How Textual Games Transforms Classic MUDs with AI

In this article, we'll explore the Textual Games project, which combines the classic feel of old MUD games with the power of modern AI. We'll look at the history of MUDs, explain how they worked, and show how AI is changing the way stories are created in games.

History

A long time ago, there were MUD games - Multi-User Dungeons. The idea behind these games was pretty simple: you read them like a book and make your own choices based on what you see.

MUD1 - The first multiplayer role playing game on the Internet

If you remember and played MUD games, you're likely an old-school person and probably a gamer who isn't very satisfied with today's video games.

Old School Gamer

The architecture of these games was always the same: basic decision trees. The user sees something and, based on their response, they can go to point A in the story or point B. After that, the same process repeats.

The problem with decision trees is that someone, of course, has to write the story, and it's really hard (if not impossible) to make it infinite.

So what is the solution today?

The Power of AI

AI can generate stories for us, making them potentially infinite. Prompts can be crafted with the exact characteristics of our character, surroundings, history, lore, past deeds, and more. Based on all this, we can create a completely unique story tailored to our character alone - a story that isn't repeated in any other game, making it the player's unique experience from the start.

We can even generate images based on the dynamically created levels.

That's where the idea for the Textual Games project was born. By mixing the old with the new, we create something unique and engaging.

Textual Games Project

The Textual Games project is currently in beta and is live at textualgames.com

If you register, you'll receive 5 free tokens to test it out and get a taste of that classic MUD game experience.

Playing is simple: just register, choose your genre, create your character, and you'll start playing your own unique story.

Here are some screenshots, and existing characters that people are already playing, all of these images are unique for these players only:

This project has a lot of potential, and I'd really like to hear your opinion what do you think?

I invite you to try the beta version of Textual Games!

I'm OrcDev a true Web Dev Warrior. If you'd like to see the development and technical side of this project you can join the Horde on my YouTube channel.

Thank you for reading about Textual Games, I hope you enjoyed.

OrcDev