Changelog — Dungeon Door

March 29, 2026

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Telnet access: connect via telnet telnet.dungeon-door.com 2323 using any MUD client or terminal
Unified accounts: register with email on telnet or Google on the web — same account, same characters
Set your telnet password in-game with the password command
ASCII area map for telnet users: type map to see rooms around you
Enhanced help system: type help combat, help spells, help trading, and 9 more topics for detailed guides
Banner updated to "Dungeon Door" with link to web version
Fixed ASCII map player marker not displaying correctly
Fixed telnet input not responding in PuTTY (Buffer handling fix)
Telnet now routes through the main gateway instead of a separate service
xterm-256 color support: rich colors for elemental damage, currencies, HP bars, weather, and terrain
MUD Sound Protocol (MSP): combat, movement, and loot sound effects for supporting telnet clients
ANSI room art: AI-generated scenes displayed on movement for telnet users, with procedural fallback
MCCP2 compression: reduced bandwidth for telnet sessions
MXP clickable exits: click room exits in supporting MUD clients

March 28, 2026

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Fixed Smash ability crash (was completely broken)
Monster magic attacks now properly trigger mortal wound instead of instant death
Loyal items no longer drop on death in PvE or PvP combat
Getting Started Guide now accessible from the Help menu while in-game
Mortal wound fixes: combat now properly ends when mortally wounded — no more fighting while bleeding out, no more ghost combat after respawn
Fixed monster attack messages showing double "The" (e.g., "The The zombie bludgeons you")
New player tutorial: guided 8-step introduction in an isolated tutorial area — learn movement, combat, looting, and equipping before entering the main world
Tutorial completion rewards a key to unlock the door to Town Square
Switch command: change characters without disconnecting — type switch
Win95 desktop apps: functional Notepad, Paint (16 colors, brush/eraser), and Calculator
Logout fix: no more infinite loop — clean 5-second exit delay with cancel if you type anything
Character deletion fix: properly cleans up all related data (paths, proficiency, quest flags, gang membership, mail)
Next level EXP display now correctly includes race exp penalty
Achievement experience rewards now properly trigger level-up
Game marked as Beta across title bar, desktop icon, About dialog, and landing page

March 27, 2026

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Death drops: gold and items now drop on the ground for pickup instead of being deleted
Authentic gold drop values: confirmed against original btrieve data (single gold value per monster)
Loop/path stops on death — no more ghost loops running after you die
Loop flee fix: after fleeing combat, loops now navigate back to start instead of walking off-path
Path navigation resumes after combat ends (was incorrectly stopping mid-path)
Practice Arena: PvP in arena rooms with no death penalties — heal to full after defeat
Mystic class: "invoke" command alias for cast, kai energy flavor text instead of mana
SET commands: receive, warning, entrances, speech, suicide, interrupt, messages, follow blind
Blind following: party followers suppress room descriptions with SET FOLLOW BLIND
Optional Hardcore mode at character creation — 9 lives, gain 1 every 5 levels, permadeath at 0
Authentic race stat ranges: stats rolled within min/max per race at character creation
New commands: appraise, forgive, stash, broadcast/join channels
Bard spellcasting uses CHR instead of INT/WIL
Health stat: poison/disease resistance, healing rate bonus
Magic Resistance: full formula with WIL + INT + Health + Charm
Encumbrance: heavy tier doubles movement time
Back rank: accuracy/defense modifiers in party combat
Witchunter: cannot equip magical items
Bleeding state: 0 HP = mortally wounded, -15 HP = death, aid can save
117 bad fixture drops cleaned from monster drop tables
DB migration system: auto-adds missing columns and populates data on startup
Achievement exp rewards increased (points * 100)
Auto-reconnect: seamlessly resume your session after connection drops or server restarts
Grinding loops now auto-navigate back to start room between runs via pathfinding
Loops resume automatically on reconnect — pick up right where you left off
Item decay increased to 30 minutes; fixtures never decay
Monster aggro improvements — removed custom night aggression and level-range skipping
Monsters spawn immediately in empty rooms on server restart
Room images now show the previous image while the new one loads
SEO improvements and landing page ASCII art alignment fix
Quest system activated: 17 quest abilities, 30+ quest items, and 55 quest dialogue blocks populated from btrieve data
Alignment quests (good/neutral/evil), Phoenix Feather, Dragon, Dao Lord, Champion of Blood, High Druid, Wererat, and Witchunter quests now functional
Bleeding system fix: mortally wounded state persists across reconnect, health ticks down properly
Condition display: score, health commands, and stats panel show your condition (Healthy/Hurt/Injured/Critical/Poisoned/Diseased/Mortally Wounded)
Movement and combat blocked while mortally wounded — need someone to AID you
Perception unified: search now uses INT + WIL + CHR, trap detection uses AGI + INT + WIL

March 26, 2026

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Bestiary, Lore & Achievements system: track every monster killed, item found, and room explored
129 achievements across combat, exploration, collection, milestones, magic, and social categories
Achievement celebrations: ASCII art banners, realm-wide broadcasts, experience rewards, unlockable titles
Real-time achievement progress updates after every combat, discovery, and action
Item abilities: 84 items with unique combat effects — critical hits, armor piercing, life steal, holy damage, poison immunity
AOE spells now work properly in combat (75% damage on secondary targets)
In-combat debuff spells (slow, blind, poison, stun, silence) now apply correctly
894 new items added (1,561 items total)
Monster stats, gold drops, and item prices corrected
Armor weights fixed
New commands: scan, peek, bribe, compare, forage
Bank interest, hunger/thirst system, containers, mail attachments, door relocking
Room fixtures and two-handed weapon damage bonus
Who panel to see all online players
Spell elements, INT/WIL scaling, and buff effects corrected
Idle aggro: aggressive monsters now attack players standing in their room
Monster spawn caps and group aggro fixes
Quest tracking, gang wars, and PvP improvements
NPC script commands and monster item drops
Hidden exits now shown once discovered

March 25, 2026

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Google OAuth login — sign in with Google, no more terminal-based registration
Retro "NO CARRIER" logout animation
Public landing page with CRT boot sequence and scrolling game text
Rebranded from MUDWeb to Dungeon Door with new favicon
dungeon-door.com domain with HTTPS
Command autocomplete with tab-completion for spells, players, items, exits, and paths
Travel paths: BFS-based auto-navigation to any destination from anywhere
Path dropdown with "Go to ..." labels for travel and "... Loop" for grinding loops
Stats panel with CP, AC, DR, alignment, runic, platinum, and weight
Inline item stats in inventory and shop lists — see [AC:X DR:Y], [3-12dmg spd:5], [STR+5]
Reset Layout option under View menu
Comprehensive shop system overhaul: 80+ shops linked to correct rooms
65 truncated item names fixed
Shop inventory fully rebuilt
Monsters blocked from wandering, fleeing, or following into shop rooms
AI-generated room images with map-wide chained generation
Image generation timeout increased to 90 seconds with retry button
Monster experience values corrected (77 monsters fixed)
138,000 room spawns across 16,692 rooms
Idle timeout disabled during active loop navigation

March 24, 2026

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AI-generated monster portraits that appear after combat
Area map with persistent world positions and red danger dots for aggressive monsters
Room name tooltips on map hover
Map improvements: up/down exit labels, collision avoidance, cyan exit highlighting
Equipment paperdoll view with hover tooltips
Path toolbar dropdown with stop button for active loops
Return to Town button and "town" command for auto-walk
NPC action script engine for room interactions
Automated game mechanics test suite (105 tests)
Path auto-navigation with combat pausing
Lives system removed — infinite respawns
Combat pacing improvements and independent player/monster timing
Emotes and combat text improvements
Item stats, spell data, and monster drops corrected
World Maps and Quest Guide windows
Security hardening: maxPayload limits, ANSI injection prevention, input validation

March 23, 2026 — Launch

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Dungeon Door goes live with 16,692 rooms and ~70,000 spawned monsters
15 playable classes: Warrior, Mage, Priest, Thief, Ranger, Paladin, Bard, Mystic, Druid, Battlemage, Warlock, Witchunter, Ninja, Gypsy, Dark Knight
Full combat system: melee, spells, backstab, flee, PvP, party combat
100+ spells across all casting classes
MegaMUD-style automated grinding loops and path recording
Real-time multiplayer via WebSocket
Trading, auction house, gangs, and mail system
Charm, debuff spells, rob/pickpocket mechanics
Alignment system with guard aggro and bounty hunters
Training, remort, and character progression
Persistent game database with automatic saves
Kubernetes deployment with HTTPS

Dungeon Door — Changelog