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# Evennia MUD/MU\* Creation System ![evennia logo](https://github.com/evennia/evennia/blob/devel/evennia/web/static/evennia_general/images/evennia_logo.png)
# Evennia MUD/MU\* Creation System ![evennia logo][logo]
*Evennia* is a modern library for creating online multiplayer text games
(MUD, MUSH, MUX, MOO etc) in pure Python. It allows game creatores to
design and flesh out their games with great freedom.
*Evennia* is a modern library for creating online multiplayer text
games (MUD, MUSH, MUX, MOO etc) in pure Python. It allows game
creators to design and flesh out their games with great freedom.
Evennia is made available under the very friendly [BSD license][license].
http://www.evennia.com is the main hub tracking all things Evennia.
The extensive documentation is found
[here](https://github.com/evennia/evennia/wiki). Evennia is made
available under the [BSD license](https://github.com/evennia/evennia/wiki/Licensing).
## Features and Philosophy
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you use Python classes to represent your objects, scripts and players.
The database layer is abstracted away.
![screenshot](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wiki/evennia/evennia/evennia_screenshot3.png)
![screenshot][screenshot]
Evennia offers extensive connectivity options. A single server
instance may offer connections over Telnet, SSH, SSL and HTTP. The
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stats in the default distribution (we might expand our contributions
folder with optional plugins in the future though).
If this piqued your interest, there is also a [lengthier
introduction](https://github.com/evennia/evennia/wiki/Evennia-Introduction)
to Evennia to read.
## Current Status
The codebase is currently in **Beta**. While development continues, Evennia is already stable enough to be suitable for prototyping and development of your own games.
The codebase is currently in **Beta**. While development continues,
Evennia is already stable enough to be suitable for prototyping and
development of your own games.
## Where to go from here
## More Information
If this piqued your interest, there is a [lengthier introduction][introduction] to read.
To learn how to get your hands on the code base, the [Getting started](https://github.com/evennia/evennia/wiki/Getting-Started) page
is the way to go. Otherwise you could browse the [Documentation wiki](https://github.com/evennia/evennia/wiki) or why not come join
the [Evennia Community](http://www.evennia.com). Welcome!
To learn how to get your hands on the code base, the [Getting started][gettingstarted] page
is the way to go. Otherwise you could browse
the [Documentation][wiki] or why not come join the [Evennia Community forum][group]
or join us in our [development chat][chat]. Welcome!
[homepage]: http://www.evennia.com
[gettingstarted]: http://github.com/evennia/evennia/wiki/Getting-Started)
[wiki]: https://github.com/evennia/evennia/wiki
[screenshot]: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wiki/evennia/evennia/evennia_screenshot3.png
[logo]: https://github.com/evennia/evennia/blob/devel/evennia/web/static/evennia_general/images/evennia_logo.png
[introduction]: https://github.com/evennia/evennia/wiki/Evennia-Introduction
[license]: https://github.com/evennia/evennia/wiki/Licensing
[group]: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/evennia
[chat]: http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=evennia&uio=MT1mYWxzZSY5PXRydWUmMTE9MTk1JjEyPXRydWUbb