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About Evennia
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Evennia is a proof-of-concept MU* server that aims to provide a functional
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base for developers. While there are quite a few codebases that do the same
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(and very well in many cases), we are taking a unique spin on the problem.
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Some of our flagship features include (or will one day include):
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* Extensive web integration.
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* The ability to build/administer through a web browser.
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* Shared accounts between the website and the game.
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* Optional web-based character creation.
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* Extremely easy-to-manipulate SQL database back-end via Django
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(djangoproject.com)
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* Simple and easily extensible design.
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* Very granular permissions. Individual and group based.
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The essential points here are the web integration and the SQL backing via
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Django. The Django framework has database abstraction abilities that give us
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many features free, such as:
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* The codebase will run transparently on MySQL, SQLite, or Postgres
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* At the time of this document's writing, our SQL-backed application here
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contains 0 lines of SQL. Django's database abstraction layer is absolutely
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simple yet very powerful.
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* For any model we outline for the server's use, we have the ability to
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more or less automatically generate a web-based admin interface for it with
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two lines of code. This lets you Create, Update, or Delete entries.
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* On the web-based side of things, features such as automatic form validation,
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abstraction of sessions and cookies, and access to whatever game data you
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desire are all attractive.
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Support and Development
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Since we're so early in development, we really can't hope to offer much support.
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However, if you'd like to report bugs, make suggestions, or help with the
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code work, visit either or both of the following links:
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* Evennia Webpage
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http://evennia.com
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* Evennia Code Page
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http://code.evennia.com
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