Deadland 1.0 - Historical Merc-Derived Codebase

About this resource

Deadland 1.0 beta

Original deadland10.tar.gz containing historical Merc-derived C source, world files and documentation. The release is dated 30 May 1999. Its news document lists player killing and stealing changes, ANSI color, blood from wounds, a new prompt and bug fixes.

License and attribution

Bundled DikuMUD and Merc terms apply alongside individual contributor notices. Read Deadland/doc/license.doc and Deadland/doc/license.txt in full. The notices include noncommercial restrictions, preservation of copyright and license text, required in-game credits and help, and Diku notification requirements. The Deadland README identifies Baxter but does not establish a separate blanket redistribution grant for every addition. Licensing review remains required. Preserve all source and area credits.

Compatibility and security warnings

This is historical beta source and world data, not a ready-to-run modern deployment. Mudhaven has not compiled, boot-tested or security-audited it. Compiler, operating-system and network compatibility are unverified. Inspect the startup script and Makefile before isolated testing. The inspected player and log directories contain no populated records. This is not a privacy or security certification.

A download checksum confirms file integrity, not security or runtime compatibility. Review the source and included documentation before running unfamiliar software.

Attribution stays with the work.

License

DikuMUD and Merc terms plus contributor notices - licensing review required

Original Author

Baxter, Lope, Merc and DikuMUD authors and individual contributors

Credits

Baxter for Deadland. Lope is credited for ANSI color in Deadland/doc/Deadland.txt. Merc authors Furey, Hatchet and Kahn (Michael Chastain, Michael Quan and Mitchell Tse). DikuMUD authors Sebastian Hammer, Michael Seifert, Hans Henrik Staerfeldt, Tom Madsen and Katja Nyboe. Preserve all bundled source and area contributor notices.

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