tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8338409889262145090.post-54957145326068397792007-02-05T22:32:00.000+01:002007-02-05T23:06:16.101+01:00I extended LOOK a little more to make sure it shows who else is currently in the room and I created the SAY command. Not too exciting yet but it will be... eventually.<br /><br />As I mentioned before, I'm remaking Hesperia from scratch which is of course a lot of work and probably completely insane so I want to explain why I do it.<br />First of all because I like it. I love Hesp and I don't want to see it die, but in order to keep it alive we need a bunch of changes. I think we've all come to see that lately. In order to make those changes we can change the current codebase a lot or start over with something new. I was getting sick of C programming and I like Java a lot more so that was another reason to start over. Another problem with the current codebase is the license. It is based on Merc, Envy and Diku which basically means that we can't use it commercially. If we ever want to grow Hesperia into something bigger it would be nice if we could pay artists, do some marketing and all that. In order to do that we need money, so I've been thinking about adding some extra things to Hesperia that you can pay for. That way the game itself will stay free, but we can make some money with it at the same time. It will also be a good motivation to keep things interesting in the future.<br /><br />Another thing I'd like to do with Hesperia is to make it a lot more direct and easier to access. What I want is that you can insert Hesperia into your website (for example, your Blog, MySpace, Forum or wherever you want). People who visit that website can directly see and play the game. There won't be a registration or character creation thing first. People can walk around Hesperia from the moment they open that website. For example, if I would put such a Hesperia thingy on my website I could make it so visitors of my site would start in my house. They can do some basic things then like walking around, chatting and interacting with the things I've built into my house. Then, if they like the game and want to keep playing they can turn their character which they are playing with into real players. Only then will they pick which race/class etc. they want to be. This way it will be far easier for new players to start with the game. Of course this requires a client that you can embed in a website. This client will also be part of Hesp2. More on that later.<br /><br />And yes, I did mention Houses... also more on that later, but first I need to do some more coding again.<br /><br />/NyxNyxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03864731248137595772noreply@blogger.com