Tartarus 1.0 Beta - Historical Codebase

About this resource

Original tartarus.tgz. Historical C source, world data and release documentation.

Credits
Ceran and credited Tartarus contributors; ROM, Merc and DikuMUD contributors. ROM by Russ Taylor and contributors; Merc by Michael Chastain, Michael Quan and Mitchell Tse; DikuMUD by Sebastian Hammer, Michael Seifert, Hans Henrik Staerfeldt, Tom Madsen and Katja Nyboe. Preserve all component and area credits. Thrym is credited for ideas and prior contributions; Lillith is credited for arkham.are.

License and attribution
Bundled DikuMUD, Merc and release-specific ROM terms apply, including noncommercial restrictions, preserved notices, login/help credits, naming restrictions and applicable notification requirements. These are not unrestricted-use licenses. Historical contact details may no longer work; distribution permission remains for staff review.

The Tartarus README explicitly says its bundled arkham.are by Lillith was included without successful contact with the author. Area permission is unresolved. The credit file also describes disputed prior contributions; preserve those disclosures rather than assuming all rights are cleared.

Compatibility and safety warnings
Historical software, not compiled, boot-tested or security-audited by Mudhaven. Modern compiler, operating-system and save/world compatibility is unverified. Review all scripts and runtime defaults before deployment; no malware-free assurance.

The README requires Zzz.plr to avoid a boot loop and warns about non-POSIX object-limit loading. Includes historical player-data candidates and incomplete feature documentation.

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

Original contributor and inherited terms; licensing approval pending

Original Author

Ceran and credited Tartarus contributors; ROM, Merc and DikuMUD contributors

Credits

Ceran and credited Tartarus contributors; ROM, Merc and DikuMUD contributors. ROM by Russ Taylor and contributors; Merc by Michael Chastain, Michael Quan and Mitchell Tse; DikuMUD by Sebastian Hammer, Michael Seifert, Hans Henrik Staerfeldt, Tom Madsen and Katja Nyboe. Preserve all component and area credits. Thrym is credited for ideas and prior contributions; Lillith is credited for arkham.are.

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