# HG changeset patch # User Matti Hamalainen # Date 1709910195 -7200 # Node ID 2b5001a8eddc651a5087b8efc3a67136ac33d595 # Parent be34110271ed3c82c79e5abfc576dfd433e6ae59 Completely reorder and reformat wizards.txt diff -r be34110271ed -r 2b5001a8eddc www/wizards.txt --- a/www/wizards.txt Fri Mar 08 17:00:01 2024 +0200 +++ b/www/wizards.txt Fri Mar 08 17:03:15 2024 +0200 @@ -1,27 +1,279 @@ # Information about coders/wizards. Format of this file: # name;[3-letter country code];[http://homepageURL|bat];[https?://pictureURL|image.jpg];[freeform description]$ -Ggr;fin;https://tnsp.org/~ccr/;ggr.jpg; - [b]Editor's note: As I would feel silly writing about myself in third - person, this entry will be, as an exception, written in - first person.[/b] +Aarugotti;;;; + Level 200 archwizard. [b]Passed away on Monday, March 13th of 2000 + at his home.[/b] May he rest in peace. + $ + +Acidia;fin;;; + Works on various aspects of the Merchant guild, one of the best + known and loved things implemented by Acidia is the "Minecrafting" + system. + $ + +Ackbar;;;; + Original creator of the famous warrior shrine, one of BatMUD's + oldest areas. + $ + +Alvin;;;; + Coded during the conversion of 1996. + $ + +Amarth;fin;;amarth.jpg; + Author of Shadowkeep city, several areas and the Bard guild. Also + one of the masterminds behind Batclient custom + MUD-game client for BatMUD, and its addition to Valve's + Steam game store. He has also been one of the main driving + forces behind BatMUD anniversary galas held in 2005 (15th) and 2010 + (20th) respectively. + [p] + He has served as treasurer of the Balanced Alternative Techniques ry ("B.A.T. ry") board. + $ + +Amd;fin;;amd.jpg; + Legendary player as mortal, immorted 15 Jul 2014. His best known + wizardly accomplishments include the "Bats & Slovenian War Heroes" + card game, which was released to the public at BatMUD's 25th + anniversary celebration. + [p] + [b]Remorted 30.1.2022.[/b] + $ + +Anipa;fin;;; + One of the BatMUD's "God"-level wizards. + $ + +Athlestane;;;; + Athlestane was an ancient wizard, now forgotten. + $ + +Badger;;;; + Recoded the BatCity/Arelium clock tower area during the conversion + of 1996. + $ + +Bj;;;; + Original coder of the Shrine Search quest (LQ 41) and Unholy + Cathedral area. [i]Has passed away, may he rest in peace.[/i] + [p] + [b]Bj is a level 43 Angel (wizard).[/b] + [br] + He was created before 1997 and he is 73d, 21h, 41min and 2s old. + [br] + He was last on Sun Feb 08 04:05:11 1998 (9y, 138d, 20h and 28s ago). + [br] + $ + +Blasterr;fin;bat;blasterr.jpg; + This dangerously handsome wizard hailing from Finland has thus far + contributed one finished area, a miniquest, and also worked on the + E'siris-related continent quests. He also mentions that as of June + 2007, he has 3 new areas under development. Blasterr immorted in + July 11th, 2005. + $ + +Blowfish;;;; + Ancient wizard, original coder of the BatCity/Arelium clock tower + area. + $ + +Bolo;;;; + Wizard plaque: "Old swedish wizard. Coded batmap with ~Mordac~." + $ + +Capula;fin;;capula.jpg; + Master of Kepustan, lord of the beer immorted on 29 Jan 2009. + $ + +Coren;usa;bat;; + Tastes good, try 'lick coren' for that sugary flavour! + $ + +Corto;fin;;corto.jpg; + One of the regular adjusters of saato+ during his mortal career. Was + known as Mudax for most of his pre-immort mortal career. Created one + area during his wizardhood until remorting. + [p] + [b]Sun Sep 27 19:21:38 2009 [general] by ~Ulath~[/b] + [br] + In a huge cloud of flatulence, Corto disappears. Where he went, + nobody knows. So long, and thanks for all the area... er, fish. + $ + +Cyberman;;;; + Our Mexican reinforcement. + $ + +Darkbaron;;;; + Worked on mud-side BatClient integration. + $ + +Darol;fin;bat;darol.jpg; + The funniest [b]arch[/b]wizard in BatMUD .. at least in his own + mind. [b]No, really! He is funny.[/b] The most notable of Darol's + works so far are the Ancona manor, Kharim guild (The Legions of + Blood God), new Evil Priests guild (Triad of Darkness) and generally + contributing greatly to the lore of the game. + [p] + In addition he has contributed to different kinds of smaller + projects as well, including the usual bugfixes and maintaining + various things. Amongst the fellow wizards he is known for his + megalomaniac obsession for documentation which sometimes grows + larger than the projects themselves. [p] - You all probably already know what I've done as mortal, and - how I have contributed to the game. But to recap, I've created - various tools, almost all of which are freely available with - code and all. I've authored and maintain probably the most - commonly used TinyFugue script/trigger set for BatMUD, GgrTF. - These map pages are result of my work, and the location data - is used in ~Jeskko~'s map and even BatClient. I've also produced - videos from two Kepucon events, both videos having been received - rather well in the BatMUD community. + [b]Darol ascended to archwizardhood in 20th of August 2011 during + Kepucon 2011.[/b] + $ + +Dazzt;fin;bat;; + Dazzt, also playfully known as Duz, was, during his mortal career, + often playing a nun and unsurprisingly has dedicated much of his + wizardly time to improving the Nun guild. He is one of the current + maintainers of the Nun guild, along with ~Gurth~, ~Brock~, etc. + $ + +Digga;;;; + Original creator of Digga's domain and the Barbarian guild. + $ + +Dino;fin;bat;dino.jpg; + His contributions are numerous, and include some areas, the rainbow + and EP-eater events and the blog command. He also acted as a leading + architect in creation of Valley of the Kings, one of the biggest + areas in game. + [p] + He personally claims to have coded ~Durand~. + $ + +Dralith;usa;bat;dralith.jpg; + One of the most active new wizards as of 2007. Often works on fixing + bugs and maintaining / recoding things. Many of the new BatMUD's + website improvements have been implemented by him. In addition, he + also has created E'siris, a city on the ethereal plane, among other + smaller area-related things. + $ + +Duke;usa;bat;; + American archwizard. Coded a lots of stuff, including the legendary + Narcuul (and his shards). Infamous for his sudden tunes, often + ad-libbed as "duketunes". Also instated the so-called "powerhours" + which were a short-lived exp-gain boosting system, meant to increase + player engagement. + [p] + Purged/defrobbed/disabled in Aug 2017 after being inactive for a + long time, and returning to cause drama. + [p] + [b]He passed away on November 13th, 2020 in North Carolina.[/b] + $ + +Durand;fin|are;bat;durand.jpg; + Durand likes to eat torches, and prefers them lit before + consumption. Rumours tell that his other favourite snack is + [b]cookies[/b] of various kinds. + [p] + Bat-wise Durand's contributions include one of the "ultimate" + eq-monsters in game, [b]Tiamat, the Chromatic Dragon[/b] (coded with + ~Tormac~). His current work mainly involves system maintenance of + BatMUD servers. Sometimes he fixes bugs and codes nice things like + BatURL. + [p] + He has also served as chairman of the Balanced Alternative Techniques ry + ("B.A.T. ry") board. + $ + +Enandor;fin;;; + Working as an unofficial co-op development team with ~Neth~. + $ + +Ens;irl;;ens.jpg; + Our Irish leprechaun reinforcement, mr. Ens, immorted 29 Aug 2010. + He has mostly worked on the lib-side of things, including improved + AI for NPC ships, etc. + $ + +Entropy;usa;bat;; + Promoter and organizer of Campcon, BatMUD-related mudcon. + $ + +Era;fin;bat;era.jpg; + Another all-around wizard, who was also well known as mortal. Has + worked on many things, including guild code maintenance and + cleanups. Was also previously known as Maggoth. He has a easy to use + boon-calculator and some nice triggers for BatClient and TF on his + homepage, so check them out. + $ + +Extechop;;;; + One of the BatMUD's ancient "God"-level wizards. His main + contribution was hosting BatMUD in the early days. + $ + +Favorit;ukr|nld;bat;favorit.jpg; + The tovarisch from Russ.. ehm, Ukraine, now living in Netherlands. + Favorit immorted in late 2002, and has worked mostly on non-game + elements ever since. His best known works include the improved news + reader, exp-leecher and Capture the Flag events. He ascended to + archwizardhood in October 2006. + [p] + Dryad did an in-depth interview with Favorit in 2005, read it + for some additional musings. + $ + +Femko;ger;bat;femko.jpg; + The kinky wizard from Germany, the land of beer and bratwurst, und + lederhosen. His known work includes sub-areas in the Valley of the + Kings, such as the ship in Sesmia and Liscom's tower. + [p] + It is also rumoured that he is working on a new secret project (a + guild)... + $ + +Finaldey;;;; + Wizard plaque: "Famous for his Newbie guide which he wrote after + playing for one day. Fell into inactivity after a furious coding + spree." + $ + +Fizzl;;;; + Immorted 5 Dec 2000, remorted 25 Feb 2010. + $ + +Freld;;;; + Established leader of parties and well-known player in general as + mortal, immorted in September 2010 and has since worked on + game-balance issues, various tunes and gameplay improvements. + $ + +Gem;;;; + Mudmarried to ~Jaf~, the creator of BatMUD. Was supposedly married + to ~Franco~ in real life (help rumors). + $ + +Ggr;fin;https://tnsp.org/~ccr/;ggr.jpg; + [b]Editor's note: As I would feel silly writing about myself in + third person, this entry will be, as an exception, written in first + person.[/b] + [p] + You all probably already know what I've done as mortal, and how I + have contributed to the game. But to recap, I've created various + tools, almost all of which are freely available with code and all. + I've authored and maintain probably the most commonly used TinyFugue + script/trigger set for BatMUD, GgrTF. These map pages are result of + my work, and the location data is used in ~Jeskko~'s map and even + BatClient. I've also produced videos from two Kepucon events, both + videos having been received rather well in the BatMUD community. [p] In January of 2012 something rather unlikely happened, as after - years of denying that I have any aspirations to immort, - I suddenly decided to just do it. Things rolled on with - fast pace and the very next day I was a newbie wizard. - Thanks go to ~Heidel~ for sponsoring and ~Juggelo~ for being - archwizardly. + years of denying that I have any aspirations to immort, I suddenly + decided to just do it. Things rolled on with fast pace and the very + next day I was a newbie wizard. Thanks go to ~Heidel~ for sponsoring + and ~Juggelo~ for being archwizardly. [p] My accomplishments as a wizard (as of 2015) are too numerous to count, including one area, recode/cleanups/improvements of several @@ -31,362 +283,186 @@ per year on improving the "BatMUD experience". $ -Jeskko;fin;http://jeskko.pupunen.net/;jeskko.jpg; - As a mortal, Jeskko created the Google Maps style BatMUD - world map. As a wizard, he did some fixes and a bit of codeslaving - but is mostly retired now. +Goatlord;;;; + Was a wizard at some point. Remorted as Ulver. Now Goatlord is + Ulver's secondary char. + $ + +Gore;fin;bat;gore.jpg; + One of the ancient archwizards, originally known as Goretongue. + Although apparently retired from BatMUD development, Gore's + contributions in past have included the party system, battle system, + etc. He has often acted as a public spokesman and PR person for + BatMUD and B.A.T. ry. + $ + +Gorgar;;;; + Content and area coder. Immorted 26 Feb 2015. + $ + +Grimsh;aus;bat;grimsh.jpg; + From homepages: "Started playing BATMUD sometime around 1995. Became + a wizard for the first time in July 1998. Coded a couple of areas + and an event but got overwhelmed with an urge to play again and + subsequently remorted early September 1999. Played for about two + years until I realized my mistake and got a second shot at being a + wizard on the 5th of December 2001 and since then I've been coding + happily. That's about it." + [p] + Wizard plaque: "A short but productive period as a coder that + resulted in six areas and a popular event. Remorted as Yeriam, then + changed his name to Grimshh and then finally to Grimsh, only to + rewiz again." + $ + +Grizzt;fin;bat;; + One of the quiet codeslaves who work in the shadows, Grizzt's work + for the greater good of BatMUD has gone mostly unknown to the + general public. + [p] + As a notable exception to the rule, he did the recoding of + ~Saruman~'s popular old area "Wrebies". + $ + +Gurth;;;; + As a mortal, Gurth created a reputation of being a superbly + efficient player and a rather skilled eq party leader. The speed + that he progressed from a complete newbie to elder nun is still + remembered as a impressive feat. + [p] + After immorting Gurth worked on improving the Nun guild and added in + new form of relics. He has also worked on some aspects of Heidel's + area "Tyr Farwyn". $ -Darol;fin;bat;darol.jpg; - The funniest [b]arch[/b]wizard in BatMUD .. at least in his own mind. - [b]No, really! He is funny.[/b] - The most notable of Darol's works so far are the Ancona manor, - Kharim guild (The Legions of Blood God), new Evil Priests guild - (Triad of Darkness) and generally contributing greatly to the lore of the game. - [p] - In addition he has contributed to different kinds of smaller projects - as well, including the usual bugfixes and maintaining various things. - Amongst the fellow wizards he is known for his - megalomaniac obsession for documentation which sometimes - grows larger than the projects themselves. - [p] - [b]Darol ascended to archwizardhood in 20th of August 2011 - during Kepucon 2011.[/b] +Guymon;;;; + Coded the now-disabled "Man in the Moon" event. Ancient wizard, now + purged. Active between 1998 - 1999. + $ + +Hablo;fin;bat;hablo.jpg; + Has done lots of maintenance of areas, and worked on approving other + wizards' code. As to personal projects, Hablo has produced Monastery + of Beldarus, Rusty Shield bar, ship-related stuff for Melemkor and + some raceguilds. He also worked on Nun guild. + $ + +Hackop;;;hackop.jpg; + Capture the Flag event, specified tell status ability and the Aelena + sub-guild of new Lords of Chaos guild. $ -Femko;ger;bat;femko.jpg; - The kinky wizard from Germany, the land of beer and bratwurst, - und lederhosen. His known work includes sub-areas in the - Valley of the Kings, such as the ship in Sesmia and Liscom's tower. - [p] - It is also rumoured that he is working on a new secret project (a - guild)... +Heidel;fin;bat;heidel.jpg; + Among other things he has coded LQ46 (Master Hunter) and area quest + "Spirits of vengeance", but has also created several guilds and + many, many areas of very high quality. He also coded and designed + most of [b]Dortlewall[/b]. + [br] + He also obviously likes bunnies, which, as we all know, [b]is a good + thing[/b]. + $ + +Ikar;;;; + Archwizard. $ -Dralith;usa;bat;dralith.jpg; - One of the most active new wizards as of 2007. Often works on - fixing bugs and maintaining / recoding things. Many of the new - BatMUD's website improvements have been implemented by him. - In addition, he also has created E'siris, a city on the ethereal - plane, among other smaller area-related things. +Jaf;fin;http://plus.google.com/110305665294400814183/posts;jaf.jpg; + Janne Frösen, the Creator of BatMUD and one of the BatMUD's + "God"-level wizards. [b]Jaf started development of BatMUD for a + school project and it was opened in April 14th 1990[/b]. He has not + been active in Bat for many, many years, and practically none of his + code has survived. + [p] + (An incomplete history of BatMUD describes what has happened since + the beginning is available on Ggr's mirror of the old bat.org page, + read it.) + $ + +Jarnis;;;; + Original coder of the Robin Hood event and BatCity/Arelium dungeons. + $ + +Jeskko;fin;http://jeskko.pupunen.net/;jeskko.jpg; + As a mortal, Jeskko created the Google Maps style BatMUD world map. + As a wizard, he did some fixes and a bit of codeslaving but is + mostly retired now. $ Juggelo;fin;;juggelo.jpg; During his wizardly career, mr. Juggelo was a real all-around handyman. His contributions included coding the feared eq-monster, [b]ancient beholder Gou'ljeg[/b], the bloom of prosperity event, - work on maintaining areas and - monsters, working on the mudlib, fixing bugs, recoding, etc. - [i]He probably touched the code of almost every single eq-monster - in the game[/i]. He was also known for making several larger tunes - (for example the race-rebalancing of 2006), and became known as - the tune/balance arch for his work on keeping the game balanced. + work on maintaining areas and monsters, working on the mudlib, + fixing bugs, recoding, etc. [i]He probably touched the code of + almost every single eq-monster in the game[/i]. He was also known + for making several larger tunes (for example the race-rebalancing of + 2006), and became known as the tune/balance arch for his work on + keeping the game balanced. [p] Juggelo ascended to archwizardhood in May 2007. [p] - He was the secretary and vice-chairman of the Balanced Alternative Techniques ry ("B.A.T. ry") board. + He was the secretary and vice-chairman of the Balanced Alternative Techniques ry + ("B.A.T. ry") board. [p] - [b]He passed away after a short period of illness on 6th of May 2022. - May he rest in peace.[/b] - $ - -Shinarae;usa;;shinarae.jpg; - Archwizard with several areas [i](some of them, like Wildspace and - Drow Tower, are not directly accessible from outworld)[/i], of which - some are interconnected thematically, or at least loosely through - the master thief Trilloch's story. His areas and monsters are rich - in diversity and content, both characteristics they are often either - loved or hated for. Ascended to archwizardhood with ~Shardik~ - in 2005. Main author of following major (one-shot) game events in BatMUD: - - ~Tarken~ interviewed Shinarae in 2006, - read - it for many interesting insights into his mysterious world, - and the origins of [b]Trilloch[/b] himself. - $ - -Zin;fin;bat;zin.jpg; - Often feared, and loved, [b]Zin[/b] is one of the grand old - archwizards of the realm. His many contributions include areas - and the whole new Nun guild (Sisters of Las), and the related quests/tasks. He also - implemented the guild of Infizinity, aka ascension, for - players to advance past level 100. - [p] - Was promoted to archhood in late 2001. + [b]He passed away after a short period of illness on 6th of May + 2022. May he rest in peace.[/b] $ -Mardus;fin;bat;mardus.jpg; - Japanophile and otaku extraordinaire. When Mardus is not fanboying - japanese girl-idols or buying photobooks, he might be fixing some - bugs around older areas.$ - -Kyo;fin;;kyo.jpg; - One of the most established eq-leaders as mortal, Kyo is now - rocking the BatWorld as immortal. His first finished project - was "Small Meadow" area with G'naa'Byeh in 2007. Several - industry analysts consider G'naa'Byeh to be one of the most - annoying eq-monsters in the game. - [p] - [b]Remorted in December 2008, so Kukkonen Tykittää again! .. [/b] - but re-immorted again March 2013. The guy just can't decide, - it seems. [b]:P[/b] - [p] +Khan;;;; + Wizard plaque: "One of batmuds most productive coders ever. Pity + that none of his code is in the game though. Famous for his skeep + sewers, dark realms.. Perhaps you'll see his areas upon batmud, but + they've been closed since 1996 so don't stay up hoping for it." $ -Favorit;ukr|nld;bat;favorit.jpg; - The tovarisch from Russ.. ehm, Ukraine, now living in Netherlands. - Favorit immorted in late 2002, and - has worked mostly on non-game elements ever since. His best - known works include the improved news reader, exp-leecher - and Capture the Flag events. He ascended to archwizardhood - in October 2006.[p] - Dryad did an in-depth interview with Favorit in 2005, - read - it for some additional musings.$ - -Durand;fin|are;bat;durand.jpg; - Durand likes to eat torches, and prefers them lit before - consumption. Rumours tell that his other favourite snack is - [b]cookies[/b] of various kinds.[p] - Bat-wise Durand's contributions include one of the - "ultimate" eq-monsters in game, [b]Tiamat, the Chromatic Dragon[/b] - (coded with ~Tormac~). His current work mainly involves - system maintenance of BatMUD servers. Sometimes he - fixes bugs and codes nice things like BatURL. - [p] - He has also served as chairman of the Balanced Alternative Techniques ry ("B.A.T. ry") board. - $ - -Dino;fin;bat;dino.jpg; - His contributions are numerous, and include some areas, - the rainbow and EP-eater events and the blog command. He also acted - as a leading architect in creation of Valley of the Kings, - one of the biggest areas in game. - [p] - He personally claims to have coded ~Durand~. - $ - -Gore;fin;bat;gore.jpg; - One of the ancient archwizards, originally known as Goretongue. - Although apparently retired from BatMUD development, Gore's - contributions in past have included the party system, battle - system, etc. He has often acted as a public spokesman and PR person - for BatMUD and B.A.T. ry. +Kimvais;;;; + Wizard plaque: "Coder of Bigeaul Castle and father of the hated + Rules 101 level quest. Got removed after not paying for his Boatcon + reservation. Played with names Noitatohtori and Thiamin, finally + paid his boatcon reservation 6 years later, rebirthed to name + Kimvais and wizzed about a year later." $ Kitsune;usa;;kitsune.jpg; Your friendly neighbourhood newbie wizard. Kitsune has so far - produced one area, 'Public Gardens', which features specific - herbs and animals (for organs) - very useful feature for - alchemists all around! Regrettably she has been busy with real life - lately, but has two areas "in the making", so stay tuned. + produced one area, 'Public Gardens', which features specific herbs + and animals (for organs) - very useful feature for alchemists all + around! Regrettably she has been busy with real life lately, but has + two areas "in the making", so stay tuned. [p] ~Tarken~ interviewed Kitsune in 2006, read about it on Dryad's site. $ -Melemkor;usa;;melemkor.jpg; - Certainly one of the major contributors in the current BatWorld, - Melemkor's work spans throughout the game; implementation and maintenance of - the new sailor guilds and ships in general being just one part of - his repertoire. Besides those, he is also the mastermind behind - shipquests, though some of the work was delegated to other wizards - (~Malack~, ~Hablo~, etc.)[p] - Last, but certainly not least, we should mention his involvement - with the great continent tune, which moved us into the [b]Age of - Exiles[/b]. Melemkor was the major architect behind this major change, - although many other wizards also worked on the new content. - [p] - Melemkor speaks: [i]"Thanks for playing :) Some of my projects have been really - popular, others have had decidedly mixed opinions; I hope things - have generally worked out well, but it's always keeping things exciting - for the players that keeps me coding."[/i]. - $ - -Noctur;fin;;noctur.jpg; - [b]Noctur! This wizard originating from Finland, but often living - abroad, brings light to our days - and every single - time he is on-line, happiness fills our hearts![/b] Seriously speaking, - Noctur has contributed areas, and designed perhaps few of the most visible - things in current BatWorld: terrain maps of Desolathya, Lucentium, - Furnachia and half of Rothikgen. He also wrote the background lore and - stories for several continents. - $ - -Ulath;fin;;ulath.jpg; - Man behind many things, Ulath has ascended the ranks of wizardhood - quickly by working on countless problems, fixing bugs, and - also creating new content. He is known to maintain the new - city code (used in New Rilynttar, Arelium, etc.) with Dralith. - [p] - Ascended to archwizardhood in 14th of August, 2008. - [p] - (fsay) You quack 'haluaakos Ulathi sanoa jälkipolville jotain hienoa - arkkiutumisensa johdosta?'[br] - (fsay) Ulath exclaims 'Profit!' - [p] - He has also served as chairman of the Balanced Alternative Techniques ry ("B.A.T. ry") board. - $ - -Blasterr;fin;bat;blasterr.jpg; - This dangerously handsome wizard hailing from Finland has thus - far contributed one finished area, a miniquest, - and also worked on the E'siris-related continent quests. - He also mentions that as of June 2007, he has 3 new areas - under development. Blasterr immorted in July 11th, 2005. - $ - -Jaf;fin;http://plus.google.com/110305665294400814183/posts;jaf.jpg; - Janne Frösen, the Creator of BatMUD and one of the BatMUD's - "God"-level wizards. [b]Jaf started development of BatMUD for a - school project and it was opened in April 14th 1990[/b]. He has not been - active in Bat for many, many years, and practically none of his code - has survived. - [p] - (An incomplete history of BatMUD describes what has happened since - the beginning is available on Ggr's mirror of the old bat.org page, - read it.) - $ - -Amarth;fin;;amarth.jpg; - Author of Shadowkeep city, several areas and the Bard guild. - Also one of the masterminds behind Batclient custom - MUD-game client for BatMUD, and - its addition to Valve's Steam game - store. - He has also been one of the main driving forces behind - BatMUD anniversary galas held in 2005 (15th) and 2010 (20th) - respectively. - [p] - He has served as treasurer of the Balanced Alternative Techniques ry ("B.A.T. ry") board. - $ - -Tomba;fin;bat;tomba.jpg; - Implemented the player cities, secret societies - (aka player guilds) and some races. - [p] - He has served as vice-chairman of the Balanced Alternative Techniques ry ("B.A.T. ry") board. - $ - -Zith;fin;bat;; - Finnish wizard, who immorted in 2003. Has coded several areas - and LQ46. Remorted under different name in June 2008. +Kultamarja;;;; + Original creator of Club Sarnath in Arelium. $ -Zoso;;bat;; - His best known work includes Caverns of the Undying (aka "Tunnel") - area, which has also been expanded by Merri. - [p] - Ramjett interviewed Zoso in 2006, - read it - for fun and profit! - $ - -Zonni;fin;;; - One of the BatMUD's "God"-level wizards. - Creator of the feared Great Northern Swamps aka Zonni Swamp and - the infamous eq-monster Burglefloogah. - Was known for his unparalled cruelty towards players, in the - [i]good old times[/i]. - [p] - Was retired and offline for many years until returning suddenly - in early August 2008. Was demoted to Avatar in Oct 2008 by joint - decision of the archwizards mainly due to his attitude towards players - and changed policies of BatMUD administration. - [p] - [b]Mon Oct 13 12:01:40 2008 [general] by Gore[/b][br] - [i]The cosmic vortex shifts, and an old god who had recently awoken - from its slumber has lost its power.[/i] +Kyo;fin;;kyo.jpg; + One of the most established eq-leaders as mortal, Kyo is now rocking + the BatWorld as immortal. His first finished project was "Small + Meadow" area with G'naa'Byeh in 2007. Several industry analysts + consider G'naa'Byeh to be one of the most annoying eq-monsters in + the game. [p] - Neverthless, Zonni's status as a legendary wizard of BatMUD was - undeniable, and references to him can be found all around in the - game. - [p] - [b]He passed away in December 2011. May he rest in peace.[/b] - $ - -Dazzt;fin;bat;; - Dazzt, also playfully known as Duz, was, during his mortal career, - often playing a nun and unsurprisingly has dedicated much of his - wizardly time to improving the Nun guild. He is one of the current - maintainers of the Nun guild, along with ~Gurth~, ~Brock~, etc. - $ - - -Hablo;fin;bat;hablo.jpg; - Has done lots of maintenance of areas, and worked on approving - other wizards' code. As to personal projects, Hablo has produced - Monastery of Beldarus, Rusty Shield bar, ship-related stuff for - Melemkor and some raceguilds. He also worked on Nun guild. - $ - -Neth;fin;;neth.jpg; - Mr. Neth is mostly concentrating on producing new areas for newbies - and harder/more difficult content for high-end of the playerbase. - Working as an unofficial co-op development team with ~Enandor~. + [b]Remorted in December 2008, so Kukkonen Tykittää again! .. [/b] + but re-immorted again March 2013. The guy just can't decide, it + seems. [b]:P[/b] $ -Souc;swe;bat;souc.jpg; - Swedish wizard, and a creator of several rather popular areas, - most of which are currently (since late 2006) not in the game. - It has been mentioned, that the areas will be back "soon". - Souc has also authored events (hiking) and commands. - [p] - List of the areas not reinstated (as of August 2011): - [b]Nishapur[/b] (based on a book), [b]Frog Pond[/b], - [b]Rudraprayag[/b] (home of LQ42, based on a book) and - [b]Refuse Dump[/b] (expanded by Henri in 2003). - [p] - Also [b]Wrebies[/b] was previously converted by Souc, - but was recoded by ~Grizzt~ in September 2010. - $ - -Corto;fin;;corto.jpg; - One of the regular adjusters of saato+ during his mortal career. - Was known as Mudax for most of his pre-immort mortal career. - Created one area during his wizardhood until remorting. - [p] - [b]Sun Sep 27 19:21:38 2009 [general] by Ulath[/b][br] - In a huge cloud of flatulence, Corto disappears. Where he went, - nobody knows. So long, and thanks for all the area... er, fish. +Lanfear;;;; + LQ85 Flying Citadel, alchemist guild, plants, ores. $ -Gurth;;;; - As a mortal, Gurth created a reputation of being a superbly - efficient player and a rather skilled eq party leader. - The speed that he progressed from a complete newbie to elder - nun is still remembered as a impressive feat. - [p] - After immorting Gurth worked on improving the Nun guild - and added in new form of relics. He has also worked on - some aspects of Heidel's area "Tyr Farwyn". +Lotheac;fin|jap;;; + Immorted 27 Nov 2020. A diligent bugfixer, has made improvements to + the channel system and many other things. $ -Malitrius;swe;bat;; - Malitrius, the mighty wizard from Sweden sports an - impressive catalogue of created areas, several events - (including the events for AQ, "Four Elements", previous LQ43), and - also has done original code for several race guilds. - Has a liking to big areas and orcs. - $ - -Heidel;fin;bat;heidel.jpg; - Among other things he has coded LQ46 (Master Hunter) and - area quest "Spirits of vengeance", but has also created - several guilds and many, many areas of very high quality. - He also coded and designed most of [b]Dortlewall[/b]. - [br] - He also obviously likes bunnies, which, as we all know, - [b]is a good thing[/b]. +Malack;;;; + Coded the player quests system. $ Malar;fin;bat;; @@ -399,126 +475,172 @@ Check out his wizard homepage for more information. $ +Malitrius;swe;bat;; + Malitrius, the mighty wizard from Sweden sports an impressive + catalogue of created areas, several events (including the events for + AQ, "Four Elements", previous LQ43), and also has done original code + for several race guilds. Has a liking to big areas and orcs. + $ + +Mapmaker;;;; + Archwizard. + $ + +Mardus;fin;bat;mardus.jpg; + Japanophile and otaku extraordinaire. When Mardus is not fanboying + japanese girl-idols or buying photobooks, he might be fixing some + bugs around older areas. + $ + +Marlor;;;; + Original coder of Stifsim, the elemental wyrm. + $ + +Melemkor;usa;;melemkor.jpg; + Certainly one of the major contributors in the current BatWorld, + Melemkor's work spans throughout the game; implementation and + maintenance of the new sailor guilds and ships in general being just + one part of his repertoire. Besides those, he is also the mastermind + behind shipquests, though some of the work was delegated to other + wizards (~Malack~, ~Hablo~, etc.) + [p] + Last, but certainly not least, we should mention his involvement + with the great continent tune, which moved us into the [b]Age of + Exiles[/b]. Melemkor was the major architect behind this major + change, although many other wizards also worked on the new content. + [p] + Melemkor speaks: [i]"Thanks for playing :) Some of my projects have + been really popular, others have had decidedly mixed opinions; I + hope things have generally worked out well, but it's always keeping + things exciting for the players that keeps me coding."[/i]. + $ + +Merc;fin;;merc.jpg; + Immorted 7 Feb 2017. Content and area coder who quickly ascended the + wizardly ranks. Creator of the Nergals sub-guild of of the "new" + Lords of Chaos. Also took up the maintenance of Runemages guild. + $ + +Merri;;;; + Expanded ~Zoso~'s Caverns of the Undying, adding Massive iron statue + and Listar. + $ + Mordrin;;;; Wizard plaque: "A very old wizard, he even used to be an archwizard. - The first american archwizard. But after a conflict with the other arches - he removed his legendary Infernal Knights and left Bat. A lot of old players - got screwed when he did that, much more screwed then you can imagine. - So swallow your tunes, it's nothing compared to Mordrin removing IKs." + The first american archwizard. But after a conflict with the other + arches he removed his legendary Infernal Knights and left Bat. A lot + of old players got screwed when he did that, much more screwed then + you can imagine. So swallow your tunes, it's nothing compared to + Mordrin removing IKs." $ -Zilch;;;; - Wizard plaque: "American archwizard who was one of the - driving forces behind completing the conversion in 1996. He left bat - short after the conversion, because of all the whines." +Morstor;fin;;morstor.jpg; + An old wizard, who retired and remorted for many years. He + re-immorted in mid August 2013 and worked on one small area (Satyr + forest). + [p] + [b]He passed away in early November of 2014.[/b] $ -Bj;;;; - Original coder of the Shrine Search quest (LQ 41) and Unholy Cathedral area. - [i]Has passed away, may he rest in peace.[/i] - [p] - [b]Bj is a level 43 Angel (wizard).[/b][br] - He was created before 1997 and he is 73d, 21h, 41min and 2s old.[br] - He was last on Sun Feb 08 04:05:11 1998 (9y, 138d, 20h and 28s ago).[br] +Moss;gbr;;; + Wizard plaque: "English coder that got purged mid-way making an + area. Too busy in RL." Eventually coded the Riftwalker guild and + Beaumont Hamel area, among other things. + $ + +Mozzoop;;;; + Wizard plaque: "Did an almost complete recode of the Thieves guild + with ~Ruffneck~. It was never completely finished and was only put + into the game for testing. Was purged in the great cleanup sometime + around 2000 or so." + $ + +Namhas;;;; + Wizard plaque "Immorted in 1997 and recoded a few areas. Famous for + his own area with Yaboz." + $ + +Nerya;fin;bat;nerya.jpg; + Nerya. The Name. The Man. The Legend. Nerya immorted 26 Jun 2008. + His finished projects include in-game news RSS-feed generator and + many delicious bugfixes. + $ + +Neth;fin;;neth.jpg; + Mr. Neth is mostly concentrating on producing new areas for newbies + and harder/more difficult content for high-end of the playerbase. + Working as an unofficial co-op development team with ~Enandor~. + $ + +Nightbld;;;; + Wizard plaque: "Famous for the incomprehensile name and the inane + Newbie forest area. Remorted and cheated with exp and money + buttons." $ +Noctur;fin;;noctur.jpg; + [b]Noctur! This wizard originating from Finland, but often living + abroad, brings light to our days - and every single time he is + on-line, happiness fills our hearts![/b] Seriously speaking, Noctur + has contributed areas, and designed perhaps few of the most visible + things in current BatWorld: terrain maps of Desolathya, Lucentium, + Furnachia and half of Rothikgen. He also wrote the background lore + and stories for several continents. + $ -Aarugotti;;;; - Level 200 archwizard. [b]Passed away on Monday, March 13th of 2000 - at his home.[/b] May he rest in peace.$ - +Nosunrise;fin;;; + Immorted 15 Jan 2023. As a mortal, he was a long-time player and + known for his Reinc simulator and + other BatMUD related tools, which he still maintains. His + wizardly work includes areas and gameplay improvements. + $ -Era;fin;bat;era.jpg; - Another all-around wizard, who was also well known as mortal. - Has worked on many things, including guild code maintenance - and cleanups. Was also previously known as Maggoth. - He has a easy to use boon-calculator and some nice triggers - for BatClient and TF on his homepage, so check them out. +Nu;;;; + Immorted 23 Sep 2008, remorted 16 Feb 2010. It is not known what he + contributed, if anything. + $ + +Ooga;usa;;; + Ooga became immortal 25 Sep 2008. One of the most feared pirates on + Bat-seas as a mortal, he appropriately worked on ship code and + related things as a wizard. + [p] + Remorted 22 Dec 2011. + $ + +People;;;; + Wizard plaque: "Got removed for giving "a huge carrot" feet slot + with suffeli stats to one of his friends." + $ + +Pisano;usa;bat;; + Immorted 14 Sep 2020. Among his many important contributions to the + game are (according to his own words): "waddle, yeet, and twerk + emotes." $ Plura;swe;;; - The first swedish archwizard and coder of the well-known classic area, - "Plura's Castle". + The first swedish archwizard and coder of the well-known classic + area, "Plura's Castle". [p] [b]UUHUHSSCCAARYY!!! UUHHH!! AHRRUHH!![/b] $ -Freld;;;; - Established leader of parties and well-known player in general as mortal, - immorted in September 2010 and has since worked on game-balance issues, - various tunes and gameplay improvements. - $ - -Grizzt;fin;bat;; - One of the quiet codeslaves who work in the shadows, Grizzt's - work for the greater good of BatMUD has gone mostly unknown to the - general public. - [p] - As a notable exception to the rule, he did the recoding of ~Saruman~'s - popular old area "Wrebies". +Qazar;;;; + Worked on the poison code and some other parts of Aelenas. Also + participated in Valley of the Kings area. $ -Tarken;usa;;tarken.jpg; - Known as a "trigger-master" and "Tarken the robot" as mortal, - Tarken was practically forced to wizardhood to pay for his - sins as a cheater. But as they say, good cheaters make the - best wizards... - [p] - Tarken immorted in Jan 2009, and decided to use his robotting powers for - good of all mudkind ever since, focusing also on such things as bugfixes, - but has taken up maintenance of ship code after ~Melemkor~'s - retirement. He is also responsible for spells/skills effects system - and works on merchants guild, as is appropriate for someone - interested in that craft. - [p] - Random tidbits (current as of July 2011): - +Ramjett;usa;bat;; + Immorted 5 Dec 2006, coded one area and one event (Dragon Attack, + with ~Hackop~). Remorted in early 2009. Re-immorted 11 Jun 2019. + Remorted again at some point. $ -Duke;usa;bat;; - American archwizard. Coded a lots of stuff, including the - legendary Narcuul (and his shards). Infamous for his sudden - tunes, often ad-libbed as "duketunes". - [p] - Purged/defrobbed/disabled in Aug 2017 after being inactive for a long time, and - returning to cause drama. - $ - -Ens;irl;;ens.jpg; - Our Irish leprechaun reinforcement, mr. Ens, immorted 29 Aug 2010. - He has mostly worked on the lib-side of things, including improved - AI for NPC ships, etc. - $ - -Morstor;fin;;morstor.jpg; - An old wizard, who retired and remorted for many years. He - re-immorted in mid August 2013 and worked on one small area - (Satyr forest). - [p] - [b]He passed away in early November of 2014.[/b] - $ - -Amd;fin;;amd.jpg; - Legendary player as mortal, immorted 15 Jul 2014. - His best known wizardly accomplishments include the - "Bats & Slovenian War Heroes" card game, which was - released to the public at BatMUD's 25th anniversary celebration. - [p] - [b]Remorted 30.1.2022.[/b] - $ - - -Extechop;;;; - One of the BatMUD's ancient "God"-level wizards. - His main contribution was hosting BatMUD in the early days. +Raunk;;;; + Immorted 15 Sep 1996, worked on converting several areas during the + great conversion of 1996. Remorted at some point, unknown when. $ Rincewind;;;; @@ -527,32 +649,18 @@ removed soon after. $ -Merri;;;; - Expanded Zoso's Caverns of the Undying, adding Massive iron statue and Listar. - $ - -Gem;;;; - Mudmarried to ~Jaf~, the creator of BatMUD. - Was supposedly married to ~Franco~ in real life - (help rumors). +Runeaxe;;;; + Besides his numerous areas, he coded the new Barbarian guild. $ -Ramjett;usa;bat;; - Immorted 5 Dec 2006, coded one area and one event (Dragon - Attack, with ~Hackop~). Remorted in early 2009. Re-immorted - 11 Jun 2019. Remorted again at some point. +Rutaliator;fin;;; + Short-time wizard (remorted rather soon after immorting), who worked + on small parts of VotK. $ -Nerya;fin;bat;nerya.jpg; - Nerya. The Name. The Man. The Legend. Nerya immorted 26 Jun 2008. - His finished projects include in-game news RSS-feed generator and many delicious - bugfixes. - $ - -Acidia;fin;;; - Works on various aspects of the Merchant guild, one of the - best known and loved things implemented by Acidia is the - "Minecrafting" system. +Saruman;;;; + Original coder of the Wrebie forest, which was finished 1998 by + ~Souc~ and re-coded again by ~Grizzt~ in 2010. $ Seance;;;; @@ -561,364 +669,277 @@ + Mithil Stonedown + Revelstone + Urvile tree/Woodhelven. $ -Nosunrise;fin;;; - Immorted 15 Jan 2023. As a mortal, he was a long-time player and known for his - Reinc simulator and other BatMUD related - tools, which he still maintains. His wizardly work includes - areas and gameplay improvements. - $ - -Guymon;;;; - Coded the now-disabled "Man in the Moon" event. - Ancient wizard, now purged. Active between 1998 - 1999. - $ - -Grimsh;aus;bat;grimsh.jpg; - From homepages: - "Started playing BATMUD sometime around 1995. Became a wizard for the first - time in July 1998. Coded a couple of areas and an event but got overwhelmed - with an urge to play again and subsequently remorted early September 1999. - Played for about two years until I realized my mistake and got a second shot - at being a wizard on the 5th of December 2001 and since then I've been - coding happily. That's about it." - [p] - Wizard plaque: "A short but productive period as a coder that resulted in - six areas and a popular event. Remorted as Yeriam, then changed his name to - Grimshh and then finally to Grimsh, only to rewiz again." - $ - -Saruman;;;; - Original coder of the Wrebie forest, which was finished 1998 by - ~Souc~ and re-coded again by ~Grizzt~ in 2010. - $ - - -Ooga;usa;;; - Ooga became immortal 25 Sep 2008. - One of the most feared pirates on Bat-seas as a mortal, he - appropriately worked on ship code and related things as a wizard. - [p] - Remorted 22 Dec 2011. - $ - -################################## WIP ###################################### -################################## WIP ###################################### -################################## WIP ###################################### - -Qazar;;;; - Worked on the poison code and some other parts of Aelenas. - Also participated in Valley of the Kings area. - $ - - -Zhaman;fin;;zhaman.jpg; - Coder of the "infamous" Kender mansion. Remorted 16 Sep 2008. - $ - - -Jarnis;;;; - Original coder of the Robin Hood event and BatCity/Arelium dungeons. - $ - - -Rutaliator;fin;;; - Short-time wizard (remorted rather soon after immorting), - who worked on small parts of VotK. - $ - - - -Anipa;fin;;; - One of the BatMUD's "God"-level wizards. - $ - -Ikar;;;;Archwizard.$ - -Mapmaker;;;;Archwizard.$ - -Jaina;;bat;jaina.jpg;$ - -Mandrake;fin;;;$ - -Enandor;fin;;; - Working as an unofficial co-op development team with ~Neth~. - $ - -Hackop;;;hackop.jpg; - Capture the Flag event, specified tell status ability and the - Aelena sub-guild of new Lords of Chaos guild. - $ - -Kimvais;;;; - Wizard plaque: "Coder of Bigeaul Castle and father of the hated - Rules 101 level quest. Got removed after not paying for his - Boatcon reservation. Played with names Noitatohtori and Thiamin, - finally paid his boatcon reservation 6 years later, rebirthed - to name Kimvais and wizzed about a year later." - $ - -Runeaxe;;;;Besides his numerous areas, he coded the new Barbarian guild.$ - -Entropy;usa;bat;; - Promoter and organizer of Campcon, BatMUD-related mudcon. - $ - -Lanfear;;;;LQ85 Flying Citadel, alchemist guild, plants, ores.$ - -Marlor;;;;Original coder of Stifsim, the elemental wyrm.$ - - -Coren;usa;bat;; - Tastes good, try 'lick coren' for that sugary flavour! - $ - Shardik;fin;;; Was also previously known as Dragonfly. $ - -Namhas;;;; - Wizard plaque "Immorted in 1997 and recoded a few areas. - Famous for his own area with Yaboz." - $ - -Athlestane;;;; - Athlestane was an ancient wizard, now forgotten. - $ - -Kultamarja;;;; - Original creator of Club Sarnath in Arelium.$ - - -Malack;;;; - Coded the player quests system.$ - - -Capula;fin;;capula.jpg; - Master of Kepustan, lord of the beer immorted on 29 Jan 2009. - $ - -Sirdar;fin;;sirdar.jpg; +Shinarae;usa;;shinarae.jpg; + Archwizard with several areas [i](some of them, like Wildspace and + Drow Tower, are not directly accessible from outworld)[/i], of which + some are interconnected thematically, or at least loosely through + the master thief Trilloch's story. His areas and monsters are rich + in diversity and content, both characteristics they are often either + loved or hated for. Ascended to archwizardhood with ~Shardik~ in + 2005. Author of numerous one-shot game events, including + Arelium Invasion (2007), + Crimson Moon - coming of demon Kurenakuma (2009), + Blitzkrieg event (early 2010), a number of Halloween events + (including 2010 "Redfang" event), a number of April's Fools + day events, etc. + [p] + ~Tarken~ interviewed Shinarae in 2006, read it + for many interesting insights into his mysterious world, and the + origins of [b]Trilloch[/b] himself. $ -Elwood;;;;$ - - -Gorgar;;;; - Content and area coder. Immorted 26 Feb 2015. - $ - - -Merc;fin;;merc.jpg; - Immorted 7 Feb 2017. - Content and area coder who quickly ascended the wizardly ranks. - Creator of the Nergals sub-guild of of the "new" Lords of Chaos. - Also took up the maintenance of Runemages guild. - $ - - -Firefox;;;;$ - -Damut;;;; - $ - -Moss;gbr;;; - Wizard plaque: "English coder that got purged mid-way making an area. Too busy in RL." - Eventually coded the Riftwalker guild and Beaumont Hamel area, among other things. +Souc;swe;bat;souc.jpg; + Swedish wizard, and a creator of several rather popular areas, most + of which are currently (since late 2006) not in the game. It has + been mentioned, that the areas will be back "soon". Souc has also + authored events (hiking) and commands. + [p] + List of the areas not reinstated (as of August 2011): + [b]Nishapur[/b] (based on a book), [b]Frog Pond[/b], + [b]Rudraprayag[/b] (home of LQ42, based on a book) and [b]Refuse + Dump[/b] (expanded by Henri in 2003). + [p] + Also [b]Wrebies[/b] was previously converted by Souc, but was + recoded by ~Grizzt~ in September 2010. $ Ssmud;;;; Immorted 13 Aug 2013. Remorted afterwards. $ +Tarken;usa;;tarken.jpg; + Known as a "trigger-master" and "Tarken the robot" as mortal, Tarken + was practically forced to wizardhood to pay for his sins as a + cheater. But as they say, good cheaters make the best wizards... + [p] + Tarken immorted in Jan 2009, and decided to use his robotting powers + for good of all mudkind ever since, focusing also on such things as + bugfixes, but has taken up maintenance of ship code after + ~Melemkor~'s retirement. He is also responsible for spells/skills + effects system and works on merchants guild, as is appropriate for + someone interested in that craft. + [p] + Random tidbits (current as of July 2011): + $ + +Tedra;;;; + Recoded and expanded the Club Sarnath located in BatCity/Arelium. + $ + +Tomba;fin;bat;tomba.jpg; + Implemented the player cities, secret societies (aka player guilds) + and some races. + [p] + He has served as vice-chairman of the Balanced Alternative Techniques ry + ("B.A.T. ry") board. + $ + +Tonze;;;; + Ancient archwizard. + $ + +Tsengi;;;; + Wizard plaque: "Enthusiastic young man that enjoyed coding. After he + got stuck two months waiting for approvals he got tired and left the + game. When he came back he'd been purged for inactivity." + $ + Tyril;;;; Immorted 3 Aug 2013. $ - -Sai;;;;$ - -Cyberman;;;; - Our Mexican reinforcement.$ - -Perin;;;;$ - -Digga;;;; - Original creator of Digga's domain and the Barbarian guild. +Ulath;fin;;ulath.jpg; + Man behind many things, Ulath has ascended the ranks of wizardhood + quickly by working on countless problems, fixing bugs, and also + creating new content. He is known to maintain the new city code + (used in New Rilynttar, Arelium, etc.) with Dralith. + [p] + Ascended to archwizardhood in 14th of August, 2008. + [p] + (fsay) You quack 'haluaakos Ulathi sanoa jälkipolville jotain + hienoa arkkiutumisensa johdosta?' + [br] + (fsay) Ulath exclaims 'Profit!' + [p] + He has also served as chairman of the Balanced Alternative Techniques ry ("B.A.T. ry") board. $ -Fizzl;;;; - Immorted 5 Dec 2000, remorted 25 Feb 2010. +Xiantha;;;; + Wizard plaque: "Wizard during the late 90's, coder of the Perilous + forest area." $ -Nu;;;; - Immorted 23 Sep 2008, remorted 16 Feb 2010. - It is not known what he contributed, if anything. +Zebell;;;; + Ancient wizard who remorted at some point, famous for his area + 'Zebell's area', which ~Cyberman~ converted in 1996. + $ + +Zhaman;fin;;zhaman.jpg; + Coder of the "infamous" Kender mansion. Remorted 16 Sep 2008. + $ + +Zilch;;;; + Wizard plaque: "American archwizard who was one of the driving + forces behind completing the conversion in 1996. He left bat short + after the conversion, because of all the whines." $ -Tedra;;;; - Recoded and expanded the Club Sarnath located in BatCity/Arelium.$ - -Tonze;;;; - Ancient archwizard. +Zin;fin;bat;zin.jpg; + Often feared, and loved, [b]Zin[/b] is one of the grand old + archwizards of the realm. His many contributions include areas and + the whole new Nun guild (Sisters of Las), and the related + quests/tasks. He also implemented the guild of Infizinity, aka + ascension, for players to advance past level 100. + [p] + Was promoted to archhood in late 2001. $ -Raunk;;;; - Immorted 15 Sep 1996, worked on converting several areas during - the great conversion of 1996. Remorted at some point, unknown when. +Zith;fin;bat;; + Finnish wizard, who immorted in 2003. Has coded several areas and + LQ46. Remorted under different name in June 2008. $ -Lotheac;fin|jap;;; - Immorted 27 Nov 2020. A diligent bugfixer, has made improvements to the - channel system and many other things. +Zonni;fin;;; + One of the BatMUD's "God"-level wizards. Creator of the feared Great + Northern Swamps aka Zonni Swamp and the infamous eq-monster + Burglefloogah. Was known for his unparalled cruelty towards players, + in the [i]good old times[/i]. + [p] + Was retired and offline for many years until returning suddenly in + early August 2008. Was demoted to Avatar in Oct 2008 by joint + decision of the archwizards mainly due to his attitude towards + players and changed policies of BatMUD administration. + [p] + [b]Mon Oct 13 12:01:40 2008 [general] by Gore[/b] + [br] + [i]The cosmic vortex shifts, and an old god who had recently awoken + from its slumber has lost its power.[/i] + [p] + Neverthless, Zonni's status as a legendary wizard of BatMUD was + undeniable, and references to him can be found all around in the + game. + [p] + [b]He passed away in December 2011. May he rest in peace.[/b] $ -Pisano;usa;bat;; - Immorted 14 Sep 2020. Among his many important contributions to - the game are (according to his own words): "waddle, yeet, and twerk emotes." - $ - -Darkbaron;;;; - Worked on mud-side BatClient integration. - $ - -Goatlord;;;; - Was a wizard at some point. Remorted as Ulver. Now Ulver's secondary char. +Zoso;;bat;; + His best known work includes Caverns of the Undying (aka "Tunnel") + area, which has also been expanded by ~Merri~. + [p] + Ramjett interviewed Zoso in 2006, read it for + fun and profit! $ Zoy;;;; Ancient wizard, original creator of Zoy's Inn area. $ -Bolo;;;; - Wizard plaque: "Old swedish wizard. Coded batmap with ~Mordac~." - $ -Khan;;;; - Wizard plaque: "One of batmuds most productive coders ever. - Pity that none of his code is in the game though. Famous for his - skeep sewers, dark realms.. Perhaps you'll see his areas - upon batmud, but they've been closed since 1996 so don't stay up hoping for it." - $ +######################################################### -Badger;;;; - Recoded the BatCity/Arelium clock tower area during the conversion of 1996. +Jaina;;bat;jaina.jpg; $ -Blowfish;;;; - Ancient wizard, original coder of the BatCity/Arelium clock tower area. + +######################################################### + +Mandrake;fin;;; $ -Mozzoop;;;; - Wizard plaque: "Did an almost complete recode of the Thieves guild with - ~Ruffneck~. It was never completely finished and was only put into the - game for testing. Was purged in the great cleanup sometime around 2000 or - so." - $ - -Ackbar;;;; - Original creator of the famous warrior shrine, one of BatMUD's oldest areas. - $ - -Alvin;;;; - Coded during the conversion of 1996. +Sirdar;fin;;sirdar.jpg; $ -Finaldey;;;; - Wizard plaque: "Famous for his Newbie guide which he wrote after playing - for one day. Fell into inactivity after a furious coding spree." - $ -Nightbld;;;; - Wizard plaque: "Famous for the incomprehensile name and the inane Newbie forest area. - Remorted and cheated with exp and money buttons." - $ - -People;;;; - Wizard plaque: "Got removed for giving "a huge carrot" feet slot with suffeli stats to one of his friends." - $ +######################################################### -Tsengi;;;; - Wizard plaque: "Enthusiastic young man that enjoyed coding. - After he got stuck two months waiting for approvals he got - tired and left the game. When he came back he'd been purged for inactivity." - $ - -Xiantha;;;; - Wizard plaque: "Wizard during the late 90's, coder of the Perilous forest area." - $ - -Zebell;;;; - Ancient wizard who remorted at some point, famous for his area 'Zebell's area', which ~Cyberman~ converted in 1996. - $ - -Eredlin;;;;$ +Anaconda;;;;$ Arakorni;;;;$ -Machaon;;;;$ -Mordac;;;;$ -Lametoby;;;;$ -Ruubio;;;;$ Banba;;;;$ Belzoni;;;;$ +Blashyrkh;;;;$ Blitzer;;;;$ Brock;;;;$ +Damut;;;;$ +Darshan;;;;$ Deras;;;;$ +Dinin;;;;$ Dire;;;;$ Dragoness;;;;$ Drakken;;;;$ +Elwood;;;;$ +Eredlin;;;;$ +Firefox;;;;$ +Fizbuck;;;;$ Franco;;;;$ Gala;;;;$ +Grediah;;;;$ Gront;;;;$ Haplo;;;;$ Henri;;;;$ Horse;;;;$ +Ior;;;;$ +Jacinth;;;;$ Jessey;;;;$ Jobber;;;;$ Juzam;;;;$ Laku;;;;$ +Lametoby;;;;$ Lampsa;;;;$ Luupy;;;;$ +Machaon;;;;$ Madrid;;;;$ Matte;;;;$ Moght;;;;$ +Mordac;;;;$ Naked;;;;$ Nalle;;;;$ Natasha;;;;$ +Noran;;;;$ Nwing;;;;$ Nym;;;;$ Orgoh;;;;$ Pahvi;;;;$ Panner;;;;$ +Perin;;;;$ Pet;;;;$ Pickett;;;;$ -Targa;;;;$ Poet;;;;$ Quadra;;;;$ Questor;;;;$ Rillion;;;;$ Rock;;;;$ +Ruubio;;;;$ +Sai;;;;$ Sarku;;;;$ Scarlet;;;;$ Scrounge;;;;$ Serje;;;;$ Shades;;;;$ Shadowjack;;;;$ +Skyline;;;;$ Starbyt;;;;$ Superelak;;;;$ +Tank;;;;$ +Targa;;;;$ +Therp;;;;$ Tormac;;;;$ +Walin;;;;$ Wane;;;;$ Well;;;;$ Zamphyr;;;;$ -Noran;;;;$ -Ior;;;;$ -Darshan;;;;$ -Walin;;;;$ -Skyline;;;;$ -Grediah;;;;$ -Dinin;;;;$ -Tank;;;;$ -Therp;;;;$ -Anaconda;;;;$ -Blashyrkh;;;;$ -Fizbuck;;;;$ -Jacinth;;;;$ + +######################################################### +