Redwall MUCK Forum

Not working with much storage to begin with and there’s a lot of old junk on there. It fills up every so often with mysql dumps and other backup and log files that eventually get sent elsewhere. Some day I will write a more efficient script to handle it in a way that won’t crash the server when it fills up, but I’ve been living on a mountain with only 3G phone data and a 500mb/month hotspot limit since last April. I fix what I can by tunneling from my phone, but I’m wary of doing any major overhauls without access to a computer with a reliable internet connection

Yup, ditto. I keep a phone reminder too.. just in case something breaks while my internet access is spotty XP
I lost a lot of stuff years ago when the purge was shortened from 90 days to 42 (or whatever it is now) and am super paranoid.

Also… sorry about your character. It’s always a bummer to lose them. I’ve known several people who get frustrated by it and leave the MUCK entirely so glad you’ve come back.
Setting a reminder to connect as a phone or Google calendar event can help. Once every 30 days or so should do the trick.

So looks like the min character limit for search queries on the forum is set for good reason.

Reducing the limit from 3 to 2 puts a lot of extra stress on the database. I know we're a small community, but tinkering with the minimum could open the server up to an unintentional ddos

I dumped the DB into text to run some examples. You can see the huge results change from "lp" to "lon". 

"LP" isn't a very common letter combo, but still hits ~11.5k times, because it includes things like "scalp", "help", "malpractice".

The wiki, however, does allow for shorter search terms. You may want to search there for info on old TPs. It's a lot more powerful than the software running the forum, and its DB is structured to handle things that the forum cannot. I know you've been active in updating and adding to the wiki, and that rules! I'd hoped more folks would be comfortable with using it. It's way superior to the forum for cataloging and organizing content.

Hello, Eilrach… Welcome!

There are smartphone apps made for connecting to text games (MUCKs, MUDs, etc). I have used MUDRammer on iPhone and BlowTorch on Android. But I imagine most folks do connect using computers—larger screen size makes it easier to deal with lots of text.

You can connect from a web browser (on phone or computer) using this link: MudPortal - Redwall MUCK

There are also computer apps that can be downloaded and used to connect. I recommend MUSHClient for Windows and Atlantis for MacOS.

Whatever you use to connect, the basic idea will be to put “redwall.realm.limitless.org” in the address (host) space and “4203” as the port.

If you have questions or need other help, feel free to post to the forums and we’ll do our best to help out!

Yup, I can link to the new building / base area from the Dock once it’s built

Drop a post somewhere in the forums when it’s ready and I’ll pop on the MUCK and open the exit.

The region parent for Halyard is #217399 if that’s helpful.

Wrote a new building tutorial to summarize the info scattered in various articles.

Should provide a solid start point for folks who'd like to learn to build.

You good now, Blisa? Connecting can be a pain in the butt without a functional web client.

If anybody wants to update the Quick Start Guide on the wiki to make it easier to follow, please feel free. There may be better options for clients / apps these days. I threw that list together cuz those are the ones I have used, but some of ‘em are like 20 years old

LOL @ Abbela and Dumble’s dictionary! That brought back a lot of memories. Thank you for finding that.

If y’all get time, would you make a list of threads to be moved to the new LP forum and post it here? It’ll make the process quicker.

Locking this thread. We will not be using the forums to police players’ actions. Public tattling is not constructive and spirals into drama and hurt feelings. If a person has violated news rules on the MUCK, contact Otter.

Agreed, Blisa.

Arguments will happen, but most people are reasonable and are open to compromise. 

There is no room on the system for people who are only there to cause problems for others.

Contact Otter... he can ‘see’ everything. And will eliminate problem players (whether disruptive, cruel, or deceitful) with a quickness.