mudserver/PLANNED.md

Completed

• Shops / economy — NPCs that buy and sell; currency and pricing.
• Enhanced NPC Interactions — Keyword-based dialogue system.
• Aggressive NPC AI — NPCs with Aggressive attitude now correctly initiate combat.

Easy

Content-only or minimal code; add TOML/data and existing systems already support it.

• More classes — Additional character classes beyond current set; add via world/classes/*.toml.
• More areas — Additional regions/areas; add via new world/<region>/ directories and content.
• More races — Additional playable or NPC races; add via world/races/*.toml.
• More guilds — Additional spell progressions and roles; add via world/guilds/*.toml.
• More spells — Additional spells for combat and utility; add via world/spells/*.toml.

Medium

New state, commands, or mechanics with bounded scope.

• Weather — Weather system (e.g., rain, snow, fog) affecting areas or atmosphere; scope TBD.
• Day/night or time of day — Time cycle affecting room descriptions, spawns, or NPC behavior; lighter than full weather.
• Quests or objectives — Simple “kill X” / “bring Y” goals; quest state in DB and hooks in combat/loot/NPCs.
• Player parties — Group formation, shared objectives, party-only chat or visibility; new state and commands.
• PvP — Player-vs-player combat; consent/flagging, safe zones, and balance TBD.

Hard

Larger or open-ended systems; more design and implementation.

• Crafting — Recipes and combining items; new item kinds and possibly tables.
• Pets / followers — Combat or utility companions; new state and AI.
• Player mail / messaging — Offline messages between characters; DB table and commands.