Realm Crafter - mmorpg game engine/tools

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http://www.realmcrafter.com/pages/user/

I mess with MUD programming and have followed dev on some graphical MUD (MMORPG) development tools/engines such as Crystal Space and World Forge but I recently came across Realm Crafter. What do you think of this project? The standard version is due for release this monday.

Here are a few of the engine features listed at their site:

• No programming language skills required when using the Standard Edition.
• Scripting language for you to customize your game further still.
• Source code available for advanced users and coders (requires using Blitz3D programming language) for the ultimate in game customization.
• Easy to use editors to create and edit your game world.
• Low server system requirements.
• Server-side saving of player accounts.
• Modular engine construction.
• A MySQL Player Character Database: Allows you to read and process all character data with a multitude of languages (e.g. PHP, etc).
• Automatic update system keeps your players up to date with changes to your world.
• DM accounts allow players to become moderators without buying the engine.
• Integrated particle system with editor, for a variety of special effects.
• Comes with a large selection of animated models, textures, sounds and music to get started.
• Many standard MMORPG features built in, such as animal riding, item crafting, and more.
• Player vs. Player support: PvP can be turned on/off on a per-area basis.
• Support for secure trading between players.
• Up to 4,500 visual combinations per character with different genders, beards, hair, faces, clothes and add-on equipment.
• Sixteen player character models each with 100 animations such as Karate fighting, magic, swimming, and more.
• Players can have pets or henchmen.
• Merchants buy and sell items.
• Characters can walk, fly or swim around in your game world
• A variety of built-in screen effects to use as you wish.
• Players can buy houses to live in, and to store their items.
• Players can buy a house with a salesman NPC, and set up a shop selling their items, even while they are offline.
• Define your own attributes, skills, and damage types.
• Create up to 65,535 items for players to find, trade and use.
• Create virtual worlds with unlimited areas, allowing your world to be as large and detailed as you like.
• Allow players to create their own guilds, and send their guild members on quests.
• Completely change the look of your game GUI with the Interface Editor.
• Import your own models and animations with the Media Manager.
• MMORPG Chat system with typical chat commands and functions
• Create classes and races, or use a skill based system instead
• A robust monster and Non Player Character (NPC) Artificial Intelligence.

 

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Sounds like fun, need to check it out.