Land of Devastation

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Land of Devastation (LOD) is a classic multiplayer game originally written by Scott M. Baker in 1990 for BBS use. It was released under the shareware concept. It was the first door game to use a full graphical (non-ascii) interface which the player downloads and runs locally in order to play online. The game ceased active development in mid-1996. The creator had commenced work on creating an internet compatible version of Land of Devastation but has instead decided to focus on a single-player game.

The game featured a full editor which allowed Sysops to completely customize the game, including the maps of all areas, conversations, items, quests and many other aspects.

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In this game, your goal as a human soldier is to be the first to retrieve the lost parts of the Puritron device, mankind's only hope of repairing the damage wrought by widespread nuclear war.