Living Status & The Hobbit-Post · 12th June, Year 2400 of the Third Age
❤ A LIVING STATUS DISPLAY
Shadows of Isildur now speaks GMCP, the protocol modern MUD
clients use to receive your character's information directly, so a
client such as Mudlet can show your condition at a glance rather
than reading it back off the screen.
- Your vitals — health, stamina and shock, along with whether
you are bleeding or holding your breath — are sent to your client
the instant they change, ready to drive health orbs, status bars
or a full heads-up display. - A live character readout carries your name, race, age,
attributes, hunger and thirst, encumbrance, combat stance, the
tongue you speak and your posture — the same picture the [tt]score[/tt]
command gives, kept current without your ever typing it. - None of this alters ordinary play in the slightest: if your client
does not ask for GMCP, you see exactly what you always have.
✉ THE HOBBIT-POST DELIVERS AGAIN
The hobbit-post is running once more. Composing and sending a
letter no longer fails at the moment you go to post it.
- Sending Hobbit-Mail (option 9 at the main menu) now goes
through reliably. - Your message is stored and delivered to the recipient's inbox as
intended, ready for them to read and reply at their leisure.
FORUM & ACCOUNT SECURITYThe forum at shadowsofisildur.com/forum/
is now tied directly to your game account.
- Data Protection — Databases have been hardened and the website is now
GDPR Compliant. - Single sign-on — Log into the forum with the same username
and password you use to play. No separate forum account to remember. - Forum self-registration has been disabled — New forum
access now comes the same way new game access does: create your
account in-game (hit [tt]C[/tt] at the login menu), and you'll be able
to log into the forum with those same credentials. - This closes off a path for unverified or duplicate accounts on
the forum, keeping forum access tied to real game accounts.
⚒ COMING SOON
- A graphical heads-up display for Mudlet, driven by the new
live status feed. - Bonecarving skill registration — the last remaining craft
skill startup warning. - The combat-skill overhaul — authentic SoI weapon skills and
damage classes. - Pelennor restoration — room 2312 and the original pre-fall
Pelennor fields. - Saddle and saddlebag edge-case cleanup.
- More world content and city restoration passes.
the roads of Gondor once more.
