MudEngine:

- Login command now supports Offline games. Skips various things that are server related only.
 - Added a constructor to SaveDataPaths for quickly being able to assign paths.
 - Game.Start is now Virtual so that scripts may override it.
 - Game.Start now supports single player games and initializes players within it.
 - Log now provides a Verbose mode so that Singleplayer games no longer gets flooded with Game startup messages.
 - BaseCharacter.Initialize() Initialize no longer crashes when called with IsMultiplayer set to false.
 - BaseCharacter.ReadInput() now supports IsMultiplayer being false.

MudServer:
 - Now supports singleplayer and multiplayer games within a single application. 
 - MudServer is now ready to be re-named to MudGame and will be used for both Offline and Online games.

MudEngine/Commands/CommandLogin.cs

@@ -43,11 +43,14 @@ namespace MudEngine.Commands
             }
 
             //Next search if there is an existing player already logged in with this name, if so disconnect them.
-            foreach (BaseCharacter character in player.ActiveGame.PlayerCollection)
+            if (player.ActiveGame.IsMultiplayer)
             {
-                if (character.Name.ToLower() == input.ToLower())
+                for (int i = 0; i <= player.ActiveGame.PlayerCollection.Length - 1; i++)
                 {
-                    character.Disconnect();
+                    if (player.ActiveGame.PlayerCollection[i].Name.ToLower() == input.ToLower())
+                    {
+                        player.ActiveGame.PlayerCollection[i].Disconnect();
+                    }
                 }
             }
 
@@ -65,22 +68,24 @@ namespace MudEngine.Commands
             
             //Look to see if there are players in the Room
             //Let other players know that the user walked in.
-            for (int i = 0; i != player.ActiveGame.PlayerCollection.Length; i++)
+            if (player.ActiveGame.IsMultiplayer)
             {
-                if (player.ActiveGame.PlayerCollection[i].Name == player.Name)
+                for (int i = 0; i != player.ActiveGame.PlayerCollection.Length; i++)
-                    continue;
-
-                string room = player.ActiveGame.PlayerCollection[i].CurrentRoom.Name;
-                string realm = player.ActiveGame.PlayerCollection[i].CurrentRoom.Realm;
-                string zone = player.ActiveGame.PlayerCollection[i].CurrentRoom.Zone;
-
-                if ((room == player.CurrentRoom.Name) && (realm == player.CurrentRoom.Realm) && (zone == player.CurrentRoom.Zone))
                 {
-                    player.ActiveGame.PlayerCollection[i].Send(player.Name + " arrived.");
+                    if (player.ActiveGame.PlayerCollection[i].Name == player.Name)
+                        continue;
+
+                    string room = player.ActiveGame.PlayerCollection[i].CurrentRoom.Name;
+                    string realm = player.ActiveGame.PlayerCollection[i].CurrentRoom.Realm;
+                    string zone = player.ActiveGame.PlayerCollection[i].CurrentRoom.Zone;
+
+                    if ((room == player.CurrentRoom.Name) && (realm == player.CurrentRoom.Realm) && (zone == player.CurrentRoom.Zone))
+                    {
+                        player.ActiveGame.PlayerCollection[i].Send(player.Name + " arrived.");
+                    }
                 }
             }
 
-            //player.CommandSystem.ExecuteCommand("Look", player); //Handled in BaseCharacter.Initialize() now.
             return new CommandResults();
         }
     }

MudEngine/Commands/CommandSave.cs

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ namespace MudEngine.Commands
                 }
             }
             else
-                player.Save(filename); //Should never  be called?
+                player.Save(filename); //Should never be called?
 
             return new CommandResults();
         }

MudEngine/FileSystem/SaveDataPaths.cs

@@ -7,7 +7,36 @@ namespace MudEngine.FileSystem
 {
         public struct SaveDataPaths
         {
-            public string Players { get; set; }
+            public string Players 
-            public string Environment { get; set; }
+            {
+                get
+                {
+                    return _Players;
+                }
+                set
+                {
+                    _Players = value;
+                }
+            }
+
+            public string Environment
+            {
+                get
+                {
+                    return _Environment;
+                }
+                set
+                {
+                    _Environment = value;
+                }
+            }
+            private string _Players;
+            private string _Environment;
+
+            public SaveDataPaths(string environment, string players)
+            {
+                _Players = players;
+                _Environment = environment;
+            }
         }
 }

MudEngine/GameManagement/Game.cs

@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ namespace MudEngine.GameManagement
         /// <summary>
         /// Starts the game and runs the server if IsMultiplayer is true
         /// </summary>
-        public bool Start()
+        public virtual bool Start()
         {
             Log.Write("Game Initializing...");
             if (!Directory.Exists(DataPaths.Players))
@@ -300,6 +300,12 @@ namespace MudEngine.GameManagement
                 Log.Write("Starting Server...");
                 this.StartServer();
             }
+            else //Not multiplayer so we change the save locations
+            {
+                SaveDataPaths paths = new SaveDataPaths("World", "Saved");
+                DataPaths = paths;
+                PlayerCollection[0].Initialize();
+            }
 
             //Game is running now.
             IsRunning = true;
@@ -315,17 +321,35 @@ namespace MudEngine.GameManagement
         {
             Log.Write("Server shutdown requested...");
 
-            //Place ending code here for game shut down.
-            //TODO: Save content on shutdown.
-
             if (IsMultiplayer)
                 Server.EndServer();
             
+            Save();
+
             IsRunning = false;
 
             Log.Write("Shutdown completed...");
         }
 
+        public void Save()
+        {
+            Log.Write("Saving Game world....");
+
+            Log.Write("Saving Game Players...");
+            for (int i = 0; i <= PlayerCollection.Length - 1; i++)
+            {
+                if (PlayerCollection[i].Name == "New BaseCharacter")
+                    continue;
+
+                Log.Write("Saving " + PlayerCollection[i].Name);
+                PlayerCollection[i].Save(Path.Combine(DataPaths.Players, PlayerCollection[i].Filename));
+            }
+        }
+
+        public void Load()
+        {
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Adds a Realm to the Games current list of Realms.
         /// </summary>

MudEngine/GameManagement/Log.cs

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ namespace MudEngine.GameManagement
     public static class Log
     {
         static List<string> cachedMessages = new List<string>();
+        public static Boolean IsVerbose;
 
         public static void Write(string message)
         {
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@ namespace MudEngine.GameManagement
                 sb.AppendLine(message);
             }
 
-            if (sb.ToString() == "")
+            if ((sb.ToString() == "") || (IsVerbose))
                 return "";
             else
                 return sb.ToString();

MudEngine/GameObjects/Characters/BaseCharacter.cs

@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ namespace MudEngine.GameObjects.Characters
             Send(""); //Blank line to help readability.
 
             //Now that the command has been executed, restore the Command: message
-            //Send("Command: ", false);
+            Send("Command: ", false);
 
             /* No longer needed due to player.send() sending content to the player.
             if (result.Result != null)
@@ -213,7 +213,8 @@ namespace MudEngine.GameObjects.Characters
 
         internal void Initialize()
         {
-            client.Receive(new byte[255]);
+            if (ActiveGame.IsMultiplayer)
+                client.Receive(new byte[255]);
 
             if (Game.IsDebug)
                 Log.Write("New Player Connected.");
@@ -302,35 +303,42 @@ namespace MudEngine.GameObjects.Characters
         }
         internal string ReadInput()
         {
-            List<byte> buffer = new List<byte>();
+            if (ActiveGame.IsMultiplayer)
-            while (true)
             {
-                try
+                List<byte> buffer = new List<byte>();
+                while (true)
                 {
-                    byte[] buf = new byte[1];
+                    try
-                    int recved = client.Receive(buf);
-                    
-                    if (recved > 0)
                     {
-                        if (buf[0] == '\n' && buffer.Count > 0)
+                        byte[] buf = new byte[1];
-                        {
+                        int recved = client.Receive(buf);
-                            if (buffer[buffer.Count-1] == '\r')
-                                buffer.RemoveAt(buffer.Count-1);
 
-                            String str;
+                        if (recved > 0)
-                            System.Text.UTF8Encoding enc = new System.Text.UTF8Encoding();
+                        {
-                            str = enc.GetString(buffer.ToArray());
+                            if (buf[0] == '\n' && buffer.Count > 0)
-                            return str;
+                            {
+                                if (buffer[buffer.Count - 1] == '\r')
+                                    buffer.RemoveAt(buffer.Count - 1);
+
+                                String str;
+                                System.Text.UTF8Encoding enc = new System.Text.UTF8Encoding();
+                                str = enc.GetString(buffer.ToArray());
+                                return str;
+                            }
+                            else
+                                buffer.Add(buf[0]);
                         }
-                        else
+                    }
-                            buffer.Add(buf[0]);
+                    catch (Exception e)
+                    {
+                        Disconnect();
+                        return e.Message;
                     }
                 }
-                catch (Exception e)
+            }
-                {
+            else
-                    Disconnect();
+            {
-                    return e.Message;
+                return Console.ReadLine();
-                }
             }
         }
 

MudServer/Program.cs

@@ -15,25 +15,35 @@ namespace MudServer
 {
     static class Program
     {
+        const string SettingsFile = "Settings.ini";
+
         static void Main(string[] args)
         {
+            if (FileManager.GetData(SettingsFile, "ServerEnabled").ToLower() == "false")
+                Log.IsVerbose = true;
+            else if (FileManager.GetData(SettingsFile, "ServerEnabled").ToLower() == "")
+                Log.IsVerbose = false;
+            else
+                Log.IsVerbose = false;
+
             Log.Write("Launching...");
             ScriptEngine scriptEngine;
             Game game;
 
             //Re-create the settings file if it is missing
-            if (!File.Exists("Settings.ini"))
+            if (!File.Exists(SettingsFile))
             {
                 Log.Write("Settings.ini missing!");
-                FileManager.WriteLine("Settings.ini", "Scripts", "ScriptPath");
+                FileManager.WriteLine(SettingsFile, "Scripts", "ScriptPath");
-                FileManager.WriteLine("Settings.ini", ".cs", "ScriptExtension");
+                FileManager.WriteLine(SettingsFile, ".cs", "ScriptExtension");
+                FileManager.WriteLine(SettingsFile, "True", "ServerEnabled");
                 Log.Write("Settings.ini re-created with default values");
             }
 
             Log.Write("Loading settings...");
             scriptEngine = new ScriptEngine(new Game(), ScriptEngine.ScriptTypes.SourceFiles);
-            scriptEngine.ScriptPath = FileManager.GetData("Settings.ini", "ScriptPath");
+            scriptEngine.ScriptPath = FileManager.GetData(SettingsFile, "ScriptPath");
-            scriptEngine.ScriptExtension = FileManager.GetData("Settings.ini", "ScriptExtension");
+            scriptEngine.ScriptExtension = FileManager.GetData(SettingsFile, "ScriptExtension");
 
             //scriptEngine.CompileScripts();
             Log.Write("Initializing Script Engine for Script Compilation...");
@@ -68,13 +78,69 @@ namespace MudServer
             Console.WriteLine(Log.GetMessages());
             Log.FlushMessages();
 
+            //Server is only enabled if the option is in the settings file
+            //Allows developers to remove the option from the settings file and letting
+            //people host multiplayer games with the singleplayer MUD.
+            //People won't know that it's an option if the option doesn't exist so if no 
+            //option is found in the sttings file, then we assume offline play.
+            if (FileManager.GetData(SettingsFile, "ServerEnabled").ToLower() == "false")
+                game.IsMultiplayer = false;
+            else if (FileManager.GetData(SettingsFile, "ServerEnabled").ToLower() == "")
+                game.IsMultiplayer = false;
+            else
+                game.IsMultiplayer = true; 
+
             game.Start();
             
+            //Make sure the Game is in fact running.
+            if (!game.IsRunning)
+            {
+                Console.WriteLine("Error starting game!\nReview Log file for details.");
+                return;
+            }
+            
+            //If the game isn't in multiplayer mode, then the server doesn't create an instance of the players
+            //We need to make sure that the Game created one. The default game handles this, but inherited Game
+            //scripts might miss this, so we check for it.
+            if (!game.IsMultiplayer)
+            {
+                if ((game.PlayerCollection[0] == null) || (game.PlayerCollection[0].Name == "New BaseCharacter"))
+                {
+                    Console.WriteLine("Error! No player available for creation!");
+                    return;
+                }
+            }
+
+
+            DateTime serverTime = new DateTime();
+            DateTime systemTime = DateTime.Now;
+
+            int lastSaveGap = 0;
+            
             while (game.IsRunning)
             {
-                Console.Write(Log.GetMessages());
+                if (lastSaveGap == 30)
-                Log.FlushMessages();
+                {
-                System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(1);
+                    game.Save();
+                    lastSaveGap = 0;
+                }
+
+                if (serverTime.Minute != DateTime.Now.Minute)
+                {
+                    serverTime = DateTime.Now;
+                    lastSaveGap++;
+                }
+
+                if (game.IsMultiplayer)
+                {
+                    Console.Write(Log.GetMessages());
+                    Log.FlushMessages();
+                    System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(1);
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    game.PlayerCollection[0].ExecuteCommand(Console.ReadLine());
+                }
             }
         }
     }