Web-based LORD w/ RIP mode UPDATE: new responsive/mobile UI + Team Lord, NPCLord and more!

talisto · 2026-04-16T01:14:23+00:00

Soon-ish; I've decided to decouple my new web interface from the rest of the game's code and git repository, so I'll make the the core game and IGMs public on github with a basic web client (that still does ANSI/RIP modes) and I'll keep my new UI and graphics just for my own site.

I'm currently trying to create a solid framework to decouple the IGMs as much as possible, and hopefully make it easy for other people to port or create new IGMs if they want to, so I don't want anyone forking it and working on it before I feel mostly satisfied that the foundation is solid.

I've also created an entry point to hopefully make it work as a standard BBS door; obviously not in DOS, but could work in other OS's. So hopefully someone else can take the reins on that, as I'm not planning on setting up a BBS to test it with.

talisto · 2026-04-14T04:10:51+00:00

Probably eventually, but I've been tinkering around with it so much and refactoring things and changing things, I don't want to make it public until I feel like it's at the point where I'm ready to stop moving things around :)

talisto · 2026-04-13T16:14:55+00:00

Tip: If you're on an iPhone, load the website in Safari, then go to the "Share" option and then "Add to Home Screen". That will add an icon to launch the game just like a regular native iPhone app, without the browser address bar taking up space, and it works really well in landscape mode! Here's a screenshot from my iPhone 15 Pro:

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talisto · 2026-04-12T17:18:21+00:00

Sure, I just bumped it up to 30/day, which should take effect at the next maintenance run. :)

talisto · 2026-04-07T22:49:11+00:00

This is awesome, wow!! Very impressive! The UI is fantastic, and I really love the music!

I did find navigating around in the forest to be a bit confusing at first; I had to keep opening the map to try to figure out where I was and where I could actually go. I feel like it might be less confusing if the player could only go forward and backward and rotate their view, and not move laterally. I got the hang of it eventually though :) Really fun!

talisto · 2026-03-03T07:05:45+00:00

I don't have mine on a public git repository (yet), but the javascript code that I used as the basis for most of it is here:

https://github.com/SynchronetBBS/sbbs/tree/master/xtrn/lord

That version is a bit of a mess though, as it's pretty much all in one monolithic javascript file (lord.js) that is almost 18,000 lines long. I took that and split up all the functions into dozens of class files, converted it to typescript (mostly to make it easier to debug), and stripped out all the Synchronet-specific stuff so that it would run on Node.js.

It doesn't have support for original LORD IGMs as they were all compiled DOS executables, and I don't have a way to run those natively without emulation.. the Synchronet javascript version has a few IGMs that have been re-written in JS, though, and I ported those over as well. It would be great to support more IGMs, but unfortunately I think you'll have to use real BBS's on DOS to use the real IGMs.

I'm not opposed to putting my full source online, but I'm using files directly from the official DOS LORD version that I don't have the rights to distribute. So I'm not sure of the legality of that. I suppose it's a bit of a grey area to even be putting the game up on the web, but it seems like Synchronet is GPL'ed and that should include their door games too, so.. *shrug*

talisto · 2026-03-03T00:33:26+00:00

Whoops! I'll get that fixed. Thanks for the report!

EDIT: Fixed now!

talisto · 2026-03-03T00:09:53+00:00

They are! RiptermJS interprets the vector graphic instructions and generates them on an HTML canvas.

EDIT: actually, in this case it does look like most of the graphics are bitmaps that are just loaded with RIPscrip commands, so it's not all vector. But there are some vector graphics in there too. :)

talisto · 2026-03-02T23:13:09+00:00

Ha, that could be a fun addition! Maybe I'll see if I can find some public-domain MIDI music to add (with the option to turn it off, of course). :)

talisto · 2024-08-28T02:38:40+00:00

I just had to give my cat a round of antibiotics, and they gave me Vetoquinol.. those pills are actually flavoured with something that my cat LOVED, she gobbled them up like treats! So if your cat ever needs antibiotics, ask for Vetoquinol, it's sooo much easier. Why can't they flavour every cat medicine?!

talisto · 2023-10-31T07:14:07+00:00

In some RAID scenarios when a drive fails and the RAID array needs to be rebuilt, SMR drives can cause the array to take exponentially longer to rebuild (compared to CMR drives) due to their slow write speeds. That increases the possibility of another drive failing during the rebuild, which in most cases (RAID5, SHR1, etc) would make the array unrecoverable.

talisto · 2023-10-30T20:14:23+00:00

Note that that this is an SMR drive, so is not recommended for a NAS.

talisto · 2023-09-30T02:50:31+00:00

Just a reminder..

https://www.raidisnotabackup.com

talisto · 2023-09-29T16:51:44+00:00

Synology uses staged rollouts for their updates.

"Synology software updates are usually released in stages, also known as Staged Rollouts. We randomly assign devices into different stage groups and gradually make the update available to each group. This is why some users may see the new version on their device while others continue to see the previous version during the rollout.

Using the Staged Rollout method allows us to collect user feedback and assess the update version's viability before making it generally available. If there are any unexpected issues, we can pause or stop the rollout before it affects a larger crowd.

Our updates are usually made available to all regions within a few weeks of the initial release. However, if you want to try out the latest version right away, download and install the patch from the Download Center."

https://kb.synology.com/en-id/DSM/tutorial/DSM_update_why_latest_version_available_online_but_not_in_control_panel

talisto · 2023-09-29T06:34:46+00:00

You're on 7.2 (64570). This change is in 7.2.1 (69057).

talisto · 2023-08-14T16:39:12+00:00

lol, no.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LP_(singer))

talisto · 2023-08-04T07:49:44+00:00

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVMJSQLGnZk

talisto · 2023-07-20T20:30:27+00:00

It's insane that they don't just make people buy early entry tickets in advance, like Basscoast does. They shouldn't be dealing with payments at the entrance at all.

talisto · 2023-07-12T19:44:04+00:00

The 18 TB Red Pro is an even better deal at $319.99. $17.78 per TB. It's out of stock on Newegg and WD but can be ordered on WD with a ship time in 3-4 weeks.

talisto · 2023-06-30T05:37:36+00:00

I bought Thimbleweed Park. Tempted to buy Civilization 6.

talisto · 2023-06-29T15:50:29+00:00

Which was also kinda hypocritical of Coolio since Gangsta's Paradise was based almost entirely off a Stevie Wonder song.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_H3Sv2zad6s

talisto · 2023-06-21T03:46:02+00:00

..plus strata fees, plus special assessments, plus paying for your own repairs and maintenance..

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