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How MUD's work >
MUD ServersEach MUD world is run by a MUD server hosted somewhere on the Internet which reads the inputs from visitors connected to its world, processes the input, and then sends back the appropriate feedback. The server keeps track of the state of the MUD by maintaining a database
that describes the current status of the people and objects in the
current world. Since a MUD
database must store a representation of a complex virtual world, the programming
algorithms and data structures they use have been the subject of a
lot of interesting research,
particularly in the field of object oriented methodologies. Each action also requires a set of database changes, so that the server has an accurate picture of the current state of the MUD. Therefore, MUD servers usually need a moderately large amount of processing power and memory. The section on how to run your own MUD provides more information on server software. |