[Tinymux] TinyMUX 2.4.0.19 Alpha

[Greg Taylor]

On Friday 15 July 2005 11:45 am, Michael King wrote:
> Sounds like a lot of fun.  Wish I didn't do programming for a living, or I
> might be willing to spend more time other than suggestions on such a
> monster.
>
> I'm very interested in the SQL connector mainly for the ability to do stats
> generation on a web-page - or web-based account creation.
>
> And better yet - SQL dumps to transfer objects from one Mux to another.
>
> I envision a future of a network of mux's that use SQL transactions to move
> your character from one "zone" to another.  Replication would prevent
> lag-times and data loss.
>
> If people are willing to take a 15-second load time on a MMO to change
> zones, I don't think they'd be upset at a 2-3 second reconnect as their
> character object is transferred from one mux to another.
>
> What mux wizard wouldn't want a web-based management panel? :)
>
Indeed, SQL is very useful. We've got an implementation similar to what Brazil 
was planning (last I heard at least) on my game. While we haven't really 
utilized the benefit of SQL to its fullest, we do have a few little neat 
examples of what you can do with SQL connectivity:

http://btmux.com/rankings.php - Player rankings page
http://btmux.com/orankings.php - Outfit rankings page
http://btmux.com/unitlist.php - A unit list that shows some stats.

We've got another thing we're working on where we can generate a graphical map 
of the game with labeled objective points based on who controls them. Neat 
little things like this are really need to compete with some of the MMORPGs. 
Web-ization is a huge plus for players and many are motivated to play longer 
if their name appears on a page (bragging rights) :)
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