• LPMUD Name: Genesis
• Open Since: November 1989 (current version October 1991)
• FQDN: Temporary site: hamal2.cs.chalmers.se
• IP Address: 129.16.225.242
• Port Number/s: 3011
• Hours open: all
• Registration Requirements: No.
• Administrator/s: Jacob Hallen
• Contact Person/s: mud@cd.chalmers.se
• Driver/Server version: CD.02.03
• Game/Mudlib version: CDLIB 00.29
• Release information: This is the development site for the CD gamedriver and the CDLIB mudlib.
• Machine Type: DEC Alpha
• Machine Memory: 64 Mbytes
• Machine Disks: 0.5 GBytes
• Machine OS: OSF/1
• Typical CPU Load by LPMUD: 0.8
• Typical Memory Load by LPMUD: Max limit 40 Mbytes.
• Typical CPU Load by other users: None.
• Typical Memory Load by other users: None.
• Disk space free on host machine: Varies.
• Disk space used by entire LPMUD: 100 Mbytes (includes a number of support programs)
• Disk space used by documentation: Estimated 10 Mbytes.
• Disk space used by driver/server: 2.5 Mbytes
• Disk space used by game/mudlib: Estimated 8 Mbytes
• Disk space used by wizards only: Estimated 50 Mbytes
• Total number of player characters: 1850
• Average number of players online: 25
• Total number of wizard characters: 142
• Average number of wizards online: 10
• Total Number of Quests Available: Unknown. Estimate 50-100.
• General Information about Quests: Quests are not mandatory for wizardhood, but the profit from fighting declines if you don't solve them. Quests are not centrally registered.
• Number of Quests Required for Levels: Not applicable.
• Number of Quests Required for Wizardhood: 1
• Minimum Experience Required for Wizardhood: Confidential.
• Player Advancement beyond/instead of Wizardhood: Yes.
• Number/type of available genders: 2
• Number/type of available classes: Many
• Number/type of available guilds: Many
• Number/type of available skills: Many
• Number/type of available races: Human, elf, hobbit, gnome, dwarf, goblin.
• Genre/Mood/Theme: Pure medieval fantasy.
• Primary Orientation: Balanced, with a bit more emphasis on quests, and a bit less on social aspects. Emphasis on being a challenging game.
• Policy on Player Killing: Not encouraged, not prohibited.
• Policy on Individual Privacy: Encouraged, but not guaranteed.
• Policy on Multiple Characters: Allowed, as long as only one character is in the game at any one time.
• Policy on Player/Wizard Interactions: Communication is encouraged. Wizards helping or harming players strictly prohibited.
• Policy on Wizard Coding/Approval of areas, objects, etc: All wizards code in domains. Quality reviews take place, but are not mandatory for opening.
• Policy on Individual Castles: Individual castles don't exist. Genesis is built on cooperation.
• Policy on Coding Style: One elaborate room is better than 5 sketchy.
• Policy on Making Wizard: Play your way, or become a madwand wizard. Each domain is allowed one madwand wizard. The domain lord can recruit any mortal as a madwand, and has the power to return the madwand to mortal status. The admins occasionally promote a worthy madwand to normal wizard status. Inactive wizards are deleted.
• Policy on General Rules: Outline rules are posted.
• Policy on Disciplinary Actions: Assholes are demoted without compunction. Some people get a second chance, if the admins are in a benevolent mood.
• Policy on Retension/Reimbursment: Major problems are restored.
• Policy on "Wimpy": Random, at settable damage level.
• Announcement: If you want a challenge, play Genesis.