Bodeb tells you '50% of the time I get 'Pardon?' when trying to reply'
This is a result of the compression code. The code is supposed to compress data sent between the mud and players who have compression enabled setups. Users without such setups are supposed to be unaffected, and have a standard gaming experience.
For those who don't understand, ever since the compression code was installed, there have been some problems getting command input to go through without being garbaged up.
Prior to the compression code being installed, on every mud I played, commands would always go through 100% of the time. After the compression code was installed, about 5% to 10% of the commands entered are garbaged up, which is a huge percentage, especially for speedwalking, where hundreds of commands are sent.
What do I mean by garbaged up? That's when you type a command, without any typos or spelling errors, and the response from the mud is "Pardon?". Another symptom is when you or someone is walking around, and you or the person keeps using the "veto" command. This happens when "e" is typed to move east, and the compression code craps up the command by putting a v in front of it.
This problem affects some people, while other people are not affected. Personally, the mcclient proxy software suggested in the motd resulted in many crashes and lock-ups on my computer, which was worse than the commands getting crapped up.
Related links:
http://www.torilmud.org:8080/phpBB2/vie ... highlight=
- Mike