We're back!
Please be sure to read the announcement, as it contains some extremely important information about the changes that were made.
Posted by Albori Isahost Sninvel on 04/29/08 at 1:13 a.m..
Down for Balancing
Miriani is currently locked to hosts only as we make some changes in an attempt to balance stunning. Please come back tomorrow!
Posted by Albori Isahost Sninvel on 04/28/08 at 5:48 p.m..
Merry Christmas!
We'd like to remind everybody to send their letters to Santa requesting a gift! He won't make anything violent (weapons, droids, etc) or anything that requires points to get normally. He can, however, modify existing items.
How do I send Santa a letter?!
1.) Locate a mail center. Typically these can be found on capital planets by typing MAP MAIL.
2.) Purchase a letter. (Type MENU to find letter and BUY #. It should be number five, so BUY 5.)
3.) Type WRITE LETTER.
4.) Write your request down, giving as much detail as possible.
5.) Type a single period on a line by itself.
6.) Type SEND LETTER.
7.) Type Santa Claus (that's Claus with no e.)
You're done! Also remember that on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day there will be gathering on Narth Polus in sector 7, where you can meet Santa himself, elves, possibly the Grinch, and of course all of your friends. There will also be random small gifts being given throughout the day and maybe a few surprises.
Merry Christmas!
Posted by Albori Isahost Sninvel on 12/15/07 at 8:21 p.m..
Unlinked Pages
Because of recent, ahem, threats, we believe that everybody should read the information on the following page carefully and remember, never accept executable files from people. That page is http://toastsoft.net/security.php
I added the following pages to the website today, though they are as of yet unlinked. So consider this the link!
Announcements
Connected Players
Random server/database statistics
Browser Message Board Browser
Posted by Albori Isahost Sninvel on 09/28/07 at 5:57 p.m..
Connection Trouble
If you're having difficulty connecting to Miriani, please try lisdude.hopto.org as the host name instead of toastsoft.net.
Sorry for the inconvenience!
Posted by Albori Isahost Sninvel on 08/09/07 at 10:06 p.m..
Donating
It occurs to me that I never actually published the link for donating. If you would like to contribute to Miriani in a monetary fashion, please visit http://toastsoft.net/donating.php for all the details.
Thanks!
Posted by Albori Isahost Sninvel on 05/15/07 at 6:38 p.m..
Miriani in Review
Hello!
It's been several months since Miriani first opened. In that time, we've had several thousand bugs, a couple bannings, lots of arguments, ship balancing, new systems, and I like to think we've all had some good times. I know I've enjoyed programming things (yes, I know, slowly lately) and interacting with the players. Having said all of that, I want to hear what you think. What would you like to see changed? What strikes you as unbalanced or unfair? What do you particularly like? Is there a planet that's so well built that you want to marry the builder? A system so cleverly coded that your mind is boggled? Do you despise Miriani with every bit of your being? Now's your chance to tell us everything you think.
A few examples I've already heard are:
* Glady trade armor for more weapons.
* Cruisers suck
* Chris builds sexy planets
* Lorelai and Merugle build sexy shops
* Albori sux
* Component based ships would be cooler
* Ships are too cheap
* Mining sucks
Anyway, please tell us whatever is on your mind concerning the game, especially what you think of it so far. Thanks! Hopefully we can improve whatever is lacking.
P.S. Please tell your friends who have thrown their message board readers away to respond too. They can e-mail us at mirianihsots@gmail.com if they want. Or you can too. We really want feedback on everything. Thanks again!
Posted by Albori Isahost Sninvel on 03/24/07 at 3:16 a.m..
Todo List
The semi-official todo list can be found here! It's not pretty but it gets the job done.
Posted by Albori Isahost Sninvel on 02/12/07 at 8:34 p.m..
What Is It?
There may be some confusion as to what Miriani actually is. If that's the case, allow me to clarify!
Miriani is a space themed MOO. What is a MOO? A MOO is, for our purposes, a multiplayer text-based game. The only shiny graphics you will see are stunning works of ASCII magnificence, graphics on the website, and, if you use VMoo, a picture or two in the image window at various times.
Miriani allows you to
* Battle with friends and enemies alike in starship combat. Starship combat involves more skill than you might think.
* Tow asteroids from distant locations to space stations for profit and pleasure.
* Trade goods of both the legal and illegal variety. But be careful, smugglers are often preyed upon.
* Engage in both starship and land battles in Praelor space to defend not only your alliance but humanity in general.
* Explore distant sectors of space in search of alien life, relics from long-extinct races, anomalies, or just to be the first to say you've been somewhere.
* Search for valuable materials in space or mine distant planets for the precious resources that they offer.
And a host of other things I'm probably forgetting. Miriani will be a very open game where you get to choose exactly how you want to live your life and develop your character. We hope that the game will offer something for everybody and be enjoyable. If you find something missing that you desperately wish to see, talk to us about it! You may just see it in the coming weeks.
Posted by Albori Sninvel on 12/07/06 at 10:10 a.m..
Open Beta
Open beta begins December 19th!
Mark your calendars and prepare for the onset of carpal tunnel, folks.
Posted by Albori Sninvel on 11/09/06 at 3:39 p.m..
Progress
First of all, happy international sweet consumption day!
With that out of the way, just wanted to report that things are coming along quite nicely. We're looking at an open beta within a matter of weeks.
Posted by The Vortex on 11/01/06 at 7:12 a.m..
Initial Testing
I've decided that sometime this week (or possibly early next week), I'll be inviting a few people to begin testing the basic game systems. As of right now, the list of "main things" people should be testing is:
* Autopilot
* Manual Navigation in and out of sectors
* FTL travel
* Docking, undocking, launching, landing, with attention paid to flight control reaction and alliance relations
* Salvaging
* Asteroid Hauling
I know matching is a little wonky at the moment. I'm sure it'll get ironed out eventually, though REPORTs on what exactly fails would be helpful.
Available commands at the moment for starships: starmap, launch, land, FTL, damage, status, lrscan, subwarp, move, manual, auto, repair, quiet, stop, charge, scan, condense, cargo, transfer, salvage, general, power, cycle
Also be sure to view the OPTIONS available to you. By typing options.
At the moment, it's not very exciting. I'll admit that. But the faster people find bugs and make suggestions, the faster we will be able to produce the truly unique and exciting things. Suggestions and comments are always welcome. Just please keep in mind that there WILL be bugs and the state you find the game in right now is definitely not how things will always be.
So if you see this message and are interested in participating, please e-mail me at lisdude@OMGREMOVETHISgmail.com
Posted by Albori Sninvel on 10/24/06 at 11:47 a.m..
Welcome!
This is the first news entry, which basically serves the purpose of testing the new news posting setup.
Welcome to Miriani!
Posted by Albori Sninvel on 10/21/06 at 2:04 p.m..