DragonSpires

DragonSpires was a DOS-based massively multiplayer online game or graphical MUD launched in 1994^[1][2] by Dr. Cat and Talzhemir of Dragon's Eye Productions, with additional design contributed by Jeff Dee.

History

DragonSpires was one of the first graphical MUDs.^{[ 1][ 1][ 1]} While made freely available during its development phase,^[3] it was planned for DragonSpires to become a commercial product.^{[ 1]}

DragonSpires in this first format was discontinued in early 1997 after the release of Dragon's Eye Productions's second MMOG Furcadia.^[4]

With the approval and initial assistance of Dragon's Eye Productions, Adam Maloy and Christopher Howard Wolf converted the game to Java and added a storyline, along with new features and new artwork.^{[ 1]} In 2002, the second format of the game was shut down.

Gameplay

The gameplay was largely social, as opposed to combative or goal-based.^[5] DragonSpires had various basic^[6] features, such as palette-swapped player avatars, several maps, Chat and messaging abilities, and both PvP and PvE combat.^[7] Eventually, more unique features such as Dodgeball, Capture the flag, and item-based quests were added.

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