Legend of the Green Dragon is a remake of and homage to the classic BBS Door game, Legend of the Red Dragon (aka LoRD)
LoGD is programmed in PHP with a MySQL backend. It is known to run on Windows and Linux with appropriate setups. The core code is actively written by Eric Stevens and JT Traub, with some pieces by other authors (denoted in the source at these locations), and the code has been released under a Creative Commons License. Users of the source are bound to the terms therein.
Gameplay
Gameplay is through clicking on links to do various actions. Players fight monsters in a forest to gain experience and money, in order to gain in levels and purcharse better weapons and armour. When the player gets to level 15, they can then hunt for the dragon and kill it. Killing it results in a new game plus with a slight enhancement of stats and options to choose a different race.
Versions and Licensing
There are two public versions of LotGD under release. Version 0.9.7 is available under the GNU Public License and later version are under the Creative Commons License.
Dragonprime
Various games have been created based on the game engine, with the main source available to download at dragonprime.net. Dragonprime also allows users to create their own modules for their game.
Dragonscales and Dragonbones
A new version of the engine, codenamed 'Dragonbones' is in the process of creation be Dan Hall, aka Caveman Joe, who owns the game Improbable Island based on the LotGD 1.1.0 engine. Due for release in summer 2011, it will be under the BSD License and be a radical overhaul of the system.[1]
Servers
| Game Name | Server Name | Language | Owner(s) | Version | Registered with lotgd.net | URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legend of the Green Dragon | MightyE's Classic Server | English | MightyE | 1.0.6+lassic | Yes | http://lotgd.net |
| Legend of the Green Dragon | Plug N Pwn LOTGD | English | KoZ | 1.1.2 Dragonprime Edition | Unknown | http://lotgd.plugnpwn.com Unfortunately, It appears to have been shut down. |
| Improbable Island | Improbable Island Season 2 | English | Caveman Joe | 1.1.1 Dragonprime Edition | Yes | http://www.improbableisland.com |
| Legend of the Green Dragon | Deutscher Server | German | Unknown | 1.1.1 Dragonprime Edition | Yes | http://www.lotgd.de/ |
| Shinobi Legends | Shinobi Legends | English | Neji | 1.2.3 +nb Edition | Yes | https://shinobilegends.com/ |
| Legend of the Green Dragon | Legend of the Green Dragon | Italian | Nessuno | 0.9.7 OGSI Edition | Yes | http://logd.ogsi.it/s1/logd/ |
| Gothmania | Gothmania | English | Neltharion and Autumn | 1.1.1 Dragonprime Edition | Yes | http://www.gothmania.net/ |
| Die Walder von Alvion | Die Walder von Alvion | German | Unknown | 0.9.7+jt ext | Yes | http://alvion-logd.de/logd |
| Legend of the Green Dragon | Legend of the Green Dragon | English | Brysi | 1.1.2 Dragonprime Edition | Unknown | https://www.brysi.com/lord |
| Legend of the Green Dragon | Legend of the Green Dragon | Bulgarian | Unknown | 1.1.1 Dragonprime Edition | Yes | http://lotgd.digsys.bg/ |
| Legend of the Green Dragon | Legend of the Green Dragon | English | Unknown | 1.1.1 Dragonprime Edition | Yes | http://lotgd.digsys.bg/ |
| Legend of the Green Dragon | Legend of the Green Dragon | English | Mattlaar | 1.1.2 Dragonprime Edition | Yes | http://www.heavymetalgamers.com/dragon/ |
| Legend of the Green Dragon | Epic Lore | English | MMM | 1.1.2 Dragonprime Edition | Yes | http://www.epiclore.org/ |
| Legend of the Green Dragon | Legend of the Green Dragon | English, Russian | Phoenix | 1.0.6+classic | Unknown | http://www.logd.ru/ |
References
- ↑ Dragonbones
- ↑ List of LotGD Servers,http://www.lotgd.net/logdnet.php?op=list
Weblinks
- http://www.lotgd.net/ official Website
- http://dragonprime.net/ Modder Community
- http://xythen.net/ Based off of the Lotgd Websites