The Anvil

As a continuation of my previous post, we have begun to implement MXP (Mud Extension Protocol) across the IRE games. MXP allows us to do several things, including placing HTML-like links right into the game text. For example, when the game asks you to GREET MATHYUS, we can link that command and allow the player to click on the text in order to progress.

Imperian, has integrated MXP throughout its introductory tour. Players can use MXP links to advance through the entire tour. As the tour begins to wind down, players slowly have to begin entering commands via the keyboard more often. Continue reading