We recently installed the “midjourney” app in our discord to allow our players to play around with creating custom character and theme art for Advent. So far the results have been OUTSTANDING that I had to show them off here. We will actually be incorporating some of these into concept art throughout the website moving forward.

Feel free to join in the fun. Can you guess what some of these are?

We are now at adventmud.vineyard.haus:8310 and Connect has been updated!

The MUD went down yesterday without warning and when inquiring from our server host, we were told it would be down for a day or two in order to do an emergency reset of the entire server. During this reset, they are updating the operating system (they say they have backups, thank goodness! But so do we :))

They also told us that the funcity.org domains will be replaced with vineyard.haus domains, so our login information will apparently be changing as a surprise as well!

We will post when this change is done on their end, and we may be looking at avenues for some upgraded hosting, in general, moving forward.

Keep an eye on the website or discord for when this change is completed!

Crash Fixes:

Rare NPC positioning error

Additions:

Command: Stance
Skill: Aggressive Stance
Skill: Defense Stance
Skill: Mountain Stance
Skill: Storm Stance
Skill: Dervish Stance
Skill: Drunken Stance
Skill: Disruptor Stance
Status: Disrupted
Skill: Cassowary Stance
Skill: Precise Strike
Status: Staggered

Bug Fixes:

Commune duplication feedback
Fixed internal logging issue
Reflect hitting self spells
Players will loot with NPC followers get last hit
Correct missing Improve Checks

Changes and Tweaks:

No longer required to be awake for Tells
Distance wording corrected
Color added to recenter message (approach/distance)
Fixes to immortal’s purge command
Bonus to Accuracy and Evasion to Open Offhand (without dual wielding)
Iron and Reverse Stances integrated into new system
Trip modified when used with Cassowary Stance to act as Roundhouse Kick
Stability check against Off Balance, Staggered, and Stunned
Lunge and Precise Strike require Stability to use
Emotes with speech show language

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Internal skill restructuring work continues
Crash fixes:
Specific situation NPC sequence
Issues with boarding
Bug Fixes:
Balefire was failing on certain Invis situations
Hide Behind was broadcasting to all
Infravision glitch (wrong red glowing eyes subject)
Infrared fixed
Distance/Approach removal messages were reversed
Tweaks:
Finesse improves with combat
Hide improves over time
Hide can fail over time if not mastered
Prospecting, Swim, Appraise, Conceal, Cover, Peek, Scout, Track start at 100
Change in skill prices
NPCs with Quiet Movement can maintain Camo

2021-01-01 Crashfix: Quitting as a queued command
2021-01-10 Tweak: Formulas for Accuracy, Evasion, Encumbrance, Damage, Spell Power, Spell Resistance
2021-01-10 Tweak: Skill formulas for Dodge, Shield Block, Parry
2021-01-10 Tweak: NPC Health Regen
2021-01-10 Tweak: Armor calculations
2021-01-10 Tweak: Finesse calculation
2021-01-10 Change: Finesse no longer has a prerequisite
2021-01-10 Change: Oath of Purity resistance increased
2021-01-10 Change: Off Balance causes Dodge penalty instead of Dodge negation
2021-01-10 Crashfix: NPCs wielding weapons (outside of on load)
2021-01-10 Bugfix: Overpower was triggering weapon enchantments
2021-01-10 Bugfix: Equipping weapon with empty main hand and something in offhand
2021-01-10 Bugfix: Direction was used in Scroll Keywords
2021-01-10 Bugfix: Endurance of Earth was not updating current health
2021-01-10 Bugfix: Hidden immortals and chain lightning
2021-01-10 Bugfix: Accuracy impact of Flash and Dirt Kick
2021-01-10 Bugfix: Berserk with two expiring messages

Skills are being evaluated and standardizing some of their processes internally which will make it smoother to add new ones. Martial combat is undergoing bits of work.

2020-12-01 Addition: Song and Sing commands added
2020-12-12 Change: Immortals can customize song composer
2020-12-12 Bugfix: Targeting issue between inventory and worn equipment
2020-12-12 Change: Legsweep can off balance floating targets
2020-12-12 Change: Removal of hard 100 cap of stats
2020-12-12 Tweak: Change wording of playing drum message
2020-12-12 Addition: Refund skill points when skills are removed from game
2020-12-12 Bugfix: Natural sneakers had to unsneak twice when using Sneak
2020-12-12 Removal: Sunder
2020-12-12 Removal: Shieldcleave
2020-12-12 Removal: Wrench
2020-12-12 Change: Kill <target> can change targets to someone else engaging you
2020-12-12 Tweak: Knockback adjustments including using weapon for damage
2020-12-12 Tweak: Legsweep adjustments including using weapon for damage
2020-12-12 Typo: Fix message in object when too many items to carry
2020-12-12 Bugfix: Mined ore dropped instead of deleted when inventory is full
2020-12-12 Change: Flurry skill tweaked to work unarmed
2020-12-12 Bugfix: Counter and Shield Attack to not activate after using Stop
2020-12-12 Bugfix: Fishing will drop fish instead of going over carrying limit
2020-12-12 Change: Skills can be practiced if they are known and teacher knows prerequisite
2020-12-12 Change: Builder access to bug stream
2020-12-12 Bugfix: Mob attacking due to a script would stop if first attack was blocked
2020-12-12 Tweak: Alert when reaching max passives
2020-12-12 Tweak: ‘Passive’ shows current passive points
2020-12-12 Bugfix: Issue with examining drinks that would show ‘it is closed’.
2020-12-12 Bugfix: Issues with compare when using browse
2020-12-12 Tweak: Compare now includes speed and length
2020-12-12 Change: Org Messages show in Wiznet RP stream
2020-12-12 Bugfix: Glowing eyes seen for hidden elves
2020-12-15 Bugfix: Fixed none conditions from stun in score
2020-12-16 Crashfix: Fixed crash situation with Prog Kill
2020-12-18 Bugfix: Dreams being shown again
2020-12-21 Bugfix: Hydromancy III had error in prerequisites
2020-12-31 Change: Most wait lag delays have been converted to a queueing system
2020-12-31 Addition: Added %q and %Q options to prompt for queue timer and next command
2020-12-31 Addition: Queue command to view current queue
2020-12-31 Tweak: Stun timing in various effects
2020-12-31 Tweak: Internal adjustments spells are processed with the queue and targeting
2020-12-31 Tweak: Beginning same process for skills
2020-12-31 Crashfix: Corrected crash scenario with account setting
2020-12-31 Addition: Option for Battle Prompt
2020-12-31 Tweak: Default prompt now includes weather and time
2020-12-31 Tweak: Channels shows both prompt types including raw with color codes
2020-12-31 Bugfix: Flurry striking incorrect targets

To submit a bug, please go to the website under Player Central. There you will see a Report Bugs option. Select ‘Report a Bug’ under ‘What are you contacting us about?’. This goes straight to our ticket board and therefore will not get lost in a discussion.

When you encounter a problem but are uncertain, you can use the Ask command in game or the channels in Discord to verify that something strange or wrong is happening.

Change Log:

Change: Major password encryption upgrade
Addition: Message about old passwords on login
Internal: Technical cleanup (variables, defines, warning messages)
Bugfix: Pet Duplication
Tweak: Changed load order so that you see pets when you login
Bugfix: Lunge failure off balances user instead of target
Bugfix: Icebrand/Flametongue not triggering autoloots
Bugfix: Ignoring immortals better in area effects
Tweak: Readability of trap effects and using Dex
Tweak: Clearer cantrip failure when using an incorrect word
Tweak: Ignore ‘to’ when using syntax “Give Object to Target”
Tweak: Remove Yield from score (was not functional)
Tweak: Show hunger/thirst in score
Bugfix: Browse issue targeting items in user’s inventory
Bugfix: Approach/Distance failure no longer restarts a Stopped opponent
Bugfix: Container value off by one
Typo: Removed extra space in characters without a title/surname in room
Tweak: Added additional info to immortal Finger command
Tweak: Renamed autosac to autojunk
Additional: Exit Display to change autoexit to detailed display
Bugfix: No more NPC apprenticing
Internal: Affect Ownership values
Internal: Affect overhaul for standardization
Tweak: Plague owner attempts to resist
Addition: ‘Affect Self’ to see owned affects (rough draft)
Addition: Immortal ‘Affect Master’ to see all affects (rough draft)
Tweak: Chaotic cast message given even when spell does not have chaos effect
Bugfix: Allow Shieldcleave targeting others while in combat
Removal: wemote – does not currently function correctly, can be rebuilt later
Bugfix: Two-handed bastard swords were not applicable for Wideswing
Tweak: Message relating to skill level on wield
Tweak: Unskilled weapon use no longer swaps to Unarmed skill
Bugfix: Use instrument checks for the correct instrument message
Bugfix: Helpfile prereqs now correctly look at the listword
Bugfix: Command echo added back after removal for new password
Crashfix: Ordering NPC followers to think
Crashfix: Redit Format
Crashfix: Cedit – Same name
Bugfix: Dispel on Fly and Float causes landing
Bugfix: Cast was checking non-spell skills
Addition: Cure Poison available at Healers
Addition: Cooking skill (not a command, used for crafting recipes)
Tweak: Weapon check cleanup
Bugfix: Wound now checks weapon type
Change: Wideswing to work with any two-handed weapon
Bugfix: Targeting with the minor damage cantrips
Change: Command Use <instrument> to Play <instrument>
Change: Weighted skill floor of 50-100 vs 1-100
Change: Drive / Charging Drive skills
Change: Legsweep causes Off Balance on fail
Change: Family name max of 15 characters at creation
Change: Newbie message on Sacrifice about the Junk command
Bugfix: Focus Endurance was going to Strength
Bugfix: Weapon checks with Conceal and Wound
Bugfix: Learning multi-attack skills
Bugfix: Approach/Distance failure overriding Stop
Change: Ask channel can be used while Stunned
Change (Builders): Updated desc editors Rooms and Progs
Change (Builders): Prog code indention maintained
Change (Builders): Fish lookup corrected