: Planes of Power

Master of Orion 2: Battle At Antares (Jewel Case)

EverQuest: Trilogy

Diablo 2 Expansion: Lord of Destruction

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

Survivor: The Interactive Game

Dungeon Keeper / Dungeon Keeper 2 (Jewel Case)

Diablo 2 (Mac)

Diablo 2

Heroes of Might and Magic 3 (Linux)

Quake: The Offering

Quake 2: Colossus

Dragon Magazine Archive

Diablo

Quake 3 Arena (Linux)

tinyfugue-4.0s1.tgz - programmable MUD client, with macro support and more

Atlas-0.4.0 - A C++ reference implementation of the Atlas protocol

Applications and Utilities

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