GodWars

Not to be confused with God of War (franchise).
God Wars 2
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Developer(s)Richard Woolcock
SeriesGodWars
Enginecustom codebase
Platform(s)OS independent
ReleaseMarch 10, 2002[1]
Genre(s)MMORPG
Mode(s)multiplayer
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GodWars is a family of MUD engines derived from Merc,[2][3] created in 1995 by Richard Woolcock, also known as "KaVir".[4][5][3] GodWars' setting is influenced by White Wolf's World of Darkness.[6]

In 1996 the code was illegally released and advertised on a website for free download.[7] After fighting extensively to stop the illegal use of his codebase, Woolcock later released the code publicly.[8]

The original GodWars was later renamed Dark City then Last City, with added wilderness code.[9]

Since 2000, between 28 and 84 derivatives of the God Wars code have been active,[10][3][11] including Vampire Wars, which is based on White Wolf's Vampire: The Masquerade and won the October 1998 Mud of the Month award at The Mud Connector.[12]

  1. ^ "God Wars II - Development timeline".
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  6. ^ "God Wars II - Game FAQ".
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  8. ^ "Godwars Codebase History". Retrieved January 29, 2013.
  9. ^ http://arch-wizard.com/mudbase.txt [bare URL plain text file]
  10. ^ "MUD Activity Charts". Retrieved January 29, 2013.
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