* Began writing the code for player login support.

* Re-organized the StandardCharacter source code.
* StandardGame now implements DataPaths in its Constructor.

MudEngine/WinPC_Engine/DAL/DataPaths.cs

@@ -21,8 +21,13 @@ namespace MudEngine.DAL
         public String Environments { get; set; }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Path to the engines saved objects (Equipment etc).
+        /// Gets the Path to the Characters save directory
         /// </summary>
-        public String Objects { get; set; }
+        public String Characters { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the path to the saved players directory.
+        /// </summary>
+        public String Players { get; set; }
     }
 }

MudEngine/WinPC_Engine/Game/Characters/StandardCharacter.cs

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ namespace MudEngine.Game.Characters
     /// <summary>
     /// Standard Character class used by all character based objects
     /// </summary>
-    public class StandardCharacter : BaseScript, INetworked, ISavable, IUpdatable, IGameComponent
+    public class StandardCharacter : BaseScript, INetworked, ISavable, IGameComponent
     {
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets a reference to the currently active game.
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@ namespace MudEngine.Game.Characters
             this.Commands = new CommandSystem(CommandSystem.Commands);
 
             this.OnConnectEvent += new OnConnectHandler(OnConnect);
+            this.OnDisconnectEvent += new OnDisconnectHandler(OnDisconnect);
+            this.OnLoginEvent += new OnLoginHandler(OnLogin);
         }
 
         public StandardCharacter(StandardGame game, String name, String description, Socket connection)
@@ -77,24 +79,6 @@ namespace MudEngine.Game.Characters
             this._InitialMessage = true; //Strips Telnet client garbage text from initial message sent from client.
         }
 
-        public override bool Save(String filename)
-        {
-            base.Save(filename, true);
-
-            SaveData.AddSaveData("Immovable", Immovable.ToString());
-            SaveData.AddSaveData("Password", Password);
-
-            this.SaveData.Save(filename);
-
-            return true;
-        }
-
-
-        public override void Load(string filename)
-        {
-            base.Load(filename);
-        }
-
         public void Initialize()
         {
             //throw new NotImplementedException();
@@ -110,6 +94,23 @@ namespace MudEngine.Game.Characters
             this.Commands = null;
         }
 
+        public override bool Save(String filename)
+        {
+            base.Save(filename, true);
+
+            SaveData.AddSaveData("Immovable", Immovable.ToString());
+            SaveData.AddSaveData("Password", Password);
+
+            this.SaveData.Save(filename);
+
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        public override void Load(string filename)
+        {
+            base.Load(filename);
+        }
+
         internal void ExecuteCommand(string command)
         {
             if (this.Enabled)
@@ -121,6 +122,28 @@ namespace MudEngine.Game.Characters
             }
         }
 
+        public void Connect(Socket connection)
+        {
+            this._Connection = connection;
+
+            OnConnectEvent();
+        }
+
+        public void Disconnect()
+        {
+            Console.WriteLine("Disconnecting...");
+
+            //Purge all of this characters commands.
+            this.Destroy();
+
+            //Close our currently open socket.
+            this._Connection.Close();
+
+            this.OnDisconnectEvent();
+
+            Console.WriteLine("Disconnect Complete.");
+        }
+
         public void SendMessage(String data)
         {
             this.SendMessage(data, true);
@@ -183,49 +206,6 @@ namespace MudEngine.Game.Characters
             }
         }
 
-        public void Disconnect()
-        {
-            Console.WriteLine("Disconnecting...");
-
-            //Purge all of this characters commands.
-            this.Destroy();
-
-            //Close our currently open socket.
-            this._Connection.Close();
-            //this._LoopThread.Abort();
-            //Remove this character from the Connection Manager
-            //ConnectionManager.RemoveConnection(this, );
-            Console.WriteLine("Disconnect Complete.");
-        }
-
-        public void Connect(Socket connection)
-        {
-            this._Connection = connection;
-
-            OnConnectEvent();
-        }
-
-        public void Update()
-        {
-            try
-            {
-                while (this.Game.Enabled)
-                {
-                    _Writer.Flush();
-                    //String line = CleanString(GetInput());
-                    //Console.WriteLine(line);
-                    //ExecuteCommand(line);
-                }
-            }
-            catch
-            {
-            }
-            finally
-            {
-                this.Disconnect();
-            }
-        }
-
         String CleanString(String line)
         {
             /*
@@ -266,7 +246,6 @@ namespace MudEngine.Game.Characters
         public event OnDisconnectHandler OnDisconnectEvent;
         public void OnDisconnect()
         {
-
         }
 
         public delegate void OnLoginHandler();

MudEngine/WinPC_Engine/Game/StandardGame.cs

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ using System.Text;
 using MudEngine.Networking;
 using MudEngine.Core;
 using MudEngine.Game.Characters;
+using MudEngine.DAL;
 
 namespace MudEngine.Game
 {
@@ -73,6 +74,11 @@ namespace MudEngine.Game
         /// </summary>
         public Server Server { get; protected set; }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or Sets the paths that content is saved to.
+        /// </summary>
+        public DataPaths SavePaths { get; set; }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// StandardGame constructor.  If no Port number is provided, 4000 is used.
         /// </summary>
@@ -99,6 +105,15 @@ namespace MudEngine.Game
          
             //Setup our server.
             this.Server = new Server(this, port);
+
+            //Setup default save paths.
+            DataPaths paths = new DataPaths();
+            paths.Environments = @"\Environment";
+            paths.Characters = @"\Characters";
+            paths.Players = @"\SavedPlayer";
+            paths.Scripts = @"\Scripts";
+
+            this.SavePaths = paths;
         }
 
         /// <summary>

MudEngine/WinPC_Engine/GameScripts/Commands/CommandLogin.cs

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Text;
+using System.IO;
 
 using MudEngine.Core.Interface;
 using MudEngine.Game;
@@ -29,12 +30,46 @@ namespace MudEngine.GameScripts.Commands
 
         public void Execute(string command, Game.Characters.StandardCharacter character)
         {
+            StandardGame game = character.Game;
+
             character.SendMessage("Please enter character name: ");
             String name = String.Empty;
 
             while (String.IsNullOrEmpty(name))
             {
-                name = character.GetInput();
+                character.SendMessage("Enter your character name: ", false);
+
+                String name = String.Empty;
+                Boolean isFound = false;
+
+                while (String.IsNullOrEmpty(name))
+                {
+                    name = character.GetInput();
+
+                    if (String.IsNullOrEmpty(name))
+                        continue;
+
+                    //Look if the file exists.
+                    if (File.Exists(game.SavePaths.Players + @"\" + name))
+                        isFound = true;
+                    else
+                    {
+                        character.SendMessage("Enter your password: ", false);
+
+                        String password = character.GetInput();
+
+                        if (String.IsNullOrEmpty(password))
+                        {
+                            //Reset the process if no password supplied.
+                            name = String.Empty;
+                            continue;
+                        }
+                        else
+                        {
+
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
             }
             
         }

MudEngine/WinPC_Server/Program.cs

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ namespace WinPC_Server
             game.Description = "This is a very simple game that was created to demonstrate MUD game creation with the Mud Designer Game Engine.";
             game.HiddenRoomNames = false;
             game.Multiplayer = true;
-            game.Server.MOTD = "Welcome to the Sample Game demonstration server!";
+            game.Server.MOTD = "Welcome to the Sample Game demonstration server!  This is the Servers MOTD!";
             game.Version = "1.0";
             game.Website = "http://muddesigner.codeplex.com";