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Alter Aeon is a MUD, a text-based online role-playing game, which has been running since 1995.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Huang's Premier DikuMUD List )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Alter Aeon Hardware Specs )〕 Alter Aeon has support for the blind and visually impaired.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Blind Player Support )〕 A custom client for the sighted is also available on the web site, though the game can still be played using ordinary MUD clients. Over the years, the game was hosted on several different machines and switched locations a number of times. The code base for the game is custom and is named "DentinMud", presumably after the moniker of the creator, "Dentin". The current version is listed as "DentinMud v2.25" using the in-game 'version' command. == Gameplay == Alter Aeon is a medieval fantasy role-playing game, with occasional sci-fi and other fantasy references. The character system is multi-class level-based. The classes are the standard magic user, cleric, thief, warrior, necromancer and the recently introduced druid. These classes may be leveled at any time assuming fame and experience requirements are met. At and above level 30, 'fame' points are required to gain levels in addition to experience. Fame points are only given by killing various difficult creatures in the game; the rationale given by Dentin is that this tends to increase exploration at high levels. The skill and spell system is broken up loosely into groups with dependencies, with a large number of isolated standalone spells and skills. The thief and warrior classes have much smaller skill trees than spellcasters.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Alter Aeon Spell and Skill List )〕 There is in-game support for clans and clan property. Players in most cases can create clans and modify clan areas without administrative support. Clans also time out and self-destruct if not maintained. Clan dues must be paid either in gold, the in-game currency, or though purchase of 'credits' with US currency. Player killing is only allowed on an 'opt-in' basis, and opposing players must both opt-in to the desired PK type to fight. There are arenas and events set up specifically for the purpose of player killing. In the past, it was possible for players to become permanently registered for PK, however that feature was removed in early 2010.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Recent Changes and Additions )〕 The game has several features to improve the text-based user interface. It supports server-side aliases and variables, as well as alias/tty stop using Control-C; the ability to halt an alias and clear the command queue is unusual and very useful for players using simple clients or screen readers. The server-side spam filters are extensive and often used by blind players to reduce the load on screen readers. UUIDs are part of item names, and can be used by players to manipulate those items. The communication system allows for player-created channels which support access lists, password protection, and player ownership. Unused channels tend to self-delete due to inactivity, but there are several channels owned by Dentin and other gods which have been granted permanence. There is a communications port (port 3011) that shows only communication, which is useful for displaying channel sends that may have been missed by the player if they are heavily spammed. The recent addition of the 'replay' command and client channel windows provides another way to separate communication from real-time game information. The game is partially supported by donations from the players.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Alter Aeon FAQ )〕 A number of things are available for purchase, including custom strings, clan dues, weightless containers for carrying equipment, and more controversially, practices for improving character stats. Weaponry and other worn equipment that would directly confer an in-game advantage is not available for sale. Item, gold, and credit trading are all supported and officially sanctioned. A global public auction is available for equipment, a private trading facility allows arbitrary secure exchange, and a money market allows liquidity between credits and gold. No facility currently exists for trading of characters. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Alter Aeon」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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