Dystopia 1.4 - Historical God Wars Derived Codebase

About this resource

Dystopia 1.4 is Brian Graversen’s God Wars-derived MUD codebase in the Merc and DikuMUD family. The preserved distribution contains 75 files, including C source and headers, build and startup files, online-building support, quest-system documentation, four area files, and license documents. The README explicitly states that the codebase is unsupported.

License and permission warning

Permission warning: the bundled March 1998 God Wars license requires Richard Woolcock’s express permission to run, distribute, or make the source available. This review did not establish that permission for these copies. Public archive availability is not evidence of authorization. Read all bundled DikuMUD, Merc, God Wars, Dystopia, and component terms before use or redistribution. Dystopia requires preserved copyright notices and help text, notification to its author when starting a server, and inclusion of its license with derivatives. The social editor also has attribution and notification conditions. Do not assume later DikuMUD relicensing automatically covers these derivatives. This listing and private staging grant no permission or license.

Compatibility and completeness warning

Historical Unix C source. Modern compiler and platform compatibility has not been established, and Mudhaven has not compiled, boot-tested, or security-audited this package. The inspected player, backup, log, notes, and votes directories are empty; this is not a guarantee that all remaining configuration or source is safe. Review startup scripts and configuration, preserve licenses, and test in isolation before considering public operation.

Archived download provenance

Preserved in Internet Archive’s MUD collection APR 2024. The linked archive was downloaded and matched the reviewed local original by SHA-256 on October 18, 2026. The archive bytes are unchanged. This is an archival mirror, not a current official release site.

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

Diku/Merc/God Wars/Dystopia terms; express permission requirement

Original Author

Brian Graversen; God Wars, Merc, DikuMUD, and component contributors

Credits

Dystopia: Brian Graversen. God Wars: Richard Woolcock (KaVir). Merc: Michael Chastain, Michael Quan, and Mitchell Tse. Original DikuMUD: Sebastian Hammer, Michael Seifert, Hans Henrik Staerfeldt, Tom Madsen, and Katja Nyboe. Social editor: Erwin S. Andreasen. Preserve all original source notices, help credits, and contributor and area attribution. Permission warning: the bundled March 1998 God Wars license requires Richard Woolcock’s express permission to run, distribute, or make the source available. This review did not establish that permission for these copies. Public archive availability is not evidence of authorization. Read all bundled DikuMUD, Merc, God Wars, Dystopia, and component terms before use or redistribution. Dystopia requires preserved copyright notices and help text, notification to its author when starting a server, and inclusion of its license with derivatives. The social editor also has attribution and notification conditions. Do not assume later DikuMUD relicensing automatically covers these derivatives. This listing grants no permission or license.

Download integrity

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