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The Daleken MultiUser Disaster

How to install Daleken

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Unix Variants

In order to install Daleken, you will first need the complete distribution, available here. Then simply follow these simple steps:
  1. Extract the files:
    bzip2 -dc Daleken-1.12-all.tar.bz2 | tar -xf -
  2. Change to the DalekenMUD/src/ directory.
  3. Compile the code:
    make
    Hopefully this works, if it doesn't read the documentation more thouroughly for some hints.
  4. Run the server:
    ../bin/start
  5. Connect using your favourite client, or by using telnet:
    telnet localhost 12345
  6. Build an Immortal!
The README file contained in the root directory has more detailed instructions.

Windows

In order to install Daleken under Windoze, you will first need the complete distribution, the .exe file, Cygwin1.dll and bzip2. Then follow the steps below:
  1. Extract the .zip files using Winzip or something similar.
  2. Extract the main distribution (open a DOS box to do this).
    bzip2 -d Daleken-1.12-all.tar.bz2
    This creates a file called Daleken-1.12-all.tar.  To extract this, use Winzip.
    Note: As of version 8 of Winzip, the tar extraction may not work properly, Daleken has several empty directories that are used for player files under DalekenMUD\data\player\. If these directories aren't created you will have to create them by hand, there is one for each letter of the alphabet (i.e. 'a', 'b', 'c', ...), these correspond to the first letter of the character's name. If you only want to test the mud with one character you only need to create the directory for that character.
  3. Move daleken.exe to the DalekenMUD\area\ directory.
  4. Run the server by double clicking on the daleken.exe file.
  5. Connect using your favourite client, or by using telnet:
    telnet localhost 12345
  6. Build an Immortal!

Build an Immortal!

If you think that this sounds like the definitive guide to cheating on a grand scale, you are pretty damn close, but it isn't really cheating so...
  1. Start the game as a regular character, I've found that a Human Warrior is quick and easy to get to the next level, you can change your race and class later.
  2. Play until you get to level two so you can save, then quit the game.
  3. Go to the DalekenMUD/player/ directory and locate your player file, it will be in a sub directory corresponding to the initial letter of your character's name.
  4. Edit the file with a text editor and change the line that has your level as described below:
    Level 2;   becomes   Level 1000;
  5. Add the following line:
    Trust 1000;
    and further down in the file, just past the line that has PcData { add another line:
    ImmSkill "imtlset";
  6. Log back into the game, there are a few commands you need to enter to get your character into an optimal setup:
    imtlset self + all
    sset self all 100
    nolag
    mset self security 10
    wiznet +all (you need to play around with this a bit)
  7. Now you have an immortal character you can play around with all the commands, use the wizhelp command to get a list of immortal commands, try all the helps and play around with all the commands.
  8. Play around a bit, it really is the only way to find out how to use your immortal.  Obey the urge to make yourself a 1000/1000 sword, kill a few mobs (explore how many ways you can kill mobs, there are plenty), try out all the skills (there are heaps so this can be an ongoing thing) and just generally have fun mucking about with your new-found powers.  Now you know how immortals on all those MUDs you play have it, and you have it even better!