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| '''Online Creation''', or '''OLC''' is a type of software add-on for ] variant online text adventure games, written originally by the creators of ] and released |
'''Online Creation''', or '''OLC''' is a type of software add-on for ] variant online text adventure games, written originally by the creators of ] and released publicly as ] by authors Christopher "Surreal" Woodward (deceased) and Herbert "Locke" Gilliland in 1992 and 1993, respectively. | ||
| It changed the way ] worlds were created, providing an outlet for those who wished to edit the game. The software's popularity continues to grow, as it has been ported to a variety of MUD softwares and is currently included in at least 35 derived works. OLC became known as "EnvyOLC" and "ILAB/OLC" after Jason Dinkel ported this work to other MUD softwares. | It changed the way ] worlds were created, providing an outlet for those who wished to edit the game. The software's popularity continues to grow, as it has been ported to a variety of MUD softwares and is currently included in at least 35 derived works. OLC became known as "EnvyOLC" and "ILAB/OLC" after Jason Dinkel ported this work to other MUD softwares. | ||
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Online Creation, or OLC is a type of software add-on for Dikumud variant online text adventure games, written originally by the creators of Hidden Worlds and released publicly as NiMUD by authors Christopher "Surreal" Woodward (deceased) and Herbert "Locke" Gilliland in 1992 and 1993, respectively.
It changed the way Dikumud worlds were created, providing an outlet for those who wished to edit the game. The software's popularity continues to grow, as it has been ported to a variety of MUD softwares and is currently included in at least 35 derived works. OLC became known as "EnvyOLC" and "ILAB/OLC" after Jason Dinkel ported this work to other MUD softwares.