Star Wars MUSH
Encyclopedia
Star Wars MUSH is a text-based online role-playing game
. Star Wars MUSH was created in May 1991 and was released to the public in January 1992, making it the first Star Wars
-themed MUSH. The game predates the majority of Star Wars Expanded Universe
and as such largely deviates from the established Star Wars universe set after Return of the Jedi. The game scenario system is based on the discontinued West End Games
' Star Wars d6 Roleplaying Game. The game persisted throughout the '90s as one of the net's more successful Star Wars-themed MUSHes, earning a feature in The Incredible Internet Guide to Star Wars.
After the crash, the MUSH re-opened to the public on May 21, 1994. On August 21, 1996, the players voted to move the game to a new server with a clean database, although most of the story elements and characters were carried over.
's popular Thrawn Trilogy and the various West End Games sourcebooks.
Due to the death of Emperor Palpatine
, the Empire
fragmented and fell apart in a bitter struggle that pit Imperial against Imperial. The New Republic
thus emerged as the driving force in the galaxy. However, the Empire managed to reunite under Bacharan Valak and set out to crush the Republic.
The game's current year is set at 17 ABY, during a stalemate between the Empire and New Republic.
for MU*s that didn't require any use of the C programming language to install or maintain. DarrienSpace was released as open source, and lent traits to several later engines.
Several of SW1s other coded systems and certain features of its appearance have also become standards within the global MU* community. An unusual example of this is an elevator designed for the game — the extremely short snippet of code has been adapted for several purposes across MU*space, from trains to conveyor belts.
Role-playing game
A role-playing game is a game in which players assume the roles of characters in a fictional setting. Players take responsibility for acting out these roles within a narrative, either through literal acting, or through a process of structured decision-making or character development...
. Star Wars MUSH was created in May 1991 and was released to the public in January 1992, making it the first Star Wars
Star Wars
Star Wars is an American epic space opera film series created by George Lucas. The first film in the series was originally released on May 25, 1977, under the title Star Wars, by 20th Century Fox, and became a worldwide pop culture phenomenon, followed by two sequels, released at three-year...
-themed MUSH. The game predates the majority of Star Wars Expanded Universe
Star Wars Expanded Universe
The Star Wars Expanded Universe encompasses all of the officially licensed, fictional background of the Star Wars universe, outside of the six feature films produced by George Lucas. The expanded universe includes books, comic books, video games, spin-off films like Star Wars: The Clone Wars,...
and as such largely deviates from the established Star Wars universe set after Return of the Jedi. The game scenario system is based on the discontinued West End Games
West End Games
West End Games was a company that made board, role-playing, and war games. It was founded by Daniel Scott Palter in 1974 in New York, but later moved to Honesdale, Pennsylvania...
' Star Wars d6 Roleplaying Game. The game persisted throughout the '90s as one of the net's more successful Star Wars-themed MUSHes, earning a feature in The Incredible Internet Guide to Star Wars.
Game History
Star Wars MUSH was created in May 1991 and made publicly available by January 1992. The game's database was accidentally destroyed on April 15, 1994, leading to a game split that resulted in the creation of two other prominent Star Wars-themed MUSHes, Star Wars MUSH 2: A New Threat, later From the Ashes, and Star Wars MUSH 3: Minos Cluster, which went on to become Unsung Heroes, which continues as an active MUSH to this day.After the crash, the MUSH re-opened to the public on May 21, 1994. On August 21, 1996, the players voted to move the game to a new server with a clean database, although most of the story elements and characters were carried over.
In-Game History
The game's story began two years after the end of Return of the Jedi. Since the game was started in 1991, it predates most of the Star Wars Expanded Universe and thus does not follow the set storyline licensed by Lucasfilms, although it does draw some elements from Timothy ZahnTimothy Zahn
Timothy Zahn is a writer of science fiction short stories and novels. His novella Cascade Point won the 1984 Hugo award. He is the author of nine Star Wars Expanded Universe novels, including seven novels featuring Grand Admiral Thrawn: the Thrawn Trilogy, the Hand of Thrawn duology, Outbound...
's popular Thrawn Trilogy and the various West End Games sourcebooks.
Due to the death of Emperor Palpatine
Palpatine
Palpatine is a fictional character and the main antagonist of the Star Wars saga, portrayed by Ian McDiarmid in the feature films.Palpatine first appeared as the unnamed Emperor of the Galactic Empire in the 1980 film Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back...
, the Empire
Galactic Empire (Star Wars)
The Galactic Empire is one of the main factions in the fictional universe of Star Wars. It is a galaxy-spanning regime established by the series' lead villain, Palpatine, to replace the Galactic Republic in Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. The Galactic Empire is introduced in Star Wars...
fragmented and fell apart in a bitter struggle that pit Imperial against Imperial. The New Republic
New Republic (Star Wars)
The New Republic is a government in the fictional Star Wars universe.When the Rebel Alliance re-established the Old Galactic Republic after the downfall of the Galactic Empire, it became known as the New Republic, just as the original Galactic Republic had become known as the Old Republic by that...
thus emerged as the driving force in the galaxy. However, the Empire managed to reunite under Bacharan Valak and set out to crush the Republic.
The game's current year is set at 17 ABY, during a stalemate between the Empire and New Republic.
Reception
SW1 has received critical praise for the complexity and power of its roleplaying environment.Technical infrastructure
SW1 is based on the TinyMUSH server software, running PennMUSH v1.8.0p13 as of December 10, 2007.Historical significance
SW1 created or popularized several major concepts within the MU* community. Not the least of these was the MUSH's Judge system, a board of players trained and authorized to respond on-call to roleplay disputes, and DarrienSpace, possibly the first functional starship and space systemSpace system
A space system, in most cases, is a hardcode or softcode system for a game server, in some cases a patch that may be added to the game's hardcode. A space system such as HSpace, for Hemlock Space, used on a PennMUSH game server, generally simulates a three dimensional space, in a text environment....
for MU*s that didn't require any use of the C programming language to install or maintain. DarrienSpace was released as open source, and lent traits to several later engines.
Several of SW1s other coded systems and certain features of its appearance have also become standards within the global MU* community. An unusual example of this is an elevator designed for the game — the extremely short snippet of code has been adapted for several purposes across MU*space, from trains to conveyor belts.