The Echidna Tribe

I'm programming a new server in C with extensive Lua scripting support. That's the news.

It should fix all of the current server's problems, particularly being threaded and efficient, and supporting way more things than my Perl script ever could. I was hoping someone else would have done something by now, but nothing has been shared with me. Since I'm on my own, I'll program my own.

The Archives has forgotten me. Their login message (which is still a cruddy text block instead of actually happening upon login) is overzealous about their relationship with World of Minecraft, ranting about how they're "the two greatest servers ever joined forces!1" and whatnot. Eh, I don't need it. Before BOTH there was me, and I'm still here, you'll see.

I don't know if I'll be selling this one too, or if I'll just run one giant server for everyone. I may well do just that. I have the resources.

As for the actual features? I'll list them later, when I open it to the public. I don't want to give away my plans this time, things that no other server has done. But there will definitely be multi-map support and many games and contests to participate in. The entire world automated, and nothing can go wrong. This is the Minecraft of the future. Collaboration is optional.

And when Notch takes Minecraft in a completely different direction, and when the client on the website becomes incompatible, and EVEN IF everyone sees the end of the great pirate server era...

I'll still be here with my Rurl. No worries.

Lately I've been back to programming a new Agora's Legends, with lots of helpful updated information provided by S.P., but I've also been very distracted by all the zombie survival games coming out recently and Metaplace, an online isometric sandbox/chatting/exploring game similar to Garry's Mod, Second Life, et cetera.

Crazy thing is, it's all scripted in Lua and accessible by embedded Flash, and they're being really open with it. Everyone who signs up gets their own 'world' with two separate maps to build anything they want on, and they're very liberal with giving out free money to buy things with. (Unfortunately it is non-transferable otherwise and all of the more 'important' stuff like more land has to be purchased with real money..)

It's a cool little place, and I get to attempt to program fun little minigames and stuff in it, so it might be worth checking out. http://www.metaplace.com/verify/register/friend/JTE

http://www.echidnatribe.org/SRB2/

I will be uploading my SRB2-related things here, be they exe mods, wads, or otherwise. I don't expect I will make many before going back to programming things from scratch.